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- In a Phase 3 cinical study interim analysis, sabizabulin showed a 55.2% reduction in deaths compared to placebo in hospitalized adult patients with moderate-severe COVID-19 who are at high risk for ARDS
- Sabizabulin also showed significant reduction of days in ICU, days on mechanical ventilation and days in the hospital
- Veru submitted a request for emergency use authorization to FDA in June 2022
- Veru plans to request that Health Canada utliize the NDS-CV (a prioritized, COVID specific review and authorization submission) through the ACCESS Consortium regulatory pathway
MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Valeo Pharma Inc. (TSX: VPH) (OTCQB: VPHIF) (FSE: VP2) ("Valeo" or the "Company"), a Canadian pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has entered into a Commercial Services Agreement with Veru Inc. (Veru) for sabizabulin for COVID-19 in Canada. Sabizabulin is a novel dual antiviral and anti-inflammatory agent being targeted for the treatment of hospitalized moderate-severe COVID-19 patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death.
"Provincial healthcare systems across the country are still battling with high numbers of COVID-19 hospitalized patients and related deaths. In a pivotal Phase 3 study, sabizabulin demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful 55.2% reduction in deaths compared to placebo. It also showed a significant reduction of days in ICU, days on mechanical ventilation and days in hospital," said Steve Saviuk, CEO, Valeo. "Veru plans to pursue an expedited review process with the Canadian healthcare authorities with the objective of making sabizabulin available in Canada at the earliest time possible."
The sabizabulin Phase 3 COVID-19 clinical trial was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in 204 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe COVID (≥ WHO 4-supplemental oxygen) at high risk for ARDS and death. The primary endpoint was the proportion of deaths by Day 60. Patients in both treatment groups were allowed to receive standard of care treatment including remdesivir, dexamethasone, anti-IL6 receptor antibodies and JAK inhibitors. Based on a planned interim analysis of the first 150 patients randomized, the Independent Data Monitoring Committee unanimously halted the study for clear clinical efficacy and no safety concerns were identified. Treatment with sabizabulin 9 mg once daily, an oral, first-in-class, new chemical entity, microtubule disruptor that has dual anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, resulted in a clinically meaningful and statistically significant 55.2% relative reduction in deaths compared to placebo. The results of the interim analysis of the Phase 3 COVID-19 study have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Evidence.
In June 2022, Veru submitted a request for emergency use authorization to the US FDA. Veru will be working with Health Canada and plans to submit its application via the "NDS CV" submission type – which has been created for New Drug Submissions (NDSs) that seek approval on the basis of any of the specific requirements including COVID (CV). Veru will be requesting that Health Canada utilize the ACCESS Consortium regulatory pathway which supports increased harmonization across a number of global health authorities.
Veru is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel medicines for COVID-19 and other viral and ARDS-related diseases and for the management of breast and prostate cancers.
The Company's late-stage breast cancer development portfolio comprises enobosarm, a selective androgen receptor targeting agonist, and sabizabulin. Veru's late-stage prostate cancer portfolio comprises sabizabulin, VERU-100, a long-acting GnRH antagonist, and zuclomiphene citrate, an oral nonsteroidal estrogen receptor agonist.
Valeo Pharma is a fast growing Canadian pharmaceutical company dedicated to the commercialization of innovative prescription products in Canada with a focus on Respiratory/Allergy, Ophthalmology and Hospital Specialty Products. Headquartered in Kirkland, Quebec Valeo Pharma has all the necessary capabilities and a complete infrastructure to register and manage its growing product portfolio through all stages of commercialization. For more information, please visit www.valeopharma.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about Valeo's objectives, strategies and businesses that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are "forward-looking" because they are based on our current expectations about the markets we operate in and on various estimates and assumptions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements if known or unknown risks affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions turn out to be inaccurate.
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PRAGUE, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vendavo, the global leader in B2B pricing and selling solutions, has announced the official re-opening of its Czech Republic office in Prague.
Located in the Luxembourg Plaza, just minutes from downtown Prague, the new office is a hub for collaboration and innovation and will house a mix of Vendavo's Engineering, Customer Experience, Services, Customer Operations, HR, IT, and Finance teams. An employee-only ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for September 20, 2022, to celebrate the grand re-opening.
"Over the last few years, businesses across the globe have faced unparalleled economic uncertainty. At Vendavo we're growing fast, investing in our employees, creating jobs, and fostering community, despite the economic disruption," said Bruno Slosse, Chief Executive Officer at Vendavo. "This is a win-win for Vendavo and our Czech Republic workforce. We are thrilled to welcome the team to the new office and celebrate Vendavo's commitment to economic restoration."
Innovative startups, established technology companies, and investors have their eyes on Prague as a potential technology giant. Vendavo has a long-standing commitment to the Czech Republic market and aims to attract Prague's top tech talent.
"The talent coming out of Prague is unmatched. Our passionate people, leading products, and empowering culture make Vendavo a great option for anyone looking to build their career in the tech space," said Kristin Thielking, Chief People Officer at Vendavo.
With more than 240 Czechia-based employees, Vendavo continues to expand its Czech Republic footprint and has additional offices in Hradec Králové and Ostrava.
Vendavo's AI-embedded pricing and sales solutions power the shift to digital commerce for the world's most demanding B2B companies, unlocking value, growing margin, and accelerating revenue. With the Vendavo SaaS commercial excellence platform and our best-in-class CPQ and price optimization solutions, our customers develop dynamic customer insights and execute optimal pricing strategies that maximize margin, boost sales effectiveness, and improve customer experience. Vendavo has global offices in Denver, Stockholm, Bangalore, and Prague. For more information, please visit https://www.vendavo.com.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ron Fowler, Chairman and CEO of Liquid Investments, Inc. and the former Executive Chairman and co-owner of the San Diego Padres, and his wife Alexis, have made another generous donation to the University of San Diego (USD). Through a series of gifts that now total $6.5 million, the Fowlers' support will make the University an epicenter for social innovation and entrepreneurship focused on preparing the next generation of changemakers.
The impactful gifts will fund an endowment for The Knauss School of Business' Fowler Business Concept Challenge, where scholarships are awarded to students whose nascent entrepreneurial ideas have the potential to make a positive impact on the world. The donation will also endow the Kroc School of Peace Studies' Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge, where students from universities all over the world design and pitch social ventures that seek to tackle humanity's greatest challenges through innovative solutions.
The USD community is extremely grateful to the Fowler family. Over the years, they have contributed tremendously to the growth and success of the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge and the Fowler Business Concept Challenge. The Fowlers' initial gift to USD's entrepreneurship programming was instrumental in seeding the Catalyzer (housed under The Knauss School of Business' Free Enterprise Institute) which focuses on creating an entrepreneurial mindset among USD students. Many students have benefitted through these entrepreneurial initiatives. New social ventures and socially responsible businesses exist because of them. The Fowler family also funded USD's state-of-the-art baseball stadium, Fowler Park.
"At the University of San Diego, we are innovative Changemakers. It's in our vision statement. It's our true north and informs the decisions we make and the paths that we take," says USD President James T. Harris III, DEd. "This means we spark the ideas and passions of our students that will help them foster a more sustainable and prosperous future, both locally and abroad. We deeply appreciate the generosity of Ron and Alexis as well as their dedication to the entrepreneurial ambitions of Toreros, today and for generations to come."
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Wayfinder Family Services recreation program champions accessibility and inclusion
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Youth ages 11-17 will ride tandem bicycles from Culver City to Manhattan Beach on Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 a.m., as part of Wayfinder Family Services' recreation program for youth and adults who are blind or visually impaired.
Children, teens and adults who are blind or visually impaired enjoy empowering experiences at no cost as part of Wayfinder's recreation program. In addition to the tandem bike ride, adventures throughout the year include deep sea fishing, surfing, skiing, paralympic sports like goalball and an overnight camp experience. These experiences build confidence, trust, leadership and build a sense of community.
"Wayfinder's recreation program advances equity for those with disabilities. This was the bedrock of our founder Norm Kaplan's goal: create the same opportunities for children and youth who are blind as their sighted peers. Nearly 70 years later, we have continued his inclusive mission and have expanded our services as a statewide organization," said Wayfinder president and chief operating officer Jay Allen.
Tandem bike ride participants will gather at Syd Kronenthaler Park in Culver City and partner with a sighted volunteer or staff from Wayfinder's recreation program who have been specially trained to pilot the bicycles. Cyclists will use the bike path to make their way to the Manhattan Beach pier where they will enjoy lunch, then return to Culver City on the same trail.
"Getting outdoors and doing something physical is critical for mental health, especially since the pandemic. I'm grateful that we can provide these opportunities for those with disabilities because they can often be excluded. Now more than ever, inclusion matters and I'm proud that Wayfinder continues to champion people of all abilities," said Allen.
Formerly known as Junior Blind, Wayfinder Family Services is the place to turn for people facing the greatest challenges. The organization provides expert, individualized support and services to children, youth, adults and families—from people with vision impairment and developmental disabilities to children in need of temporary shelter and foster care and adoption.
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The Howard Hughes Corporation® delivers newest addition to acclaimed Honolulu community offering enhanced urban island lifestyle with environmentally conscious design
HONOLULU, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) today announced the opening of the Kōʻula® tower at Ward Village®, the sixth residential project to open at the acclaimed 60-acre master planned community located in the heart of Honolulu, just blocks from the Pacific Ocean. Designed by Studio Gang—the renowned architecture firm led by Jeanne Gang, who TIME Magazine named one of the world's most influential people—Kōʻula exemplifies innovative architectural design focused on community connectivity and ecological awareness. Embracing the unique qualities of Hawaiʻi's climate, vegetation, and sense of community that define Ward Village, Kōʻula seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor spaces that allow residents to forge new connections to nature and each other.
"With today's opening of Kōʻula, the latest residential tower to be completed at Ward Village, we are welcoming new residents into our ʻohana at Ward Village, a LEED-ND Platinum-certified master planned community which continues to demonstrate record-breaking sales momentum as it offers an outstanding modern island lifestyle that you can't find anywhere else," said David R. O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation. As of September 14, 2022, Kōʻula is now 96.6% pre-sold with closings expected to commence on September 14, 2022.
The building exemplifies Studio Gang's process of drawing insight from ecological systems to create striking places that create community and that connect with the surrounding environment. The name Kōʻula, which translates to "red sugar cane," is an homage to the native plant whose twisting appearance informed Studio Gang's design for the 41-story tower. To create the distinctive, wave-like appearance of the building's façade, Studio Gang employed an innovative structural system composed of stacked "wallumns"—a hybrid element that serves as both wall and column, offering column-free interiors with flexible layouts that allow each residence to angle toward the coastline and capture idyllic views of the Pacific Ocean, the city, and the Koʻolau Range. The wallumns also provide support and self-shading for each residence's private lānai to keep temperatures comfortable and improve environmental performance.
Kōʻula offers 565 residential homes—a variety of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments—with the floor plans for each residence designed to bring the outdoors in and extend each unit's livable space. The building includes an array of social areas, making up more than one acre of amenity space. An expansive open-air lobby creates a seamless connection to the surrounding neighborhood and an inviting entrance from the outdoors. One-of-a-kind leisure and fitness spaces on the building's eighth level continue the relaxed, calming atmosphere for everyday living. Kōʻula is the latest demonstration of Ward Village's vision of a natural sanctuary where the community can come together to connect with each other and celebrate the culture and the beauty of the island of Oahu. A new open space surrounding the tower, Victoria Ward Park, reinforces this sense of community and connectivity by serving as a new central gathering space.
"We designed Kōʻula to connect residents with Honolulu's spectacular natural ecology," said Studio Gang Founding Partner Jeanne Gang. "The living spaces subtly peel off from the building's core towards the coastline to capture mauka-to-makai views, and each home extends outdoors onto spacious lānai that draw fresh air and natural light inside year-round. We also designed a series of social spaces and strong links to the adjacent park to help residents meet, come together, and feel part of the larger Ward Village community. I'm excited to see how residents will make these spaces their own."
Interiors of the building are designed by Yabu Pushelberg in collaboration with Studio Gang. Yabu Pushelberg—an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee named among the world's most influential design studios—rarely takes on residential projects but was motivated to contribute to the future of Hawaiʻi living. Guided by the desire to combine the warmth and openness of Hawaiʻi with its natural surroundings, the studio designed interiors which seamlessly follow the rhythm of the architecture and communicate their signature "high-humble," qualitative approach to modern island living.
Outside Kōʻula, the interior spaces flow directly across to Victoria Ward Park, Ward Village's newest gathering place devoted to health, wellness, and community connectivity. The park's 3.5 acres of green space is surrounded by extensively landscaped pedestrian walkways and is designed to enhance the community programming and retail activations that characterize Ward Village—including the many restaurants, cafes, farmers' markets, and shops—and make Victoria Ward Park a new centerpiece of life at Ward Village. The enhancement of open green space throughout Ward Village is a critical element of the award-winning community's master plan.
"Our vision for Ward Village has been to create a community distinguished by its design, walkability, unique offerings, and distinct sense of place—fostering deep and meaningful connections between the natural environment and the people of the community. Kōʻula is a tangible expression of this philosophy, designed to capture the essence of what makes Honolulu so special within a vibrant urban island setting," said Jay Cross, President of The Howard Hughes Corporation. "Intertwining all categories of housing, commercial, and retail development throughout Ward Village gives residents the exceptional experience of living in a uniquely Hawaiian, expertly planned community."
About Ward Village®
Ward Village is a 60-acre master planned community by The Howard Hughes Corporation® in the heart of Honolulu, located between downtown and Waikīkī. Honoring the distinct history of its land, Ward Village is at the forefront of sustainable community development—integrating striking architecture, culture and arts, and public open space. At full build-out, the community will include approximately one million square feet of unique retail and thousands of homes, in what Architectural Digest named "Best Planned Community in the United States." Responding to the strong demand for new housing in urban Honolulu, Ward Village continues to demonstrate an increasingly exceptional pace of sales at its mixed-use residential towers—Waiea®, Anaha®, Aeʻo®, Ke Kilohana®, ʻAʻaliʻi® and Kōʻula®—that are transforming the popular shopping and dining district into a thriving urban neighborhood that offers expansive open space, including its newest outdoor gathering place, Victoria Ward Park, and views of the surrounding ocean and mountains. New residential buildings in development or under construction include Victoria Place®, Ulana Ward Village, and The Park Ward Village, which has become the fastest-selling market tower in the history of Ward Village since launching public sales in July 2021. As a LEED-ND Platinum-certified master planned community, Ward Village continues to demonstrate its commitment to responsible, mixed-use development by investing in public benefits and amenities for Honolulu's urban community.
About Studio Gang
Studio Gang is an international architecture and urban design practice founded and led by Jeanne Gang. Driven by an ethos of actionable idealism, the studio uses a research-based design process to create striking places that build stronger relationships between people, their communities and the natural environment. The studio's award-winning work ranges from community centers and cultural institutions such as Writers Theatre to tall buildings like Aqua Tower and Solar Carve that foster community. Upcoming projects include an expansion to the American Museum of Natural History; a new United States Embassy in Brazil; a unified campus for California College of the Arts and the Global Terminal at OʻHare International Airport. Regularly named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Architecture Companies, Studio Gang is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco and Paris.
About The Howard Hughes Corporation®
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Its award-winning assets include the country's preeminent portfolio of master planned cities and communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: the Seaport in New York City; Downtown Columbia®, Maryland; The Woodlands®, The Woodlands Hills®, and Bridgeland® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin® in Las Vegas, Nevada; Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and Douglas Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. The Howard Hughes Corporationʻs portfolio is strategically positioned to meet and accelerate development based on market demand, resulting in one of the strongest real estate platforms in the country. Dedicated to innovative placemaking, the company is recognized for its ongoing commitment to design excellence and to the cultural life of its communities. The Howard Hughes Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HHC. For additional information visit www.howardhughes.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomd Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: ZOMD) (OTC: ZMDTF) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Zoomd Ltd. (collectively, "Zoomd" or the "Company"), the marketing tech (MarTech) user-acquisition and engagement platform, is pleased to announce it has signed a new publisher agreement with Mexico-based El Universal magazine on July 6, 2022. Pursuant to the arrangement, Zoomd's on-site search engine is expected to be embedded within the noted publishers' websites.
El Universal is one of the most visited Spanish-language news websites in the world1, ranking in the top 1,000 worldwide in terms of traffic, with over 44 million visitors and over 120 million page views per month2.
The onboarding process included both mobile and desktop integrations. Zoomd's award-winning technology, coupled with its advanced ML algorithm and NLP, leads publishers to scale their businesses, monetize their content, and get quality search-based results.
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Zoomd (TSXV: ZOMD) (OTC: ZMDTF), founded in 2012 and began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in September 2019, offers a site search engine to publishers, and a mobile app user-acquisition platform, integrated with a majority of global digital media, to advertisers. The platform unifies hundreds of media sources into one unified place. Offering advertisers, a user acquisition control center for managing all new customer acquisition campaigns using a single platform. By unifying all these media sources onto a single platform, Zoomd saves advertisers significant resources that would otherwise be spent consolidating data sources, thereby maximizing data collection and data insights while minimizing the needed resources Further, Zoomd is a performance-based platform that allows advertisers to advertise to the relevant target audiences using a key performance indicator-algorithm that is focused on achieving the advertisers' goals and targets.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the success of El Universal's integration within the Zoomd ecosystem and the overall future growth of the Company and its prospects. . Forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, estimates, expectations and projections that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, technological, legal, privacy matters, political and social uncertainties (including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current war in Ukraine and the current market downturn), the extent and duration of which are uncertain at this time on Zoomd's business and general economic and business conditions and markets. There can be no assurance that any of the forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Experts say the federal child tax credit was a big reason for the drop. The expanded child tax credit ended in December, just as inflation was starting to climb to historic highs.
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Experts say the federal child tax credit was a big reason for the drop. The expanded child tax credit ended in December, just as inflation was starting to climb to historic highs.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Shan Wu about Justice Department legal arguments over the seizure of sensitive material from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Shan Wu about Justice Department legal arguments over the seizure of sensitive material from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Freight railroad workers threaten to strike. What legal probes may mean for Donald Trump's political future. A far-right party is expected to play a central role in Sweden's next coalition government.
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Freight railroad workers threaten to strike. What legal probes may mean for Donald Trump's political future. A far-right party is expected to play a central role in Sweden's next coalition government.
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The bartender told The Bismarck Tribune that she eventually got the woman to leave. State health officials advise anyone bitten or in contact with the animal to seek testing — in case of rabies.
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The bartender told The Bismarck Tribune that she eventually got the woman to leave. State health officials advise anyone bitten or in contact with the animal to seek testing — in case of rabies.
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Former President Donald Trump faces a number of legal challenges — including the DOJ's probe into his handling of sensitive government material and his role in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
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Former President Donald Trump faces a number of legal challenges — including the DOJ's probe into his handling of sensitive government material and his role in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
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Ira Wallace ambles around the butcher block countertop in the kitchen she shares with a community of farmers in central Virginia. She has separated a single leaf from the large baskets of unusual, parti-colored collard greens she got from a friend's farm. Its creamy-white veins stretch upward across the green leaf, narrowing as they reach purple-tinged tips.
"Purple is a color that develops in the winter much more strongly," Wallace explains, as she probes the frost-damaged leaf. "But look at that color! And that's anthocyanins. They're supposed to make you healthier."
These aren't commercially produced collard greens typically sold in supermarkets or restaurants. Many of the heirloom varieties Wallace and her friends grow are rare, some once teetering on extinction. Other types can likely be found in backroad gardens of aging stewards, but countless varieties have vanished in the U.S.
There was once a kaleidoscope of diversity in collards, as people diligently collected and replanted seeds, passing them from one generation to the next to preserve the qualities they found most important. Collards — an inexpensive, nutrient-rich vegetable — became a staple for many Southern families, especially African Americans trying to feed their families healthy food year-round.
"Where I grew up, if you didn't eat greens at least five days a week, you were funny — ya know?" Wallace joked. "Like, what is wrong with you?"
Wallace pulled a lot of those greens from her grandmother's Florida garden, but fewer and fewer Americans cultivate home vegetable gardens these days. There are fewer small farms, too. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farms in the U.S. has shrunk from about 6 million to 2 million over the past 75 years, while the average size of farms has doubled. As farms and gardens vanished, so too did the heirloom collards.
Now the race is on to preserve what remains.
These collards have names: Meet "Big Daddy Greasy Green" and "Granny Hobbs"
Wallace, 73, is doing a lot of the work as part of a group of seed savers, farmers, activists and academics, known collectively as the Heirloom Collard Project. They want to preserve and reintroduce people to rarer collard varieties and connect with older seed stewards before their stories are lost to time. (Editor's note: Wallace turned 74 before the audio version of this story was broadcast.)
"If you want to save a seed, it's good for it to be a good and tasty and productive seed," Wallace says. "But a seed with the story endures."
Collards like "Fuzzy's Cabbage Collard," "Big Daddy Greasy Green Collard," "Granny Hobbs" and "Tabitha Dykes" have been preserved by the Heirloom Collard Project, and each tells an evocative story of stewards who faithfully saved and shaped their collard variety over a lifetime.
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Aside from quirky names, many have unusual colors or textures. They tend to be sweeter or spicier, more tender or more disease- and cold-resistant than regular greens.
"When you grow your own food, when you save your own seeds, that's an ancient tradition that's been passed down," says Amirah Mitchell, who grew up eating collards in Boston but had never tasted the "Green Glaze" variety until she met Wallace.
"Oh my goodness," says Mitchell, who recently launched Sistah Seeds, a Pennsylvania farm that specializes in producing seed, rather than produce. "It was so good. I absolutely adored them because they were a little bit more tender than the other varieties. They looked prettier even when they had a little bit of bug damage on them."
Historians trace the roots of collards to the gardens of enslaved African Americans in the South. Collards were "superfood powerhouses for the enslaved and poor whites," said Michael W. Twitty, a culinary historian and James Beard Award winner, during the Project's 2020 Collard Week festival. The leafy vegetable, he said, provided much-needed nutrients in a diet that typically included hominy, corn, salt fish and pork.
Collards continue to be a staple in Soul Food restaurants and many Black households — enjoyed throughout the year and especially as part of holiday meals. "They remind me of Thanksgiving at my grandma's house," says Mitchell. "That is a time when we would never go without them."
Researchers logged 12,000 miles to find America's "Collard Belt"
Mitchell, 29, and her generation will be crucial to ensuring that the mission continues as it's passed on by an aging generation of gardeners and seed savers.
"That's a piece of this struggle," says Edward Davis, a professor at Emory & Henry College in southwest Virginia. "It would be great if a whole lot of these seed savers were still doing it, but they're mostly dead [now]."
Davis studies cultural geography, and in 2000 he embarked on a project to define what made the American South unique and cohesive. He figured collards would be a good place to start. He quickly learned that the origins of the modern plant are difficult to trace, and collards are not as ubiquitous as he first thought.
"People will look at the South and say, 'One thing that tells you you're in the South is collards,'" says Davis. "But that's not true. There's lots of places in the South that don't [grow] collards."
Davis and his colleague John T. Morgan scoured yellowed garden logs from the 18th and 19th centuries, searching for clues to the collards' origins. They wanted to define the American "Collard Belt" and found a kindred soul in the USDA's Mark Farnham. He was a research geneticist at the time, in charge of the agency's collection of Brassica oleracea seed — a wildly diverse species of vegetable that includes kale, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and, yes, collards.
Farnham had already noticed a decline in the availability of heirloom collard seeds and began collecting some from savers around his home in Charleston, S.C., as early as 1992. With Farnham's help, Davis and Morgan got a USDA grant to search the backroads of the South, looking for collard growers — particularly gardeners who saved and shared heirloom seeds. Heirloom vegetables are plants with a lineage that goes back at least several decades and can reproduce without human hybridizing or intervention. Together with Farnham and a Clemson University researcher named Powell Smith, Davis and Morgan hit the road.
"I got to where I could pretty much tell it was an heirloom collard patch from the road," Davis said. "Then you'd go to the door ... and you'd say, 'Excuse me, I think you've got some pretty good collards. Are you a seed saver?'" Davis said he was always greeted with a wide grin, "and man, would they open up — Black or white person."
The researchers often traveled in January and February, when winter-hardy collard plants were the only green in gardens, making them visible from the road. But the limited daylight hours posed problems. "You're driving as fast as you can on these country roads to find a collard garden before dark," Davis says.
They collected samples from 78 seed savers during the trips, which covered more than 12,000 miles across 10 Southern states. What they found was a tight grouping of collard seed savers in the eastern half of North Carolina and the low country of South Carolina. Outside these areas, they were surprised to find hardly anyone saving collard seeds, though there are commercial farmers and home gardeners growing the few conventional varieties that exist.
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The samples are stored at the USDA's Plant Genetic Resources Unit, where they can be kept indefinitely and regrown periodically to maintain the genetics. Their work is chronicled in a book published in 2015.
The team's itineraries were thorough, but they didn't get to every collard seed saver out there. On a later, solo trip — after the USDA grant had expired — Davis found a man whose collards are the stuff of local legend, grown from a seed whose pedigree goes back well over 100 years.
A dying man passes on his family heirloom
Deep in the deepest southeastern county of North Carolina, among the swamps and tobacco fields, Levi Grissett has just planted collards for the 48th season. For all but a few of his 73 years, he has lived in Brunswick County, on his grandfather's land.
Grissett did a tour in Vietnam after high school before he found a good manufacturing job back home in nearby Wilmington and married a beautiful girl named Frances. After Grissett's grandfather and father passed away, the couple bought a parcel of the family farm in 1973, and he's been there ever since. Grissett never farmed professionally like his grandfather and namesake uncle, but he's always been a gardener.
"I know this sounds crazy," he says with a deep chuckle, "but sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night. I say, 'Oh Lord — please hurry up and let it get daylight so I can get in my garden.' "
Funny thing is, Grissett never acquired a taste for the vegetable that has made him something of a local legend. "The first year I got married, I was living in a mobile home and had a garden behind the house, and my wife was standing there in the kitchen," he says. "She come out, and she said, 'Old boy, why don't you plant some collards? I love collards.' And from that year on, I never missed a year from planting collards until my wife passed."
Grissett acquired his first seeds from an older woman who lived nearby, and they were an immediate success. "They looked like a work of art," he says. People admired those early crops, especially the older folks who appreciated the flavor and texture of heirloom varieties.
Grissett wasn't saving his own seeds yet and couldn't find any more heirloom collard seeds to plant after his neighbor died. "Most the old folks died out. And when they died out, the old timey collards went with 'em," Grissett said.
He continued to plant conventional collards until finally, in 2008, he acquired some "old timey" seeds again — this time from his friend A.D. Munn. These seeds were good, but they also had a story.
As Grissett tells it, many years ago, Munn's stepfather, Quincy Harvey, was friends with a man who grew gorgeous, tall collards. Harvey always coveted these collards, but his friend never shared the seeds. They were a family treasure, passed down for over a hundred years. When that man was on his deathbed, he called Harvey to the house and finally shared the precious seeds. Harvey grew the seeds, and then Munn, before Grissett got his hands on some.
The first year, Grissett said, the plants grew so tall that even Munn was shocked. "We went out there and measured that collard, it was 54 inches tall. And it kept right on growing till it grew ... 8 feet tall," Grissett says proudly.
Grissett's wife — who encouraged him to plant collards in the first place — died the following year, in the spring of 2009. "After my wife passed, for three years it took me so far down the tube I didn't even plant anything," he says.
It wasn't until 2013, what would have been Grissett's 40th wedding anniversary, that he decided to garden again and planted Munn's seeds. By August of that year, you could spot the collards from the road. That's exactly what happened when Davis, the professor, was on one of his coastal Carolina seed-searching expeditions. As he'd done so many times, Davis got out of his car and knocked on a stranger's door.
"I think you have some very special collards back there," Davis told Grissett.
Grissett vividly remembers that day as the sweet fulfillment of something akin to a prophecy. "I would tell my wife all down through the years: I hope that one day a researcher would come by and look at my collards," Grissett says. "I told her that the first year. ... After 40 long years, he came — 40 years since I told my wife that."
Lessons from the civil rights movement inspire a seed saver
Stella Brown raised Wallace after the child's mother died. Wallace often tagged along as her Grandma Stella worked to register Black voters around Tampa, Fla. When they got discouraged, the older woman would urge perseverance: "We do this because we need change. ... And if we don't try, that [change] won't happen."
Wallace said those words still resonate when she thinks about the modern seed saving movement. "So, if that was true about voting and civil rights, I think it's true about changing what foods are available to all the communities that are underserved and sold not-good-for-you food."
Wallace said she sometimes gets a lukewarm reception about seed saving from some African American communities. But when she introduced the Heirloom Collard Project, the enthusiasm was noticeably different.
"People who aren't your usual suspects are like, 'Let's try it. I care about collards. It brings me back memories of home and family and community, and I want to carry that on.'"
Over the years, Wallace's pioneering work has become widely known. The seed saving movement is defined by its collaborative rather than competitive nature, an ethos to which she's contributed greatly. Philip Kauth, the former director of seed preservation at Seed Savers Exchange, calls Wallace "a legend in the seed saving world."
She is a regular at festivals and conferences. In 2007, she spearheaded the founding of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, a festival showcasing heritage vegetables from the Colonial period. It was there, in 2016, that Wallace met with Davis, Farnham and representatives from several seed saving organizations to create the Heirloom Collard Project.
Together, Seed Savers Exchange and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange requested more than 60 heirloom collard varieties from the USDA's collection of Davis and Morgan's seeds and began adding the seeds to their yearly offerings. In 2020, Wallace and the Heirloom Collard Project held a virtual Collard Week festival. That's when she asked Mitchell, the up-and-coming seed steward, to do a workshop on saving collard seed.
"I was in the middle of finals for my last semester at school," recalls Mitchell, a Temple University graduate. "But I couldn't say no to her — you know, no one says no to Ira Wallace," Mitchell says with a laugh.
Last year she joined Davis, Wallace and others at a meeting about the Heirloom Collard Project's future. Mitchell now plans to grow several varieties from the project — including one she's especially excited about. The "Moses Smith Yellow Cabbage Collard" is an African American stewarded heirloom that hails from the same region of North Carolina as Mitchell's ancestors. She plans to sell the seeds next year, once they've matured. This is key to the project's vision of finding new, energetic seed stewards to revive heirloom varieties.
The Heirloom Collard Project is hoping to find grants to help finance their work. The project also wants to identify varieties best suited for commercial use, such as the "Miss Annie Pearl Counselman Collard," which Seed Savers Exchange added to its catalog in 2021.
"They don't have to be the next kale, the next superfood," Mitchell says about collards. "Because they're special — and they're special to me."
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Amber Alert issued for girl reportedly taken outside school in Missouri
,ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Authorities are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who they say was taken from outside her school.
Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for Natonja Holmes late Tuesday night, according to KMOV. Ferguson police are reporting Holmes was taken from outside Ferguson Middle School at about 2:30 p.m. Monday.
Holmes is described to be 4 feet, 7 inches tall with brown eyes and braided black hair. She weighs about 120 pounds and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
According to police, two unidentified Black females abducted her. One suspect had long braids and was wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts while the other was wearing a pink hat and turquoise leggings.
Holmes was last seen in a blue minivan that police say is either an older model Blue Kia Sedona or Dodge van with no front or rear license plates.
The Ferguson Police Department initially reported her disappearance on Facebook Monday.
The case was updated Wednesday morning when police said investigators reviewed surveillance images and Holmes’ family indicated that they did not recognize the suspects nor the vehicle captured on camera.
Anyone with information about Holmes’ whereabouts should call 911 or the Ferguson Police Department at 314-522-3100.
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Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
The railroads have already started to curtail shipments of hazardous materials and have announced plans to stop hauling refrigerated products ahead of Friday’s strike deadline. Now businesses that rely on Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern and other railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products have started planning for the worst.
Meanwhile, Biden administration officials are scrambling to develop a plan to use trucks, ships and planes to try to keep the most crucial chemicals and other goods moving if the railroads stop rolling. But the White House is also keeping the pressure on the two sides to settle their differences, and a growing number of business groups are lobbying Congress to be prepared to intervene and block a strike if they can’t reach an agreement.
“We have made crystal clear to the interested parties the harm that American families, business and farmers and communities would experience if they were not to reach a resolution,” White House press secretary Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. She said a shutdown is “not acceptable.”
In addition to all the businesses that rely on railroads to deliver their goods, passenger railroads are also affected because many of them operate on tracks owned by one of the freight railroads. Amtrak has already canceled several of its long-distance trains because there wouldn’t be enough time for them to reach their destinations before a strike or lockout would be allowed to begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Amtrak already suspended its California Zephyr and Empire Builder lines that run from Chicago to the West Coast, and starting Wednesday it will stop running its City of New Orleans, Starlight and Texas Eagle lines along with several others.
Commuter railroads would also be affected. In Chicago, Metra warned its riders that it wouldn’t be able to run most of its trains if there is a strike.
The railroads have reached tentative agreements with most of their unions, including a ninth deal announced Tuesday, based on the recommendations of a Presidential Emergency Board Joe Biden appointed this summer that called for 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses in a five-year deal that’s retroactive to 2020. The deal also includes one additional paid leave day a year and higher health insurance costs.
