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System4 Expands Further in Texas, Opens Austin Office

System4 simplifies processes for business owners, operators, and management by saving time, reducing complexity and overall cost

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — System4 Facility Services Management (“System4”), a leading company in facility management solutions that specializes in customized commercial cleaning, disinfection and repair and maintenance services announced that a new office has opened in Austin, Texas. System4 of Austin will be servicing Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties.

Image caption: System4 Facility Services Management.

System4 of Austin will be your one-stop shop for customized solutions that seamlessly deliver facility services within your budget and is powered by the winning combination of people and software. Whether you are looking for a commercial cleaning, disinfection, or building maintenance, we have you covered – inside and out!

On January 21, 2025, Matthew Scott opened the System4 of Austin location. System4 of Austin’s office is located at 13341 W US Highway 290, Building 2, Austin, TX, 78737 and can be reached at 888-303-6931.

“Matthew’s unique background and entrepreneurial spirit has impressed me since our first call,” said Scott Kubec, Chief Operating Officer, System4 Facility Services Management. “He has a clear vision and the drive to build a successful business and deliver first-class services to the Austin business community.”

“I’m excited to bring System4 to Travis, Hays, Williamson and portions of the surrounding counties in the Austin Metropolitan area. My decision to partner with System4 was driven by the opportunity to assist businesses of all sizes, saving them time and money when it comes to management of their facilities,” said Matthew Scott, Franchise Partner, System4 of Austin.

“I also appreciate System4’s strong commitment to customer service and their investment in unique solutions for the benefit of our customer base. There is simply no other facilities management company with the experience and expertise of System4. We look forward to becoming the best facility services management company in the Austin area.”

About System4:

Founded in 2004, System4 Facility Services Management has become an industry leader in commercial cleaning, disinfection and repair and maintenance. With more than 60 locations nationally, System4 manages the interior and exterior of any size or type facility. As a business’s one point of contact for all facility service needs, System4 simplifies processes for business owners, operators, and management by saving time, reducing complexity and overall cost.

Learn more: https://system4.com/.

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Concerned Shareholders of WOW issues the following letter to shareholders of WOW and WOW Management regarding the Unsolicited Non-Binding Proposal

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Concerned Shareholders of WOW today issued the following letter to the management of WOW. More details can be found on its website (WowShareholders.com):

To the Management and Board of Directors of WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW),

We, as concerned stakeholders and shareholders of WideOpenWest, are writing to formally request an update regarding the unsolicited non-binding preliminary proposal submitted on May 3, 2024, by DigitalBridge Investments, LLC and Crestview Partners. This proposal, offering $4.80 per share in cash for all outstanding shares not currently owned by Crestview, has significant implications for the future of WOW! and its shareholders.

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It has been over eight months since this proposal was announced, during which time your board established a special committee to evaluate the offer.

Despite this, there has been no substantive communication or transparency regarding the progress or outcome of these deliberations.

Given the importance of this matter to shareholders and the broader market, we believe it is imperative for WOW to provide clarity on the following points:

Status of the Special Committee’s Evaluation: What is the current status of the special committee’s review of the proposal? Have any decisions or recommendations been made?

Fairness and Valuation: How does the board assess the $4.80 per share offer in light of WOW’s intrinsic value and recent financial performance? Notably, some shareholders have publicly criticized this valuation as inadequate, suggesting a fair value above $10 per share.

Strategic Alternatives: Has the board considered other strategic options beyond accepting or rejecting this proposal? For instance, are there plans to explore alternative buyers or partnerships that could maximize shareholder value?

Transparency and Shareholder Engagement: Why has there been limited communication with shareholders regarding this critical proposal? What steps will WOW take to ensure greater transparency moving forward?

As shareholders, we have a vested interest in ensuring that any decision regarding this proposal is made transparently and in alignment with maximizing shareholder value. The lack of updates creates uncertainty and undermines confidence in WOW’s leadership.

We urge you to address these concerns promptly by providing a comprehensive update on the status of this proposal and its evaluation.

We also request that you outline a clear timeline for further disclosures to ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed.

If we do not receive a satisfactory response within a reasonable timeframe, we will have no choice but to escalate our efforts by initiating a proxy campaign aimed at replacing members of the Board of Directors who fail to act in the best interests of shareholders.

This step is not taken lightly but reflects our commitment to ensuring accountability and protecting shareholder value.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

We look forward to your prompt response.

Sara Konstantine
On behalf of Concerned Shareholders of WOW

*This letter reflects our collective commitment to transparency, accountability, and the best interests of all WOW stakeholders*

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

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Autocraft Bodywerks Is Certified For Mercedes-Benz Collision Repair!

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Autocraft Bodywerks, now celebrating 40 years of excellence in automotive collision repair, located at 5411 Wasson Rd, Austin, Texas, has met all the program standards in the certification process for the Mercedes-Benz Elite Certified Collision Program, Autocraft Principal Chris Raeder announced today. Completion of the Mercedes-Benz certification program confirms Autocraft Bodywerks’ commitment to restoring Mercedes-Benz vehicles back to original factory specifications and showroom condition.

Image caption: Autocraft Bodywerks is now a proud Mercedes-Benz Elite Certified Collision Center.

“Autocraft has proudly served the Austin community since 1984,” Principal Chris Raeder explains, “and we’re excited to add the Mercedes-Benz certification to our long list of collision repair services. Our Wasson Road location will continue serving owners of all makes and models in Austin and surrounding communities.”

Autocraft Bodywerks, now with locations in South Austin, North Austin, and San Marcos, and coming soon to Spicewood, is a locally owned and operated Austin, Texas based collision repair company that has been restoring Automotive Dreams Since 1984. Autocraft is now a Mercedes-Benz Elite Certified Collision Center, with the training and equipment to handle all aspects of collision repairs for these luxury, high-tech vehicles.

Autocraft is Austin’s premier I-CAR Gold Class body shop specializing in the repair and restoration of luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks combines the latest technology and the most comprehensive training available to repair damaged vehicles and restore them back to the original manufacturer factory specifications for performance and structural integrity.

The team of collision repair specialists at Autocraft Bodywerks has years, and in many cases, decades of experience in automotive collision repair. Autocraft Bodywerks is Aluminum Certified and is approved in the repair of Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Rivian, Ford, and many other luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks uses only OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) replacement parts.

For more information about Autocraft Bodywerks services please call Autocraft Bodywerks South at 512-441-7444, Autocraft Bodywerks North at 737-238-3752, Autocraft Bodywerks San Marcos at 512-214-8696, or visit https://www.AutocraftBodywerks.com/.

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TMC Emerging Technology Fund Announces Newest Corporate Partner: Andromeda Division Constellation Software’s Perseus Operating Group

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP has secured its first corporate partner, Andromeda. Andromeda is a Division of the Perseus Operating Group, of Constellation Software, Inc. (TSX: CSU; "Constellation"). Constellation is a long-term investor and operator of over a thousand software companies in multiple vertical markets with a cumulative investment of over $10 billion. Andromeda builds, acquires, and invests in financial software companies that provide mission-critical solutions for the mortgage industry.

"We are excited to partner with The Mortgage Collaborative through their Emerging Technology Fund," said Bonnie Wilhelm, Chief Executive Officer at Andromeda. "TMC's deep industry expertise and focus on innovation perfectly aligns with our own commitment to supporting growth in the mortgage technology sector. Together, we can identify and invest in promising companies that are shaping the future of lending."

"We could not be more thrilled to welcome Andromeda to our program. In addition to strengthening our investment capacity, we look forward to closely collaborating with their team and benefitting from their considerable industry experience to help us make smart, strategic investments," commented Sandy Selman, General Partner of the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP.

About TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP

TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP (the "Fund") is a specialist fintech fund explicitly focused on the mortgage industry and immediately adjacent verticals. Its Limited Partners consist of some of the most technology-forward lender members of TMC and help the Fund understand where the industry is headed, what will work, what won't and why. The Fund continues to look for investments in exciting companies that will have the most profound impact on this multi-trillion-dollar industry. For more information, please reach out to info@tmctechfund.com.

About Andromeda

Andromeda is a global investment firm specializing in acquiring and investing in mission-critical software companies. It partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to scale businesses that serve essential needs across a wide range of industries. Andromeda's long-term approach empowers management teams to drive sustainable growth and achieve enduring success. In the mortgage industry, our businesses include Optimal Blue, Dark Matter Technologies, Constellation Mortgage Solutions, Axacore and ReverseVision. Together, our business units work tirelessly to empower lenders on the front lines with innovative solutions designed to lower origination costs in a regulatory-compliant manner. For more information, visit https://www.csiandromeda.com

About The Mortgage Collaborative

The Mortgage Collaborative The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC) is a membership-driven* organization dedicated to empowering mortgage lenders across the United States through networking, education, and advocacy. Our goal is to support the success of our members by fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation. For more information, visit http://www.mortgagecollaborative.com/

The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP has secured its first corporate partner, Andromeda. Andromeda is a Division of the Perseus Operating Group, of Constellation Software, Inc. (TSX: CSU; "Constellation").

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

Accountable CRM Launches First Activity-Based Platform for Mortgage Teams

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- 90-Day Sales Manager proudly launches the first activity-based CRM with built-in coaching and accountability for mortgage teams at credit unions and community banks. The 3-in-1 platform provides mortgage departments an affordable solution to help loan officers stay productive during challenging times.

"Accountable CRM was born out of necessity," says Dr. Bruce Lund, Founder and CEO. "We initially sought to integrate our accountability software into existing CRMs for our credit union clients. However, we quickly discovered that many mortgage departments either lacked a dedicated mortgage CRM or rely on organizational CRMs that don't meet the needs of their mortgage departments. Accountable can plug into existing CRMs or serve as a standalone mortgage-specific CRM."

The core focus at Accountable CRM is centered around improving productivity by placing loan officers back at the heart of their CRM through daily activities and goal-setting. The platform has already achieved a 90% adoption rate-significantly outpacing the industry average of less than 20%. Sales managers are particularly drawn to the platform's activity tracking capabilities, which provide measurable results.

Mortgage-Specific CRM Features

Once the accountability tools were established, the next critical step was to develop mortgage-specific features and integrations. To lead this initiative, Dr. Lund brought on board Maggie Mae, a former Director of Product at a leading mortgage CRM, renowned for her expertise in CRM development and her deep understanding of the mortgage industry.

"Maggie's impressive track record in CRM development and her comprehensive understanding of mortgage processes made this platform the perfect playground for her expertise," says Dr. Lund. "With her insights, we've built a platform that not only fulfills all the expectations of a mortgage CRM but also integrates our unique accountability software to truly set us apart."

Accountable CRM includes a host of essential functionalities such as seamless Loan Origination System (LOS) integrations, automated email marketing, and a comprehensive mortgage marketing suite with hundreds of templates. The marketing suite offers one-click access to company-branded flyers, postcards, social posts, and more-all approved and managed by the marketing department. Additionally, the platform's mobile app ensures loan officers remain productive, whether in the office or on the go.

"Accountable CRM's emphasis on activity tracking and its commitment to supporting loan officers resonated deeply with me," adds Maggie Mae, Chief of Product. "The software is built on new technology which allows for continuous innovation and seamless integration with industry standards, making this software truly unique in the mortgage CRM space."

A Preferred Solution for Managers and Loan Officers

What truly distinguishes Accountable CRM from traditional CRMs is its focus on the daily activities of loan officers. While many CRMs prioritize internal marketing efforts, Accountable bridges the gap by collaborating closely with marketing teams to ensure that loan officers have the tools and support needed to succeed. This approach boosts productivity but also aligns sales and marketing efforts to drive better outcomes for the entire organization.

Setup your demo by emailing info@90daysales.com or visit https://www.accountablecrm.com/.

90-Day Sales Manager proudly launches the first activity-based CRM with built-in coaching and accountability for mortgage teams at credit unions and community banks. The 3-in-1 platform provides mortgage departments an affordable solution to help loan officers stay productive during challenging times.

Related link: https://90daysales.com/

One Man’s Tragedy Becomes a Treasure: Announcing the Release of ‘Concrete Dreams’

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- A local Austin man, Woody Shea, stood at the pinnacle of his career as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a multinational corporation. A leader, innovator, and problem-solver, his days were filled with high-stakes decisions and groundbreaking technology. But in 2019, life took an unexpected turn, leading him to release a book of poetry, "Concrete Dreams" (ISBN: 979-8328164092).

Woody suffered a debilitating brain injury that left him in a coma. When he awoke, the challenges he faced were profound. The injury had severely affected his motor skills, and he had to relearn how to use his muscles and speak again, an effort that tested his resilience and determination to the core.

After four long years of rehabilitation, Woody found himself on a different path. With immense perseverance and the right tools, he regained the ability to write again-not as a technologist, but as a poet. His new book, "Concrete Dreams," chronicles a year of his recovery, offering readers an intimate glimpse into his struggles and triumphs.

"Concrete Dreams" is more than just a collection of poems. It is a testament to the human spirit's capacity for endurance and transformation. Each poem is a milestone in Woody's journey, capturing moments of pain, hope, and renewal.

Woody's transition from CTO to poet is not just a career change; it is a profound reinvention of self. Using his cellphone's predictive text features, he found a way to write despite the challenges. His poetry, raw and honest, speaks to one person's reaction to adversity.

"I hope my experience can help others who are struggling in life," says Woody. "My poems are a reflection of my journey, but they also carry a universal message of resilience. Life can change in an instant, but it's how we respond to those changes that define us."

Through "Concrete Dreams," Woody's goal is to inspire others to find strength in their darkest moments. His story is a reminder that even in the face of overwhelming odds, there is always hope. Woody's journey from the high-powered world of technology to the introspective realm of poetry shows that no matter where life takes us, our capacity for growth and reinvention remains boundless.

Woody's story is one of courage and hope, a beacon for those navigating their own challenges. As he continues to write and share his experiences, he invites others to join him in embracing the journey, finding beauty and strength in every shaky step.

For more information, visit https://braindeadpoetssociety.com/ or purchase "Concrete Dreams" on Amazon (https://a.co/d/eWUiW4Q).

A local Austin man, Woody Shea, stood at the pinnacle of his career as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a multinational corporation. A leader, innovator, and problem-solver, his days were filled with high-stakes decisions and groundbreaking technology. But in 2019, life took an unexpected turn, leading him to release a book of poetry, "Concrete Dreams" (ISBN: 979-8328164092).

Related link: https://braindeadpoetssociety.com/

United for Human Rights: A Vibrant Addition to the Spirit and Dynamic of SXSW EDU Conference and Festival

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- SXSW EDU is an educator conference in Austin, Texas, "designed for the brightest minds in education to change the future of teaching and learning." United for Human Rights set up a booth at the conference, where human rights was a recurring topic in presentations, conferences and workshops. Educators, entrepreneurs, and members of civil society from across the U.S. around the globe visited the booth to learn about the program, order its materials and educator's guide, and receive help putting the program into use in the classrooms, their communities and countries. The truth is, the importance of raising awareness of human rights cannot be overstated.

