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Key technology extends reach and scale of data analytics suite
TROY, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), signed a definitive agreement to acquire RapidMiner, a leader in advanced data analytics and machine learning (ML) software.
RapidMiner's low-code platform is used by more than one million people of all skill levels to develop production-scale data pipelines and ML models, putting advanced data analytics into the hands of those who know the domain problems best. It provides hundreds of powerful, drag-and-drop building blocks to transform and augment data – greatly accelerating work for coders and non-coders alike – and its flexible delivery models provide users and enterprises with the scale they need, from a user's desktop to on-premises servers to secure, multi-tenant cloud.
"This acquisition significantly strengthens Altair's end-to-end data analytics (DA) portfolio, which already offers customers the power to understand, transform, act on, and automate their data," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. "Machine learning is becoming an essential part of business, but often the barriers to building ML models are too high to get started. Too much data, not enough data science expertise, and insecure or unscalable production environments can all keep a business from executing on their data analytics vision. That's where RapidMiner can be transformative."
RapidMiner's cloud platform takes the best of RapidMiner desktop and adds the strength of the cloud, bringing additional scale and governance to the low-code platform. This multi-tenant, SaaS-ready version enables organizations to ramp up their data science workloads easily and safely.
RapidMiner resonates with users in the data analytics community due to its talented, hands-on technical team with decades of experience, led by founder and chief technology officer Dr. Ingo Mierswa, who will join Altair. Under Mierswa's leadership, RapidMiner pioneered the entire concept of visual, explainable data science, and was the first platform to introduce automatic data science, text analytics, automated feature engineering, deep learning, and more.
"Altair and RapidMiner share the same vision to make data analytics simple enough for all users, but scalable, governed, and safe enough for all enterprises," said Mierswa. "We see this as an incredibly exciting opportunity to watch our solutions grow across the globe and expand into a larger, more powerful ecosystem."
RapidMiner reinforces Altair's DA market position in several verticals – especially manufacturing and financial services – through industry expertise and industry-specific ML techniques and data source connections. Sitting next to dozens of existing Altair products already in these verticals, RapidMiner presents an exciting new offering for new and existing customers who will be able to access existing Altair and RapidMiner products easily through Altair's unique units licensing model.
RapidMiner will be integrated with existing tools, such as Altair Knowledge Studio, Altair SmartWorks, and Altair SLC, to provide a comprehensive, code-optional, multi-language, SaaS-ready, cloud-scale platform for enterprise data analytics and data science.
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://www.altair.com/.
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NEW YORK and LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AmyntaGroup, a leading insurance services provider, has acquired the extended warranty operations of iFIT Health & Fitness Inc., operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Technical Services (UTS).
iFIT is the industry's largest at-home fitness equipment company, whose equipment brands include NordicTrack, ProForm, Weider and FreeMotion. UTS is the exclusive distributor and administrator of branded extended warranty and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment brands in the U.S. and international markets. As part of the transaction, Amynta has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with iFIT to deliver a full-service platform of extended warranty protection and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment. UTS is based in Logan, Utah and will operate under the continued leadership of Nick Palmer, Vice President of UTS, and Greg Lindsay, Director of UTS.
"I am excited to welcome Nick, Greg and the UTS team to Amynta," said Tim Mrotek, President of Global Consumer Warranty at Amynta. "This transaction expands our presence into the fitness space through a well-established operating platform serving iconic fitness brands. UTS brings expertise and scale to the fitness category, complementing our offerings and aligning with our strategy of building and growing our position in attractive consumer end markets."
"I'm thrilled to announce the sale of our extended warranty operations and our strategic partnership with Amynta," said Dale Gerard, Chief Financial Officer of iFIT. "Amynta brings best-in-class warranty solutions that will enhance the iFIT member experience throughout our line of fitness products. This partnership will allow iFIT to focus on developing our best-in-class fitness technology, member content and products, while strengthening our extended warranty solutions for NordicTrack, ProForm, FreeMotion and iFIT members worldwide. We look forward to working with Amynta to support our members for years to come."
Truist Securities, Inc. served as financial advisor, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel to iFIT.
Amynta Group is a premier insurance services company with more than $3.5 billion in managed premium and 2,000 associates across North America, Europe, and Australia. An independent, customer-centered and underwriting-focused company, Amynta serves leading carriers, wholesalers, retail agencies, auto dealers, OEMs, and consumer product retailers with innovative insurance and warranty protection solutions. Amynta operates through three segments: Managing General Agencies; Warranty, including automotive, consumer and specialty equipment; and Specialty Risk Services. For more information, please visit amyntagroup.com.
iFIT® is a global fitness and well-being subscription technology company that provides unmatched fitness experiences and solutions to its growing community of over 7.7 million members in over 120 countries. iFIT's industry-leading brands – NordicTrack®, ProForm®, Sweat®, Freemotion®, Weider® and 29029® – are powered by the iFIT integrated health and fitness platform, which seamlessly connects the company's proprietary software, experiential content and interactive hardware. Based in Logan, Utah, with offices in Paris, Shanghai, Sydney and Leeds, the company offers immersive, adaptive, personalized workout experiences for every fitness level and interest. iFIT delivers these patented interactive experiences through an extensive offering of live and on-demand content across the industry's broadest range of connected fitness modalities. iFIT is a leader and pioneer in the health and well-being industry with more than 400 issued and pending patents. For more information, please visit ifit.com.
Brenna Tetley
Phone: 646.887.9498
Email: Brenna.Tetley@amyntagroup.com
Chris Ezbiansky
Phone: 646.207.9674
Email: Chris.Ezbiansky@amyntagroup.com
Colleen Logan
Email: Colleen.Logan@ifit.com
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Family Entertainment Destination Partners with Elite NIL Athlete and Syracuse University Field Hockey Player Samantha Swart
WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apex Entertainment®, a family entertainment destination for people of all ages, located at Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York, is newly partnered with Syracuse University field hockey player, Samantha Swart. Swart spent the last 5 years on the Syracuse University lacrosse team and this fall she has joined the field hockey team for the first time. The new alliance between Apex Entertainment and Swart, was established thanks to the help of Elite NIL, to raise visibility with and increase community connection to the Syracuse market.
"This is a year for me to embrace new and exciting opportunities," said Samantha Swart. "I'm looking forward to what this season will bring both on and off the field!"
Apex Entertainment partnered with Out2Win Sports, a sports marketing agency, for all photo and video content on Swart partnership. Swart exhausted her eligibility for lacrosse at Syracuse. In her career she posted 147 goals over the last 5 years. She recently represented team USA at the World Games, which brings together the world's best athletes every four years.
"Sam is an amazing athlete with a unique story," said Rob Luzzi, Director of Field Marketing, RAVentures. "We're proud to be partnered with her and eager to share details of our first joint event—stay tuned!"
Apex Entertainment®, which first opened in Destiny USA in December 2018, is a family entertainment destination. It features 24 bowling lanes and attractions such as a large arcade, laser tag, bumper cars, axe throwing and more. Apex also features a full-service restaurant and boasts the largest meeting space in Destiny USA that is ideal for corporate outings and special occasions such as birthday and holiday parties.
About Apex Entertainment®
Apex Entertainment® is a family entertainment destination for people of all ages. With four locations in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, Apex Entertainment is the largest local space for indoor family fun with world class attractions all under one roof. Headquartered in Westford, MA and established in 2017, Apex Entertainment is part of RAVentures, which owns and operates hospitality brands and real estate and development companies. https://www.apexentertainment.com/.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Golf, the #1 ball-fitter in golf, is the newest partner in supporting LinksDAO's mission to be the first community-owned group to own and operate a golf course.
"The collaboration with LinksDAO is the perfect first step for Bridgestone Golf to support the leading Web3 platform in golf and its passionate members," said Dan Murphy, President and CEO, Bridgestone Golf. "As the #1 ball-fitter in golf, it only makes sense that we bring our innovation in the sport to the #1 golf community in Web3."
The integrated partnership will include custom ball-fitting content for members, including Discord discussions with Bridgestone pro staffers such as Matt Kuchar, golf ball discounts and giveaways, and Bridgestone Golf x LinksDAO branded golf balls available for purchase by NFT membership holders.
The partnership kicked off at LinksDAO's NFT NYC event, where OTTO, Bridgestone Golf's Proprietary Autonomous Ball Fitting Cart, was on-site for members to find the right ball for their game.
"We are thrilled to be working with Dan Murphy and his team across Bridgestone Golf's line of world-class golf balls and bringing unique rewards and benefits to our LinksDAO members," said LinksDAO's CEO Jim Daily.
About Bridgestone Golf
Based in Covington, GA, Bridgestone Golf USA manufactures premium golf balls, clubs, and accessories under the Bridgestone and Precept brands. The company started making golf balls in 1935 and today has more golf ball design patents than any other company. Beginning in 2006, Bridgestone revolutionized golf ball selection with its custom ball-fitting program, identifying a golfer's ideal golf ball based on personal swing characteristics. Today, as the #1 Ball-Fitter in Golf, Bridgestone has conducted over 3 million fittings via a combination of live-fitting, online selection, and its V-FIT video ball fitting. The consumer data gathered from ball-fitting continues to inspire Bridgestone's innovative new golf ball designs, yielding industry-leading performance products for the entire range of players, from recreational golfers to the best in the world. Bridgestone Golf is proudly represented on international professional tours by icons such as Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar, and Lexi Thompson. Bridgestone Golf USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo.
More information: bridgestonegolf.com
About LinksDAO
With thousands of members across 40+ countries, LinksDAO has reinvented the idea of what it means to be part of a golf community with a focus on accessibility, inclusiveness, and fun. The project is the first of its kind to bring real-world benefits to Web3 community members with partners such as Topgolf Callaway Brands, Five Iron Golf, Bridgestone Golf, Ship Sticks, and others, and is in the process of purchasing a network of global golf courses while designing parallel experiences in the Metaverse.
More information: linksdao.io
Media Contact: Cooper Sherwin, cooper@linksdao.io
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Presented by Toyota Motor North America and AARP, Event Will Honor the Honorable Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ms Opal Lee, Missy Elliott, Alena Analeigh, Devon Henry, David 'Oggi' Ogburn, Tiffany Cross and more
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a two-year hiatus from virtual productions, the Café Mocha Network announced today that the 2022 Salute THEM Awards 'My HBCU joy' will return to an in-person celebration on Tuesday, October 18. Presented by Toyota Motor North America and AARP, the event will be held at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C. for an evening of celebration, interactive award recognition and musical performances.
The evening will bring together Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) enthusiasts to honor the rich history of the 102 HBCUs whose graduates are transforming the world as we know it today. Honorees includes:
- Civil rights icon and North Carolina A&T alumnus, the Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Grammy Award winner Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
- Mother of Juneteenth holiday Ms. Opal Lee
- 13-year-old Alena Analeigh, the youngest Black person to be accepted into medical school
- Construction company owner Devon Henry (Norfolk State University), whose company was contracted to remove Confederate monuments in Virginia
- Photographer historian David 'Oggi' Ogburn (Howard University)
- Champion for diversity Nicole Tinson (Dillard University), CEO of HBCU 20x20
- Dynamic media duo Shante Bacon (Hampton University) and Saptosa Foster (Spelman College)
- Journalist and host of the Cross Connection on MSNBC Tiffany Cross (Clark Atlanta University)
Renowned actor and activist Lamman Rucker ("Greenleaf") will co-host the awards with Café Mocha Radio hosts Angelique Perrin, YoYo and Loni Love saluting the evening honorees. The evening will begin with a special reception hosted by Toyota Motor North America in recognition of their support of the Century In The Making exhibit and AARP will highlight their work of the 'Divine 9' historically Greek-lettered organizations. Attendees will be invited to 'represent' their institutions' spirit with their attire.
"Amplifying the achievements of some of our brightest leaders is more than a celebration–it's a way to honor and inspire the next generation," said Alva Adams-Mason, Group Manager, Toyota Social Innovation.
Howard University alumna and Salute THEM Awards Creator/Executive Producer, Sheila Eldridge states "My HBCU Joy' is the only awards program that honors the contributions of HBCU graduates and reflects the unique experience of attending an HBCU, providing the love, the life lessons and relationships that last a lifetime."
AARP has maintained a long-standing partnership supporting the work of the Divine 9. Through sponsorships of national and local conferences and forums that educate on caregiving, savings and planning, and mental health, AARP celebrates their commitment to education, advocacy, philanthropy and service to the community.
"As part of our commitment to serve Black Americans age 50 and over and celebrate their lives as they age, AARP is excited to reunite with Café Mocha to salute incredible alumni and organizations who contribute to the rich legacies of HBCUs," said Shani Hosten, AARP Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
The 2022 Salute THEM Awards 'My HBCU Joy', presented by Toyota Motor North America and AARP, serves to support the Mocha Cares Foundation, which empowers women and children in local shelters through mentorship programs to combat homelessness and domestic violence.
From Cheyney University's distinction as America's first institution of higher learning, to the rebirth of Morris Brown College, there is no better time than now to 'salute' revered HBCU institutions and the graduates who continue to make a profound impact on the world. Now in its 12th year, the Salute THEM Awards 'My HBCU Joy' is a part of Café Mocha's annual 'Saluting Our Culture' award series that honors the full spectrum of the African American experience.
Media coverage and RSVP at www.SaluteTHEMAwards.com.
For Interview opportunities, contact:
Sheila Eldridge, 201-887- 5100, Sheila@milesaheadentertainment.com
Alex Hill, 313-213-2149, alex@milesaheadentertainment.com
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Join #NegroniWeek, September 12th-18th, in Celebration of the World's Best-Selling Cocktail*
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Campari®, Italy's iconic red aperitivo, and Imbibe Magazine will come together this week to celebrate the momentous 10th anniversary of Negroni Week. Over the past decade Campari and Imbibe Magazine, alongside bars and restaurants, have fundraised over $3 million dollars for charitable causes. In 2013 Negroni Week started with 120 participating bars and restaurants and has grown exponentially to over 2,000 participating accounts across the United States this year.
Campari kicked off the 10th anniversary of Negroni Week last night with a celebratory event that raised a toast to the world's best-selling cocktail*, hosted at the artfully designed Campari headquarters overlooking lush Bryant Park. In a beautiful venue that reimagines Campari's Italian heritage through the lens of New York, the event was attended by bar industry VIPs and New York's movers and shakers who joined Campari in raising a toast to Negroni Week featuring one-of-a-kind Negronis inspired by the past, present and future. Celebrating three spectacular ingredients, with Campari at the heart, the iconic Negroni has served as the muse to bartenders and bars across the globe for over 100 years. The celebration was elevated with Negronis mixed up by renowned bartenders including Chris Moore, Nick Bennett, Dale Degroff, Don Lee, Harrison Ginsberg, Julie Reiner, Linden Pride, Natasha David and Orland McCray, alongside Italian bites curated by Chef Michele Casadei Massari and Chef Marc Murphy.
In its landmark tenth year, Negroni Week welcomes a new official giving partner, Slow Food. Slow Food is a global movement of local communities and activists across 160 countries that envisions a world where everyone has access to good, clean and fair food. The Slow Food Negroni Week Fund will directly support Slow Food's projects, while supporting the communities through grants, the preservation of cultural and biological diversity and the promotion of food and beverage education and knowledge exchange.
Campari will honor the 10th anniversary of charitable giving with a $100,000 donation to the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund. Following suit, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, the largest wine and spirits distributor in North America, will be contributing to the fund. Additionally, Campari will pay tribute to Negroni Week today through participation in the 5th Annual Campari Day of Service, in partnership with the United States Bartenders Guild National Charity Foundation. Over 800 participants will come together to support Campari Day of Service, with Campari employees and bar industry professionals across the country giving back to their communities through service activities.
"As a longtime Negroni Week partner, Campari is proud to be at the heart of the charitable funds raised since 2013 and the classic cocktail that inspired this global initiative," says Ugo Fiorenzo, Managing Director at Campari America. "We're thrilled to once again be supporting Negroni Week and celebrating the landmark occasion of the 10th anniversary. Together with Imbibe and Slow Food, we invite everyone to join us in raising a Negroni to 10 phenomenal years of giving back and achieving meaningful change—and to many more."
Karen Foley, Publisher of Imbibe, said: "We're incredibly excited to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Negroni Week with Campari, and to be welcoming Slow Food as our official giving partner in such a meaningful year. The initiative has come a long way over the past 10 years, and we are looking forward to another decade of celebrating and giving back."
Throughout Negroni Week, consumers can participate in charitable giving by enjoying classic or creative new Negroni offerings at participating bars and restaurants across the country. For those looking to celebrate from home, an array of e-commerce partners are offering special Negroni "Kits" in celebration of Negroni Week; Curiada ($5 per Negroni Cocktail Kit donated to Slow Food Negroni Week Fund) and ReserveBar (dedicated Negroni bundles) and Sourced Craft Cocktails (three Negroni Cocktail Kits). The Negroni Week Shop is once again filled with a variety of creative vendors offering Negroni-inspired items all giving back to the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund.
For more information about what's happening during Negroni Week 2022 visit http://www.negroniweek.com. Stay up to date on all Negroni Week news by following @CampariUSA and @Imbibe on Instagram, @CampariUS and @Imbibe on Facebook, and engaging with the #NegroniWeek, #Campari, and #imbibe hashtags. Campari & Imbibe encourage all who are 21+ to join in toasting to the 10th Anniversary of Negroni Week and remind you to please enjoy responsibly.
[*] Drinks International, 2022
CONTACT INFORMATION: M Booth, Campari@mbooth.com
Campari, the iconic, unforgettable Italian red spirit sitting at the heart of some of the world's most famous cocktails. Campari was founded in Milan in 1860 by Gaspare Campari, and pioneered by his son, Davide, who created something so distinctive and revolutionary that its secret recipe has not been altered since. Vibrant red in color, Campari's unique and multi-layered taste is the result of the infusion of herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. As well as being unique and distinctive, Campari is extremely versatile, offering boundless and unexpected possibilities. As a source of this passionate inspiration since its creation seen through its founders' creative genius, artists in different fields and the world's best bartenders, Campari stimulates your instincts to unlock your passions, inspiring limitless creations.
It was around the year 1919 in Florence when Count Camillo Negroni contemplated ordering an Americano cocktail but decided it was time for a change. He requested it with a touch of gin instead of soda, inspired by his last trip to London and its prevalent gin scene. The bartender was pleased to honor Count Camillo Negroni's request and added an orange garnish rather than the lemon wedge of the Americano to signify the new drink he had created. In Florence, the Count's 'usual' became known as Count Negroni's Americano, or the "Americano with a touch of gin", but whatever it was referred to as back then, the Negroni was born. The Negroni is now one of the most famous contemporary classic cocktails. Anywhere you go in the world, you will find a mixologist who can make you the iconic Negroni. The original recipe, the perfectly balanced combination of equal parts of Campari, Red Vermouth and London Dry gin, is almost a century old and continues to be enjoyed today. The International Bartenders Association (IBA) lists Campari as an official ingredient of the Negroni, and thus, there is no Negroni without Campari! For more information visit www.campari.com.
Campari Group is a major player in the global spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, spreading across Global, Regional and Local priorities. Global Priorities, the Group's key focus, include Aperol, Campari, SKYY, Grand Marnier, Wild Turkey and Appleton Estate. The Group was founded in 1860 and today is the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry. It has a global distribution reach, trading in over 190 nations around the world with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. Campari Group's growth strategy aims to combine organic growth through strong brand building and external growth via selective acquisitions of brands and businesses. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group operates in 22 production sites worldwide and has its own distribution network in 23 countries. Campari Group employs approximately 4,000 people. The shares of the parent company Davide Campari-Milano N.V. (Reuters CPRI.MI - Bloomberg CPR) have been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001.
Imbibe is the ultimate guide to liquid culture. In every issue of the James Beard award-winning magazine and on imbibemagazine.com, you'll find the world's top drink destinations, recipes and in-depth stories—everything you need to know about the people, places and flavors of drinks. Imbibe also publishes cocktail books and produces drink-related events, including Negroni Week. For more information, visit imbibemagazine.com and follow @imbibe and #imbibe.
Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food and beverage cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people's dwindling interest in the food and beverages they eat and drink, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us.
Since its beginnings, Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of people in over 160 countries, working to ensure everyone has access to good, clean and fair food.
Slow Food believes food and drink are tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture and the environment. Through our food and beverage choices, we can collectively influence how food is cultivated, produced and distributed, and change the world as a result.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) ("CatchMark" or the "Company") announced that, at the special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") held today, its stockholders approved the merger of CatchMark with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) ("PotlatchDeltic"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"). CatchMark will provide final vote results for the Special Meeting, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The transaction is expected to close on or about September 14, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, among other things, each share of CatchMark Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("CatchMark common stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Company merger will be automatically converted into the right to receive, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, 0.230 validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of PotlatchDeltic, without interest, plus the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Upon the closing of the transaction, CatchMark common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
King & Spalding LLP and Venable LLP served as CatchMark's legal counsel and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated acted as CatchMark's financial advisors. Perkins Coie LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as PotlatchDeltic's legal counsel. Bank of America served as financial advisor to PotlatchDeltic.
CatchMark (NYSE: CTT) invests in prime timberlands located in the nation's leading mill markets, seeking to capture the highest value per acre and to generate sustainable yields through disciplined management and superior stewardship of its exceptional resources. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and owns interests in approximately 350,000 acres* of timberlands located in the U.S. South. For more information visit www.catchmark.com.
* As of June 30, 2022
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transaction, PotlatchDeltic filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was declared effective on August 10, 2022 that constitutes a prospectus of PotlatchDeltic and a proxy statement of CatchMark. CatchMark filed the proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC on August 10, 2022 and mailed it to its stockholders commencing August 12, 2022. The proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed merger contains important information about PotlatchDeltic, CatchMark, the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors are urged to carefully read the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC (or incorporated by reference into the proxy statement/prospectus) in connection with the proposed merger. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties on PotlatchDeltic's website at www.potlatchdeltic.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by PotlatchDeltic, or on CatchMark's website at www.catchmark.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by CatchMark.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company's use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. However, the absence of these or similar words or expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, that (i) the timing of the closing of the Mergers, including the risks that a condition to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all or that the closing of the Mergers will not occur; (ii) the proposed Mergers may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (iii) the Company's business may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Mergers; (iv) the risk that the proposed Mergers disrupt the Company's current plans and operations or divert management's or employees' attention from ongoing business operations; (v) the risk of potential difficulties with the Company's ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with suppliers and other third parties as a result of the proposed Mergers; (vi) the possible failure of the Company to maintain its qualification as a REIT; (vii) stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed Mergers may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed Mergers or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (viii) the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; (ix) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; and (x) other risks to the consummation of the proposed Mergers, including the risk that the proposed Mergers will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; (xi) the factors described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's other filings with the SEC and the proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Company in connection with the Mergers. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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Cetera recognized for delivering thought leadership that empowers advisors to communicate Fed actions to clients in a relatable, easy-to-use way
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group, one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that its Fed Monitor has won the 2022 Wealth Management Industry Award for thought leadership. Cetera's Fed Monitor represents the first analytical tool that empowers advisors to communicate Fed actions to clients in a relatable, easy-to-use way. This year's Wealth Management Industry Awards (the "Wealthies") received a record-breaking number of nominations – nearly 1,000 entries from more than 350 companies – and the winners were announced during a black-tie ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on September 8, 2022.