But all 12 railroad unions must agree to prevent a strike. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that represents engineers, and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union that represents conductors want the railroads to address some of their concerns about unpredictable work schedules and strict attendance rules in addition to agreeing to the recommended wage increases.
Ron Kaminkow, general secretary of the Railroad Workers United labor coalition that includes workers from a variety of railroad unions, said he doesn’t think the unions are demanding much at this point — just the kind of things most U.S. workers already enjoy like the ability to take time off without being penalized.
“We have attendance policies that have gotten more and more and more draconian, that offer very, very little leeway for workers who need to take time off for doctor’s appointments, for time with family, to be rested,” Kaminkow said.
Starting Monday, all the major railroads put a hold on shipments of hazardous materials to ensure those dangerous chemicals wouldn’t be stranded along the tracks if there is a strike. Norfolk Southern told its customers that it will also stop accepting shipments of intermodal containers full of goods starting Wednesday evening as it prepares “for a controlled shutdown of the network.”
Some businesses would likely be affected more than others by a rail shutdown. For instance, nearly all ethanol and coal and most grain moves by rail.
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Associated Press Writers Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller contributed to this report from Washington D.C.
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Report: TikTok search results riddled with misinformation
(AP) - TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to encounter misleading information, according to a research report published Wednesday.
Researchers at NewsGuard searched for content about prominent news topics on TikTok and say they found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos automatically suggested by the platform contained misinformation.
Searches for information about “mRNA vaccine,” for instance, yielded five videos (out of the first 10) that contained misinformation, including baseless claims that the COVID-19 vaccine causes “permanent damage in children’s critical organs.”
Researchers looking for information about abortion, the 2020 election, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, climate change or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on TikTok found similarly misleading videos scattered among more accurate clips.
The amount of misinformation — and the ease with which it can be found — is especially troubling given TikTok’s popularity with young people, according to Steven Brill, founder of NewsGuard, a firm that monitors misinformation.
TikTok is the second most popular domain in the world, according to online performance and security company Cloudflare, exceeded only by Google.
Brill questioned whether ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, is doing enough to stop misinformation or whether it deliberately allows misinformation to proliferate as a way to sow confusion in the U.S. and other Western democracies.
“It’s either incompetence or it’s something worse,” Brill told The Associated Press.
TikTok released a statement in response to NewsGuard’s report noting that its community guidelines prohibit harmful misinformation and that it works to promote authoritative content about important topics like COVID-19.
“We do not allow harmful misinformation, including medical misinformation, and we will remove it from the platform,” the company said.
TikTok has taken other steps that it says are intended to direct users to trustworthy sources. This year, for example, the company created an election center to help U.S. voters find voting places or information about candidates.
The platform removed more than 102 million videos that violated its rules in the first quarter of 2022. Yet only a tiny percentage of those ran afoul of TikTok’s rules against misinformation.
Researchers found that TikTok’s own search tool seems designed to steer users to false claims in some cases. When researchers typed the words “COVID vaccine” into the search tool, for instance, the tool suggested searches on key words including “COVID vaccine exposed” and “COVID vaccine injury.”
When the same search was run on Google, however, that search engine suggested searches relating to more accurate information about vaccine clinics, the different types of vaccines and booster shots.
TikTok’s rise in popularity has caught the attention of state officials and federal lawmakers, some of whom have expressed concerns about its data privacy and security.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on social media’s impact on the nation’s security. TikTok’s chief operating officer, Vanessa Pappas, is set to testify alongside representatives from YouTube, Twitter and Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook.
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One of Ukraine's leading ballet artists is being remembered as a "courageous romantic" after being killed on the battlefield.
The National Opera of Ukraine announced, with "indescribable sadness," the death of Oleksandr Shapoval, one of the company's former principal dancers and a teacher at Kyiv State Choreographic College.
Shapoval died Monday at the age of 48 "under enemy mortar shelling," according to the statement.
Within days of Russia's invasion, Shapoval volunteered to serve in Ukraine's territorial defense, helping to protect Kyiv's Left Bank. He then learned how to launch grenades. According to The National Opera of Ukraine, his unit was recently transferred to one of "the hottest zones" in the war-torn country. Citing the media outlet Ukraina Moloda, The Kyiv Independent reports that Shapoval was killed in the battle of Majorsk in the Donetsk region.
Shapoval was an "Honored Artist of Ukraine," an official award given for high achievement in the performing arts. Over the course of 28 seasons, he performed some 30 different roles. "He charmed them with his bright and beautiful, romantic and heroic dance, impeccable skill and deep conviction of every image he created on stage," the company writes.
Renowned Russian-American choreographer Alexei Ratmansky paid tribute to Shapoval on Facebook. Ratmansky's United Ukrainian Ballet Company is made up of some 60 Ukrainian refugee artists.
"Many of our dancers were friends with him, worked or studied with him," Ratmansky writes, "I remember Sasha so well, he danced in my first ballets in Kyiv. He died defending his land with arms in his hands. Eternal memory and gratitude to the Hero!"
Ratmansky also expressed his outrage. "Damn war, damn Russian aggression that brings death and destruction!!"
Another artist with The National Opera of Ukraine, Artem Datsyshyn, was killed in March.
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BOSTON — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting with the investigation.
The parcel that blew up was one of two that were reported to police early in the evening. Boston's bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city's Museum of Fine Arts, which is on the outskirts of the Northeastern campus.
NBC Boston reported that the package that exploded went off as it was being opened near the university's Holmes Hall, which is home to the university's creative writing program and its women's, gender and sexuality studies program. It said the FBI was assisting the investigation.
Authorities declined to elaborate, but Northeastern spokesperson Shannon Nargi said in a statement that an unidentified university staff member suffered minor injuries to his hand in the explosion. Felipe Colon, a Boston police superintendent, later described the victim as a 45-year-old man.
Police converged on the campus shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students. WCVB-TV said one of its reporters, Mike Beaudet, was teaching a class there at the time. Beaudet told the station his class was moved outside but that neither he nor his students heard an explosion.
Michael Davis, chief of Northeastern's police force, told reporters the campus was secure. Boston police didn't say whether any other suspicious packages were found.
"We're monitoring the situation at Northeastern and we're ready to work with the university and our law enforcement partners on any prosecutions that may develop," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, promising "a comprehensive investigation to determine exactly what occurred here."
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both on the other side of the Charles River separating Boston from Cambridge, said they were increasing patrols on their campuses as a precaution and urging students and faculty to report anything suspicious.
Tuesday's explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others.
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A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death was sentenced Tuesday in an Iowa court to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man's family.
Pieper Lewis, 17, was sentenced Tuesday after she pleaded last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks of Des Moines. Both charges were punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Polk County District judge David M. Porter on Tuesday deferred those prison sentences, meaning that if Lewis violates any portion of her probation, she could be sent to prison to serve that 20-year term.
As for being required to pay the estate of her rapist, "this court is presented with no other option," Porter said, noting the restitution is mandatory under Iowa law that has been upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Lewis was 15 when she stabbed Brooks more than 30 times in a Des Moines apartment. Officials have said Lewis was a runaway who was seeking to escape an abusive life with her adopted mother and was sleeping in the hallways of a Des Moines apartment building when a 28-year-old man took her in before forcibly trafficking her to other men for sex.
Lewis said one of those men was Brooks and that he had raped her multiple times in the weeks before his death. She recounted being forced at knifepoint by the 28-year-old man to go with Brooks to his apartment for sex. She told officials that after Brooks had raped her yet again, she grabbed a knife from a bedside table and stabbed Brooks in a fit of rage.
Police and prosecutors have not disputed that Lewis was sexually assaulted and trafficked. But prosecutors have argued that Brooks was asleep at the time he was stabbed and not an immediate danger to Lewis.
Iowa is not among the dozens of states that have a so-called safe harbor law that gives trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity.
Lewis, who earned her GED while being held in juvenile detention, acknowledged in a statement prior to her sentencing that she struggled with the structure of her detention, including "why I was treated like fragile glass" or wasn't allowed to communicate with her friends or family.
"My spirit has been burned, but still glows through the flames," she read from a statement she had prepared. "Hear me roar, see me glow, and watch me grow."
"I am a survivor," she added.
The Associated Press does not typically name victims of sexual assault, but Lewis agreed to have her name used previously in stories about her case.
Prosecutors took issue with Lewis calling herself a victim in the case and said she failed to take responsibility for stabbing Brooks and "leaving his kids without a father."
The judge peppered Lewis with repeated requests to explain what poor choices she made that led up to Brooks' stabbing and expressed concern that she sometimes did not want to follow rules set for her in juvenile lockup.
"The next five years of your life will be full of rules you disagree with, I'm sure of it," Porter said. He later added, "This is the second chance that you've asked for. You don't get a third."
Karl Schilling with the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance said a bill to create a safe harbor law for trafficking victims passed the Iowa House earlier this year, but stalled in the Senate under concerns from law enforcement groups that it was too broad.
"There was a working group established to iron out the issues," Shilling said. "Hopefully it will be taken up again next year."
Iowa does have an affirmative defense law that gives some leeway to victims of crime if the victim committed the violation "under compulsion by another's threat of serious injury, provided that the defendant reasonably believed that such injury was imminent."
Prosecutors argued Tuesday that Lewis waived that affirmative defense when she pleaded guilty to manslaughter and willful injury.
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Freight railroad workers threaten to strike. What legal probes may mean for Donald Trump's political future. A far-right party is expected to play a central role in Sweden's next coalition government.
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Greece’s Irene Papas, who earned Hollywood fame, dies at 93
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Irene Papas, the Greek actress and recording artist renowned for her dramatic performances and austere beauty that earned her prominent roles in Hollywood movies as well as in French and Italian cinema over six decades has died. She was 93.
The Greek Culture Ministry confirmed her death Wednesday.
“Magnificent, majestic, dynamic, Irene Papas was the personification of Greek beauty on the cinema screen and on the theater stage, an international leading lady who radiated Greekness,” Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said in a statement.
Papas became known internationally following performances in “The Guns of Navarone” in 1961 and “Zorba the Greek” in 1964, acting alongside Hollywood stars Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn. In all, she starred in more than 50 movies.
Born Irene Lelekou in a mountainous village near the southern Greek city of Corinth, Papas was the daughter of two schoolteachers. Her father was also a drama teacher.
Papas left home at 18 to marry Greek film director Alkis Papas despite her family’s disapproval. They divorced four years later. After the death of American Actor Marlon Brando in 2004, Papas revealed in an Italian newspaper interview that the two had been romantically involved.
A supporter of the Greek Communist Party, Papas was a vocal opponent of the military dictatorship that governed the country between 1967 and 1974 and lived much for life outside Greece, including in Rome and New York.
Papas was also known for her appearance in ancient Greek tragedies. Many of her iconic international movie roles were earned portraying Greek characters. But she also starred with Kirk Douglas in the 1968 crime drama “Brotherhood” and with James Cagney in the 1956 Western “Tribute to a Bad Man.”
Greek arts institutions thanked Papas for her support for younger actors. The Athens-based Greek Film Center described her as “The greatest Greek international film star,” adding: “Her image is a timeless imprint of Greek female beauty.”
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US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that on a month-to-month basis, the producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — declined 0.1% from July to August, the second straight monthly decline.
Yet the better readings mostly reflect plunging gas prices and don’t necessarily point to a broader slowdown in inflation. A measure that excludes the volatile food and energy categories — so-called core prices — rose 0.4% from July to August and 7.3% in August compared with a year ago.
The cost of services — which are increasingly driving consumer inflation — rose 0.4% in August, driven by higher prices for public transportation, car rentals and some financial services.
Still, there were a few encouraging signs in Wednesday’s report: Wholesale food costs were flat from July to August, after a 1.3% spike the previous month. And wholesale goods prices overall fell 1.2%, suggesting that goods prices for consumers could soon decline.
On Tuesday, the government reported that consumer inflation was rampant across much of the economy in August. Apart from cheaper gas, consumer prices for everything from food and rents to furniture, medical care and new cars got pricier last month. The worse-than-expected consumer price spikes sent the stock market tumbling to its worst day in more than two years on fears that the Federal Reserve will turn even more aggressive in raising interest rates to fight inflation.
Wednesday’s producer price data captures inflation at an earlier stage of production and can often signal where consumer prices are headed. It also feeds into the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, which is called the personal consumption expenditures price index.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global AI Summit officially opened on Tuesday, gathering private sector leaders, government officials, and renowned academic professionals from around the world for a series of discussions on the future of AI. The three-day Summit, hosted by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), is set to convene more than 200 speakers from 90 countries and 10,000 participants.
"During the G20 in 2020, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia drove global consensus towards the OECD principles of trustworthy AI. How AI must be inclusive, human-centered, transparent, robust, and with accountability," said H.E. Dr. Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia. "We cannot afford for algorithms to be biased or sexist. We cannot afford to not have the right data sets and the right context."
"Beyond the ethical application of AI, it is critical that we advance AI truly together as humankind, sharing our best practices, our expertise, our resources, and our challenges to ensure no one is left behind in unlocking the potential of AI," added H.E. Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi, President of SDAIA.
A series of announcements will be made at the Summit, all aimed at advancing the use of data to solve some of world's biggest challenges in areas such as healthcare, energy, and sustainability. On the opening day, ministers signed the Riyadh AI Call to Action Declaration, an agreement outlining the Digital Cooperation Organization's (DCO) long-term vision to use AI technology to benefit people, communities, nations, and the world as a whole.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also unveiled its AI Ethics Principles on the Summit's opening day. Designed by SDAIA and based on global and domestic standards, the framework will serve as a practical guide for incorporating AI ethics throughout the AI system development life cycle.
Speakers at the Summit include Amin Nasser, CEO of Aramco, Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Kitty Hawk, and Dr. Jürgen Schmidhuber, Director of AI Initiative at KAUST. Saudi Ministers also participated in discussions on the first day of programming, including: H.E. Fajad Al-Jalajel, Minister of Health, H.E. Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Kassabi, Minister of Commerce, and H.E. Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources. Journalists from regional and international outlets also attended the Summit in person and through the livestreaming made available to remote attendees.
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Global digital assets investment leader works diligently to address potential hard fork for funds with ETH exposure
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3iQ Digital Asset Management (3iQ), a leading global digital asset investment fund manager, today announced it is taking proactive measures for its investors with the possibility of at least one hard fork of the Ethereum protocol which may result in one or more new tokens.
3iQ, led by its industry-leading independent research and digital assets portfolio management, is monitoring these potential developments and remains in close consultation with other market participants and its service partners on all aspects of the Merge including the potential hard forking of Ethereum blockchain. 3iQ offers a number of investment strategies with ETH exposure including the 3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (TSX: ETHQ) and the Ether Fund (TSX: QETH), which became North America's first spot Ether exchange-traded product (ETP) when it launched in December 2020.
Ethereum's proof-of-work (PoW) Mainnet merge with the Beacon Chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system may potentially lead Ethereum miners to pursue two different pathways. The first would be to find a new PoW blockchain that supports their existing mining hardware. The second pathway would be to reject the upgrade and continue to mine Ethereum under its previous PoW consensus mechanism by creating a new blockchain. If miners were to pursue this second pathway, a chain split is expected to occur that would spawn a variant of the post-Merge Ethereum PoS blockchain. Such new versions of Ethereum would continue operating on a PoW consensus mechanism. Assuming only one hard fork for illustrative purposes, the result would be two separate blockchain networks with two different native tokens: Ethereum (ETH) and an EthereumPoW token.
With the Merge and potential hard fork, 3iQ has no intention to halt trading of QETH and ETHQ and additional products with ETH exposure like the 3iQ Global Cryptoasset Fund. ETHQ will remain open for daily creations and redemptions as normal course of business, just as it has during every trading day since the ETF's inception.
"3iQ will always put our investors and shareholders' best interests first," said Fred Pye, Chairman and CEO of 3iQ. "Our best-in-class team will continue to evaluate all aspects of the Merge and potential hard forking of Ethereum blockchain. We will regularly update investors and continue to examine all possible avenues to maximize unitholder accretion while maintaining our Funds' investment objectives."
3iQ has plans in place to price the value of potential forked assets – if any – in line with fund value principles. And in the event of any hard forking, 3iQ would plan to keep such PoW assets in their funds in the short-term while continuously reevaluating and updating investors as more information becomes available.
For more information around the Merge and potential hard forking of Ethereum blockchain, read 3iQ's research pieces "The Merge," "What the Fork?" and "Show Time." To learn more about 3iQ's digital asset offerings, visit www.3iQ.ca.
Founded in 2012, 3iQ Corp. (3iQ) is Canada's leading digital asset investment fund manager with more than C$700 million in assets under management. 3iQ was the first Canadian investment fund manager to offer a public bitcoin investment fund, The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC) (TSX: QBTC.U), and a public ether investment fund, The Ether Fund (TSX: QETH.UN)(TSX: QETH.U). More recently, 3iQ launched the 3iQ CoinShares Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCQ) (TSX: BTCQ.U) and the 3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (TSX: ETHQ) (TSX: ETHQ.U). 3iQ offers investors convenient and familiar investment products to gain exposure to digital assets.
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Worldwide Market Trended Flat Year-over-Year in 2Q 2022
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, North America led the worldwide Service Provider (SP) Router and Aggregation Switch market with double-digit revenue growth. The region's performance was driven by the ramping of 400 Gbps technology adoption in the ongoing Service Provider Router market refresh cycle. Despite North America's performance, the worldwide SP Router and Aggregation Switch market was flat year-over-year (Y/Y) in 2Q 2022, although revenues were in line with average revenues of the last five years.
"In 2Q 2022, we observed continuing strong demand for SP Routers in North America, driven by the ramping adoption of 400 Gbps technologies across Telecom- and Cloud SPs and an ongoing capacity expansions by the SPs," said Ivaylo Peev, Senior Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "We see the flat 2Q22 Y/Y global market performance as a positive signal, as market conditions remained difficult in the second quarter. Economic uncertainty, raising inflation, China's zero-COVID-19 policy, and the war in Ukraine are depressing markets in 2022. Adverse foreign exchange rates and the comparison to a strong 1Q 2021 are adding to the factors negatively impacting the performance of the SP Router and Aggregation Switch market," added Peev.
Additional highlights from Dell'Oro Group's 2Q 2022 Service Provider Router and Switch Report:
- Double-digit market growth in North America and moderate growth in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) regions were offset by steeply decreasing revenues in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and a market decline in Asia Pacific (APAC) and China.
- Positive growth in the SP Core Router and the Aggregation Switch segments was offset by negative performance in the SP Edge Router segment.
- The Enterprise High End Router segment grew strongly in 2Q 2022, recording double-digit growth across all regions except APAC. APAC's total growth was limited due to a decline in China.
- Adverse foreign exchange rates driven by a strengthened US dollar (USD) suppressed market results in large parts of EMEA and APAC regions, as business transactions were negatively impacted by the conversion between local currencies and the USD.
The Dell'Oro Group Service Provider Router and Switch Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the Service Provider Router and Switch market for future current and historical periods. The report includes qualitative analysis and detailed statistics for manufacturer revenue by region, customer type and use cases, average selling price, and unit and port shipments. To purchase these reports, please contact us by email at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise network, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA20Group, LLC, a subscription-based robotic solutions leader, announced today that they will be introducing their new, high-capacity cooperative palletizing robot at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE). The expo takes place in Las Vegas, NV, on September 18 through September 21, 2022. AAA20 Group will exhibit at Booth #7162 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. According to Karen Mallouk, Co-Founder of Las Vegas, NV-based AAA20 Group, LLC, "Attending IBIE enables us to meet face-to-face with bakery leaders from around the Western Hemisphere. In addition, our cost and labor-saving messages are compelling for bakery operators looking to boost capacity and cut costs by adding automation to their business".
Investment in a growing trend
AAA20Group is investing over $1 million in its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. This investment enables the company to offer a new, more efficient palletizing robot that adds much-needed automation capacity to end-of-line packaging. Perfect for medium to large bakery operations, the CP-200 robot delivers a gripping capacity of 44 lbs., doubling that of the popular CP-100 model. Depending on the application, the C-100 and C-200 systems can offer a significant cost-saving potential for nearly any packaging line requiring end-of-line palletizing. From a cost-benefit standpoint, these cooperative palletizing robots can easily replace a human worker doing equivalent work. In addition to the hourly labor cost savings, the robotic systems reduce the possibility of repetitive motion injury.
Easy introduction to bakery packaging automation
Mallouk continues, "Our program eliminates the need for robotics expertise, as our application experts will fully configure the system and deliver a turn-key solution. The implementation process is efficient, convenient, and offers the benefits of 100% financing. Additionally, by leasing the labor-saving robots, resources may be shifted from capital expense to operating expense. Following either the traditional way of buying machinery or the robot-as-employee (subscription), growing bakery operations can reallocate their workforce toward higher-level activities and, as a result, optimize valuable human capital."
A hedge against tightening labor markets
Though an ongoing shortage of workers affects many industries, some medium-sized bakery operations are still reticent about investing in automation. However, most entrepreneurs agree that anything that can help reduce labor count is attractive at this particular time. The goal to minimize labor overhead is why AAA20 Group is responding to the growing demand for cooperative robotic solutions. The approach is gaining specific traction among bakery operations. Karen Mallouk adds, "Our automation systems are affordable, highly productive, and easy to operate; they are excellent at following precise, repetitive movements typical in bakery packaging operations."
About AAA20 Group, LLC
AAA20 Group, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. The company provides collaborative robotic equipment solutions used in the packaging industry. Proven automation industry leaders manufacture the robots offered for lease by AAA20. More about the new model C-200 collaborative palletizer: (pending publication)
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LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altrix Bio, a leading early-stage biotech startup, announces the issuance of US Patent 11,433,094, on September 6, 2022, for the proprietary compound, LuCI™, a novel agent for the treatment of obesity-associated metabolic disorders.
This is a significant milestone with respect to our intellectual property portfolio, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to innovation and leadership in this field, said Nancy Briefs, the CEO of AltrixBio. "The patent covers our breakthrough LuCI technology that has the potential to positively impact millions of patients, allowing them to avoid invasive bariatric surgery with a safe, effective, and affordable oral solution for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity."
As an orally administered agent, LuCI™ has demonstrated in preclinical testing to be a safe, non-invasive, and effective agent that replicates the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Approximately 80% of patients who have gastric bypass surgery have significant weight loss and, importantly, early and weight-independent remission of T2D. While gastric bypass surgery is the most effective intervention for managing obesity and type-2 diabetes, it is an expensive intervention associated with some risks.
To learn more, please visit Altrixbio.com.
Altrix Bio was founded in 2019 to commercialize the research from the labs of Dr. Karp and Dr. Tavakkoli at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. They were fascinated by the rapid resolution of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) observed in patients undergoing gastric bypass. They hypothesized that an orally delivered drug material was capable of transiently adhering to the proximal bowel and could replicate the effect of surgery, "Surgery in a Pill™". In addition to its therapeutic utility in diabetes and obesity, LuCI™ has unique qualities that enable its use as a platform for delivering biologics to the GI tract.
Contact: Nancy Briefs, President & CEO, 888-617-5824, nbriefs@altrixbio.com
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Strengthens ABS IP position in cylindrical cell modules, BMS designs, and manufacturing processes
LAKE ORION, Mich., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Solutions, Inc. ("ABS"), a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced battery systems for electrified mobility, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the complete IP portfolio of Tiveni, Inc., a battery systems innovator founded and led by original Tesla founder/CEO Martin Eberhard. The addition of Tiveni developed technologies will accelerate ABS' deployment of low-cost, energy-dense, highly-crash-tolerant EV batteries. The acquisition includes a supporting patent portfolio protecting the cost/density/safety advantages included in Tiveni's designs. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed by mutual agreement.
The transaction includes an IP portfolio of more than 100 assets, including 24 issued U.S. patents, and 143 pending applications, with broad coverage, core to EV battery systems and supply chain including 37 (U.S.), 16 (China), 32 (EU and UK national stage), and 2 pending PCTs. Additionally, it includes technology transfer and know-how to implement and deploy the Tiveni technologies, including all design, engineering and process documentation from more than 4 years of development. Key granted patents date back a few years giving a preferred priority date position.
The technologies developed by Tiveni focus on a systems-level approach to the EV battery, with innovations in battery design and manufacturing technology in four major technology areas:
- Slide-in modular battery architecture—Including a chassis-integrated design to accommodate multiple, slide-in, field-replaceable modules and a commercial vehicle frame-attached housing
- Unique Contact Plate Design—A laminated multi-layer contact plate that consolidates all conductors in one assembly, spanning an entire battery module
- High Speed Laser Welding Manufacturing—Optical targeting and innovative assembly fixtures providing significant tolerance take up to enable reliable, high-speed welds and reduce manufacturing costs
- Battery Management System and Algorithms— Techniques applicable to multiple types stems and applications.
"We are excited to add Tiveni's battery module system technologies to our own ABS battery module design, including the functional, safety, and cost improvements inherent in the Tiveni technologies and design," said Subhash Dhar, ABS Founder, Chairman & CEO. "Along with our significant existing IP, this acquisition positions ABS IP portfolio at the forefront in relation to major industry players using cylindrical cell battery systems."
ABS plans to employ the Tiveni technology in its continuing development of next generation battery platforms, along with the next generation high energy cells to further support its customers in commercial and industrial mobility including transit buses, delivery vehicles, marine vessels, light electric vehicles, and outdoor power equipment with high quality, reliable and cost-effective battery solutions.
ABS designs and manufactures modular battery solutions for transportation, industrial, and commercial markets primarily in North America and Europe. The team at American Battery Solutions Inc. includes some of the most recognized battery systems experts in the industry, with decades of experience in designing, developing, and manufacturing high-volume advanced battery systems. Our experts are applying this experience to the emerging and rapidly growing mobility and energy storage segments, concentrating on module production, pack assembly, and customer integration.
ABS operates a 120,000 sq. ft. technical center in Michigan and a dedicated 170,000 square foot purpose-built, state of the art battery manufacturing facility in Ohio. It employs more than 165 people in Michigan, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Follow ABS on Twitter @ABS_Energy and on LinkedIn.
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Global safety protection solutions leader collaborates with Modjoul and Corvex™ to launch a suite of worker safety solutions
ISELIN, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansell, a global leader in safety solutions, today announced a new workplace safety product and service brand, Inteliforz™. Leveraging real-time worker contextual connectivity and actionable movement data, Inteliforz™ extends Ansell's safety promise by delivering cutting-edge, connected safety solutions to drive enhanced worker safety and a more engaged workforce. With the launch of Inteliforz™, Ansell has joined forces with Modjoul, a leading wearables and data analytics company delivering innovative solutions to improve workplace safety, and Corvex™, a leading innovator for connected workforce technologies.
In working with wearable safety technology and analytics leader, Modjoul, the Inteliforz™ Motion Series leverages wearable sensor technology for the hand and wrist, providing measurable and actionable data that helps reduce risky movements that can lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Similarly, by combining the Corvex™ cloud-based platform and IoT technology architecture with Ansell's safety innovations and industry leadership, the Inteliforz™ Zone Series provides a continuous loop platform to report and resolve safety risks, ensure personal protective equipment compliance, and provide a real-time method for teams to interact, recognize, and share workplace safety concerns.
The new Intelliforz™ brand delivers innovative safety management solutions by offering industrial workers access to data to analyze motion ergonomics, and providing assurance to health and safety managers that tasks are being executed through the use of proper equipment.
"At Ansell, we have a deep understanding of workers' needs and the importance of evolving safety products and solutions that are accessible to the front line as well as safety managers and executives," states Neil Salmon, Managing Director and CEO at Ansell. "Through Inteliforz™, and with the support from our technology partners, Corvex™ and Modjoul, we are enabling front-line workers to identify, collaborate, and gain insights to improve personal workplace safety while also improving their overall workplace. Our new connected worker technology is the future of workplace safety."
"As a result of revolutionary connected tools such as Inteliforz™, the connected worker market can reach new heights and give millions of front-line workers across the globe the ability to improve their safety while on the job," says Joe O'Brien, CEO and Founder of Corvex™. "With Ansell Inteliforz™ as a trusted partner, combining Ansell's safety innovations and industry influence with our cloud-based platform and IoT technology, we can enhance workplace productivity, motivation and engagement that will lead to higher retention and less risk."
With the increasing need for a collaborative work environment and accessible workforce safety insights and data, Inteliforz™ delivers an evolved set of hardware and software products that meet rapidly evolving, technology-enabled workplace safety demands. These new products empower workforces and safety managers to identify and prevent risky movements that could lead to injuries before they happen.
"Identifying invisible safety risks and movements that affect your employees and creating a more empowered workforce is now possible with Inteliforz," says Eric Martinez, CEO of Modjoul. "In partnering with Ansell to develop wearable hand and wrist technology, data analytics, and AI to address preventable workplace injuries, we're thrilled to officially bring this product to the market to identify risky hand and wrist movements that could lead to MSDs for industrial workers."
More information about Inteliforz™ can be found at inteliforz.com.
Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well-being. The world's need for better protection never stops, so Ansell is constantly researching, developing and investing to manufacture and distribute cutting-edge product innovation and technology, marketed under well-known brands that customers trust. Operating in two main business segments, Industrial and Healthcare, Ansell is the market leader that continues to grow, employing 14,000 people worldwide. With operations in North America, Latin America/Caribbean, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, customers in more than 100 countries around the world trust Ansell and its protection solutions. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com.
Corvex™ Connected Worker is a leading innovator in the market for connected workforce technologies that enable frontline workers to deliver improved results. Based in Minneapolis, Corvex™ technologies connect workers and managers using continuous-loop digital tools that foster real-time communication and collaboration. We power the workforce of the future.
Modjoul is committed to keeping employees safe and productive by empowering them through data analytics. Modjoul has a full line of industrial IoT offerings designed to improve operations.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Approved Oil Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of New Utrecht Fuel Oil Co., a full-service oil company based in Borough Park, Brooklyn. New Utrecht is a three-generation family-owned company that has been in business in the Brooklyn community for 78 years, since 1944. New Utrecht provided 24/7 fuel and service to its #2 oil residential and commercial customers, emergency maintenance on boilers, burners, and hot water heaters, as well as heating system/hot water system installations.
Approved Oil is a full-service oil company based in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn that operates with nearly 200 employees and over 250 vehicles. Approved Oil's core services include 24/7 heating oil and diesel deliveries, emergency service on boiler, burners and hot water heaters, heating system/hot water system installations, plumbing and fire protection services, and mobile steam boiler rentals. Approved Oil's customer base ranges from single family residential homes to large multi-family, commercial, and industrial properties throughout the five boroughs.
Through this acquisition, Approved Oil has further diversified and expanded its already deep-rooted position in the local heating community.
Vincent Theurer, CEO and President of Approved Oil, in discussing the acquisition stated, "We are proud to have New Utrecht employees and customers be a part of the Approved Oil family. Our core values and services align for growth, seamless integration, and we are looking forward to the winter."
The transition has already been completed and customers should not expect any interruption in deliveries and service.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your sales representative directly or contact us at (718)238-1050 or info@approvedoil.com.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Approved Oil Company is pleased to announce the purchase of the mobile boiler fleet of EASCO Boiler Corp., which consists of 36 fully self-contained mobile boiler trailers complete with steam, LP hydronic heating and domestic hot water boiler systems. The mobile boiler fleet provides safe and reliable interim service for emergency situations as well as designed projects, ranging from 20 to 700 BHP units, complete with their own oil tank and return tank.
Approved recognized a need to enhance its mobile boiler fleet to better service its customers. With the additional assets, Approved will be able to provide a more customizable approach to supplying mobile boiler rentals through a greater variety of equipment, a larger volume being available, and more competitive pricing.
The additional assets also open the opportunity for Approved to obtain government and institutional mobile boiler rental contracts. The newly acquired assets place Approved at the forefront of the temporary mobile boiler rental sector.
Approved has been providing exceptional service in New York City since 1932. Led by President and CEO Vincent Theurer, through decades of significant growth by acquisition, diversification of building services and maintaining exceptional 24/7 service, Approved has become the largest family-owned oil company in New York City, as well as a premier energy provider.
Approved's core services include heating oil and diesel deliveries, emergency boiler/burner service, heat and hot water system installations, plumbing and fire protection services, and mobile steam boiler rentals. Approved's customer base ranges from single family residential homes to large multi-family, commercial, and industrial properties. Approved now has nearly 200 employees and 250 vehicles operating out of their corporate headquarters located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Founded in 1926, EASCO is the oldest minority owned and operated steel boiler and tank manufacturer in the United States. This 4th generation family-owned and operated business is a multi-dimensional, full-service leader in the HVAC industry. The late President, Arlington Leon Eastmond, Jr. guided EASCO in its pursuit of product and service excellence, and he succeeded in developing the company's reputation for high quality, long-lasting products.
Approved looks forward to providing its customers with greater options and competitive pricing for temporary boiler systems. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your sales representative directly or contact us at (718)238-1050 or info@approvedoil.com.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artivion, Inc. (NYSE: AORT), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced that it will present at the upcoming Deutsche Bank 30th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:20 a.m. MST.
A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Artivion's website, www.artivion.com, on the Investors page. An archived copy of the webcast will be available for 90 days on the same website.
Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons' most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Artivion's four major groups of products include: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On-X mechanical heart valves, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. Artivion markets and sells products in more than 100 countries worldwide. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, www.artivion.com.
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Add a touch of goodness to National Guacamole Day and National Taco Day with recipes, in-store activations, savings and more
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guac and tacos is a combination that's #AlwaysGood, and in honor of National Guacamole Day (September 16) and National Taco Day (October 4), Avocados From Mexico™ (AFM) is inviting shoppers to celebrate the delicious duo while helping grow consumption and demand around these key occasions. The number one selling brand of avocados in the U.S. is also the leading avocado brand available in the fall1, and AFM is kicking off the season with its first ever Guac N' Tacos shopper program.
The new program highlights the combo of guac and tacos with thematic in-store displays, digital media and coupons – shoppers can save $0.75 when purchasing avocados at select grocery stores. Branded point of sale materials outside the produce aisle will also remind shoppers to add avocados to their tacos in over 5,000 stores nationwide. The program will be in-store beginning September 5 through October 9, 2022.
Tacos represent the majority of Mexican handheld eating occasions, yet less than 2% of the Mexican handheld occasions include avocados2, creating an opportunity for AFM to reinforce the delicious combination of guac and tacos.
"Because guacamole and Mexican dishes represent the top two volume driving opportunities for avocados3, National Guacamole Day and National Taco Day are the perfect occasions for AFM to encourage shoppers to purchase avocados," said Stephanie Bazan, Vice President of Shopper and Trade Marketing at Avocados From Mexico. "Avocados From Mexico always bring good taste and good times, and this program makes it easy and fun to add them to Guac N' Taco celebrations."
Want More Guac N' Tacos? Visit AFM's digital Guac N' Tacos celebration featuring chef Pati Jinich's epic month-long cross-country tour to discover unique taco recipes. From classic guacamoles to new spins on tacos, Avocados From Mexico has all the recipes you need to make your National Taco and Guacamole Day #AlwaysGood. Get inspired at https://avocadosfrommexico.com/recipe/.
To learn more about AFM, visit www.avocadosfrommexico.com, Facebook (www.facebook.com/AvocadosFromMexico) or Twitter (@AvosFromMexico). And, for more details on the brand's robust year-round promotional activities and marketing tools, visit www.avocadosfrommexico.com/shopper.
Avocados From Mexico (AFM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA), formed for the purpose of advertising, promotion, public relations and research for all stakeholders of Avocados From Mexico. Under agreements, MHAIA and the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers & Packers of Mexico (APEAM) have combined resources to fund and manage AFM, with the intent to provide a focused, highly- effective and efficient marketing program in the United States. AFM is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
1Hass Avocado Board Volume Data
22018 Cambridge Demand Landscape Study
3Numerator Basket Affinity, 5/3/21 to 5/1/22; Nielsen Scantrack, Homescan; Technomic; AFM Avocado Demand Landscape (2018)
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LAVAL, QC, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (the "Company") announced today the results to date of its previously announced offers (the "Exchange Offers") to exchange the existing senior notes set forth in the table below (the "Existing Senior Notes") for up to an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion (subject to increase or decrease by the Offerors (as defined below), the "Maximum New Secured Notes Amount") of New Secured Notes (as defined below) and the related solicitations of consents (the "Consent Solicitations" and, together with the Exchange Offers, the "Offers") to amend certain provisions of the indentures (the "Proposed Amendments") with respect to the respective applicable series of Existing Senior Notes. The terms and conditions of the offers and consent solicitations are described in an Exchange Offer Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated August 30, 2022 (the "Exchange Offer Memorandum"). All terms and conditions of the Offers remain unchanged as set forth in the Exchange Offer Memorandum.
As reported by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent and information agent for the Offers, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Sept. 13, 2022 (the "Early Tender Time"), an aggregate principal amount of $5,577,725,000 of Existing Senior Notes had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Offers, as set forth in the table below.
Based on the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Senior Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Offers as of the Early Tender Time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, including the applicable Acceptance Priority Level, the Level 3 Tender Cap, the Exchange Consideration Reallocation (each, as defined in the Exchange Offer Memorandum) and proration, we would expect approximately $3,119 million of New Secured Notes to be issued in the Offers, consisting of approximately (i) $1,768 million in aggregate principal amount of new 11.00% First Lien Secured Notes due 2028 (the "New First Lien Notes"), (ii) $351 million in aggregate principal amount of new 14.00% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the "New Second Lien Notes" and, together with the New First Lien Notes, the "New BHC Secured Notes"), in each case, to be issued by the Company, and (iii) $1,000 million in aggregate principal amount of new 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the "Intermediate Holdco Secured Notes" and, together with the New BHC Secured Notes, the "New Secured Notes") to be issued by 1375209 B.C. Ltd. (the "Holdco Issuer" and, together with the Company, the "Offerors"), an existing wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company that holds 38.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Bausch + Lomb Corporation. However, such principal amounts may be adjusted as a result of any additional participation from Eligible Holders tendering Existing Senior Notes in the Offers after the Early Tender Time and at or prior to the Expiration Time.
All Existing Senior Notes of a series validly tendered at or before the Expiration Time having a higher Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted before any Existing Senior Notes of another series tendered at or before the Expiration Time having a lower Acceptance Priority Level are accepted, even if the Existing Senior Notes having a lower Acceptance Priority Level were tendered prior to the Early Tender Time and the Existing Senior Notes having a higher Acceptance Priority Level were tendered after the Early Tender Time but on or prior to the Expiration Time. Accordingly, Existing Senior Notes validly tendered at or before the applicable Early Tender Time may be subject to proration if the Offerors accept Existing Senior Notes tendered after the applicable Early Tender Time but on or prior to the Expiration Time that have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than such Existing Senior Notes.
In addition, as of the Early Tender Time, the Company and BHA have received the requisite number of consents to adopt the Proposed Amendments with respect to the following series of Existing Senior Notes: (i) 9.25% Senior Notes due 2026, (ii) 8.50% Senior Notes due 2027, (iii) 5.00% Senior Notes due 2028 and (iv) 7.00% Senior Notes due 2028. Pursuant to the terms set forth in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, the Company or BHA, as the case may be, intends to enter into a supplemental indenture with the respective trustee for each such series of Existing Senior Notes to effectuate the applicable Proposed Amendments, which would become operative upon the settlement date of the Offers; provided that, as described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, if any series of Existing Senior Notes are subject to proration, the Consent Solicitation with respect to such series shall be terminated, the supplemental indenture shall not become operative with respect to such series and the terms of the existing indenture governing such series shall continue to apply.
Withdrawal rights for the Offers expired as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 13, 2022 (the "Withdrawal Deadline"). Because the Withdrawal Deadline is not being extended, holders may not withdraw previously tendered Existing Senior Notes or revoke any related consents, and any tenders and consents after the Early Tender Time may not be withdrawn or revoked, in each case, except as may be required by law.
Each Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time on September 27, 2022, or any other date and time to which the Offerors extend such Offer in their sole discretion (such date and time for such Offer, as it may be extended, the "Expiration Time"), unless earlier terminated. Subject to the terms of the Offers, including the Maximum New Secured Notes Amount and the proration, Existing Senior Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Time but on or prior to the Expiration Time and accepted for purchase will be entitled to receive the applicable Exchange Consideration set forth in the Exchange Offer Memorandum (but not the applicable Early Exchange Premium described therein) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the settlement date. Subject to all conditions of the Offers having been either satisfied or waived by the Offerors, the settlement date is expected to be within three business days following the Expiration Time or as promptly as practicable thereafter.
Each Offer is a separate offer and/or solicitation, and each may be individually amended, extended, terminated or withdrawn, subject to certain conditions and applicable law, at any time in the Offerors' sole discretion, subject to the consent rights of the Supporting Holders (as defined in the Exchange Offer Memorandum), and without amending, extending, terminating or withdrawing any other Offer. No Offer is conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of Existing Senior Notes of any series being tendered nor the consummation of any other Offer. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provision of the Offers, the Offerors' obligations to accept and exchange any of the Existing Senior Notes validly tendered pursuant to an Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, as described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, and each Offeror expressly reserves its right, subject to applicable law, to terminate any Offer and/or Consent Solicitation at any time.
The Offers are being made, and the applicable series of New Secured Notes are being offered, only to holders of the Existing Senior Notes who are either (a) persons other than "U.S. persons" as defined in Regulation S, and who agree to purchase the New Secured Notes outside of the United States, and who are otherwise in compliance with the requirements of Regulation S; or (b) persons who are reasonably believed to be both (i) "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and to whom the New Secured Notes are offered in the United States in a transaction not involving a public offering, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and (ii) qualified purchasers (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended); provided that, in each case, if such holder (i) is a resident in Canada, such holder is required to complete, sign and submit to the exchange agent a Canadian holder form, which may be obtained from the information agent, or (ii) is in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, such holder is a "qualified investor" and is not a "retail investor". With respect to holders in the European Economic Area, a "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a "retail client" as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a "customer" within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a "qualified investor" as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The holders of Existing Senior Notes who have certified to the Offerors that they are eligible to participate in the Offers and Consent Solicitations pursuant to at least one of the foregoing conditions are referred to as "Eligible Holders." Eligible Holders may go to www.dfking.com/bhc to confirm their eligibility.
Full details of the terms and conditions of the Offers are described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum. The Offers are only being made pursuant to, and the information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Exchange Offer Memorandum, which is being sent by the Offerors to Eligible Holders of the Existing Senior Notes. Eligible Holders of the Existing Senior Notes are encouraged to read these documents, as they contain important information regarding the Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any Existing Senior Notes in the Exchange Offers or the Consent Solicitations.
Requests for the Exchange Offer Memorandum and other documents relating to the Offers may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent and information agent for the Offers, at (212) 232-3233 (for banks and brokers only) or (877) 478-5045 (toll-free) (for all others) or bhc@dfking.com.
None of the Company, the Holdco Issuer, any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective officers, boards of directors or directors, the dealer manager and solicitation agent, the exchange agent and information agent or any trustee is making any recommendation as to whether Eligible Holders should tender any Existing Senior Notes in response to the Exchange Offers or deliver any consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitations and no one has been authorized by any of them to make such a recommendation. Eligible holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender their Existing Senior Notes and deliver consents, and, if so, the principal amount of Existing Senior Notes as to which action is to be taken.
The Offers are not being made to Eligible Holders of Existing Senior Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the Offers are required to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company, the Holdco Issuer and BHA, as applicable, by the dealer manager and solicitation agent, or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
The New Secured Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The New Secured Notes have not been and will not be qualified for sale to the public by prospectus under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any issuance of New Secured Notes in Canada will be made on a basis which is exempt from the prospectus requirements of such securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Secured Notes in the United States and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of the New Secured Notes in any jurisdiction where such offering or sale would be unlawful. There shall not be any sale of the New Secured Notes 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.
About Bausch Health Companies Inc.
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global diversified pharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve people's lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, dermatology, international pharmaceuticals and eye health, through our approximately 88.7% ownership of Bausch + Lomb. With our leading durable brands, we are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements about the future performance of the Company, which may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "hopes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may," "believes," "subject to" and variations or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Actual results are subject to other risks and uncertainties that relate more broadly to the Company's overall business, including those more fully described in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and detailed from time to time in the Company's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities administrators, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.
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Combined Entity Would Become Significant Player in Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure
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MGT Issues $1.5 million in Convertible Notes
MIAMI and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTCQB: MGTI) today announced the execution of a non-binding letter of intent to merge with Bit5ive LLC in a stock swap MGT believes will benefit stockholders of both companies. Subject to the execution of a definitive agreement and certain closing conditions -- including the completion of Bit5ive's financial audit and approval by Bit5ive's members – the transaction will create a strong competitor in the design and operation of infrastructure used in the Bitcoin mining industry.
Bit5ive, founded in 2015 by Robert Collazo, is a leading innovator within the cryptocurrency community, having developed the highly regarded Pod5ive mobile mining system that offers rapid deployment of mining operations. Bit5ive is an official distributor in South & Central America of Bitmain PTY, the world's leading cryptocurrency mining hardware producer. With its engineering expertise and industry connections, Bit5ive has played a significant role in facility design, land acquisition, property development, buildout, and management oversight of high-output Bitcoin mining facilities across the United States.
Under the proposed agreement, MGT would issue to Bit5ive's existing members a number of shares that represent 70% to 80% of MGTI common stock outstanding on a pro-forma basis after giving effect to the merger. Robert Collazo would be appointed Chief Executive Officer of the new company. Mr. Collazo stated, "We are excited to be entering the public market and bringing our company's vision to the world. Bit5ive has been growing rapidly, and we're delighted about this next chapter which will help us continue to innovate and provide new opportunities for our investors, partners, and employees."
MGT today also announced a private sale of $1.5 million principal value of senior secured convertible notes and warrants, providing the Company with $1,335,000 in net proceeds. Investors are urged to review the Company's report on Form 8-K filed today with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) for more extensive details regarding the issuance of the convertible notes.
Except for the note transaction, which has closed, there can be no assurance that the actions contemplated above, including a definitive merger agreement with Bit5ive, will be executed on these terms, or at all.
MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTCQB: MGTI) is a U.S.- based Bitcoin miner with operations at an owned facility in Georgia.
For more information on the Company, please visit: https://mgtci.com.
Bit5ive is an American technology company and leader in cryptocurrency mining and infrastructure. Its cutting-edge modular data centers and management systems enable institutional-scale investors to break into cryptocurrency mining with a turnkey approach. Bit5ive is committed to developing innovative solutions that power blockchain networks while providing competitive returns on investment.
Bit5ive's five pillars: Infrastructure, technology, education, environment, and lifestyle, underlie its mission to provide sustainability at scale within this growing industry. Bit5ive believes these core values will help achieve its mission of making cryptocurrency accessible to everyone while protecting our planet's resources.
For more information on the company, please visit: https://bit5ive.com.
This press release contains forward–looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward–looking statements." All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward–looking statements. This includes all statements about the Company's plans, beliefs, estimates and expectations including the growth of Bit5ive, and opportunities resulting from the proposed transaction. These statements are based on current estimates and projections, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include issues related to volatility in the Bitcoin market, failure to meet the closing conditions and other factors set forth in the Company's most recently filed annual report and registration statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward–looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. MGT Capital Investments, Inc. provides no assurance regarding the actual outcome of the events contemplated by any forward-looking statements included in this release.
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Social media drives new and innovative partnerships in an industry forecast to more than double in value to over $53 billion by 2030
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SponsorUnited, the leading global sports and entertainment intelligence platform has released its first-ever Music Artist Marketing Partnerships Report 2022. The report delivers an in-depth analysis of over 2,100 brands and 1,100 deals from July 2021-July 2022, unlocks 10 major music genres and tells the stories of nearly 600 artists.
Key findings from the report include:
- The Most Sponsored Artists – According to SponsorUnited's data, the top-5 most sponsored artists, in order, were: Bon Iver, Steve Aoki, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and J. Balvin. These five had the most brand deals and beat out nearly 500 other artists in total.
- Apparel & Fashion Dominate – On average, music stars teamed up with more than two brands in the last 12 months, which was higher than athletes. In terms of volume of sponsorships, the music industry partnered with fashion brands the most, followed by technology, social causes, CPG, and alcohol brands.
- Pop Wins the Most Deals – The Pop music category saw the most brand sponsorships, with 453 brands participating. The brands that sponsored the pop genre the most were Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Samsung, Grubhub, and Taco Bell. Rap and Hip-Hop was in second (275 brands), with Pepsi, McDonalds, Nintendo, Hugo Boss, and Beats by Dre leading on the number of partnerships. Country was in third-place, with the top-5 brand sponsors being St. Jude's, T-Mobile, Walmart, Dodge Ram, and Anheuser-Busch.
- T-Mobile Hits Every Note – T-Mobile was the only brand on the SponsorUnited platform with sponsorships across six different music genres, though the wireless giant was most active in Country, with deals with Dolly Parton, Chris Young, Old Dominion, and more.
- TikTok is a Key Deal Channel – Music artists on TikTok have gained nearly one billion followers this year (though Instagram remains #1 with 1.5B). Of the top-5 most followed musicians on TikTok, only Billie Eilish is without a branded post. Selena Gomez, Karol G, Lil Nas X, and Ariana Grande have all posted sponsored content, showcasing how much of an opportunity the fast-growing platform has become for brands and artists.
- Beyonce Wins on Social – In terms of branded and sponsored social content, of the top-25 artists with the most post engagement, 20 were female, with Beyonce seeing the most engagement overall, with a whopping 2.8M engagements per branded post.
For more exclusive insights and access to the complete report, download the SponsorUnited Music Artist Marketing Partnerships Report at SponsorUnited.com.
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Lisa Brown: lbrown@sponsorunited.com
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Launched in 2018, SponsorUnited is the leading global sports and entertainment intelligence platform, delivering real-time trends and on-demand research that provide invaluable insights. With over 10M assets, 700K deals, 200K brands, and 30K properties across sports, media, music, and events in one SaaS database, SponsorUnited enables brands, properties and agencies to partner more effectively.
By connecting the entire sponsorship ecosystem through the most comprehensive data available anywhere, SponsorUnited is fueling smarter partnerships.
For more information, or to request a demo of the platform, visit https://sponsorunited.com/.
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Project will destroy wetlands in scenic Great Pee Dee River and harm vulnerable communities
PAMPLICO, S.C., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy, one of the nation's top polluters, has immediate plans to condemn the land of several African-American heirs and working class citizens as part of their proposed pipeline project, which would run along the Great Pee Dee River and through several communities, including Pamplico. To address these urgent issues and build continued community support, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League will host a meeting on Saturday, September 24 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Pamplico Public Library, which is located at 100 Main Street in Pamplico.
Pamplico is a rural area already plagued with poverty and public health problems, and Dominion's plans will only exacerbate these issues. BREDL has recently received word from its members that Dominion is moving forward with its plans to condemn the heirs property of Florence County residents to build its 14.5 mile long pipeline, which will run from the gas regulating station at River Neck Road, east of North Old River Road and South Old River Road to its termination with a connection at the Kingsburg Valve Station near the intersection of South Old River Road and East Brazen Road.
"It's unconscionable what Dominion Energy is trying to do," said Kathy Andrews, Director of Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. "They have threatened and intimidated property owners to sign away their land for an unnecessary pipeline that will not only devastate wetlands and the environment of endangered species in our communities but will destroy a way of life for people who have depended on the Great Pee Dee River and the surrounding land for decades."
BREDL is also very concerned about the pipeline's construction on nearby waters, including Jefferies Creek, Barfield Mill Creek, Mills Branch, Briar Branch, Bigham Branch, Bullock Branch, and other tributaries of the Great Pee Dee River.
"At SCELP, we believe that environmental protection and justice go hand in hand, and we are proud to represent BREDL in their pursuit for environmental justice for the Pamplico community," said Lauren Milton, Staff Attorney with South Carolina Environmental Law Project, which represents BREDL in their environmental fight against the Dominion pipeline.
"Based on all the facts we have gathered during the last two years, there is absolutely no reason to disrupt the communities along the Great Pee Dee River with a second gas pipeline," said Lou Zeller, Strategic Advisor for BREDL. "Dominion Energy is trying to bulldoze and bully residents whose farms, families and livelihoods depend on a healthy river. The company would destroy all of this for its own private gain. The people of Pamplico are saying, 'Go home, you're not welcome here!'"
Meeting Information:
Urgent Community Meeting
Saturday, September 24
10:00am – 1:00pm
Pamplico Public Library
100 Main Street, Pamplico, SC 29583
Media contact:
Kathy Andrews
Director, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
kandrews@bredl.org
(843) 698-9816
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Bristow's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Whalen is scheduled to present on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 3:35 p.m. MDT and participate in investor meetings throughout the day.
The accompanying investor presentation will be available on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, on the investor section of Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies. Bristow provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in several countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Additionally, the Company also offers fixed wing transportation and other aviation related solutions.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S. To learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambrian BioPharma, a multi-asset longevity biotech, today announces its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and appointment of C. David Nicholson, PhD and Frank S. Walsh, PhD to lead. The SAB is an independent, external group that provides strategic guidance to the company and regularly reviews its R&D pipeline with the aim to objectively assess and validate the progress made for various pipeline companies.
The SAB was formed in October 2021 and meets biannually to review the strategy, plans and progress of projects in the R&D pipeline. As an independent entity, the board adds value by providing an objective external perspective and constructively challenges the strategy, plans and execution of each program. SAB reports are shared with individual pipeline companies for consideration in project strategy and planning and are also shared with the Cambrian BioPharma Board of Directors. Moving forward Cambrian may add further SAB members or ad-hoc advisors as its pipeline grows and matures.
"Cambrian BioPharma is honored to have two highly experienced R&D executives to assist with our pursuit of expanding healthspan in the 21st century," said Brenton L. Saunders, Cambrian BioPharma Board of Directors. "Their insight and knowledge will help us to propel our pipeline companies and R&D forward and ensure that we are headed on a path to success."
C. David Nicholson, PhD is currently the non-executive chairman of the board of directors at Excientia, a lead independent director at Actinium Pharmaceuticals and an operational partner at Gilde Healthcare. Formerly, David was EVP and Chief R&D Officer at Allergan (2014-2020), Chief Technology Officer and EVP at Bayer Crop Science (2012-2014), SVP Licensing and Knowledge Management at Merck (2009-2011), SVP Global Project Management and Drug Safety at Schering-Plough (2007-2009), and EVP R&D at Organon (2006-2007), a company he joined in 1988. He received his PhD in 1980 from University of Wales and his BSc from University of Manchester.
C. David Nicholson shared: "I am excited to be a member of the Cambrian SAB. Healthy aging is an aspiration for us all, and advancements in science make this goal increasingly achievable. l am delighted to be able to provide guidance to the teams at Cambrian developing agents to enhance health as we age."
Frank S. Walsh, PhD is the CEO of Ossianix, a privately held protein engineering biotech company that he founded for the development of biological therapeutics using single-domain VNAR antibody technology. Formerly, Frank was SVP/EVP and Head of Discovery Research worldwide at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Collegeville (2002-2009). Prior to joining Wyeth, he was SVP at GlaxoSmithKline and Head of the Neurology CEDD (2000-2002), and VP of Neuroscience Research at SmithKline Beecham (1997-2000). Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Frank had a distinguished academic career in Neuroscience as the Sir William Dunn Professor of Experimental Pathology at London's UMDS, Guy's Hospital. Frank received his PhD in 1977 from University College London and his BSc from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.
Frank S. Walsh shared: "Cambrian has identified and invested in a number of companies that have exciting and innovative programs in the area of longevity. The problem is extremely important to all of us and there are now glimmers of progress. I look forward to assisting Cambrian in turning these assets into therapeutics with huge medical and commercial potential."
The announcement of the SAB comes on the heels of a number of exciting pipeline companies coming out of Cambrian BioPharma such as Oviva Therapeutics and Tornado Therapeutics. Cambrian BioPharma has an exciting roadmap planned – to learn more visit https://www.cambrianbio.com/pipeline
Cambrian BioPharma is building the medicines that will redefine healthcare in the 21st century – therapeutics to lengthen healthspan, the period of life spent in good health.
As a Distributed Development Company, Cambrian is advancing multiple scientific breakthroughs each targeting a biological driver of aging. Its approach is to develop interventions that treat specific diseases first, then deploy them as preventative medicines to improve overall quality of life during aging. To date, Cambrian has more than a dozen novel therapeutics in development across its pipeline. For more information, please visit www.cambrianbio.com or follow us on Twitter @CambrianBio and LinkedIn.
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New Study of Centrum Silver from COSMOS-Mind Demonstrates Significant Improvements in Participants' Cognitive Function.
WARREN, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New study results released today on the large-scale, clinical trial COSMOS-Mind, suggests that those who took Centrum Silver demonstrated significant improvement in cognitive function in comparison to placebo. These new findings provide additional evidence on the benefits of multivitamin supplementation in older adults.
Centrum, a leader in multivitamins for nearly 50 years, has a long history of supporting research to advance the science on benefits of vitamin/mineral supplementation. It is the most clinically studied multivitamin brand in the world. In continuing with this strong heritage, Centrum Silver product, placebo, and packaging was provided in support of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) trial.
Cognitive health, defined as the ability to think, learn and remember, is an essential component of our overall well-being as we age.1 Finding a way to support cognitive function in older adults is an important public health issue, as roughly two out of every three Americans experience some level of cognitive impairment around the age of 70.2 Additionally, according to a 2019 AARP Brain Health and Dietary Supplements survey, more than a quarter of Americans ages 50 and older regularly take supplements for their brain health, pointing to the growing concern older adults have around cognitive decline.
"We know that multivitamins are a practical and effective way to complement nutrition and support general health," shared Natalie Halpern, Brand Director, Centrum US. "The most recent data revealed by the COSMOS-Mind Study is an exciting and promising point on the role Centrum Silver multivitamins can play in supporting healthy aging, especially cognitive function."
Centrum Silver was specifically selected for the COSMOS-Mind trial which investigated the effects of multivitamin and cocoa flavonoid consumption on cognitive functioning in 2,262 women and men, 65 years and older, over the course of three years. The COSMOS-Mind team tested each participant's cognitive function via annual cognitive assessments.3
The results of the COSMO-Mind Study show that an intervention as simple as taking Centrum Silver could help support cognitive function, memory, and executive function in older adults.4* Participants who took Centrum Silver showed significant improvement in their episodic memory – the memory that is tied to specific events or experiences, as well as their executive function, which includes cognitive skills needed to carry out everyday activities as compared to placebo.5
A detailed report on the COSMOS-Mind Study published in Alzheimer & Dementia Journal can be found here.
For more information on Centrum and Centrum Silver, please visit Centrum.com.
* This product has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This Product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
About Centrum
Centrum has spent decades listening to the human body and learning about what it needs to thrive. The brand offers nutritional products that work in harmony with your body and help you respond to its unique needs. Innovation and research remain to be the building blocks of the brand's foundation. For more information about Centrum, please visit www.centrum.com.
About Haleon
Haleon (LSE: HLN) is a global leader in consumer health, with brands trusted by millions of consumers globally. The group employs over 22,000 people across 170 markets, who are united by Haleon's purpose - to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Haleon's product portfolio spans five major categories - Oral Health, Pain Relief, Respiratory Health, Digestive Health and Other, and Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS). Its long-standing brands - such as Advil, Sensodyne, Panadol, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, Polident, Parodontax and Centrum - are built on trusted science, innovation and deep human understanding.
For more information, please visit www.haleon.com
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2 Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind. ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03035201. Accessed 3/24/22.
3 Executive Functions | Memory and Aging Center. https://memory.ucsf.edu/symptoms/executive-functions. Accessed 3/24/22.
4 Executive Functions | Memory and Aging Center. https://memory.ucsf.edu/symptoms/executive-functions. Accessed 3/24/22.
5 Perceptions of Cognitive Health Factsheet. CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/perceptions_of_cog_hlth_factsheet.pdf. Accessed 3/24/22.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that it will attend the Wells Fargo 5th Annual Consumer Conference in Dana Point, California, USA, on September 21, 2022.
Peter Hoetzinger, President & Co CEO, will present the Company and hold one-on-one meetings with selected institutional investors.
The current presentation will be available at the Company's website under https://www.cnty.com/investor/presentations/ on September 21, 2022.
Century Casinos, Inc. is a casino entertainment company. The Company owns and operates Century Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central City, Colorado, and in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; the Century Casino in Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville, Missouri, and in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in New Cumberland, West Virginia; and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Resorts Management GmbH, the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of eight casinos throughout Poland; a 75% ownership interest in Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Through its United States subsidiary, Century Nevada Acquisition, Inc., the Company owns a 50% membership interest in Smooth Bourbon, LLC, which owns the land and building of the Nugget Casino and Resort (the "Nugget") in Sparks, Nevada. The Company has an agreement to purchase 100% of the membership interests in the Nugget and an agreement to purchase 100% of the equity interest in the Rocky Gap Casino Resort operations. The Company also has an agreement to operate one ship-based casino. The Company continues to pursue other projects in various stages of development.
Century Casinos' common stock trades on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY. For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.cnty.com.
This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of Century Casinos based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements include, among others, risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in subsequent periodic and current SEC filings the Company may make. Century Casinos disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.
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Industry peers recognize ChannelAdvisor's work to deliver successful campaigns with Google Ads, driving awareness and sales for their customers
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE: ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable brands and retailers to increase global sales, announced today it is a finalist in two categories, Brand Awareness and Online Sales, for the distinguished Google Premier Partner Awards. This recognition marks the third time that ChannelAdvisor has been named a finalist for these awards.
The awards recognize the achievements of the very best digital marketing agencies and providers, who are working at the top of their game. ChannelAdvisor is part of a select group of digital specialists called Google Premier Partners. These partners are acknowledged for maximizing campaign success for clients, driving growth by amplifying clients' campaigns and demonstrating their Google Ads skills and expertise through certifications.
The Brand Awareness category recognizes Google Premier Partners who have helped elevate their clients' brand by creating more relevant and targeted content to drive brand awareness. The Online Sales category recognizes partners that have implemented best-in-class e-commerce campaigns that have helped clients react in real time to changing customer behaviors. For ChannelAdvisor, these award nominations are a reflection of helping brands and retailers accelerate online sales and increase customer acquisition.
"For the third time, ChannelAdvisor has been shortlisted for the Google Premier Partner Awards," said Link Walls, Vice President of Digital Marketing Strategy at ChannelAdvisor. "This is a testament to ChannelAdvisor's continued commitment to its customers at every stage of the shopping journey. Our team strives to provide brands and retailers with unrivaled support to help solve their business challenges. As a finalist in two categories, we are honored to learn that our efforts are being recognized."
"Becoming a Google Partner shows prospective clients you have what it takes to help them grow online," said Davang Shah, Senior Director, Ads Marketing, Google. "For small businesses that have just started out, or even larger firms yet to take their first step online, it's reassuring to know they're working with a reputable provider that's approved by Google. Being recognized as a finalist places these partners at the pinnacle of delivering excellent results for their clients and as a great place to work."
The winners of the prestigious Google Premier Partner Awards will be announced at Google's award ceremony in New York City on October 28.
For more details about ChannelAdvisor, visit ChannelAdvisor's blog, follow ChannelAdvisor on Twitter @ChannelAdvisor, like ChannelAdvisor on Facebook and connect with ChannelAdvisor on LinkedIn.
About ChannelAdvisor
ChannelAdvisor (NYSE: ECOM) is a leading multichannel commerce platform whose mission is to connect and optimize the world's commerce. For over two decades, ChannelAdvisor has helped brands and retailers worldwide improve their online performance by expanding sales channels, connecting with consumers across the entire buying cycle, optimizing their operations for peak performance, and providing actionable analytics to improve competitiveness. Thousands of customers depend on ChannelAdvisor to securely power their e-commerce operations on channels such as Amazon, eBay, Google, Facebook, Walmart, and hundreds more. For more information, visit www.channeladvisor.com.
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Expected Distributions to Cooperatives and Farmer-Owners in 2023 Reflect CHS Financial Strength
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc., the nation's leading agribusiness cooperative, intends to return a total of $1 billion in cash patronage and equity redemptions to its owners in calendar year 2023, delivering on its objectives to share profits with owners and contribute to building strength in rural America.
The total amount of cash to be returned to owners is a decision made by the CHS Board of Directors at the close of each fiscal year. The CHS Board has elected to return $500 million in cash patronage based on business done with CHS in fiscal year 2022, which ended on Aug. 31, 2022. Additionally, the CHS Board has elected to return $500 million in cash to its owners through equity redemptions.
This benefit of CHS ownership will be shared by hundreds of member cooperatives and thousands of farmer-owners. The total of $1 billion distributed in cash would be the largest annual distribution to owners in CHS history and would bring the total amount returned to owners over the last 10 years to more than $3.1 billion.
"The opportunity for owners to receive cash patronage and equity is a fundamental difference between the cooperative model and other businesses," said Dan Schurr, chair of the CHS Board of Directors. "This critical difference means CHS owners share in the financial success of the company and can leverage that success to fuel strength and growth for their own businesses, their families and the communities we share."
Final financial results for fiscal year 2022 are expected to be announced in November 2022. Additional patronage-related details will be available at that time, including the amount of fiscal year 2022 patronage equity certificates that will be distributed.