We live in an era of human rights violations that rival any earlier time: More people are enslaved today than were sold into bondage over 400 years of the transatlantic slave trade. According to the World Bank, 648 million people live in extreme poverty. Some 78 million children have no access to school and an estimated 2 billion people, a quarter of humanity, are affected by violent conflict or war. How does human rights education fit into this equation? The UHR program is based on the belief that the UN had the answer, with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). But the UDHR will only be as effective as it is known, understood and implemented.

Educators who already use the United for Human Rights (URH) curriculum visited the booth to share why they use and appreciate the materials. Not only do the booklets and videos capture student attention, they also make a difference in the way youth treat the subject in their personal lives. Bullying, hate speech, hate crimes, assault, and gun violence are all too common in schools. One educator shared how the students who attend her classes based on the UHR curriculum become outspoken advocates of the rights of others, even pulling out their copy of the What Are Human Rights booklet to show kids how they are violating the rights of others by their actions.

Stellar examples of humanitarians who use this program are featured in episodes of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network:

* In South Africa, human rights activist Glory Matipile uses the URH program for young people, Youth for Human Rights, to educate youth and help protect them from being lured into jobs that are human trafficking traps.

* Growing up in Nepal, where domestic violence and forced child labor were a normal way of life, Rahul KC discovered Youth for Human Rights when he was 12. He has since educated thousands on human rights, and used these materials to speak truth to power, helping change Nepal's constitution to include protection and promotion of human rights.

* In Costa Rica, Braulio Vargas made it his personal mission to help his country counter poverty and protect youth from trafficking by helping pass a bill that mandates educating every child in the country on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

"It is so gratifying to hear about the difference our program is making," says Emma Sims, Human Rights Coordinator at United for Human Rights. "We are committed to getting these materials into the hands of educators and students everywhere."

United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights are supported by Scientology Churches and Scientologists. The program was inspired by humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, who believed "Human rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream."

"The best way to achieve this," says Sims, "is through education."

For more information, visit the website of United for Human Rights or watch The Story of Human Rights and Thirty Rights Brought to Life on the Scientology Network.

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SXSW EDU is an educator conference in Austin, Texas, "designed for the brightest minds in education to change the future of teaching and learning." United for Human Rights set up a booth at the conference, where human rights was a recurring topic in presentations, conferences and workshops. Educators, entrepreneurs, and members of civil society from across the U.S. around the globe visited the booth to learn about the program.

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

Leap Hockey Partners with Skyhawks & Stack Sports to Accelerate Youth Field Hockey Development

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Leap Hockey, a pioneering online platform dedicated to advancing youth field hockey skills, is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with Skyhawks & Stack Sports, a leading provider of sports camps and youth programming across the USA. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in empowering young players to excel in the sport of field hockey.

As part of this partnership, Leap Hockey will leverage its expertise in elite-level training to provide instructional content tailored specifically for young athletes participating in Skyhawks & Stack Sports camps. Through comprehensive training modules and engaging resources, Leap Hockey aims to equip players with the essential skills and knowledge needed to kick-start their field hockey journey with confidence and proficiency.

"We are delighted to join forces with Skyhawks and Stack Sports to inspire and support the next generation of field hockey enthusiasts," said Ross Gilham-Jones, Founder of Leap Hockey. "Our shared commitment to excellence and player development will undoubtedly create exciting opportunities for young athletes to thrive in the sport."

With a focus on accessibility and inclusivity, Leap Hockey's instructional content will cater to players of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced competitors. By offering expert guidance and fostering a supportive learning environment, Leap Hockey and Skyhawks & Stack Sports aim to cultivate a love for the game while nurturing talent and fostering personal growth among young athletes.

"We are excited to partner with Leap Hockey to enhance our field hockey programming and provide our campers with access to top-tier training resources," said Jason Frazier, General Manager of Skyhawks. "This collaboration underscores our dedication to delivering high-quality sports experiences that empower youth to pursue their passions and reach their full potential."

For more information about Leap Hockey, visit: https://www.leaphockey.com/.

For more information about Skyhawks powered by Stack Sports, visit https://www.skyhawks.com/.

About Leap Hockey:

Leap Hockey is a leading online platform dedicated to empowering youth field hockey players to reach their full potential. With a team of world-class instructors and personalized training programs, Leap Hockey provides aspiring athletes with the tools and resources needed to excel in the sport.

About Skyhawks:

Founded in Spokane, Washington in 1979, Skyhawks has established itself as one of the largest youth sport program providers in North America. Skyhawks provides a wide variety of fun, safe and positive programs that emphasize critical lessons by "teaching life skills through sports". Programs range from week-long summer camps to after-school programs, clinics, and leagues for children aged 18mths to 14 in a variety of sports.

About Stack Sports:

With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations.

Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on four key pillars - Grassroots Engagement, Participation Growth, Recruiting Pathways, and Elite Player Development. To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/.

Leap Hockey, a pioneering online platform dedicated to advancing youth field hockey skills, is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with Skyhawks & Stack Sports, a leading provider of sports camps and youth programming across the USA. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in empowering young players to excel in the sport of field hockey.

Related link: https://stacksports.com/

Lending execs share top concerns, priorities in The Mortgage Collaborative’s 2024 Pulse of the Network survey findings

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced the completion of its "Pulse of the Network" survey for 2024. The full report features lenders' top five critical issues for the year, top 10 goals and anticipated strategies for success.

Select findings from this year's report are as follows:

Top Concerns

When asked to rank-order the most critically important issues facing mortgage lenders today, respondents identified business development as their top concern. And while 36.7% of respondents have their sights set on expansion, three in five respondents said they were more worried about attaining or retaining profitability than growing market share.

Top Priorities

Unsurprisingly, respondents identified growing volume as their top objective for 2024. To that end, they're looking at recruiting processes (21% are working with recruiters) and diversifying referral relationships to ensure their companies are set to take advantage of every opportunity. And while implementing new technology ranked relatively low among mortgage business objectives for 2024, respondents flagged customer relationship management (CRM) platforms as the one part of the tech stack they'll prioritize evaluating this year.

"Based on this year's survey results, lenders' priority for 2024 seems to be getting better but not necessarily bigger," said TMC President and CEO Melissa Langdale. "The compounding effects of rising interest rates, low inventory and affordability challenges have battle-tested lenders over the last year, and with some measure of relief on the horizon in the form of expected lower interest rates, lenders are planning to use this breathing room to improve operations, maximize existing opportunities for new business and shore up reserves that may have been depleted in the pursuit of survival in 2023."

To inquire about the full findings from this year's survey, contact mlangdale@mtgcoop.com.

Methodology

Two thousand mortgage lending executives from TMC's lender member network of independent mortgage bankers (IMBs), banks and credit unions across the United States were invited to participate in the survey. Of those who responded, 49% were independent mortgage bankers (IMBs), 44% were banks and the remaining 7% were credit unions. All respondents were key decision-makers, more than half of them holding C-suite positions or their equivalent (CEO, COO, CLO, President, or Head of Operations). All responses were collected between December 15, 2023, and January 15, 2024.

About The Mortgage Collaborative:

The Mortgage Collaborative was founded in 2013 by four notable industry leaders and is the nation's largest independent mortgage cooperative network. TMC is singularly focused on creating an environment of collaboration and innovation for small to mid-size mortgage lenders across the country to reduce cost, increase profitability, and better serve the dynamic and changing consumer base in America.

For more information, visit http://www.mortgagecollaborative.com/

The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced the completion of its "Pulse of the Network" survey for 2024. The full report features lenders' top five critical issues for the year, top 10 goals and anticipated strategies for success.

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

Austin Leads As the First in a Series of Beautiful New Scientology Churches Opened One After Another in Just Over a Week

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The dedication of the new Ideal Scientology Church in Austin, Texas, was the first in a series of stunning new Scientology Churches to open in 2024, and it embodies the spirit of unabated growth that has become the hallmark of Scientology today.