"Monetary policy is one of the most critical determinants of long-term investment performance, yet it is one of the least understood aspects of investing," said Gene Goldman, CFA®, Cetera's chief investment officer. "Our Fed Monitor distills this complex research into actionable intelligence for investors and provides a better understanding of Fed policy implications. We are honored to be recognized by Wealth Management and look forward to continuing to provide insight and guidance that helps our advisors better serve their clients and differentiate themselves."
Launched in November 2021, Cetera's Fed Monitor quickly resonated with financial professionals, with consistently high traffic and engagement on the Fed Monitor webpage. The Fed Monitor includes the Fed-O-Meter, a virtual, dynamic gauge that forecasts the likelihood of more aggressive or conservative policy in a visually engaging way. The Fed Monitor provides valuable context on current – and potential future – Fed policy based on 12 key factors across three areas: employment, inflation, and market data. Adjusted monthly, the Fed Monitor provides Cetera affiliates and their clients expert insight to make more informed investment decisions.
Now in its eighth year, "The Wealthies," WealthManagement.com's annual awards program, honors the individuals, organizations and companies that help financial advisors build better businesses and create better outcomes for their clients.
For more information about Cetera's award-winning Fed Monitor, visit https://www.cetera.com/fed-monitor.
Cetera Financial Group (Cetera) is a leading financial services firm whose purpose is to enable the delivery of best-in-class financial advice to as many Americans as possible. Cetera empowers its financial professional communities to help clients achieve their version of financial wellbeing through the Advice-Centric Experience®. Cetera proudly serves independent financial professionals, tax professionals, banks and credit unions in providing wide-ranging financial planning and wealth management services.
Cetera oversees approximately $353 billion in assets under administration and $122 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2021.
Visit www.cetera.com, and follow Cetera on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
"Cetera Financial Group" refers to the network of independent retail firms encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Cetera Investment Services LLC (marketed as Cetera Financial Institutions or Cetera Investors), Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and First Allied Securities, Inc. All firms are members FINRA/SIPC. Located at: 655 W. Broadway, 11th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101.
Individuals affiliated with Cetera firms are either Registered Representatives who offer only brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who can offer both types of services.
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IRVING, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC), in conjunction with its fourth quarter earnings release for fiscal 2022, invites you to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central) with Barbara Smith, Chairman, President & CEO and Paul Lawrence, Senior Vice President & CFO.
The teleconference will also be available via webcast. To access the webcast (in listen-only mode), please visit Commercial Metals Company's Web site at www.cmc.com.
Commercial Metals Company (CMC) and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and fabricate steel and metal products and provide related materials and services through a network of facilities that includes seven electric arc furnace ("EAF") mini mills, two EAF micro mills, one rerolling mill, steel fabrication and processing plants, construction-related product warehouses, and metal recycling facilities in the United States and Poland. Through its Tensar division, CMC is a leading global provider of innovative ground and soil stabilization solutions selling into more than 80 national markets through its two major product lines: Tensar® geogrids and Geopier® foundation systems.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Pavlovski, CEO of Rumble, Inc. ("Rumble"), the fast-growing neutral video platform, spoke with Howard W. Lutnick, CEO of CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI) ("CFVI"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
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About Rumble
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. Additionally, the company announced in December 2021 the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with CFVI. See the announcement here: https://corp.rumble.com.
About CF Acquisition Corp. VI
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit: www.cantor.com.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Rumble and CFVI. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the transaction described herein, CFVI has filed with the SEC an effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of CFVI, on August 12, 2022 (the "Registration Statement"), and has filed, and will file, other relevant materials with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to all CFVI stockholders as of the Record Date. Investors and security holders of CF VI are urged to read the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (and any supplements thereto, as and when filed), and all other relevant documents filed or to be filed in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CFVI through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed or that will be filed by CFVI with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to CF Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 or via email at CFVI@cantor.com. The documents filed or that will be filed by Rumble or any successor entity of the transaction with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Rumble USA Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
Participants in the Solicitation
CFVI, Rumble and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. CFVI's stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and executive officers of CFVI in the Registration Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination is set forth in the Registration Statement.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of CFVI or Rumble, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between CFVI and Rumble. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the closing of the transaction and CFVI's, Rumble's, or their respective management teams' expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential", "predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this document. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of CFVI and Rumble. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward looking-statements in this document, including but not limited to (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, (iii) the inability to complete the PIPE offering, (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement, (v) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Rumble and/or CFVI related to the business combination agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, (vi) the ability to maintain the listing of CFVI stock on Nasdaq, (vii) costs related to the transactions and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transactions or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions, (viii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Rumble's business relationships, operating results, performance and business generally, (ix) changes in the combined capital structure of Rumble and CFVI following the transactions, (x) changes in laws and regulations affecting Rumble's business, (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the transactions, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xii) risks related to Rumble's limited operating history, the rollout of its business and the timing of expected business milestones, (xiii) risks related to Rumble's potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate cash, (xiv) current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their impact on Rumble, its business and markets in which it operates, (xv) the ability of Rumble to retain existing content providers and users and attract new content providers and customers, (xvi) the potential inability of Rumble to manage growth effectively, (xvii) the enforceability of Rumble's intellectual property, including its patents and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, and (xviii) the ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Registration Statement, CFVI's Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022 and the other filings that CFVI has filed or will file with the SEC from time to time. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Rumble and CFVI assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither Rumble nor CFVI gives any assurance that either Rumble or CFVI will achieve its expectations.
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APUS, the First Fully Online Institution to Earn CEPH's Accreditation, Gets Reaccredited for Seven Additional Years
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH®)) has reaccredited the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at American Public University System (APUS), through December 31, 2029. APUS was the first fully online institution to be accredited by CEPH for its MPH program in 2017.
"Receiving CEPH reaccreditation underscores the strength and quality of our MPH program, which educates many service-minded students who work to improve the health and well-being of others," said Dr. Vernon C. Smith, APUS Provost.
APUS's interdisciplinary MPH program is designed to help prepare and educate students as public health practitioners through proven excellence in teaching, research, and service. This program focuses on teaching scientific, psychological, and sociological competencies that can significantly impact public health policy and practices. Since the program's inception, over 900 students have graduated with this degree*.
"From the outset, we have taken a student-centric approach to this robust, master's level public health program," said Dr. Brian Freeland, Dean, School of Health Science for APUS. "We pride ourselves in delivering highly relevant courses and ensuring students' needs are supported from enrollment to commencement and beyond."
APUS's online MPH program, part of the School of Health Sciences, helps prepare students for leadership opportunities by teaching a range of relevant courses, including Quarantine, Disaster Health Management, a practicum for hands-on learning, and a capstone. Led by Department Chair Dr. Samer Koutoubi, the Public Health faculty are subject matter experts and practitioners who provide an enriching, engaging, rigorous, and positive learning experience through interaction and meaningful constructive feedback that promotes learning.
For more info on APUS's MPH program, visit: https://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/schools/health-sciences/masters/public-health.html. For more info on the School of Health Sciences, visit: https://www.amu.apus.edu/academic/schools/health-sciences.html.
About American Public University System
American Public University System (APUS) delivers accessible and affordable online higher education to adult learners of all backgrounds. APUS, a five-time recipient of Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) Effective Practice Award, offers more than 200 online degree and certificate programs through American Public University as well as American Military University, the #1 provider of higher education to the U.S. military and veterans.** With over 123,000 alumni worldwide, APUS is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI). For more information, visit www.apus.edu.
About Council on Education for Public Health
CEPH is an independent agency that accredits schools of public health, and public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health. Its mission is to assure quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research and service.
*Data current as of June 30, 2022
**Based on FY 2019 Department of Defense tuition assistance and Veterans Administration student enrollment data, as reported by Military Times, 2020.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of its common stock, payable on October 28, 2022 to holders of record on September 30, 2022. In addition, the Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $12.50 per share of its 5.00% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, payable on October 15, 2022 to holders of record on September 30, 2022.
ABOUT DANAHER
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping its customers solve complex challenges and improving quality of life around the world. Its family of world class brands has leadership positions in the demanding and attractive health care, environmental and applied end-markets. With more than 20 operating companies, Danaher's globally diverse team of approximately 80,000 associates is united by a common culture and operating system, the Danaher Business System, and its Shared Purpose, Helping Realize Life's Potential. For more information, please visit www.danaher.com.
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Independent Cybersecurity Firm to Review and Monitor OmniBallot 24/7
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the elections technology market, a leading voting technology firm has engaged a nationally recognized cybersecurity firm to independently review and monitor their voting technology 24/7.
Democracy Live announced this week that they have engaged Critical Insight to independently monitor activity in the OmniBallot balloting portal before, during, and after each election. The results of the 24/7 elections cybersecurity monitoring will be made available to Democracy Live OmniBallot customers beginning in 2022.
With deployments in 29 States, OmniBallot is the nation's leading digital ballot transmission technology. Critical Insight was founded by Michael Hamilton, the former Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Seattle, VeriSign Global Security Consultant and former Vice-Chair for the DHS State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council.
Democracy Live CEO, Bryan Finney commented on the partnership, "Working with Critical Insight, Democracy Live continues to push transparency and security in elections. For the first time ever, an independent cybersecurity firm will monitor an elections technology 24/7, while making the reports available to customers."
Mr. Hamilton of Critical Insight stated, "Our company's mission is to defend critical organizations against cyber threats. Defending elections technology is critical to our democracy and we are proud to work with Democracy Live on their important mission."
Deployed in over 4,000 elections jurisdictions since 2008, Democracy Live is the largest provider of remote digital balloting in the United States. Democracy Live technologies have been deployed in 29 States, 2,500 jurisdictions and 96 countries across every continent. Democracy Live has been approved for funding by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. State Department to assist voters around the world. Democracy Live was awarded the Accessibility in Voting Award presented at the United Nations.
For more information, visit www.democracylive.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash Meredith, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC), will participate in the Truist Securities Internet Growth Summit on Friday, September 16, 2022. Neil Vogel, Chief Executive Officer of Dotdash Meredith, will participate in a fireside chat at 10:30 a.m. ET. A live stream of the fireside chat will be available to the public at https://ir.iac.com/events-and-presentations.
A replay of the fireside chat will be available in the IR section of the IAC website at https://ir.iac.com/events-and-presentations.
About Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).
About IAC
IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) builds companies. We are guided by curiosity, a questioning of the status quo, and a desire to invent or acquire new products and brands. From the single seed that started as IAC over two decades ago have emerged 11 public companies and generations of exceptional leaders. We will always evolve, but our basic principles of financially disciplined opportunism will never change. IAC is today comprised of category leading businesses including Angi Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI), Dotdash Meredith and Care.com among many others ranging from early stage to established businesses. IAC is headquartered in New York City with business locations worldwide.
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The partnership expands Infineon's ModusToolbox™ software ecosystem to Edge Impulse's studio environment, allowing for easy configuration of the high-performance, low-power PSoC™ 6 MCU series for edge ML applications.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edge Impulse and Infineon have announced cross-platform support for their software environments, allowing for high-powered, flexible machine learning development on the Infineon PSoC™ 6 microcontroller series.
The collaboration gives Edge Impulse studio users access to ModusToolbox™, Infineon's MCU configuration software, allowing them to natively develop and configure applications on the PSoC-6™-based CY8CKIT-062S2 Pioneer Kit coupled with the CY8CKIT-028-SENSE Dev Kit, which incorporates accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, microphone, pressure, and temperature sensors. Data from these sensors can now be used with Edge Impulse for the easy generation of TinyML-based AI models, optimized for low-power, private, low-cloud-cost edge environments. These models can then be deployed on any PSoC™ 6-based MCU.
Edge Impulse, the leading development platform for ML on edge devices, allows developers to quickly and easily create and optimize solutions with real-world data. The company's platform streamlines the entire process of collecting and structuring datasets, designing ML algorithms with ready-made building blocks, validating the models with real-time data, and deploying the fully optimized production-ready result to an edge target such as the PSoC™ 6. The Edge Impulse development platform, already in use by thousands of companies, stands to unlock massive value across every industry, with millions of developers making billions of devices smarter.
PSoC™ 6 MCUs offer Arm® Cortex® M4 plus M0+ chip architecture, multiple wired and wireless connectivity options, configurable voltage and frequency settings, built-in hardware-based security, state-of-the-art capacitive interfaces, and more, on a single chip. Their combination of power, efficiency, size, and programmability make them perfectly suited for IoT, wearable, or remote monitoring purposes that require the ability to run advanced algorithms.
"We couldn't be more excited to work with Infineon to support PSoC™ 6 development," said Zach Shelby, CEO and co-founder of Edge Impulse. "This is a proven hardware platform that offers an undeniable set of features, and is the perfect companion to Edge Impulse for almost any use case."
"With the performance and extremely low power design of the PSoC™ 6, running TinyML models down at the edge becomes even more capable than before. By using Edge Impulse to simplify the barrier to machine learning, product makers can focus on real data they collect from the device to make an innovative and effective product," said Danny Watson, Director, Software Product Marketing Manager of Infineon Technologies.
Infineon and Edge Impulse will be demonstrating the Cypress PSoC™ 6 integration at the upcoming Imagine conference; for more information and to register, visit edgeimpulse.com/imagine.
Edge Impulse is the leading machine learning platform, enabling all enterprises to build smarter edge products. Their technology empowers developers to bring more ML products to market faster, and helps enterprise teams rapidly develop industry-specific solutions in weeks instead of years. The Edge Impulse platform provides powerful automation and low-code capabilities to make it easier to build valuable datasets and develop advanced ML with streaming data. With over 40,000 developers, and partnerships with the top silicon vendors, Edge Impulse offers a seamless integration experience to validate and deploy with confidence across the largest hardware ecosystem. To learn more, visit edgeimpulse.com.
Infineon Technologies AG is a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener. Microelectronics from Infineon are the key to a better future. With around 50,280 employees worldwide, Infineon generated revenue of about €11.1 billion in the 2021 fiscal year (ending September 30th) and is one of the ten largest semiconductor companies worldwide.
Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).
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PARIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading network access and virtualization specialist, today announced that SixSq, that provides the Nuvla edge-to-cloud management platform, and Kadiska, the SaaS platform for digital experience monitoring, signed a partnership that allows enterprises to instantly gain performance visibility into networks connecting their sites, clouds and business-critical web and SaaS applications.
By integrating Kadiska's Net-Tracer app into the SixSq Nuvla marketplace, organizations can now immediately deploy in-depth network path and performance monitoring across their entire infrastructure.
The Net-Tracer app is a containerized agent that Nuvla can deploy on edge nodes, clouds, white boxes and SD-WAN devices, including any uCPE powered by Ekinops' popular OneOS6 middleware. Once deployed, Net-Tracer continuously maps and monitors all network routes and reports performance degradations, their origin and impact. Users connect to the Kadiska platform to access analytics that correlate network, infrastructure and application performance with users' digital experience.
"Our customers need network performance monitoring, and being able to deploy such capability via an app on the Nuvla marketplace will be be natural for them. This allows users to quickly identify when and how the network impacts application performance. The combination of Kadiska's Net-Tracer app and our zero-touch, container-based orchestration capabilities allow us to offer a convenient solution to solve this critical challenge facing IT operations and network teams," explained Marc-Elian Bégin, CEO and co-founder at SixSq.
"We designed Net-Tracer to fill this specific visibility gap," added Gilles Huguenin, CEO at Kadiska. "Its cloud-native implementation makes it simple to deploy across managed clouds and devices. SixSq's vendor agnostic orchestration capabilities and popular marketplace was a natural fit for our solution. We look forward to helping enterprises gain complete control over their modern nextworks, deliver an amazing digital experience, and fully profit from their digital platform."
Kadiska's Net-Tracer Application is now available on the Nuvla Marketplace here.
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Reemployment Solution Helps Separated Employees Get Back to Work More Quickly While Helping to Reduce Unemployment Costs for Employers
ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) announced the launch of Reemployment Services to help separated employees get back to work more quickly and reduce unemployment costs for employers, helping alleviate stress for employees and employers alike. Equifax Workforce Solutions is the first unemployment cost management provider to offer reemployment solutions to employer customers.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), it takes individuals an average of 22 weeks to find their next job, which can often threaten the employees' financial security and leave the employer with additional costs associated with unemployment benefits, loss of community goodwill and employment disputes. By leveraging Reemployment Services from Equifax, employers can help support employee morale, offer a more positive offboarding experience and help mitigate costs associated with unemployment benefits.
"Today's savvy employers increasingly understand the importance of providing a positive employee experience that begins with onboarding and continues all the way through offboarding. It's not only good for business, but it's the 'right' thing to do," said Scott Maxfield, Vice President and General Manager for Offboarding Solutions at Equifax Workforce Solutions. "Our new Reemployment Services take our current post-employment offerings a step further, going beyond the traditional offboarding process to help set transitioning employees up for future success. Employers can not only use it to help manage unemployment costs, but also to help protect brand and market reputation."
Reemployment Services offers multiple options for employers. Two of the key service offerings include proactive one-on-one personalized job coaching, which focuses on helping support job seekers and meeting them where they are, and a Reemployment Training Platform, equipped with robust job search capabilities, including a video mock interview tool, personality profile, step-by-step resume builder, and detailed progress reporting.
Equifax Workforce Solutions provides employers with services in support of the full employee lifecycle: from pre-employment to active employment to post-employment. In the post-employment space, that service offering includes Unemployment Cost Management services, the recently launched Offboarding Forms Solution, and the new Reemployment Services, which will be available to clients starting in the fourth quarter of 2022.
ABOUT EQUIFAX
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 13,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EquityMultiple, a New York-based wealthtech and real estate investing startup, today announced a series of exciting growth milestones:
- EquityMultiple was recognized as one of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the country for 2021 by Inc. magazine, the second consecutive year the company received this honor.
- EquityMultiple's revenue grew 286% from 2018 to 2021 on an annual basis.
- EquityMultiple's distributions to investors grew at over 100% year-over-year in 2021, and the firm is pacing to roughly double distributions to investors again in 2022.
"Building investor wealth is our fundamental reason for existing," said CEO and Co-Founder Charles Clinton. "We are very excited to continue on our trajectory of roughly doubling our distributions to investors every year."
The firm also announced compelling realized returns over its recent operating history, even as capital markets and the stock market have endured periods of volatility:
- For all investments originated and exited since the start of the pandemic (March 2020 through June 2022) EquityMultiple's aggregate net return to investors was a 30% IRR
- For all investments exited in 2022, the net return to investors from EquityMultiple's realized investments is a 27.5% net IRR*.
These positive results come amid volatility in public markets; the S&P 500 lost nearly 20% of its value in the first half of 2022. Remarked Clinton, "private-market real estate brings both critical diversification and risk-adjusted return potential that's historically less correlated with publicly traded assets. We're proud to bring greater access to these types of CRE assets, which were generally unavailable to self-directed individual investors even just a few years ago. The results speak for themselves."
EquityMultiple has more than doubled its full-time workforce since the beginning of 2021, with key hires made in Asset Management, Investor Relations, and Originations. At the same time, the wealth generation products offered by the firm have grown and diversified. Since August of '21, EquityMultiple has offered short-term notes — an alternative to savings product — to supplement the firm's diverse array of professionally managed commercial real estate investments. These short-term note products target attractive current yield and short terms to give investors a new means of managing cash. To date, EquityMultiple's note products have generated over $80M in investment interest.
EquityMultiple is a commercial real estate investment and technology firm whose mission is to build investor wealth through streamlined access to diverse real estate investment products. To date, EquityMultiple's investors have participated in over $4 billion in commercial real estate transactions through its online investing platform. The firm pairs innovative technology with real estate experience and industry-leading investor services to offer an unparalleled investing experience.
For more information, please visit https://www.equitymultiple.com/.
*For all investments realized between 1/1/22 and 7/7/22. All investments entail risk and past performance does not guarantee future results. For a full view of EquityMultiple's track record, visit equitymultiple.com/track-record.
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Douglas Duncan to share 2023 predictions and accept the Lawrence R. Klein Award at Oct. 12 event.
TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As economic uncertainty continues amidst market turmoil and talks of recession, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Douglas G. Duncan predicts a modest recession, characterized by competing effects of inflation and a strong labor market.
Duncan will deliver his 2023 economic outlook at a live event, Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern time at the University Club of New York. At the event, Duncan will be honored with the Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy, one of the best-known and longest-standing achievements in economic forecasting. A livestream of the forecast and award ceremony will also be available from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern, and is free for the public to view.
The award is judged and sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. The winner is selected based on the accuracy of forecasts published in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter, compiled and edited by Haver Analytics, Inc.
"It is a real honor for the Fannie Mae forecast team to be recognized with the Lawrence R. Klein Award," said Duncan. "While it is a permanent challenge to accurately forecast macroeconomic activity, it has been particularly difficult during the period including the pandemic. The advent of unparalleled monetary and fiscal policy actions, combined with the lack of health-related historical information on which to base modelled forecasts, required an atypical amount of judgment and humility. Such will continue to be the case in macroeconomic forecasting in the days, weeks, and months ahead, as the repositioning of global supply chains, the ongoing war in Ukraine, global tightening of monetary policy, and fiscal policy constraints challenge us and our forecasting brethren in offering guidance to industry, households, and government."
Ohad Kadan, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, will present Duncan his award, which will be followed by his economic forecast for the coming year. Chryssa Halley, Fannie Mae Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will introduce Duncan.
"The award is based on the smallest average error for GDP, CPI, and unemployment over the past four years," says Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman, director of the Office of the University Economist at ASU. "I commend Doug Duncan and his team at Fannie Mae for their remarkable predictions during a period of extensive market fluctuation and instability."
Duncan is responsible for forecasts and analyses of the economy and the housing and mortgage markets at Fannie Mae. He also oversees strategic research regarding the potential impact of external factors on the housing industry. Under his leadership, Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research Group won the NABE Outlook Award, presented annually for the most accurate GDP and Treasury note yield forecasts, in both 2015 and 2016 – the first recipient in the award's history to capture the honor two years in a row. In addition, the team was awarded by Pulsenomics for best home price forecast. Duncan was also named one of Bloomberg/BusinessWeek's 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate.
Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Duncan was Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. His experience also includes work on the Financial Institutions Project at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and service as a LEGIS Fellow and staff member with the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs for Congressman Bill McCollum in the U.S. House of Representatives. Previously, Duncan was a Board member of the National Association of Business Economics and a Board member and Chairman of Strategies to Elevate People (STEP).
Duncan received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University and his BS and MS in Agricultural Economics from North Dakota State University. He was also elected as a Trustee of North Dakota State University in 2022.
During the ceremony, Duncan will share his latest thoughts on the U.S. economic outlook, including:
- Current challenges in macroeconomic forecasting;
- Prospects for growth through the remainder of 2022 and 2023;
- The status of inflation and the implications for monetary policy; and
- Financial and housing market performance and risks
For more information and to register for the virtual portion of the Lawrence R. Klein Award on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern, visit wpcarey.asu.edu/alumni/klein-award.
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The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is one of the top-ranked business schools in the United States. The school is internationally regarded for its research productivity and its distinguished faculty members, including a Nobel Prize winner. Students come from more than 100 countries and W. P. Carey is represented by alumni in over 160 countries. Visit wpcarey.asu.edu.