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping its farmer-owners, customers and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS supplies energy, crop nutrients, seed, crop protection products, grain marketing services, production and agricultural services, animal nutrition products, foods and food ingredients, and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries and pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
This document and other CHS Inc. publicly available documents contain, and CHS officers and representatives may from time to time make, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on CHS current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its businesses, financial condition and results of operations, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of CHS control. CHS actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause CHS actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are discussed or identified in CHS filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the "Risk Factors" discussion in Item 1A of CHS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, and Item 1A of Part II of CHS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2022. These factors may include: changes in commodity prices; the impact of government policies, mandates, regulations and trade agreements; global and regional political, economic, legal and other risks of doing business globally, including, without limitation, risks relating to war or civil unrest; the impact of inflation; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak or other similar outbreaks; the impact of market acceptance of alternatives to refined petroleum products; consolidation among our suppliers and customers; nonperformance by contractual counterparties; changes in federal income tax laws or our tax status; the impact of compliance or noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations; the impact of any governmental investigations; the impact of environmental liabilities and litigation; actual or perceived quality, safety or health risks associated with our products; the impact of seasonality; the effectiveness of our risk management strategies; business interruptions, casualty losses and supply chain issues; the impact of workforce factors; our funding needs and financing sources; financial institutions' and other capital sources' policies concerning energy-related businesses; uncertainty regarding the transition away from LIBOR and the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate; technological improvements that decrease the demand for our agronomy and energy products; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, divestitures and other nonordinary course-of-business events; security breaches or other disruptions to our information technology systems or assets; the impact of our environmental, social and governance practices; the impairment of long-lived assets; and other factors affecting our businesses generally. Any forward-looking statements made by CHS in this document are based only on information currently available to CHS and speak only as of the date on which the statement is made. CHS undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise except as required by applicable law.
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Challenger bank Recognise, first to go live with new integration
LONDON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Codat, the universal API for small business data, today announced a partnership with nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO), the worldwide leader in cloud banking, to automate and accelerate banks' ability to underwrite small business loans around the world.
nCino's seamless solution significantly reduces the time it takes banks to transfer information from a borrower's financial statements into the bank's financial analysis program (a process known as "spreading financials"). With support for 120+ languages and 140+ currencies, nCino's Bank Operating System is used by more than 1,750 financial institutions worldwide. Partnering with Codat will bring this same efficiency to underwriting loans for the banks nCino supports, making it faster and easier for small businesses around the world to access credit.
"The process of underwriting small businesses remains incredibly labor-intensive for most institutions," said Codat CEO, Pete Lord. "A large number of the banks we speak to are still having to request financial data from customers on a quarterly basis and manually input that data into their loan management system - a process that is prone to error and a pain for the customer. The power of this partnership is that we've built our automated data collection and categorization capabilities directly into the nCino platform, which is already used by over a thousand institutions worldwide. They can get started now with very little lift to implement."
"Our platform makes it easier for credit analysts to gain a clear picture of credit risk," said Thomas Byrne, General Manager, EMEA at nCino. "Financial institutions have the opportunity to deliver a better experience to their customers by automating the flow and exchange of data throughout the lending lifecycle. We're proud to be partnered with Codat to further automate processes that enable financial institutions to significantly improve efficiency, accuracy, and create cost savings whilst being able to respond to actual customer need in real time."
One of the first financial institutions to adopt the new integration, Recognise Bank, eliminated significant data entry requirements.
"As a bank focused on SMEs, using technology from best-in-class providers that offer us scalability and flexibility is a key to our success. We looked at other solutions for streamlining the collection of data from customers, but Codat was the clear choice because it offers the ability to automatically categorise accounts and validate accuracy across multiple data sources. Automating our internal underwriting processes means we can provide our customers with a quicker, more efficient and frictionless service. The integration between nCino and Codat further supports our mission to make small businesses' lives easier," said Mo Fadaei, Director, Banking Platforms and Partnerships, Recognise Bank.
Ninety-seven percent of financial institutions have digital transformation plans, but just 30 percent are working to implement their strategy, according to a 2021 survey by BDO. The reason for this is that most banks are held back by the practical challenges and expenses of retrofitting existing systems to incorporate new tools while meeting complex compliance requirements.
This partnership is just the latest in Codat's suite of solutions to streamline and automate the credit process. Earlier this year, Codat launched Assess, enabling smarter credit decisions on small to medium-sized businesses with real-time customer data via a single API after the company's lender clients universally requested a product that would support faster business decisions without increasing risk.
Codat is the universal API for small business data. Codat's API provides real-time connectivity to enable software providers and financial institutions to build integrated products for their SMB customers. Codat clients range from corporate card providers and forecasting software to lenders, and use cases span automatic reconciliation, loan decisioning, and more. Codat was founded in 2017 and has offices in London, New York, San Francisco, and Sydney. For more information, visit www.codat.io.
nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) is the worldwide leader in cloud banking. The nCino Bank Operating System® empowers financial institutions with scalable technology to help them achieve revenue growth, greater efficiency, cost savings and regulatory compliance. In a digital-first world, nCino's single cloud-based platform enhances the employee and client experience to enable financial institutions to more effectively onboard clients, make loans and manage the entire loan life cycle, and open deposit and other accounts across lines of business and channels. Transforming how financial institutions operate through innovation, reputation and speed, nCino is partnered with more than 1,750 financial institutions of all types and sizes on a global basis. For more information, visit www.ncino.com.
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TINTON FALLS, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a global enterprise leader in data management across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments, today announced that data protection industry veteran Alan Atkinson has joined the company as Chief Partner Officer. Atkinson will report to Riccardo Di Blasio, Commvault's Chief Revenue Officer.
"Our continuous innovation has earned us our rightful place as the leader in our industry with the trust of thousands of customers globally," said Di Blasio. "And that enables us to continually attract the best and brightest leaders to join Commvault. With Alan's leadership, we will increase the velocity, scale, and growth of our robust and enviable partner ecosystem."
Atkinson brings a wealth of cloud and data protection experience to Commvault – from building the industry's first, pre-eminent cloud service provider to leading WysDM Software until it was acquired to driving technology strategy and commercial sales at Dell. Under his leadership, Commvault will further strengthen the company's strategic alliances with cloud partners and continue to galvanize and grow its partner program.
"As an advisor, I've had a front row seat to Commvault's evolution with the unrivaled momentum of its Metallic SaaS offerings and the company's surge back to growth," said Atkinson. "I am excited to join the team and look forward to working closely with our partners to meet customers wherever they are within their cloud data management strategies."
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a global leader in data management. Our Intelligent Data Services help your organization do amazing things with your data by transforming how you protect, store, and use it. We provide a simple and unified Data Management Platform that spans all your data – regardless of where it lives (on-premises, hybrid, or multi-cloud) from legacy to modern workloads. Commvault solutions are available through any combination of software subscriptions, integrated appliances, partner-managed, or Software-as-a-Service via our Metallic portfolio. Over 25 years, more than 100,000 customers have relied on Commvault to keep their data secure, assessable, and ready to drive business growth. Learn more at www.Commvault.com or follow us @Commvault.
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GREENLAWN, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliancy Group is pleased to announce a new partnership with LuxSci. Through the partnership, Compliancy Group can offer best-in-class email security solutions to close technology gaps identified by its proprietary compliance platform.
"The way healthcare organizations communicate with patients is constantly evolving. These organizations often fail to realize that HIPAA regulates the ways in which providers can communicate with patients and the tools that they are permitted to use. As a forward-thinking email service provider, LuxSci has taken the steps required to meet HIPAA's communication standards." - Kelly Koch, Director of Dental Relations, Compliancy Group.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced healthcare organizations to quickly adopt new digital technologies. Many turned to Compliancy Group to navigate the complex HIPAA compliance questions associated with new technologies like telehealth. Likewise, providers rapidly implemented digital tools, like LuxSci's suite of HIPAA-compliant email solutions, to engage patients. The partnership allows Compliancy Group and LuxSci to help healthcare organizations address the difficult compliance questions that arise during digital transformation.
"Compliancy Group offers a vital service to healthcare organizations and vendors in these rapidly changing times. Their comprehensive compliance platform allows providers to navigate this heavily regulated environment with the confidence that they are complying with HIPAA. LuxSci is proud to partner with Compliancy Group to help their customers secure email communications and engage patients with HIPAA-compliant technology." - Heather Clark, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, LuxSci.
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Compliancy Group gives healthcare professionals confidence in their compliance plan, increasing client loyalty, and profitability of their business while reducing risk. With newly designed software, becoming HIPAA compliant has never been easier. Find out more about Compliancy Group and HIPAA compliance. Get compliant today!
LuxSci provides secure email solutions to help healthcare organizations meet compliance requirements and protect patient data. LuxSci's SecureLine encryption technology helps healthcare providers reduce risk profiles while providing easy-to-use email tools. LuxSci's top-rated US-based support team goes above and beyond to help organizations stay protected.
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Sustainable innovation fuels Corteva's future product offerings, creating value now and for decades to come for farmers, shareholders and society
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) highlighted its leading pipeline of seed and crop protection innovations focused on increasing farmer productivity and profitability with best-in-class, differentiated, and sustainably-advantaged solutions at the Company's Investor Day and R&D Field Showcase.
"We have refined our company's strategy, our operating model and our culture, all designed to meet the global challenges of food security, climate change and the energy transition, but also drive greater value for farmers and allow Corteva to reach its full potential," said Chuck Magro, Chief Executive Officer, Corteva Agriscience. "We have a very attractive long-term growth profile fueled by our innovation engine that is unique and different than others in the industry."
Sustainable innovations address productivity, climate and food security
An industry leader in innovation, the Company is building on its 100-year corn breeding history with new advanced breeding techniques and proprietary biotechnology traits while developing next generation sustainability-advantaged crop protection products.
"Farmers need improved products that solve farm-level and field-level specific challenges, all while helping improve the overall sustainability of agriculture," said Sam Eathington, Chief Technology Officer and Digital Officer, Corteva Agriscience. "Corteva is up to this challenge."
Corteva showcased how its R&D pipeline will help farmers increase yield potential and protect that yield as they face increasing pressure from weeds, insects, diseases, and weather events, including:
- Reduced stature corn that allows farmers to optimize how they manage their fields while having a more climate resilient crop.
- Advanced seed breeding and gene editing to unlock additional power of native genetics to improve yield potential, enhance disease resistance, and build new value-added seed protein and oil products.
- Differentiated and sustainably-advantaged crop protection products like Inatreq™ active, Adavelt™ active and Haviza™ active - three naturally inspired actives for disease control. This family of fungicides uses a new mode of action, has numerous favorable sustainability benefits, and represents generations of innovation for food production and sustainability.
- Expanded source of renewable energy, with a new winter oilseed/soybean double cropping system. Corteva has developed and tested proprietary varieties of winter canola for a double crop system in the southern U.S. to create a new feedstock option for the renewable fuels market, an additional revenue opportunity for farmers, while reducing the carbon intensity of oil production.
- Digital insights on how to get more yield and yield protection from Corteva seed and crop protection products.
"These highlights are representative of our robust pipeline and our ongoing commitment to provide farmers with the tools they need to increase productivity, profitability and sustainability on their operations – which in turn results in healthy, nutritious and affordable food for the rest of us," said Eathington. "We look forward to advancing these innovations to ensure farmers have access to technology that benefits them and society."
Learn more about Corteva's industry-leading R&D pipeline advancements from yesterday's webcast, which can be accessed from our Events and Presentations page of the Corteva Investor Relations website.
Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that combines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most pressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market preference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its balanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital products and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the Company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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Corteva has already won six Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than any other agricultural input company combined.
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Company's online platform enables partners and clients to build, operate and maintain an enterprise-grade SOC with technology and skills in one solution
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREBRO, the pioneer and global leader in Security Operations Center (SOC) Infrastructure, today announced a $40M Series C investment led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), alongside new investor Elaia. Existing investors Mangrove Capital Partners, Prytek, Bank Mizrachi and InCapital Group are also participating in the round. The company will use this latest investment to accelerate its go-to-market strategy becoming the global solution for all Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), IT providers and businesses of all sizes. With 300% year-over-year growth from December 2020 to 2021, committed monthly revenues tripling from 2019 to 2021, and an expansion of the company both in customers and employees, CYREBRO continues to expand with clients and partners around the world from North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia.
"CYREBRO provides MSSPs the highest level of automation and lowest false-positive rate with its SOC Infrastructure offering, making it truly distinct," says Isaac Sigron, Managing Director, KDT. "We believe they are revolutionizing the industry by providing MSSPs with the foundation to build a world-class, state-level product with fewer resources and expenses. This enables MSSPs to provide better and more cost-efficient service to their customers while significantly extending their offering. CYREBRO has shown significant growth in a challenging market, and we're confident that Nadav and his team will continue to drive the business forward."
Delivering the base and benefits of a true and managed SOC infrastructure to SMBs via channel partners and to enterprises, CYREBRO eliminates the extremely costly endeavor of building their own in-house SOC, which is difficult to develop and almost impossible to maintain. With its plug-and-play installation, the platform provides full-visibility of the existing security posture while delivering highly advanced cybersecurity with fast and efficient responses to cyber threats to businesses of all sizes. End customers benefit from a first-of-its-kind, complete SOC Infrastructure offering with advanced 24/7/365 capabilities, including threat intelligence and hunting, forensic investigation and incident response.
Robert Scicolone, Managing Director of the German subsidiary of Infinigate, CYREBRO's European channel partner adds: "CYREBRO's offering stands out in the cybersecurity market as it allows our partners to provide their customers with a superior compatible, real-time SOC solution, threat intelligence and hunting as well as state-level incident response that can be set up and functional within days. Providing a single point of incidents and prioritization through an intuitive cloud user interface makes their offering easy to use for all types of businesses. As the cyber landscape becomes increasingly more complex and competitive, we're confident CYREBRO's appeal will continue to grow."
"We're honored and fortunate to have this great team of investors behind us, believing in CYREBRO and our vision," said CYREBRO CEO Nadav Arbel. "We believe that in the future, almost all SOCs will use managed security infrastructures, and our goal is to remain the global leader in this space."
About CYREBRO
Having pioneered the first online managed Security Operations Center (SOC) Infrastructure, CYREBRO brings enterprise-grade cybersecurity to businesses of all sizes, ensuring fast and efficient responses to cyber threats and their mitigation. End customers benefit from a first-of-its-kind, complete SOC Infrastructure offering with advanced 24/7/365 capabilities, including threat intelligence and hunting, forensic investigation, and incident response. Headquartered in Israel, CYREBRO's leadership combines decades of deep cybersecurity expertise together with monitoring, investigations and state-level incident response capabilities.
To learn more, please visit www.cyrebro.io.
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MONROE, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monroe Community Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Denise Miller to Vice President, Controller. In addition to managing the accounting, payment strategies and payment solutions departments, Miller oversees the financial and regulatory functions of the credit union.
"Since joining the credit union in April of 2020, Denise's responsibilities have steadily increased in the financial operations of the credit union. As a former auditor, her talents are appreciated in continuing to ensure the safety and soundness of the credit union, in addition to strategically managing its exceptional financial performance," said Kristine Brenner, President/CEO of MCCU.
Miller received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in Accounting and Finance from Central Michigan University and her Master of Business Administration from Walsh College. She has over 25 years of experience in the financial institution industry.
MCCU is a locally owned and operated, not-for-profit financial institution headquartered in Monroe, MI with $330 million in assets, six banking locations and 30,000 members. MCCU's field of membership includes those who live, work, worship, or attend school in the state of Michigan and in the Ohio counties of Fulton, Lucas, or Wood. MCCU was voted Best Credit Union and Best Mortgage Lender in Monroe for 2021.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/-- Advanced software tools continue to play a major role in 4,500+ rare disease drugs innovation and development, helping overcome challenges such as limited availability of patients and high-risk costs. To ensure successful remedies, patient screening must get simpler, cost-efficient, and faster to recruit.
DOLOXE Inc's Clinical Trial Planner tool has made all these possible. It incorporates unique drop-and-drag data field searches and accurate data insights, which can reduce trial protocol design and patient recruitment time by more than 30%.
Highlights of the tool
- Built based on 40,000-plus completed trails, 18,000 ongoing trials and 5,000-plus planned trials enrolment and study period analysis. New protocol design and enrolment planning can be automated based on the above data sets.
- The software application comes with drag and drop fields aligned with data analytics platforms such as Tableau and Power BI tools.
- Customized software can be installed at the client's location with all the logics and required data sets.
The engineer of this life-saving software is Business Intelligence and Analytics evangelist, Mr. Surendra Kumar Reddy Koduru. "To create successful drugs, we need a technological solution that solves real-life difficulties with ease," says Surendra, who has been working in the industry for over 17 years.
After thorough research and neck-breaking work, Koduru, The Fellow Member of the British Computer Society (BCS) and The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), designed the Clinical Trial Planner software that could make the process of designing drugs for rare medicines faster and more cost-effective, helping save thousands of lives across the globe.
"Mr. Koduru has played a crucial role in developing Clinical Trial Planner and many other automation and analytical tools that have helped our company grow, enabling our clients to achieve their goals," says DOLOXE's Scientific Advisor Anand Rotte.
About DOLOXE Inc
DOLOXE Inc is a successful data consulting company that addresses challenging data problems. As technology advisors, the company's mission is to provide comprehensive software solutions through technology consulting, software, and delivery. DOLOXE's services range from Databases, Intelligence Tools, Web API Services and Data Analytics.
The Clinical Trial Planner tool along with Scrapper tool is available on request. In addition, data integration using web API token id can be generated as per the client's interested trial data fields.
For more information, visit www.doloxe.com
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New hunting gear collection brings classic camouflage patterns to Duluth's workwear favorites
MOUNT HOREB, Wis., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duluth Trading Co., a casualwear, workwear and accessory retailer for men and women, announces a new limited-edition collection with Mossy Oak®, America's leading camo brand since 1986. Available now, the new 11-piece Duluth Trading x Mossy Oak® collection takes all the function and innovation of classic jobsite favorites from Duluth and douses them in an equally classic camouflage pattern.
"At Duluth Trading, we're known for our dedication to create workwear that's tough enough for the jobsite without sacrificing flexibility or function — which is why many hunters have worn their Duluth favorites straight from work to the woods for years," said Ricker Schlecht, Senior Vice President of Product, Merchandising and Inventory. "Now, by teaming up with Mossy Oak®, we've added hunting-specific designs that will keep wearers concealed, capable and comfortable. You've never seen hunting gear like this."
"Mossy Oak has been getting people closer to nature for decades, and since right around the time Mossy Oak was founded, Duluth Trading has been creating better and better work clothing that can do it all," said Daniel Haas, Executive Director of Brand Marketing for Mossy Oak. "We're proud to see our original pattern –Bottomland – paired with the legacy of Duluth and some of the most durable do-it-all gear around."
Key pieces in the new collection include:
- Men's DuluthFlex Fire Hose Mossy Oak Cargo Pants: Purpose-built with incredibly tough-yet-bendable 8-oz. DuluthFlex® Fire Hose® canvas. The 97% cotton/3% spandex fabric is now available in the one-and-only Mossy Oak® Bottomland® camo with the same Crouch Gusset® and tuckable cargo pockets that made Fire Hose Work Pants a favorite of tradesmen across the country.
- Men's Fire Hose Flannel-Lined Mossy Oak Limber Jac: A shirt jacket design updated in Mossy Oak's iconic camo and built for action with Duluth's rugged, abrasion resistant Fire Hose® cotton canvas. The Limber Jac also has a stain- and moisture-repellent FendOff Finish® fabric treatment.
- Men's Superior Fire Hose Mossy Oak Vest: Duluth's burliest, most rugged winter work vest now boasts a Mossy Oak® Bottomland® camo print, obscuring body outlines in almost any outdoor environment.
- Men's Longtail Mossy Oak Relaxed Tees: Duluth's Longtail T® Shirt has long hidden the scourge of Plumber's Butt, while Mossy Oak® Bottomland® camo has concealed hunters in nearly any hunting environment imaginable. Now, these two classics come together in a shirt that'll obscure your outline and disguise your backside. The tee is available in long-sleeve and short-sleeve crew styling.
Items in the Duluth Trading x Mossy Oak Collection range in price from $34.50 to $209.50. The full collection is available to shop now at duluthtrading.com and limited Duluth Trading stores.
About Duluth Trading Company
Based in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, Duluth Trading Co. and its growing portfolio of brands – Duluth, AKHG™ and Best Made® – cater to the lifestyle of the modern, self-reliant American. Duluth Trading's family of brands offer high-quality, solution-based apparel, accessories and gear for men and women to help them take on life with their own two hands. Duluth Trading honors its roots by creating the hardest-working products, backed by the "Superior Standard," and commits to providing outstanding customer service under the "No Bull Guarantee." To learn more, visit www.duluthtrading.com or one of the 65 Duluth Trading store locations nationwide.
About Mossy Oak®
Established in 1986, Haas Outdoors Inc. is headquartered in West Point, Miss., and is home to Mossy Oak. For more than 35 years, Mossy Oak has been a leading outdoor lifestyle brand specializing in developing and marketing modern camouflage designs for hunters and outdoors enthusiasts and helping people get closer to nature. The Mossy Oak Brand and patterns can be found on a multitude of products worldwide. Haas Outdoors Inc. is the parent company of Mossy Oak, BioLogic, Capture Productions, MOOSE Media, Nativ Nurseries, Nativ Living, GameKeepers, GameKeepers Kennels, Mossy Oak Properties, and Mossy Oak GO. Mossy Oak is the official camouflage of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Mack's Prairie Wings, and Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.
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- New EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield integrates proven networking and cyber security functionality from Elektrobit and Argus for best-in-class performance and protection against cyber threats.
- The new solution goes beyond UN Regulation No. 155 and Chinese regulation (GB/T) requirements, allowing car makers and their customers added protection by offering both prevention and detection of unauthorized traffic in car infrastructure.
ERLANGEN, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elektrobit, a visionary global vendor of software products for the automotive industry, and Argus Cyber Security, a world leader in cyber security products and services for mobility platforms, today announced the launch of EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield, an industry-first pre-integrated solution of embedded intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) functionality within advanced network management systems for next-generation vehicles.
The joint solution is an automotive-grade switch firmware for E/E architectures that pre-integrates Argus Ethernet IDPS, a cyber security protection layer for automotive Ethernet networks, as an embedded module. This production-ready solution reduces carmakers' integration costs and risks while accelerating new vehicles' time to market. Building upon decades of automotive expertise from Elektrobit and Argus, this breakthrough solution allows carmakers to evaluate data detected and quickly determine actions required to confront an attempted cyber-attack.
Adding a layer of intelligence and cyber protection to automotive Ethernet switches, facilitates the management of the growing number of network functions required to enhance the scalability, safety, and security of vehicles. By offloading network and cyber-related tasks to the switch firmware, it optimizes the microcontroller unit's computational resource consumption.
EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield also enables carmakers to comply with emerging cyber security regulations, such as UN R155 and Chinese GB/T, and also takes security a step further, providing an additional layer of threat prevention via Argus Ethernet IDPS for increased interoperability with Classic AUTOSAR systems.
"We developed EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield to fill the gap between the cyber security domain and the advanced networking needed for next-gen, software-defined vehicles," said Mike Robertson, head of product and strategy management, Elektrobit. "We're helping carmakers to save time and money by providing a pre-integrated solution built to meet the highest levels of safety and security regulations."
Visit our webpage to learn more about EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield.
Join our webinar "Integrating efficient networking and robust cybersecurity under one roof" on the 21st of September 2022. Register here: Events and webinars – Elektrobit.
Elektrobit is an award-winning and visionary global vendor of software products and services for the automotive industry. A leader in automotive software with over 35 years serving the industry, Elektrobit's software powers over five billion devices in more than 600 million vehicles and offers flexible, innovative solutions for car infrastructure software, connectivity & security, automated driving and related tools, and user experience. Elektrobit is a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Continental.
For more information, visit us at elektrobit.com
Argus is a global leader in cyber security for connected mobility, providing products and services for embedded automotive systems and backend, fleet-level security functions. Founded in 2014, Argus is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with offices in Michigan, Stuttgart, Paris, Tokyo, and Seoul. Argus is an independent subsidiary of Elektrobit, a leading provider of automotive software products and services. Visit Argus Cyber Security at argus-sec.com.
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS – news) today announced that it will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti September Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on September 21-22, 2022.
The presentation will begin at 10:00 ET on September 21. ePlus will also host virtual one-on-ones with investors on Wednesday and Thursday, September 21 and 22, 2022. To register for the presentation or one-on-ones, visit www.sidoti.com/events. Registration is free and you don't need to be a Sidoti client.
ePlus has an unwavering and relentless focus on leveraging technology to create inspired and transformative business outcomes for its customers. Offering a robust portfolio of solutions, as well as a full set of consultative and managed services across the technology spectrum, ePlus has proudly achieved more than 30 years of success, carrying customers forward through adversity, rapidly changing environments, and other obstacles. ePlus is a trusted advisor, bringing expertise, credentials, talent and a thorough understanding of innovative technologies, spanning security, cloud, data center, networking, collaboration and emerging solutions, to organizations across all industry segments. With complete lifecycle management services and flexible payment solutions, ePlus' more than 1,500 associates are focused on cultivating positive customer experiences and are dedicated to their craft, harnessing new knowledge while applying decades of proven experience. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with offices in the United States, UK, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. ePlus, Where Technology Means More®.
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Intellagents quickly and securely digitizes connections across businesses, brokers and insurers, and software providers, leveraging AI to score risk, maximize protection to deliver "real change and innovation" to the insurance sector.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FatBrain AI (LZG International Inc.; OTC: LZGI), the leader in powerful and easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for start-up and mid-market businesses (SMEs), has acquired Intellagents, an innovative insuretech platform.
The FatBrain and Intellagents combination empowers businesses, brokers and insurers to leverage Peer Intelligence technologies to optimize transactions, score risk, enhance productivity and simplify actionable insights for everyone across the insurance supply chain creating never-seen-before opportunities for growth.
"We are excited to welcome Intellagents into the FatBrain family," said Peter B. Ritz, co-founder and CEO of FatBrain AI. "Intellagents SaaS offers powerful, easy-to-use automation to accelerate Peer Intelligence growth for all participants connecting the insurance supply chain. Adding one connection per week to the insurance knowledge market, Intellagents SaaS accelerates the pace of innovation and improvement. Each such connection means actionable insights for tens of millions of businesses, hundreds of thousands of agents, many thousands of insurers and insuretechs."
Intellagents unifies an insurance-specific integration and API management marketplace with connectors to more than 60 insurance capabilities orchestrated within minutes into unique solutions. It enables insurers and brokers to rapidly realize improvements and efficiencies across multiple domains, including: client engagement; channel optimization; risk selection, pricing, and fraud mitigation; product speed to market; and "Book of Business'' acquisitions.
"Our clients join a comprehensive ecosystem enabling rapid innovation and growth with a simple self-service experience to harness the power of data and AI," said Mark Stender, CEO and co-founder of Intellagents. "No single insurer, broker or software company can solve the challenges of the insurance industry alone. The power of many "best-in-class" insurance capabilities connecting together, each continuously learning to improve individual performance, expands the overall insurance knowledge marketplace. The latest advances in AI 2.0 technologies coupled with the burgeoning data availability accelerate this realization."
Intellagents solutions are SOX, GDPR and HIPAA compliant and capable of passing any compliance exam from insurers.
"We've seen peer data turbo-charge the market in life insurance and annuities," said Shawn R. Carey, chief operating officer at FatBrain AI and co-founder, CTO-emeritus at iPipeline, a Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) company. "Contributory peer insights powered by AI promise to accelerate growth beyond what we realized at iPipeline. With Intellagents ecosystem, connectivity, marketplace, team and technology we're starting on 3rd base."
"Our mission at FatBrain AI is to equip entrepreneurs and mid-market businesses with simple to use AI solutions that will help them reclaim time, save money and boost their bottom lines," said Rajarshi Das, chief scientific officer at FatBrain AI. "Intellagents and FatBrain AI are united in this mission and eager to support the global community of businesses, brokers and insurers."
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity. This release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2022. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. All forecasts provided by management in this release are based on information available at this time and management expects that internal projections and expectations may change over time. In addition, the forecasts are based entirely on management's best estimate of our future financial performance given our current contracts, current backlog of opportunities and conversations with new and existing customers about our products and services. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
FatBrain AI (LZG International, Inc.; OTC: LZGI) provides powerful and easy-to-use AI solutions to empower the star enterprises of tomorrow (aka mSMEs) to grow, innovate, and drive the majority of the global economy. FatBrain's AI 2.0 technologies and advanced data services transform continuous learning, narrative reasoning, cloud and blockchain technologies into auditable, explainable and easy to integrate AI solutions. FatBrain's subscription model allows all companies to deploy its advanced AI solutions quickly and easily, securely utilizing them on premises behind their firewalls or via cloud.
For more information, please visit: https://www.fatbrain.ai
Intellagents, LLC was formed in 2018 and has been solving insurers challenges in production flawlessly since 2019. Intellagents was founded on the principle that digital transformation requires significant improvements to an insurer's systems portfolio and that many gaps will need to be filled with AI and new innovations created by 3rd parties. Intellagents has built over 60+ connectors using unique integration and automation technologies to improve speed, personalization and agility.
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WILMINGTON, N.C., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One thing is certain--everybody dies. The Funeral Consumers Alliance North Carolina (FCANC) is helping make the inevitable less intimidating by hosting Death Expo 2022.
Free and open to the public, Death Expo 2022 will feature topics, speakers, panelists and exhibitors on death and dying, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at The Moseley Center, Elon University, 100 Campus Drive in Elon, North Carolina.
FCANC is a statewide, all-volunteer, nonprofit organization focused on education and advocacy to protect consumers' rights in choosing meaningful, affordable funerals.
This day-long event seeks to remove the stigma of death by providing information and resources to anyone exploring and planning one's own final arrangements or those of a loved one.
"Professionals, experts and volunteers within the deathcare industry will inspire, inform, and provide the public with everything necessary for their environmental, cost-friendly end-of-life needs" says Sara Williams, FCANC president. "This is an opportunity to meet local death doulas and learn about aquamation, natural burials, organ donations and more."
Organizers are asking those who plan to attend the free Death Expo to register at www.funeralsNC.org. Pre-orders for an optional paid box lunch ($10) are also available upon registration.
Death Expo Speakers include:
- A special message from Caitlin Doughty, Los Angeles mortician, New York Times best-selling author, blogger, YouTube sensation and advocate for death acceptance.
- Mallory McDuff, professor of Environmental Education, Warren Wilson College, and author of Our Last Best Act.
- Joshua Slocum, executive director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
- Tanya Marsh, professor of law, Wake Forest University and author of The Law of Human Remains.
Two panel discussions will be presented. What Will I Do with My Body When I Die? considers options other than burials and cremations and Dishin' with the Death Doulas features local death doulas and their roles assisting with the dying process.
Visit www.funeralsNC.org/deathexpo
FCANC is a grassroots, all volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on funeral consumer education and advocacy. Known as "the Consumer Reports" of the state funeral industry, FCANC protects consumers' rights to choose a meaningful and affordable funeral. Visit www.funeralsnc.org
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Compared to 2021, global B2B survey respondents report buying software directly from vendors less, but more from third-party marketplaces and value-added resellers
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G2, the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace, today released its annual Software Buyer Behavior Report, which examines the state of B2B software buying in 2022, including what has shifted over the past year. This announcement was made at the SaaStr Annual conference, the world's top cloud gathering, where G2 CMO Amanda Malko presented key findings from the report.
According to responses from more than 1,000 B2B decision-makers across the globe, G2's survey found that most buyers expect their software and tech spending to either increase or remain the same in 2022 (89%) and 2023 (92%). Despite this optimism, it's important to note that these are slight declines from what respondents forecasted last year, likely due to current economic uncertainty.
"In the G2 2021 Software Buyer Behavior Report, we saw the balance of power continuing to tip in favor of the buyer," said Amanda Malko, CMO at G2. "This hasn't slowed since then. In fact, in this year's report, all signs point toward 2022 as the age of the buyer. They have more control of the software purchasing journey than ever, as they increasingly embrace self-serve channels and lean into the experts, peers, and communities they trust to guide their buying decisions. For software sellers, this means they'll need to get smarter about how they engage their audience — meeting them on the channels they prefer, reducing friction to try and buy, and helping them realize immediate value post-purchase."
Key takeaways and findings from G2's 2022 report include:
- Disjointed trust convolutes the buying process.
- The B2B buying journey is becoming increasingly complex.
- Early post-purchase experience shapes the rest of the vendor-buyer relationship.
- Security innovation is outpacing adoption.
Uncover additional survey findings and insights by downloading the G2 2022 Software Buyer Behavior Report.
About G2
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 60 million people annually — including employees at all of the Fortune 500 companies — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business — including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GET Cities DC and tech diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advocate April Christina Curley today announce the GET Hired: Virtual Career Fair as part of GET Cities' efforts to accelerate the representation of marginalized genders and races in the DC region's tech industry.
At the career fair, attendees will have the opportunity to attend company information sessions, learn more about open roles, submit their resumes for consideration by recruiters, and may be invited to participate in one-on-one interviews with tech employers from across the industry, including Mozilla and Somo Global.
"At Mozilla, we know how crucial it is that the gender and racial make-up of our internal teams reflects the diversity of the populations we serve. That's why we're very intentional about seeking out talent from historically underrepresented groups," says Matt Koidin, VP at Mozilla. "I'm glad we have the opportunity to attend this career fair, and look forward to meeting emerging and experienced tech professionals who are eager to take the next step in their career journey."
The GET Hired: Virtual Career Fair is free to attend and will be held on Monday, September 26th from 9am to 4pm EST. Women, transgender, and non-binary people, especially people of color, who are based out of the DC region are strongly encouraged to attend. Employers will be hiring for a mixture of remote, hybrid, and in-person opportunities.
Participants should come prepared with the most recent version of their resume and a brief description of the job they're hoping to land. Registration at the link below is required to attend.
