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Capstone Logistics Reduces Driver Dwell Time with Direct Bill Program

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Capstone Logistics, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, has streamlined the unloading payment process by implementing a Direct Bill program that reduces driver dwell time at their partners' distribution centers by an average of 30 minutes. It also enables contactless payments at these facilities for improved driver safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Typically, a truck driver is notified of unloading fees upon check-in at a warehouse and is responsible for paying the amount by cash or Comchek. Issuing and processing payment happens upon completion of the unload, where significant dwell time can occur.

With Direct Bill, Capstone's contracted carriers can bypass payment altogether at select Capstone-supported sites. This provides unique value for shippers that leverage Capstone's integrated freight management and warehouse services.

Benefits for carriers include:
* Reduction in dwell time and detention
* Eliminates risk of not getting reimbursed
* Less hassle dealing with receipts
* Safe, contactless payment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Benefits for shippers include:
* Faster unloading leads to shipper of choice status and carrier retention
* Streamlined payments that reduce wasted time and resources
* Less risk of fraudulent receipts or billing disputes

Capstone partners that have implemented Direct Bill have seen notable results. For example, one multinational food manufacturer reduced their average unload time by 21 percent.

"Capstone touches nearly seven million loads annually. This means that we have the unique ability to partner with our high-volume vendors to drastically reduce dwell times for carriers," said Chris Ricciardi, President of Freight Management at Capstone. "A better experience for drivers through Direct Bill not only improves their quality of life and ability to generate revenue, it helps us drive carrier retention and reduce supply chain waste."

About Capstone Logistics

Capstone Logistics is the leader in providing specialized, technology-enabled solutions for the most challenging supply chains. Powered by an interconnected platform, Capstone creates end-to-end efficiencies and cost-savings that help suppliers, distributers, and retailers exceed customer expectations. From performance-driven labor solutions to high-touch transportation and fulfillment, Capstone delivers the scale, accountability, and continuity that enables modern supply chains to compete in an ever-evolving environment.

Learn more at https://www.capstonelogistics.com/

Capstone Logistics, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, has streamlined the unloading payment process by implementing a Direct Bill program that reduces driver dwell time at their partners' distribution centers by an average of 30 minutes.

Related link: https://www.capstonelogistics.com/

The Vaccine for Racism, Inequality, and Hate Has Arrived in The Form of a New Children’s Book Series

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Author/Educator and Chiropractor based in Santa Monica, Dr. Todd Gewant, today announced the release of his 2nd book in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series, "What I Wish I Was Told: Part 2: A Poetic Guide To Unite Us All" (ISBN: 979-8696235394).

Jane Elliott, renowned American diversity educator, endorsed "What I Wish I Was Told Part II," saying, "This book should be taught three times before college, and become the future bible of unification."

The book helps educators (primarily grades 4-12) and parents use illustrated poetry to promote and encourage dialogue with children around topics such as equality, acceptance, unity, and anti-racism. The included curriculum/activity guide helps young people explore their feelings, experiences, and opinions based on current societal issues of life.

"Poetry is an incredibly powerful tool for learning. Children will be taught how to write poetry and socialize appropriately, through the lenses of creative and free thinking, self-directed learning, and reading/writing comprehension. They will learn so much more of 'what I wish I was told' when I was young," says the author, Dr. Todd Gewant.

Each lesson in the book creates a highly unique platform for children to develop important qualities of self-esteem and an appreciation of diversity in all areas of life.

As stated by Dr. Todd, "We can help our children to become positive, caring, and creative adults through this curriculum."

Dr. Todd has been a frequent guest speaker at schools and social organizations, and has consulted with a variety of education administrators and teachers to develop a robust core curriculum around the true values of diversity.

Learn more about this original and timely journey of multicultural themes and modalities at https://whatiwishiwastold.com/.

Both books in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series can be purchased on Dr. Todd's online shop or on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KZ47BW9.

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Author/Educator and Chiropractor based in Santa Monica, Dr. Todd Gewant, today announced the release of his 2nd book in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series, "What I Wish I Was Told: Part 2: A Poetic Guide To Unite Us All" (ISBN: 979-8696235394).

Related link: https://whatiwishiwastold.com/

MCTlive! Pool Optimizer Technology Sets New Bar for Best Execution Loan Sales

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, debuted upgraded MCTlive! Pool Optimizer functionality at its MCT Exchange client conference last month. The technology enables secondary marketing managers to use actual cash window execution for optimization on each individual loan rather than using a dealer survey for spec pay-ups.

"Depending on loan sale size, the tool looks at millions of iterations of execution options while doing the optimization process on a specified set of loans, creating a factorial to compute the optimal pooling solution," said MCT COO, Phil Rasori. "When you have a large number of high balance loans and you're trying to fit them into the 10% de minimus rule, this will make the ideal allocations, whether a specific product or in a pool with high balance."

The MCTlive! Pool Optimizer involves both the cash window commitment process as well as MBS optimization, rather than solely MBS pooling or delivery, allowing for full pricing granularity specific to all available executions. The cloud-based, scalable technology infrastructure of MCTlive! supports analysis of the millions of possible combinations at unprecedented speed. Calculations are made on real-time spec pool pay-ups with MCT's API connectivity and sets a new standard when defining optimal pool allocations.

"The system reviews the open pipeline and accounts for all co-issue commitments across the three agencies, 50 aggregators and 10 co-issue buyers. With 'cross commitment optimization' you can check, for instance, Fannie direct against co-issue Servicing Marketplace, placing each loan in the best place," explained Andrew Rhodes, Director of Trading at MCT. "This upgraded functionality is a game-changer for the majority of lenders looking to do pool optimization across both cash window and MBS executions."

The new Pool Optimizer received a warm welcome at MCT Exchange, where nearly three hundred lenders and partners reacted to its virtual debut with eager anticipation. As one of the many tools in MCT's cloud-based capital markets software platform, MCTlive!, Pool Optimizer is now available to clients. Those interested in learning more about the MCTlive! Pool Optimizer features, benefits, or how to begin using the module are encouraged to contact MCT for more information: https://mct-trading.com/solutions/.

About MCT:

Founded in 2001, Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT) has grown from a boutique mortgage pipeline hedging firm into the industry's leading provider of fully integrated capital markets services and technology. MCT offers an array of best-in-class services and software covering mortgage pipeline hedging, best execution loan sales, outsourced lock desk solutions, MSR portfolio valuations, business intelligence analytics, mark to market services, and an award-winning comprehensive capital markets software platform called MCTlive! MCT supports independent mortgage bankers, depositories, credit unions, warehouse lenders, and correspondent investors of all sizes.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, MCT also has offices in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Dallas. MCT is well known for its team of capital markets experts and senior traders who continue to provide the boutique-style hands-on engagement clients love.

For more information, visit https://mct-trading.com/ or call (619) 543-5111.

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Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, debuted upgraded MCTlive! Pool Optimizer functionality at its MCT Exchange client conference last month. The technology enables secondary marketing managers to use actual cash window execution for optimization on each individual loan rather than using a dealer survey for spec pay-ups.

Related link: https://mct-trading.com/

SimpleNexus and Unify Integrate to Help Mortgage Lenders Streamline the Loan Process, Reduce Application Abandonment

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced a two-way integration with Unify's Business Growth Platform(TM) that streamlines the loan application process to improve efficiency and help mortgage lenders reduce application abandonment.

Through the integration, loan applicant information entered into SimpleNexus automatically creates new contact records in Unify, where mortgage professionals can manage customer relationships and deploy automated marketing campaigns. When SimpleNexus detects a loan application abandonment - which occurs when borrowers start, but do not finish their loan applications - Unify is alerted to this abandonment. Unify can then send automated outreach campaigns, which include pre-written emails, call scheduling and appointment setting. This enables loan originators to convert more "drop-offs" into completed loan applications.

The integration also pushes data from Unify to SimpleNexus. With a simple push of a button, Unify contact record information is sent to SimpleNexus to populate a contact's application record. This eliminates the need for mortgage originators to manually enter information in 32 distinct data fields.

"U.S. mortgage volume is on pace to exceed $4 trillion in 2020 for the first time in history. This unprecedented volume is challenging loan originators to find new ways to be more efficient and productive," said SimpleNexus Founder and CEO Matt Hansen. "By leveraging the combined power of SimpleNexus and Unify, lenders can reduce originators' workloads and keep more business in the pipeline."

"We are pleased to offer clients a tight-knit integration between Unify and SimpleNexus," said Scott Lidberg, President of Unify. "Loan originators are busy, especially in these market conditions, and the automation and efficiencies this integration provides will allow them to manage their days more effectively and grow their businesses."

To see the integration in action, visit https://simplenexus.com/sn/partners/unify/.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers, real estate agents and settlement service providers to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

About Unify:

Unify is an innovative business growth platform designed specifically for the mortgage industry. Unify helps mortgage banks, community banks, mortgage brokers, credit unions and loan originators more effectively connect with their clients, manage relationships and grow their businesses. For more information, visit https://unifycrm.com/.

Twitter: @SimpleNexus @unifycrm #digitalmortgage #mortgagemarketing

SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced a two-way integration with Unify's Business Growth Platform that streamlines the loan application process to improve efficiency and help mortgage lenders reduce application abandonment.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

SYNERGY Enters a Strategic Partnership with Airware Transportation & Logistics

NEW ORLEANS, La. /ScoopCloud/ -- Synergy is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with recent Ernest N. Morial Small Business of the Year Award winner Airware. Airware is a minority certified business with a long track record of introducing innovation at the local, state and Federal government level.

Synergy was seeking a synergistic relationship with the Federal government to drive the most accurate testing available to support critical infrastructure and emergency response readiness. Airware found a unique way to position and contract with agencies seeking the best testing solutions to combat the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis. In partnership with Airware, Synergy is providing end-to-end solutions including testing, trace mapping and disinfection 30-day protection.

Airware invented the key analytics technology that assesses airline landed weight per month which allows airports to manage their business accuracy and real time certainty. Airware is once again working with Synergy to develop predictive analytics to provide Federal leaders with real-time COVID-19 status in a proprietary format that exceeds current standards and informs policy decisions.

Airware is a full-service Management Consulting firm providing consulting, transportation & logistics, information technology, and small business services to a wide variety of clients in both the private and public sectors. Airware is certified with the City of New Orleans, RTA, DOTD, New Orleans Aviation Board, Sewerage and Water Board, and the State of Louisiana Small Emerging Business-Hudson Initiative, PAUCP, NYNJ Port Authority, NC DOTD, City of NY, City of Atlanta, GADOTD, FDOT, ILDOTD and MSDOTD. Airware has Airware offices are located in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dallas, Atlanta, Georgia & Alexandria, VA. The firm's founder is a native of New Orleans. He is holds degrees and certifications from Stanford and Loyola University.

Airware was founded October 11, 1994 with one employee. Airware has grown from one employee to its current staffing of fort-five (45) professional and support staff. The professional staff is led by Terry Williams, Managing Partner & key Principals with combined financial and business consulting experience of over 50 years.

Airware is organized into four operating groups: Consulting, Information Technology, Small Business Services and Construction management. Airware's management team includes personnel from several "Big Four" CPA firms, as well as Fortune 500 companies in the disciplines of Financial Management and Information Technology. The depth of experience possessed by our management team provides the stability needed to assure that Airware consistently delivers quality services to all our clients. Airware's significant experience ranges from financial analyses to Construction & Program Management (over 1 billion dollars managed in Capital Projects) as the following qualifications and experience suggests.