Fannie Mae advances equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality, affordable rental housing for millions of people across America. We enable the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and drive responsible innovation to make homebuying and renting easier, fairer, and more accessible. To learn more, visit:
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Network Breaks Audience Records Set in June
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FETV (Family Entertainment Television), home to beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced today that August 2022 marks the network's highest monthly ratings ever, according to C3 ratings released by Nielsen Media Research, topping records set only two months ago in June.
"FETV's record ratings in August continue our forward momentum," said Drew Sumrall, President and CEO of FETV. "As we head into fourth quarter with fresh programming and additional distribution, we are confident in our ability to deliver even more record viewership."
- Highest monthly average ever in Total Day with Total Audience, Households, Adults 25-54, and Adults 35-64.
- Highest monthly average ever in Prime with Adults 25-54 and Adults 35-64.
- 60 consecutive weeks of year-over-year growth in Total Day with Total Audience.
- For the month of August, FETV ranked #41 in Total Day with Households among ad-supported cable networks and #35 in Prime with Households.
FETV's record-breaking ratings have been driven by a recent launch in 11 million households with the nation's largest cable provider, along with popular programming events such as the "Summer of Suspense Perry Mason TV Movies" airing every weekend this summer. This fall, the network welcomes Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman to the lineup, as well as the Gunsmoke Movie Collection.
Launched in 2013, FETV is home to a 24-hour schedule of beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms reaching more than 50 million homes. Launched in 2021, FMC features a 24-hour schedule celebrating the depth and variety of movies from the 1930's through the 1980's, and is currently available on Dish Network, Frndly TV, Altafiber and Evoca. FETV and FMC are independently owned and operated by Family Broadcasting Company based in South Bend, Indiana with an office in New York City.
Source: Nielsen NTI (NPOWER), Nielsen Calendar, C3 Impressions, full details available upon request.
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Leading Energy Storage Solutions and Software Tech Provider Announces Diane Giacomozzi as Chief Operations Officer and Hugh Scott as Chief Technology Officer
DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. ("FlexGen", or the "Company"), a leading energy storage solution and software technology provider, has announced two key executive hires to the company's leadership team. The company brings on Diane Giacomozzi as Chief Operating Officer and Hugh Scott as Chief Technology Officer. The expanded leadership team provides a strong foundation for continued growth for FlexGen. The company has announced $250 million in funding in the past year, most recently a $100 million Series C in July. Energy storage is positioned for record growth with the energy transition being further accelerated with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
"We are thrilled to welcome Diane and Hugh to the FlexGen executive team. Their talent and experience are a perfect fit for our business and our mission to speed the important and timely energy transition. Our customers are essential to the grid evolution and we are proud to enable the most technically sophisticated battery storage solutions. Diane and Hugh have demonstrated the ability to design and deliver the future grid with energy storage at the center of it," said Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen.
Diane has over 35 years of experience in corporate operations, business development, strategic planning and EPC project and program management. She held executive positions for two of the largest energy infrastructure organizations, MasTec and Quanta Services, where she successfully developed operations teams in the clean energy and renewable business sectors. Her leadership style is one that promotes personal growth, collaboration and initiative.
Hugh Scott is the Chief Technology Officer for FlexGen. Prior to joining FlexGen, Hugh had a multi-decade career as an information and data technologist who specialized in creating successful businesses. He co-founded Together Solar, a leading B2B renewable energy company and served as a technology executive with NRG. Hugh has held senior technology and P&L leadership roles in several industries including investment banking, telecommunications, retail and renewable energy. He holds a PhD in Computer Science, from Warwick University (UK) and a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from University of Glasgow (UK).
FlexGen is dedicated to providing best-in-class service and performance for its customers, seeking to ensure safety, reliability, and resiliency in all operating environments. FlexGen's industry-leading HybridOS energy management system platform delivers the full stack of energy storage value, including ancillary services, capacity, and energy markets. FlexGen runs a rapidly growing fleet of energy storage assets operating throughout the United States with Investor Owned Utilities, Municipal and Cooperative Utilities, and Independent Power Producers.
Based in Durham, N.C., FlexGen is a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the United States and globally. FlexGen designs and integrates storage solutions and the software platform that is enabling today's energy transition. Leveraging its best-in-class energy management software and power electronics, FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally. Our clients and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies and industrial companies in the world. To learn more, please visit www.flexgen.com.
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AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Signet Jewelers, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Retail™. This is Signet's first time being named to this prestigious list.
The Best Workplaces in Retail award is based on analysis of survey responses from over 72,000 employees from Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies in the retail industry.
"Our team's passion for building lifetime relationships with our customers and fulfilling Signet's Purpose of Inspiring Love is central to everything we do. Their agility, innovation and focus on results continue to be the differentiator for us," said Virginia C. Drosos, CEO, Signet Jewelers. "Congratulations to the other top retail companies who are being recognized as innovators for their customers and teams. We're proud to have emerged from COVID-19 as a stronger and transformed company and honored to be recognized along with them."
The Best Workplaces in Retail list is highly competitive. Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Companies were only considered if they are a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization.
Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
"These companies have adapted to the challenges of an ever-changing workplace by their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures where employees are treated as human beings first and foremost," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "Congratulations to the Best Workplaces in Retail."
Signet Jewelers Limited is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry. As a purpose-driven and sustainability-focused company, Signet is a participant in the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business. Signet is a Great Place to Work –Certified™ company and has been named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for four consecutive years. Signet operates approximately 2,800 stores primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Diamonds Direct, JamesAllen.com, Blue Nile, Peoples, H. Samuel, Ernest Jones and the jewelry subscription service, Rocksbox. Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com. See also www.kay.com www.zales.com, www.jared.com, www.banter.com, www.diamondsdirect.com, www.jamesallen.com, www.peoplesjewellers.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk, www.ernestjones.co.uk, www.rocksbox.com and www.bluenile.com.
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces in Retail by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 72,000 employees in the retail industry at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index™ survey. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology.
To get on this list next year, start here.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Availability of popular gift cards expands to leading health provider, acknowledging close connection between physical and financial health
PHOENIX, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gift of College, an innovative platform that facilitates crowdfunding for higher education and disability expenses, today announced the launch of its first-of-its kind gift card in select CVS locations across the United States. Available in denominations of $25-$200 and redeemable into most any new or existing 529 (college savings), ABLE (disability savings), or student loan account, Gift of College provides gift givers with a forward-looking gift card option for birthdays, holidays, baby showers, graduations, and other special occasions that can help alleviate the stress associated with higher education expenses and expenses experienced by individuals with disabilities. The gift card is a convenient and thoughtful way to give a contribution toward a loved one's financial wellbeing.
A college education is not only linked to higher pay and upward mobility but to improved overall health, according to The College Board. Given the high cost of many forms of post-secondary education, families need support in preparing for the cost for future students and for those who did not adequately prepare, support in repaying student loan debt. With countless gifting occasions each year, every contribution toward financial well-being can lead to a brighter and less stressful future.
"With millions of Americans weighed down by student loan debt, and with nearly 65% of Americans unfamiliar with 529 plans, one of the most effective ways to prepare for the cost of post-secondary education to avoid or minimize educational debt, a partnership with CVS will bring much needed support for those attempting to save for or repay the cost of higher education," says Wayne Weber, CEO Gift of College, Inc.
"There's clearly a close connection between financial and physical health. We are delighted that this unique collaboration will raise awareness of the usefulness of 529 college savings and ABLE plans and will provide a financial wellness gift card option for families across the U.S."
About Gift of College
Gift of College helps families address one of their most critical concerns: paying for higher education. An innovative platform that enables crowdfunding for college, Gift of College helps friends, family, and employers to contribute to any 529 college savings, student loan or ABLE account. Its suite of products and services includes Gift of College Gift Cards (available online and at thousands of retailer locations across the U.S.) and Gift of College At-Work, an employee benefit platform offering payroll deduction and employer contribution technology for student loan repayment and college and disability savings.
Learn more at http://www.giftofcollege.com. Follow Gift of College on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot Chikn Kitchn, the fast-casual restaurant brand that serves up Nashville-style Chicken, kicked up with their signature premium sauces, is opening its first New Jersey location. The Paramus, NJ flagship restaurant, located at 315 NJ-Route 17 South (inside Urban Bricks), will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, September 17, 2022. On grand opening day, Hot Chikn Kitchn is offering $5 sandwiches all day long when the HCK app shown at check out (up to two $5 sandwiches per guest). The celebration will kick off at 11 a.m. and is open to the public.
"Elias and I set out to find the best of the best, and we're so excited to now bring Hot Chikn Kitchn to our Bergen County customers," said Elizabeth Prozer-Newman, Co-owner of the Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn and Urban Bricks. "Our team is focused on offering exceptional customer experience while serving the freshest, most crave-able chicken. We're looking forward to bringing a little bit of the South to Jersey with our Nashville-style hot chicken."
The Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn offers indoor and outdoor seating. The location will also offer online ordering for pickup, delivery through third-party partners, and catering.
The Paramus restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sunday from Noon-9 p.m.
"We've lived and worked in Bergen County for many years, so we're familiar with its fast pace and the time demands on residents," said Elias Saban, Co-Owner of the Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn. "We chose Paramus because of its strong sense of community and the broad range of businesses, schools, and much more."
The restaurant specializes in hot chicken tenders and sandwiches that are prepared with made-to-order spices. Hot Chikn Kitchn lives up to its name with their unique hot sauces that each infuses a different type of pepper.
For more information, visit www.hotchiknkitchn.com.
About Hot Chikn Kitchn
Hot Chikn Kitchn is a Nashville-style food concept born from one of contemporary history's most challenging periods, the global pandemic. Co-founders Mike and Anthony Sarago, along with Founding Chef Freddy Gilmore, decided to meet the moment by creating a restaurant that would unite people from all walks of life, reminding the world that despite adversity, we have the strength to survive and thrive and can do so with great tasting food.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employer defense firm Hudock Employment Law Group announced today that Founding Attorney Robert Hudock has been named to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 "Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide."
While the guide is heavy with names from the biggest "BigLaw" firms from across the nation, Hudock was among less than a handful from boutique employment litigation firms to be recognized as a "top advisor to businesses, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations dealing with the mind-bending matrix of today's global workforce," according to the publication. Hudock said the honor is a testament to the fact that the best boutique employment defense firms stand just as tall as their best BigLaw colleagues.
"This recognition is a tribute to the model of efficiency and client centric focus on results a boutique litigation law firm in the employment law space can provide to employers," said Hudock. "Our firm is intensely centered on the results that matter most to our clients, taking into account their long-term employee-relations and business goals."
Hudock is a deeply experienced litigator with more than two decades in practice. The majority of his career has been devoted to employment law for businesses, where he handles all aspects of employment litigation. Recently named an "Elite Boutique Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal and a "Legal Visionary" by the Los Angeles Times, Hudock is also a frequent contributor on topics related to hybrid and remote work issues in a variety of publications including the Daily Journal, TechCrunch and Law360.
Hudock founded Hudock Employment Law Group in 2015 to deliver tailored legal services to California companies that thrive in vibrant, creative work environments. The firm's clients are often companies looking at new markets and competitive opportunities, that want to recruit the best talent available, while avoiding distracting workplace issues or lawsuits.
Hudock earned his JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and his BA from the University of Connecticut. He is involved in several professional associations and community organizations. Hudock is the past Chair of the San Fernando Valley Counseling Center Board of Directors, and he regularly volunteers for charity events, such as the Special Olympics and Challenged Athletes programs. He is an active member of ACG-LA, SHRM, and PIHRA-LA.
Hudock Employment Law Group provides employment litigation and counseling services to growth-minded companies in California, helping them protect their reputations and attract top talent. The firm has achieved successful results for clients in the areas of Wage & Hour, Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Employee Leave, Workplace Management, Employment Agreements. For more information, please visit https://hudockemploymentlaw.com/
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. (IEI) is pleased to welcome Mr. Edward (Ed) Andrews, PE, MSCE, to our Peoria, IL office as Operations Manager.
With a 30-year career trajectory delivering infrastructure projects for municipal, state, and federal agencies in and around Peoria, Mr. Andrews brings an unparalleled engineering expertise in the region to IEI. His portfolio includes projects that span the planning, design, and construction of large-scale highway, water management, and sewer systems. He has served as a Resident Engineer and has acted as a liaison between municipalities, design engineers, and general contractors to provide value engineering and efficient resolution of construction issues.
"We are very excited to have a person with Ed's experience and strong local ties lead our Peoria office. He will help IEI strengthen our existing relationships and establish new ones allowing us to have a greater positive impact on the communities where we work and live," added Ken Smorynski, Vice President of IEI in Illinois.
Mr. Andrews is known for his collaborative approach, which he applies when overseeing the intricacies of project-specific zoning and permitting, where he excels at creating the best possible outcomes for both the project owner and the involved communities.
"IEI is committed to serving our partners and growing our capabilities in Central Illinois. Ed's extensive industry experience is an asset to IEI and our clients as we work towards the future. Under Ed's leadership, we are confident that our Peoria office will make significant contributions to the local infrastructure in ways that positively impact the surrounding communities," commented Kashif Khan, PE, President of IEI.
Mr. Andrews received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri in Rolla, Missouri.
About Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.:
Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. (IEI) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that focuses on the delivery of design engineering, program management, and construction engineering and inspection services. IEI cultivates various types of engineering projects from conception and planning through implementation. The firm's goal is to create sustainable infrastructure necessary to build and connect communities, improve quality of life, and encourage economic development. IEI is a DBE/MBE certified firm. Visit IEI's website at www.infrastructure-eng.com for more information.
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WATERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYRA) (the Company, Lyra or Lyra Therapeutics), a clinical-stage therapeutics company leveraging its proprietary XTreo™ platform to enable precise, sustained and local delivery of medications to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) passages and other diseased tissues, today announced that it has issued an equity-based award pursuant to its 2022 Inducement Award Plan to its Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications, Ellen Cavaleri, upon the commencement of her employment. The inducement grant was approved by a majority of the Company's independent directors and was made as a material inducement to Ms. Cavaleri's acceptance of employment with Lyra in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a component of her employment compensation. The inducement grant consists of a non-qualified stock option to purchase an aggregate of 110,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The inducement grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement covering the performance stock option grant and the Company's 2022 Inducement Award Plan, as amended.
Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage therapeutics company leveraging its proprietary XTreo™ platform to enable precise, sustained, local delivery of medications to diseased tissues not accessible with conventional therapeutic approaches. Lyra's XTreo™ platform is comprised of a biocompatible mesh scaffold, an engineered elastomeric matrix and a versatile polymer-drug complex. The Company's current pipeline of therapeutics target tissues deep in the ear, nose and throat passages and are designed to deliver continuous drug therapy for up to six months following a single non-invasive, in-office administration. Lyra has two product candidates in late-stage development for CRS, a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses which leads to debilitating symptoms and significant morbidities: LYR-210, for surgically naïve patients, is being evaluated in the ENLIGHTEN Phase 3 clinical program, and LYR-220, for patients who have recurrent symptoms despite surgery, is being evaluated in the BEACON Phase 2 clinical trial. These two product candidates are designed to treat the estimated four million CRS patients in the U.S. that fail medical management each year. For more information, please visit lyratherapeutics.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Ellen Cavaleri's role at the Company, the Company's pipeline and development of product candidates, including LYR-210 and LYR-220, the progress and timing of clinical trials, movement toward commercialization, and the anticipated success of leveraging the XTreo™ platform. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the fact that the Company has incurred significant losses since inception and expects to incur additional losses for the foreseeable future; the Company's need for additional funding, which may not be available; the Company's limited operating history; the fact that the Company has no approved products; the fact that the Company's product candidates are in various stages of development; or the fact that the Company may not be successful in its efforts to identify and successfully commercialize its product candidates; the fact that clinical trials required for the Company's product candidates are expensive and time-consuming, and their outcome is uncertain; the fact that the FDA may not conclude that certain of the Company's product candidates satisfy the requirements for the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway; the Company's inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; effects of recently enacted and future legislation; the possibility of system failures or security breaches; effects of significant competition; the fact that the successful commercialization of the Company's product candidates will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities and health insurers establish coverage, adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies; failure to achieve market acceptance; product liability lawsuits; the fact that the Company relies on third parties for the manufacture of materials for its research programs, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials; the Company's reliance on third parties to conduct its preclinical studies and clinical trials; the Company's inability to succeed in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships; the Company's reliance on certain suppliers critical to its production; failure to obtain and maintain or adequately protect the Company's intellectual property rights; failure to retain key personnel or to recruit qualified personnel; difficulties in managing the Company's growth; effects of natural disasters, terrorism and wars (including the developing conflict between Ukraine and Russia); the fact that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 could adversely impact the Company's business and operations, including the Company's clinical trials; the fact that the price of the Company's common stock may be volatile and fluctuate substantially; significant costs and required management time as a result of operating as a public company and any securities class action litigation. These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2022 and its other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.
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FAIRPORT, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manning & Napier, Inc. (NYSE: MN), ("Manning & Napier" or "the Company") today reported preliminary assets under management ("AUM") as of August 31, 2022 of $18.7 billion, compared with $19.3 billion at July 31,2022, and $18.5 billion at June 30, 2022. AUM by investment vehicle and by portfolio are set forth in the table below.
About Manning & Napier, Inc.
Manning & Napier (NYSE: MN) provides a broad range of investment solutions through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and collective investment trust funds, as well as a variety of consultative services that complement our investment process. Founded in 1970, we offer equity, fixed income and alternative strategies, as well as a range of blended asset portfolios, including life cycle funds. We serve a diversified client base of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, including 401(k) plans, pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments and foundations. For many of these clients, our relationship goes beyond investment management and includes customized solutions that address key issues and solve client-specific problems. We are headquartered in Fairport, NY and had 274 employees as of June 30, 2022.
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This press release and other statements that the Company may make may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. Words like "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," or "should," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Although the Company believes that it is basing its expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what it currently knows about its business and operations, there can be no assurance that its actual results will not differ materially from what the Company expects or believes. Some of the factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from its expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: the delay in or failure to consummate the proposed transaction with Callodine Group; changes in our business related to the proposed transaction with Callodine Group; changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or political instability and uncertainty, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine; inflation; changes in interest rates; a decline in the performance of the Company's products; client sales and redemption activity; any loss of an executive officer or key personnel; the Company's ability to successfully deploy new technology platforms and upgrades; changes of government policy or regulations; and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Investor Relations Contact
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Manning & Napier, Inc.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular cash dividend for the third quarter of 2022 of $0.44 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 31, 2022, to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2022.
MFA Financial, Inc. is a leading specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. MFA invests, on a leveraged basis, in residential whole loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets. Through its subsidiaries, MFA also originates and services business purpose loans for real estate investors. MFA is an internally-managed, publicly-traded real estate investment trust.
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Environmental groups seek backing for utility's claims Iowa coal plants are economical
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental advocates have filed a motion with the Iowa Utilities Board to compel MidAmerican Energy to back its claims that its coal plants are a responsible use of customers' money.
The motion filed by the Environmental Law & Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council and Sierra Club is seeking documents, including the utility's Zero Emissions study and its own Coal Plant Economics Assessment, that would provide backing for the utility's repeated assertion that its six Iowa plants are economical.
"Iowans are paying more for coal generation to pollute our air, lands, and waters - that's not in question. What we don't know is how much extra we're paying," said IEC Energy Program Director Kerri Johannsen. "It is literally the job of the Iowa Utilities Board to ensure MidAmerican is being fair to customers, yet MidAm is stonewalling even the regulators about just how expensive this is."
The environmental groups have provided studies showing that MidAmerican's coal plants are uneconomic and pointed to the tens of billions of dollars of potential investment made available by the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, making coal alternatives all the cheaper. MidAmerican continues to withhold fundamental information from the IUB and intervening parties, hindering the utility board's ability to find the best plan for the health and wealth of Iowa.
"The Iowa Utilities Board's job is to ensure that utilities are responsible with Iowans' money and health. That's the tradeoff for giving them these lucrative, powerful monopolies," said Environmental Law & Policy Center Senior Attorney Josh Mandelbaum. "If MidAmerican can simply choose not to show the board certain studies, it can remove better options from consideration, hamstringing the board in its duties."
By refusing transparency, MidAmerican is essentially attempting to eliminate regulatory oversight through the hiding of data. As a monopoly public utility, regulation and oversight only work if the Board and stakeholders have the information needed for accountability. A lack of accountability is potentially costing Iowan customers millions.
MidAmerican Energy's deadline to respond to the motion is this week.
"The decisions made today will affect Iowans for decades to come. Residents and businesses deserve a full airing of the risks and benefits of MidAm's planning," said Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Representative Katie Rock.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP), the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) are joining together to strongly support the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. We applaud the introduction of this legislation by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), which marks an important step in further recognizing the vital role advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) have in our nation's health care system.
This critically important legislation will improve access to health care for millions of patients. The ICAN Act will remove administrative, practice and other barriers currently faced by APRNs and their patients. This legislation is consistent with the recommendations from numerous health care stakeholders, including the National Academy of Medicine in their The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity report. This report recommends that "all relevant state, federal and private organizations enable nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training by removing practice barriers that prevent them from more fully addressing social needs and social determinants of health and improve health care access, quality, and value."
Today, more than 200,000 APRNs are treating Medicare patients, and approximately 40% of Medicare beneficiaries are receiving care from APRNs. It is essential Congress removes barriers to care for the hundreds of thousands of APRNs and their millions of patients in order to maximize the ability of our health care workforce to meet the needs of patients and communities. The ICAN Act will improve access to health care by updating the Medicare and Medicaid programs, enabling APRNs to practice to the top of their education and clinical training.
"It is time for Congress to eliminate burdensome laws and regulations," said AANA President Angela Mund, DNP, CRNA. "Allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists and other APRNs to practice to the full scope of their training and licensure will ensure that patients are put first, that competition drives down costs through the removal of artificial and unnecessary barriers, and that providers of all types are able to better serve their patients."
"The ICAN Act will improve our health care system, retire barriers to practice, and enable patients to receive timely access to health care from their chosen health care provider," said AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN. "NPs practice in nearly every health care setting and provide care to patients across the life span. The millions of patients who choose NPs as their health care providers should have equitable access to the health care they deserve. The changes made by this legislation are vitally important to patients and providers alike."
"It is critical that laws and regulations facilitate the most efficient relationships between health care professionals and create systems in which midwives and other APRNs can communicate openly, practice collaboratively, and provide quality care that falls within everyone's professional scope of practice," stated ACNM CEO Katrina Holland. "Decades of research demonstrates that midwifery care can improve maternal health outcomes, the ICAN Act ensures that certified nurse-midwives can bring their evidenced-based skillset and knowledge to fully meet the needs of their patients."
"Nurses play a critical role in our health care delivery system, often by serving as the primary source of care in many communities. This is especially true of APRNs who were able to practice at the top of their license during the height of the pandemic, due to waivers granted by Federal and state governments, and in doing so provided access to high-quality care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients alike," said ANA President Dr. Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN. "Modern health care requires flexibility. We cannot not be hindered by antiquated barriers to practice or petty turf wars over perceived hierarchies. The health of our patients and communities must come first. The ICAN Act means that APRNs, including nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists will be able to care for their patients at the fullest extent of their abilities while experiencing fewer disruptions and less interference."