"If tech employers are serious about increasing diversity in tech, they must commit to actively seeking diverse talent and show up to do the work in hiring them. We are giving companies a chance to put their money where their mouth is and tap into the incredible talent pool that GET Cities is offering and prove their commitment to tech equity," says April Christina Curley. "We want to make sure underrepresented groups have access to opportunities such as our hiring fair and look forward to having tech job seekers from historically marginalized gender identities, especially people of color, join us on Monday."
April worked as a DEI recruiter for Google for 6 years until she was terminated after speaking out about the company's discriminatory practices. But during her tenure at Google, she single-handedly recruited more Black and Latino/a talent than they had in their history. April has joined forces with GET Cities to help increase the number of women, trans, and non-binary people, and people of color recruited by tech employers.
This career fair is an essential component of GET Cities DC's ongoing GET Champions program, an nine-month initiative designed for forward-thinking tech leaders seeking to hire, retain, and deepen their support for women, transgender, and non-binary employees. The 2022 cohort consists of 13 Champions who hold executive leadership positions at their respective companies. As part of the program, participants are provided with virtual training on gender equity and impact measurement, one-on-one executive coaching, and invites to multiple hiring events where they are able to source underrepresented tech talent for their teams.
"The DC region is home to some of the most influential and innovative tech companies and sectors," says GET Cities DC Managing Director Ayanna Smith. "But if we continue to leave large segments of the population on the sidelines, our growth will inevitably be stalled. My hope is that this career fair will extend new opportunities to groups of people that have often been underestimated and underrepresented in the tech industry, moving us closer to a more equitable and diverse ecosystem in DC."
Registration is required to participate in this career fair. Attendees can register at https://www.getcities.org/gethired/.
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New GoPro Cameras Feature Larger Sensor, 10-Bit Color Video, New Ultra-Wide 'HyperView' Field of View, HyperSmooth 5.0 Video Stabilization, Full 360-Degree Horizon Lock and High Performance Enduro Battery
GoPro Subscribers Enjoy Automatic Cloud Backup and Highlight Videos Sent to Their Phone
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced three versions of its all-new HERO11 Black camera: HERO11 Black, HERO11 Black Creator Edition and HERO11 Black Mini. All three cameras feature a new, larger sensor that delivers the highest resolution, highest 10-bit color depth, highest level of video stabilization and widest field of view ever featured natively in a HERO camera.
All three HERO11 Black cameras also take GoPro's subscription service to a new level by delivering automatic highlight videos to your phone. As a GoPro subscriber, you need only plug-in your HERO11* to charge and the camera will upload your footage to your GoPro cloud account where it's automatically edited into a highlight video that is sent to your phone via the GoPro Quik app. It's now that easy.
Each of the three new HERO11 Black cameras are designed to appeal to consumers in different ways, meeting the needs of their particular use cases.
- HERO11 Black: The world's most versatile camera, more powerful and convenient than ever before. Featuring GoPro's proven signature HERO camera design, durability and performance, HERO11 Black is set to be the camera more professionals and enthusiasts turn to than any other to capture immersive footage that makes you feel like you were there.
- HERO11 Black Creator Edition: An all-in-one content capturing powerhouse that makes vlogging, filmmaking and live streaming easy with an ultra lightweight design that fits into the palm of your hand. It features all of HERO11 Black's performance plus a long-lasting battery grip with built-in buttons for one-handed camera control and over four hours of 4K recording per charge. HERO11 Black Creator Edition also includes an optional directional microphone, external mic input, HDMI port for connecting to external displays, a high-output LED light and two cold shoe mounts for mounting additional accessories.
- HERO11 Black Mini: A smaller, lighter, simpler version of HERO11 Black that features all of the performance of its bigger sibling. HERO11 Black Mini's smaller size and simple one-button design makes it the perfect choice for people who want maximum simplicity without sacrificing even a hint of performance or quality. Want to keep it simple but still look like a HERO? Choose HERO11 Black Mini.
The new 1/1.9" sensor delivers over 1 billion colors in 10-bit color video at up to 5.3K resolution at 60 frames per second in both HERO11 Black and HERO11 Black Mini and 27 megapixel photos in HERO11 Black for images that are truer to how your eyes perceive them in the real world. This results in 64X more colors captured in 10-bit video over the 16.7 million colors in 8-bit, a staggering leap forward in image quality over previous GoPro cameras.
HERO11 Black's new larger sensor also enables 8:7 aspect ratio video for the largest vertical field of view ever on a GoPro. This means you can now capture more of a scene vertically with the ability to crop for different aspect ratios in the GoPro Quik app—perfect for simultaneously creating extra-tall 9:16 vertical shots for Instagram and TikTok, plus high-resolution 16:9 cinematic shots ideal for YouTube or the big screen. You can also zoom in on the best sections of your videos to create high-resolution closeups.
The new sensor also enables HyperView, the widest 16:9 field of view ever native to a HERO camera. Ideal for filming first person view of yourself biking, skiing, surfing, motorcycling and similar activities, HyperView makes your favorite activities look faster and more heroic than you ever imagined possible.
- Emmy Award®-winning HyperSmooth 5.0 technology with in-camera 360-degree Horizon Lock to keep your footage steady even if your camera rotates a full 360 degrees during capture.
- New hyper-immersive HyperView digital lens delivers the widest angle 16:9 shot ever produced natively in a HERO camera. It's for high-action point-of-view capture. Plus, GoPro's signature SuperView is now available in 5.3K60 and 4K120.
- Three new Night Effect Time Lapse presets that make capturing pro-quality Star Trails, Light Painting and Vehicle Light Trails easy.
- TimeWarp 3.0 now captures at 5.3K, an impressive 91% leap in resolution from 4K, and an incredible 665% more than 1080p.
- Simpler camera control with Easy and Pro modes. Easy Controls make it easier than ever to record in the best setting for any situation, while Pro Controls unlock every aspect of your HERO11 camera for maximum creative control.
- Enduro Battery dramatically improves camera performance in cold and moderate temperatures, extending recording times up to 38% in HERO11 Black. Enduro comes in-box with HERO11 Black and HERO11 Black Creator Edition and as a built-in Enduro battery in HERO11 Black Mini.
The GoPro Subscription enables your GoPro camera to auto-upload your footage to your GoPro cloud account with unlimited backup of all your shots at their original source quality. What's more, you'll receive a highlight video of your footage immediately after it's done uploading to the cloud. GoPro subscribers also enjoy the following benefits:
- Full access to all of the premium editing tools in the GoPro Quik app
- Full access to GoPro's growing cloud-based editing capabilities
- Live streaming via private links
- Exclusive savings on new GoPro cameras
- Damaged camera protection
- Up to 50% savings on GoPro camera, accessories and lifestyle gear at GoPro.com
HERO11 Black is available globally today at $399.98 for GoPro Subscribers and $499.99 MSRP. HERO11 Black Creator Edition is also available globally today at $579.98 for GoPro Subscribers and $699.99 MSRP. HERO11 Black Mini will be available at GoPro.com on Oct. 25 for $299.98 for GoPro Subscribers and $399.99 MSRP, rolling out to retailers globally thereafter.
For more information on GoPro's new lineup of HERO11 Black cameras, please visit GoPro.com to learn more.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, GoPro helps the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways.
For more information, visit GoPro.com. Open roles can be found on our careers page. Members of the press can access official logos and imagery on our press portal. GoPro customers can submit their photos and videos to GoPro Awards for an opportunity to be featured on GoPro's social channels and receive gear and cash awards. Connect with GoPro on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, and GoPro's blog The Current.
GoPro, HERO and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
*Available only to GoPro subscribers with GoPro HERO5 Black cameras and newer.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., and SUZHOU and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GRCL) ("Gracell"), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing highly efficacious and affordable cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the management team will participate in and attend one-on-one meetings at three investor conferences in September 2022 as follows:
Citi Hong Kong China Corporate Day – Virtual
One-on-one meetings: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Cantor Oncology, Hematology & HemeOnc Conference
Panel Presentation: Wednesday, September 28 at 4:15 p.m. ET
One-on-one meetings: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Location: New York, NY
Jefferies Cell & Genetic Medicine Summit
Fireside Chat: Friday, September 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET
One-on-one meetings: Friday, September 30, 2022
Location: New York, NY
A webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the News and Events section of Gracell's investor website. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the event.
About Gracell
Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. ("Gracell") is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing breakthrough cell therapies. Leveraging its pioneering FasTCAR and TruUCAR technology platforms and SMART CARTTM technology module, Gracell is developing a rich clinical-stage pipeline of multiple autologous and allogeneic product candidates with the potential to overcome major industry challenges that persist with conventional CAR-T therapies, including lengthy manufacturing time, suboptimal cell quality, high therapy cost and lack of effective CAR-T therapies for solid tumors. For more information on Gracell, please visit www.gracellbio.com and follow @GracellBio on LinkedIn.
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Global Flooring Manufacturer Explores Commercial and Residential Design Themes
ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interface®, a worldwide commercial flooring company and global leader in sustainability, today shares its mid-year Design Trend Index, which details the impact of world-changing events over the past two years on design. The report highlights the emphasis on people-focused interiors and the need for spaces that adapt to end users. It discusses five overarching themes that will continue to inform the design of commercial and residential spaces.
Identified by design experts at Interface and FLOR®, the company's specialty brand, these trends reflect a growing need for comfort, flexibility and understanding as the world experienced enormous change over the last few years. The transformation of design trends speaks to how human behaviors and experiences have and will shape interiors.
The mid-year trends featured in the index include:
- Creating Calm: The stress of the pandemic resulted in a desire for quieter, calming spaces, which can be achieved through the integration of warmer hues, curved shapes, wood tones, soft pastels and nature-inspired tones.
- Biophilic Design is Better: The last few years highlighted the importance of mental and physical wellbeing and how physical spaces play a role in wellness. Consequently, designers are interested in integrating aspects of biophilic design or connecting humans to nature by incorporating natural elements into a space.
- Flexible Design: Today, it's beneficial to have adaptable spaces – both at home and in the office. This means interiors should be flexible, so they transform to meet changing needs. Designers achieve this by intentionally creating areas to serve multiple purposes. In the home, this might look like a space for work where you can also workout.
- Return of Retro: Retro design trends are back again, from wood panels to soft pastel palettes and bold, eclectic patterns. This growing trend is reflected in fashion, interiors and music, prompting feelings of nostalgia.
- Innovating Sustainability: Low-carbon design is trending as the impacts of climate change become more visible, resulting in a wave of innovation. Designers are looking to lower the carbon footprints of their spaces without sacrificing style. Thankfully, manufacturer innovations make this possible as they look to use more sustainable materials – from recycled plastics to bio-based materials and beyond.
"The design industry continues to embrace human-centered strategies, especially biophilic design, which emphasizes the connection between people and the natural world," said Katherine Cohen, Head of Creative and Merchandising at FLOR and Interface. "We're seeing a collective movement toward interiors that respond to our needs and to our wellbeing, with the goal of creating safe spaces that adapt and evolve with us."
The full Interface Design Trend Index can be found here.
About FLOR
FLOR®, the premium design brand of Interface®, has brought high-end area rugs to homes, offices, and every space between since 2003. FLOR carpet tiles are beautiful, easy to install, and responsibly sourced. Our customizable designs are engineered for high-traffic spaces, from family rooms to conference rooms. For more information, visit FLOR.com.
About Interface
Interface, Inc. is a global flooring company specializing in carbon neutral carpet tile and resilient flooring, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber flooring. We help our customers create high-performance interior spaces that support well-being, productivity, and creativity, as well as the sustainability of the planet. Our mission, Climate Take Back™, invites you to join us as we commit to operating in a way that is restorative to the planet and creates a climate fit for life.
Learn more about Interface at interface.com and blog.interface.com, our nora brand at nora.com, our FLOR® brand at FLOR.com, and our Carbon Neutral Floors™ program at interface.com/carbonneutral.
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- The association benefits large enterprises that need added visibility and detailed insights into their communications and collaboration ecosystem.
SYDNEY, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IR (ASX:IRI) a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for unified communication and collaboration, IT infrastructure, and payment ecosystems, today announced new integrations with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. This partnership will benefit organizations that operate communication and collaboration ecosystems from multiple vendors, optimize performance and deliver a seamless end-user experience.
Large, global enterprises, typically deploy different collaboration tools from multiple vendors to meet the diverse communication needs of the modern workplace. Nearly 80% of workers used collaboration tools for work in 2021, up from just over half of workers in 2019, according to the Gartner, Inc. Digital Worker Experience Survey.[1] Some organizations also permit using a range of personal audio and video devices. These scenarios inevitably add to the complex ecosystem IT teams need visibility across to support and maintain successfully.
"Many quality issues in communication and collaboration ecosystems originate from outside the collaboration platforms, but users of these tools feel its impact the most. IR Collaborate provides a single-pane-of-glass view of the ecosystem to enable IT teams to optimize the end-user experience," said John Ruthven, CEO and Managing Director, IR.
"Zoom's enterprise customers often operate complex IT ecosystems consisting of multiple technology vendors that require native monitoring tools for effective support and maintenance. Together, IR and Zoom simplify those complexities by providing a single robust solution for IT organizations. IR adds value to Zoom and Zoom enterprise customers by delivering end-to-end visibility across the IT multi-vendor ecosystems along with the Zoom UCaaS platform, which includes the workloads of Zoom Phone, Zoom Chat, Zoom Meetings, Zoom Webinars and Zoom Rooms," said Mitch Ricks, ISV Integrator Leader, Zoom.
IR Collaborate is a comprehensive experience and performance management solution that provides end-to-end visibility and insights into Communication & Collaboration and Contact Center ecosystems. IR Collaborate extends visibility and insights into meeting room and collaboration spaces, personal audio and video devices, networks and Session Border Controllers (SBCs) across the ecosystem, making it a convenient and powerful solution for IT teams responsible for maintaining the technology stack. IR delivers additional value by simplifying troubleshooting through ecosystem visualizations.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Information Technology Consulting Company, Inc. (ITC2), an industry leader in Digital Optimization® and Digital Transformation™ Practices, is pleased to announce Digital N-Sights™ (DNS) Platform, powered by ITC2.
Digital N-Sights is a powerful tool that consolidates and assimilates data from multiple platforms and suppliers into a real-time, comprehensive, easy-to-use dashboard, order management, project and program management. It enables customers to replace manual spreadsheets, improve accuracy, increase productivity, and reduce costs on the journey to Digital Optimization.
"Our team at ITC2 spent countless hours designing, developing, and testing the Digital N-Sights platform," said Mike Fisher, ITC2 President. "We are committed to helping our customers automate, innovate, and transform technology through a seamless, user-friendly, and transparent platform designed to increase efficiencies at all levels of the organization while streamlining the Digital Optimization process. We recognized the need to provide our customers with a platform that provides a comprehensive business view of their technology while optimizing costs and increasing reporting precision. Digital N-Sights accomplishes just that and much more."
ITC2's team has decades of experience in procuring and managing global IT assets for enterprises. Our blend of expertise and technology eliminates pain points in your digital infrastructure and enables more informed decision making to drive your strategic priorities.
The Digital N-Sights platform helps organizations simplify project management easily and accurately with role-based customizable dashboard views and real-time business intelligence reporting. The comprehensive business view gives customers updates at a glance on order status, cost overview, project forecasting.
"The Digital N-Sights™ Platform is an innovative, collaborative tool that enables the SDWAN Team to track project orders in one centralized location. It's user friendly with customizable fields that allow me to manage my projects and reporting with speed and accuracy."
– Global Leader in HVAC
To learn more about Digital N-Sights and schedule a complimentary demo today.
Founded in 2006, ITC2 began supplying network engineers to Cisco Systems Advance Service teams worldwide. In 2012, ITC2 introduced new portfolio offerings focused on adding services impacting the network, including Global Infrastructure Procurement & Telecom Expense Management and Network Managed Services Consulting. ITC2 is a Gartner recognized Minority Business Enterprise Supplier.
For more information, call (888) 966-4415, visit ITC2.net, follow us on Facebook (@DigitalOptimizationSolutions), LinkedIn (@ITC2), and Twitter (@ITCTwo).
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- The most awarded SUV ever – the Jeep® Grand Cherokee – commemorates three decades of fun, freedom and adventure with the introduction of the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition
- With more than 7 million vehicles sold since the Grand Cherokee's initial debut, the 30th Anniversary Grand Cherokee celebrates the growth of the premium SUV over the past three decades, when it first broke onto the scene by crashing through a window at Cobo Hall
- Today, the Grand Cherokee lineup has evolved into an entire family of vehicles, including the new three-row Grand Cherokee L, the two-row Grand Cherokee and first-ever electrified Grand Cherokee 4xe, which delivers 56 MPGe and 25 miles all-electric range
- Grand Cherokee has been proudly built in Detroit for 30 years, first launching at Jefferson North Assembly Plant in 1992, then at the all-new Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack Plant in 2021
- Company honors commitment to City, hiring nearly 3,300 Detroiters to work at Mack
- Special-edition Grand Cherokee 30th Anniversary pairs 4xe electrification with legendary Jeep 4x4 capability with unique blacked-out exterior details, sleek interior accents and amenities, plus several standard safety and security features
- Orders for the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition will open later this year at a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price of $4,700 for the package
- The special-edition Grand Cherokee 4xe will be on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit Sept. 17-25, 2022
The Jeep® brand is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of most awarded SUV ever with the debut of the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition today at the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place hosted by the NAIAS.
"When the original Jeep Grand Cherokee debuted in 1992 by famously crashing through the glass at Cobo Hall, it literally shattered expectations and redefined what a premium SUV could be," said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. "Three decades later and more than 7 million Grand Cherokees sold, the most awarded SUV ever is still forging new ground with the electrified plug-in-hybrid 4xe model. The Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition underscores how far the Grand Cherokee has come and is yet another example of the Jeep brand's goal to be the electrification leader in SUVs."
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary special edition represents the most technologically advanced and 4x4-capable Jeep Grand Cherokee yet, delivering 25 miles of all-electric range and 56 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) from a hybrid system that delivers 375 hp and 470 lb.-ft. of torque and max towing of 6,000 lbs.
On the exterior, the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary special edition features a unique blacked-out exterior appearance with a modified front fascia, signature blue tow hooks, dual exhaust, dual pane sunroof, new 20-inch black wheels, special-edition badging and body-color rear fascia, lower moldings, sill claddings and wheel flares.
Inside, the special-edition Grand Cherokee 4xe features black Capri leather seats, ventilated front seats, wireless charging pad, nine-speaker Alpine audio system and Uconnect 5 with a 10.1-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus navigation with 3D graphics. Other standard features include front/rear park assist, Intersection Collision Assist, passive entry, rain-sensing windshield wipers, digital rearview mirror and 360-degree surround view camera system.
Available for a limited time, the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition has a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $4,700 for the package and opens for orders later this year, with vehicles scheduled to begin arriving to Jeep dealers by early 2023.
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition will be on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit during public days, Sept. 17-25, 2022.
The fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe is the first Grand Cherokee to offer a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) variant. Its introduction signals the continued growth of the Jeep brand's electrified mission of Zero Emission Freedom, as the brand explores future mobility. The 4xe technology enhances the fun, freedom and adventure that the Jeep brand is known for, while providing unprecedented performance, fuel economy and environmental friendliness.
The 2023 Grand Cherokee 4xe offers 25 miles of all-electric range and 56 MPGe from a PHEV system that delivers 375 hp, 470 lb.-ft. of torque and max towing of 6,000 lbs. The Grand Cherokee 4xe comes standard with a two-speed transfer case, 2.72:1 low-range gear ratio and 47.4:1 crawl ratio. The Trail Rated Grand Cherokee 4xe delivers up to 10.9 inches of ground clearance and 24 inches of water-fording capability. The Grand Cherokee 4xe's E Selec modes – Hybrid, Electric and eSave – allow the 4xe driver to tailor the hybrid powertrain to best suit each trip, whether it be commuting, off-roading or long-distance travel.
The Grand Cherokee 4xe comes standard with the class-leading 4x4 Selec-Terrain traction management system, which offers five available terrain modes (Auto, Sport, Rock, Snow, Mud/Sand) to provide optimized calibrations for any given driving scenario.
With premium styling and craftsmanship inside and out, the entire Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup has more than 110 advanced safety and security features, including an impressive amount of standard safety features, plus available driver-assist systems, 360-degree surround view, drowsy driver detection and night vision cameras. Segment-leading technologies include a 10.25-inch front passenger screen, rear-seat monitoring camera system, rear-seat entertainment displays with built-in Amazon Fire TV, premium 19-speaker, 950-watt McIntosh audio system and the award-winning Uconnect 5 infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Established legacy of luxurious, capable Jeep SUVs
Built on more than 80 years of legendary heritage, every Jeep vehicle has a remarkable lineage and unique personality. Each is authentic with class-leading capability and versatility. The Jeep Grand Cherokee is no exception. The debut of the original Grand Cherokee set the industry benchmark for luxury and capability and ushered in five celebrated generations that have made the Grand Cherokee the most awarded SUV in history.
First-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ): 1993-1998
The Jeep Grand Cherokee made its famous debut by crashing through the convention center entrance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 7, 1992. The first SUV equipped with a driver-side air bag, it set new standards for on-road ride, handling and comfort in an SUV. The 105.9-inch-wheelbase Grand Cherokee took refinement to a new level. A new Quadra-Coil suspension featured a coil/multilink configuration. A 5.2-liter V-8 engine was offered as an option and a Dana 44 rear axle was available for some models.
Second-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ): 1999-2004
The WJ was a complete redesign. Only 127 parts carried over from its predecessor. A larger cabin with more room for rear passengers and larger doors increased comfort, and location of the controls for the driver were more conveniently located. A new feature included the automatic four-wheel-drive option (Quadra-Drive) with a new transfer case. This two-speed, chain-driven transfer case used a gerotor, a clutch pack coupled to a hydraulic pump, to transfer torque between the front and rear axles. The transfer case contained three modes: 4-Lo, Neutral and 4-All Time (with 100 percent of torque distributed to the rear axle under normal conditions).
Third-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK): 2005-2010
A complete redesign of the ZJ/WJ, the all-new WK Grand Cherokee combined power, luxury and a significantly quieter, more comfortable ride. Jeep engineers worked hard to improve on-road refinement by adding a short/long-arm independent front suspension. The ground-up transformation continued with a choice of three power plants, including the mighty 330-horsepower 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 engine. The 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 featured a 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 with 420 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque, 20-inch lightweight forged wheels and four-piston Brembo brakes. The available full-time Quadra-Drive II 4x4 system featured front and rear limited slip differentials and a center differential-lock that operated in low-range.
Fourth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK2): 2011-2022
All-new for 2011 and more than 4 million sales after the introduction of the first Grand Cherokee, Jeep improved the formula to deliver an ideal blend of on-road refinement and off-road capability, with improved fuel economy, a world-class interior, a sleek new exterior design and a host of safety and technology features. A Trailhawk model was introduced in 2017 with standard Quadra-Lift air suspension, the Quadra-Drive II 4x4 system, all-terrain tires and a Skid Plate Package. The new Trackhawk was released as the quickest and most powerful SUV ever. It boasted a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 engine, modified engine cooling, high-performance Brembo brake system and Launch mode for incredible track performance.
Fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL): 2021-present
As the most awarded SUV ever, the Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup spans five generations and now includes an all-new two-row, an electrified plug-in-hybrid 4xe model and the first-ever three-row Grand Cherokee L. The Grand Cherokee L debuted in 2021 to meet the growing needs of Jeep customers who have asked for more space, functionality and legendary 4x4 capability. Designed to maximize overall passenger comfort, the Grand Cherokee L delivers uncompromised third-row capacity and increased cargo volume with seating for up to seven passengers. The vehicle's expanded wheelbase creates generous interior room and gives passengers expansive, class-leading legroom in the second row.
The Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit has been the production home of the Jeep Grand Cherokee for 30 years. In 2021, production launched at a second all-new assembly plant in the city to help meet the demand for the legendary SUV and expand its product offerings, including an electrified model. The two plants now operate as the Detroit Assembly Complex.
With an investment of $1.6 billion, Stellantis converted the two plants that comprised the former Mack Avenue Engine Complex and built a new paint shop to become the assembly site for the fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L and the PHEV Grand Cherokee 4xe model. Additionally, the company committed to putting Detroiters first in the application process for the 3,850 new jobs that were created. As of July 31, 2022, 3,292 Detroiters have been hired to work at Mack, with nearly 350 from the three zip codes surrounding the plant.
Jefferson North recently completed a $900 million retooling and equipment upgrade program to enable production of the next-generation Grand Cherokee.
Built on more than 80 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand that brings capability, craftsmanship and versatility to people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a broad portfolio of vehicles that continues to provide owners with a sense of safety and security to handle any journey with confidence. The Jeep vehicle range consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, new three-row Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee 4xe, Renegade and Wrangler and Wrangler 4xe. Jeep Wave, a premium owner loyalty and customer care program that is available to the entire Jeep 4x4 lineup, is filled with benefits and exclusive perks to deliver Jeep brand owners the utmost care and dedicated 24/7 support. The legendary Jeep brand's off-road capability is enhanced by a global electrification initiative that is transforming 4xe into new 4x4 in pursuit of the brand's vision of accomplishing Zero Emission Freedom. All Jeep brand vehicles will offer an electrified variant by 2025.
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Heritage-inspired Willys 4xe blends more than 80 years of Jeep 4x4 leadership and electric vehicle technology to deliver legendary capability and a nearly silent off-road experience
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe, delivering 49 MPGe and 21 miles of all-electric range, combines authentic retro cues with the technologically advanced 375-horsepower, 470-lb.-ft. Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid propulsion system
- Wrangler Willys 4xe features Jeep brand go-anywhere capability with a 2.72:1 Selec-Trac full-time 4WD system, 30 inches of water fording, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles and LT255/75R17C mud-terrain tires
- Willys 4xe factory suspension lift provides 10.1 inches of ground clearance
- The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe features standard LED headlamps and fog lamps, Alpine 9-speaker premium audio, all-weather floor mats, rear limited-slip differential, rock rails, black grille and 17-inch black-painted alloy wheels
- A special 'Willys' decal on the hood, trimmed in the 4xe's signature Electric Blue, and an 'Electric 4-Wheel Drive' decal on the swing gate signify that this Willys is a 4xe plug-in hybrid
- An available Sun and Screen Package, featuring the class-exclusive Sky One-Touch Power-Top and the Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4-inch touchscreen, is optional on the Willys 4xe
- Willys 4xe brings a new entry price point to the Wrangler 4xe, with a starting U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $53,995 (excluding $7,500 tax credit and $1,595 destination)
- Ordering for the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is available starting today with deliveries scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022
- The Jeep Wrangler 4xe is the best-selling plug-in hybrid in America
The Jeep Wrangler 4xe got a boost to its electrified lineup today at the 2022 Detroit Auto Show with the debut of the new heritage-inspired 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe.
"Jeep Wrangler 4xe customers looking for the ultimate combination of capability and electrification, with a vintage twist, can now have it in the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe," said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. "The debut of the new heritage-inspired 2023 Wrangler Willys 4xe pairs 49 MPGe, 470 lb.-ft. of torque with unmatched Jeep capability, a 2.72:1 4WD low range ratio, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles and a new entry price point to the 2023 model year Wrangler 4xe lineup, which continues to be the best-selling plug-in hybrid in America."
The 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe boasts the performance and efficiency of 375 horsepower, 470 lb.-ft. of torque, a 17 kWh battery that readily handles most daily commutes, including 21 miles of all-electric range, as well as hours on the trail with electric-only power. and it all off with the go-anywhere capability of a 2.72:1 Selec-Trac full-time 4WD system, 30 inches of water fording, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles and mud-terrain tires. Willys 4xe factory suspension lift delivers 10.1 inches of ground clearance.
With a starting U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $53,995 (excluding $7,500 tax credit and $1,595 destination), the heritage-inspired Willys 4xe brings a new entry price point to the Wrangler 4xe lineup, joining Rubicon 4xe, High Altitude 4xe, and Sahara 4xe. Ordering for the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is available starting today with deliveries scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Unique Willys 4xe Treatment
The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe features standard LED headlamps and fog lamps, Alpine 9-speaker premium audio, all-weather floor mats, rear limited-slip differential, rock rails, black grille, and 17-inch black-painted alloy wheels wearing LT255/75R17C mud-terrain tires. A special 'Willys' decal on the hood, trimmed in the 4xe's signature Electric Blue, and an 'Electric 4-Wheel Drive' decal on the swing gate signify that this Willys is a 4xe plug-in hybrid. Electric Blue is also used to accent the front and rear Willys tow hooks, the Jeep badge and the Trail Rated badge. An available Sun and Screen Package, featuring the class-exclusive Sky One-Touch Power-Top and the Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4-inch touchscreen, is optional on the Willys 4xe.
Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is assembled at Stellantis' Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. Vehicles are scheduled to start arriving at dealers in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Wrangler Willys 4xe Advanced Powertrain
The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe provides a unique on- and off-road experience. The most advanced powertrain ever developed for a Jeep Wrangler maximizes efficiency with 49 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) while eliminating range anxiety, delivering pure-electric operation for most daily commutes and hours on the trail.
Torque from the electric motors in the Wrangler Willys 4xe's hybrid powertrain arrives instantly on demand from the driver. The powertrain also delivers fuel-saving, seamless start-stop operation of the engine.
The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe powertrain integrates two electric motors and a 400-volt battery pack with a fuel-efficient, turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission. This configuration maximizes the efficiency of the hybrid propulsion components and mates them with the Wrangler's world-renowned and proven driveline.
Key output of the Wrangler Willys 4xe powertrain includes 375 horsepower (280 kW), 470 lb.-ft. (637 Nm) of torque and 49 MPGe from the following components:
- 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4
- Engine-mounted motor generator unit
- Transmission-mounted motor generator unit integrated into eight-speed automatic transmission
- 400-volt, 17-kWh, 96-cell lithium-ion, nickel manganese cobalt battery pack
The 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 is a high-tech, direct-injection engine that uses a twin-scroll, low-inertia turbocharger for exceptional responsiveness, performance and fuel efficiency.
The high-voltage, liquid-cooled eTorque motor generator unit mounts at the front of the engine, replacing the conventional alternator. The motor generator spins the engine for nearly seamless, fuel-saving, start-stop operation and generates electricity for the battery pack. The second high-voltage motor generator is much more powerful. Mounted at the front of the transmission case, this large e-motor is key for pure electric operation of the Wrangler Willys 4xe.
The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe's 400-volt, 17-kWh, 96-cell lithium-ion battery pack uses nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) graphite chemistry. The pack and controls mount underneath the second-row seat, where it is protected from outside elements.
Wrangler Willys 4xe E Selec Modes
The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe driver can tailor the hybrid powertrain to best suit each trip, whether it is filling the needs of most daily commutes in pure-electric operation, a night on the town or quietly exploring nature off-road.
- Hybrid: The default mode blends torque from the 2.0-liter engine and electric motor. In this mode the powertrain will use battery power first, then add in propulsion from the 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 when the battery reaches minimum state of charge
- Electric: The powertrain operates on zero-emission electric power only until the battery reaches the minimum charge or the driver requests more torque (such as wide-open throttle), which engages the 2.0-liter engine
- eSave: Prioritizes propulsion from the 2.0-liter engine, saving the battery charge for later use such as EV off-roading or urban areas where internal combustion propulsion is restricted. The driver can also choose between Battery Save and Battery Charge during eSave via the Hybrid Electric Pages in the Uconnect monitor
Off-road Legend
Jeep Wrangler's heritage is defined by its legendary off-road capability. All of the Wrangler Willys 4xe power modes are available when the drivetrain is shifted to 4Lo. The seamless integration of electric power into the 4x4 drivetrain elevates the Wrangler Willys 4xe to new levels of off-road performance. Enthusiasts will find that the instant availability of torque from the Wrangler Willys 4xe's electric motor delivers a more precise and controlled driving experience for climbing and crawling – there's no need to build up engine rpm to get the tires to move, minimizing driveline shock loading and maximizing control and speed.
In EV mode, the Wrangler Willys 4xe treads lightly and silently, conserving fuel, allowing occupants to focus solely on the sights and full sounds of nature. The new Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is equipped with a full-time 4WD system, front and rear heavy-duty Dana 44 axles and a Selec-Trac two-speed transfer case with a 2.72:1 low-range gear ratio. The intuitive system allows the driver to set it and forget it in any environment. A standard Trac-Lok rear limited-slip rear differential provides extra grip and capability in low-traction situations, such as driving over sand, gravel, snow or ice.
The Wrangler Willys 4xe includes Selec-Speed Control with Hill-ascent and Hill-descent Control. This allows the driver to control vehicle speed up and down steep, rugged grades with the transmission shift lever. Like every Jeep Wrangler, the Wrangler Willys 4xe wears a Trail Rated badge that signifies legendary 4x4 capability with equipment that includes:
- Skid plates and front and rear blue tow hooks
- Aggressive 17-inch off-road black-painted wheels and LT255/75R17C mud-terrain tires
- Up to 30 inches (76 cm) of water fording
The 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe maintains Wrangler's renowned ease of customization with a host of Jeep Performance Parts from Mopar available when the vehicle arrives in showrooms.