Ernest N. Morial Small Business of the Year Award

Ernest N. Morial was a civil rights activist and a political pioneer, whose accomplished career encompassed many firsts including the first black mayor of New Orleans in 1977, a position he held for two terms, and the first African American U.S. Attorney in Louisiana. He also created the first office of Economic Development to coordinate the city's efforts to retain and attract business and the first minority business enterprise counselor to assist small and minority-owned businesses.

About Synergy Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.

SynergyDX is an FDA certified diagnostic laboratory providing the most accurate COVID-19 SARS non-invasive test in the world.

Learn more at https://www.synergydx.com/

If you would like more information about this topic, please email info@synergydx.com

Synergy is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with recent Ernest N. Morial Small Business of the Year Award winner Airware. Airware is a minority certified business with a long track record of introducing innovation at the local, state and Federal government level.

Related link: https://www.synergydx.com/

Galway Insurance Holdings Secures Majority Interest from Harvest Partners with New Equity Investments from Oak Hill Capital and The Carlyle Group

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Galway Insurance Holdings ("Galway"), the holding company for EPIC Brokers & Consultants ("EPIC") and JenCap Holdings ("JenCap"), which together represent one of the nation's largest insurance distribution firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with vehicles controlled by Harvest Partners, LP and its affiliates ("Harvest") for a majority interest of Galway.

Galway's existing private equity investors, Oak Hill Capital ("Oak Hill") and The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"), will reinvest alongside the management team and employee shareholders, who will remain significant shareholders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

In total, Galway manages over $7 billion of insurance premiums, employs over 3,100 associates and operates over 100 offices serving all 50 states. EPIC and JenCap are ranked as the 14th and 8th largest retail and specialty distribution brokers by Business Insurance magazine, respectively.

John Hahn, co-founder and Chairman of Galway, said, "We are thrilled with the outcome and are excited to welcome Harvest on as partners. To have them alongside Oak Hill and Carlyle presents us with a formidable group of investors highly supportive of our vision to continue to build a differentiated business within insurance distribution. This recapitalization provides us with the ability to be opportunistic in today's market; to grow and expand each of Galway's related specialty strategies around retail brokerage, risk management, wholesale brokerage, program administration and underwriting management."

EPIC CEO, Steve Denton said, "The addition of Harvest Partners and the ongoing commitment of both Oak Hill and Carlyle allows our retail platform to continue our exponential growth in all aspects of our business which now includes comprehensive, nationwide solutions across industry focused practices in employee benefits and property & casualty along with dedicated resources in areas like risk management, small commercial and private clients."

John Jennings, co-founder and CEO of JenCap, said, "This is exactly why we joined the Galway platform; the business dynamics of the holding company are extremely attractive for investors and will allow us to pursue our aggressive growth goals, while building out further specialty expertise and depth across our platform for our twelve thousand retail clients."

Jay Wilkins, COO and Partner of Harvest, said, "John, Steve and John have built an exceptional business with the support of Oak Hill and Carlyle that we look forward to continue aggressively growing" with Steve Carlson, Partner, adding "It is an optimal time to invest in such a strong team to capitalize on favorable dynamics in the insurance distribution space."

Steve Puccinelli, Managing Partner of Oak Hill said, "Since our original 2017 investment in EPIC, John Hahn and his top-tier team have more than tripled the business, significantly expanding that company's unique platform and successfully joining it with JenCap to create Galway in June of this year. We are excited to continue to partner with the Galway management team, as well as Harvest and Carlyle, to build the preeminent growth platform in insurance distribution."

John Redett, Managing Director and Head of Carlyle's Global Financial Services group, said, "We're proud of our long-standing partnership with John Hahn and the rest of the management team. John and the Galway team have done a fantastic job growing the business since we initially invested in 2013 and we believe Galway is positioned to capitalize on a number of strategic initiatives going forward. The addition of Harvest Partners and continued investment from Carlyle, Oak Hill Capital, and management further strengthens our tenured partnership and creates a strong alignment among all stakeholders."

Equity capital for the investment will come from funds managed by Harvest Partners, L.P., Oak Hill Partners Fund V, and Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II and III.

The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Evercore Group LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co LLC served as financial advisors to Galway. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel to Oak Hill and Galway. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Carlyle. Ropes and Gray LLP served as legal counsel to Harvest.

About EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, now has more than 2,600 team members operating from more than 80 offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs, and Private Client solutions to EPIC clients. For more information on EPIC, visit: https://epicbrokers.com/.

About JenCap Holdings

JenCap Holdings is a premier national specialty insurance distribution platform that includes managing general agencies, specialty program administrators, and transactional wholesale brokers. JenCap has assembled a management team with the sector insight and experience to drive organic growth and strategic acquisitions leveraging technology and advanced data analytics. JenCap is headquartered in New York. For more information on JenCap, visit: https://jencapholdings.com/.

About Harvest Partners

Founded in 1981, Harvest Partners is an established New York-based private equity investment firm that focuses on investments in middle-market companies in the business services & consumer, healthcare, industrial services, and manufacturing and distribution sectors. This strategy leverages Harvest Partners' nearly 40 years of experience in financing organic and acquisition-oriented growth companies. For more information, please visit https://www.harvestpartners.com/.

About Oak Hill Capital

Oak Hill Capital is a private equity firm managing funds with approximately $15 billion of initial capital commitments and co-investments since inception. Over the past 34 years, Oak Hill Capital and its predecessors have invested in over 90 private equity transactions across broad segments of the U.S. and global economies. Oak Hill Capital applies an industry-focused, theme-based approach to investing in the following sectors: Media & Communications; Services; Industrials; and Consumer, Retail & Distribution. Oak Hill works actively in partnership with management to implement strategic and operational initiatives to create franchise value. For more information, please visit: https://oakhill.com/.

About The Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit and Investment Solutions. With $230 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2020, Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,800 people in 31 offices across six continents. For more information, please visit https://www.carlyle.com/.

Galway Insurance Holdings ("Galway"), the holding company for EPIC Brokers & Consultants ("EPIC") and JenCap Holdings ("JenCap"), which together represent one of the nation's largest insurance distribution firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with vehicles controlled by Harvest Partners, LP and its affiliates ("Harvest") for a majority interest of Galway.

Related link: https://www.epicbrokers.com/

Synergetics Inc. OpenFLIS Prioritized to Go Through the JAB Authorization Process

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Joint Authorization Board (JAB), consisting of the Chief Information Officers from the Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, and Department of Defense, has selected, from the latest round of FedRAMP Connect, Synergetics Inc. of Fort Collins as one of just eight Cloud Service Providers to be reviewed for a Provisional Authority to Operate.

Synergetics and its OpenFLIS solution was selected, from the latest round of FedRAMP Connect, over many other Cloud Service Providers because of the high level of demand for the OpenFLIS solution and the overall quality of the company's business case.

OpenFLIS is an easily customizable, cloud-based data collation, retrieval, and dissemination platform that will be beneficial to the Department of Defense, across every branch of the United States Armed Forces, and civilian Agencies.

OpenFLIS is a modular, unifying, secure, multi-device platform that complements Synergetics' well-established IMD product, which is already used by more than 300,000 mission critical users in thousands of essential systems around the world.

OpenFLIS is poised to become the modernized backbone through which billions of Federal supply chain procurement dollars will flow annually.

Learn more about OpenFLIS at: https://synergetics.com/openflis/

About Synergetics Incorporated:

Synergetics is a longstanding Colorado software engineering company focused on Federal modernization initiatives. Synergetics' software solutions have been trusted for over 25 years by a variety of Government agencies including, the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Health (NIH), the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), among others.

Learn more at: https://synergetics.com/.

For more information contact:
Kabir Mehta, COO
Phone: 970.498.9723
Email: fedramp@synergetics.com

Synergetics Incorporated
1520 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524

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The Joint Authorization Board (JAB), consisting of the Chief Information Officers from the Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, and Department of Defense, has selected, from the latest round of FedRAMP Connect, Synergetics Inc. of Fort Collins as one of just eight Cloud Service Providers to be reviewed for a Provisional Authority to Operate.

Related link: https://synergetics.com/

AJ’s Grayton Beach along with Road Dogg Rescue Hosting Free Holiday Photos with ‘Santa Paws’

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- This Sunday, December 6, AJ's Grayton Beach will be holding a special holiday photo event with "Santa Paws." Santa will be on site at AJ's Grayton Beach from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. for guests to take pictures with their fury four legged friends.

Visitors can take pictures with their phones or cameras. Santa pictures is on a first-come, first serve basis.

In addition to the photo fun, Road Dogg Rescue will also be on site with dogs of all sizes looking to find their forever home this Christmas. Road Dogg Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for homeless, injured, and abused dogs in Okaloosa and Walton County.

Donations are accepted, but not required.

Learn more about AJ's at: https://ajsdestin.com/

AJs Grayton Beach is located at: 63 Defuniak St., Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549. (850) 231-4102.

This Sunday, December 6, AJ's Grayton Beach will be holding a special holiday photo event with "Santa Paws." Santa will be on site at AJ's Grayton Beach from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. for guests to take pictures with their fury four legged friends.

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Current Builders Promotes Eric Seminara

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is pleased to announce that Eric Seminara has been promoted to Vice President of Construction and will also become the director of the firm's operations on the west coast of Florida. Seminara joined the award-winning general contractor in 2011 and made partner in 2019.

"Eric has consistently proven himself to be an outstanding member of the Current Builder's team," said Michael C. Taylor, CEO & President. "As a Senior Project Manager, he displayed a tremendous work ethic and did an exceptional job overseeing the $76 million 6600 Main development in Miami Lakes."

Seminara's vast skill set in management is perfectly paired with his extensive knowledge of the various types of construction projects Current Builders employs, including tunnel form construction, tilt wall, steel erection and wood frame.

"I am very honored to have be chosen for this major career advancement," said Seminara. "This is a tremendous opportunity, and I look forward to expanding Current Builders' presence on the west coast."

About Current Builders:

Current Builders is an award-winning general contractor, established in 1972 with average annual revenues of $250 Million. Current Builders specializes in multi-family residential projects, healthcare facilities, office/warehouse buildings, commercial distribution facilities, parking garages, interior build-outs, interior and exterior renovations, all included as turnkey projects inclusive of the construction of the buildings and related site work.

Learn more at: https://www.currentbuilders.com/

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Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is pleased to announce that Eric Seminara has been promoted to Vice President of Construction and will also become the director of the firm's operations on the west coast of Florida. Seminara joined the award-winning general contractor in 2011 and made partner in 2019.

Related link: http://www.currentbuilders.com/

Pompano Beach Arts presents Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department is proud to present the 3rd Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival, an enriching and entertaining showcase of the best local and national spoken word artists and writers. While poets will be competing live at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center from December 10-12, due to COVID-19, the festival will be live streamed to the public.

The preliminary and final bouts are $10 each, in addition there will be free virtual artist talks and workshops that require registration to receive the links. An all-access virtual pass is $25.

For tickets, registration and details, visit http://www.pompanobeacharts.org/exit36.

"We are thrilled to broadcast some of the best slam poets in the country to a national audience via our virtual platforms," said Phyllis Korab, Cultural Affairs Director. "The Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival is an entertaining and inspiring event, featuring 15 acclaimed poets sharing their authentic selves as they battle it out for the top prize."

The first prize winner will receive $2,500, second prize is $1,500 and third prize is $1,000. The prizes are generously underwritten by the Pompano Beach Arts Foundation.