Mr. David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, welcomed Lone Star State Scientologists and the purpose and pride they embodied in accomplishing this milestone.

"You're Texas big and Texas tough," he said. "This is a moment to remember what was said long ago by one of your famous Texans-that it was the best land he had ever seen, and there was a world of country to settle. Well, so it is again today. Except your 'line of country' is the human spirit, and you settle it by restoring to people the happiness, love, sincerity and kindness with which they were created."

Just a mile from the state capitol building, the new Ideal Church provides Texas-size facilities to expand the Church's humanitarian activity and influence: exemplary drug awareness and prevention for Texas youth, human rights education and countless victories for victims of mental health abuse.

Among the officials and dignitaries joining Mr. Miscavige at the opening event was Vice-President of the University Area Partners Association, Mr. Mike McHone, a committed neighborhood leader for the West Campus area. "For those of you who aren't from Austin, this town is a university town. We work to keep our neighborhood at the front of the pack when it comes to, well, everything," Mr. McHone said.

"And today I'll admit a little Longhorns pride in celebrating another big step in keeping our neighborhood the Best of the Best. Hook 'em Horns!" he told the roaring crowd.

"Each and every one of you should take pride in knowing you have helped make our home what it is today. Your members form the backbone of an ongoing community effort. Which is another way of saying, you have shown an inherent understanding of what our residents need with a passion and care to create a thriving, active community.

"While today, with this Grand Opening, we celebrate the return of a major player to this University area. So what I should really be saying is, 'Welcome back!'"

Mr. Sam Price, who served nearly 25 years with the Austin Health Department and is now a dedicated Texas drug education advocate in Central Texas, recognized the impact of the Church-sponsored drug awareness program, Drug-Free World. "From the outset, our attitude was, 'Let's educate people.' And we got that Truth About Drugs information out to everyone. That means, thanks to your support, thousands who never had a chance to be educated now have the choice to say, 'I'm going to live drug-free!'

"The world would be a better place if more people had the care and commitment that your Church members do. No doubt about it. And thanks to Drug-Free World, you've given this kid from the south of Austin the opportunity of a lifetime. So I have one final request: keep doing your good work. You'll never know how many lives you've saved."

Ms. Simone Talma Flowers, Executive Director of Interfaith Action of Central Texas, spoke on the international diversity of Austin's religious community. "Bridging division between different faiths is not simply a 'nice to do,' it's essential," she said. "You have been pillars of devotion and dependency. And upon those pillars, we have now built the largest interfaith movement in all of Central Texas."

Remarking on the new Church's spacious Chapel, Ms. Flowers said, "I have to tell you, we are so excited at the prospect of holding our events right here-front and center in Downtown. This Ideal Org will be a shared space where any and all are welcome, a place for services, talks or meetings for reconciliation. So may it continue to shine as a sanctuary for all faiths for all the decades to come!"

The final guest speaker, Mr. Nelson Linder, serves as President of the Austin NAACP. He recalled that, as a child in Georgia in the late 1950s, he walked to school because there were no buses that served his segregated school. "Like many others, my fight for civil rights is now decades long.

"A just society requires sacrifice and commitment," Mr. Linder said. "In fact, a great man once said, 'Injustice is not something in which any man with power should ever trade.' That was Mr. L. Ron Hubbard. To say such in the crucible of the 1960s shows tremendous courage.

"At that time, just a handful were in the middle, trying to broker peace, and yet there he was. Mr. Hubbard's ideas of forwarding the concept of true justice were both visionary and grand.

"And let's face it, they inspired you all to create a movement not only in Texas, but around the world. That's not just a gift for those who are here. It's a gift for those who aren't even born yet. So on behalf of the Austin NAACP, thank you, Mr. Hubbard, for being a strong voice in the land.

"With this Grand Opening today, we can now say: Yes, Mr. Hubbard, we are turning your dream into reality. And that is most certainly cause to celebrate."

All are invited to tour the Church's new Public Information Center at 2200 Guadalupe Street to satisfy their curiosity about Scientology, open Monday to Fri 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The dedication of the new Ideal Scientology Church in Austin, Texas, was the first in a series of stunning new Scientology Churches to open in 2024, and it embodies the spirit of unabated growth that has become the hallmark of Scientology today. Mr. David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, welcomed Lone Star State Scientologists and the purpose and pride they embodied in accomplishing this milestone.

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

Autocraft Bodywerks Continues Expansion with Groundbreaking at Fourth Location in Spicewood!

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Autocraft Bodywerks, now celebrating 40 years of excellence in automotive collision repair, located at 5411 Wasson Rd, Austin, Texas, has broken ground on a fourth, full-service location in Spicewood, Autocraft Principal Chris Raeder announced today. Located on 2.4 acres, the 23,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to open in September of 2024, and will offer estimates, bodywork and painting for cars, trucks, and SUVs of all makes and models, including Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid EVs. A date for a grand opening will be announced at a later date.

"Autocraft has proudly served the Austin community since 1984," Principal Chris Raeder explains, "and we're excited to announce the expansion of our operations by adding a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Spicewood. Our ultimate goal is to serve a wider area of the surrounding Austin community while continuing to provide our guests with the very best collision repair available. Our Wasson Road location will continue serving Austin and surrounding communities."

"When fully staffed, our new Spicewood location will have 35 employees. We're truly excited," Raeder continues, "to be able to provide our special brand of quality collision repair, using only Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts, to more guests with a convenient Spicewood location. We believe Autocraft Bodywerks is the future of collision repair."

Autocraft Bodywerks, now with locations in South Austin, North Austin, and San Marcos, and coming soon to Spicewood, is a locally owned and operated Austin, Texas based collision repair company that has been restoring Automotive Dreams Since 1984. Autocraft is a Tesla and Rivian Approved Body Shop, with the training and equipment to handle all aspects of collision repairs for these high-tech vehicles. Autocraft is Austin's premiere I-CAR Gold Class body shop specializing in the repair and restoration of luxury vehicles.

Autocraft Bodywerks combines the latest technology and the most comprehensive training available to repair damaged vehicles and restore them back to the original manufacturer factory specifications for performance and structural integrity. The team of collision repair specialists at Autocraft Bodywerks has years, and in many cases, decades of experience in automotive collision repair. Autocraft Bodywerks is Aluminum Certified and is approved in the repair of both Tesla, Rivian, Ford, and many other luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks uses only OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) replacement parts.

For more information about Autocraft Bodywerks services please call Autocraft Bodywerks South at 512-441-7444, Autocraft Bodywerks North at 737-238-3752, Autocraft Bodywerks San Marcos at 512-214-8696, or visit https://www.autocraftbodywerks.com/.

Autocraft Bodywerks, now celebrating 40 years of excellence in automotive collision repair, located at 5411 Wasson Rd, Austin, Texas, has broken ground on a fourth, full-service location in Spicewood, Autocraft Principal Chris Raeder announced today. Located on 2.4 acres, the 23,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to open in September of 2024, and will offer estimates, bodywork and painting for cars, trucks, and SUVs of all makes and models.

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

BioAustinCTX Adds Cindy WalkerPeach and Ryan Hawkins to the Board of Directors

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- BioAustinCTX, Central Texas' Life Science industry organization, announced today the appointment of Cindy WalkerPeach, PhD and Ryan Hawkins to its Board of Directors.