MEDIA CONTACTS
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA): Patti Flesher
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): Bryan Black
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM): Natalia Kimrey
American Nurses Association (ANA): Zachary Levine
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MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumadi, an artificial intelligence-powered online proctoring business (part of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR)), today announced it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programs, expertise, and resources to build, market, and sell customer offerings.
Sumadi's status as an AWS Partner strengthens the business' ability to deploy large-scale, simultaneous proctoring of online tests and assessments for clients around the world, including universities, English language schools, and corporate and government organizations.
"We're pleased to have been able to showcase our capabilities during the review process to become part of the APN. This is an incredible validation of the progress we've made since starting up in 2019, to expand our business while leveraging AWS training, enablement resources, tools and more," said Raúl Rivera, Sumadi Executive Director.
"In addition to helping us better integrate with different Learning Management Systems (LMS) like OpenLMS, Blackboard or Canvas, we expect being part of the global APN will present opportunities that will help further our growth.
"As we expand our proctoring solutions, we look forward to building on our success and our relationship with AWS to benefit our clients in the years ahead."
Working with AWS has allowed Sumadi to provide its clients with cost-effective, scalable proctoring solutions with real-time reporting capabilities. Today, the business uses Amazon Rekognition for face and object detection, AWS Lambda to run code on a serverless event-driven compute service Amazon DynamoDB to store metadata, and Amazon API Gateway to create, maintain and secure application programming interfaces (APIs).
Since migrating to AWS in 2020, Sumadi has been able to scale its online proctoring services to support 50,000 concurrent users, each generating one record every 30 seconds – an increase of 25 times compared to before.
You can read more about Sumadi and its work with AWS here.
About Sumadi
Sumadi provides secure proctoring solutions to clients around the world, powered by the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its solutions are available in seven languages, are and capable of being delivered simultaneously, at scale, anywhere in the world, with real-time reporting capability. Recent accolades are testament to Sumadi's success, including being named in Europe's Top 10 EdTech Start-ups (2020) and Top 10 Biometric Solution Providers (2021) by Enterprise Security magazine.
Interview: Sumadi Executive Director, Raúl Rivera, is available for comment.
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Company announces new initiative to help advance its environmental, social, and governance goals over the next several decades
WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), today announced the launch of the OpenText Zero-In Initiative, the company's guiding framework to achieving global impact goals related to its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments and programs. Affirming the OpenText promise of harnessing the power of technology for the greater good, the OpenText Zero-In Initiative is focused on specific, measurable goals that will leverage data to enable the organization to help move the dial on critical global challenges.
The OpenText Zero-In Initiative is centered around three pillars:
- Zero Footprint: OpenText is committed to an emissions reduction target of 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2040 for scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from a baseline of fiscal year 2022 as well as zero-waste to landfill from operations by 2030. The company is also prioritizing helping customers move to the cloud.
- Zero Barriers: OpenText is focused on the advancement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I), by committing to having a majority ethnically diverse workforce by 2030, 50/50 gender parity within key roles by 2030, and 40% women in leadership positions at all management levels by 2030.
- Zero Compromise: OpenText is committed to achieving its Zero Footprint and Zero Barrier goals via a values-based approach that is rooted in science, transparency, and integrity, supporting accountability, and continuing to help foster a culture of 'tech for good'.
OpenText recently released its annual Corporate Citizenship Report which outlines the OpenText Zero-In Initiative in detail and provides a baseline for tracking the business' success against its ESG aspirations. The OpenText Zero-In Initiative includes ambitious targets that OpenText believes will help drive real and lasting impact.
"The launch of the OpenText Zero-In Initiative enables us to continue to give back to our employees, our customers, and our communities, while zeroing-in on what matters most," added Barrenechea. "We intend to bring software and innovative technologies to market to enable our customers and ourselves to have a significant and immediate impact on ESG and climate goals."
Zeroing-in on stories that made an impact
Throughout the past year, OpenText has brought several initiatives and programs to life that closely align with and support the company's zero-in goals, including:
- The launch of the (ED&I) Navigator Internship program: This program included a partnership with Lakehead University to offer internship opportunities to Indigenous students enrolled at the university. The company welcomed its first cohort of interns this past spring as the students interned remotely in OpenText's software engineering, marketing, finance, IT, and human resource departments. The ED&I Navigator Internship program was also extended to several students from Howard University in the United States.
- Sponsoring schools in Poland that welcomed Ukrainian refugee children: OpenText has supported humanitarian efforts in Ukraine since March 2022 and has continued to find new ways to help the people of Ukraine throughout the ongoing crisis. Most recently, the company partnered with five schools in Poznan, Poland who between them, have welcomed more than 600 Ukrainian students into their classrooms. OpenText provided a financial donation to each school to help cover items such as laptops, Ukrainian textbooks, translation software, lockers, and sporting equipment.
- Enhancing benefits to support the wellbeing of employees: Throughout 2022, OpenText introduced several new employee benefits intended to better support the evolving needs of its employees. Examples of new benefits include enhanced maternity and parental leave, family care leave and adoption allowances for employees in Canada, the U.S., and India, as well as coverage and treatment for abortion, infertility, Gender Reassignment, mental health, and more for U.S. employees, regardless of which U.S. state they live in. Additionally, OpenText signed the HRC business statement earlier this year, which calls for public leaders to abandon or oppose efforts to enact anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
- Supporting communities in times of need: Providing support for the communities where employees live and work is a priority for OpenText. As part of its corporate giving pillars, the company provides financial support for global disaster relief and introduces employee matching initiatives to help make a greater impact. Most recently, the company made a $10,000 donation to the Kentucky Region American Red Cross in support of those impacted by the deadly floods in eastern Kentucky.
To complement the Zero-In initiative, OpenText has launched a global campaign titled "Be a Climate Innovator" to raise awareness of how companies can apply Information Management to innovate for a more sustainable future. Together with customers, OpenText is making a bold goal to save 1% of the world's trees over 10 years, through Digital Transformation. The digital world can work to protect the physical one and ensure a thriving planet for future generations.
To learn more about the OpenText Zero-In Initiative, the company's goals, plans, and programs that are already in place in support of those goals, visit Corporate Citizenship Report 2022: Introducing Our Zero-In Initiative - OpenText Blogs.
Read the 2022 Corporate Citizenship Report at this link.
Learn more about how to Be a Climate Innovator at this link.
About OpenText
OpenText, The Information Company™, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX) visit opentext.com.
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Jacque Robinson-Baisley, Tiffany Garcia, and Anthony Rodriguez to Join Pathways LA Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pathways LA is pleased to announce the appointment of three new directors to its board: Tiffany Garcia from Pacific Clinics, Jacque Robinson-Baisley with Blue Shield of California, and Anthony Rodriguez with Compass.
"We're excited to expand our board with three new members who are dedicated community leaders, committed to strengthening the advancement of early childhood education and learning for families across Los Angeles," said Tamika Farr, Chief Executive Officer of Pathways LA. "As we work towards expanding our organization, it is important that our board of directors represent the communities we serve."
Jacque Robinson-Baisley, an experienced non-profit board member, serves as LA County Stakeholder Engagement Manager for Promise Health Plan of Blue Shield of California. A graduate of both University of California, Berkeley and Cal State University Northridge, Jacque holds a Master of Public Administration degree and is regarded as a subject matter expert on internal auditing processes. She served as the Vice Mayor Councilmember for the City of Pasadena from 2007 to 2015. Jacque is eager to "share her personal experience as a toddler mother" in order to influence local and state "policy to ensure safe, accessible, and affordable child care for all families."
Tiffany Garcia is the Communications Director of Pacific Clinics, a community-based behavioral and mental health organization. Tiffany is responsible for internal communications, branding and marketing, and media relations. With more than 10 years as a communications professional she has worked in various sectors that include retail, food and beverage, and the non-profit sector. Tiffany is looking forward to deepening her investment in the communities we serve through her time on the board.
Anthony Rodriguez is a Commercial Real Estate Agent for Compass. Anthony holds his MBA with a concentration on Real Estate from the University of Irvine (UCI)- Paul Merage School of Business. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from San Diego State University. Anthony is a 17-year-old veteran having served for the Air Force as an Air National Guard. Today, Anthony serves as a frequent guest lecturer for the School of Business at UCI. Anthony is involved in supporting organizations such as Padres Contra El Cancer, Mended Little Hearts, and is founder of Thanksgiving Goodness, an annual event that provides meals to over 20,000 homeless in Downtown Los Angeles.
About Pathways LA: Pathways LA supports the healthy development and early learning of young children. Through a continuum of care, starting with parents, moving along to child care providers and community stakeholders, Pathways LA advocates for the well-being and school readiness of children of all backgrounds. For more than 40 years Pathways LA strengthens families by providing access to high-quality child care.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop On Veneers continues to transform smiles by designing 100% custom-made veneers that cover missing teeth, gaps, or chips. This summer, Pop On Veneers celebrated the grand opening of their first store in NYC to offer in-person digital scanning stations for its state-of-the-art digital impressions. Customers may now choose between visiting the Manhattan storefront, or making impressions at-home with a kit provided by the company. Both options produce custom-made removable veneers that fit precisely over existing teeth and give customers the confidence to smile again! The new storefront is on 237 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018.
"I've been taking a lot of pictures of myself in the past day because I really am thoroughly impressed and thoroughly thrilled with this product," says customer Kat after receiving her Pop On Veneers in the mail. "Please know that I'm for real. I'm cheap, I am a mom who spends more on her kids than herself, and this product is something that I'm so incredibly thankful for," she adds.
At the Manhattan storefront, customers can get their digital impressions taken by one of Pop On Veneers' smile specialists. Pop On Veneers services the rest of the country with their innovative At-Home Impression Kits. Once the digital impressions are made In-Office, or once the At-Home impressions are sent back to Pop On's FDA registered laboratory in NYC, master technicians inspect the impressions and then custom design Pop On Veneers with a beautiful look and a perfect fit.
Whether you're missing teeth, have chipped teeth, or looking for a brighter smile, Pop On Veneers will deliver a 100% custom-made smile to your doorstep without shaving your natural teeth. With just one requirement for eligibility—having five or more teeth on the top or bottom—almost everyone is able to achieve the smile of their dreams with Pop On Veneers. A Pop On smile costs just a fraction of corrective dental procedures, and is a completely pain-free process. Pop On Veneers prides itself on its accessibility: with an affordable cost and several payment plan options, everyone has the opportunity to get a smile they love.
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Practifi Propel Puts Executives in the Driver's Seat With New Advanced Analytics to Organize and Surface Mission-Critical Data
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Practifi, a performance optimization platform for the wealth management industry, today announced the launch of its latest data visualization tool for wealth institutions, broker-dealers and RIAs. Tailored to the needs of a fast-growing industry that relies on informed business decisions for long-term success, Practifi Propel features pre-built power dashboards that help transform data into insight, action and excellence at scale, using the power of Practifi's award-winning business management platform.
Glenn Elliott, CEO and Co-Founder of Practifi, said, "High-performing wealth management firms must ensure they are on track to meet their goals by constantly monitoring the quality and source of new business and organic growth. But the insights they seek are often inaccessible when data is siloed and located on multiple platforms. We believe investing in a firm's data and analytics infrastructure ultimately amplifies the firm's core strengths – transforming the way the firm makes decisions. For financial advisors and other executives at the heart of business development, Practifi Propel offers a game-changing data visualization experience that uses best-of-breed technology to leverage the power of data analytics."
Practifi Propel is a unified analytics solution that helps management executives make intelligent, well-informed decisions regarding clients, profitability and overall business health. It offers a bird's eye view of a firm's fundamentals, client demographics and advisor performance while reducing a firm's risk exposure.
Propel includes two components: a data processing platform that organizes and snapshots the Practifi data model, and a suite of expertly-designed, industry-specific dashboards that transform data into powerful insights. The Propel data platform acts as the engine that classifies and aggregates data to uncover meaningful patterns and trends. Propel's power dashboards provide users a turnkey and highly interactive analytics experience, surfacing key business insights about profitability, client growth and business pipeline.
Elliott concluded, "Today's leading wealth management firms depend on data to drive personalized client experiences and increase business efficiencies. Practifi Propel abolishes the challenges of siloed technology and seamlessly connects systems so executives can gain critical insights and achieve greater success. Designed for the wealth management industry, our new tool uses the right data infrastructure and analytics engine to reduce the risk of lost revenue opportunities and power a more data-driven future."
About Practifi
Practifi is the performance optimization platform purpose-built for the wealth management industry. Practifi empowers teams to automate workflows, create rich client records, and access advanced analytics in a unified experience. With comprehensive APIs, a range of specialist wealth industry integrations, and an ecosystem of hundreds of integrated apps, our platform centralizes data and gives greater visibility across organizations. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Sydney, Australia, Practifi enables organizations across the globe to deepen loyalty with their clients and pioneer the future of wealth management. To learn more, visit practifi.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) www.premiumguard.com, the first-to-market leader and pioneer in aftermarket automotive filtration solutions, is pleased to announce a return to AAPEX for 2022 after a 2-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium Guard's AAPEX 2022 appearance will be the first since the company's strategic acquisition of IPC Global Solutions. The company is thrilled to be debuting their expanded family of brands in the filtration and power steering markets. Familiar brands such as Premium Guard, ECOGARD, PureFlow, and PWR Steer will be represented alongside newcomer, HighFlow, on the show floor.
"AAPEX is a critically important event for our company and our industry" said Ty Nilsson, Vice President of Sales at Premium Guard. "We're looking forward to connecting in person with customers and partners throughout the industry – getting back to face-to-face discussions and getting back to business. And for the first time, we'll be showcasing our new family of brands. We are excited to be back in Las Vegas the first week in November."
"Our commitment to AAPEX and the automotive aftermarket community remains strong" said Anan Bishara, CEO of Premium Guard. "We're happy to be back and we cannot wait to connect in person with customers, partners, and industry friends."
The Premium Guard team and the company's family of brands will be presenting from a familiar location – AAPEX booth A1038. The 2022 AAPEX trade show from the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, NV runs November 1-3, 2022.
Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing products for automotive, diesel, powersport, and specialty filter markets. Headquartered in New York City with a main distribution center in Memphis TN, Premium Guard Inc. is keenly focused on providing customers with industry leading service, complete filtration solutions, best-in-class-quality products, and leading application coverage.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, has introduced The Quark Protection Promise, the most flexible and consumer-friendly booking policy in the expedition industry—and it's permanent!
"The pandemic dramatically impacted the travel industry, ultimately challenging companies to enrich their booking terms with greater flexibility," said Wendy Batchelor, Vice-President of Marketing for Quark Expeditions. "Many travel operators, Quark Expeditions included, have provided guests with that much-needed flexibility over the past two years. Today, we're especially proud to announce we've introduced further enhancements that are now permanently embedded in our new Quark Protection Promise. Those guest benefits are here for good!"
Unpacking The Quark Protection Promise: Our five-fold commitment to our guests:
- 15-Day Free Cancellation Free cancellation if travelers change their mind within 15 days. No questions asked.
- Flexible Cancellation Fees Any cancellation fees incurred up to 60 days prior to the voyage can be applied to the guest's new voyage when booked within 1 year of cancellation.
- No Surcharges Zero surcharges mean the price you book is the price you pay.
- Refund Guarantee Quark Expeditions will refund a guest's trip if Quark Expeditions cancels their voyage.
- Covid Protection Guarantee Travelers can easily rebook if they have to cancel their trip within 1 to 29 days of the voyage due to COVID-19 reasons.
"At the heart of our new Quark Protection Promise," said Batchelor, "is that we always—always—want guests to feel confident when booking with Quark Expeditions!"
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About Quark Expeditions: Specializing exclusively in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, Quark Expeditions® has been the leading innovator of polar adventure since the company took the first group of consumer travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Quark Expeditions has been innovating ever since. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and icebreakers—some of them equipped with helicopters—Quark Expeditions delivers deeply immersive polar experiences—and is able to take guests deeper into the Polar Regions than anyone else. Led by passionate and seasoned expedition teams, including scientists, wildlife experts and researchers, Quark Expeditions offers an onboard program that enriches the passenger experience.
About Ultramarine: The technologically-advanced Ultramarine, the newest addition to the Quark Expeditions fleet, is a game-changer in polar exploration. Equipped with two twin-engine Airbus 145 helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs and the largest portfolio of off-ship adventure options in the industry, Ultramarine changes the way guests explore the Polar Regions. Other features include a spa, sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitness centre, yoga space, spacious rooms and two restaurants plus a lounge and presentation theatre. Ultramarine has been designed with advanced sustainability systems that help preserve the pristine Polar Regions for the next generation of explorers. Ultramarine has an Ice Class rating of 1A+ and Polar Class rating of PC6, which contribute to the vessel's superior standards of safety standard. The ship's innovative sustainability features, which help reduce its environmental footprint, include a micro auto gasification system (MAGS), which is capable of converting onboard waste into energy, eliminating the need for the transportation of waste.
About Travelopia: Travelopia is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups. A pioneer in the experiential travel sector with a portfolio consisting of more than 50 independently operated brands, most of which are leaders in their sector. From sailing adventures, safaris and sports tours, to Arctic expeditions, each brand is diverse and focused on creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world.
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Record Results of Operation Estimated for Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Annual Audited Results Expected Within SEC Permitted Extension Period
RENTON, Wash., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiant Logistics, Inc. (NYSE American: RLGT), a third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company, today announced select preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2022, and that it will be filing a Form 12b-25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, providing the Company with a permissible 15-day extension for filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 (the "Form 10-K"). The Company currently expects that it will timely file its Form 10-K on or before the expiration of the extension period and will hold its quarterly earnings call concurrent with that filing.
The financial results presented below for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022, reflect the Company's preliminary, unaudited results of operations as of the date of this press release. These preliminary unaudited results may be subject to change upon the completion of the reporting process and audit of the Company's full-year financial statements, and actual results may vary from these preliminary results. The preliminary unaudited results for the Company's fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2022 are as follows:
Financial Highlights – Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Preliminary and Unaudited)
- Revenues increased to $398.6 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, up $140.7 million or 54.6%, compared to revenues of $257.9 million for the comparable prior year period.
- Net revenues, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased to $88.5 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, up $25.7 million or 40.9%, compared to net revenues of $62.8 million for the comparable prior year period.
- Net income attributable to Radiant Logistics, Inc. increased to $18.3 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, or $0.37 per basic and $0.36 per fully diluted share, up $7.2 million or 64.9% compared to $11.1 million, or $0.22 per basic and $0.21 per fully diluted share for the comparable prior year period.
- Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased to $20.2 million, or $0.41 per basic and $0.40 per fully diluted share for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, up $10.1 million or 100.0%, compared to adjusted net income of $10.1 million, or $0.20 per basic and fully diluted share for the comparable prior year period. Adjusted net income is calculated by applying a normalized tax rate of 24.5% and excluding other items not considered part of regular operating activities.
- Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased to $27.7 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, up $13.6 million or 96.5%, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $14.1 million for the comparable prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net revenues), a non-GAAP financial measure, increased to 31.2% for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, up 870 basis points, compared to Adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.5% for the comparable prior year period.
Recent Developments: Renewed Equity Shelf Registration Statement and Senior Credit Facility
On May 9, 2022, we announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had declared effective our $150 million universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The registration statement replaced our previous $100 million universal shelf registration that recently expired and provides us with the continued financial flexibility to access capital to support and accelerate our growth strategy should the opportunity present itself. Our willingness and ability to raise capital under the Form S-3 will depend upon a number of circumstances, including our need for additional capital to fund operations, organic growth or acquisitions, our financial and operating performance and the receptiveness of the capital markets to potential offerings by us.
On August 8, 2022, we also announced that we had secured a new $200 million syndicated secured revolving credit facility (the "Secured Facility") to replace our existing $150 million revolving facility. Under the terms of the new Secured Facility, we may borrow up to $200 million, subject to compliance with customary and standard financial coverage covenants and ratios. Included within the Secured facility is an accordion feature for an additional $75 million to support future acquisition opportunities. Borrowings under the Secured Facility accrue interest at either the Lenders' base rate plus 0.50% or SOFR plus 1.40%, and can be subsequently adjusted based on the Company's consolidated net leverage ratio, at either the Lenders' base rate plus 0.50% to 1.50% or SOFR plus 1.40% to 2.40, The Secured Facility enhances our financial flexibility, providing increased capacity to fund future acquisitions, capital expenditures or for other corporate purposes, including, if warranted at the time, the repurchase of the Company's common stock.
CEO Bohn Crain comments on preliminary results, and the delayed filing of the Company's 10-K
"We are very pleased to have finished out the year on a strong note reporting $27.7 million in Adjusted EBITDA on $398.6 million in revenues on a preliminary basis for our fourth quarter ended June 30, 2022," said Bohn Crain, Founder and CEO of Radiant Logistics. "These record results are a direct reflection of the dedication and hard work of our employees and operating partners, the diversity of our service offerings, and durability of our scalable non-asset based business model in what has been a challenging market environment. Driven first by the pandemic and associated lockdowns of 2020, we were all reminded of the essential role of transportation and logistics in keeping our economy moving. For us, this translated into the opportunity for us to play an active role in the fight against COVID-19: delivering personal protective equipment ("PPE"), food and beverage, consumer goods, technology and other essential products for our customers across North America and around the world. As the economy worked to recover from those initial lock-downs, we were presented with a different set of challenges (and opportunities) as we were able to help our broader customer base bring their supply-chains back online in the face of an extreme shortage of transportation capacity, soring fuel prices and port congestion. Through it all, our business has remained quite strong across our various service offerings and our efforts to bundle value-added services with our core transportation service offerings continue to deliver great results in both the U.S. and Canada.
Over the past several months we also took the opportunity to refresh and expand both our equity shelf registration statement and senior credit facility. We replaced our previous $100 million universal shelf registration that had recently expired with a new $150 million facility and replaced our $150 million senior credit facility with a new $200 million facility. These facilities provide us with continued financial flexibility to access capital to support and accelerate our growth strategy, as well as the ability to repurchase the Company's common stock, should we choose.
While we remain very optimistic about our prospects and opportunities for fiscal 2023 and beyond, the continued uncertainty associated with the lingering pandemic and the current global geopolitical turmoil makes it difficult to project what the "new normal" will look like in fiscal 2023 for our customers and in turn our own business. We are now starting to experience the ripple effect of these global dynamics in the form of inflation, broad-based labor shortages and signs of a slowing economy that is eroding the pricing power of the asset-based carriers. If these market trends continue as they are now, we would expect operations to return to more normalized levels and growth rates. Whatever comes next, we are ready with a durable, diverse service offering and strong balance sheet to support our customers."
Crain continued: "As a Board and a leadership team we take our public reporting responsibilities seriously and are very disappointed with the delay in the filing of our 10-K. We are working hard to wrap up this effort, and expect to complete our filing within the time provided with the 12b-25 extension and will hold our quarterly earnings call concurrent with the ultimate filing of our 10-K."
About Radiant Logistics (NYSE American: RLGT)
Radiant Logistics, Inc. (www.radiantdelivers.com) is a third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company delivering advanced supply chain solutions through a network of company-owned and strategic operating partner locations across North America. Through its comprehensive service offering, Radiant provides domestic and international freight forwarding services, truck and rail brokerage services and other value-added supply chain management services, including customs brokerage, order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing to a diversified account base including manufacturers, distributors and retailers using a network of independent carriers and international agents positioned strategically around the world.