Jeep Brand
Built on more than 80 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand that brings capability, craftsmanship and versatility to people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a broad portfolio of vehicles that continues to provide owners with a sense of safety and security to handle any journey with confidence. The Jeep vehicle range consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, new three-row Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee 4xe, Renegade and Wrangler and Wrangler 4xe. Jeep Wave, a premium owner loyalty and customer care program that is available to the entire Jeep 4x4 lineup, is filled with benefits and exclusive perks to deliver Jeep brand owners the utmost care and dedicated 24/7 support. The legendary Jeep brand's off-road capability is enhanced by a global electrification initiative that is transforming 4xe into new 4x4 in pursuit of the brand's vision of accomplishing Zero Emission Freedom. All Jeep brand vehicles will offer an electrified variant by 2025.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT), the nation's largest provider of chiropractic care through The Joint Chiropractic® network, continues to gain recognition, most recently as CFO Jake Singleton has been selected as a finalist for The Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International's 13th Annual Arizona CFO of the Year Awards. Considered the most prestigious financial executive award in Arizona, where The Joint is headquartered, Mr. Singleton is a finalist in the "Public Company" category.
Since 1931, Financial Executives International has been recognized globally as the leading organization for senior-level financial executives. The organization's annual awards recognize exemplary financial management in all types of businesses in categories such as Public Company, Private Company and Non-profit Organization. Candidates were reviewed based on a number of factors, including team development, social responsibility, innovation and financial acumen.
"It is not surprising that Jake is a finalist for this award. Jake is one of the most ethical and intelligent persons that I have had the pleasure to know. His passion for the company, his leadership skills, his incredible work ethic, all anchored in a set of core values, define him as the remarkable executive he is. Over the course of his tenure as CFO, for the three years ended December 31, 2021, the company has grown rapidly, with our clinic count rising by over 60 percent and the system-wide sales increasing at an annualized rate of nearly 30 percent," said Peter D. Holt, president and chief executive officer of The Joint Corp. "As the nation's largest operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics through The Joint Chiropractic network, we're excited to see Jake's hard work recognized in our headquarters' state of Arizona."
Millions of Americans have found relief from pain due to the benefits of chiropractic's natural, drug-free approach to healthcare. The Joint Chiropractic is known for its convenient retail setting and concierge-style services. For patients, that means no-appointments, no-insurance hassles, affordable chiropractic care and accommodating hours of operations, including evenings and weekends.
The Joint Corp. revolutionized access to chiropractic care when it introduced its retail healthcare business model in 2010. Today, it is the nation's largest operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics through The Joint Chiropractic network. The company is making quality care convenient and affordable, while eliminating the need for insurance, for millions of patients seeking pain relief and ongoing wellness. With more than 750 locations nationwide and nearly 11 million patient visits annually, The Joint Chiropractic is a key leader in the chiropractic industry. Ranked number one on Forbes' 2022 America's Best Small Companies list, number three on Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list and consistently named to Franchise Times "Top 400+ Franchises" and Entrepreneur's "Franchise 500®" lists, The Joint Chiropractic is an innovative force, where healthcare meets retail. For more information, visit www.thejoint.com.
The Joint Corp. is a franchisor of clinics and an operator of clinics in certain states. In Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming, The Joint Corp. and its franchisees provide management services to affiliated professional chiropractic practices.
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BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 6.7% increase in its annualized dividend rate to $0.80 per share, from the current annualized rate of $0.75 per share, effective with the regular quarterly cash dividend announced today. The 6.7% increase, combined with the previous dividend increase announced in February 2021, will result in a 13.0% increase versus year-ago in cash dividends paid in 2022.
The increased regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share is payable in U.S. dollars on the Company's common stock on October 14, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2022.
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Steve Alexander (Investors)
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About Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue approaching $13 billion and approximately 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands is designed to satisfy virtually any consumer need, any time, and includes Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott's®, CORE® and The Original Donut Shop®. Through its powerful sales and distribution network, KDP can deliver its portfolio of hot and cold beverages to nearly every point of purchase for consumers. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability. For more information, visit www.keurigdrpepper.com.
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Developed to Combat the Growing Mental Health Pandemic
CLEVELAND, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kevin Love Fund (KLF) announces today the launch of its social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, available nationwide to educators for free. In collaboration with K-12 educators and SEL experts, the 14-lesson plan curriculum is customized for middle school, high school, and college students. It was developed to combat the growing mental health pandemic to support students in expressing emotion and destigmatizing challenges with mental health.
"Mental illness is one of the single greatest thieves of human potential today – but it doesn't have to be." said Kevin Love, professional athlete, mental health advocate, and founder of the Kevin Love Fund. "We want to make sure we are empowering youth, empowering their voices, letting them speak their own truths, and giving them the resources and tools needed to move forward."
After developing and piloting the program over the past two years through select Kevin Love Fund programmatic partners, the curriculum is now available in 250 schools and afterschool programs across 37 states, with nearly 10,000 students either recently completing or starting the program as they return back to school this month.
"The curriculum takes a unique approach to social-emotional learning," says Sara Hahn, Co-Director of Education for the Kevin Love Fund. "Students learn how to cultivate empathy for others and themselves, understand the link between gratitude and well-being, harness creativity to support the healthy expression of emotions, and more."
Throughout the program, video clips from celebrities, artists, and other young adults allow students to see that they are not alone in their feelings of anxiety, depression, anger, grief or other challenging emotions. In the videos, students will see:
- Professional basketball player & Olympian Kevin Love speaks on the topic of creative writing and modeling vulnerability
- Famed UK poet Hussain Manawer offers advice on poetry writing as it relates to expressing emotions
- Painter and activist Simone Lawrence shares how she makes statements about racism and inequality through street art
- Professional basketball player Chris Paul tells a story around practicing acts of kindness
- Best-selling author, psychiatrist, and Founder of Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation, Dr. Nina Vasan describes the research behind the benefit of gratitude, and shares her own personal daily gratitude practice
- Actor and filmmaker Bryan Cranston shares the way he learned to reframe negative self-critical thoughts
- Co-founders of apparel brand MadHappy, Peiman Raf and Mason Specter, describe tools that help them with their mental health, such as journaling and therapy
Additionally, teachers are trained to model vulnerability so that students will understand that their difficult life experiences are welcome in the classroom, and to cultivate a sense of community and connection with students. The Kevin Love Fund offers free training for educators and school counselors on the pedagogy of modeling vulnerability. This is an evidence-based approach that is effective for 1st-12thgrade across all subject areas.
"This curriculum was something I felt was very timely and vital for our students in the context of the pandemic, racial injustice in our country, and mental illness being on the rise," said Bryanna Daniel, educator and family services specialist. "It provided an opportunity and space where students were able to be heard and express themselves emotionally. This can be life altering. Students were also able to witness adult leaders being vulnerable and were encouraged to do the same. Our students expressed feeling safe and feeling like the experience was a breath of fresh air and weight off of their shoulders."
Over the course of 14 lessons, students will learn to:
- Destigmatize emotions often labeled as "negative" by our culture
- Recognize that thoughts and feelings are connected and distinguish between kind thoughts and critical ones
- Cultivate empathy for others
- Understand the connection between gratitude and well-being
- Recognize that kindness and service are linked to happiness
- Craft a hopeful vision for the future
As students worked through activities during the pilot program and shared their experiences with stress and anxiety, one student noted, "We learned and developed strategies to help connect with ourselves and others. It was comforting to hear you are not alone and feel heard and understood."
To learn more about the curriculum and bring it to your school, please visit kevinlovefund.org/learn-more.
When professional basketball player Kevin Love publicly shared his personal story about challenges with mental health, he had no idea the movement it would create. One by one, fans and other high-profile celebrities began to share their own stories of fear and struggle. Quickly, a national conversation had begun. Kevin established the Kevin Love Fund (KLF) to inspire people to live their healthiest lives while providing tools for both mental and physical health. Through a unique combination of education, research, grantmaking, and advocacy, KLF is breaking the stigma around mental health and ensuring people who are suffering have the support needed to thrive.
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Kevin Love Fund
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Enjoy a Pre-Game Tailgate Hosted by LG Electronics and Watch The Wildcats and The Lumberjacks Come Head-To-Head
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA, an official partner of the NCAA®, announced that its fourth episode of The Rivalries, a docu-series that highlights college sports' most intense rivalries, will feature Cal Poly Humboldt and Chico State.
Filming for its fourth episode will take place this Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM at the men's and women's soccer games where fans can watch the teams tough it out on the field. Game attendees can also enjoy free food and refreshments at a pre-game tailgate hosted by LG outside of University Soccer Stadium. For those who like to win, LG will also have product giveaways during the tailgate, at half-time and at the end of the second game.
Separated by four hours of Northern California wilderness, Chico State's "big state school" reputation and Cal Poly Humboldt's underdog status have been at odds for as long as they can remember. The rivalry most recently took to the heat once Cal Poly Humboldt alum Kim Sutton, who was instrumental in building the first women's soccer team there, became the head coach of the women's soccer team at Chico State. This week fans and friends can take to the stadium to cheer on the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks and the Chico State Wildcats as they meet for this season's most intense games you don't want to miss.
The Rivalries series is available free and exclusively on the NCAA Championships Channel (Channel 100) via LG Channels on LG Smart TVs. Each episode highlights a different sports rivalry as told through interviews, historical moments, and the most recent game footage. Future episodes will be announced at a later date.
The exclusive content series is part of a three-year partnership with the NCAA, Turner Sports, and CBS Sports for category exclusive marketing and distribution rights to NCAA Championship competitions that will expand the reach of college sports to legions of current fans and generations of new ones. LG's support of the NCAA Championships will include multiple initiatives to inspire student-athletes including the recent launch of the NCAA Championships Channel, which will feature up to 50 NCAA Fall, Winter and Spring championships, both live and on-demand via LG's exclusive free streaming service, LG Channels.
Learn more about LG's NCAA partnership, The Rivalries docu-series, and the NCAA Channel exclusively on LG Smart TVs, by visiting LG.com/NCAA.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About LG Channels
LG Channels is LG's exclusive free streaming service, offering a wide selection of premium live and on-demand programming, including movies, TV shows, news, sports, children's programs, and more. With more than 350 channels and growing, LG TV owners can easily discover their favorite programs by launching the LG Channels application on their LG TV's webOS platform (LG smart TV models 2016-present).
About the NCAA®
The NCAA is a diverse association of more than 1,000 member colleges and universities that prioritize academics, well-being and fairness to create greater opportunities for nearly half a million student-athletes each year. The NCAA provides a pathway to higher education and beyond for student-athletes pursuing academic goals and competing in NCAA sports. More than 54,000 student-athletes experience the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics by competing in NCAA championships each year. Visit ncaa.org and ncaa.com for more details about the association and the corporate partnerships that support the NCAA and its student-athletes. NCAA is a trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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First-ever Mulligan's 5K Fun Run and Walk Will Raise Funds to Support the Kentucky Humane Society
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The dogs are coming back! Lucky's Mutt Madness, a national dog adoption event organized by the TurfMutt Foundation and held in partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS), will once again be held at Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition. The event will be held Thursday, October 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Expo, at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Freedom Hall.
Adding to the excitement and momentum of Lucky's Mutt Madness, Equip Exposition is also holding Mulligan's 5K Fun Run and Walk for its registrants.
"We look forward to starting off Expo right with a little exercise before the trade show door opens," says Kiser. "And the view is spectacular from the bridge where we'll be running or walking. It's not to be missed."
The event, sponsored by Ariens, steps off on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 a.m. Participants can run, jog, or walk across the Ohio River over the famous Big Four pedestrian bridge before Expo's door opens. Proceeds from the event benefit the KHS.
Mulligan's 5K Fun Run & Walk is named after Kiser's rescue dog, Mutt Mulligan, who is the spokesdog for the TurfMutt Foundation and was adopted at Mutt Madness in 2019. She continues to "paw it forward" by inspiring kids and their families to care for and spend time in their living landscapes, like their backyards, parks and other green spaces.
"Over the last few years over 40 dogs have found homes through Mutt Madness," says Kris Kiser, President and CEO of the TurfMutt Foundation and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns Equip Exposition. "Nearly every dog available went home with an Expo attendee last year." He hopes this track record will repeat again this year.
At Lucky's Mutt Madness, the TurfMutt Foundation will also donate a $10,000 check to the KHS to support their good work in animal rehabilitation, rescue and adoption—an important part of TurfMutt from the beginning.
"Equip Expo is bustling with energy – and that excitement will spill into Lucky's Mutt Madness," says Kiser. "For the dogs, Mutt Madness helps them find a home. For the landscapers, dealers and manufacturers who attend Expo, adopting an animal friend fits with their outdoor life. After all, these are the people who create the outdoor spaces America relies on. And who appreciates the family yard, parks and other community green spaces more than a dog?"
The TurfMutt Foundation also is proud to have renewed its partnership with Mission Unstoppable and Lucky Dog on CBS. Both shows are produced by Hearst Media Production Group. Filming begins this fall at Lucky's Mutt Madness, where the show's hosts, Eric and Rashi Wiese, will be on-site.
"We couldn't be happier that Lucky Dog will film at Mutt Madness and bring attention to our dog adoption work," says Kiser. Kiser himself has appeared on Lucky Dog episodes helping homeowners ready their yards for new rescue dogs.
The TurfMutt program may have started as a way to showcase the value of "nature beginning your own backyard," says Kiser. "… but it now has grown into an international platform that has reached more than 70 million kids, teachers and families. TurfMutt also is an education partner of the U.S. Green Building Council's prestigious Learning Lab.
Equip Exposition is ranked sixth largest in the U.S., boasts a million square feet of exhibit space including a 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard showcasing the newest outdoor power equipment in the industry.
For information on The TurfMutt Foundation visit www.TurfMutt.com
For more information on Equip Exposition visit www.equipexposition.com
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Photo 1: Lucky's Mutt Madness, a national dog adoption event organized by the TurfMutt Foundation and held in partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS), will once again be held at Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition. The event will be held Thursday, October 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Expo, at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Freedom Hall.
Photo 2: Adding to the excitement and momentum of Lucky's Mutt Madness, Equip Exposition is also holding Mulligan's 5K Fun Run and Walk for its registrants. The event, sponsored by Ariens, steps off on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 a.m. Participants can run, jog, or walk across the Ohio River over the famous Big Four pedestrian bridge before Expo's door opens. Proceeds from the event benefit the KHS.
Photo 3: TurfMutt Foundation President Kris Kiser with two KHS volunteers at the 2021 Lucky's Mutt Madness.
Photo 4: Two Expo dog adopters at the 2021 Lucky's Mutt Madness.
Photo 5: Hundreds of Expo attendees come to the event to say hello to—and adopt—dogs needing forever homes.
Photo 6: TurfMutt Foundation President Kris Kiser with puppy Mulligan at Mutt Madness in 2019.
Photo 7: Kris Kiser and Mulligan the TurfMutt today.
Link for downloading photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/izpqs9db9h6s2v6/AADPjXG5wdZ5DKnXIl5ELb1Da?dl=0
Mulligan's 5K Fun Run and Walk Details:
Who: The TurfMutt Foundation and Ariens
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Location: Big Four Pedestrian Bridge, Louisville, Kentucky
Lucky's Mutt Madness Details:
Who: The TurfMutt Foundation and the Kentucky Humane Society
When: Thursday, October 20, 2022, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Kentucky Exposition Center, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Note: These events are open to attendees and exhibitors of Equip Exposition and members of the media.
Note: RSVPs for media seeking to attend and cover the dog adoption event at Freedom Hall are highly recommended as press badges are required for access. The trade show has a large footprint utilizing much of the KEC. Since the dog adoption event is in the Freedom Hall arena, it's advised that reporters and photographers register early for media access so badges can be ready for them.
Media contacts:
Ami Neiberger, Four Leaf PR on behalf of OPEI, 703-887-4877, ami@fourleafpr.com
Debbi Mayster, Four Leaf PR on behalf of OPEI, 240-988-6243, debbi@fourleafpr.com
Sara Brown Meehan, Kentucky Humane Society, 502-762-3729, bmeehan@kyhumane.org
TurfMutt was created by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute's (OPEI) TurfMutt Foundation and has reached more than 70 million children, educators and families since 2009. Through education partners such as Weekly Reader, Discovery Education and Scholastic, TurfMutt has taught students and teachers how to "save the planet, one yard at a time." Today, TurfMutt is an official USGBC® Education Partner and part of their global LEARNING LAB. TurfMutt has been an education resource at the U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Apple, the Center for Green Schools, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids, the National Energy Education Development (NEED) project, Climate Change Live, Petfinder and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2017, the TurfMutt animated video series won the coveted Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award for Best Interstitial Series. TurfMutt's personal, home habitat was featured in the 2017-2020 Wildlife Habitat Council calendars. More information at www.TurfMutt.com.
OPEI is an international trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of outdoor power equipment, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars.
Based in Louisville, the Kentucky Humane Society is the state's largest pet adoption agency and oldest animal welfare agency, established in 1884. Each year KHS finds loving homes for over 5,500 dogs, cats and horses. KHS is also a leader in helping keep pets in their homes and out of shelters in the first place, offering a free Pet Help Line, low-cost spay/neuter services, dog training classes and education. Learn more at www.kyhumane.org.
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BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LuxSci, a provider of HIPAA-compliant email services, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Compliancy Group, a leading software solution for healthcare compliance. By partnering with LuxSci, Compliancy Group can offer best-in-class email security solutions to close technology gaps identified by their proprietary compliance platform.
"The way healthcare organizations communicate with patients is constantly evolving. These organizations often fail to realize that HIPAA regulates the ways in which providers can communicate with patients and the tools that they are permitted to use. As a forward-thinking email service provider, LuxSci has taken the steps required to meet HIPAA's communication standards." Kelly Koch, Director of Dental Relations, Compliancy Group.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced healthcare organizations to adopt new digital technologies quickly. Many turned to Compliancy Group to navigate the complex HIPAA compliance questions associated with new technologies like telehealth. Likewise, providers rapidly implemented digital tools, like LuxSci's suite of HIPAA-compliant email solutions, to engage patients. The partnership allows LuxSci and Compliancy Group to help healthcare organizations address the difficult compliance questions that arise during digital transformation.
"Compliancy Group offers a vital service to healthcare organizations and vendors in these rapidly changing times. Their comprehensive compliance platform allows providers to navigate this heavily regulated environment with the confidence that they are complying with HIPAA. LuxSci is proud to partner with Compliancy Group to help their customers secure email communications and engage patients with HIPAA-compliant technology." Heather Clark, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, LuxSci.
Compliancy Group enables healthcare organizations and vendors serving the healthcare industry to achieve HIPAA compliance through an easy-to-use software platform and live guided coaching. The Guard, its proprietary compliance platform, covers all the necessary parts of the HIPAA regulation to protect organizations in case of an audit. Compliancy Group awards clients the HIPAA Seal of Compliance upon successful completion. The Seal can be used in marketing and proves they are dedicated to protecting patient information and have completed the steps required to satisfy the law.
LuxSci provides secure email solutions to help healthcare organizations meet compliance requirements and protect patient data. LuxSci's SecureLine encryption technology helps healthcare providers reduce risk profiles while providing easy-to-use email tools. LuxSci's top-rated US-based support team goes above and beyond to help organizations stay protected.
Learn more about healthcare marketing by attending our joint webinar on October 19th.
Contact: Kacie Rioux, kacie@luxsci.com
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Patented technology evaluates patient data to present relevant clinical protocols at the point of care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicomp Systems, a physician-driven provider of diagnostically connected patient data solutions, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded Medicomp US Patent 10,600,505 for the intelligent prompting of protocols. This patent covers the methods of evaluating the medical findings in a patient medical record and identifying the relevant clinical protocols that are most applicable.
The patented technology builds upon Medicomp's existing patent for intelligent filtering of health-related information that enables a clinician user to not only see all relevant clinical data for a patient's physical problem, but to also be presented with the clinical protocols for that problem. Combined with the custom workflow design capabilities of Medicomp's Quippe suite of products, it integrates quality-related and diagnostically relevant protocols directly into the clinician's workflow at the point of care.
"Clinical usability and clinician burnout are two of the biggest challenges in healthcare information technology," said David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems. "The best time to address and document the medical care of a patient is at the point of care. This is done by bringing together all relevant information and presenting the user with the ability to address, and document, all applicable issues, including specific protocols for quality care, adequacy of documentation, and diagnosis-specific considerations. This enables the clinician to focus on taking care of the patient."
This patent, the latest of four recent patents awarded to Medicomp, forms the core of the company's Quippe solutions, which support clinicians at the point of care by giving them the information they want to see, when they want to see it, and without slowing them down or impeding workflows.
"As the industry moves to a more data-centric approach to healthcare, it is critical for systems to bring together all relevant clinical information for a patient at the point of care, organized in the way that clinicians think and work, without requiring them to search for it, or to go back later and address outstanding issues," said Jay Anders, MD, chief medical officer of Medicomp.
In 2019, the USPTO issued Medicomp US Patent 10,319,466 for the intelligent filtering of health-related information. The patent covers the method of receiving clinical data, including items encoded in external standard terminologies and code sets, converting the data into clinical concepts included in Medicomp's clinical relevancy engine, and using the relevancy rankings to filter and present the incoming data to the clinician at the point of care.
Medicomp was awarded US Patent 9,864,838 in 2018 for clinically intelligent parsing. It covers the method of parsing free text into clinical terms, then searching Medicomp's MEDCIN engine for clinical relevancy links between the terms and diagnoses, and associating each term with a potential medical diagnosis. The technology improves the accuracy and precision of converting free text to codified clinical data and enables the filtering of free text using a specific diagnosis.
US Patent 9,396,505 was issued in 2016 for the method of automatically reviewing a patient's history and notifying a user any time a specific data point had previously been documented in a patient's medical record, and how it had changed over time. This functionality provides clinicians with access to specific information they need without having to search the patient chart for details.
"As we continue to support vendors and clinicians with solutions that streamline clinical documentation, coding, and quality reporting initiatives, our recently patented methods will add significant value for clinicians," Lareau said. "We are continuing to develop new technologies to improve the clinician experience and patient outcomes and look forward to announcing additional patented technology in the near future."
MEDCIN is Medicomp's unique clinical relevancy engine that includes an intelligent clinical database to support accurate documentation and prompting of relevant information at the point of care. The engine filters standard terminologies and code sets, including ICD-10, CPT, LOINC, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, DSM5, CTCAE, UNII, CCC, HCPCS, and CVX and provides mapping to more than 1.3 million clinical concepts.
For more information regarding Medicomp's Quippe solutions, visit www.medicomp.com.
About Medicomp Systems
Medicomp Systems is a leading provider of solutions that make data usable for connected care and better outcomes. In 1978, Medicomp pioneered the patented MEDCIN® Knowledge Engine to present relevant clinical concepts in less than a second for any of tens of thousands of diagnoses or patient presentations. For more than 40 years, Medicomp has worked with physicians from leading medical centers and institutions to create solutions that work seamlessly with any EHR to deliver diagnostically relevant and actionable information to clinicians at the point of care. The MEDCIN clinical engine powers the Medicomp Quippe suite of solutions and creates intuitive workflows that support – rather than disrupt – the way clinicians think and work. Medicomp's solutions deliver proven clinical and financial ROI, including reduced documentation and coding costs, increased clinician productivity, improved outcomes, and appropriate reimbursement. With minimal time and financial investment, stakeholders can deploy the robust clinical engine to filter data from disparate sources and organize structured and unstructured data into relevant and usable information. With real-time access to patient- and problem-specific information, clinicians are empowered to deliver better care and outcomes. To learn more about how Medicomp solutions can benefit your organization, visit http://www.medicomp.com/.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medius, a leading provider of AP Automation and wider spend management solutions, today announces the launch of a new advisory program– Medius Elevate.
Through the new Elevate program, Medius customers can maximize their investment, all while partnering with global experts for process improvements, new feature support and more.
Shari Levinson, VP of Finance, Columbia Distributing, comments: "Our experience with the Elevate program has been very positive. Our Elevate advisor and technical support have been very proactive in helping us find additional efficiency in our AP automation solution. Our success is Medius' success and it shows in the day-to-day working relationship between our teams."
As a subscriber, businesses have access to Elevate Advisors and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who provide insights, guidance, optimization, and adoption assistance. Upon joining the program, customers have two levels of services to choose from:
Elevate Advise - provides a Medius Elevate Services Advisor for hands on assistance – available at point of contact. This level also includes access to a pool of qualified SMEs, to guide customers on best practices on an ongoing basis.
Elevate Optimize - provides comprehensive solution management services, geared towards businesses with complex structures. This level provides businesses with a named Medius Elevate Senior Advisor to help execute strategic initiatives. Subscribers also gain access to technical and functional SMEs to assist with optimizing and enhancing their Medius solutions.
Medius Elevate generates monthly KPI reports and annual health check reports, ensuring that businesses can stay ahead of the curve of new features, and optimization opportunities.
Dan Andersson, Chief Delivery Officer at Medius, comments: "We are currently going through a time of constant economic change, and it is essential our customers not only receive, but also enact on qualified advice that can help them grow. With Medius Elevate, we can help businesses improve their processes without adding to their to-do lists."
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For more information, please contact:
Laurel Case, Fight or Flight for Medius
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GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merida Capital Holdings LLC, a leading cannabis private equity firm with more than 75 companies in its portfolio, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Azucarera El Viejo, to build a world-class medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and finished goods production facility on its land in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
With the passage of Expediente No 21.388, Costa Rica has legalized the use of cannabis for medical and therapeutic purposes and is in the process of creating regulations around medical cannabis as well as hemp as a food additive. Expediente No 21.388 is designed specifically to offer Costa Rica's population an alternative to traditional pharmaceuticals by allowing patients access to medical cannabis as a treatment for a variety of ailments and conditions, as well as therapeutic use for those suffering from chronic conditions.
By partnering with an established leader in medical cannabis investments, El Viejo will bolster its leadership position in the agricultural production industry by adding medical cannabis to its diverse portfolio that includes both sugar and other finished goods.
"We are thrilled to partner with Merida and to bring premier industry knowledge and experience to our production in Costa Rica," said Alfonso Gomez, Vice President of Azucarera El Viejo.
Tapping El Viejo's leading cogeneration and carbon-friendly methods as well as Merida's vast experience in building medical cannabis facilities, El Viejo and Merida intend to create a sustainable cultivation and production campus that aims to help smaller operators bring products to market for the benefit of Costa Rican patients.
"El Viejo's presence as a well-respected and established operator in both the agricultural and finished goods industries is a perfect complement to Merida's medical cannabis focus," commented Mitch Baruchowitz, Managing Partner of Merida Capital Holdings.
The project is expected to begin in 2023 and will be located on El Viejo's agricultural production site in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The project, which seeks to eventually include manufacturing facilities to assist smaller growers, as well as an innovation lab testing facility, may employ up to 200 people in its first phase, growing to more than 500 employees by the end of its third year.
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Leading fitness and wellness experience brands announce monetary guarantee that ClassPass will drive revenue to wellness businesses using Mindbody
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindbody, the leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, and ClassPass, the premier fitness and wellness membership, today announced the ClassPass Revenue Guarantee. This new program, exclusive to Mindbody customers, provides a monetarily backed guarantee that ClassPass will drive incremental revenue growth. Through this guarantee, if the business does not see a positive impact within 90 days of implementing ClassPass, Mindbody will write that customer a check for 2x the difference.
"In this new era of wellness, consumers are looking for well-rounded routines that encompass multiple dimensions of wellness. This provides a great opportunity for wellness businesses to expand their client base - but we know that 21% of Mindbody customers say that acquiring new clients is their top hurdle," said Fritz Lanman, CEO of Mindbody and ClassPass. "Our goal has always been to help our customers build bigger, better businesses, and our data shows ClassPass drives a 32% user increase to studios. The ClassPass Revenue Guarantee shows Mindbody customers we don't just believe that ClassPass will drive them new incremental revenue, we are willing to guarantee it."
Mindbody acquired ClassPass in October of 2021 bringing two of the industry's most prominent leaders together. Mindbody helps businesses deliver amazing client experiences through powerful studio management software, while ClassPass helps businesses grow by merchandizing excess inventory and maximizing overall revenue by marketing and dynamically pricing open spots to ClassPass consumers. Together, Mindbody and ClassPass are creating the world's largest wellness experience marketplace for consumers.
With 80% of ClassPass users being new to the studios they visit, and 50% being new to group fitness, the potential for wellness businesses to gain new customers with ClassPass is substantial.
"Since bringing the companies together, we have seen firsthand how Mindbody and ClassPass are better together, and we are excited to show our customers just what this means through the Revenue Guarantee," Lanman said.
For more information on the ClassPass Revenue Guarantee, visit https://www.mindbodyonline.com/business/classpass-guarantee .
Mindbody is the leading experience technology platform for the fitness, wellness, and beauty industries. With the addition of ClassPass, the leading global fitness and wellness membership, to the Mindbody portfolio, consumers and wellness businesses around the world are easily connected through a rich wellness community. Fitness studios, salons, spas, and integrative health centers—from the newest entrepreneurs to the largest franchises—use Mindbody's integrated software and payments platform to run, market, and grow their businesses. Consumers use Mindbody and ClassPass to choose from a broad range of wellness experiences across thousands of gyms, exercise studios and wellness providers around the globe. For more information on how Mindbody is helping people lead healthier, happier lives by connecting the world to wellness, visit mindbodyonline.com.
ClassPass is revolutionizing the fitness and wellness industry by bringing together the world's best classes and experiences into one app. Founded in 2013 and acquired by leading wellness technology platform, Mindbody, in 2021, ClassPass connects members to millions of classes and experiences in 30 countries around the globe while working directly with businesses to merchandise their excess inventory, find new customers and generate new streams of revenue. With tens of thousands of fitness studios, gyms, and spas in the ClassPass network, members can use ClassPass to choose from a broad range of options including workout classes such as strength training, yoga, Pilates, and boxing and spa treatments such as massage, acupuncture, manicures and more. Additionally, ClassPass is now available as a wellness benefit with the world's leading employers. Learn more at http://classpass.com.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a mission to save the planet one paper straw at a time, mother-daughter team Kathryn and Karrie Laughton, has launched Roc Paper Straws, the nation's newest paper straw manufacturing company. The Rochester, NY manufacturer is one of only a handful in the U.S., and the only one in New York State and the northeast.
Roc Paper Straws President Karrie Laughton is a market insider. As the owner of Lux Lounge, a popular Rochester bar that uses a lot of straws, she like her customers, wanted to help protect the environment. Replacing plastic straws with paper was one way to help. But finding quality durable eco-friendly paper straws that would not get soggy and fall apart was not easy. The market need was not being fulfilled by existing manufacturers. Most were made overseas, were not food safety grade or durable.
After three years of planning, perseverance, and pandemic-related delays, the Laughtons invested half-million dollars in the best new equipment, renovated a 10,000 sq. ft. manufacturing space, sourced sustainable high-quality food-grade paper, glue, and inks, hired key employees, and scored lending from Rochester Economic Development Corporation, which empowers new and existing companies to start, grow and thrive.
Roc Paper Straws is now making and distributing a range of standard and custom-branded high-quality, durable, eco-friendly paper drinking straws with no forever chemicals, that are non-toxic, food grade, eco-friendly, biodegradable, marine-safe, and compostable. They are available wrapped and unwrapped in an array of colors and can be custom branded with company colors and logos.
Their product and shipping boxes are made from recycled material and are recyclable right down to the Kraft paper tape and compostable stickers.
"The irreversible damage that single-use plastics have had on our environment is astounding. People are insisting on change," said Laughton. "Plastics can be recycled, but less than 10% are. Plastic straws are consistently one of the most littered plastic items and are in the top 10 list of items found in international coastal cleanups. They end up in landfills, pollute oceans, are detrimental to wildlife and beautiful sea creatures, and microplastic particles end up in our food and drinking water. We have addressed these key environmental issues as well as the leading consumer complaint that papers straws get soggy by using food-grade glue and dyes and a high-quality thicker grade paper that is more durable."
Roc Paper Straws products are available online at rocpaperstraws.com. Products ship free to the lower 48 states. For institutional use and custom orders, contact Roc Paper Straws at (585) 355-4441 or rocpaperstraws@gmail.com.
About Roc Paper Straws
Roc Paper Straws is a women-owned paper straw manufacturing and distribution company based in Rochester, NY. It offers standard and custom branded high-quality, durable, eco-friendly paper drinking straws with no forever chemicals, that are non-toxic, food grade, biodegradable, marine-safe, and compostable.
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Leading HVAC Distributor Expands into Goodman Equipment and Sheet Metal Fabrication
NEW LENOX, Ill., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Munch's Supply, the HVAC division of Marcone, has acquired Total Air Supply and Spiral Air Manufacturing, including three branches servicing Manchester, Derry and Nashua, New Hampshire. This will expand Munch's geographic footprint to 74 locations serving 17 states and one Canadian province.
Munch's Supply is a Marcone company that has been operating in the Chicagoland area for more than 65 years and is consistently ranked as a top 10 HVAC distributor in the United States. Marcone, a leading distributor of home appliance, HVAC and plumbing repair parts and equipment across North America acquired Munch's Supply in 2021. Together, the companies operate with a singular goal—to become the hub for parts and services to the home for both technicians and consumers.