This year's competitors include:

Alex Tha Great from Dallas, TX; Meccamorphosis from Baltimore, MD; Ed Mabrey from Los Angeles, CA; Ninel Ninel from Atlanta, GA; Jahman Hill from Birmingham, AL; Lady Brion from Baltimore, MD; Ephraim Nehemiah from Baltimore, MD; Aleathia "GG" Dupree from Orlando, FL; Blacqwildflowr from Tampa, FL; Jonkel from Miami, FL; Charles Hines fromTampa, FL; Jazzmen Victoria from Dallas, TX; Alex Lu from Los Angeles, CA; Ed Figures from Orlando, FL; and Byrd from Pompano Beach, FL. Last year's winners, Jahman HIl, Lady Brion and Jonkel, are all returning to defend their titles.

Event Coordinator Sharonda 'Eccentrich' Richardson is the 14th ranked female poet in the world, an honor she received during the Women of the World Poetry Slam. 'Eccentrich' was born and raised in Pompano Beach, is the winner of a Pompano Beach Cultural Arts Award recognizing outstanding creativity and has graced the stages of over 45 venues from Florida to California. She is a member of the celebrated spoken word team, Dada, which finished first in the nation during the 2017 National Poetry Slam. Her poetry is also featured on Button Poetry, an acclaimed platform committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for performance poetry.

"I am very proud of how this festival has grown, and despite COVID-19, we have an incredible lineup of spoken word artists who arriving from all over the country to participate in this festival, which grows in prestige each year," said Richardson. "We hope every poet's hometown friends and family reserves a spot to experience all the emotional performances and dynamic events scheduled."

To view the daily schedule of events, workshops and artist talks visit http://www.pompanobeacharts.org/exit36

About the City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department

The mission of the Cultural Affairs Department is to provide cultural programming that includes visual arts, digital media, music, film, theater, dance and public art for the enjoyment and enrichment of residents and visitors to Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the greater South Florida area. The department programs and manages the City's premiere cultural arts venues including the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, and the Blanche Ely House Museum. The department also oversees the City's Public Art Program and the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts' Our Town grant awarded to the Pompano Beach Crossroads place-making arts initiative.

Media Contact:
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The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department is proud to present the 3rd Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival, an enriching and entertaining showcase of the best local and national spoken word artists and writers. While poets will be competing live at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center from December 10-12, due to COVID-19, the festival will be live streamed to the public.

Related link: http://www.ccpompano.org/

Spodak Dental Group Provided Military Veterans and Their Families, and First Responders, with More Than $10,000 of Free Dental Care During Freedom Day USA 2020

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Spodak Dental Group ("SDG") recently provided complimentary dental services to the men and women of the US' Armed Forces and their family members as part of the Eighth Annual Freedom Day USA. Freedom Day USA is a "Day of Free" to thank military personnel and their families for the sacriﬁces they make each day to ensure our freedom. In an effort to also thank those who are at the front lines battling the COVID pandemic, the team also invited first responders to participate. In total, 14 patients were treated at no cost during the event.

"Unfortunately, highly-skilled dentistry is not always accessible to members of the military for many reasons," said Dr. Craig Spodak, owner of Spodak Dental Group and National Committee Member for Freedom Day USA. "We consider this an honor and a duty to take care of our military members and our first responders by providing exceptional dental care to them and their families."

The year, Freedom Day USA was held nationwide on Thursday, October 8, 2020. In honor of this day, Spodak Dental Group provided first responders, veterans, active military members and their families with more than $10,000 in total dental work, including free cleanings, exams, fillings, X-rays, treatment for tooth pain, and extractions.

Dr. Craig Spodak, who sits on the National Committee for Freedom Day USA 2020, and his team have participated in Freedom Day USA since its inception. They were the only business in Delray Beach that participated in the event.

About Spodak Dental

The Spodak Dental Group, a 2017 Inc. 5000 honoree, has evolved to become South Florida's premier, comprehensive dental facility, and comprises a world-class association of dental professionals poised to provide full-service dental care second-to-none in both scope and skill. The Spodak Dental Group team includes General and Restorative Dentists, Endodontists, Periodontists, Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Master Ceramic Artists and Anesthesiologists, as well as one of the nation's only in-office dental labs. Spodak Dental Group is located at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave. Call or text (561) 303-2413 or visit https://www.SpodakDental.com/ for more information.

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Spodak Dental Group ("SDG") recently provided complimentary dental services to the men and women of the US' Armed Forces and their family members as part of the Eighth Annual Freedom Day USA. Freedom Day USA is a "Day of Free" to thank military personnel and their families for the sacriﬁces they make each day to ensure our freedom.

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Healient Physician Group Forms Agreement with New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Healient Physician Group and Kansas City's newest Medicare-approved diagnostic imaging vendor, New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics, have announced a partnership to improve access to care for seniors put at risk by the Covid-19 health crisis.

According to the CDC, 41% of adults in the U.S. have delayed or avoided medical care due to fears of exposure during the pandemic. The aim of the partnership is to bring high quality, life-saving diagnostic services directly to patients in care facilities throughout Kansas and Missouri.

New Frontier uses portable ultrasound machinery to provide in-room diagnostic imaging services for heart, vascular, and general imaging procedures. By eliminating the need to transport patients to hospitals or imaging centers for these procedures, New Frontier minimizes patients' risk of exposure, improves outcomes, and lowers costs.

Healient Physician Group provides the diagnosis and treatment of select healthcare specialties, such as conditions of the heart, wound care, and various forms of vascular disease. Often, these conditions are prominent among patients in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities serving seniors or individuals with disabilities.

"By partnering with New Frontier, we're helping vulnerable patients minimize their risk of exposure to Covid-19 by bringing trained healthcare technologists into their care facilities to perform diagnostic procedures," Said Dr. David Burkart, principal of Healient.

"Obviously, senior care facilities have been overwhelmed by the demands of the pandemic, and they are working hard to balance the ongoing healthcare needs of their patients with the realities of the virus," said Jeff Blackwood, CEO of New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics, which started procedures in July 2020 as cases of Covid-19 rose worldwide.

Access to care remains a significant problem for Americans, according to the American Heart Association. "Our first goal was to help the senior care community, since the pandemic had the greatest impact on their access to care," said Blackwood.

For more information on New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics and its services, please contact Jeff Blackwood at info@newfrontiermd.com.

About Healient Physician Group

Healient Physician Group is Kansas City's leader in the diagnosis and treatment of select healthcare specialties, including conditions of the heart; traumatic, diabetic, and post-operative wounds, and various forms of vascular disease. Founded in 2013, Healient's patients have come to expect excellent experiences and people who care about people. For more information, go to http://www.Healient.com/.

About New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics

New Frontier is the Greater Kansas City Area's newest Medicare-approved provider of in-room diagnostic imaging services for heart, vascular, and general imaging procedures. Our partnership with Healient Physician Group ensures informed, professional analysis, bringing patients access to quality diagnostic care, when they need it, where they need it. For more information, go to https://newfrontiermd.com/.

Healient Physician Group and Kansas City's newest Medicare-approved diagnostic imaging vendor, New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics, have announced a partnership to improve access to care for seniors put at risk by the Covid-19 health crisis.

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NotaryCam’s Henry Smith Named 2020 HW Tech Trendsetter

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Henry Smith, Director of Notary Operations, has been named a 2020 Tech Trendsetter by housing finance trade publication HousingWire as part of its second annual HW Tech Trendsetter Awards(TM) program, recognizing the most impactful and innovative technology leaders serving the housing economy.

With the onset of COVID-19, remote online notarization (RON) technology played a critical role not just in moving the housing market forward, but also keeping it from grinding to a complete halt. While helping NotaryCam to maintain its stellar reputation for customer service (and managing a tenfold-increase in month-over-month transactions), Smith also led the development of NotaryCam's remote ink notarization (RIN) product, as many states chose to authorize RIN in lieu of RON in their emergency orders, to ensure homebuyers and real estate professionals in every state could utilize the NotaryCam platform to complete their closing ceremony in accordance with their individual state's permanent and/or temporary authorization.

"Since joining NotaryCam in 2012, Henry has made himself an invaluable member of the team, evidenced once again by his performance in 2020," said NotaryCam founder and CEO Rick Triola. "Henry led the development of NotaryCam's Concierge Service to accommodate RIN, to help NotaryCam host a greater majority of remote closing ceremonies in a socially-distanced world. Additionally, he ensured NotaryCam's notaries were equipped to manage a 10x increase in demand for digital closings in the first half of the year."

HousingWire's 2020 Tech Trendsetters are made up of product and technology leaders who have been indispensable in bringing innovative tech solutions to market for housing industry clients. Similar to the HousingWire Tech100, which honors the 100 most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters recognize the people that drive innovation for their mortgage and real estate clients.

"Our Tech Trendsetters award recognizes a group of leaders who were critical to the outstanding performance of housing and real estate during this pandemic, finding innovative solutions when everything changed on a dime," said HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. "We're very proud to celebrate their achievements and honor the impact they've had at such a crucial time."

For the full list of 2020 HousingWire Tech Trendsetters, visit https://www.housingwire.com/articles/introducing-the-housingwire-2020-tech-trendsetters.

About HousingWire

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 60,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 1.0 million unique visitors each month. Our audience of mortgage, real estate and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit https://www.housingwire.com/ or https://www.solutions.housingwire.com/ to learn more.

About NotaryCam

After pioneering the world's first multi-party/multi-state remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam and completed the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction and supports all eClosing scenarios - RON, IPEN or Hybrids - with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Henry Smith, Director of Notary Operations, has been named a 2020 Tech Trendsetter by housing finance trade publication HousingWire as part of its second annual HW Tech Trendsetter Awards program.

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DataNumen Word Repair: AI-Based Recovery of Corrupt Word Documents

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- DataNumen company, the developer and vendor of professional data recovery programs, announces the release of DataNumen Word Repair 3.5. It is the new version of a powerful recovery tool, which uses AI technology to analyze damaged Word documents and restore data with maximum efficiency. During comparative tests DataNumen Word Repair demonstrated the highest recovery rate: 92.8% against 67.8% of the nearest competitor.

Microsoft Word is the integral part of the MS Office productivity suite and the most popular word processor in the world. It is used by over a billion users, and its file formats DOC and DOCX have become the de-facto standard for text documents. Both large corporations and individuals use Word files to store valuable data. But what if those documents get inaccessible because of hardware failures, power outages, or malware attacks?

It can result in the loss of critical business data or important personal notes. To prevent such a situation, it is advisable to install an effective Word recovery tool in advance - for example, DataNumen Word Repair. Then it will take only a few clicks to restore the damaged document.

DataNumen Word Repair uses smart algorithms to thoroughly analyze the corrupt document and recover as much data as possible. The comparative tests have shown that DataNumen Word Repair has the highest average recovery rate among the competitors: 92.8%, while the second-best program has managed to reach only 67.8%. It goes without saying that the most effective recovery solution should be chosen to prevent the loss of valuable data.

Apart from the high recovery rate, the solution also is very straightforward and intuitive. The user just needs to specify the file or files that need to be repaired. Then the user provides the name for the output file and clicks the Start Repair button to launch the recovery process (shown on the progress bar). A pop-up message will inform the user that the file has been successively recovered.

DataNumen Word Repair supports Microsoft Word 6.0, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Word for Office 365 documents. The tool recovers not only text information, but also text styles, tables, hyperlinks, pictures and other relevant data. Besides, it can perform batch processing, if multiple files have been damaged.

DataNumen Word Repair at a glance:
* Supports all kinds of Microsoft Word and Word for Office 365 documents;
* Restores documents generated by Word for Windows and Mac;
* Recovers text, images, hyperlinks and formatting in Word documents;
* Restores temporary Word documents;
* Repairs Word documents on corrupted media;
* Supports batch processing;
* Supports context menu integration (right-click recovery);
* Supports drag & drop operations.