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning set forth in United States securities laws and regulations – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business, financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimates," "expect," "future," "intend," "may," "plan," "see," "seek," "strategy," or "will" or the negative thereof or any variation thereon or similar terminology or expressions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We have developed our forward-looking statements based on management's beliefs and assumptions, which in turn rely upon information available to them at the time such statements were made. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current perspectives on our business, future performance, existing trends and information as of the date of this announcement. These include, but are not limited to, our beliefs about future revenue and expense levels, growth rates, prospects related to our strategic initiatives and business strategies, along with express or implied assumptions about, among other things: our continued relationships with our strategic operating partners; the performance of our historic business, as well as the businesses we have recently acquired, at levels consistent with recent trends and reflective of the synergies we believe will be available to us as a result of such acquisitions; our ability to successfully integrate our recently acquired businesses; our ability to locate suitable acquisition opportunities and secure the financing necessary to complete such acquisitions; transportation costs remaining in-line with recent levels and expected trends; our ability to mitigate, to the best extent possible, our dependence on current management and certain of our larger strategic operating partners; our compliance with financial and other covenants under our indebtedness; the absence of any adverse laws or governmental regulations affecting the transportation industry in general, and our operations in particular; the impact of COVID-19 on our operations and financial results; the timing for completion of the audit related to our Form 10-K and the filing date of our Form 10-K; the absence of any audit adjustments that may materially affect the preliminary unaudited financial results contained within this press release, and such other factors that may be identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings and other public announcements, including those set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended for the year ended June 30, 2022. In addition, the global economic climate and additional or unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and current conflict in Ukraine amplify many of these risks. Further, all statements regarding the Company's renewed equity shelf registration statement presume that our filings with the SEC remain timely, including within permitted extension periods. Should we be unable to timely file the Annual Report on Form 10-K within the permitted extension period, we would be unable to access our shelf registration statement until we are current in our SEC reports for at least one year. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
RADIANT LOGISTICS, INC.
Reconciliation of Total Revenues to Net Revenue Margin, Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stock, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
(unaudited)
As used in this report, Net Revenue Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Net Revenue Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are presented herein because they are important metrics used by management to evaluate and understand the performance of the ongoing operations of Radiant's business. For Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, management uses a 24.5% tax rate to calculate the provision for income taxes before preferred dividend requirement to normalize Radiant's tax rate to that of its competitors and to compare Radiant's reporting periods with different effective tax rates. In addition, in arriving at Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, the Company adjusts for certain non-cash charges and significant items that are not part of regular operating activities. These adjustments include income taxes, depreciation and amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration, transition costs, lease termination costs, acquisition related costs, litigation costs, amortization of debt issuance costs, and issuance costs for preferred stock redemption.
We commonly refer to the term "net revenue margin" when commenting about our Company and the results of operations. Net revenue margin is a Non-GAAP measure calculated as revenues less directly related operations and expenses attributed to the Company's services. We believe net revenue margin are a better measurement than are total revenues when analyzing and discussing the effectiveness of our business and is used as a portion of a key metric the Company uses to discuss its progress.
EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure of income and does not include the effects of preferred stock dividends, redemption of preferred stock, interest and taxes, and excludes the "non-cash" effects of depreciation and amortization on long-term assets. Companies have some discretion as to which elements of depreciation and amortization are excluded in the EBITDA calculation. We exclude all depreciation charges related to technology and equipment, and all amortization charges (including amortization of leasehold improvements). We then further adjust EBITDA to exclude changes in fair value of contingent consideration, expenses specifically attributable to acquisitions, transition and lease termination costs, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, extraordinary items, share-based compensation expense, litigation expenses unrelated to our core operations, MM&D start-up costs and other non-cash charges. While management considers EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA useful in analyzing our results, it is not intended to replace any presentation included in our consolidated financial statements.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, as presented, represent a useful method of assessing the performance of our operating activities, as they reflect our earnings trends without the impact of certain non-cash charges and other non-recurring charges. These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the GAAP financial information by providing additional insight regarding results of operations to allow a comparison to other companies, many of whom use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. However, these non-GAAP financial measures will not be defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other companies. Net Revenue Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any of the consolidated statements of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP, or as an indication of Radiant's operating performance or liquidity.
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Company Engages Top-Tier Contract Research Organization
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today initiation of a series of phased experiments to begin the process of moving its CAR-T cell de-differentiation approach through pre-clinical validation. CAR-T cells are T cells (the lymphoid cells of the body that kill tumors) isolated from a cancer patient that have been modified by expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which is specific for the patient's tumor.
While CAR-T cells are effective at treating certain lymphomas and leukemias, solid tumors such as liver, breast and colon remain resistant to CAR-T therapies for several reasons. One reason is "T cell exhaustion", a term that means the T cells that are initially recruited to the tumor to kill it end up losing their effectiveness. The company believes that NR2F6, a checkpoint that puts the brakes on T cell activity, is a key player in the T Cell exhaustion phenomenon. Inhibiting NR2F6 is expected to prevent these T cells from becoming dysfunctional.
The Company has engaged the contract research organization, ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc. of Richmond, California, to embark on a series of experiments using the Company's proprietary shRNA NR2F6-inhibiting technology to validate this approach.
"We are extremely excited to be using our cutting-edge genetic approach to create long-lasting CAR-T cells," says David Koos, Chairman and CEO of the Company. "By partnering with a well-qualified organization such as ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc., we expect to quickly move this program forward to the clinic."
About Regen BioPharma Inc.:
Regen BioPharma, Inc. is a publicly traded biotechnology company (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP). The Company is focused on the immunology and immunotherapy space. The Company is focused on rapidly advancing novel technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. Currently, the Company is focused on mRNA and small molecule therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disorders. Additional information on Regen BioPharma is available at http://www.regenbiopharmainc.com.
Disclaimer: This news announcement may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks.
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Berry will lead the U.S. national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time HIV long-term survivors are now included in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. As the U.S. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commemorate National HIV and Aging Awareness Day (#NHAAD) on September 18, the unique needs of long-term survivors require bold action and visionary leadership. The Reunion Project (TRP), the national alliance of HIV long-term survivors, today announced that Jeff Berry has joined as its first executive director, effective September 1. Berry, who has been living with HIV for over 35 years, previously served as chair of The Reunion Project's National Steering Committee.
"I am thrilled to be a part of this great organization, and grateful to the funders who helped make it happen," says Berry. "We are on the cusp of a silver tsunami of people living and aging with HIV who require services tailored to their unique needs. Isolation and other mental health issues have been exacerbated by COVID-19, so there is no time to waste and no better time for renewed focus on the myriad issues facing long-term survivors and people aging with HIV."
History of The Reunion Project
Berry joins The Reunion Project from TPAN, where he served as chief editorial officer and editor of the country's leading non-profit HIV magazine Positively Aware since 2005. Berry, who has 30 years of experience working in the non-profit and publishing world, is co-founder of The Reunion Project. Since its inception, The Reunion Project has established itself as the national network of long-term survivors of HIV. There are not any longstanding and continuous opportunities, at the national level, that have adopted a for-us- by-us approach to addressing the psychosocial aspects of persons aging with HIV and AIDS aside from the work of The Reunion Project.
"We are proud to support The Reunion Project and its network of long-term survivors. Gilead knows the importance of facilitating organic connections and empowerment opportunities for long-term survivors through creative programming," says Darwin Thompson, Director of Corporate Giving at Gilead Sciences. "The work of The Reunion Project has been critical to cultivating these safe spaces."
Our programs
The Reunion Project convenes groups of HIV long-term survivors and allies in targeted U.S. cities and virtual settings for personal and professional development for the growing and aging HIV and AIDS population (i.e., 379,000 people as of 2018, CDC). The convening is done through town halls, education, storytelling, networking, and information dissemination via peer-based support within in-person settings and web-based platforms.
"I'm excited and encouraged to see the tireless work of a diverse group of long-term survivors evolve from an all-volunteer effort to the naming of a full-time executive director," says Marc Meachem, Head, U.S. External Affairs, ViiV Healthcare. "We were honored to support The Reunion Project and know that Jeff and the steering committee will build on the body of work to elevate the voices, experiences, and needs of long-term survivors in our national dialogues around ending the HIV epidemic."
Founded in 2015 by activists living with HIV, The Reunion Project is the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV, collaborating with local and national HIV advocates, providers and researchers. Together, we convene and connect individuals and communities, sharing our experiences of survival and loss while honoring our past, and developing successful strategies for living and supporting one another—today and into the future.
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$10,000 Donation will provide needed resources to promote academic success
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RHP Properties, the nation's largest private owner and operator of manufactured home communities, has announced a $10,000 donation to support Arturo Cambeiro Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contribution will be used to purchase educational materials and supplies through AdoptAClassroom.org, a national nonprofit that provides funding for Pre K-12 teachers and schools. It is the seventh school RHP Properties has adopted through the program, with a total of $70,000 of donations to date.
RHP Properties' adoption of the school will enable teachers and school administrators to access AdoptAClassroom.org's private ecommerce marketplace of nearly 30 school supply and school specialty vendors. Educators can use the donation to select specific materials they need for their classrooms, as well as access an online fundraising platform.
"We are so thankful for the generous donation RHP has provided to our school," said Chris Popek, Principal of Arturo Cambeiro Elementary. "Our teachers work extremely hard at making learning enjoyable and engaging and I am excited to see them put extra instructional resources to use that the donation will fund. We appreciate RHP choosing Arturo Cambeiro Elementary to help educate our students!"
Arturo Cambeiro Elementary serves approximately 518 children, grades Pre-K through 5 and about 120 of the students are residents at nearby RHP Properties manufactured home community Millennium Estates.
"Teachers at Arturo Cambeiro Elementary have told us how this donation will make a difference," said Ross Partrich, CEO, RHP Properties. "It will impact the quality of educational tools and books they can provide. It will help create an engaging learning environment. And it will help foster the love of learning that the school prides itself on. Our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org is one we are proud of, as is giving back to the community to prepare our youth for success."
"As inflation has continued to rise this year, back-to-school supply costs are more expensive than last school year and teachers need help stocking their classrooms more than ever," said Ann Pifer, executive director of AdoptAClassroom.org. "Thanks to RHP Properties' generous donation, we are able to help equip more teachers and classrooms with the tools needed for children to thrive in school, at a time when teachers and students' families need extra support."
Founded in 1988, RHP Properties is the nation's largest privately held owner and operator of manufactured home communities with managed assets of more than $6B, including 318 manufactured home communities nationwide, totaling about 74,353 homes in 30 states. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, RHP Properties employs more than 1,000 professionals. For more information visit www.rhp.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National probate and inheritance dispute law firm, RMO LLP, announced today Los Angeles Managing Partner, Matthew Baker, has been selected as an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).
RMO Founding Partner, Scott Rahn, said, "Matthew is an all-star person and litigator, and it's no surprise to us that the LCA recognized his abilities. We couldn't be prouder of him."
Baker's practice focuses on probate disputes, including representing heirs, beneficiaries and fiduciaries in contested trust, estate, probate, and conservatorship litigation matters.
In addition to his work at RMO, Baker is incoming President of the Santa Monica Bar Association and Treasurer of the Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council. He also has served as a volunteer prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and as a volunteer with the Public Counsel Law Center, including the Children's Rights Project, Public Counsel's Debtor Assistance Project, and the Center for Veterans' Advancement.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Associate Fellows are selected based upon excellence and early career accomplishments in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Associate Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or on such track, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows at all levels.
RMO LLP provides personal, cost-effective inheritance dispute services to individual and institutional clients. The firm's attorneys focus on probate litigation involving contested trust, estate, probate, and conservatorship matters. RMO has offices serving clients with probate disputes throughout California, Florida, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. For more information, please visit https://rmolawyers.com/
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TORONTO and NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble Inc. ("Rumble"), the video-sharing platform, which recently announced its business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI), today reminded stockholders of its Board of Director nominees, who will take office effective at the closing of the transaction, subject to receipt of stockholder approval at the upcoming special meeting of stockholders of CF VI to be held on September 15, 2022 and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
Rumble's post-merger Board of Director nominees are:
Chris Pavlovski, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Chris Pavlovski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble. As a three-time successful entrepreneur, Mr. Pavlovski has over 20 years' experience in the online marketing and advertising space. After building websites daily in his teenage years, Mr. Pavlovski served as the director of marketing for NASA's Next Giant Leap from 2009 through 2012, leading corporate donations, sponsorships, and Internet marketing strategies. Mr. Pavlovski also founded Cosmic Development in 2011, a global IT business employing 150+ employees with offices in Europe and North America. The business was ranked as the 2nd best employer in Macedonia and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Mr. Pavlovski also sits on numerous boards, including Macedonia 2025, a not-for-profit organization focused on economic and educational development in Macedonia.
Nancy Armstrong, Independent
Nancy Armstrong is an Emmy-nominated producer and the founder/executive producer of Happy Warrior Media. She recently launched her award-winning documentary on ADHD, "The Disruptors". Previously, she co-founded and was an executive producer of MAKERS, a leading women's video and media platform and library. Prior to MAKERS, Ms. Armstrong began her career in media at Ogilvy, Inc. in New York City. Ms. Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a master's degree in communications from Boston University.
Paul Cappuccio, Independent
Paul Cappuccio has served as a director of Rumble since January 2021. Mr. Cappuccio has also served as a director of two publicly listed companies, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. from 2016 to 2020 (where Mr. Cappuccio served as the chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and on the Audit Committee) and Central European Media Enterprises from 2009 to 2018. Since January 2020, Mr. Cappuccio has served as the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of NJOY, LLC, a privately-held company that sells electronic nicotine delivery systems to adult smokers and former smokers. From 2019-2020, Mr. Cappuccio served as Vice Chairman of dtx, a digital company that connects consumers with brands through QR codes. From January 2001 to June 2018, Mr. Cappuccio served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Time Warner, Inc, a consolidated worldwide media and entertainment company. From August 1999 to January 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at America Online, Inc., another publicly-listed internet access company. Prior to his time serving as general counsel, Mr. Cappuccio was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. Additionally, Mr. Cappuccio served as a law clerk to two Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy and Hon. Antonin Scalia) as well as one U.S. Court of Appeals Judge. Mr. Cappuccio received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Georgetown University.
Robert Arsov, Independent
Robert Arsov is a Founding Partner and CEO of Hoplon Capital, an asset manager formed in May 2021, pursuing investments focused on the digital economy that are disruptive in their respective end markets including insurance, financial services, IT and consulting services, healthcare, digital infrastructure and media industries. Mr. Arsov also currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Guggenheim Partners, a position he has held since May 2021. Prior to becoming Senior Advisor, he was a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners from May 2014 to May 2021, where he advised companies across the technology, IT/business and insurance services sectors while maintaining an active M&A advisory practice in the biotech and pharma sectors. Mr. Arsov was previously a member of the M&A group at Credit Suisse and its predecessor company Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York. Mr. Arsov holds a B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
Ryan Milnes, Non-Independent
Ryan Milnes is an accomplished entrepreneur who has served as a director of Rumble since 2013. Mr. Milnes is also the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmic Development, a global IT business employing more than 150 employees with offices in Europe and North America. Since founding Cosmic in 2013, Mr. Milnes has overseen Cosmic's provision of content editing and moderation services to Rumble. He is the owner and director of multiple businesses which focus on tech and real estate. Mr. Milnes holds a film degree from the Toronto Film School.
Ethan Fallang, Independent
Ethan Fallang has served as a director of Rumble since May of 2021. Mr. Fallang also serves as a director at Riverview Health Institute, LLC. Currently, Mr. Fallang is a Partner at Narya Capital Management, LLC, where he is in charge of overseeing the fund's accounting, tax, and audit functions. Prior to joining Narya Capital Management, LLC, Mr. Fallang served as the Chief Executive Officer of Riverview Health Institute, LLC, from October 2010 to February 2020. Mr. Fallang holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
About Rumble
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. In December 2021, the company announced the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with CFVI. See the announcement here: https://corp.rumble.com.
About CF Acquisition Corp. VI
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit: www.cantor.com.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Rumble and CFVI. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the transaction described herein, CFVI has filed with the SEC an effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of CFVI, on August 12, 2022 (the "Registration Statement"), and has filed, and will file, other relevant materials with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to all CFVI stockholders as of the Record Date. Investors and security holders of CF VI are urged to read the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (and any supplements thereto, as and when filed), and all other relevant documents filed or to be filed in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CFVI through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed or that will be filed by CFVI with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to CF Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 or via email at CFVI@cantor.com. The documents filed or that will be filed by Rumble or any successor entity of the transaction with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Rumble USA Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
Participants in the Solicitation
CFVI, Rumble and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. CFVI's stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and executive officers of CFVI in the Registration Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination is set forth in the Registration Statement.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of CFVI or Rumble, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" relating to Rumble and its business, which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Rumble's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential", "predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Rumble. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Rumble assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Rumble gives no assurance that Rumble will achieve its expectations.
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The Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl and Mango Passion Fruit Açaí Bowl will enter nationwide retail
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAMBAZON, the leading supplier of certified fair trade and organic Açaí, announced today the addition of two new flavors - Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl and Mango Passion Fruit Açaí Bowl - to its Ready-To-Eat Bowl lineup. Inspired by the popularity of their current Ready-To-Eat Bowl offerings, these new additions will stay true to the SAMBAZON brand and will feature gluten- and grain-free ingredients.
"We're thrilled to continue bringing innovation to the freezer section with the expansion of our Ready-To-Eat, pre-blended Bowl line," said Ryan Black, SAMBAZON's co-founder. "With consumers looking for convenient, healthy, and accessible meal alternatives, we are excited to share the delicious powers of Açaí and exotic taste of dragon fruit, while providing consumers with what they are looking for."
The new Bowl offerings will be available in:
- Mango Passion Fruit Açaí Bowl - Combining the exotic flavors of mango, Açaí, and a passion fruit blend, with a coconut flake topping, this creamy bowl supports immunity and is an excellent source of Vitamin C. Crafted with Fair Trade certified Açaí and only 190 calories, this bowl is perfect for breakfast, a mid-day snack, or taking on-the-go!
- Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl - Featuring a prebiotic red dragon fruit blend and toasted coconut flake topping, this bowl supports gut health. The Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl is the first non-Açaí bowl to be added to the collection and is bursting with the taste of summer. Each bowl contains 250 calories and makes for the perfect meal or snack!
In line with SAMBAZON's goal to achieve 100% plant-based and post-consumer recycled retail packaging by 2025, each bowl container is made from FSC Certified plant-fiber, is PFAS free and recyclable, for a meal that minimizes waste. As the first company to launch plant-based packaging in this category, SAMBAZON designed these containers to be easily recycled and help minimize the amount of plastic packaging, ultimately leading to less waste and impact on the planet. This packaging has been recognized for its excellence at the DOW Packaging Innovation Awards where it was a Gold Winner and was awarded third place in the Sustainable Food Packaging Category at the Dieline Awards in 2021.
Entering the freezer aisle over the coming months, the Mango Passion Fruit Açaí Bowls will be available nationwide at Wegmans & Stater Brothers locations starting July, Publix beginning in September and Walmart in October. The Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl will enter Los Angeles Costco locations and will be available nationwide in Publix in September, and is currently also available at Wegmans & Stater Brothers. Both bowls will continue to roll out at smaller natural retailers in the Pacific Northwest for $3.99 USD per bowl.
To learn more about SAMBAZON, please visit www.sambazon.com or follow along on Instagram @sambazon.
ABOUT SAMBAZON
Founded in 2000, SAMBAZON, an acronym for Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon, was the first company to introduce "certified Açaí" to the world, supplying organic and Fair Trade certified Açaí products such as Smoothie Packs, Ready to Eat Açaí Bowls, Juices, Energy drinks and Açaí Bites from a proprietary supply chain to ensure transparency from the "palm of the tree to the palm of your hand." SAMBAZON's Fair Trade certification has helped to protect the Amazon Rainforest and its rich biodiversity and has helped to positively impact thousands of local growers by donating over $1 million to build or renovate healthcare centers, community centers and schools. For more information about SAMBAZON's mission and products, visit www.sambazon.com.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shapiro+Raj, the largest independent minority owned Future-Forward Insights Consultancy, is a top finalist across three categories – Marketing Research Supplier of the Year, Global Marketing Research Project, and B2B Research Project.
According to Quirk's Media, the Marketing Research and Insight Excellence Awards include categories covering both individual and team achievements as well as awards for best projects, market research tools, and people who give their talents to make the world a better place.
"We are delighted to celebrate the impactful work our teams do across industries. To have not just one but three finalist nominations across different categories is incredible and speaks to our ability to add value and create impact to marketing research today," said Cindy Tran, President.
"To be the only firm in the industry to have advanced to finalist across three major award categories is an exciting milestone for us. We achieved this recognition, not just by creating cool tech or cool tools, but by creating a disruptive business model that frames integrated strategic learning agendas to drive business outcomes for clients. This is vastly different than the industry approach – institutional, industrialized model of products/tools sold by project to solve tactical evaluative needs," said Zain Raj, the company's CEO.
Shapiro+Raj is a Top 25 Most Innovative Research Company and the #1 Strategic Insights Consultancy, according to Greenbook's 2022 Global GRIT report. The company is also a Nationally Certified Minority Business Enterprise.
Shapiro+Raj works with Fortune 10-500 clients to future-proof their business by finding new and unusual ways to grow in today's continually reshaping landscape. Based in North America, Shapiro+Raj is headquartered in Chicago with an office in New York, and Pune, India.
For more information on current announcements, visit https://www.shapiroraj.com/.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Pricing Partners (SPP) announced today that a judgment has been entered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against James H. "Jim" Geisman (case number 3:19-cv-00195), awarding SPP a permanent injunction against Geisman along with $779,114.60 and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (in an amount to be determined later by the Court). As part of the judgment, the Court found Geisman liable for breach of his exit agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets under state and federal law, copyright infringement, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and unfair and deceptive acts or practices.
"We have invested heavily in the creation of our trade secrets, methodology, processes and software because they deliver real value for the software companies who invest in us," said Chris Mele, Managing Partner of Software Pricing Partners. "This judgment acknowledges that our methods are not public knowledge, and our trade secrets lie at the core of enabling our clients to achieve such significant results."
Over the course of its three-year litigation, SPP presented evidence that Geisman–a former partner in the consulting firm, which develops and implements monetization strategies and models for software companies—downloaded, used and disclosed SPP's files containing trade secrets upon departing the firm in 2018. The Court stated as follows:
Geisman began downloading SPP's files containing trade secrets to his personal computer before exiting SPP. When (SPP) learned about the unauthorized downloads, Geisman assured SPP he would delete all SPP files. (Doc. No. 57 ¶¶ 44-46). Instead, Geisman attempted to download the SPP files containing trade secrets on numerous additional occasions, including after he left SPP. (Id. ¶¶ 47-50). He even used and disclosed SPP's trade secrets during his work with [a customer] for a profit. (Id. ¶¶ 92- 93). All the while he was representing to SPP that he did not take SPP files with him after his exit...Thereafter, he again represented to (SPP's) counsel that he did not take anything from SPP when he left even though he still had, used, and disclosed SPP's files. (Id. ¶ 63). In fact, in 2020, during the course of this litigation, Geisman had over 11,000 SPP files on his personal electronics. (Id. ¶ 51). Based on these facts, Geisman willfully and maliciously misappropriated SPP's trade secrets and SPP is entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees.