"This acquisition marks our very first partnership with Goodman, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries. This is an established equipment brand and working with them, we are pleased to expand our reach on the east coast," said Kevin Baxter, President HVAC, Munch's Supply/Marcone.
"This business has been in my family for almost 50 years. We are proud to provide our customers quality Goodman equipment along with parts and custom sheet metal, said Sue Quintiliani, owner, Total Air Supply.
"The Quintiliani family has done a fantastic job building a successful, customer-focused organization with superior dedication to their family of contractors," added Baxter. "We look forward to working with Sue, Dave, Greg and the rest of their talented team."
"We are excited to be part of a company with similar values—one that puts people first, both customers and employees," added Quintiliani.
The acquisition demonstrates Munch's ongoing dedication to the HVAC and plumbing marketplace and reinforces its commitment to partnering with family and customer-service focused businesses looking for either a long-term partnership or an exit strategy.
Munch's Supply was founded in 1956 by Willard Munch, who wanted to develop a local source of electrical supplies for area contractors. Today the company has more than 1,200 employees focused exclusively on supplying heating, cooling and plumbing industry contractors with quality products. For more than 65 years, Munch's Supply has operated with a commitment to service as a leading distributor for trusted brands such as American Standard, Trane, Mitsubishi, Rheem, Goodman, IPEX, AO Smith, Kohler, Tempstar, Keeprite and Frigidaire. For more information, visit www.munchsupply.com.
Marcone is an authorized distributor for major brands such as Whirlpool, Electrolux, General Electric, Maytag, Bosch, Samsung, L-G and many more. Through its vast distribution network, Marcone supplies the largest inventory of original replacement parts in the country for household appliances such as refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, microwaves, washers, and dryers. Marcone exports globally and also operates a comprehensive training institute offering quality business and technical training. Headquartered in St. Louis, Marcone operates 122 facilities, has approximately 2,100 employees, and serves approximately 43,000 technician customers. For more information, visit www.marcone.com.
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The Coalition-Focused Site Aims to Educate Lawmakers on the Proposed Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MyndVR, the award-winning provider of immersive, therapeutic VR experiences designed for the aging population, and HTC VIVE, a global leader in VR technology, today announced the launch of DigitalTherapyNOW.org, a purpose-driven coalition of academic and industry partners designed to educate lawmakers to support the successful passing of the Access to Prescriptive Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022. This growing coalition is also supported by the XR Association (XRA), International VR Healthcare Association (IVRHA), and National Association of State Veteran Homes (NASVH).
The bipartisan legislation, proposed by Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and David McKinley (WV-01) and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), would expand Medicare coverage to include prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), which are software-based treatments designed to prevent, treat and manage diseases. The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act aims to officially define prescription digital therapeutics (PDTx) at the federal level and establish new payor benefit categories for PDTx. If passed, the bill could improve healthcare access for more than 148 million Americans.
"We are excited to see members of Congress coming together for such an important piece of legislation," said Chris Brickler, founder and CEO of MyndVR. "Virtual Reality isn't just for gamers. We believe VR-based, digital therapeutics have a very bright future in cognitive, physical and emotional health. Our seniors have earned this technology and we are asking lawmakers across the country to join us and pass S.3791."
"Over the last 15 years, we've been exploring ways to use immersive technology to improve quality of life for those facing a wide array of psychiatric and neurological conditions," said Dr. Adam Gazzaley. "I am excited about the next frontier of VR-based, clinical research and how these digital prescriptions of the future may benefit aging adults and their caregivers."
"XRA's member companies are working to leverage cutting edge digital software to improve patient outcomes," said Liz Hyman, CEO of the XR Association. "We're proud to advocate for policies that anticipate and mitigate challenges in the responsible development and deployment of XR technology."
MyndVR and HTC VIVE will demo their latest technology on the VIVE Flow immersive glasses, today, at the second annual AR/VR Policy Conference in Washington D.C. Hosted by ITIF and the XR Association, the all-day event will kick-off at 10:30 am and conclude at 6:00 pm ET. For more information, please visit: DigitalTherapyNOW.org.
MyndVR is the leading provider of Virtual Reality solutions for senior living communities, home care agencies, Veteran homes, and individual adults aging in their own homes across the US, Canada and Australia. The company is building the most advanced portfolio of original and licensed therapeutic VR content. In extending the company's reach, MyndVR announced strategic distribution partnerships with Select Rehabilitation, the largest contract therapy company in the US, and Omega Healthcare Investors, the largest REIT in senior care. MyndVR enables older adults to interact with the outside world in genuinely innovative ways that promote engagement, wellness, and above all, positive outcomes. The company is committed to continued research and development to measure outcomes, including cognitive, visual, emotional, and physical effects on older adults. For more, visit MyndVR.com.
HTC VIVE is the premier virtual reality (VR) platform and ecosystem that creates true-to-life VR experiences for businesses and consumers. The VIVE ecosystem is built around premium VR hardware, software, and content. The VIVE business encompasses best-in-class XR hardware; VIVEPORT platform and app store; VIVE Enterprise Solutions for business customers; VIVE X, a US$100M VR business accelerator; and VIVE ARTS for cultural initiatives. For more, please visit www.vive.com.
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Ten cars, three trucks and 13 utility vehicles will advance to finalist round
DETROIT, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ (NACTOY) Awards organization announced its list of semifinalists today at the North American International Auto Show.
Following a vote by NACTOY jurors, 26 vehicles have been selected to advance to the next round of the 2023 awards process. The list includes ten cars, three trucks and 13 utility vehicles that are all new or substantially new and are or will be on sale this year. The semifinalists emerged from an initial list of 47 eligible cars, trucks and utility vehicles that was announced in June via the first of three NACTOY jury votes.
"This year's group of semifinalists highlights the changes we've seen sweeping across the automotive industry in recent years: Most mainstream vehicles now fall into the Utility category; most vehicles in the Car category are focused on performance or luxury; and more electric vehicles than ever before are starting to hit the market," said NACTOY President Gary Witzenburg. "NACTOY jurors look forward to testing and evaluating these vehicles before the next vote."
NACTOY's awards are unique because they are not decided by a single publication. Instead, they are evaluated throughout the year by 50 respected jurors from print, online, radio and broadcast media across the U.S. and Canada. Those jurors vote three times during the year to reduce the list of eligible vehicles down to semifinalists, finalists and, finally, winners.
"I would also like to thank Rod Alberts, executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, for the opportunity to announce our semifinalists here at the Detroit Auto Show," Witzenburg said. "Last year's semifinalist announcement at Motor Bella delivered the excitement of a new format, and it's invigorating to be part of re-launching the Auto Show in its new fall schedule with this year's slate of estimable vehicles."
An important next step in the year-long process is an annual comparison drive that will take place Oct. 17-20, where jurors will evaluate the semifinalist vehicles before voting to select the three finalists in each group. The finalists will be announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 16, and winners will be announced at a special event in Detroit on January 11, 2023.
- AcuraIntegra
- BMW i4 eDrive40
- Genesis G80 EV
- Genesis G90
- Mercedes-Benz C Class
- Mercedes-Benz EQE
- Nissan Z
- SubaruWRX
- Toyota Crown
- Toyota GR Corolla
- Chevrolet Silverado ZR2
- Ford F-150 Lightning
- Lordstown Endurance
- Audi Q4 e-tron
- BMW iX xDrive50
- Cadillac Lyriq
- Genesis GV60
- Honda CR-V
- Honda HR-V
- Kia EV6
- Kia Sportage
- Lexus RX
- Mazda CX-50
- Nissan Ariya
- Rivian R1S
- Volvo C40 Recharge
Spanish and French versions of this release will be available on NACTOY's website. For more information about NACTOY and its history: http://northamericancaroftheyear.org.
The awards are intended to recognize the most outstanding new vehicles of the year. These vehicles are benchmarks in their segments based on factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value. The organization gives out three awards. They are: "North American Car of the Year™," "North American Truck of the Year™," and the "North American Utility Vehicle of the Year™." The awards are unique because they are given by an independent jury of automotive journalists from the United States and Canada instead of being given by a single publication, website, radio or television station.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recommended that CreditAssociates, LLC discontinue:
- The claim "America's #1 Debt Relief Company,"
- The claim "4.9 out of 5 based on 8,641 reviews – Trustpilot," and
- Savings claims that appeared in testimonials featured on the company's website touting savings of between $11,600 and $40,000 and customers being debt-free within two to three years.
The claims at issue were challenged by NAD as part of its independent routine monitoring of truth and transparency in U.S. national advertising.
CreditAssociates is a debt settlement company. Debt settlement companies market their services to reduce or eliminate unsecured consumer debt to heavily indebted consumers. Debt settlement companies attempt to negotiate with creditors to reduce or eliminate a consumer's unsecured debt, such as debt given without any collateral requirement such as credit card, medical bills, or utility bills. When working with CreditAssociates, consumers are instructed to deposit money monthly into a separate escrow-like account used by the debt settlement company to pay off the negotiated debts. The programs typically last a few years, depending on how long the consumer can keep up with monthly savings and the amount of debt.
CreditAssociates based its "America's #1 Debt Relief Company" claim on customer reviews found on Trustpilot, an online platform where consumers can submit reviews about companies and services they have used. NAD expressed concerns about the reliability of these user reviews, including the potential to mislead consumers, and recommended that the advertiser discontinue the "America's #1 Debt Relief Company" claim.
NAD noted that several testimonials featured on the advertiser's website described the results that CreditAssociates customers have achieved through the program. For example, an image and testimonial attributed to Leslie M. states: "Before enrolling, Leslie had over $40,000 in high-interest credit card debt spread across 15 different accounts. Through our program, we were able to save her over $400 a month, and negotiated settlements that saved her $20,138!" NAD was concerned that claims made by the advertiser's testimonials were not representative of the typical consumer experience.
CreditAssociates did not provide any evidence as to typical savings achieved by its customers or the average period in which debts were resolved. NAD noted that the advertiser also failed to disclose the significant service fees it charges on settled debts, which range between 18 and 25 percent of the debt, and that late fees and other charges accrue during the settlement process. NAD recommended that these material terms must be disclosed clearly and conspicuously in the four corners of CreditAssociates' advertising.
NAD recommended that CreditAssociates discontinue the testimonials. NAD noted, however, that nothing in its decision prevents CreditAssociates from including testimonials in its advertising if the advertising clearly and conspicuously discloses the generally expected performance in the depicted circumstances, the service fees charged, and that late fees and other charges accrue during the settlement process.
In its advertiser statement, CreditAssociates stated that "although we disagree with both the basis of and the motive behind the BBB's recommendations, we agree to implement the recommendations of the National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs."
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About the National Advertising Division: The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs provides independent self-regulation and dispute resolution services, guiding the truthfulness of advertising across the U.S. NAD reviews national advertising in all media and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, delivering meaningful protection to consumers and leveling the playing field for business.
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Veteran of NetBase Quid, Lei Li will focus on enhancing global technological innovation and growth
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetBase Quid®, a global leader in AI-powered consumer and market intelligence, today announced that Lei Li has been promoted to the role of Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President.
"Lei Li's contributions over the past decade plus have positioned NetBase Quid among the most competitive SaaS companies in an ecosystem where technological advancements are critical to business success," said Bob Goodson, President of NetBase Quid. "Lei's contributions as an engineer and later an engineering leader, including contributions to the platform team, architecture, and the merger of NetBase and Quid, have been paramount to our business goals. Lei is an exemplary professional who consistently reflects our culture and values and has developed a strong, positive influence across our global business."
As CTO and EVP, Lei will be responsible for leading and managing the engineering, quality assurance (QA), DevOps, AI, data science and linguistics team, and IT, globally. Lei will guide NetBase Quid to strategically align all technology advancements and plans, including resource allocation and financial performance to enable the company's growth and market expansion.
"I joined NetBase Quid as a software engineer 14 years ago, and am grateful for the opportunities and challenges offered to me along the way, allowing me to grow within the company," said Lei Li. "NetBase Quid has grown tremendously over the years to become a category leader, and I'm thrilled to be continuing to advance those efforts and guide the business in this new role."
Prior to his role with NetBase Quid, Lei was a Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research Asia and a Research Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories. Lei earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Manchester. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China.
In the past year, NetBase Quid was selected to join the Twitter Official Partner Program, was the first vendor to receive Reddit Data Program certification and was named a Leader in the most recent Forrester New Wave: AI-Enabled Consumer Intelligence Platforms. Most recently, NetBase Quid announced a multitude of platform enhancements including expanded TikTok Certified Topics, expanded forum content and global language coverage, among other key updates.
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We are the trusted partner of Ogilvy, T-Mobile, United Airlines, Yum! Brands, Walmart, Hyundai, Wunderman Thompson, Microsoft, BCG, and The New York Times. Learn more at www.netbasequid.com
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Flourish Ventures Research Reveals Shopkeepers in Brazil, Egypt, India and Indonesia are Reporting Strong Customer Traffic but Risk Falling Behind if They Don't Become More Tech Savvy
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Flourish Ventures released a new research report showing that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite protracted supply chain issues and big-box and online retail competitors. The study confirmed better-than-expected sales and that 94% of consumers surveyed plan to shop as much or more at their corner shops in the future. Both shopkeepers and customers believe however, that corner stores will need to accelerate digital technology adoption to remain relevant and competitive.
The 2022 Digitizing the Corner Shop research report, published by Flourish, a global fintech investor in partnership with Bain & Company and 60 Decibels, elevates the voices of more than 800 shopkeepers and 800 of their customers in Brazil, Egypt, India, and Indonesia. These primary research findings, along with accompanying Flourish analysis, provide shopkeepers, technology providers, and investors with fresh insights into this often overlooked $900 billion industry. Key findings include:
- 50% of consumers visit their corner shop daily, and 24% regularly use a store tab for credit purchases.
- 71% of consumers purchased more groceries from local corner shops during Covid-19 lockdowns.
- 73% of consumers strongly agree that the corner shop is vital to their community, valuing proximity, convenience, and service.
- 80% of shopkeepers are eager for digital business and financial tools, which have the potential to increase profits by 60-100%.
"Our research proves that, even during the pandemic, predictions of the corner store's demise may have been premature," said Flourish Managing Partner Arjuna Costa. "But while customer sentiment across the surveyed markets is enthusiastic, continued patronage will depend on further digitization of store operations and customer responsiveness."
Shopkeepers are adopting new technologies that customers wanted yesterday
During the pandemic, shopkeepers accelerated the adoption of digital technologies to address supply chain inefficiencies, low online sales and limited access to finance and other banking services. Research findings include:
- Across the countries, 55% of shopkeepers use messaging apps in their businesses, and 75% plan to increase usage in the next 12-24 months. Together, these factors point to the opportunity for a "digitized corner shop," a tech-enabled, well-financed, efficient, responsive, and competitive informal retailer.
- Flourish estimates that when corner shops go digital, merchants can increase profits by 60-100%, which may explain why 80% of shopkeepers are eager for better business and financial tools. However, they remain slow to adopt due to other pressing business tasks, data security concerns, lack of familiarity and limited access.
"As the digitized corner shop ecosystem matures, early technology platforms—such as ApnaKlub in India, MaxAB in Egypt, Mercê do Bairro in Brazil, and ShopUp in Bangladesh – will develop into trusted service providers," continued Costa. "Yet, to serve this market, entrepreneurs must determine what immediate pain point to solve, how to monetize and when to partner versus build technology. They must create a seamless and trust-worthy onboarding process, as merchants are reluctant to invest time and money into solutions until they see the tangible value."
To learn more, read the 2022 Digitizing the Corner Shop report here. Flourish Ventures is an early-stage global venture capital firm with more than half a billion dollars under management and 70 portfolio companies in Africa, India, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the United States. The firm backs entrepreneurs whose innovations help global consumers and small businesses achieve financial health.
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Available for licensing and analytics, these datasets enable faster access to research-grade IBD condition data, including longitudinal outcomes
BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OM1, a leading real-world data, outcomes and technology company with a focus on chronic diseases, today announced the launch of its PremiOM™ Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) datasets, providing comprehensive, clinically-deep and representative data to support a broad assortment of research needs.
UC and CD are the two main types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which affect up to 3 million people in the U.S. alone. UC and CD are lifelong conditions that cause chronic inflammation in the intestines, leading to pain and a variety of symptoms in those affected. These conditions can impact any age or gender. Research continues around root causes, diagnosis and best treatment protocols. The OM1 PremiOM UC and CD datasets look to support these research efforts.
- The PremiOM UC dataset is a continually updating database of 12,800+ patients prospectively followed with deep clinical, laboratory and other data, such as longitudinal outcomes, Mayo scores, disease flares and remissions, and treatment response.
- The PremiOM CD dataset is a continually updating database of 13,000+ patients prospectively followed with deep clinical, laboratory and other data, such as longitudinal outcomes, CDAI scores, disease flares and remissions, and treatment response.
Additionally, researchers can tap into data from over 1.38M IBD patients in the OM1 Gastroenterology Real-World Data Network, which can be used for modeling, analytics, and other research purposes.
"Fortunately, there are several drug classes for providers to choose for their patients with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease, but it's not always clear which treatment is best for an individual patient," said Dr. Gary Curhan, Chief Medical Officer of OM1. "In addition, various metrics are used to assess disease activity and response to treatment. Our data, models, and other advanced techniques, such as calculating disease activity scores based on information extracted from clinical notes, are aimed at delivering greater availability and depth of data to researchers, manufacturers, payers and other stakeholders to answer these pressing questions and to deliver more tailored care."
The OM1 UC and CD datasets join a growing suite of OM1 PremiOM datasets in chronic diseases, including Depression, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Failure, Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Ankylosing Spondylarthritis (AxSpA), and more.
For more information, visit www.om1.com.
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Renee Hurley
Vice President, Marketing, OM1
617-620-9571
rhurley@om1.com
With specialization in chronic conditions, OM1 is re-imagining real-world data and evidence by developing large electronically connected networks of clinicians and health data in rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, cardiometabolic, respiratory, mental health, central nervous system, and other specialty areas. Leveraging its extensive clinical networks and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, OM1 offers industry-leading enriched healthcare datasets, research analytics, data modeling, decision support, and retrospective and prospective clinical studies. With a focus on high-quality data and clinical outcomes, the offerings are used for accelerating research, demonstrating treatment effectiveness, supporting regulatory submissions, monitoring safety, and informing commercialization.
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HOBOKEN, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson, the world's leading learning company, and Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, today announced a partnership to make mental wellness resources affordable to college students via Pearson+. Pearson+ student active subscribers can claim a 30-day free trial to Headspace, just in time for the fall semester. Following the free trial, Pearson+ members will have the ability to sign-up for Headspace's highly discounted student rate of $9.99 per year. Students can also sample Headspace's premium mindfulness content within the Pearson+ app with the "In Between Classes" meditation, a short grounding practice to help students feel centered and ready for the day ahead.
"Headspace has built a powerful brand that has helped millions of people improve their health and we're excited to bring their services to our Pearson+ students," stated Lynne Frank, Pearson Chief Marketing Officer and Co-President Direct to Consumer. "We're confident this partnership will help students have a positive mindset as they approach their studies so they can get better results and enjoy their college experience."
Headspace offers more than 1,000 hours of award-winning mindfulness and meditation content, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. In 28 published studies in some of the leading mindfulness peer-reviewed journals, Headspace has been shown to have favorable outcomes of interventions including reduced stress, improved focus, decreased aggression, reduced burnout and improved satisfaction with life. Most recently, Headspace has released a curated "back-to-school" collection where students can find useful mindfulness content and tips from leading experts and Headspace's beloved mindfulness and meditation teachers. With the goal of helping students navigate life as a young person, course topics include fear of the future, leaving home, dealing with distractions, navigating change and fighting FOMO. There are also SOS exercises and expert guidance on a number of common issues students share such as burnout, exam prep, building self-confidence, and kicking the Sunday Scaries.
"Our work with Pearson provides much-needed mental wellbeing support at an affordable price to students across the United States," stated Emma Nemtin, Head of Consumer Brand and Distribution Partnerships at Headspace. "With partners like Pearson, we hope to develop lifelong relationships with young people across the globe and motivate them to prioritize their mental health while leaning on Headspace to help navigate major life moments, like the transition into college."
Earlier this year, Pearson's Global Learner Survey was released and found that more than 80% of people globally prioritize mental health and wellbeing services when considering higher education institutions for themselves or their children.
In its first year, Pearson+ gained 4.5 million registered users 329,000 paid subscriptions from August of 2021 to July of 2022.
Visit Pearsonplus.com to learn more, including information about Pearson Plus Channels, a new study tool featuring thousands of curated videos to help students learn and succeed.
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That's why our c.20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world's leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. Visit us pearsonplc.com.
Headspace was created with one mission in mind: to improve the health and happiness of the world. As one of the first meditation apps on the market, Headspace remains a leader in mindfulness and mental training. For more information please visit us at headspace.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
Headspace Health is a leading provider of mental health and wellbeing solutions, touching the lives of over 100 million people in 190 countries. Through our flagship Headspace brand, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement, and focus exercises. Our enterprise brands, Headspace for Work and Ginger, are distributed through over 3,700 enterprises, including Starbucks, Adobe, Delta Air Lines, and Paramount; and through health plans such as Cigna. Our members and enterprise partners' employees have access to mindfulness and meditation tools, CBT, coaching, therapy, and psychiatry, ultimately helping them to be healthier and more productive. To learn more about Headspace Health and our family of brands, visit headspacehealth.com.
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In head-to-head matchup with Biden, Cheney leads 58% to 42%, while Biden and Trump remain in virtual dead heat without Cheney in the race
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the global on-demand insights company based in San Francisco, today disclosed the results of its latest Premise Poll, which surveyed more than 1,500 Premise app contributors across the country. The poll shows that, in a three-way race with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) receives 19% of the hypothetical vote. Under the same survey question, Biden registered 36% support and Trump registered 45% support.
Notably, if Cheney were to receive 19% of the vote in a presidential election, it would be the most support a third-party presidential candidate has received since former President Theodore Roosevelt received 27.4% of the vote in 1912 running as a member of the Progressive Party.
This iteration of the Premise Poll also revealed:
- In a head-to-head matchup, Trump and Biden are in a virtual dead-heat, with Trump receiving 51% support and Biden receiving 49% support, mirroring Premise's survey from July.
- In a head-to-head contest between Biden and Cheney, Cheney wins by the landslide margin of 58% to 42%.
- Under Premise's generic party preference question, respondents have moved significantly toward the Democratic party. 52% of Premise Poll respondents believe that Congress should remain under Democratic control and 48% believe the Republicans should become the majority party in Congress.
- There is little change among Premise Poll respondents when it comes to candidate preferences in a potential 2024 Republican presidential primary. 64% favor Trump's renomination, which is more than four times higher than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' support (15%).
- On the Democratic side, President Biden's support for potential re-election remains tight. 53% of respondents believe that he should not run for re-election.
- If Biden does not run for re-election, Vice President Kamala Harris is the most popular potential Democratic candidate in 2024 (34%), with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coming in second (18%).
The full results of this Premise Poll can be found here.
Disclosure of Polling Methodology
These results are based on responses from 1,572 Americans collected between September 2nd and September 5th via the Premise smartphone application. Premise randomly sampled its opt-in panel members, stratified on Age, Gender, Region and Education, based on the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS). The results are weighted by Age, Gender, Region, and Education benchmarked against the 2019 ACS estimates. Respondents were compensated for their participation.
About Premise
Premise is an on-demand insights company. Its technology mobilizes communities of global smartphone users to source actionable data in real-time, cost-effectively, and with needed visibility. In more than 135 countries and 37 languages, Premise finds Data for Every Decision™. To learn more, please visit www.premise.com.
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The higher price of goods is the #1 concern for shoppers this holiday season, followed by shipping costs
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- project44, the leading supply chain visibility platform, today released the results of its 2022 Peak Season Consumer Survey, which gauged consumer sentiment heading into the holiday shopping season. Nearly 1,500 consumers from the US, UK, France and Germany participated, sharing their views on spending, shipping, sustainability and more. The data suggests that 85% of shopping will take place online, putting significant pressure on shippers and supply chains. However, consumers will prioritize savings over sustainability and on-time shipping.
"Shoppers are feeling the pain of inflation and looking for ways to save money while still receiving purchases on time," said Carson Krieg, Head of Industry Solutions + Strategy at project44. "To win over shoppers, brands need to be armed with data and have a strong supply chain strategy prepared to address consumer concerns. Many retailers still have not developed and deployed a holiday shipping plan of action, and these brands are risking falling behind amid peak season."
Key takeaways from the project44 2022 Peak Season Consumer Survey include the following:
- 78% of consumers plan to spend at least 10% less this holiday season due to inflation.
- The #1 concern for consumers is the prices of goods being too high, followed by shipping costs and out of stock items or low inventory.
- 78% of consumers are willing to compromise on the gifts they purchase for a better deal.
- 56% of American shoppers plan to purchase at least half of their gifts online this year (compared to 43% in the UK, 29% in Germany and 25% in France).
- One-fifth of consumers plan to do more than 75% of their holiday shopping online this year.
- Less than half (48%) intend to do most of their shopping in stores.
- 56% of consumers would shop at local and small-owned businesses to reduce emissions.
- But only one-third would elect for slower delivery or ship to a store for pickup to reduce their carbon footprint.
- Only 16% of consumers say they'd pay more for a "greener" brand this year.
- One-third of consumers are not confident their gift purchases will arrive in time for the holidays.
- The glass half full view: two-thirds of consumers are confident their gifts will arrive on time.
- 64% of shoppers would not pay higher prices to guarantee that their purchases arrive in time for the holidays.
Shopping plans were fairly consistent across the US, UK, France, and Germany, but a few differences are worth noting:
- While 67% of EU consumers say they prioritize brands with a commitment to sustainability, only 50% of US consumers claim to do the same.
- French respondents had the most faith in shippers, with 94% confident that their gift purchases will arrive in time for the holidays.
- At 53%, UK consumers are the most willing to pay higher prices to guarantee that their purchases arrive in time for the holidays.
- 49% of German respondents said they are willing to ship to a store for pickup to reduce their carbon footprint; no other surveyed nation comes close.
To view the full survey results and report, visit project44.com.
project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world's most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that tracks more than 1 billion shipments annually for over 1,300 of the leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food & beverage, and oil, chemical & gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability.
The undisputed leader in the market, project44 was named the Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2022, the Customer's Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 23 global offices. To learn more, visit www.project44.com.
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The landmark DMT and psilocybin-like prodrug, psilacetin, patch formulations are designed for patient comfort and useability. The patch design could provide a non-invasive and dose-controlled method of treatment for substance use disorders, PTSD and depression
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Psilera Inc. ("Psilera"), a biopharmaceutical company optimizing next-generation mental health treatments, announces the patent approval of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and psilacetin (4-AcO-DMT and psilocybin-like prodrug) transdermal patch formulations. Transdermal application allows patients to dose topically while receiving treatment through the surface of their skin, overcoming the need for intravenous needles and episodic oral dosing. This patient-first approach may solve many of the current industry pitfalls, such as length of treatment time, lack of take-home treatment options, and insurance reimbursement.
"This patent allowance from the U.S. Patent Attorney's Office marks a flagship milestone for Psilera and the broader mental health industry," said Dr. Chris Witowski, Co-Founder and CEO of Psilera. "We expect several patent issuances for Psilera's new chemical entity library, formulations, and methods of use and treatment over the coming months."
Psilera is actively discussing potential patent out-licensing and partnership opportunities with parties interested in working together for first-in-human clinical trials. Currently, Psilera has projects with leading industry, governmental, and academic institutions to study the safety and therapeutic effects of DMT and psilacetin administered in sub-hallucinogenic dosages.
Psilera leverages a world-class scientific and pharmaceutical team that reexamines and repurposes psychotropic natural products into effective and accessible patient-centric treatments. Their drug discovery process combines novel syntheses with the proprietary Psilera Third Eye™ computing platform to optimize next-generation neurological drugs at the atomic level.
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Early Operational Data and Strong Balance Sheet Supports Management Guidance for Profitability Exiting H1 2023
CALGARY, AB and ISLE OF MAN, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Real Luck Group Ltd. (TSXV: LUCK) (OTCQB: LUKEF) (the "Company") and its subsidiary companies doing business as "Luckbox" (the "Group"), an award-winning provider of licensed, real money esports betting, sports betting and casino games, announces growth in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) since entering its customer acquisition phase in August 2022.
Net Gaming Revenue ("NGR" i.e. gross sales minus player winnings and promotions) grew 144% during August and total player deposits grew by 197%. These first data-points mark a successful transition of the Company to its next growth phase, as communicated at the Company's Annual General Meeting on August 11, 2022.
"The initial growth since transitioning to customer acquisition gives us increased confidence that our offerings, strategy, and financial forecast are on point," said Real Luck Group CEO Thomas Rosander. "Behind this success lies our platform's capability to localize language variations, payment methods and marketing campaigns in a granular way."
"We have also seen increased interest for high margin, micro-betting products. This is the core of our long term strategy, and we have invested significant effort and resources to develop the new, proprietary products that will transform the market. This key differentiator product, combined with our short term organic growth and strong balance sheet, hasn't gone unnoticed by industry participants. We will continue to share more details, insights and progress, including at future industry events, such as SBC Barcelona and iGaming Next in Valletta, Malta, in the coming months."
The Company is an award-winning betting company that offers legal, real-money betting, live streams, and statistics on all major esports and sports on desktop and mobile devices. The Company has a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) platform, and by leveraging shared technology, data, and resources, the Company can offer an extensive range of betting options for esports tournaments. The Company's in-house customized user interface and user experience, built on a technology stack that supports multiple odds and streaming sources, allows the Company to deliver deep esports betting coverage. The Company has been built by a team combining experience in the igaming industry and a passion for esports to offer players a unique, broad, engaging, and legal CS:GO betting, Dota 2 and League of Legends betting experience. The Company serves esports fans in more than 80 territories across the globe. In November 2020, Luckbox was named Rising Star at the EGR Operator Awards. The Company (via the Group) holds a full licence under the Online Gambling Regulation Act (OGRA), issued by the Isle of Man Gaming Supervision Commission. As the Group is fully licensed in the Isle of Man for B2C and B2B esports & sports betting and casino, the Company has access to favourable payment processors. Luckbox is committed to supporting responsible gambling.
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Event encourages RE/MAX affiliates around the world to support local communities through fundraisers, volunteering and acts of service
DENVER, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RE/MAX, LLC announced its second annual "Global RE/MAX Day" will take place on Wednesday, October 5. The goal of the event is to activate the vast RE/MAX network, which includes 140,000+ affiliates and a presence in over 110 countries and territories, in a coordinated effort to give back to the communities in which they live and work. RE/MAX affiliates and RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. staff members are encouraged to volunteer at a charity of their choice or through a community service project on Global RE/MAX Day.
"RE/MAX affiliates commit time and resources to the betterment of the communities they work and live in," says Shawna Gilbert, RE/MAX Senior Vice President of Global Development. "Global RE/MAX Day provides us with another opportunity to positively impact our respective networks. Because of the incredible turnout last year, RE/MAX affiliates were able to make a meaningful difference all around the world – we look forward to building on that success and making an even bigger impact this year and for years to come."
In 2021, RE/MAX affiliates worldwide raised money for important causes and organizations, including long-time RE/MAX philanthropic partner Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals. Affiliates and RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. employees also volunteered at food banks, supported animal rescue missions, cleaned up their cities and towns, gathered supplies for those in need, and so much more.
Making a difference in the community has been a longstanding RE/MAX tradition. Since 1992, the brand has partnered with CMN Hospitals to raise funds for children treated at pediatric hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. During the nearly 30-year charitable partnership, RE/MAX affiliates have donated over $185 million to CMN Hospitals through fundraisers and initiatives like the Miracle Home and Miracle Property Program.
Follow hashtag #GlobalREMAXDay on social media on October 5 to see how participants are giving back to their communities worldwide. For ideas on how to participate in the second annual Global RE/MAX Day, click here.
As one of the leading global real estate franchisors, RE/MAX, LLC is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices and a presence in more than 110 countries and territories. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX, as measured by residential transaction sides. RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. RE/MAX agents have lived, worked and served in their local communities for decades, raising millions of dollars every year for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities. To learn more about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.com. For the latest news about RE/MAX, please visit news.remax.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RESAAS Services Inc. (TSXV: RSS) (OTCQB: RSASF), a technology platform for the real estate industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Schneider to the Company's Advisory Board.
Mr. Schneider's most recent role is Head of Industry Relations at Compass (NYSE: COMP), a nationwide real estate brokerage with over 25,000 agents. Formerly, Mr. Schneider was Director of Global Strategy at the National Association of REALTORS®, representing 1,500,000 real estate agents.
"RESAAS has built something completely unique for the global real estate landscape," said Joseph Schneider. "Throughout my career I have travelled broadly to meet with real estate organizations in all corners of the world. Most of them are looking for ways to easily market their properties on their terms and are actively seeking modern ways to connect their fellow real estate professionals worldwide. I am looking forward to assisting the management team in expanding the Company's footprint both in the United States and internationally."