Learn more about DataNumen Word Repair at: https://www.datanumen.com/word-repair/

Pricing and Availability

DataNumen Word Repair 3.5 is compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Vista/7/8/8.1/10 or Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019. The free demo version is available for evaluation, the cost of a business license starts from 11.95 USD, and there are volume discounts available.

About DataNumen

Founded in 2001, DataNumen is the developer and vendor of professional data recovery software. The product line of the company includes recovery solutions for Outlook, Word, Excel, PDF, as well as backup software and database recovery tools. Hundreds of top companies all over the world choose DataNumen products: IBM, Intel, AT&T, Microsoft, General Electric, Xerox, and Oracle among them.

For more information about the company and its products, please visit https://www.datanumen.com/.

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DataNumen company, the developer and vendor of professional data recovery programs, announces the release of DataNumen Word Repair 3.5. It is the new version of a powerful recovery tool, which uses AI technology to analyze damaged Word documents and restore data with maximum efficiency.

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The Alliven Group Names Ari Rosenblum as Vice President of Asset Management

LAKEWOOD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has named Ari Rosenblum Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Rosenblum will play a crucial role in strategy execution for joint venture partners and The Alliven Group's investment portfolio of multifamily properties across the United States.

Prior to joining The Alliven Group, Mr. Rosenblum spent three years as Asset Manager at GMF Capital, a private equity and alternative investment platform and one of The Alliven Group's joint venture partners. There he successfully analyzed and projected the performance of GMF's multifamily, student housing and hospitality portfolios; created and implemented processes for tracking and reporting investment performance for stakeholders; and effectively scaled asset management and reporting operations to facilitate the company's growth from approximately 40 assets and $335 million AUM to more than 90 assets and $1 billion AUM.

Mr. Rosenblum was also a senior auditor at the financial services department at Ernst & Young, where his clients included Fortune 500 companies. There he learned different business processes from both an accounting and strategic standpoint, and he now applies that level of diligence and focus on the running of investments and joint ventures in real estate.

"After working with Ari at GMF Capital, we are excited to have him at The Alliven Group full time," said Mark Frankel, CEO of The Alliven Group. "His expertise, in-depth understanding of the real estate industry, and extensive knowledge of asset management will provide The Alliven Group's strong management team with additional insight and expertise. He is a great addition, and we look forward to his contributions."

Mr. Rosenblum takes a hands-on approach when reviewing the projected performance of each investment, ensuring the transparency of information and that expectations are being met.

"I'm excited to join such a sophisticated, growing company," said Mr. Rosenblum. "I am looking forward to building strong relationships with joint venture partners as we achieve the investment strategy goals of each asset."

About The Alliven Group

The Alliven Group is a private equity real estate firm headquartered in New Jersey with a diverse portfolio of select income-producing properties including multifamily, healthcare facilities, and office buildings. With over three decades of experience, we are known for our keen sense of market trends and timing. Our team successfully identifies opportunities and creates equity through diligent acquisitions, thoughtful development, attentive management, and targeted value-added capital improvements. Learn more: https://alliven.com/

The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has named Ari Rosenblum Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Rosenblum will play a crucial role in strategy execution for joint venture partners and The Alliven Group's investment portfolio of multifamily properties across the United States.

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Dana Dillard to Join Housing Finance Strategies

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that industry leader and award-winning mortgage executive Dana Dillard will join her firm as leader of its diversity and inclusion practice and a principal in its expanding advisory services practice.

Dillard, a twenty-five-year mortgage veteran, most recently served as executive vice president at Mr. Cooper, where she initiated the firm's diversity and inclusion practice and played an integral role in representing the firm by advocating for the American dream of homeownership with industry and government officials.

"This looks to be an impactful move for Housing Finance Strategies," said Marcia Davies, chief operating officer of the Washington, DC-based Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). "Given Dana's prominent role in launching the CARES Act Borrower Awareness Campaign and her tireless championing of diversity and inclusion at Mr. Cooper - for which she won the MBA's D&I Award for a large company - she is at the intersection of some of the most prominent issues we are tackling in 2021."

Named by HousingWire as a 2020 Woman of Influence, Dillard managed the development of Mr. Cooper's diversity and inclusion program, where she led by example and fostered an inclusive environment. Under Dillard's leadership, the program grew to include more than 15 employee resource groups with more than 3,500 active members.

Schwartz went on to say, "Dana will be a tremendous addition to our team! We are so excited at the prospect of expanding our business to meet the growing demand for our advisory services as well as our planned launch of D&I. Dana is a natural fit and true complement to our practice."

Housing Finance Strategies was established by Faith Schwartz in 2016 as a professional services and advisory firm specializing in mortgage modernization, housing policy and legislative and regulatory affairs. Schwartz serves on a number of bank and fintech boards and has a lengthy record of hosting and moderating housing industry events. Since 2019, Schwartz has partnered in creating and delivering two national housing policy conferences.

Learn more: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/

Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that industry leader and award-winning mortgage executive Dana Dillard will join her firm as leader of its diversity and inclusion practice and a principal in its expanding advisory services practice.

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AirDeck, Inc. Raises $3.4M to Transform Communication by Adding Voice and Video Narration to Documents and Presentations Online

MADISON, Wis. /ScoopCloud/ -- AirDeck, Inc, an online platform that helps users create narrated presentations and documents for on-demand viewing, announces the company has raised $3.4 million in venture capital funding led by Rock River Capital Partners and Cultivation Capital with participation from Rise of the Revolution's Rest Seed Fund and Winnebago Seed Fund. The new funding will be used to expand the company's sales and marketing teams and continue platform innovation.

AirDeck solves some of the biggest challenges in business communication today. Companies waste countless hours going back and forth reviewing documents, proposals, contracts, and presentations. Scheduling "live" meetings is a logistical nightmare and sending flat presentations and documents without any context is ineffective when trying to convey your message. As the world becomes more remote and distracted, effective communication is now more important than ever. AirDeck was created so users can add verbal or video recordings to increase engagement when sending documents and presentations on-demand.

Jason Weaver, founder and CEO of AirDeck said, "AirDeck has seen tremendous growth since launching the company this year. It's amazing to see immediate customer adoption within a variety of industries. This round of funding will allow us to further our platform vision and expand our team."

"We are excited to invest in such an innovative platform. AirDeck is changing document communication as we know it. Business agreements, pitch decks, webinars, and sales contracts can now all be sent with narration. It's amazing to see it in action," said Andy Walker, Partner, Rock River Capital Partners.

"Workers need a better asynchronous communication solution that also facilitates document engagement; and AirDeck is delivering it, with a cloud platform that is both powerful and easy-to-use. We're excited to help get this into the hands of more customers," said Paul Meier, Principal at Cultivation Capital.

About AirDeck, Inc.

AirDeck is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) document engagement platform that allows users to create narrated and annotated documents or presentations using voice or video. AirDeck is revolutionizing asynchronous communication by helping businesses be more effective with their time and fostering greater connection and engagement in our on-demand world. Sign up for a free trial at https://airdeck.co/.

About Rock River Capital Partners

Rock River Capital Partners invests in early stage companies whose products fit a market need and have disruptive technology with high growth potential. Typically, Rock River Capital Partners look for earlier stage companies where they can partner with entrepreneurs to best provide value to the companies and accelerate growth. Initial investments typically are between $500,000 and $1 million with additional capital reserved for follow-on rounds. Rock River Capital Partners will look to partner with other local and national venture capital firms to provide follow-on capital and expertise. For more information please see https://www.rockrivercapital.com/.

About Cultivation Capital

Founded in 2012, Cultivation Capital recognizes that promising companies are located all over the globe and that outstanding founders have a diversity of backgrounds. We are committed to building an inclusive portfolio and have invested in startups based in over 25 states or countries. Crunchbase News recently identified us as one of the 18 most active early stage venture firms in North America. They have also ranked us one of the top five recently founded lead investors in the U.S. We lead about half of the investment rounds in which we participate.

About Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund

Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Funds are investment funds that are part of a nationwide platform led by Steve Case focused on spotlighting regional startup hubs and investing alongside regional ecosystem leaders in early stage, high growth companies across the country. The team executes a strategy of partnering with regional ecosystem leaders and co-investors to build and scale the next wave of transformational companies.

The Rise of the Rest Seed Funds are backed by a group of iconic entrepreneurs and business leaders who believe that the next great startups are located outside of coastal tech hubs. The Rise of the Rest Seed Funds are headquartered in Washington, DC and part of Revolution's family of funds including Revolution Growth and Revolution Ventures. Visit us online at revolution.com/rotr or @RiseOfRest.

About Winnebago Seed Fund

Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Winnebago Seed Fund invests in talented entrepreneurs throughout the State to rapidly grow their businesses. Typical investments range from $300,000 to $1,000,000 based on a company's stage.

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AirDeck, Inc, an online platform that helps users create narrated presentations and documents for on-demand viewing, announces the company has raised $3.4 million in venture capital funding led by Rock River Capital Partners and Cultivation Capital with participation from Rise of the Revolution's Rest Seed Fund and Winnebago Seed Fund.

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Valley Brands Present a Socially Safe Evening of Entertainment Benefitting Make-A-Wish

GLENDALE, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- World of Illumination - the world's largest drive-through animated light show - is joining forces with Subaru to present "Share the Love," a socially safe drive-in concert and light show experience to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event, which is produced in conjunction with iHeart Media and Mix 96.9, is scheduled for December 3, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.

Those who attend the concert will enjoy the music from the safety and comfort of their cars with sound from the live performances being transmitted on FM radio. Featured bands include the Rich Berra Band, helmed by the Johnjay and Rich Show's Rich Berra, and the Phoenix-based Brightside Band.

After the concert concludes at 8:00 p.m., guests will enjoy a drive-through light show at World of Illumination's Rockin' Christmas, also located at Westgate Entertainment District. The experience features millions of colorful RGB LED lights and hundreds of animated displays synchronized to popular music. Highlights of the mile-long show include larger-than-life boom boxes, jukeboxes and iPods, the Little Drummer Boy, and DJ Santa spinning records for a 70s-themed disco. The musically themed Rockin' Christmas takes approximately 30 minutes to drive through.

Proceeds from the event directly benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. World of Illumination also donates a portion of its regular season sales to the Make-A-Wish Arizona and Georgia foundations.

"It's very important to World of Illumination that we constantly are cultivating our charitable arm by doing things that give back to the community," said the company's co-founder, Yakir Urman. "Partnering with Subaru on the Share the Love concert is just one way we can impact the lives of the kids and families who need it most."

Tickets to the event are $60 and reservations are required online. Tickets are limited and no tickets will be sold at the gate. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://worldofillumination.com/share-the-love/.

About World of Illumination:

With offices in Phoenix, Arizona, World of Illumination is the world's largest drive-through animated light show, featuring millions of state-of-the-art lights and displays set to holiday music. Current theme park locations include Tempe and Glendale, Arizona and Marietta, Georgia. Connect at @worldofillumination.

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World of Illumination - the world's largest drive-through animated light show - is joining forces with Subaru to present "Share the Love," a socially safe drive-in concert and light show experience to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event, which is produced in conjunction with iHeart Media and Mix 96.9, is scheduled for December 3, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.

Related link: https://worldofillumination.com/

Best Selling Author Beth Shaw, CEO and Founder of YogaFit, releases ‘Healing Trauma With Yoga: Go from Surviving to Thriving With Mind-body Techniques’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Beth Shaw recently released "Healing Trauma With Yoga: Go from Surviving to Thriving With Mind-body Techniques" (Blue River Press, Paperback; $18.41; ISBN: 978-1681577777).