"I'm grateful that Judge Conrad held Geisman accountable for his wrongful conduct," said Mele. "I'm also very proud of our legal team. Their arguments in this case were outstanding."
"I strongly encourage all founders and executives to go the distance—to protect their legal rights—so we continue to build strong case law that will eliminate this kind of behavior. I sincerely hope this case helps ensure that those who disregard the law will pay a heavy price," said Mele.
SPP was also awarded a permanent injunction preventing Geisman from:
- Using and/or altering for use SPP's name or any trademarks, logos, or any of its other registered copyrights.
- Disclosing any confidential information that is not otherwise known or available to individuals or companies other than SPP and/or its current and former principals, employees, and agents, including any confidential information in the over 11,000 SPP files on Geisman's personal electronics.
- Using, disclosing, or disseminating the 134 specific files enumerated in SPP's Complaint (including any information, formulae, algorithms, etc. contained within those files) and the specific mathematical formula underlying SPP's pricing/discounting curve (including any underlying notes concerning the mathematical formula), even if the information otherwise is known solely by memory or in Geisman's head.
Geisman must also return or destroy files that contain SPP's trade secrets, mathematical formula, and any underlying notes concerning the mathematical formula.
On July 12, 2021, while the case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina was pending, Geisman filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code in the case captioned In re James H. Geisman, Case No. 21-30257, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Software Pricing Partners was represented in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina by Moore & Van Allen of Charlotte, NC.
SPP intends to vigorously protect and enforce its rights and ensure complete compliance with the Court's Order. To that end, we ask that software companies or individuals with information regarding Jim Geisman's use or disclosure of SPP's files or information to please contact J. Mark Wilson, Moore & Van Allen, at 704-331-1000.
Software Pricing Partners (SPP) helps software companies outmaneuver competitors by driving top-line growth, profitability and better valuations through more effective and inventive approaches to monetization. Since 1982, the firm has worked with hundreds of B2B software company clients, including some of the industry's most recognizable brands. Software Pricing Partners is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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TRUCKEE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Gas Corporation (Southwest Gas or Company), as part of our commitment to meet our customers' goals for sustainable energy and achieve economy-wide carbon reduction targets, is translating purpose into action with its proposed hydrogen-blending demonstration project (Project) filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on September 8, 2022. The Project was submitted as part of a Joint Application with Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas and Electric Company, that also filed proposed hydrogen projects within their respective service territories. Southwest Gas' Project proposal, if approved, will produce vital information toward implementing meaningful, practical and sustainable energy solutions with measurable impact toward the Truckee Town Council's goal of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 and further contributes to Southwest Gas' larger efforts and integral role in supporting economy-wide climate and environmental goals.
The Company's Project aims to establish critical knowledge complementary to the other joint utility Applicants' demonstration projects while uniquely targeting hydrogen-blending scenarios in extreme cold weather and high-elevation conditions, such as those experienced in the Truckee area. Hydrogen, an efficient energy carrier like natural gas, can be blended with traditional natural gas or renewable natural gas (RNG). Yet knowledge gaps exist surrounding the optimal percentages of hydrogen blends in extreme climates – Southwest Gas' Project will help to close these knowledge gaps to ensure safety, system integrity and reliability. Moreover, the Company has committed to employing new sustainable technologies to assist the Town of Truckee in achieving their environmental sustainability priorities.
Given the extreme weather spectrum across California, the Town of Truckee presents a unique opportunity to determine optimal hydrogen-blend percentages in extremely cold areas. The mountain community in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range sits at an elevation of 5,817 feet and experiences average low temperatures below freezing eight months out of the year. These climates necessitate higher heating demands and make use of different end-use appliances such as generators, radiant heaters, furnaces and boilers.
Over an 18-month period, the Project will test a blend of 5% to 20% hydrogen with natural gas, flowing through plastic and steel pipelines. The hydrogen used in this test is created through the process called electrolysis which separates hydrogen from oxygen in water – a low- to no-carbon generating process that releases oxygen beneficially into our atmosphere and stores hydrogen for use, further reducing GHG emissions. This Project aims to provide critical data that will help the creation of the nation's first hydrogen-injection standard for natural gas operators.
"Southwest Gas is committed to offering sustainable solutions for our customers to meet or exceed their expectations. This project is an example of this commitment to partner with our communities on projects that enhance the quality of life in our service territories and provide sustainable energy solutions. Integral to the success of meeting economy-wide net-zero goals are revolutionary technologies and services that will unleash innovation and enhance global energy reliability. Hydrogen and RNG are powerful solutions for our energy future that are helping to transform how we fuel our lives, homes and businesses while honoring our commitment to environmental stewardship and emissions reductions for long-term change," said Dr. Laura S. Nelson, vice president of sustainability and public policy.
This Project proposal is just one of several of the Company's hydrogen pilot programs supporting environmental efforts as part of larger sustainability initiatives, which include hydrogen blending and/or electrolysis projects with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Arizona State University (ASU); and Gas Technology Institute (GTI). These initiatives are embracing innovation and supporting sustainability and climate and environmental goals throughout our service territories and communities.
Southwest Gas Corporation is a dynamic energy company proudly delivering safe, reliable and affordable natural gas to over two million customers throughout Arizona, California and Nevada and is committed to exceeding our customers' expectations while innovating sustainable energy solutions for tomorrow. For more information about how Southwest Gas is supporting a sustainable energy future, please visit www.swgas.com/sustainability.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 8, 2022, the California Supreme Court decided in People v. Christopher Strong that some special circumstance findings in murder cases do not automatically preclude defendants from resentencing relief under SB 1437.
SB 1437 was passed in 2018 to allow individuals convicted of certain murder charges to get a reduced sentence if they were not the actual killer, were not a substantial actor in the murder, and did not "act with reckless indifference to human life." This law is retroactive and applies to felony murder cases and those where a defendant was convicted under the natural and probable consequences doctrine.
Originally, many courts refused to apply SB 1437 to special circumstance felony murder cases. However, with the recent Supreme Court ruling, those cases may be reconsidered. Defendants may be able to vacate a conviction and get resentenced to achieve a reduced sentence.
Special circumstance murder is often called "capital murder" because it can result in the death penalty. A person may also be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole (LWOP).
Defendants eligible for resentencing under SB 1437 may be released to return to their families, where that was not previously possible. Life sentences disproportionately affect people of color, who represent more than two-thirds (67.5%) of this group, according to The Sentencing Project.
SB 1437 and the recent Supreme Court decision in Strong are working to reduce unnecessary incarceration for people who did not actually commit murder but are serving a sentence as if they did.
Spolin Law P.C. is a criminal appeals law firm fighting for clients in state courts in California, Texas, Michigan, and New York, and in federal courts throughout the nation. We are dedicated to justice for those who have been wrongfully convicted or received overly harsh punishments. Our lead attorney Aaron Spolin, and his award-winning team of post-conviction lawyers is here to answer questions about SB 1437 resentencing and other relief in California.
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WCC partners with automotive industry to prepare students for EV and mobility jobs of today and tomorrow
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, highlighting its programs to prepare the EV and mobility workforce of today and tomorrow.
With its all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E and demonstrations of Umlaut automotive cybersecurity workbenches identical to those used in industry, WCC will showcase its integrated approach and cutting-edge technology used to prepare students for careers in the rapidly changing automotive industry.
A leader among its peers in training students for mobility jobs of the future, WCC will be the only community college at the Detroit Auto Show's AutoMobili-D days on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 14-15. Automotive industry companies are invited to WCC's booth on the main floor of the Huntington Place in downtown Detroit to visit with automotive and cybersecurity faculty.
The college, located about 30 miles from Detroit, partners closely with business and industry to understand workforce needs and develop programs to educate and train the mobility talent pipeline.
At any given time the college enrolls 1,000 students in more than 60 automotive and cybersecurity technology career pathways and courses for skill-building and job training.
Highlights of WCC's efforts in the transportation and mobility landscape in recent years include:
- In 2014 WCC launched its Advanced Transportation Center, uniquely combining automotive technologies, advanced manufacturing and IT into a holistic curriculum approach.
- In 2017 WCC became the only community college to join the University of Michigan-led Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT). WCC's role in the consortium is to apply the research and knowledge gained from this partnership in the classroom.
- In 2020 the college was designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The college offers a Cybersecurity Associate Degree, an Automotive Cybersecurity Certificate and other cyber certificates, in addition to transportation technologies programs.
- In 2021 WCC was the first community college in the state to acquire the EV Ford Mustang Mach-E to prepare students for the rapidly evolving automotive industry. During the past academic year, the Mach-E has been integrated into the curriculum to help students learn how to diagnose, repair and calibrate advanced driver assistance systems and battery electric motor powertrains.
- This Fall semester WCC debuted its new Automotive Cybersecurity Lab. The lab features state-of-the-art Umlaut workbenches that allow students to complete hands-on exercises to test automobile network and infrastructure security, helping to protect drivers from cybersecurity attacks. Visitors to WCC's Auto Show booth can see this workbench in action.
Washtenaw Community College (WCC), Ann Arbor, Mich., educates students through a wide range of associate and certificate programs in areas such as health care, business, STEM and advanced transportation and mobility. WCC offers accelerated and online programs and was ranked the number one community college in Michigan, according to schools.com. WCC is committed to student success, with nearly 70% of students intending to transfer to complete a bachelor degree. The college also works through community, business and union partnerships to develop highly specialized training programs to meet the region's workforce talent needs.
For more information about Washtenaw Community College, visit www.wccnet.edu.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and JobsOhio, the state's private nonprofit economic development corporation, today announced a $475,000 grant for the Youngstown Business Incubator to attract new businesses and bolster economic development. The grant was awarded through the JobsOhio Vibrant Communities Grant program, which revitalizes downtowns and main streets through targeted investments in distressed, small and medium-sized cities across Ohio.
In addition to the vibrancy grant, the Youngstown Business Incubator received a U.S. EDA Public Works grant for $1.9 million, bringing the project total to nearly $2.4 million. The Youngstown Business Incubator will add additional office, manufacturing, and research space to attract growing companies to the 65,000 square feet facility. The next phase of the project will include the complete overhaul and modernization of 18,000 square feet throughout three floors. This will include interior and exterior refurbishment, which will encompass the construction of office space, a conference room, clean room, and an outdoor mezzanine space to fuel collaboration and innovation.
A portion of the space will be built for Youngstown-based JuggerBot 3D to further increase its production capacity and add additional staff. As a leading manufacturer of large format 3D printers, JuggerBot's continued expansion is key to bringing new additive manufacturing jobs to the Mahoning Valley. The remaining space will be available for companies to lease.
The buildout coincides with JobsOhio's $450,000 grant for the Youngstown Business Incubator's acquisition of the XJet Carmel 1400. The first of its kind in the United States, the XJet Carmel 1400 leverages NanoParticle Jetting technology to 3D print virtually anything out of ceramic. The industry-leading printer enables high quality manufacturing without compromising on material or design.
Additionally, Steelite International, a global manufacturer and supplier of award-winning tabletop and buffet solutions for the hospitality industry, will relocate its headquarters to Youngstown. The company, which previously announced its move from Pennsylvania in June 2022, will occupy 45,000 square feet at the Taft Technology Center and Semple Building in downtown Youngstown.
"This is an historic moment for Youngstown," said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. "The Youngstown Business Incubator is a catalyst that can attract more advanced manufacturing back to Ohio, and we look forward to partnering with Steelite International as they continue to expand and grow here."
"The Mahoning Valley has a rich manufacturing history, and the YBI is an important part of the infrastructure by advancing extraordinary technology that will change how Youngstown will make essential products for the world," said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio president and CEO. "With assistance from a JobsOhio Vibrant Community Grant, we are partnering to re-energize downtown while bolstering additive manufacturing that will increase manufacturing efficiencies, positively impact lives, bring new companies to the region, and grow high-paying jobs."
Previously, in August 2021, JobsOhio announced that the cities of Van Wert, Sandusky, Coshocton and Painesville would receive over $4 million to fuel economic development. JobsOhio also provided a $1.5 million Vibrant Community Grant to the City of Oxford to help fund a $10.4 million development project with Miami University. And in April 2022, JobsOhio awarded a $1.2 million grant to the Central District to assist in the redevelopment of downtown Lima.
JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention, and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio through Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, One Columbus, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership and Team NEO. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
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avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
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Do you know there is land in Wyoming belonging to you that you cannot access? You can be a hunter, a hiker, a trail rider or even a bird watcher and your land is off limits.
Why? Simple. Because there are rich ranchers blocking your access. These guys think your land really belongs to them and it's there to enhance the value of their ranches by having a “private hunting preserve” just for them.
One doesn’t have to go far from Laramie to see this abuse firsthand. Ever try to hunt Elk Mountain? It belongs to you, but good luck!
Now The Iron Bar LCC Ranch at Elk Mountain, owned by North Carolina resident Fredric Eshelman, is claiming damages of $7.75 million for loss to the ranch’s value because he could not win a case keeping hunters off “his” public land.
This is not the only case in Wyoming where landowners are blocking public land. Just look north to Cody and Heart Mountain. It's the same story there.
It's kind of like COVID in Wyoming — it’s everywhere.
It is time for our Republican-controlled Legislature to start representing us all, not just rich ranchers and big money in our state. It is time for you to have a voice in Wyoming. It is time for justice.
Wyoming needs a law requiring private land owners provide “good“ access across theirs to public public lands sitting behind their fences. “Good” doesn’t mean taking some mountain goat trail. "Good” means a trail a child would be safe walking. Or, they should pay the helicopter rental fee needed to get us to our land!
Public land is not there to enhance ranch values. It is for each and every one of us to enjoy.
Don’t let your government keep sticking its head in the sand and ignore us. Make it hear you and take appropriate action, not wait another 10 years. You deserve nothing less.
Remind these elected officials that you vote, and big money shouldn’t have a vote to infringe on your rights.
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SWEETWATER COUNTY - On Tuesday, Sept. 13, Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Rachelle Morris, the former executive director of the Young at Heart Community Center in Rock Springs, for what investigators describe as the suspected embezzlement of over $2 million from their daycare facility, the Young at Heart Early Learning Center.
In late June of this year, Morris suddenly tendered her resignation from the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, citing "personal reasons."
Days later, on Friday, July 1, 2022, Morris was terminated for cause from Young at Heart.
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, Young at Heart filed a formal complaint in the Third District Court against Morris, initiating separate civil and criminal investigations.
Through the course of the months-long criminal investigation, sheriff's detectives discovered that from 2016 to present, during her tenure as Young at Heart's executive director, Morris is believed to have stolen nearly $2.3 million in daycare tuition fees and federal COVID-related grant funds, depositing the embezzled money into a personal bank account registered to a fake shell corporation unaffiliated with Young at Heart, The Early Learning Center LLC, and allegedly using the stolen money to pay for personal expenses that included large home improvements, luxury cars, jewelry and international vacations.
Lead investigator on the case, Detective Sergeant Michelle Hall said, "This is a complicated case that required a painstaking, line-item analysis of years of detailed financial data. It was critically important that we didn't rush to judgment, that we really took our time, and exercised our due diligence in order present prosecutors with the strongest criminal case possible."
Hall added, "It quickly became clear that the sole focus of this investigation was Mrs. Morris, and I want to personally thank the dedicated staff at Young at Heart for their invaluable assistance in helping us to follow the money trail in this case. I hope this case and today's arrest allows their staff to move forward as valued organization in this community."
Sheriff's deputies and detectives arrested Morris this morning without incident, and as of press time, she remains held without bond at the Sweetwater County Detention Center facing multiple counts of felony theft, attempted theft, and forgery, and awaiting her initial appearance before a judge in court. If convicted and sentenced to consecutive terms, Morris could face up to 50 years in state prison.
The sheriff's office credits a cooperative effort among everyone involved with this investigation, and reminds the public that all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in accordance with law.
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While food attainment is an ever-present pressure for those struggling to make ends meet, this month people across the financial spectrum are shifting their focus to food and how to share one of life’s basic necessities with others.
September is Hunger Action Month, a national initiative to encourage communities to donate, volunteer and learn more about food insecurity and what can be done to stop it.
The month couldn’t come at a better time for Wyoming as demand for services from food banks continues to increase and money for COVID-19 pandemic relief programs dries up.
“The need has significantly increased,” said Rachel Bailey, executive director for Food Bank of Wyoming, about an uptick in demand for services over the past few months. “Some agencies are feeding double the number of households across the state.”
Laramie Interfaith has seen an increase in clientele every month this year, said executive director Josh Watanabe. In August, the organization served people from 512 unique households.
While Laramie Soup Kitchen typically had served an average of 82 people day, over the past few months the numbers have reached triple digits. One day this week, the organization reached its record number of visitors at 173. That eclipses the previous record of about 140 seen on a day in May.
“We haven’t had numbers this high throughout the pandemic,” said Laramie Soup Kitchen Executive Director Ted Cramer.
Typically, the organization serves more people in the summer when they are traveling through the city. Only time will tell whether that will be the same this year, Cramer said.
Cramer said that while he doesn’t know much specific information about Soup Kitchen clients, he’s noticed many new faces are local families that visit regularly rather than people who are just passing through.
In Albany County, 11.1% of people have food insecurity and 70% live below the SNAP threshold of 130% poverty, according to Feeding America. The issue disproportionately affects people of color, LGBTQ people and people with a lower socioeconomic status, said University of Wyoming nutrition professor Jill Keith.
On the UW campus those numbers are even higher, with 45% of the campus community experiencing food insecurity in 2020, according to the UW Food Insecurity Taskforce.
Food and health
The definition of food insecurity expands further than merely referring to missing meals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture outlines food security levels that range from “high,” meaning no alterations to the diet are made, to “low” and “very low” food security, which refer to lack of variety or quality in the diet and disrupted food intake.
Food insecurity can create a host of challenges for the body, especially in areas of immune system function, growth, mental health and performance in school, Keith said.
“The only place we really don’t see any health consequences is where people have high food security,” she said.
While poverty and low wages play a role in food insecurity, other factors such as isolation and lack of transportation or nearby grocery stores also have an impact.
Even when people have enough money to buy food or can access it through a food bank, they may need education on how to prepare a meal, Keith said. Some people, especially college students, may not have the appropriate kitchen appliances to prepare healthy meals, so they rely on faster options.
This convenience comes at a cost, as these foods typically contain higher levels of sodium and saturated fats than a home-cooked meal.
The complexity of the issue presents an opportunity for community food groups to think carefully about how they offer services and how best they can fill gaps.
“I think the biggest thing is trying to connect people with resources,” Keith said. “The amazing resources are here, (so we should) think about how we make sure people can access resources.”
Working together
The recent uptick in demand has caused local food banks to get creative with how they seek donations and offer services.
Laramie Soup Kitchen has been working to educate professional catering companies on how to serve food in a way that allows for leftovers to be donated, Cramer said.
Catered events often see last-minute changes to guest lists that result in extra food. By avoiding a self-serve buffet format or even putting to-go boxes out at the end of events, more food from these events can end up in stomachs rather than garbage cans.
“There’s already a ton of food in this town that’s going to waste,” Cramer said. “Give me that.”
At Laramie Soup Kitchen, people can donate food from their homes. The group accepts nearly everything and distributes resources to other local nonprofits when there is a surplus.
There now is a strong need for food donations, especially meat, Cramer said. In addition to donating store-bought meat, people can donate game meat as long as it’s professionally processed.
Monetary donations are another powerful way to help local nonprofits. Laramie Interfaith uses its nonprofit status to buy food at a highly discounted rate, meaning the money stretches farther than it would if an individual bought food for the group.
Food Bank of Wyoming also accepts donations. Throughout Hunger Action Month Powder River Energy Foundation, CoBank and Basin Electric are providing a match of up to $25,000.
Some organizations provide wraparound services for their clients. Laramie Interfaith is now helping people sign up for the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which helps people pay rent and utilities.
“A lot of times a food pantry is the first place someone does come to seek help,” Bailey said. “In our food pantries or in human services organizations across the state they will also offer other services to help individuals in need.”
She explained that these types of programs help address root causes of food insecurity and could help in efforts to “shorten the line” of people who need food assistance.
Keith said one of the most important things nonprofits and community members can do is foster a culture of sharing and support in these spaces.
“Trying to root it in sharing and dignity (is important).” Keith said. “That’s a lot of the reason people might not use community resources, because of stigma and that lack of dignity.”
Leaders at Food Bank of Wyoming also have talked about broadening advocacy work to address some needs that go beyond filling plates.
“I think advocacy is really important right now to help your local state and national legislatures to understand what the need is in Wyoming and how they can support those in need across the state,” Bailey said.
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ROCK SPRINGS -- Western Wyoming Community College (Western) will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Mustang Loop trail system at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
The Mustang Loop is multi-use, and the main access is located off the west side parking lot at the college. This celebration is open to the public and bikes or walking shoes are recommended. Come hungry! A BBQ meal that includes a pulled pork sandwich, Carolina coleslaw, baked beans and a drink will be available for purchase. First 100 Western students can eat free by show of ID.
The Mustang Loop would not have happened if it wasn’t for the inspiration, hard work and dedication of Randy Dale. Shortly after moving to Rock Springs in 2019, Dale learned that there were no bike trails within Rock Springs proper. As Dale explained, “I’ve been mountain biking for 25...30 years, a long time. When we came to town it was like, are there any places to ride around here? Oh yeah, you have to go to Wilkins Peak. Wilkins Peak? ...But that’s 15 miles from my house.”
When Dale asked if there were any closer trails he was directed to a couple of ‘outlaw’ trails in the mountains. Dale rode those trails but explained, “...certain parts are really scary.”
But it takes a community to make a project come to life, and this trail system is just one example of how Sweetwater County community members unite.
Dale met with Jason Medler, owner of The Bike and Trike, to discuss the idea of a trail system and together the two put together a presentation for Western’s board of trustees. The board of trustees agreed to provide the land for the trail system and the Sweetwater Trails Alliance (SWTA) was created by Dale and Medler. In partnership with local businesses, organizations and the state of Wyoming, SWTA worked throughout 2021 to layout and build the trail system.
While designing the trail, Dale and SWTA felt it important to make the initial trail Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible for riders and ensuring all experience levels were put into the plan. This first, green coded trail is 42 inches wide throughout and designed for everyone’s recreational usage. In the spring of 2022, four additional connector trails were added, two are coded blue and the other two are coded black.
It was thanks to volunteers that the building of the trail system progressed quickly these past one and a half years. With countless man-hours and equipment, the trail system has come together. During the summer of 2021, Boy Scout Troop No. 4 finished the trail bridges and Sunroc donated 300 tons of road base to keep the trail available even during wet conditions. The all-season availability of the trail will be a benefit for Western students and the community. For a full list of donors visit westernwyoming.edu/mustangloop.
Additionally, Western will be debuting three Trek fat tire bikes for students to check out from the game room for use on the trail system.
"We're so excited and appreciate these new resources that students can use all the time! Having this trail on campus, especially near housing, makes it super easy to take a break from studying and get outdoors," stated Alex Riley, student government president.
The Mustang Loop trail system is multi-use and open to pets. To learn about trail etiquette, visit the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s page: https://www.imba.com/ride/ride-vibes.