Cindy WalkerPeach has been involved in the Central Texas life science ecosystem since 1996, having relocated to Austin to join a bioscience startup. She currently leads the development of the Nexxus Project at the University of Texas at Austin and serves on the national faculty for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Programs. Prior to UT, she was the Chief Product Development Officer at the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Prior to government service, Dr. WalkerPeach has 20+ years experience in the biotechnology sector as a member of several life science company management teams, all located in Central Texas, where she led product development and commercial operations.

"It's an exciting time, as Central Texas continues its development into a first-class life sciences hub. BioAustinCTX has been, and continues to be, a critical component for connectivity within the region," said WalkerPeach.

Ryan Hawkins is an accomplished biopharmaceutical leader with 25 years' experience in the life sciences. Ryan serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Disruption Labs, a plant-derived delivery technology company serving the nutraceutical industry. Prior to joining Disruption Labs, Ryan was responsible for Technical Operations at Molecular Templates, a clinical stage biotechnology company and spent 20 years in the biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing industry.

"All of the ingredients are present in Austin and Central Texas to have thriving, dynamic life science community that creates benefits beyond the advertised value proposition. Being a part of creating our secret sauce recipe that attracts people, conversation, companies, and community building is very exciting. As a member of the BioAustinCTX board, I look forward to unlocking our community's potential in this regard," said Hawkins.

"Cindy and Ryan bring tremendous experience and knowledge and we look forward to the energy and expertise they will bring to advancing BioAustinCTX's pivotal role in growing the life science ecosystem in Central Texas," said Scott Collins, Board of Directors President.

About BioAustinCTX:

BioAustinCTX is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas focused on advancing the life science industry in the Central Texas Region. Visit BioAustinCTX for more information: https://bioaustinctx.com/.

BioAustinCTX, Central Texas' Life Science industry organization, announced today the appointment of Cindy WalkerPeach, PhD and Ryan Hawkins to its Board of Directors. BioAustinCTX is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas focused on advancing the life science industry in the Central Texas Region.

Related link: https://bioaustinctx.com/

Unlocking the Future: VOC AI Revolutionizes Customer Experience and Empowers Businesses at CCW Austin 2024

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Silicon Valley-based AI trailblazer, VOC AI, unleashed a wave of innovation at CCW (Customer Contact Week) Austin 2024, January 23 to 25. Renowned for its transformative solutions in the Voice of Customer (VOC) domain, VOC AI is gearing up to redefine customer experiences and empower businesses with cutting-edge AI applications.

Breaking Barriers at CCW Austin 2024:

Visitors at the VOC AI booth witnessed a dynamic showcase of groundbreaking AI-driven solutions that promise to revolutionize customer service and provide unprecedented insights for Amazon sellers.

* AI Agent for Customer Service: Experience the transformation with the VOC AI Agent for Customer Service, powered by OpenAI, ensuring accurate and personalized responses that elevate customer satisfaction to new heights. The success stories across diverse industries, such as e-commerce, gaming, social media, finance, and cryptocurrency, showcase the transformative impact of VOC AI's AI applications. For instance, in the financial and insurance sector, the resolution rate improved from 30% to 80%, demonstrating the efficiency gained through AI enhancements.

* Sentiment Analysis for Amazon Sellers: Dive deep into the world of sentiment analysis and discover how Amazon sellers can gain a profound understanding of customer emotions expressed in reviews, leading to enhanced products and services. Dive deep into the heart of customer feedback. With VOC AI's advanced algorithms, understand not just what your customers are saying, but how they truly feel about your products or services.

* VOC AI Market Insight: Uncover the power of VOC AI MI's capabilities, providing Amazon sellers with sales estimators, competitive analyses, and a deep understanding of market trends.

Quotes from VOC AI:

"At CCW Austin 2024, we're not just showcasing technology; we're unveiling a new era of customer service and empowering businesses with the tools they need to thrive in dynamic markets. Our AI solutions are not just innovative; they are game-changers, transforming the landscape of customer engagement," said Sean Elias, of VOC AI.

About VOC AI:

Founded in 2021, VOC AI is a Silicon Valley-based AI company specializing in customer voice and service solutions. With a strong user base and a dynamic team of elite engineers from industry giants, VOC AI is at the forefront of reshaping the customer experience. Learn more: https://www.voc.ai/

Silicon Valley-based AI trailblazer, VOC AI, unleashed a wave of innovation at CCW (Customer Contact Week) Austin 2024, January 23 to 25. Renowned for its transformative solutions in the Voice of Customer (VOC) domain, VOC AI is gearing up to redefine customer experiences and empower businesses with cutting-edge AI applications.

Related link: https://www.voc.ai/

Autocraft Bodywerks North Austin Recognized by Tesla as Second Quarter Top Performer!

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Autocraft Bodywerk's North Austin location, specializing in the repair and restoration of Tesla models, has been recognized by Tesla, as the #1 Top Performer during the second quarter for collision repair in the US Southwest Region, and 8th overall out of over 700 TACC shops in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico), announced Tammie Harper, General Manager at the North Austin location.

Autocraft Bodywerks, Austin's premier automotive collision repair center since 1984, opened the North Austin location at 12131 Roxie Drive in 2019. "This is a wonderful achievement," Autocraft Principal Chris Raeder explained, "Tesla collision repair is highly specialized, and Tammie and her team have truly mastered the process, while providing world class guest service."

"This is a very special honor for us," remarks General Manager Tammie Harper, "since opening this location, we've been dedicated to the repair and restoration of all Tesla models, and we've made it our mission to be the best Tesla body shop in Texas by providing state-of-the-art collision repair and truly white glove guest service."

"Autocraft has been serving the Austin community since 1984," Raeder acknowledges, "and we've expanded our operations by adding new locations in North Austin, and now in San Marcos, with a focus on the technology and training required for the repair of highly advanced electric vehicles like Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid. We believe this is the future of collision repair. Our continued expansion will increase our capacity and permit us to shorten our delivery time while continuing to provide our customers with the sophisticated 21st Century collision repair these advanced vehicles require. With our new San Marcos location, Autocraft Bodywerks is better positioned than ever to continue serving Austin and surrounding communities, just as we have for nearly 40 years."

Autocraft Bodywerks, now with locations in South Austin, North Austin, and San Marcos, is a locally owned and operated Austin, Texas based collision repair company that has been restoring Automotive Dreams Since 1984. Autocraft is a Tesla and Rivian Approved Body Shop, with the training and equipment to handle all aspects of collision repairs for these high-tech vehicles. Autocraft is Austin's premiere I-CAR Gold Class body shop specializing in the repair and restoration of luxury vehicles.

Autocraft Bodywerks combines the latest technology and the most comprehensive training available to repair damaged vehicles and restore them back to the original manufacturer factory specifications for performance and structural integrity. The team of collision repair specialists at Autocraft Bodywerks has years, and in many cases, decades of experience in automotive collision repair. Autocraft Bodywerks is Aluminum Certified and is approved in the repair of both Tesla, Rivian, Ford, and many other luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks uses only OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) replacement parts.

For more information about Autocraft Bodywerks services please call Autocraft Bodywerks South at 512-441-7444, Autocraft Bodywerks North at 737-238-3752, Autocraft Bodywerks San Marcos at 512-214-8696, or visit https://www.autocraftbodywerks.com/.

Autocraft Bodywerk's North Austin location, specializing in the repair and restoration of Tesla models, has been recognized by Tesla, as the #1 Top Performer during the second quarter for collision repair in the US Southwest Region, and 8th overall out of over 700 TACC shops in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico), announced Tammie Harper, General Manager at the North Austin location.

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

Introducing RapidVerify: A Cutting-Edge Solution for Applicant Document Verification

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- In today's business landscape, where companies are facing the disconcerting reality of losing up to 5% of their revenue to fraudulent activities, the urgency for a reliable and efficient solution is critical. RapidVerify is proud to announce the launch of its innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically engineered to address the pressing issue of document fraud.