"RESAAS is proud to welcome Mr. Schneider to the RESAAS Advisory Board," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "Mr. Schneider has a proven track record as a senior executive working at a global level with real estate. His extensive experience at the intersection of high-growth technology companies and international real estate organizations makes him a valuable addition to the Company. RESAAS is positively positioned in both real estate and technology, creating significant opportunities for accelerated growth."
RESAAS is an award-winning global technology platform for the real estate industry. With over 500,000 real estate agents utilizing RESAAS in 160 countries, RESAAS enables real-time industry communication, delivers new business opportunities and captures unique real estate data. Some of real estate's biggest brands leverage RESAAS to provide business intelligence to real estate brokerages, franchises and associations. For more information, please visit https://www.resaas.com.
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Arena Club will provide a bridge between the physical and digital worlds of sports collecting while giving collectors a transparent grading process through computer vision and machine learning and a frictionless way to transact
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Club, a groundbreaking new sports card collecting platform headlined by Co-Founder and CEO, Brian Lee and Founding Partner, Derek Jeter, has officially launched today. Arena Club will provide a bridge between the physical and digital worlds of sports collecting. All users on the platform will have their own showroom where they can buy, sell, trade and display their cards. Collectors want a transparent way to grade cards and a frictionless way to transact. Through technological advancements and an authentic community, Arena Club provides a convenient and consumer-friendly approach that will lead the revolution in this space.
Collectors will have the option to store graded cards in the Arena Club vault or receive them in protective "slabs." The Arena Club vault is a state-of-the-art facility to assure the safety of the stored cards.
Arena Club will provide users with a quicker, more accurate and transparent grading process through computer vision and machine learning, advised by Jia Li, who is an AI Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Stanford and was the Head of Research & Development at Google Cloud. Before joining Google, she was the Head of Research at Snap and led the Visual Computing and Learning Group at Yahoo! Labs. For every card graded on the platform, Arena Club will release a transparent grading report to collectors that explains in detail a justification for the grade.
Brian Lee is a highly regarded entrepreneur with an impressive background. Lee was the Co-Founder and CEO of The Honest Co., and Co-Founder and President of LegalZoom.com. He is the Managing Partner of BAM Ventures and has served in this capacity since 2017.
"Arena Club was built by a team of trading card enthusiasts who created the platform with the hobby community in mind," said Brian Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Arena Club. "From top to bottom, our team is honest, ethical and fair. Arena Club will transform the collectible world through transparency, authenticity and technology."
For Derek Jeter, the opportunity to partner with some of the best entrepreneurs in the world to build the future of collecting attracted him to Arena Club. Jeter, a 14-time MLB All-Star and 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, spent 20 years playing shortstop for the New York Yankees and is a five-time World Series champion.
"I am proud to be part of the team at Arena Club and to work closely with Brian to bring this innovative platform to life," said Derek Jeter. "We recognize that there is a real need in the grading industry for clarity, speed and trust, and Brian has put together a team that is committed to providing that to the marketplace."
Arena Club's Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer is Jesse Glass. Glass was the former CFO and operating partner at BAM Labs and brings an impressive background of work with successful startups to Arena Club. Warren Laufer has joined Arena Club as the Vice President of Business Development and will bring his expertise in the sports collectibles industry to the company. Laufer is also a Partner at Mint 10, a Venture Capital Fund that invests solely in the sports collectible ecosystem.
In addition to Glass and Laufer, Arena Club is joined by Board Members Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Ventures), Neil Sequeira (defy.vc), David Nathanson (Former Head of Business Operations Fox Sports), and Board Advisor Ryan O'Hara (Former CEO of TOPPS).
For more information on Arena Club, you can visit their website here or their social media channels on @arenaclubofficial on Instagram and @joinarenaclub on Twitter.
Arena Club is reimagining the sports card collecting experience. The platform provides a bridge between the physical and digital worlds of sports collecting, which will enable frictionless buying/selling, trading, and displaying collectibles. In addition, Arena Club is significantly improving the grading and authentication process through computer vision and machine learning.
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Leading document generation and e-signature provider expands leadership team to support and accelerate customer success and rapid growth
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S-Docs, the leading 100% native Salesforce document generation and e-signature solution, is thrilled to announce Brian Stimpfl as its next CEO. An experienced senior executive, Brian will succeed Dan Pejanovic as CEO. Dan will continue as Founder, Chairman of the Board of S-Docs and an integral member of the senior leadership team.
"Brian is the perfect fit to ensure our success as we move into the next stage of our rapid growth," said Dan Pejanovic. "S-Docs has achieved double digit growth every year since our founding and is positioned for even greater innovation and revenue creation going forward. Brian has the experience and leadership to enhance our customer experience and accelerate our growth globally and into new markets."
Brian comes with an extensive background leading strategy, product, technology, sales and marketing teams to achieve scale and rapid growth in competitive markets. He has previously held senior roles at TD Ameritrade, ActiFi, Scottrade and most recently Prudential Financial.
"I am very excited to add my experience to an exceptional team of professionals to help lead the way in achieving both our short and long-term goals," Brian stated. "We have a unique opportunity to build on a very successful solution set for our customers and continue an impressive growth trajectory."
Brian Stimpfl is based in New York and assumes his duties as CEO immediately.
S-Docs is the leading 100% native document generation and e-signature solution available on the Salesforce AppExchange. S-Docs allows users to securely generate and e-sign business documents like quotes, invoices, and contracts without ever sending customer data outside of Salesforce. Founded in 2010, the application is now the first choice for major enterprise clients globally for their digital document needs. Clients from around the globe have rated S-Docs with hundreds of 5-star reviews, securing a spot in the top 1% of all apps on the Salesforce AppExchange.
The company is privately held with headquarters in New York and offices in Ann Arbor. Learn more at sdocs.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Sdocs.
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The Stakes Are High, as 68% of People Reported that a Great Corporate Gift Would Make Them More Likely to Stay with Their Current Employer
LONDON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WeGift, the industry leader in digital payouts and rewards, today shared the findings of a consumer survey about corporate gifting and recognition. It's fun! There's a lot of good stuff in here. We'll get there. But, tl;dr, buy them gift cards. 80% of respondents reported that they would be happy to receive gift cards, easily beating even cash, which clocked in at 68%.
A representative sample of 554 United States residents was asked a number of questions about their experiences with corporate gifts and incentives. 450 respondents, 81% of those surveyed, have received a corporate gift, although it may not always have felt like a gift. The results paint the picture of employers trying - although not always succeeding - to recognize their employees and thank them for their service.
Of course, gift giving is tricky for anyone, and even harder when an organization has to select a single gift for many recipients. No surprise then, that:
- Only 38% of respondents "regularly use" the corporate merchandise they received. A brazen 5% were able to regift the items.
- Plants are well received! And then abandoned. 83% of respondents either "liked" or "loved" the plants they received as gifts. Sadly, 21% of respondents report that the plant is no longer alive.
- Branded clothing seems like a great way to reward employees while showing off the logo. Unfortunately for 11% of respondents, that clothing didn't fit.
- Finally, edible gifts may be the riskiest of all. While 79% of respondents ate and liked the food they received, a whopping 31% of respondents reported being allergic. That may be the gift that keeps on giving.
While gifts may seem like a fun bonus, they really matter, and employees pay attention. 41% of respondents reported that a great corporate gift would make them much more likely to stay with their current employer, while only 32% reported that it would have no impact on their tenure. With such a tight labor market, employers should make delighting their employees with a great gift a priority or risk seeing increased turnover.
"This research shows what we've known for a long time at WeGift; the right gifts truly have an impact on employee satisfaction and productivity," said Nat Salvione, vice president of sales at WeGift. "Employers mean well, but gift giving is difficult for anyone, and even more so when one gift is intended to make dozens, hundreds or even thousands of employees happy. Gift cards are an incredible gift because they give employees choice, and they then choose something joyful and memorable."
In fact, gift cards came out on top in this survey as well. When asked to select which gifts they would "be happy to receive," gift cards were the runaway winner at 80%. Cash (68%), food (51%), branded merchandise or clothing (48%) and a plant (37%) completed the top 5.
This survey reflects national trends. The National Retail Federation has found that gift cards have been the most-requested holiday gift for 15 years in a row.
To join WeGift - whether as a customer, prospective employee or to be added to the reward catalog - please visit https://www.wegift.io.
About WeGift
Sending disbursements, incentives, and non-cash payouts is manual, expensive, time-consuming, and error prone. WeGift changes this by removing friction from the payouts process, so businesses can instantly transfer value to build relationships with the people they care about. Operating in more than 30 countries and dozens of languages and currencies, WeGift's digital payouts platform and open API solution is directly integrated into every brand on its platform, offering corporate buyers the only true global network with direct access to more than 1,300 brands. Habito, Perkbox, Seated, Sodexo, Vodafone, and Vouchercodes all rely on WeGift to digitally engage their audiences.
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29th Annual Seaside Prize Weekend to Take Place February 24-26, 2023
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seaside Institute is pleased to announce that Donald Shoup, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA, will be honored as the 2023 Seaside Prize recipient for his radical rethinking of parking policy. In his groundbreaking 2005 book, The High Cost of Free Parking, and his work since then, Shoup changed the way cities view the relationship between parking and the built environment, traffic congestion, energy consumption, and local economic development. The Institute will hold the 29th Annual Seaside Prize on February 24-26, 2023.
Last year's winner, Jeff Speck, wrote in his seminal Walkable City Rules: "Parking covers more acres of Urban America than any one thing, and yet planners have neglected it for years … that was until the research of one man, who helped change the way planners think about parking forever." That man was Donald Shoup. As noted in The Wall Street Journal, Shoup is described as a "parking rock star" whose works have inspired a group of followers dubbed Shoupistas.
The New York Times wrote that Shoup's work "has led to a revolution in ideas about relieving congestion." The High Cost of Free Parking and Shoup's 2018 book, Parking and the City, remain classics in the fields of transportation and city planning. Jeffrey Tumlin, the author of Sustainable Transportation Planning, wrote: "If your city wants to focus on one topic for reducing traffic congestion, improving housing availability, cleaning the air, lessening climate change, making government more efficient, and enlivening the economy—all at the same time—then it should focus on parking."
The Seaside Institute awards the Seaside Prize annually to individuals, organizations, or places that have made major contributions to the quality of the built community. Recipients have significantly influenced how towns and cities can best be built and rebuilt to reflect and promote New Urban principles, such as walkability, affordability, diversity, beauty, and sustainability. For more information on the Seaside Prize, visit Seaside Institute.org.
In addition to his position at UCLA, Shoup is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, an Honorary Professor at the Beijing Research Center, a winner of the American Planning Association's National Excellence Award as a Planning Pioneer, and the American Collegiate Schools of Planning's Distinguished Educator Award. More on Shoup can be found at ShoupDogg.com.
For Walton County, FL, like other areas throughout the country and world, parking and traffic congestion are critical challenges. With wit and humor, Shoup will present solutions that he discovered over many years of research.
The Seaside Prize Weekend will include guest lectures (some of which will be CEU accredited); the Seaside Prize Gala and awards ceremony; walking tours of Seaside, Alys Beach and Rosemary Beach; and social gatherings. The Prize Weekend is an opportunity for all who have an interest in New Urbanism, walkable communities, and human-scale planning and design. While the Prize Weekend is often of interest to architects, planners, and design students, all members of the community are invited to attend and learn why parking and traffic can be manageable with the right policies.
"You don't have to be a planner to appreciate Dr. Shoup's insights. Everyone in our community will be enlightened by his perspectives on why "free parking is anything but free," said Seaside Institute Executive Director Thomas Cordi.
2023 Seaside Prize tickets are available now; visit Seasideinstitute.org for more information. To become a member of the Seaside Institute, visit SeasideInstitute.org/membership.
The Seaside Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our mission is to inspire livable communities. The Seaside Institute offers strategically designed educational programs and symposia that bring together residents, visitors, architects and scholars to share ideas for building and supporting livable communities. The Institute's three core tenets—Sustainability, Connectivity, Adaptability—work together to expand the lessons of New Urbanism and develop new strategies for a rapidly changing world. To learn more about the Seaside Institute, please go to www.seasideinstitute.org.
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SUMMIT, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplicity Group ("Simplicity") today announced the acquisition of Coastal Insurance Consulting ("Coastal"), a Pennsylvania-based brokerage agency that provides insurance products, marketing, and underwriting support for financial professionals. Michael Driscoll and Brendon Healy become Simplicity's newest partners and will continue to manage Coastal's day-to-day operations. Coastal is the 42nd business to join Simplicity.
"Coastal's team is a first-rate group whom we are thrilled to welcome to Simplicity," said Bruce Donaldson, President and CEO of Simplicity. "Our unrivalled partnership will help Coastal realize the benefits of scale across their business, which will immediately benefit their agents and their agents' clients."
"We have proudly built the Coastal brand over the last decade, and we are thrilled to join forces with Simplicity," said Michael Driscoll, Coastal. "Our partnership with Simplicity will allow us to continue to provide a comprehensive array of products and marketing supports to our agent and advisor partners and will also give us access to additional resources, including Simplicity Wealth."
"We are excited about joining forces with our new partners at Simplicity and we are confident that our shared business philosophies will help us efficiently integrate to best support our clients," said Brendon Healy, Coastal. "We are looking forward to integrating into Simplicity's service centers so that we can continue to provide access to top-rated products, best-in-class sales strategies, and unparalleled marketing resources. We are excited for what the future holds for the entire Coastal team."
About Coastal Insurance Consulting
Coastal Insurance Consulting serves financial professionals and agencies with products, marketing, and underwriting support. The Company partners with industry-leading insurance carriers and offers term and permanent life insurance, disability income, long-term care and annuity solutions. Coastal's specialized service includes tailored sales strategies, access to electronic contracting, marketing resources, underwriting, quotes, business submission and case management. For more information, please visit https://coastalic.net/
About Simplicity Group
Simplicity Group is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing financial product distribution companies, which has had 42 distribution businesses join its partnership (including Coastal). Each of Simplicity's operating businesses is directed by its local management team and benefits from access to Simplicity's group resources. Through partnership with top distribution organizations and technology companies, Simplicity seeks to provide compelling business solutions that will attract the industry's best leadership, talent, advisors, agents, and future partners.
Simplicity supports independent financial advisors and agents across the country with investment, annuity and life insurance solutions with a focus on client education, consumer value, and partnership. For more information, please visit: www.simplicitygroup.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SSD), an industry leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today that Karen Colonias, Chief Executive Officer, and members of senior management will participate in the following upcoming conferences:
- The Sidoti & Company Fall Virtual Small Cap Investor Conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Simpson is scheduled to present virtually at 11:30 a.m. ET and will participate in meetings with investors virtually throughout the day.
- The D.A. Davidson 21st Annual Diversified Industrials & Services Conference at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville, TN on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Simpson is scheduled to present at 8:00 a.m. CT and will participate in meetings with investors throughout the day.
The presentations will be webcast live over the Internet, hosted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at ir.simpsonmfg.com. In addition to the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days following the event.
About Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its subsidiaries, including Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood construction products, including connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners and shear walls, and concrete construction products, including adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools and reinforcing fiber materials. The Company primarily supplies its building product solutions to both the residential and commercial markets in North America and Europe. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSD."
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SKYPLAY Inc. announced the beta release of its blockchain platform, SKYPlay and eP2E (easy Play to Earn) game, CoinGrid.
Under the leadership of the Singapore corporation, SKYPLAY Inc. listed its cryptocurrency, SKP (SKYPlay Token) on MEXC and ProBit Global, the world's leading digital-asset trading platforms. SKYPLAY Inc. will continuously develop and publish a series of eP2E games based on the Ethereum layer 2 blockchain, the Polygon (MATIC) network, and has plans to release two more games within this year in addition to CoinGrid, which was launched together with the SKYPlay platform.
Prior to the SKYPlay platform's official launch at the end of this year, its stability and reliability will be ensured by featuring key functions including the SWAP system and the Marketplace for NFT transactions in sequential orders. Additionally, SKYPLAY Inc. will increase SKP's presence in the market by listing SKP on prominent global and domestic cryptocurrency exchanges.
SKYPlay platform is broadening its contents by promoting X2E (X to Earn), a new app-tech market, based on its brand catchphrase, FUEL—uphold Fun, Utility, and Easy contents while maintaining the platform's Liquidity.
CoinGrid is the first casual NFT game developed and presented by Kyung-Min Kim, the CEO of IDaNote and the former Global Manager of the 'Modoo Marble' from Netmarble. The game has drawn positive expectations within the market from the opening of pre-registration.
Sang-ok Chang, the CEO of SKYPLAY Inc. said, "We are expanding user-pool with events and community activities based on user communities already established in over 170 countries. SKYPlay will create NFT contents that cater to varied lifestyles alongside popular casual games to ensure the 'sustainability' and 'stability' of the platform. We will build up an open ecosystem that will grow with users by incorporating user-friendly innovation and technology."
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SKYPlay will offer a rich variety of lifestyle content including easy P2E games, sports, education, music, and art-all of which will be provided through an easy NFT business platform optimized for mobile UI/UX.
SKYPlay will offer a bigger and better space than a simple portal, encouraging users and service providers to grow and thrive within an easy-to-use, reliable, and trustworthy ecosystem.
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SlimFast encourages intermittent fasters to choose smart, simple and tasty options that will support them throughout their fasting journey
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While it's reported that more than 12 million U.S. households practice intermittent fasting1, limited products and resources have been available to support the intermittent fasting approach. Enter SlimFast, a leading global weight management brand, that announced today the first-ever nationally distributed intermittent fasting product line*. Designed to help people feel confident and supported throughout their fasting journey, the collection offers products fit for various lifestyles and fasting goals. With a range of protein shake mixes, hydrating electrolyte drink mixes and complete meal bars – each product can support specific phases, whether it's to help curb hunger, provide nutrients or to provide energy and flavor to the fasting cycle.
"SlimFast is a brand that brings over 40 years of experience in the field of weight management, and we not only have a pulse on the evolving needs of consumers – we are committed to providing a variety of offerings that deliver on need states, taste and accessibility," said Sarah Lombard, senior brand director at SlimFast. "We saw a need for nationally distributed, accessible products that offer solutions to help people before, during and after their fast. These new products will meet people exactly where they are and give them simple, smart and satisfying solutions to successfully practice intermittent fasting."
SlimFast's philosophy of real simple, real tasty, real results comes to life through the offerings in the new intermittent fasting line, which is full of craveable flavors, and several options designed to address specific stages of the eating and fasting zones.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Snack Shake Mix*
Fuel up before your fast or as a filling treat in your eating zone
Available in decadent Double Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Cupcake flavors, these delicious shakes are packed with 15g of slow-digesting protein2 and 6 grams of fiber. Formulated with hunger control in mind, these shake mixes can be enjoyed when preparing to fast to help curb hunger — or any time during the allocated eating zone.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Energizing Hydration Supplement Drink Mix*
Enjoy anytime during your eating or fasting zone.
- Introducing a tasty beverage alternative to black coffee, water or tea, these fruity drink mixes come in Berry Lemonade and Fruit Punch flavors. Each drink mix3 has zero sugar, one gram of carbs and combines hydrating electrolytes and 100 mg of caffeine from natural sources to help support energy and focus without breaking your fast.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Complete Meal Bars*
Strategically break your fast and power the eating cycle
- With two delicious flavors, Chocolate Nut Crunch and Vanilla Almond Crunch, these complete meal bars are packed with nutrition, making them a smart and satisfying way to break the fasting cycle. These convenient and great-tasting complete meal bars are crafted with 15 grams of protein, 10 grams of fiber and 24 vitamins and minerals.
"One of the well understood benefits of intermittent fasting is that it can assist in helping individuals consume less calories, yet there are few options on the market to actually help consumers stay committed to their fasting zones," said Maryann Walsh, registered dietitian and SlimFast consultant. "These new offerings from SlimFast bring consumers easy-to-use, delicious options that support them during their eating and fasting zones, so they can successfully achieve their milestones and feel confident they have the tools to properly practice intermittent fasting."
The new intermittent fasting line can easily complement the SlimFast Plan or be enjoyed alongside a do-it-yourself weight management approach. In addition to setting people up for success through the new offerings, the brand also provides tools such as a supportive community on Facebook, resources online and even an intermittent fasting timer in the SlimFast app.
The SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Protein Shake Mix comes in a 10-serving canister for $16.49, the Energizing Hydration Supplement Drink Mix comes in a 12-count box for $9.99 and the Complete Meal Bars come in 5-count boxes for $9.99. All products are available for purchase online at Walmart.com, SlimFast.com and in-store at Walmart locations nationwide.
For more information on the new SlimFast intermittent fasting product line, as well as other SlimFast products and store locations, please visit slimfast.com.
Part of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, SlimFast was founded to help people achieve their weight loss goals safely, reliably and with ease. Since 1977, the SlimFast plan has helped millions of people around the world lose and manage their weight. The creator of the meal-replacement shake category, SlimFast now features a full assortment of delicious ready-to-drink and shake mixes, snacks and meal replacement bars. SlimFast products can be found in specialty and mass retail stores nationwide and most online retailers. For more information, visit slimfast.com or manage your weight your way through the SlimFast Together App, available on Apple and Google Play. Follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.
Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia (ISE/LSE: GLAPF), a global nutrition company. GPN's mission is to inspire people everywhere to achieve their performance and healthy lifestyle goals through their leading health and wellness brands including Optimum Nutrition®, SlimFast®, think!®, Isopure®, Amazing Grass® and BSN®, among others. Revenues for GPN in 2021 were approximately $1.4 billion. Visit glanbiaperformancenutrition.com or glanbia.com to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
1 Source: IPSOS Intermittent Fasting Deep Dive (Weight Managers) November 2021 S4
2 Relative to whey protein
3 When consumed with at least 16.9 fl oz water
*Not a low calorie food. See nutrition facts for sugar, calorie, and saturated fat content. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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The World's Most Influential Streetwear Superbrand Is Celebrating Its 12th Anniversary With An Extravagant Runway To Showcase Their "Time Traveler Collection", Designed By Founder and Chief Creative Director David BenDavid
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week kicking off NYFW, the world's most influential streetwear and artistic fashion brand, Sprayground, teletransported attendees to an immersive fashion journey through past, present and future to launch its "Time Travel Collection" during their New York Fashion Week 2022 runway show, marking the company's 12th year anniversary.
Sprayground has become a symbol of youth rebellion, an artistic fashion style, and a vehicle for creative self-expression. As part of their legacy and encapsulating this aesthetic, the Time Traveler Runway showcased 40 exquisite looks that served as the perfect celebration of individual style and creative-imagination. During the epic showcase Sprayground exhibited their upcoming collections, including notable collaborations and never-seen-before designs.
In 2010, fashion designer and creative visionary David BenDavid reinvented the backpack with his emblematic design "Hello My Name Is", creating the blueprint for what 12 years later grew into one of the most iconic street style fashion houses founded in the twenty-first century. This year, Sprayground as always pulled out all the stops with special appearances on the runway from female rapper Remy Ma, Reggaeton star Jon Z and NFL Wide Receiver, Antonio Brown.
"Being back in the city that saw the birth of Sprayground during Fashion Week feels exhilarating, I'm so thankful to everyone involved and helping pull this off! This new collection was designed to push the boundaries, turn the mundane into insane, and most importantly give a platform for creative individuals to express themselves. At Sprayground we are committed to building a travel culture, starting with one backpack 12 years ago, we now design a number of carriers as well as apparel - we really do have something for everyone! I can't wait for fans to see what we have in store!", said David BenDavid, founder and chief creative director, Sprayground.
The after-party was sponsored by Gancia Wines and Dave's Hot Chicken and took place on September 8, 2022 at a private location in Times Square. For more updates make sure to visit www.sprayground.com and follow @Sprayground on Instagram.
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Annual innovation competition will award cash prizes up to $10,000
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InsurTech Hartford, an InsurTech ecosystem with global startup, agent/broker, insurer, solution provider, and investor constituents, today announced entries for the annual Innovation Challenge, presented this year in conjunction with ACORD, the standards-setting body for the global insurance industry, are being accepted via the website.
The Innovation Challenge is designed to draw out groundbreaking ideas from entrepreneurs, students, and experienced professionals from around the insurance industry. Innovators worldwide are invited to submit insurance technology companies (InsurTechs) for consideration by a panel of industry experts. An eight-week process of gathering and reviewing submissions will lead to pitch sessions in front of a judging panel. Finalists will present to a global audience at a virtual awards event on Thursday, November 10, where the challenge winners across several different categories will be announced.
The winners of each category will be awarded cash prizes up to $10,000. Insurers, brokers, and other stakeholders from across the industry are able to engage in the process by sponsoring customizable prize funds, which allow them to tailor a winning innovation to solve specific business needs and those of the wider insurance industry. Last year's winners in each category were CoverHero (Best Emerging InsurTech), PainWorth (Travelers Emerging Product), and Otonomi (Judges' All-Around Favorite).
Since its inception, InsurTech Hartford's annual Innovation Challenge has received hundreds of submissions, and past winners have collectively raised over $25 million in venture capital following success in the competition. Since 2015, ACORD has also brought together hundreds of industry innovators in global InsurTech Innovation Challenges, in order to seek out, promote, and nurture sustainable technological innovation in the insurance industry. Recent ACORD InsurTech Innovation Challenge winners include handdii, Intelligent AI, Micruity, and Virtual i Technologies.
Submissions for the 2022 Innovation Challenge are open through October 14. To learn more about the Innovation Challenge or to sponsor the event, visit insurtechhartford.com.
InsurTech Hartford (ITH) is a thriving InsurTech ecosystem founded in 2016 with global startup, agent/broker, insurer, solution provider, and investor constituents. With a proven track record of creating industry engagement and collaboration through high-impact networking events, conferences, virtual education, and innovation initiatives, ITH draws a dynamic, executive-level audience from all lines of the (re)insurance business. For more information, please visit www.insurtechhartford.com.
ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) is the global standards-setting body for the insurance and related financial services industries. ACORD facilitates fast, accurate data exchange and efficient workflows through the development of electronic standards, standardized forms, and tools to support their use. ACORD engages thousands of insurance and reinsurance companies, agents and brokers, software providers, financial services organizations and industry associations in more than 100 countries. ACORD maintains offices in New York and London. Learn more at www.acord.org.
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Event date and time: 19 September 2022 | Reception 3:00p.m. ET | Program 4:00p.m.—5:30p.m. ET.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Special Olympics Celebrates the 2022 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipients
A clarion call for greater support from governments, philanthropies, and the private sector for people with intellectual disabilities who are being marginalized in society
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the world have been marginalized for generations – provided poor access to social, educational, and medical services. Their life expectancy, heart disease rates, and severe dental decay are far worse than that of the general population. Moreover, a 2022 Special Olympics study found that people with intellectual disabilities have gotten COVID-19 four times the rate of the general population.
It was in this context that ten years ago, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), the announcement was made that Tom Golisano, founder of Paychex, gave an initial gift of $12 million to Special Olympics for a global initiative on inclusive health that has since grown to $67 million in total giving. Since then, Special Olympics has trained 175,000 health professionals and students in treating people with intellectual disabilities, engaged 452,000 athletes in fitness programming, and conducted over 1.2 million free health screenings of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, resulting in a 50% reduction in urgent referrals.
On 19 September in New York City, alongside CGI and the United Nations General Assembly, Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation celebrate a decade of global health accomplishments that have helped to create a more inclusive world for people with intellectual disabilities and will host a high-level discussion between key representatives of the private sector, governments, and philanthropy on how to give people with intellectual disabilities a fighting chance at health equity. Event speakers will include the current Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy. The event will also see the 2022 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award presented to seven trailblazers worthy of the most prestigious recognition for their work to advance health equity for people with intellectual disabilities in their countries.
Tom Golisano, father of a son with an intellectual disability said, "Successful and sustainable community partnerships, coupled with the power of human compassion, can usher in a world of health equity for those with intellectual disabilities. We called for this event because of the urgent need for more partners from the government, the private sector and philanthropy to step in and help us realize this global vision."
Special Olympics Chief Health Officer, Dr. Alicia Bazzano said, "Beyond sport, Special Olympics champions the health of people with intellectual disabilities around the world through preventive care, health screenings, training health professionals and health systems strengthening in over 100 countries, but the reality is, we need much greater support from all sectors of society, public and private if we are to realize our ambitions for a truly inclusive world for people with intellectual disabilities. We need more people like Tom Golisano who recognize the importance of this work. We thank him and, with his support, we honor those who are champions, exemplifying the ambition, the dedication and the resilience required to reform the system and foster equity for people with intellectual disabilities."
The Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards recognize health champions—leaders and organizations—that are making a significant contribution to secure equal access to health, fitness or wellness for people with intellectual disabilities. The award also promotes awareness of the progress and extraordinary efforts toward fulfilling the goals, values and mission of Special Olympics Health work. This is the highest Special Olympics honor for health partners.
Dr. Adib Jaber (Beirut, Lebanon) Dr. Jaber, an ophthalmologist and volunteer, has led the recruitment and training of local medical professionals that now provide free treatment, including surgery, for individuals with intellectual disabilities across Lebanon and the Middle East/North Africa, increasing the capacity of health systems across the Region.
General Incorporated Association of Japan Lions (Tokyo, Japan) Lions Clubs of Japan have demonstrated the true value of service by committing to sustain inclusive health initiatives in Japan. They have engaged in vision screenings, provision of prescriptive eyewear, referral to care that addresses unmet health needs and preventive care including health education to families of people with intellectual disabilities.
Rebecca Morley (Montana, USA) In her career at the Missoula City-County Health Department, Rebecca worked tirelessly to champion inclusive health for 15 years, to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities were included in mainstream public health programs. She has recruited and trained hundreds of healthcare professionals from colleges, hospitals and health NGOs to ensure the next generation of providers can deliver quality healthcare to people with intellectual disabilities. Rebecca ensured that individuals with intellectual disabilities were included in the annual BMI surveillance at local public schools for the first time. This data was then used to advocate for the elimination of using food such as sweet treats as a reward in all classrooms, which became policy for Missoula County Public Schools and remains in place today.
Sands China Ltd. (Macau) Nearly a decade ago, resort developer and operator, Sands China Ltd. launched a fund to support individuals with intellectual disabilities in accessing private medical care. To date, 325 individuals with intellectual disabilities have received treatment in dental, physical therapy, podiatry, audiology, Chinese traditional medicine and acupuncture from 50 practitioners across five designated medical clinics. In addition, hundreds of Sands China employees regularly engage with Special Olympics athletes in health and fitness activities, including those to improve mental health, during and post-pandemic.
School of Odontology of the Universidad de Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Chile) For years, the dental faculty at the Universidad de Valparaiso has been training students on conducting dental evaluations and oral health education for people with intellectual disabilities. They conduct community outreach clinics for people with intellectual disabilities and address urgent referrals at the university clinic, or by their mobile unit. Over the past 2 years, more than 150 athletes with intellectual disabilities have been screened and treated for caries, root canals and the installation of implants and dental prostheses.
Dr. Serhiy Komisarenko (Vinnytsia, Ukraine) Dr. Komisarenko saw a stark need for Ukrainian athletes with intellectual disabilities to receive free health screenings, which led him to launch Healthy Athletes screenings in Ukraine and advocate for access to quality follow-up care. He worked with the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences to secure the country's leading doctors and hospitals to provide ongoing screenings and follow-up care to individuals with intellectual disabilities throughout the country.
Speak Up Africa (Dakar, Senegal) Focused on public health and sustainable development, leading West African advocacy organization, Speak Up Africa partnered with Special Olympics Senegal to ensure that individuals with intellectual disabilities are included in all public health initiatives and campaigns to prevent malaria, promote vaccination, prevent COVID-19 and improve menstrual hygiene. They used their extensive network of sports stars and celebrities to amplify the message of health inclusion.
To apply for media credentials to attend the 19 September event in New York City, visit https://2021uspolicysurvey.formstack.com/forms/on_the_front_lines_of_health_equity_mediaregistration
Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With more than six million athletes and Unified Sports partners in over 190 countries and territories and more than one million coaches and volunteers, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and over 100,000 games and competitions every year. Engage with us on: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and our blog on Medium. Learn more at www.SpecialOlympics.org.
Tom Golisano, — entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader — is the founder of Paychex, Inc., the nation's largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses, providing integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, benefits, human resources, and insurance services for more than 730,000 clients in the U.S. and Northern Europe. Mr. Golisano's vision, perseverance, and action have left an indelible mark on a broad spectrum of issues that touch our lives - in business, healthcare, education, voter policies, politics, and tax reform. His continuing investments are helping drive the success of numerous businesses and start-ups. His personal philanthropic contributions to hospitals — including three children's hospitals that bear his name — and numerous educational institutions and other organizations exceed $330 million. He has dedicated more than $95 million to advancing inclusive health around the world, including $67 million to Special Olympics, helping to close the significant gap in access to care for people with intellectual disabilities.
A fierce advocate for dignity and inclusion, in 1985 Tom Golisano applied his pioneering spirit to establish the Golisano Foundation to make the world a better place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With more than $60 million in gross assets, it is one of the largest private foundations in the U.S. devoted to supporting programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities awarding about $3 million annually to non-profit organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida.
Connect with us at Golisanofoundation.org @GolisanoFdn @ThomasGolisano
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