To learn more about the Mustang Loop trail system or the ribbon-cutting ceremony, visit: http://westernwyoming.edu/mustangloop. For general information about Western call 800-226-1181.
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| 2022-09-13T21:02:53Z
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Inflation may be slowing, but food prices are still through the roof.
Food costs spiked 11.4% over the past year, the largest annual increase since May 1979, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Americans browsing the supermarket aisle will notice most food items are far more expensive than they were a year ago. Egg prices soared 39.8%, while flour got 23.3% more expensive. Milk rose 17% and the price of bread jumped 16.2%.
Meat and poultry also grew costlier. Chicken prices jumped 16.6%, while meats rose 6.7% and pork increased 6.8%. Fruits and vegetables together are up 9.4%.
Overall, grocery prices jumped 13.5% and restaurant menu prices increased 8%.
Why there's no relief at the grocery store
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates in an effort to tame inflation, but the central bank says that food prices are largely out of its control.
That's because food prices are affected by global events, such as the war in Ukraine, which affects the costs of wheat and other commodities. Prices also reflect the impact of natural disasters like crop-killing droughts and diseases such as avian flu, which has constrained the supply of eggs and turkeys.
Plus, it takes time for changes, such as decreases in ingredient prices, to funnel down to consumers. That means that relief from the surge grocery prices could lag declines in other areas.
And demand for food isn't flexible — consumers may be able to skimp on other items, such as clothing or gasoline, but they have to eat. Even so, shoppers are increasingly making changes to their diets and shopping habits to cope with rising costs.
People are pulling back on certain items. Sales of frozen dinners and entrees have fallen about 11% by volume in August compared to the year prior, according to a report this week from IRI, a market research company. Cookie volumes and volumes of refrigerated juices fell nearly 9% and about 8%, respectively, in that period. Lower-income households in particular are skipping items like juice, snacks and candy.
Recently, Applebee's and IHOP have reported an uptick in higher-income customers, who may be trading down from more expensive restaurants. And Tyson has noticed higher demand for chicken as shoppers buy fewer pricey steaks.
What got more expensive
The seasonally adjusted prices of most grocery items ticked up from July to August, but there were some standouts.
Margarine spiked the most, up 7.3%. Eggs were 2.9% more expensive and sugar was 2.4% higher, while flour and bread edged up 2.2%. Canned fruit prices rose 3.4% while fresh vegetables got 1.2% pricier.
Hot dog prices jumped 4.9%, while ham was up 1.3% and turkey rose 2.2%.
Some meat prices fell, however. Bacon was .5% less expensive, while the price of pork roasts, steaks and ribs fell 1.9%.
And some fruit prices moderated as well, with apples getting 2.3% cheaper and citrus fruits falling 1.6%.
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| 2022-09-13T21:22:51Z
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Using DNA found during the investigation, Parabon created trait predictions for a person of interest in the case. Those predictions were used to make a snapshot composite of the suspect.
RENO, Nevada (KITV4) -- A Reno man was arrested on Monday in connection with a 50-year-old cold case murder in Waikiki.
The original crime happened back in January 1971. According to Honolulu Police (HPD), 19-year-old Nancy Anderson was found dead by her roommate in their Waikiki apartment, located at 2222 Aloha Drive, on Jan. 7, 1972.
Investigators say Nancy had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.
At the time of the incident, HPD homicide detectives could not develop any viable leads and the case went cold. That is until September 2022, when a suspect was finally identified by DNA evidence using the services of Parabon Nanolabs, investigators said.
Using DNA found during the investigation, Parabon created trait predictions for a person of interest in the case. Those predictions were used to make a snapshot composite of the suspect.
On Sept. 12, a no-bail warrant was obtained and the suspect was arrested in Reno on a complaint of second-degree murder. That person has not yet been identified. They are awaiting extradition back to Honolulu.
Parabon Nanolabs is a DNA technology company in Virginia that specializes in advanced DNA analysis services.
This is a developing story. Check back with KITV4 for more information.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Many who know Rudy Puana say his criminal acts that led to a drug trafficking sentence were made under the influence of substance abuse. As for the seven and a half year sentence?
"I think it was excessive. I think the judge didn't really understand addiction and how it warps the mind," a supporter told KITV4.
The judge noted that Puana wasn't motivated by financial gain, but willfully wrote prescriptions primarily for two others who then sold the pills, at times, for cocaine. Prosecutors were looking for a sentence that was twice as harsh, seeking up to 17 years by the sentencing guidelines.
Prosecutors called Puana's actions a "complete breach of everything a doctor should do."
Supporters found the sentencing to be aggressive.
"I was disappointed that the sentence was as long as it was. I had a wonderful relationship with Dr. Puana as a physician and he came and helped us out when we were in severe dire need up in North Hawaii in Waimea," anesthesiologist Ken Ellington said.
The defense presented several testimonials, many attesting to Puana's contributions to the community and dedication to remaining sober.
"I've been doing for 30 years. I've never seen the amount of character letters which was we reached 95 character letters. We probably had about 45 people in court. A lot of people from the Big Island, from Texas, people from North Carolina. It's clear he had a lot of support in this case, which I think is a testament I think to who he can be when he's sober," Attorney Clint Broden said.
The judge also noted that Puana never spoke during the trial or sentencing to accept responsibility for the crimes.
Puana also must pay a $50,000 fine. After his sentence, Puana will undergo three years of supervised release.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced on Tuesday a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the most significant proposal by Republicans in Congress to curtail the procedure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three months ago.
Senate Democratic candidates immediately tried to link their Republican opponents to Graham's bill, but the South Carolina Republican defended his legislation as a bulwark against late-term abortions.
"I think the Democrats made a huge mistake in introducing legislation in Washington that would basically allow abortion up to the moment of birth," Graham told CNN. "Now we have an alternative to that."
The court's decision in June set off a nationwide scramble to define the legal rights to an abortion, after it found nearly 50 years ago a constitutional right to it.
In May, the Senate failed to advance a Democratic bill establishing a federal right to terminate a pregnancy until fetal viability, or later if there's "a risk to the pregnant patient's life or health." (Fetal viability occurs around 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.) Graham's bill, which has no chance of passing in a Democratic-controlled Senate, provides exceptions for abortions required to protect the life of the mother, and if the woman becomes pregnant through rape or incest.
Senate Republicans were slow on Tuesday to embrace Graham's plan.
"I'll look at it," said Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who chairs the Senate GOP campaign committee.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who is in a tough reelection race, would not directly answer when asked if he backs Graham's bill. Johnson said abortion laws should be decided by "we the people" in the 50 states. The Supreme Court's decision resurrected Wisconsin's abortion ban, which was passed in 1849.
South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the GOP Whip, defended the new legislation, saying it will give GOP candidates a "place to land" as they get hammered by Democrats on the issue. He said most Republicans favor abortion restrictions, not an outright ban. Thune told CNN he supported the 15-week ban.
"I would expect there would be pretty good support for that among, you know, pro-life Republicans and maybe some pro-life Democrats," Thune said.
"I also think that because the Democrats have tried to convert this into a one-sided argument that represents their singular view of the world, which is all Republicans are for an outright ban," Thune added. "I think this changes that narrative and gives candidates a place to be for something that reflects their views and doesn't fit the Democrats' narrative."
But Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a member of GOP leadership, had a different view of Graham's bill.
"I think there are going to be some differences of opinion," said Cornyn. "My preference is to have each state handle those issues."
Asked why he thought Graham put forward the legislation, Cornyn responded, "Ask Sen. Graham."
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a third GOP member of leadership, said he supported Graham's previous anti-abortion proposals, but would not answer directly when asked if it was politically advantageous for the GOP to be introducing such a bill before the midterm elections.
Senate Democratic candidates immediately seized on Graham's bill. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who's running against Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz, asked his opponent if he would support the legislation. He and other candidates including Rep. Val Demings in Florida and New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan quickly touted their own pro-abortion rights view.
"Republicans' national abortion ban will be on the ballot, in every Senate race," said Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman. "The GOP has shown, once again, the threat they pose to a woman's right to make her own health care decisions -- and voters will make their voices heard by standing with Senate Democrats in November."
It's unclear if Republicans would put the Graham bill on the Senate floor if they win back the chamber this fall.
"I don't know the answer to that," Thune told CNN. "My expectation, as I said before, is that anything we put on the floor would be at 60 votes, and there aren't 60 votes, probably for anything at the moment on either side."
House Republicans also plan on introducing a 15-week abortion ban bill. House GOP leaders have not committed to putting the measure on the floor if they recapture the majority, but House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has previously told CNN he supports banning abortions at 15 weeks.
McCarthy's "Commitment to America" -- a policy and messaging document that he is formally rolling out next week -- only makes one passing reference to abortion, according to a source familiar with the document.
The document says Republicans will "protect the lives of unborn children and mothers," the source said.
This story has been updated with additional developments.
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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, after being transported from west London's RAF Northholt airbase by car.
The Queen's family received the coffin on its arrival at the palace, where it will rest in the Bow Room overnight.
The coffin was transported from Edinburgh earlier on Tuesday on a C-17 Globemaster transport plane, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston told Sky News Tuesday in an on-camera interview.
It's a "heavily used aircraft, it carried the majority of the 15,000 people that we evacuated from Kabul last summer," said Wigston.
"And, since then, it's been involved in airlifting humanitarian aid and lethal aid nodes to support Ukraine," he added.
Princess Anne accompanied the Queen on her final flight. The deceased monarch's only daughter, Anne was also the only one of the Queen's four children to accompany her coffin from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Monday.
In a statement, Anne said it had been "an honour and a privilege" to accompany her mother on her final journeys.
"Witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys has been both humbling and uplifting," she added.
"We will all share unique memories. I offer my thanks to each and every one who share our sense of loss."
Mourners had queued outside St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday evening for their turn to pay their final respects. The Scottish government said more than 26,000 people got to file past the Queen.
Tuesday marked Charles' first trip to Northern Ireland as the United Kingdom's new monarch, following in the footsteps of his mother, who was seen as a symbol of the union and was an important figure during Northern Ireland's peace process.
The historic visit saw the King arrive at the royal residence, Hillsborough Castle, where he greeted the public and looked at floral tributes. There he met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, and the leaders of Northern Ireland's biggest political parties.
Charles and Camilla received a message of condolence by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Alex Maskey, to which the King replied: "In the years since she began her long life of public service, my mother saw Northern Ireland pass through momentous and historic changes. Through all those years, she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and for its people."
King Charles added that he would follow his mother's example of dedicating "herself to her country and her people and to maintain the principles of constitutional government."
Following the reception at the castle, the King and the Queen Consort arrived at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast for an afternoon service of prayer and reflection. They will be introduced to faith and community leaders from across Northern Ireland. More than 800 people are expected to take part in the religious service, which was also attended by UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.
His visit comes at an uneasy moment for Northern Ireland, where political tensions are high and key issues around Brexit remain unresolved.
While the majority of the country voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, the UK's ruling Conservative Party signed a Brexit deal that created new customs barriers between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain.
Elizabeth was the monarch for 70 years of Northern Ireland's 101-year history.
She was Queen during the 30 bloody years of violence known as "The Troubles," which pitted UK unionists against Irish nationalists, with the British Crown emblematic of much that divided the province.
Unionists are loyal to the Crown and the traditional British values they believe it enshrines. For Irish nationalists, it is the symbol of the British forces who subjugated their ancestors and annexed their land.
Louis Mountbatten, the last British Viceroy to India and Charles' favorite great-uncle, was murdered by the Irish Republicans along with several of his grandchildren in 1979.
The Queen publicly put aside those differences during a 2012 visit to Northern Ireland, shaking the hand of Martin McGuinness, one of the republicans most associated with the violence of the past.
Charles also shook hands with Gerry Adams in 2015, seen as another milestone in the fragile peace process as Adams had long been associated with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), once considered the armed wing of Sinn Fein which is now the largest party in Northern Ireland.
The King and the Queen Consort have now arrived back in London on their return from Belfast.
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The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half last year, thanks mainly to the enhanced child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
Some 5.2% of children were in poverty in 2021, down from 9.7% the year before, based on a broader alternative measure developed by the Census Bureau. The Supplemental Poverty Measure, which began in 2009, takes into account certain non-cash government assistance, tax credits and needed expenses -- addressing a major flaw in the official poverty rate, economists say.
The supplemental poverty rate for children was the lowest on record since the measure began. Without the enhanced child tax credit, the rate would have only fallen to 9.2%. Some 5.3 million people were lifted out of poverty because of the credit.
Overall, the supplemental poverty rate was 7.8% for 2021, down from 9.2% a year earlier.
That compares with the official poverty rate, which was 11.6% overall in 2021, not statistically different than a year earlier. The official poverty rate for children was 15.3% -- the widest gap between this rate and the supplemental measure since the latter began in 2009.
However, poverty among the elderly rose to 10.7%, up from 9.5%, according to the supplemental measure. This is likely because a larger share is on fixed incomes that aren't keeping pace with inflation, according to the Census Bureau. Still, Social Security kept 26.3 million people, the majority of them senior citizens, out of poverty.
Also, median household income in 2021 was $70,800, not statistically different than a year earlier, even as inflation started to soar last year. This follows a 2.9% decline in median income in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and the first statistically significant drop since 2011.
While the overall number of workers didn't change, the number of full-time, year-round workers increased by 11.1 million. However, the inflation-adjusted median earnings of those workers decreased 4.1%, as higher prices overtook nominal gains in earnings, the Census Bureau said.
And households at the lowest income level -- the bottom tenth of the ladder -- saw their incomes decline 4.4%, even though more lower-wage workers returned to the labor market last year and have generally experienced faster average wage growth.
Federal relief efforts also helped drive down the uninsured rate to 8.3% in 2021, down 0.4 percentage points from a year earlier and among the lowest on record. Some 27.2 million Americans did not have health insurance at any point last year, a reduction of 1.1 million people in 2020.
Federal pandemic relief measures
The supplemental poverty measure has taken on increased importance in recent years, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic when Congress approved multiple relief efforts to help Americans weather the economic storm unleashed by the virus.
As part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act that passed in March 2021, Congress enhanced the child tax credit for one year, beefing up payments to $3,600 for each child up to age 6 and $3,000 for each one ages 6 through 17, for lower- and middle-income families. For the first time, half the credit was paid in monthly installments from July through December, while parents could claim the other half when they filed their 2021 taxes this year.
As part of the credit's enhancement, more low-income parents became eligible for the full amount because lawmakers made it fully refundable.
The payments were sent to between roughly 35 million to more than 36 million families, depending on the month. A total of more than $93 billion was distributed, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
The child tax credit, in particular, had a significant impact on reducing hardship among families with kids, studies found.
"We know how to fight poverty, and it's not super complicated," said Elizabeth Lower-Basch, director of income and work supports at the left-leaning Center for Law and Social Policy, known as CLASP. "It's about giving people the resources that they need to meet their and their families' needs."
Critics of the enhanced child tax credit, as well as other stimulus measures that Democrats approved early last year, argue that they helped spur skyrocketing inflation. That's the main reason why West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat, prevented his party from extending the enhanced credit beyond last year.
In addition to beefing up the child tax credit, lawmakers approved a third round of stimulus payments last year, this one worth up to $1,400 per person. The IRS issued more than 175 million third-round payments totaling more than $400 billion through December 31. Some 8.9 million people avoided poverty because of stimulus payments, according to the Census Bureau.
Also, lawmakers extended a $300 federal boost to weekly jobless payments and two other key pandemic unemployment benefits programs until early September 2021. Most Republican-led states and one governed by a Democrat, however, terminated at least one of the programs earlier in the year.
Also, as part of a 2020 Covid-19 relief measure, states are not disenrolling low-income Americans from Medicaid in exchange for receiving additional federal matching funds during the public health emergency. Nearly 80 million people were enrolled in Medicaid in December 2021, compared with just under 73 million a year prior, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The share of people covered by Medicaid increased 0.9 percentage points, the Census Bureau found.
The American Rescue Plan Act also made the federal Affordable Care Act subsidies more generous and available to more people, particularly those in the middle class. This expanded assistance helped prompt an additional 2.8 million people to sign up for coverage under a special enrollment period last year, though it did not drive a statistically significant change in marketplace coverage.
Gains may not last
The advances in poverty reduction, however, are not expected to last this year since lawmakers did not extend the enhanced child tax credit beyond 2021, and they are not expected to approve any additional stimulus checks or other boosts to the social safety net.
The absence of the monthly child tax credit payment in January led to an estimated 3.7 million more children in poverty that month, according to the Center on Poverty & Social Policy at Columbia University. The child poverty rates rose to an estimated 17% in January, up from 12.1% in December, when the last monthly installment was delivered.
While the job market has remained robust so far in 2022, high inflation has taken a toll on many Americans. For most people, wages are not keeping pace with the increased cost of living.
"Though there were more jobs in 2022, families were certainly more squeezed by rising prices," said Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. "And so the disappearance of this child tax credit would have hurt more."
This story has been updated with additional information.
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Henry Funeral Home honors the Queen with condolences book
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Henry Funeral Home in Staunton is gathering signatures in a condolences book to honor Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family.
The book will be shipped to the family after the Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19. Alex Davis with Henry Funeral Home said they’ve had many people with personal ties to the United Kingdom come in.
“We’ve already had a number of ex-pats that have come in and been so appreciative that we have taken the initiative to do this, and signed their name,” said Davis.
He said it’s a nice way to honor close allies.
“We share so many common values, common history, common ideals, and I think it’s only proper to celebrate a life such as hers, who provided the world with 70 years of the most wonderful stability that we could enjoy in a free world,” he said.
This is not the first time Henry Funeral Home has honored a world leader with a condolences book. This is a tradition for them.
“Our funeral home started this honor back right after JFK was assassinated. Since then, we’ve have this opportunity opened up for every president since then that has passed away and a number of very larger-than-life world leaders, such as the Queen,” Davis said.
There’s still time to sign the book. Henry Funeral Home is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and you can drop in anytime.
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‘Just do the right thing’: Good Samaritan helps return nurse’s lost wallet
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - A South Carolina man says he wanted to set an example for his daughter by returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner.
WMBF reports it was a typical afternoon for Forestbrook resident Terence Sessions and his daughter, Jayla Bellamy, before the father spotted a wallet in the middle of the road after getting gas on Sept. 11.
“I turned around, ran into the road and picked it up,” Sessions said.
Instead of leaving it or turning it in at the store, Sessions said he looked at the driver’s license address and took his daughter for a short car ride.
When the father and daughter duo got to the address, they went up to the door, and a Ring doorbell captured Sessions arriving at the home.
Sessions said he wanted to make sure the wallet was back with its owner, while showing his daughter how easy it was to do the right thing.
“It was kind of like a life lesson,” Sessions said. “Since her mom passed away, I’ve just been trying to teach her little simple things to do when she gets older so she can stick with it when she’s not around me.”
The wallet’s owner, a nurse, shared what happened in a social media post that has received a lot of attention. She said she was asleep when Sessions rang the doorbell and thanked him for his kindness.
Sessions said he was surprised by how many people have since contacted him, commending him for his actions.
“You know, no matter what color you are, no matter what, just do the right thing,” Sessions said. “One person is looking down from above, so it’s always good to teach my daughter to do the right thing.”
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Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies at age 76
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family said.
In a probe that lasted five years, Starr looked into fraudulent real estate deals involving a long-time Clinton associate, delved into the removal of documents from the office of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster after his suicide and assembled evidence of Clinton’s sexual encounters with Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern. In 2020, he was recruited to help represent President Donald Trump in the nation’s third impeachment trial.
For many years, Starr’s stellar reputation as a lawyer seemed to place him on a path to the Supreme Court. At age 37, he became the youngest person ever to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1989-93, Starr was the solicitor general in the administration of President George H.W. Bush, arguing 25 cases before the Supreme Court.
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Potential environmental impacts abandoned equipment in Shenandoah River can have
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - On Sunday, the Page County Sheriff’s Office made a Facebook post regarding an abandoned truck and tractor in the Shenandoah River near the Town of Shenandoah.
The post said the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and Page County Emergency Management were contacted to help fix the situation as soon as possible.
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries said when any equipment is in a stream there is potential for environmental impacts.
“The things that we think about are the release of any sort of fuel or hydraulic fluid anything that can alter the quality of the water in which the vehicle is located,” Amy Martin, manager of wildlife information and environmental services for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, said.
There are potential physical impacts a situation like this can have on the waterway as well.
”You have to be considerate of what impacts you may be having to the stream substrate and any animals that may be living there,” Martin said.
There are also concerns regarding the release of sediments.
”As they’re digging around if they have too in the substrate of the stream or even if they’re just shifting or moving equipment that’s sort of settled in the bottom of the stream, that could result in the release of sedimentation from that site downstream,” Martin said.
WHSV reached out to the Page County Sherriff’s Office to see where the investigation and removal of the truck and tractor stand but we have not heard back.
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When to get the bivalent COVID-19 booster
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - If you have managed to avoid the virus, it’s time for the new booster.
“The ideal waiting period is two months or after when you’ve gotten a booster. For most people who’ve gotten a booster, they’re several months past that already so most people can go ahead and just get their booster now,” said Doctor Taison Bell with UVA Health.
If you’ve recently had COVID however, the answer is a little different.
“I actually had COVID at the end of August, so I’ll just talk about my case,” Dr. Bell said. “I’m going to delay by about two to three months or so, in between there to get vaccinated, so we’re looking at maybe late October, early November for me to get the vaccine. and then I’m set up well going into the winter.”
Dr. Bell says the ideal time to get vaccinated after recently having COVID is within a window of time.
“The earliest part of that window is after you recover from your acute symptoms or if you don’t have symptoms, when you’ve cleared isolation requirements for the test, that’s the earliest you’d want to get it, and then at the latest it would be the three month mark. Three months is kind of that time period where your immunity starts to go,” Dr. Bell said.
Since the bivalent booster became available, the Blue Ridge Health District says it has given out more than 540 doses of the bivalent booster.
“We expect that number to increase as word gets out that we have both Pfizer and Moderna’s bivalent available, so we’ll start to see even more folks show up at the health department clinics,” said BRHD COVID-19 Vaccine Manager Jen Fleisher. “The interest has been, as we expected, pretty high particularly in this district. So certainly in the Albemarle and Charlottesville area, it’s very high and then a tripling of interest in our localities, which is great.”
COVID-19 bivalent booster appointments can be made through BRHD or through pharmacies.
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‘Your disregard for human life is terrifying’: Man gets life in prison for selling fentanyl that killed 11 people
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Gray News) – A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed 11 people and left four with serious injuries.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Aaron Rhy Broussard, 31, smuggled drugs into the country from China-based suppliers and sold them online from 2014 to 2016.
According to the DOJ, in March 2016, Broussard ordered what he believed to be an amphetamine analogue, similar to Adderall, but was actually fentanyl. He did not test the drugs to ensure what he was getting, the DOJ said. He then sent shipments of fentanyl to unsuspecting customers who believed they were buying Adderall.
The DOJ said those customers were not opiate users and had no tolerance for the fentanyl that Broussard sent them. After taking the fentanyl, believing it was Adderall, 11 of the customers died from an overdose and four were left seriously injured.
According to the DOJ, Broussard continued to distribute the drugs, despite hearing about the overdoses. He knowingly did not warn other customers about the fentanyl mix-up, nor took issue with his suppliers in China.