RapidVerify: Secure and Real-Time Verification

RapidVerify is a groundbreaking SaaS platform that enables businesses to swiftly verify employment, income, liabilities, and more in real-time. This allows companies to make well-informed decisions expeditiously, thereby mitigating the risk of fraud. The platform is fully integrated with over 100 online SaaS platforms, ensuring a comprehensive solution that effectively reduces the risk of fraud by verifying directly with the original source. This direct verification minimizes the possibility of data manipulation and guarantees an exceptional level of data integrity and authenticity.

Say Goodbye to Paper Clutter

One of the major advantages of RapidVerify is the elimination of the need for paper paystubs or bank statements. The entire verification process is digital, making it both efficient and environmentally friendly. Additionally, applicants can complete the verification process from the comfort of their own homes, adding a layer of convenience to the experience.

A Word from the Founder

Jeff Flynt, the Founder of RapidVerify, states, "Our primary objective with RapidVerify is to streamline the applicant verification process. We have developed a user-centric platform that effortlessly integrates with the software tools businesses utilize daily, thereby boosting productivity and offering a streamlined experience."

Ease of Use and Wide Coverage

Creating a verification request through RapidVerify is a streamlined process. Businesses can generate the request either through the RapidVerify platform or within the software they are already employing. Applicants can input their information from any location using the platform's intuitive interface. Detailed verification reports are delivered in a matter of minutes via email or directly back into the company's platform.

Additionally, RapidVerify boasts extensive coverage, encompassing approximately 85% of the U.S. workforce for income verification via payroll providers. The platform also offers robust API access to businesses subscribed to any of its plans, enabling further customization and integration possibilities.

Identity Verification

RapidVerify takes security to the next level by incorporating identity verification. This ensures that the information being verified is associated with the correct individual, adding an additional layer of security and authenticity to the process.

Utility Billing Data and Proof of Residency

RapidVerify's capabilities extend beyond employment and income verification. The platform can also furnish utility billing data from electric, water, and gas companies, which is often considered the standard for proof of residency.

Invitation to Embrace RapidVerify

RapidVerify extends an invitation to property managers, dealerships, and small lenders to safeguard their businesses from potential revenue loss due to fraud and bolster their decision-making process through the utilization of RapidVerify's services.

For additional information, please visit https://www.rapidverify.io/.

About RapidVerify

RapidVerify is a leading provider of real-time verification services, aiding lenders, property managers, dealerships, and other businesses in ensuring data integrity and minimizing risk associated with fraud. Through its state-of-the-art platform, RapidVerify is setting new standards in document verification, offering unmatched security and convenience.

In today's business landscape, where companies are facing the disconcerting reality of losing up to 5% of their revenue to fraudulent activities, the urgency for a reliable and efficient solution is critical. RapidVerify is proud to announce the launch of its innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically engineered to address the pressing issue of document fraud.

Related link: https://www.rapidverify.io/

BioAustinCTX Adds Hilary Graham, PhD, to the Board of Directors

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- BioAustinCTX, Central Texas' Life Science industry organization, announced today the appointment of Hilary Graham, PhD to its Board of Directors. Hilary has studied and worked in the Central Texas life science ecosystem since 2005. She is a storyteller and commercial strategist with a growth mindset specializing in the molecular diagnostics and life sciences markets. Connecting people is her passion.

"Expanding the board with diverse members that represent the biotech community in Central Texas is our present focus with the planned appointment of three to five additional board members by year-end," said Scott Collins, Board of Directors President. "We're excited to have Hilary join us as she brings marketing expertise rooted in customer centricity and a wealth of connections from her 18 years in the Austin and Life Science Reagents/Diagnostic communities."

Hilary leads Marketing for the Molecular Diagnostics Division of Bio-Techne, which includes the Asuragen, Exosome Diagnostics, Armored Molecular Controls, and Companion Diagnostics franchises. In this divisional leadership role, she's responsible for portfolio strategy, product management, and content marketing. Previously to Bio-Techne, Hilary led marketing and application science for the xMAP multiplexing franchise at Luminex and was leading the launch of the INTELLIFLEX system upon departure. Before joining Luminex, Hilary worked in a variety of commercial and technical communications roles at Syneos Health and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

"I remember going to BioAustin events early in my graduate training at UT Austin and I'm delighted to come full circle from an event attendee to a member of the BioAustinCTX board," said Hilary Graham. "I look forward to driving enhanced strategic value for the community at large as well as establishing a forum for commercial professionals living in Austin to connect via the establishment of special interest groups focused on marketing and sales as pilots with additional professional disciplines to follow."

About BioAustinCTX:

BioAustinCTX is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas focused on advancing the life science industry in the Central Texas Region. Visit BioAustinCTX for more information https://bioaustinctx.com, email: operations@bioaustinctx.com

BioAustinCTX, Central Texas' Life Science industry organization, announced today the appointment of Hilary Graham, PhD to its Board of Directors. Hilary has studied and worked in the Central Texas life science ecosystem since 2005. She is a storyteller and commercial strategist with a growth mindset specializing in the molecular diagnostics and life sciences markets. Connecting people is her passion.

Related link: https://bioaustinctx.com/

TRUSTSTAR – POWERED BY SENSA AI – AI Driven INSIGHTS for Realty and Mortgage

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- In the fall of 2022, Tecnotree acquired TrustStar, a SaaS application using proprietary artificial intelligence designed to provide mortgage loan officers with a simple way to access relevant market data to grow their businesses. TrustStar delivers a robust set of features that include loan officer insights, listing trends, realtor match, intelligent recruiting, lender competition, and many more through its powerful artificial intelligence platform, and now powered by Tecnotree, a world leader of 5G multi-cloud enabled digital technology.

In 2022, TrustStar was highlighted in Housing Wire as a Technology Trendsetter and given second place in the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference. TrustStar is committed to helping mortgage loan officers, and other mortgage professionals receive imperative insights into their local markets. In today's compressed mortgage market, understanding the opportunities available has never been more essential.

The acquisition of TrustStar by Tecnotree is a strategic move that underscores a commitment to providing world-class technology solutions that enable its customers to succeed in today's digital economy. With the acquisition of TrustStar, Tecnotree will be able to offer an integrated platform that leverages AI to provide mortgage loan officers with insights and analysis of the mortgage market that can help them grow their businesses. The acquisition of TrustStar by TecnoTree is expected to significantly impact the mortgage industry, providing loan officers with the necessary tools to stay ahead of the competition.

"TrustStar is an exceptional platform that uses AI to provide mortgage loan officers with relevant market data to grow their businesses. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to integrate TrustStar into our platform and provide our customers with the most advanced mortgage market intelligence solution available," said Padma Ravichander, CEO of Tecnotree.

About Tecnotree:

Tecnotree is a unique full-stack digital business management solution catering to digital service providers. Our solutions help communication service providers breakthrough digital barriers, harnessing the power of automation and connectivity. Drawing on 40 years of experience and a global reach, our open-source technology-based products and solutions cover a wide range of telecom business processes and subscription management. Our pre-integrated B2B2X partner ecosystem extends across various sectors, such as gaming, health, education, and OTT.

About TrustStar:

TrustStar is a SaaS application that uses proprietary artificial intelligence technology to provide mortgage loan officers with a simple way to access relevant market data to grow their businesses. TrustStar uncovers the data so mortgage professionals can discover what they are missing in their local markets. TrustStar is dedicated to providing mortgage professionals with a comprehensive data resource, to enhance their competitive edge and help them grow their business. Learn more: https://www.truststar.ai/.