Beth Shaw is the founder and CEO of YogaFit, the world's largest yoga, and mind-body school, established in 1994. She is responsible for bringing yoga into the mainstream with her inclusive style of yoga. YogaFit has a network of over 250,000 people trained across the globe, and her last three books have cumulatively sold over 100,000 copies!

In her fourth book and long-awaited book, Beth is passionate about sharing her extensive knowledge and experience in the fitness, yoga, nutrition, and wellness industries. This unique, user-friendly, and practical guide to understanding and healing the origins and effects of trauma is a comprehensive source of essential information and helpful advice and provides valuable, innovative tools to assist in addressing and working through anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as other trauma-related health challenges. These many issues, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have unfortunately compounded, which has made this book a life-changing experience for many.

Most recently Beth has been active on her blog at BethShaw.com in hopes of inspiring and assisting others, such as her blog on combating the many stresses COVID-19 has had on those across the globe. Further, Beth Shaw's Instagram is filled with tips and strategies to mitigate stress and be the healthiest version of yourself. Recently, on her blog, Beth stated "Find healthy outlets to reduce your stress levels, yoga, exercise, walking your dog, listening to music, reading, NOT excess drinking, eating, online shopping".

Inside Beth intimately shares some of her very personal experiences with trauma and depression and the results of her years of personal study and reflection. Beth offers essential information and easy implementation of scientifically-proven techniques for self-care and new habits for daily living, exploring a variety of modalities, including yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, and Ayurveda.

Learn how to heal yourself and others with Healing Trauma with Yoga:

* Design a multi-faceted healing program based on your needs or those of your clients

* Explore the effects of trauma on the brain and how to redirect neurological pathways

* Find guidance to creating healthier habits to deal with stress and tension

* Bolster your resilience and coping mechanisms as you face daily stressors

* Clear trauma from your body and mind through accessible, innovative yoga techniques

With its foundation firmly rooted in the latest scientific, technological, and practical methods, Healing Trauma with Yoga is designed for anyone who has experienced trauma, has clients or students with trauma-related issues, or is helping a loved one heal. Based on years of successful teaching and recovery using the trauma-sensitive YogaFit program, this book will help you live your best life in happiness, joy, balance, and harmony.

Beth Shaw and YogaFit's Upcoming Events

12/08/2020 - YogaFit Virtual Winter Series, Manage Your Holiday Mood

12/12/2020 - PNW FitCon Virtual Convention - Healing Trauma with Yoga with Beth Shaw

01/01/2021 - YogaLean 8-Week Transformational Program

01/16/2021 - The Yoga Expo, Pasadena, CA

Event info: https://www.yogafit.com/yoga-teacher-trainings/intensives/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Beth Shaw is the founder of YogaFit, which has a network of over 250,000 people trained in yoga across the globe, and her last three books have cumulatively sold over 100,000 copies. She sits on the CanFitPro Advisory Panel, The Humane Society, and the Long Island University Board of Advisors. An E-YRT 500, Beth has spent time in India and Asia studying yoga and holds numerous certificates in fitness disciplines. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Nutrition, is a trained Yoga Therapist, and an Anger Management Specialist.

ABOUT YOGAFIT

YogaFit was founded by Beth Shaw in 1994. The Leader in Mind-Body Fitness Education, for over 23 years, YogaFit has been educating teachers, enthusiasts, and professionals from a multitude of backgrounds. YogaFit is a strong, connected community of over 250,000 people worldwide. Focusing on pragmatic innovation, karma yoga, and higher purpose people first learning.

YogaFit holds over a thousand trainings annually and many Mind Body Fitness Conferences worldwide. YogaFit's training and educational sessions can be found in corporations, fitness clubs, universities, wellness centers, and military bases. Since COVID-19, they have converted their educational content online, offering their entire RYT 200 and 300-hour tracks virtually via zoom. Their virtual trainings follow the same information as their in-person trainings and are taught live by their amazing group of Trainers. YogaFit offers over 75 different education sessions on total mind-body wellness. Click here to learn more about YogaFit - https://www.yogafit.com/about-yogafit/yogafit/

Please get in touch with Beth through Drew@AllyBeeDesign.com for upcoming events, interviews and opportunities for collaboration.

Learn more: https://www.bethshaw.com/

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Wellness Club Has Right Timing during Pandemic, Sees Success in 1st Year of Operation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /ScoopCloud/ -- It is rare to hear about a business that just opened this year, and actually seeing an increase in revenue, growth, and recognition - but that is exactly what has been the Kansas City Wellness Club. Inside the elegant and glamorous Kansas City Club building, is the Wellness Club - a modern day health club, new age spa, salon, coaching & healing wellness center in downtown K.C.

"No matter where you stand or what you've heard, 'wellness' is the common denominator for the best path forward," says Heath Wessling, the Owner. "It is the only natural and sustainable solution to what is going on around us. Everyone wants to know what the future looks like - but they need to realize that WE determine that future. The everyday choices we make right now will have a direct cause and effect impact on that emerging future - not only in our lives, but also in the world around us that we want to live in.

"I feel our success during this most challenging year is because we are speaking a timely message - become informed, achieve optimal health through sustainable services & products, and develop personal resilience to future adverse events. Our mission statement is to 'guide you to rise above the tidal wave of modern day life,' and that has never been more relevant than it is right now in a health crisis. Our multi service experiences simplify it for you, and enhance your holistic needs of body, mind, and soul."

Recently the Wellness Club won a Best in KC award for Best Day Spa. "We are very proud to be Kansas City's best day spa, we take that part of our business very seriously with the best staff and elite natural based products. However, it is also important to note that we are much more than a day spa," says Wessling.

Life Coaching, Energy Healing, and Virtual Reality offerings have always been a part of their diverse suite of services, yet In September the Wellness Club added a Fitness Studio Gym, a full suite of yoga and group fitness classes (delivered upstairs in one of the Kansas City Club's large ballrooms), as well as launched its long-awaited Membership packages.

The Wellness Club has generous everyday deals targeted towards healthcare workers as well as all types of teachers ("traditional or home schoolers"), or for getting to the Wellness Club in a sustainable method. Recently they are giving away local fresh healthy meals to their new guests who are just now discovering the Club through the holidays.

Wessling adds, "We talk a lot about caring for our community, and we see a lot more in our future towards these means. We understand how people are really feeling their local communities now more than ever- their local stores, their favorite restaurants, their regional farmers and farms, their local economies, etc.

"We also offer up our spaces for private rental. We know these days people seek to reunite with their friends and family members, but are concerned about the place and atmosphere. We want to provide them with a warm, welcoming, safe, fun, and beneficial environment to do that. Being located inside the Kansas City Club- which is already an elite venue with multiple grand spaces that has been recently renovated, we have even greater potential for different amenities & events. We hope to synergize further with them to truly become a new age community center of growth, education, and social wellness entertainment."

More information: https://www.kcwellnessclub.com/

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It is rare to hear about a business that just opened this year, and actually seeing an increase in revenue, growth, and recognition - but that is exactly what has been the Kansas City Wellness Club. Inside the elegant and glamorous Kansas City Club building, is the Wellness Club - a modern day health club, new age spa, salon, coaching & healing wellness center in downtown K.C.

Related link: https://www.kcwellnessclub.com/

KLLM Transport Services Rolling Out One of the Largest Driver Pay Increases in Company History

JACKSON, Miss. /ScoopCloud/ -- KLLM Transport Services (KLLM), one of the leading temperature-controlled, truckload carriers in North America, is set to roll out one of the largest driver pay increases in company history over the coming weeks.

"The resolve and determination of our KLLM company drivers and independent contractors throughout the last year has been remarkable," said Jim Richards, KLLM President and CEO. "They have kept America moving throughout the ongoing COVID-19 crisis by keeping food and pharmaceuticals stocked and on the shelves despite unprecedented challenges. We are proud of these men and women, and this pay package increase only further solidifies KLLM as one of top carriers in the nation for driver compensation."

Over-the-Road and Regional Independent Contractors will see their compensation potential each month increase more than 9 percent with their fuel surcharge now covering all compensated miles, loaded and empty. This will put the average Over-the-Road Independent Contractor compensated mile at more than $1.05/mile. For Regional Independent Contractors, this puts the average compensated mile at more than $1.38/mile.

Additionally, Over-the-Road and Regional Company Drivers will see their earning potential each month increase more than 8 percent with the new pay package, which puts all starting company drivers at the earning potential of at least 52 cents/mile.

With more than 55 years of exceptional service, KLLM partners with some of the largest brands in America each day within the lower 48 states and with service into Mexico. To learn more about KLLM please visit https://www.kllm.com/

About KLLM Transportation Services

KLLM Transportation Services (KLLM) is one of the largest and most prestigious truckload, temperature-controlled carriers in North America with services also into Mexico. Headquartered in Jackson, Miss., KLLM offers a range of transportation solutions including Over-the-Road (OTR), Regional, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Logistics. KLLM delivers unrivaled service to some of North America's largest brands each day and has done so for more than 55 years since its founding in 1962. You can learn more about KLLM by visiting https://www.kllm.com/.

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KLLM Transport Services (KLLM), one of the leading temperature-controlled, truckload carriers in North America, is set to roll out one of the largest driver pay increases in company history over the coming weeks.

Related link: https://www.kllm.com/

ViewTech Borescopes Exhibiting at 2020 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo

TRAVERSE City, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- ViewTech Borescopes will go back to exhibiting in-person for the first time since COVID-19 halted tradeshows. The 2020 National Agricultural Aviation Association Expo will be taking place December 7 - 10 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. ViewTech Senior Sales Consultant, Zach Wessels, will have several VJ-3 video borescopes on display for Ag Aviation Expo attendees, including the VJ-3 dual camera video borescope.

ViewTech Borescopes has been an exhibitor during the world's largest agricultural aviation convention and tradeshow since 2015. During the Ag Aviation Expo, ViewTech has been able to connect with ag pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and aerial application businesses.

This year ViewTech will have the following VJ-3 video borescope models available for attendees to trial at NAAA Ag Aviation Expo booth #424: the VJ-3 2.8mm, VJ-3 3.9mm, and VJ-3 6.0mm dual camera.

"Our VJ-3 video borescopes are so intuitive; they get put to use with hardly any learning curve," said Wessels. "The newest video borescope we offer, the VJ-3 dual camera, features both a forward-facing and 90-degree side-view camera. Inspectors will be able to capture images and videos at both camera angles by simply pushing a button."

With a large percentage of ViewTech's clientele based in the aviation and aerospace industries, they are consistently informed that the VJ-3 video borescope performs the heavy lifting for 99% of their clients' inspections, many of which entail viewing inside of critical components. By providing the best borescope option for their budget, ViewTech Borescopes have been saving companies time and money on their preventative maintenance and MRO inspections.

VJ-3 Video Borescope

The VJ-3 mechanical articulating video borescope is a nondestructive visual testing instrument used for the remote visual inspection of machinery, equipment, and components. The VJ-3 facilitates the visual recording and photo documentation of an inspection and components in areas that are otherwise inaccessible or require great effort and expense to access directly. The VJ-3 consists of two modules integrated into one system: an insertion tube with distally mounted camera/LEDs, and the base unit with control panel, LCD monitor, power source and all necessary circuitry.

About ViewTech Borescopes

ViewTech Borescopes, founded as RF System Lab in 2008, is North America's #1 seller of video borescopes. Their first product, the VJ borescope, set a new standard for portability, ergonomics and ease-of-use, with its industry-first mechanical, joystick-controlled articulation.