Broussard was convicted by a jury in March on 17 counts. He was sentenced to life in prison Monday.
During the sentencing hearing, Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson told Broussard, “Your disregard for human life is terrifying.”
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said numerous families will be forever changed by Broussard’s actions.
“Although the trauma felt by the victims can never be undone and the true cost can never be calculated, Mr. Broussard will now spend the remainder of his life behind bars,” Luger said.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reminding people that a mere 2 milligrams of fentanyl, equivalent to the size of a few grains of salt, is enough to kill someone.
“The threat of fentanyl is real, and the traffickers pushing this deadly substance will be held accountable for the lives they’ve taken, the families they’ve hurt and the communities they’ve devastated,” DEA Agent Justin King said.
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More than 100 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.
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More than 100 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.
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More than 100 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.
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More than 100 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.
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The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.
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The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.
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The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.
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The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.
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The Ukrainian town of Balaklia was the first to be liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive. The work to understand what happened there during six months of occupation is just beginning.
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A Minnesota man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for his role in distributing drugs that led to the deaths of 11 people, the United States Attorney's Office announced.
"Eleven lives lost. Families, friends, and communities forever changed by the devastation brought on by Aaron Broussard's deadly fentanyl. Although the trauma felt by the victims can never be undone and the true cost can never be calculated, Mr. Broussard will now spend the remainder of his life behind bars," U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said in a statement.
At his trial in March, Broussard was found guilty on all 17 counts that included conspiracy, importation of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, and possession with intent to distribute controlled substance analogues.
Broussard, a 31-year-old from Hopkins, Minn., would purchase controlled substances, including fentanyl, from drug suppliers in China. Once in his possession, Broussard would list the substances on his website as plant food, according to evidence presented at the trial.
Investigators found that Broussard placed an order on March 12, 2016, for 100 grams of 4-FA, a substance "with a chemical structure resembling that of amphetamine and MDMA," according to the National Institutes of Health. But instead of receiving that, Broussard's package actually contained 100 grams of fentanyl. This was not the first time there was a product mixup, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Broussard "was repeatedly told to test his drugs, and he did not do so," the office said.
Instead, Broussard sold and sent the drugs to more than a dozen people who were expecting to receive a drug similar to Adderall from March 31 to April 27, 2016. Eleven people died and four others sustained serious bodily injuries after taking the fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney's Office said these people were not opiate users and therefore had no tolerance for the drugs provided by Broussard.
News of the tragic events did not stop Broussard from continuing his illegal business, though, according to the prosecutors.
"Even after he learned that several customers had been hospitalized and nearly died, Broussard never warned his customers not to take the deadly drugs," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Instead, Broussard reached out to the suppliers in China and requested a discount on his next order.
When Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson imposed the life sentence, she told Broussard, "Your disregard for human life is terrifying."
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Inflation in August was worse than expected, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to continue to lift interest rates aggressively in order to bring prices under control.
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Inflation in August was worse than expected, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to continue to lift interest rates aggressively in order to bring prices under control.
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The Ukrainian town of Balaklia was the first to be liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive. The work to understand what happened there during six months of occupation is just beginning.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dianne Reeves, whose song "Endangered Species" was sung by Sheryl Lee Ralph when she accepted an Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy.
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WATERBURY, Conn. — An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions Tuesday as he described on the witness stand seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.
FBI agent William Aldenberg was the first witness to testify as a Connecticut jury began hearing statements in a trial to decide how much money Jones owes for spreading the lie that the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown didn't happen.
Aldenberg broke down as he described being among the first law enforcement officers to enter the two classrooms where 20 children died.
"Was what you saw in that school fake?" asked attorney Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
"No," Aldenberg said. "It's awful. It's awful."
He also testified about how he and others in the community and law enforcement were targeted with threats and conspiracy theories, including one that claimed he was an actor who also pretended to be the father of a victim.
"It's one of the worst things that ever happened, if not the worst thing that ever happened here, what happened to them," Aldenberg said. "And people want to say this didn't happen? And then they want to get rich off of it? That's the worst part."
The trial in Waterbury, less than 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Newtown, where the children and six teachers were shot to death, was attended by more than a dozen family members of victims, including David Wheeler, the father who conspiracy theorists had claimed was the same person as Aldenberg. Wheeler nodded his head as Aldenberg apologized for what he had to endure because of their resemblance.
The Sandy Hook families and Aldenberg say they have been confronted and harassed for years by people who believed Jones' false claim that the shooting was staged by crisis actors as part of a plot to take away people's guns.
Some say strangers have videotaped them and their surviving children. They've also endured death threats and been subjected to abusive comments on social media. And some families have moved out of Newtown to avoid harassment. They accuse Jones of causing them emotional and psychological harm.
"You know, you can say whatever you want about me, I don't care," Aldenberg said. "Just say what you want. I'm a frigging big boy. I can take it. But then they want to make profits, they want to make millions and millions of dollars. They want to destroy people's lives. Their children got slaughtered. I saw it myself, and now they have to sit here and listen to me say this."
It's the second such trial for Jones, who was ordered by a Texas jury last month to pay nearly $50 million to the parents of one of the slain children. Jones was not at the trial Tuesday and is expected to attend next week.
A jury of three men and three women along with several alternates will decide how much Jones should pay relatives of eight victims and Aldenberg. Judge Barbara Bellis found Jones liable without a trial last year after he failed to turn over documents to the families' lawyers.
The judge also sanctioned Jones on Tuesday for failing to turn over analytic data related to his website and the popularity of his show. She told his lawyers that because of that failure, they will not be allowed to argue he didn't profit from his Sandy Hook remarks.
In opening statements, Jones was described by Mattei as a bully and by his own attorney as a crank in a town square who should be ignored.
Mattei showed jurors data indicating how Jones' audience increased as he spread lies about the shooting. He also showed them photos and videos of things Jones had said, and told the panel they already had the tools from their own life experiences to decide what to do in this case.
"What your parents taught you, what your grandparents taught you to know the difference between right and wrong, to know the difference between the truth and a horrible lie, to know the importance of standing up to bullies when they prey on people who are helpless and profit from them and to know unless you stop a bully, a bully will never stop," he said. "And when it comes to stopping Alex Jones, that will be the most important work that you do."
Jones' attorney, Norm Pattis, argued that his client has espoused a number of conspiracy theories over the years, something he has a Constitutional right to do.
"At what point do we regard him as a crank on the village green, a person we can walk away from if we choose?" he asked.
Pattis told the jury that although Jones is liable for damages, any award should be minimal and alleged the families were overstating the harm they say Jones caused them.
On his Infowars web show on Tuesday, Jones portrayed himself as the victim of unfair show trials.
"How am I handling it? We're at war. This is total tyranny," he said. "I'll tell you this, we can appeal this for years. We can beat this."
The trial is expected to last about a month and feature testimony from both Jones and the families.
Jones, whose web show and Infowars brand are based in Austin, Texas, has been banned from YouTube, Facebook and Spotify for violating hate-speech policies.
Jones now says he believes the shooting was real. At the Texas trial, he testified that he realizes what he said was irresponsible, did hurt people's feelings and he apologized. He continues, however, to insist that his comments were protected free speech. He views the lawsuits as efforts to silence him and put him out of business.
Jones' lawyers say he intends to appeal the judgment against him in Texas. Jones also will face a third trial back in Texas involving the parents of another slain child.
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Kenya has a new president after a more transparent — but still contentious — election By Eyder Peralta Published September 13, 2022 at 3:56 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:28 Kenya has inaugurated William Ruto as president. The Christian leader has humble roots as a chicken seller. Copyright 2022 NPR
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks in an attempt to force Republicans to adopt a partywide consensus on the issue.
The move comes as Democrats have turned abortion into a rallying cry following the Supreme Court decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade. Polls have consistently shown that a majority of voters oppose the end of federal abortion protections.
Graham acknowledged at a press conference on Tuesday that the legislation has very little chance of becoming law in the near future, and that's not just because Democrats control Congress and the White House. The proposed legislation includes exceptions for rape, incest and the health of the mother but it has not received the backing of any GOP leaders.
The effort is at odds with the views of many federally elected Republicans who have said the issue of abortion should be left to the states. Graham himself said the issue should be left to the states before reversing his position with this legislation.
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a long overdue constitutional correction allowing for elected officials in the states to decide issues of life.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 24, 2022
Graham told reporters that he has not spoken to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., about the bill. McConnell himself has largely avoided committing to any discussion of a federal abortion ban. In the days following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe, a conservative victory decades in the making, McConnell explicitly downplayed the chances of such a ban ever being enacted.
"It takes 60 votes in the Senate for either side to prevail on this issue," McConnell said at an event in his home state of Kentucky. "So I think the democratic process on this issue is going to work out at the state level."
Democrats wasted no time trying to tie all Republicans to Graham's plan
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre released a statement reaffirming Democrats' pledge to restore federal protections for abortion rights.
"Republicans in Congress are focused on taking rights away from millions of women," Jean-Pierre said. "The President and Vice President are fighting for progress, while Republicans are fighting to take us back."
Democrats have warned for months that Republicans would move ahead with a federal abortion ban if they win back control in Washington--a message that has helped drive an increase in voter registration among women in several states.
The dynamic is particularly difficult for Republican candidates in places that aren't GOP strongholds, like Joe O'Dea who is running for Senate in Colorado. In a recent interview with NPR, O'Dea said he does not plan to support a federal abortion ban.
"I believe, the first five months, the mother has the choice," O'Dea said. "After that, there should be some exceptions rape, incest, life of the mother. Those should be exceptions. And I'll vote that way and I've been consistent about it."
But Graham said he thinks a federal abortion ban should be part of the campaign process and he wants his bill to represent the consensus view of the majority of groups opposing abortion rights.
"We are trying to basically normalize America here," Graham said. "If we stay on this and keep talking about it maybe in a decade this will be law."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democrat Mary Peltola will be sworn in as a member of Congress. But Monday morning she was talking to reporters in front of a locked door to what was Congressman Don Young's office, across the street from the U.S. Capitol.
"I don't have keys yet," she said, between interviews with Time Magazine and CBS. "I'm not officially a member yet, so I am standing here as one of Don's constituents."
Alaskans elected Peltola to fill the remainder of Young's term. Alaska's sole seat in the House has been vacant since he died in March.
Peltola is drawing an unusual amount of national media attention as the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and even more because of her special election win over Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She's receiving more than 100 interview requests a day, her new spokesman said.
She was surprised to find she was even recognized here on the street.
"There was a young man who said, 'Whoa, did you just win the seat in Alaska?' And so we got a selfie ... it was really sweet," she said.
Her swearing in will be on the House floor at 2:30 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday. It can be watched here. It will be followed by a ceremonial swearing-in in a reception room off the House floor.
Peltola is in Washington with her seven children (including three step-children), two grandchildren, two sisters and her husband.
The day before the swearing-in was filled with tasks big and small. She had to pick up a special lapel pin that identifies her as a member of the U.S. House, allowing her to waltz past security all over the Capitol. She had to start a series of COVID tests to accept an invitation to the White House to watch President Biden sign a bill Tuesday afternoon.
Plus "a lot of interviews, and I am going to be taking my 16-year-old to make sure that he has a suit that fits," she said.
While she's serving the remainder of Young's term, Peltola will also be campaigning for re-election in November, when she'll be on the ballot with Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, and Libertarian Chris Bye.
Elated Alaskan Brian Guvenir happened upon Peltola as he was walking up Capitol Hill from the National Mall.
"I came around and I said, 'Oh, there's Mary Peltola!'" said Guvenir, a nurse from Anchorage visiting D.C. while his wife attends a conference here.
Guvenir, an independent, said he voted for Peltola and was impressed with the civil tone she set for her campaign.
"We're cheering for her so much. So much," he said. "I know this is a big task, big responsibility. I know she's somewhat nervous but that's OK. We're cheering her to do this job for all Alaskans."
Peltola also took a moment for a selfie with a pair of Australian tourists.
"God's wisdom on you and your future," Jane Jayes, of Perth, said as they parted.
"I need all the prayers I can get, so thank you so much," Peltola said.
On Monday, she quickly ticked through her to-do list. By the afternoon Peltola had her pin and gained access to her office in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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Inflation in August was worse than expected, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to continue to lift interest rates aggressively in order to bring prices under control.
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Inflation in August was worse than expected, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to continue to lift interest rates aggressively in order to bring prices under control.
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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
Lauren Hodges is an associate producer for All Things Considered. She joined the show in 2018 after seven years in the NPR newsroom as a producer and editor. She doesn't mind that you used her pens, she just likes them a certain way and asks that you put them back the way you found them, thanks. Despite years working on interviews with notable politicians, public figures, and celebrities for NPR, Hodges completely lost her cool when she heard RuPaul's voice and was told to sit quietly in a corner during the rest of the interview. She promises to do better next time.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dianne Reeves, whose song "Endangered Species" was sung by Sheryl Lee Ralph when she accepted an Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dianne Reeves, whose song "Endangered Species" was sung by Sheryl Lee Ralph when she accepted an Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy.
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Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students will return to the classroom.
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Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students will return to the classroom.
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Kenya has a new president after a more transparent — but still contentious — election NPR | By Eyder Peralta Published September 13, 2022 at 2:56 PM MDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Flipboard Listen • 1:28 Kenya has inaugurated William Ruto as president. The Christian leader has humble roots as a chicken seller. Copyright 2022 NPR
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democrat Mary Peltola will be sworn in as a member of Congress. But Monday morning she was talking to reporters in front of a locked door to what was Congressman Don Young's office, across the street from the U.S. Capitol.
"I don't have keys yet," she said, between interviews with Time Magazine and CBS. "I'm not officially a member yet, so I am standing here as one of Don's constituents."
Alaskans elected Peltola to fill the remainder of Young's term. Alaska's sole seat in the House has been vacant since he died in March.
Peltola is drawing an unusual amount of national media attention as the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and even more because of her special election win over Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She's receiving more than 100 interview requests a day, her new spokesman said.
She was surprised to find she was even recognized here on the street.
"There was a young man who said, 'Whoa, did you just win the seat in Alaska?' And so we got a selfie ... it was really sweet," she said.
Her swearing in will be on the House floor at 2:30 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday. It can be watched here. It will be followed by a ceremonial swearing-in in a reception room off the House floor.
Peltola is in Washington with her seven children (including three step-children), two grandchildren, two sisters and her husband.
The day before the swearing-in was filled with tasks big and small. She had to pick up a special lapel pin that identifies her as a member of the U.S. House, allowing her to waltz past security all over the Capitol. She had to start a series of COVID tests to accept an invitation to the White House to watch President Biden sign a bill Tuesday afternoon.
Plus "a lot of interviews, and I am going to be taking my 16-year-old to make sure that he has a suit that fits," she said.
While she's serving the remainder of Young's term, Peltola will also be campaigning for re-election in November, when she'll be on the ballot with Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, and Libertarian Chris Bye.
Elated Alaskan Brian Guvenir happened upon Peltola as he was walking up Capitol Hill from the National Mall.
"I came around and I said, 'Oh, there's Mary Peltola!'" said Guvenir, a nurse from Anchorage visiting D.C. while his wife attends a conference here.
Guvenir, an independent, said he voted for Peltola and was impressed with the civil tone she set for her campaign.
"We're cheering for her so much. So much," he said. "I know this is a big task, big responsibility. I know she's somewhat nervous but that's OK. We're cheering her to do this job for all Alaskans."
Peltola also took a moment for a selfie with a pair of Australian tourists.
"God's wisdom on you and your future," Jane Jayes, of Perth, said as they parted.
"I need all the prayers I can get, so thank you so much," Peltola said.
On Monday, she quickly ticked through her to-do list. By the afternoon Peltola had her pin and gained access to her office in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about his new book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about his new book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 3:34 PM ET
Twitter executives put profits ahead of security, leaving the door open to infiltration by foreign agents and hackers, the company's former head of security told Congress on Tuesday.
"Twitter leadership is misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors," Peiter Zatko testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. "The company's cybersecurity failures make it vulnerable to exploitation, causing real harm to real people."
Zatko, who's also known by his hacker name, Mudge, was hired to lead security at Twitter in 2020, after teenaged hackers took over high-profile verified accounts. He was fired in January of this year. In an 84-page federal whistleblower complaint made public last month, he accused the company of practicing lax security, neglecting user privacy, violating a 2011 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, and knowingly employing foreign government agents who had access to internal systems and data.
His allegations have raised alarm bells in Washington, given Twitter's role as a place where government leaders, dissidents and businesses go to get their message out.
Zatko's disclosures have also thrown a new twist into Twitter's legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the company. The billionaire has seized on Zatko's claims of as further justification for walking away from the purchase without penalty.
In Tuesday's hearing, which ran for more than two hours, Zatko painted a portrait of a company plagued by widespread security issues and unable to control the data it collects. Calm and measured, he stuck closely to his expertise, unpacking technical details of Twitter's systems with real-world examples of how information held by the company could be misused.
"It's not far-fetched to say that an employee inside the company could take over the accounts of all of the senators in this room," he warned.
After the hearing, Twitter pushed back against Zatko's claims. "Today's hearing only confirms that Mr. Zatko's allegations are riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
Here are five takeaways from the hearing:
Twitter was warned it hired a Chinese spy
Zatko alleged the company is highly vulnerable to abuse by foreign intelligence agents — but is unable or unwilling to root them out.
A week before his firing in January, he testified, the FBI told Twitter's security team that at least one agent from China's Ministry of State Security was on the company's payroll. Zatko said while he found that disturbing, given "the state of the environment at Twitter," he was not surprised.
"If you are not placing foreign agents inside Twitter — because it's very difficult to detect them [and] it is very valuable to a foreign agent to be inside there — as a foreign intelligence company, you're most likely not doing your job," he said.
Zatko also alleged that the Indian government had placed an agent inside Twitter. He testified that Twitter struggled to identify potential infiltration by foreign agents and typically was only able to do so when notified by outside agencies. The company was "unwilling to put the effort in" to hunt down bad actors within its ranks, he said.
"I'm reminded of one conversation with an executive when I said, 'I am confident that we have a foreign agent,'" Zatko recalled. "Their response was, 'Well, since we already have one, what does it matter if we have more?'"
Twitter says its hiring process is independent of foreign influence.
Zatko pins Twitter's failures on leaders, starting with CEO Parag Agrawal
Zatko placed the blame for Twitter's vulnerabilities squarely on a leadership team that he described as reactive, incompetent, and motivated by profit over safety.
"I saw that Twitter was a company that was managed by risk and by crises, instead of one that manages risk and crises. It would react to problems too late," Zatko told the senators.
Executives, he alleged, ignored warnings from him and other employees over Twitter's security flaws because they "lacked the competency to understand the scope of the problem."
Zatko described a company culture that avoided negativity and alleged executives presented selectively favorable information to the board.
"There was an internal culture of only reporting good results up," he said.
He accused leadership of prioritizing business over security, quoting writer Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get someone to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding something."
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the committee's ranking member, slammed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for turning down an invitation to testify alongside Zatko on Tuesday. He said Agrawal had declined due to Twitter's court battle with Musk.
"The business of this committee and protecting Americans from foreign influence is more important than Twitter's civil litigation in Delaware," Grassley said. "If these allegations are true, I don't see how Mr. Agrawal can maintain his position at Twitter."
Twitter can't control the data it collects, Zatko alleges
When Zatko joined Twitter, he said, he was struck that the company kept having recurring security lapses — "the same amount, year after year."
The root cause, he told senators, is that Twitter doesn't understand how much data it collects, why it collects it, and how it's supposed to be used.
That includes users' phone numbers, IP addresses, emails, the devices they use, their locations and other identifying information. What's more, he said, around half the employees at Twitter have access to that data.
"It doesn't matter who has keys if you don't have any locks on the doors," he said. "The concern there is anybody with access inside Twitter...could go rooting through and find this information and use it for their own purposes."
Zatko said that also raised red flags that Twitter may not be complying with its 2011 agreement with the FTC over misuse of email addresses that it told users it was collecting for security reasons, but then used for marketing. (In May, the FTC fined Twitter $150 million for violating that agreement.)
"How come we keep making these same mistakes?" Zatko said. "What is it that we are telling the FTC as Twitter that is incorrect?"
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the committee chairman, compared Twitter to a bank, saying users expect the company to protect the information they use when they sign up for accounts. "Twitter is an immensely powerful platform that cannot afford gaping security vulnerabilities," he said.
Twitter says it controls employees' access to data through a variety of measures, including background checks, detection systems and other controls.
Lawmakers call out regulators, too
Twitter's management wasn't the only target at the hearing. Senators called out failures by government to effectively respond to the risks raised by tech companies.
"I'm concerned that for almost 10 years, the Federal Trade Commission didn't know or didn't take strong enough action to ensure Twitter complied" with the 2011 settlement, Grassley said.
Zatko characterized the regulator as outmatched by Silicon Valley's deep pockets. "Honestly, I think the FTC is a little over their head, compared to the size of the big tech companies," he said. "They're left letting companies grade their own homework."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., called for the creation of a new federal agency to protect user privacy and security. "To effectively address this problem, we need not only to insist on restructuring the company, but also likely restructuring, reforming and energizing our regulatory apparatus," he said.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Congress needs to face its own shortcomings. Despite bipartisan concern over the impact of tech companies, "we have not passed one bill out of the U.S. Senate when it comes to competition, when it comes to privacy, when it comes to better funding the agencies, when it comes to the protection of kids," she said.
Off Capitol Hill, Twitter-Musk drama plays out
Shortly after the hearing wrapped, Twitter shareholders voted to approve Elon Musk's deal to buy the company — a formality that had to happen despite the fact the two sides are headed to court in Delaware next month.
Musk is trying to call off the purchase, claiming Twitter misled him and other shareholders about how it counts the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform.
He's seized on Zatko's allegations to bolster his claims, and has added them to his legal arguments in Delaware Chancery Court.
During the hearing, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked Zatko if he would buy Twitter, given what he knows.
"I guess that depends on the price," Zatko said.
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— Naughtius Maximus (@elonmusk) September 13, 2022
On Tuesday, Musk hinted he was watching Zatko's testimony. In the first hour of the hearing, the billionaire tweeted a popcorn emoji.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 4:54 PM ET
All three major indexes plunged on Tuesday after worse-than-expected inflation data raised fears the Federal Reserve will need to continue raising interest rates aggressively to bring prices under control.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1,300 points, while the broad-based S&P 500 fell by over 4%.
It was the worst day since June 2020 for both indices.
The Nasdaq suffered an even bigger loss, dropping over 5% for its worst day since March 2020.
The latest consumer price index showed prices rose by 8.3% in August from a year earlier. While that was less than in June, inflation didn't slow as much as Wall Street had expected.
The inflation data caught investors off guard. They had been holding onto hope prices would have moderated more in August.
But the latest CPI data showed a wide range of things continue to rise in price, including essentials like food, electricity and rent.
Markets are now expecting the Fed will need to raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week, the third consecutive rate hike of that size.
Some traders were even bracing for the Fed to raise interest rates by a full percentage point.
"Overall, inflation readings remain unacceptably high for policymakers," said Rubeela Farooqi, the chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics.
"Coupled with a labor market that is still strong, the data seal the deal for another aggressive, 75-basis point rate hike next week," she wrote in a note after the data were released.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.
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Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students will return to the classroom.
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Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students will return to the classroom.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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