Tecnotree is a 5G-ready digital Business Support System (BSS) player, with AI/ML capabilities and multi-cloud extensibility. Tecnotree is among the first companies in the world to be Platinum Certified by TM Forum Open API standards, and our agile and open-source Digital BSS Stack comprises the full range (order-to-cash) of business processes and subscription management for telecom and other digital services industries creating opportunities beyond connectivity. Tecnotree also provides Fintech and B2B2X multi-experience digital marketplace to its subscriber base through the Tecnotree Moments platform to empower digitally connected communities across gaming, health, education, OTT, and other vertical ecosystems. Tecnotree is listed on Helsinki Nasdaq (TEM1V).

In the fall of 2022, TecnoTree acquired TrustStar, a SaaS application using proprietary artificial intelligence designed to provide mortgage loan officers with a simple way to access relevant market data to grow their businesses. TrustStar delivers a robust set of features that include loan officer insights, listing trends, realtor match, intelligent recruiting, lender competition, and many more through its powerful artificial intelligence platform, and now powered by Tecnotree, a world leader of 5G multi-cloud enabled digital technology.

Related link: https://www.truststar.ai/

Announcing Seedling’s Fab Five Winners: Seedling to Honor Winners at 11th Annual April Gala in support of Children who have an Incarcerated Parent

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Seedling invites the Austin community to our 11th Annual Austin's Fab Five - Light Up the Night! Gala on the evening of Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Join us as we honor five true local heroes whose selfless devotion has left a profoundly positive impact in the lives of hundreds of Central Texas children.

This prominent event benefits Seedling by raising vital funds used to bring hope and opportunities for thousands of children affected by parental incarceration in Central Texas.

This year's honorees are Ana Cortez, President at Mexican American School Boards Association; Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone, Founder, DAWA (Diversity and Wellness in Action); Dr. Rosalind Oliphant, Mentor Teacher and Community Partnerships for Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy and Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy; Lisa Ivie Miller, Principal and Financial Advisor, CAPTRUST, and Blake Absher, Executive Vice President, Austin Market President, Broadway Bank.

Nominee photos and bios may be downloaded here: https://one.bidpal.net/fabfive23/custom/custom2

The process of selecting the honorees is a rigorous and highly competitive one. Seedling chooses candidates who are leaders in the Austin community and whose work positively impacts Central Texas children. Fab Five honorees are devoted champions for underserved children as well as education. The Fab Five event highlights the work and leadership of the honorees while raising much needed funds to support school-based mentoring for children impacted by parental incarceration.

"This is our eleventh year hosting the Fab Five Gala, and every year we continue to raise the bar for, and accomplish our fundraising goals, so more children can experience the benefits of having a caring mentor in their life," said Julie Barschow, Seedling Director of Development. "As we reflect on the contributions of this year's Honorees, we look to our extraordinarily generous community to help us continue the Fab Five - Light Up the Night! Gala for many years to come."

Proceeds from the event support Seedling's mentor program, which provides mentors as role models and sources of support and encouragement to children whose parents are absent from the home serving a jail or prison sentence.

For information on the event or Seedling's impact in the lives of children in our community, please visit the Fab Five website at https://bit.ly/FabFive22 or contact Emily Slater at Emily@seedlingmentors.org or 512-323-6371.

About Seedling:

Seedling has provided school-based mentoring for children impacted by parental incarceration since 2006. This school year, Seedling aims to provide mentoring for 525 students in Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Pflugerville ISD, Hays CISD, KIPP Public Schools, and Austin Achieve, and is currently seeking mentors. Each year, Seedling also awards $5,000 scholarships to 8th grade students to use toward their post-secondary education. Since the pandemic, Seedling has expanded programming to include virtual and summer mentoring, additional scholarship opportunities, and extra support for high school mentees. Seedling is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #74-2841791. Donations are tax deductible.

To learn more about Seedling or to become a mentor visit Seedling's website at https://www.seedlingmentors.org/ or call (512) 323-6371.

Seedling invites the Austin community to our 11th Annual Austin's Fab Five - Light Up the Night! Gala on the evening of Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Join us as we honor five true local heroes whose selfless devotion has left a profoundly positive impact in the lives of hundreds of Central Texas children.

Related link: https://seedlingmentors.org/

Beycome.com announces its expansion in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Beycome.com, a no-agent digital real estate brokerage, is thrilled to announce that its platform is now available in Texas as of October 5, 2022. With the aim of integrating with all 44 multiple listing services by the end of the year, Beycome.com will first integrate with Houston MLS (HAR), Austin MLS (ACTRIS), North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS), San Antonio MLS (SABOR), Central Texas MLS (CTXMLS) and Greater El Paso MLS (GEPAR), covering 86% of the state.

Additionally, the company will offer title solutions to complement their service offering, creating a full-service experience where buyers can sell, buy, and even do title all in one place.

Through its proprietary software, Beycome.com is disrupting residential real estate by enabling people to buy or sell a home without requiring an agent. By bringing buyers and sellers together, the Beycome platform empowers people to become their best do-it-yourself agents. Up to 2% cash back is offered to buyers on the platform, and sellers can list their properties for a flat fee, saving them up to 6% on commission.

Beycome's platform is available in Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Alabama, California, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Beycome is even the third largest brokerage in Florida and Illinois based on volume.

Texas homeowners looking to sell their property can do so with Beycome for a flat fee of $99. Adding a house to the MLS is as easy as ever with Beycome, sellers just fill out a quick form with the details of their house, the price they desire, and Beycome adds it to all integrated MLSs within 24 hours. Buying and selling offers can be handled entirely online through Beycome's platform. A full suite of resources is available, including marketing materials that keep buyers in the loop about a listed property. To add value to a listing and sell faster, sellers can also hire a photographer with Beycome. Buyers and sellers can manage their offers completely online.

Since its launch in July 2020, Beycome has saved customers more than $50 million in commissions and averages a closing every 40 minutes. With a goal of educating homeowners to become their own realtor, Beycome prioritizes service and support over sales.

"The main focus of our company is to help homeowners become their own real estate agents. They handle all negotiations and showings themselves, which in turn allows them to get the most out of their sale or rental. Our users closed two weeks faster than the industry average, and that's proof that the model works," says Nico Jodin, Happy Founder and CEO of Beycome.

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

Beycome.com, a no-agent digital real estate brokerage, is thrilled to announce that its platform is now available in Texas as of October 5, 2022. With the aim of integrating with all 44 multiple listing services by the end of the year, Beycome.com will first integrate with Houston MLS (HAR), Austin MLS (ACTRIS), North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS), San Antonio MLS (SABOR), Central Texas MLS (CTXMLS) and Greater El Paso MLS (GEPAR), covering 86% of the state.

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

Mold Inspection Sciences Texas Announces Brandon Apple as COO

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Mold Inspection Sciences Texas, the state's leading mold inspection and testing company, is proud to announce Brandon Apple has been appointed as COO. In this role, Brandon will oversee the company's operational aspects, coordinate with managers and departments to achieve objectives and goals, promote employee growth, and assist in establishing policies that continue to cultivate company culture and vision.

"Brandon has worked with us for many years at our sister company Mold Inspection Sciences (MIS), first as an inspector and now as COO. He has significantly impacted the company's growth, by more than 100% since joining our team in October of 2010," said President and CEO Michael Bains.

"When Brandon came on board, our only locations outside of Texas consisted of California and Colorado," said Bains. "Since then, Brandon has helped get operations up and running in Washington, Oregon, Ohio, and Kentucky. I'm excited to have Brandon bring that expertise to Mold Inspection Sciences Texas."