Learn more: https://www.viewtech.com/

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ViewTech Borescopes will go back to exhibiting in-person for the first time since COVID-19 halted tradeshows. The 2020 National Agricultural Aviation Association Expo will be taking place December 7 - 10 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia.

Related link: https://www.ViewTech.com

Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda Expands GOTV Activities for Georgia Senate Runoff Amid Ongoing Efforts to Disenfranchise Black Voters

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda), Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections. The disenfranchisement efforts serve as a rallying call and enabled the coalition to expand their get-out-the-vote activities.

"We organize year-round in the Black community and voters trust us. We will motivate them to vote," said Helen Butler, executive director of the Peoples' Agenda. "Before civil rights leaders like Dr. King and the founder of the Peoples' Agenda, Dr. Joseph Lowery, endured beatings and jail for us to have the right to vote, people used poll taxes, literacy tests and even violence to stop us from voting. Today, instead of suppressing Black voters, their efforts are creating a groundswell of support."

"We've received calls from across the country from people eager to help beyond the much-needed donations they're making," adds Felicia Davis, convener of Clayton County BWR, a member of the Peoples' Agenda coalition. "We need people outside of Georgia to help by calling their family and friends in Georgia and let them know to vote. With the Coronavirus raging we're encouraging voters to vote absentee by mail or early in-person to keep the lines at a minimum on Jan. 5."

In addition to celebrities and dignitaries volunteering to make calls, produce robo calls and public service announcements, state affiliates of the NCBCP Unity '20 Black Voting Campaign will keep their 2020 operations going to support Georgia GOTV activities. The Eastern Michigan Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Philly Unity Coalition, and Ohio Unity Coalition will help with phone banking, social media, texts, online events and the Clayton County BWR postcard campaign.

Despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 virus, the Peoples' Agenda has worked nonstop the entire year. They even spent Thanksgiving week training over 500 phone-bankers, registering and educating voters at turkey giveaways, and dispatching teams of canvassers to distribute flyer with voting information packaged with PPE door-to-door in communities throughout the state.

"It's clear that expanding access to absentee voting boosted turnout," said Butler. "The Peoples' Agenda is working with our partners to make sure voters receive and return their absentee ballot requests. For those who want to vote in-person, we're providing rides to the polls starting December 14 when early in-person voting begins."

"This year we lost Dr. Lowery, Rev. C. T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis, three civil rights heroes whose sacrifices played a key role in the passing of the Voting Rights Act. Their memory fuels our resolve," adds Davis, who also serves as director of HBCU Green Fund. "Our message to anyone trying to suppress or void Black votes is best communicated through a quote from Dr. Lowery, 'We ain't going back. We've come too far, marched too long, prayed too hard, wept too bitterly, bled too profusely, and died too young, to let anybody turn back the clock on our journey to justice.'"

About The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda:

The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization performing year-round voter registration, education and mobilization in Black communities throughout Georgia. Led by board chair, Rev. J. A. Milner, the organization has headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Athens, Albany, Macon, Augusta, LaGrange and Savannah.

To donate or volunteer visit http://www.thepeoplesagenda.org/.

Email coalition@bellsouth.net or call the Peoples' Agenda at (404) 653-1199.

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Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda), Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections.

Related link: http://www.thepeoplesagenda.org/

International Paper Company – Richmond Container in Richmond, VA Receives Their Sixth ‘Star’ Designation Under the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Voluntary Protection Program

RICHMOND, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that the International Paper Company - Richmond Container in Richmond, Virginia, has been re-approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was honored with their sixth Certificate of Recognition issued on 11/30/2020.

"The management and employees of this facility have exemplified true leadership in the area of occupational safety and health, and I commend them for embracing the cooperative spirit of VPP," said Commissioner Davenport. "I congratulate International Paper Company-Richmond Container on the occasion of their recertification as a VPP STAR Worksite."

International Paper Company's commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for its employees is demonstrated by its very low injury and illness rates. The facility has a total three-year average for the TCIR (Total Case Incident Rate for injuries and illnesses) of 2.2 compared with a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national rate of 2.5 for this industry, representing a TCIR rate 12% lower than the national average for the industry. The DART rate (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred injury and illness cases) is 0.3, compared with the 0.7 national rate, which is 57% below the national average for the industry.

As part of the recognition for achieving STAR status under VPP, the worksite is entitled to fly the VPP "STAR Worksite" flag. The site is the only VPP STAR site in Virginia and currently one of 49 for International Paper Company in the United States. VPP includes two levels of participation, Merit and STAR, with STAR being the highest. Similar voluntary protection programs are conducted in other states across the country.

The process for reaching STAR status is very extensive. Since the inception of VPP in 1996, only 68 STAR worksites have been recognized, and only 37 Virginia companies currently retain the STAR/Merit designation. International Paper Company has set a standard of excellence that is second to none.

In Virginia VPP STAR, a cooperative relationship is formed between the VOSH program, the employer, and employees which include the agreement of company leaders to operate exceptional safety and health management systems that meet a rigorous set of occupational safety and health criteria. Participation in the program is voluntary and involves employees in all aspects of the company's safety and health management systems. Requirements include an application, submission of written safety and health policies and procedures, demonstration of successful implementation of programs through injury and illness rates that are below the national average, and an intensive weeklong inspection by a team of VPP experts.

Businesses that participate in VPP substantially improve safety and health protections for employees. VPP STAR sites regularly report decreased bottom line costs associated with reduced injury and illness rates and improved productivity and employee morale. Reducing private sector employer costs associated with injuries, illnesses, and fatal accidents enhances a company's economic viability and competitiveness, and increases available capital for reinvestment, expansion, and new hiring.

DOLI operates six recognition programs. These include:

- Virginia STAR is a cooperative relationship between the VOSH program, the employer, and the employees that include the agreement of company leaders to operate exceptional safety and health management systems that meet a rigorous set of occupational safety and health criteria. Participating employers agree to voluntarily participate in the program and to directly involve employees in all aspects of the company's safety and health management systems. Requirements include an extensive application process, submission of written safety and health policies and procedures, demonstration of successful implementation of those programs through injury and illness rates that are below the national average for the employer's industry, and an intensive weeklong inspection by a team of VPP experts.

- Virginia BEST (Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training) is a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) that recognizes AGCVA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia.

- Virginia BUILT is a new strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia (ABCVA) and is designed to encourage and recognize ABC-VA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia. The Virginia BUILT program incorporates the ABC STEP program (Safety Training Evaluation Process) as the gateway to participation in Virginia BUILT.

- Virginia CHALLENGE is a formal three stage recognition program that dramatically improves safety and health at the worksite and prepares the company to apply for Virginia STAR recognition.

- VOSH-VADOC CHALLENGE is a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) to recognize safety and health excellence at correctional facilities around the Commonwealth. Three stages of participation in VADOC Challenge prepare a site to apply for Virginia STAR recognition. Virginia has the only two correctional facilities in the nation to have received VPP STAR status, Augusta and Lunenburg Correctional Centers. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the DOLI office closest to you at www.doli.virginia.gov or contact Milford Stern, VPP Manager, (540) 562-3580, ext. 123, or Milford.Stern@doli.virginia.gov.

- The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes businesses of 250 employees or fewer and is administered by the DOLI Consultative Services Division. Contact Tracy Michaud, Consultation Program Manager, (804) 786-8707 or tracy.michaud@doli.virginia.gov.

DOLI also offers free On-Site Consultation Services to help employers better understand and voluntarily comply with VOSH standards. Priority is given to high hazard workplaces with 250 or fewer employees and all services are offered to employers at no cost. These services helps employers identify and correct potential safety and health hazards by conducting walk-through surveys, abatement advice, on-site training, and program assistance to develop safety and health programs. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the DOLI office at https://www.doli.virginia.gov/about/doli-offices-statewide/ or Tracy Michaud, Consultation Program Manager, (804) 786-8707, or tracy.michaud@doli.virginia.gov.

The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program is financed in part by a grant from the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The Virginia State Plan is funded by a grant of $4,332,400 federal funds, which constitutes 50% of the State Plan budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the State Plan budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

The Virginia On-Site Consultation Cooperative Agreement program is financed in part by a grant from the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §21(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The Virginia Consultation program is funded by a grant of $1,189,200 federal funds, which constitutes 90% of the Virginia Consultation program budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the Virginia Consultation budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that the International Paper Company - Richmond Container in Richmond, Virginia, has been re-approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was honored with their sixth Certificate of Recognition issued on 11/30/2020.

Related link: https://www.doli.virginia.gov/

Comparison Shopping with Pureloan.com Leads to $15,335 Average Interest Savings

PALO ALTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Pureloan.com confidently demonstrates that, for the average home purchaser, its mortgage search engine provides on average $15,335 of lifetime savings in reduced interest payments by comparing loans.

These savings are achieved through the proven and age-old concept of comparison shopping, only recently made possible using Pureloan's proprietary backend. Pureloan analyzes lender rate sheets and their related adjustments for complicated mortgage and refinance products.

Pureloan first performed a nationwide study, then used the average home value in the United States of $300,000, a loan-to-value of 80% or 20% down payment, and a 30-year fixed conventional loan type. In this typical case, Pureloan can achieve savings of 0.375% interest rate which is equivalent to $15,335 in lifetime cash savings or $43/month lower mortgage payments over 30 years of payments.

Further, Pureloan showcases its savings capabilities through two specific scenarios. First we consider an expensive apartment in an urban setting on the West Coast: a 30-year mortgage in San Francisco, California, with a $1.5 million home purchase price and a 25% or $375,000 down payment. Compared with our benchmark loan, which offers an interest rate of 3.750% and a monthly payment of $5,210, Pureloan's best result offers an interest rate as low as 2.625% and a monthly payment of $4,519, which is equivalent to life savings of $246,616 or $701/month lower mortgage payments over 30 years of payments.

Next we illustrate our technology across different cities and different loan types, such as a 15-year home loan in Chicago, Illinois, with a $500,000 a home value and a $125,000 down payment. Compared with our benchmark loan, which offers an interest rate of 2.625% and a monthly payment of $2,523, Pureloan's best result offers an interest rate of 1.990% and monthly payment of $2,411, which is equivalent to life savings of $13,142.

Research from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau states that "visiting just three lenders could save you thousands of dollars." Pureloan.com confirms this important financial conclusion through its nationwide study and examples of various loan types and durations in San Francisco and Chicago. We welcome all users to search for personalized mortgage products and begin saving today.

Learn more at: https://www.pureloan.com/

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Pureloan.com confidently demonstrates that, for the average home purchaser, its mortgage search engine provides on average $15,335 of lifetime savings in reduced interest payments by comparing loans.

Related link: https://www.pureloan.com/

LBA Ware’s Lori Brewer Named HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for Innovations in Compensation Management, Business Intelligence for Mortgage Lenders

MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, announced today that company Founder and CEO Lori Brewer has been named a 2020 HousingWire (HW) Tech Trendsetter. Each year, the highly anticipated HW Tech Trendsetters list honors 50 housing technology leaders whose products are driving innovation in mortgage and real estate.

An accomplished entrepreneur and technology leader, Brewer earned recognition for conceptualizing and building CompenSafe(TM), the first and only mortgage-specific ICM platform, and for the release of LimeGear(TM), a turnkey BI platform for mortgage lenders that provides visibility into multiple levels of data. Both solutions have fulfilled mortgage lenders' need for custom technology solutions that automate traditionally manual business processes. Brewer was also credited with the January 2020 launch of LBA Ware's Loan Originator Compensation Report, which provides compelling insights into mortgage compensation trends each quarter.

Brewer is a past recipient of HW's Vanguard Award. In 2019, she was named a Mortgage Bankers Association Tech All-Star, and earlier this year she was among the inaugural class of NEXT Powerhouse Award winners.

"I'm honored to have earned a spot among the top thinkers and doers in mortgage technology," said LBA Ware Founder and CEO Lori Brewer. "I've spent my career helping banks, credit unions and mortgage companies solve problems through technology. My mission has always been to build solutions that optimize the way my clients work and deliver the data insights they need to maximize their potential."

"Our Tech Trendsetters award recognizes a group of leaders who were critical to the outstanding performance of housing and real estate during this pandemic, finding innovative solutions when everything changed on a dime," said HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. "We're very proud to celebrate their achievements and honor the impact they've had at such a crucial time."

To view the complete list of 2020 HW Tech Trendsetters, visit https://www.housingwire.com/articles/introducing-the-housingwire-2020-tech-trendsetters/.

About LBA Ware(TM):

LBA Ware is a leading provider of cloud-based software for mortgage lenders. Since 2008, LBA Ware has been on a mission to help mortgage companies reach new heights with software that integrates data, incentivizes performance and inspires results. Today, lenders of all sizes, including some of the nation's top producing mortgage companies, use LBA Ware's award-winning technology to enhance lender experiences and maximize the human potential within their organizations. A 2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company, LBA Ware is headquartered in Macon, Georgia. For more information, visit https://www.lbaware.com/.

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 60,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 7.5 million unique visitors each year. Our audience of mortgage, real estate, financial services and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit https://www.housingwire.com/ or https://www.solutions.housingwire.com/ to learn more.

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LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, announced today that company Founder and CEO Lori Brewer has been named a 2020 HousingWire (HW) Tech Trendsetter.

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FormFree Founder Brent Chandler Named HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for Second Year

ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- FormFree(R) today announced that Founder and CEO Brent Chandler has been named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for a second consecutive year. The list honors executives, product leaders and technology professionals bringing the latest digital lending technology to market for their mortgage and real estate clients.

Chandler was recognized for driving innovation and challenging the status quo at FormFree, an award-winning provider of lending technologies setting industry standards for simplicity, accuracy and safety. Under Chandler's direction, FormFree has pioneered the effort to modernize and democratize credit decisioning with its AccountChek(R) and Passport(TM) products used by millions of consumers and thousands of lenders, including over 60% of the industry's top-50 lenders.

In the last 12 months alone, FormFree has announced new partnerships with Blue Sage and Ocrolus, enhanced its integration with Encompass Consumer Connect and earned a new patent for its proprietary technology. Currently, Chandler is working to bring FormFree's Passport(TM) all-in-one verification service to the blockchain. By enabling on-demand access to consumers' tokenized ATP information - including asset, employment, identity, income, credit and public records data retrieved directly from financial institutions and other authoritative sources - FormFree hopes to make mortgage underwriting even speedier while improving access to credit for low- and middle-income families in accordance with the OCC's Project REACh.

"Making loans simpler and safer for everyone is our philosophy. To accomplish that, we've built trusted financial solutions that are more intuitive and responsive than the industry's legacy technologies," said Chandler. "Our products are enhancing the lending experience for all people, and we will continue to challenge convention into the future."

"Our Tech Trendsetters award recognizes a group of leaders who were critical to the outstanding performance of housing and real estate during this pandemic, finding innovative solutions when everything changed on a dime," said HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. "We're very proud to celebrate their achievements and honor the impact they've had at such a crucial time."

The 2020 HW Tech Trendsetters will be profiled in the December/January issue of HousingWire magazine. Winners were selected by a panel of HousingWire editors and reporters based on their accomplishments and professional success over the last 12 months. The complete list of HW Tech Trendsetters can be found online at https://www.housingwire.com/articles/introducing-the-housingwire-2020-tech-trendsetters/.

About FormFree:

FormFree is a market-leading fintech company whose revolutionary products AccountChek and Passport are building a more inclusive credit decisioning landscape by encouraging lenders to view borrower ability to pay (ATP) more holistically. To date, thousands of U.S. lenders and brokers have ordered millions of FormFree's patented verification reports representing over a trillion dollars in loan verifications. FormFree delights borrowers and lenders with a paperless experience, reduces origination timelines by up to 20 days and offers automated analysis and standardized delivery to lenders and investors using a secure ReIssueKey(TM). For more information, visit https://www.formfree.com/ or follow FormFree on LinkedIn.

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 60,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 7.5 million unique visitors each year. Our audience of mortgage, real estate, financial services and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit https://www.housingwire.com/ or https://www.solutions.housingwire.com/ to learn more.

Twitter: @RealFormFree @HousingWire #hwtechtrendsetters #mortgageindustry #fintech

FormFree today announced that Founder and CEO Brent Chandler has been named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for a second consecutive year. The list honors executives, product leaders and technology professionals bringing the latest digital lending technology to market for their mortgage and real estate clients.

Related link: https://www.formfree.com/

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare Contracted by the CDC to Study Spread of COVID-19 on University of Wisconsin Campuses

RESTON, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI) is contracted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers on college campuses and what can be done to slow the spread of the disease.

The CDC, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is contracting AMI to bolster COVID-19 testing sites to obtain blood samples of students from the Madison and Oshkosh campuses of the University of Wisconsin.

The CDC will compare the new samples with samples taken at the beginning of Fall semester in September. The findings will help answer the question of how long antibodies stay present in the human body and whether these antibodies could protect individuals from reinfection.

About AMI

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare is nationally and globally distributed. Physician-owned and physician-led, AMI has been providing healthcare solutions for over a decade in some of the most remote, challenging, and under-resourced environments in the world.

AMI has delivered countless healthcare solutions and more than 7,000 medical personnel to upwards of 100 clinical and hospital settings on four continents. AMI is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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Dr. Andrew Walker, Founder and Executive Chairman, AMI Expeditionary Healthcare LLC at

1-703-996-6821 (mobile), 571-375-8366 (office) or andrew.walker@ami.health

If you would like to learn more about AMI and their services, please visit https://ami.health/

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AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI) is contracted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers on college campuses and what can be done to slow the spread of the disease.

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College Planning Support Program Student, Samuel Patterson, III, Selected as 2021 Rhodes Scholar

MARIETTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity announced today that Samuel Patterson, III, has been selected as a 2021 Rhodes Scholar. Patterson, a graduate of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia, participated in the foundation's nationally recognized College Planning Cohort Program.

In 2017, as a participant in the Turner Chapel AME Church Cohort, the program's founders and curriculum developers, Mychal and Nina Wynn, introduced Patterson to the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC).

Patterson recounts, "I did not have a single friend, counselor, or teacher who was familiar with 'UMBC,' let alone the Meyerhoff Scholars Program." The Wynns nominated Patterson to the program and introduced him to former Florence School District 3 (SC) Cohort student, Mikayla Hanna, an undergraduate at UMBC (Meyerhoff Scholar and 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar) with aspirations of pursuing a PhD in bioinformatics.

Wynn notes, "Our program focuses on assisting students in identifying the postsecondary pathways aligned with their 'body of work.' In this manner, we have students who begin college at technical or community college, in-state public universities, and at the country's most selective private colleges and universities. The body of work for some students has resulted in their selection as Gates Millennium Scholars, Posse Foundation Scholars, Northeastern University Torch Scholars, Elon University Odyssey Scholars, NC A&T Dowdy Scholars, North Carolina Central Cheatham-White Scholars, QuestBridge Scholars, University of Richmond - Richmond Scholars, and in the case of Sam, a Meyerhoff Scholar and Rhodes Scholar."

Patterson is one of only 32 American students to be selected each year as Rhodes Scholars, which awards a full scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. Patterson is one of two students from Georgia, and only the second Rhodes Scholar in the history of UMBC.

Patterson's father, Kirk, an educator and consultant, comments, "My wife, Angela, and I will be forever grateful that the College Planning Cohort Program guided our son into a school, program, and scholarship that was not on his radar and on a pathway toward becoming a Rhodes Scholar."

Learn more at: https://www.accessandequity.org/

Foundation for Ensuring Access & Equity, P.O. Box 70457, Marietta, GA 30007.

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The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity announced today that Samuel Patterson, III, has been selected as a 2021 Rhodes Scholar. Patterson, a graduate of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia, participated in the foundation's nationally recognized College Planning Cohort Program.

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Utah Business Magazine Names SimpleNexus Among Utah’s Best Companies to Work For

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has been recognized as a 2020 Best Company to Work For by Utah Business magazine. SimpleNexus earned recognition as one of the top employers in the state on the basis of employee evaluations. The company will be honored along with other winners during an awards luncheon at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on December 8.

Utah Business magazine's rigorous vetting process examined key factors of the SimpleNexus work environment, including flexibility, pay equity, vacation time and quality of management. SimpleNexus' unique culture and HIVE (hungry, innovative, vibrant and empathetic) core values were praised by employees for emphasizing collaboration and delivering value for clients.

This recognition follows SimpleNexus' recent inclusion on two independent rankings of Utah's fastest-growing companies, Utah Valley Business Q Magazine's UV50 and MountainWest Capital's Utah 100. SimpleNexus was also featured on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately-held companies in the United States and the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list of North America's fastest-growing tech firms.

"Our work-hard, play-hard mindset allows employees to thrive and fuels our ability to build best-in-class solutions for the homebuying journey," said SimpleNexus CEO Matt Hansen. "It's our people and shared culture that have helped us turn customers into SimpleNexus fans and kept us on a growth trajectory."

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers, real estate agents and settlement service providers to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

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SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has been recognized as a 2020 Best Company to Work For by Utah Business magazine. SimpleNexus earned recognition as one of the top employers in the state on the basis of employee evaluations.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

Hireshield Debuts New Rapid-Process System for Background Checks

DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- For the past four years Hireshield, a Dallas firm serving small to medium companies undertake background checks that assure the quality of new hires, has been responsible for undertaking more than 750,000 candidate checks. As of 2021, that number is projected to climb as the result of an innovative new system just put into place that moves background data processing at warp speed, getting information to companies faster and more accurately than ever before.

"We are proud to announce that we have completed the install of a system that allows us to run hundreds and thousands of background checks instantly by loading candidate resumes at such a rapid pace, results can be produced every seven seconds," said Vincent Faviano, President of Sales.

"Because this system is so new and unique, our clients don't have to wait while we input one CVS after another. Instead, we simply upload a spreadsheet and wait minutes for the results that begin to appear in a client's account almost immediately."

Using this new system, every background check is personalized with the client's company logo so there is no confusion about the proprietary nature of the information on the finished product. "It's a seamless, efficient and streamlined process likely to revolutionize the way companies clear large numbers of job candidates at affordable rates," added Faviano.

Human Resources directors are finding this Hireshield background check upgrade to be ideal for latch batch processing, not just because of the speed of data delivery but because they are able to place bulk orders that are eligible for money-saving discounts. Payment is facilitated by PayPal, so accounting departments can process fees and keep track of accounting measures with very little effort.

Candidate screening has never been more critical. According to the U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics, "the cost of a bad hire can equal upwards of 30-percent of that person's first year potential earnings, creating an internal ripple effect that leads to wasted time, energy and money on the wrong hire for your business," asserts Forbes magazine.

"When clients ask us why they should use Hireshield over competitors, we ask them whether they can afford to lose time and money plus compromise their reputations by taking a chance on a company that will make them wait so long for results of background checks, they often wind up making a hiring decision before they get results," Faviano concluded.

"Our new system is remarkable and it virtually guarantees that HR departments won't suffer buyer's remorse if they choose Hireshield. We're the wave of the future."

Dallas-based Hireshield is a subsidiary of Global Data Research owned and operated by David H. Cohen. For more information on Hireshield's new processing system, endorsements and company background information, please contact Vincent Faviano, President of Sales, at (908) 809-8240.

Learn more at: https://hireshield.com/

For the past four years Hireshield, a Dallas firm serving small to medium companies undertake background checks that assure the quality of new hires, has been responsible for undertaking more than 750,000 candidate checks. As of 2021, that number is projected to climb.

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Perfection Garage Door Repair Introduces a Complete Garage Door Repair in Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Perfection Garage Door Repair the best garage repair and installation in Arlington, TX. The company offers a wide range of garage door services for residents in Arlington.

There are times when someone wants to fix a variety of goods in and around their home for various reasons, including it might be tempting to repair a garage door. Everyone is free to push his boundaries, but all of us have a limit.

When it comes to repairing garage doors, confidence is not enough. There may be unforeseen issues that may stop people from completing the repairs, and if people do not have the precise tools and skills, they may even get into an accident. People tend to save money by hiring a freelancer instead of a professional garage door repair company. While the opportunity to save money may seem clear, they may pay for the outcomes in other ways why people should pass over garage door repair Arlington TX the next time they offer to fix their garage door.

Garage doors serve as an essential part of the house. The garage door does not only serve as the entrance to the house. It serves as an important part of the home as much of the family's possessions, and vehicles are stored behind it. Suppose people leave their garage door repairs to a person who has questionable skills. In that case, they may damage their car or another thing present in the Garage if the garage door falls unexpectedly during the repair process.

When the garage door looks good, the rest of the home will even look better. If the owner wants to make their home look good and get their garage door working correctly, don't forget to contact Perfection Garage Door Repair, a leading garage door repair Arlington Tx Company. A few casual touches made by an experienced technician at Perfection Garage Door Repair can spin an unattractive house into an ultra-modern residence.

About Perfection Garage Door Repair

Perfection Garage Door Repair is one of the reputed garage door repair Arlington TX companies that offers garage door repair OKC and garage door parts Mustang and more. They deal with all the major brands of garage doors. Some Perfection Garage Door Repair service includes Low, competitive pricing, Best warranties in the business, All name-brand products, Free estimates on New Doors & Openers, Certified Technicians, and fully insured our customers' protection and Fast same-day service.

Be sure to give Perfection Garage Door Repair a call at (817) 900-0648 for professional garage door services or visit https://www.arlington-garage-repairs.com/

Full Address: 1302 E Bardin Rd. Arlington, TX 76018

Perfection Garage Door Repair the best garage repair and installation in Arlington, TX. The company offers a wide range of garage door services for residents in Arlington.

Related link: https://www.arlington-garage-repairs.com/

Premier Nursing Academy Launches New Center to Train CNAs for Free and Grow Bradenton-Sarasota Area Healthcare Jobs

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Premier Nursing Academy, an institution offering free, state-approved training to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), has launched its second Florida location in Bradenton. The new Bradenton location is expected to train as many as 500 students in 2021 from the broader Bradenton and Sarasota metro area.

This new campus makes Premier Nursing Academy's innovative no-cost training model available to more students and progressive healthcare employers. Premier Nursing Academy works with area employers who sponsor training and commit to employing candidates who complete Premier Nursing Academy's Florida Board of Nursing-approved CNA program. Attendees of Premier Nursing Academy do not pay any tuition or fees and are also guaranteed a CNA job upon graduation with one of many Bradenton-area employers sponsoring classroom seats.

Premier Nursing Academy's new campus location is 5720 14th St. W, Bradenton, Fla. 34207, in the Southwood Shoppes Shopping Mall. The first class at this location started on November 30, and additional classes are seated on a rolling basis thereafter. Both day and evening class schedules for 4-week and 6-week programs, respectively, are open for approved and sponsored candidates.

Interested applicants may view upcoming classes and apply on the Premier Nursing Academy website: https://www.premiernursingacademy.org/locations/florida/bradenton

"Employers we surveyed overwhelmingly confirmed their need for qualified CNAs in Bradenton and surrounding areas, including Sarasota, Sun City, and Palmetto," says Matt Killday, Chief Operating Officer. "Local healthcare facilities could collectively employ 1,000 or more CNAs in 2021 if they had enough qualified personnel available for them to hire. What we're doing at Premier Nursing Academy is working with employers to identify promising talent and provide them training for free, to get more people certified and into these skilled local jobs that might otherwise go unfilled."

Premier Nursing Academy's training program combines classroom instruction at one of its campus locations with onsite clinical instruction conducted at a participating employer-partner facility. Stringent COVID-19 protocols are in place at all training facilities for the health and safety of Premier Nursing Academy trainees, staff, employers, and patients.

"CNAs play a crucial role on the frontlines of patient care. We're doubling our capacity in Florida to train entry-level health professionals at a critical time," says Killday. "Our graduates-whether they continue to be CNAs or decide to go into more advanced nursing-are in a high-demand field and are making a difference."

Premier Nursing Academy was started with the goal of creating an training-to-employment pipeline and has graduated close to 1,000 CNAs since its inception in 2017. Founders Chris Palevich, President of Premier Nursing Academy, and his father Rob Palevich recognized a shortage of qualified CNAs in their area and set out to create a solution that could benefit both employers and prospective healthcare workers looking for a streamlined, debt-free pathway into the healthcare profession.

About Premier Nursing Academy

Premier Nursing Academy is a contract training provider serving aspiring healthcare professionals. Founded in 2017, Premier Nursing Academy offers an innovative no-cost training program in which trainees are sponsored by an employer and work for the employer after completion of their program. Premier Nursing Academy engages with employer partners by assisting them in recruiting and training new employees for entry-level healthcare positions or offering training to their existing workforce.

Premier Nursing Academy currently focuses on training certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in 4- to 6-week programs that prepare graduates to pass their CNA exam. Premier Nursing Academy operates training centers in Pinellas Park (Tampa metro area) and Bradenton (Sarasota metro area). Premier Nursing Academy is licensed by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide CNA training.

For more information visit https://www.premiernursingacademy.org/

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Premier Nursing Academy, an institution offering free, state-approved training to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), has launched its second Florida location in Bradenton. The new Bradenton location is expected to train as many as 500 students in 2021 from the broader Bradenton and Sarasota metro area.

Related link: https://www.premiernursingacademy.org/

Pure Protein, LLC Announces New Website Now Offering Its HLA Reagents and Technical Services to Researchers

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Pure Protein, LLC (Pure Protein) an HLA company that has developed comprehensive analytical capabilities in the field of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunology and an approach to produce soluble forms of the HLA molecule (sHLA), is proud to announce the launch of its new website https://www.hlaprotein.com/.

This new ecommerce website offers academic and commercial researchers the ability to purchase individual HLA reagents to detect, profile, and monitor allele-specific immune responses, as well as HLA peptide epitope binding services to aide in improving the design of vaccination and therapeutic targeting strategies.

Rico Buchli, Ph.D., Pure Protein's Director of Research commented, "For over 20 years, Pure Protein has provided technology and expertise to advance novel therapies and diagnostic tools for applications in transplantation, oncology, autoimmunity, and infectious disease."

He added, "We are excited to now have a website where researchers can easily explore and purchase our inventory of over 250 Class I and Class II proteins in both unmodified and biotinylated forms and Pure Protein's peptide validation, screening and mapping services."

The website is a comprehensive source for HLA proteins, services and scientific resources that will be updated on a regular basis with new products, technical updates and company milestones. For more information visit https://www.hlaprotein.com/.

About Pure Protein, LLC

Pure Protein, L.L.C. is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary technologies related to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system, formed and exclusively licensed from the University of Oklahoma in 1999. Pure Protein, in conjunction with its affiliates and subsidiaries, aims to bring novel therapies and diagnostic tools to patients across a wide range of application areas spanning from therapeutic development in the fields of oncology, autoimmunity, and infectious disease, to antibody mediated rejection in transplantation. Visit: http://www.pureproteinllc.com/.

Pure Protein is funded and managed by Emergent Technologies, Inc. an innovation solutions and technology commercialization leader headquartered in Austin, Texas. Visit: http://www.emergenttechnologies.com/.

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Pure Protein, LLC (Pure Protein) an HLA company that has developed comprehensive analytical capabilities in the field of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunology and an approach to produce soluble forms of the HLA molecule (sHLA), is proud to announce the launch of its new website.

Related link: https://www.hlaprotein.com/

Oded Carmi Elected to Executive Committee of International Association of Movers

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- At the recent 58th Annual International Association of Movers' (IAM) Meeting, Mr. Oded Carmi, President of DN Van Lines, was voted into the IAM Executive Committee as a Governing Member-at Large for a one-year term. The IAM Executive Committee is the governing body of the International Association of Movers.

The International Association of Movers is the moving and forwarding industry's largest global trade association representing over 2000 member companies that provide moving, forwarding, shipping, logistics and related services in over 170 countries.

Each of the four Governing Members-at-Large serves as Chair of a Standing Committee. Oded has been appointed the Chair IAM's Claims Committee as well as serving as the Co-Chair of IAM's Domestic Asset Based Committee (US-DAB).

In addition to his IAM Executive Committee duties and functions as Member-at-large, Mr. Carmi also serves on the Executive Committee of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Moving & Storage Conference and is 1st Vice President of the Massachusetts Movers Association.

Of his dedicated commitment to the industry, quite evident in his involvement with IAM, Mr. Carmi shares: "The International Association of Movers addresses specific needs of an industry made up primarily of small to medium-sized businesses domestically and abroad. In the United Stated the industry provides over $10 billion of direct wage employment to Americans."

He adds, "I owe a great deal to the industry associations like IAM that have paved the way for the successful business that DN Van Lines has become. Not only does it make sense to give back to the industry, but it also provides me with a way to contribute to guiding IAM in their mission of service to their members."

His new role at the IAM comes at a time when US asset-based movers have been getting renewed focus and attention. Being an asset-based mover himself, he understands the challenges and struggles of the group: "As asset-based movers, we invest in trucks, warehouses, equipment but most importantly in people. Like most businesses, we are faced with regulatory and environmental challenges which are accelerating change at an exponential pace. We can try to go at it alone, but it makes much better sense to collaborate to solve common issues and develop shared resources through an association like IAM."

Some 99% of all businesses in the U.S. are considered small businesses, according to Small Business Trends Magazine. Representing the needs of these small businesses is at the heart of Mr. Carmi's goals.

To learn more about DN Van Lines visit: https://dnvanlines.com

To learn more about International Association of Movers visit: https://iamovers.org

About DN Van Lines:

DN Van Lines, based in Northborough, Massachusetts and Jacksonville, Florida is a U.S. Domestic Asset Based Mover, one of over 25 million entrepreneurial small businesses that invest in, provide employment and power America. DN Van Lines provides worldwide moving, relocation and logistics services to private consumers, government, and corporate transferees. It is especially proud of its close working relationship with US Transportation Management Command in a common mission to provide strategic moving services to uniformed military service members and their families.

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At the recent 58th Annual International Association of Movers' (IAM) Meeting, Mr. Oded Carmi, President of DN Van Lines, was voted into the IAM Executive Committee as a Governing Member-at Large for a one-year term. The IAM Executive Committee is the governing body of the International Association of Movers.

Related link: https://dnvanlines.com/