Brandon started his career in the mold industry more than two decades ago. Prior to joining Mold Inspection Sciences, Brandon worked in environmental remediation for 10 years. He has gone from being the guy fixing the problem to being an ethics advocate for the creation of proprietary methodologies that properly identify issues with a repeatable, science-based process, like the CIRS treatment protocol for health-compromised individuals at MIS.

Brandon is a member of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) and recently joined the Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CoAND).

In addition, Brandon's licenses and certifications include:

* MIS certified CMI (Certified Microbial Investigator)
* MIS Certified Thermography Level I
* MIS Certified Water Testing Technician
* MICRO Certified CMI - 80355

Prior certifications include

* CDPHE Asbestos Certification - Building Inspector
* Acclaim Environmental EPA-Approved AHERA Asbestos Course for Inspectors
* Environmental Training & Consulting EPA-Approved AHERA Asbestos Course for Contractors and Supervisors
* CDPHE Asbestos Certification - Supervisor
* IICRC Certified WDRT (Water Damage Restoration Technician)
* IICRC Trained AMRT (Applied Microbial Remediation Technician)

"Brandon is smart, incredibly experienced, loyal, hardworking, and committed," Bains continued. "And among his strengths is his desire to make everyone better. As a result, Brandon has successfully built one of the most admired mold and specialty inspection and testing organizations in six states, served as a role model for his teams, mentored and guided staff on their path to success, and negotiated strong business relationships."

"I am thrilled to be taking on the COO role at Mold Inspection Sciences Texas and, more specifically, to be joining a team that leads the industry standard for outstanding customer service and mold inspection expertise," said Brandon.

About Mold Inspection Sciences Texas:

Mold Inspection Sciences Texas (MISTX), was founded in 2007 by President and CEO Michael Bains with one simple goal in mind: to provide affordable, professional, and high-quality mold inspection and testing services to people across Texas suffering from the nuisance of mold. Over the past 15 years, MISTX has successfully performed and solved thousands of investigations, providing safer and healthier conditions for a wide variety of clients to thrive in.

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

Mold Inspection Sciences Texas, the state's leading mold inspection and testing company, is proud to announce Brandon Apple has been appointed as COO. In this role, Brandon will oversee the company's operational aspects, coordinate with managers and departments to achieve objectives and goals, promote employee growth, and assist in establishing policies that continue to cultivate company culture and vision.

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

Kalyagen Announces Attendance and Speaking Engagement at 8th Annual Biohacking Conference

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and its founder, Christian Drapeau, will be speaking at the upcoming 8th Annual Biohacking Conference. The conference, which is completely sold out, will be held September 15-17 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

"The Biohacking Conference will be an ideal opportunity to introduce STEMREGEN directly to an audience whose core focus is to tap into the body's innate ability to repair," said Christian Drapeau. "We are eager to meet and collaborate with the leaders of the biohacking movement."

STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM). Ingredients in STEMREGEN® have been investigated in more than eight studies for their effect on stem cell function, of which five were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trials. STEMREGEN® has wide application in anti-aging and overall health maintenance.

"The link between a lower number of circulating stem cells and the development of age-related diseases has been well studied with numerous degenerative conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary diseases, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease," continued Mr. Drapeau. "From a therapeutic standpoint, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been documented to enhance tissue repair or improve the course of disease formation in many degenerative conditions and overall health and well-being."

About Kalyagen:

Austin-based Kalyagen® was founded by Christian Drapeau, author of the bestseller Cracking the Stem Cell Code. Kalyagen® is a leader in the research and development of natural products aimed at supporting stem cell function of the body. Stem cells constitute the natural repair system of the body, and stem cell enhancers have been documented to strongly contribute to improving health and quality of life. STEMREGEN® is the first stem cell enhancer product developed by Kalyagen®. STEMREGEN® is a unique blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to support Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization and provide other health benefits.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.kalyagen.com/

CONTACT:

Biomics, LLC (dba Kalyagen®)

Herbert Dogan, Chief Marketing Officer (310-433-8072)

hgd@kalyagen.com

Social media: @kalyagen #kalyagen #christiandrapeau #stemcellchristian #stemregen #stemcells #stemregeneffect #stemthetideoftime #stemthetide #biohacking

Disclaimer: None of the statements contained in this press release have been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The products and information in the release are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and its founder, Christian Drapeau, will be speaking at the upcoming 8th Annual Biohacking Conference. The conference, which is completely sold out, will be held September 15-17 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

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

Seeking Mentors for Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization serving children who have an incarcerated parent, is seeking business partners and individual volunteers to mentor children in Central Texas school districts during the 2022-23 school year. The organization served 472 children last school year and expects to significantly increase the number of children served in local school districts.

Based on research-driven, best practices for mentoring, Seedling trains and supports mentors (each mentor assisted by a professional Seedling Mentor Director) for their work with children who have an incarcerated parent. Mentors and mentees meet weekly during lunch at one of Seedling's 100 public school partners. Seedling works intently to pair volunteers' skills and interests with a child who has similar interests. The average duration of a mentor/mentee match is 24 months, which positively contributes to the students' personal development, resilience, school engagement, attendance, and disciplinary outcomes.

"Mentoring a child in a local public school is one of the most rewarding and impactful volunteer experiences in Central Texas. The reward for both the mentee and volunteer is life changing," said Dan Leal, Seedling Executive Director.

Seedling's mission is to mitigate the impact of parental incarceration on children in Central Texas through school-based mentoring. Seedling matches children with mentors in Austin ISD, Austin Achieve Public Schools, Del Valle ISD, Hays Consolidated ISD, KIPP Public Schools, and Pflugerville ISD. Since 2005, Seedling has served more than 2700 children who have a parent in prison or jail.

There are an estimated 8,000 kids who have a parent in jail or prison in Travis, Hays, Bastrop, and Williamson Counties. No system, including criminal justice and schools, asks the question of whether a child is in need due to parental incarceration. Seedling began mentoring children who have an incarcerated parent at the request of Austin ISD principals to fill a need that often remains hidden due to stigma.

Individuals may visit https://seedlingmentors.org to complete the New Mentor Application or call Seedling at (512) 323-6371 to inquire about an information session for a group. Caregivers who are seeking school-based mentoring for their child in school districts partnering with Seedling should contact the school's counseling department.

About Seedling:

Seedling has provided school-based mentoring for over 2700 Central Texas children impacted by parental incarceration since 2005. Seedling is seeking mentors to serve children during the 2022-23 school year. Seedling is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #74-2841791. Donations are tax deductible.

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

Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization serving children who have an incarcerated parent, is seeking business partners and individual volunteers to mentor children in Central Texas school districts during the 2022-23 school year. The organization served 472 children last school year and expects to significantly increase the number of children served in local school districts.

Related link: https://seedlingmentors.org/

Ari Rastegar and His Childhood Friends Go from Selling Baseball Cards to Cutting Multi-Million-Dollar Deals

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- What do you get when you combine two old friends and a younger brother? It may sound like the start to a bad joke, but these real estate powerhouses are not playing. Ari Rastegar, founder and CEO, Rastegar Property Company; Dustin Mehaffey and Major Miller of American Realty Consultants; and Nic Costello, real estate broker, and Rastegar's younger brother, have joined forces to make real estate deals that are turning heads. Rastegar's recent sale of Lamar Oaks, a vintage apartment community in northeast Austin, is just one example of a deal sold off-market by American Realty Consultants.

"Working with your childhood friends and family at the highest level of productivity is a rare blessing. Of course, they all know me and the Rastegar Way," Rastegar says.

Miller and Rastegar met in seventh grade and used to sell baseball cards. Years later, Rastegar met Mehaffey while studying abroad in Mexico. Little did they know these friendships would develop into a profitable, business career.

"Ari is not only one of my best friends, but has more integrity and care for his clients and colleagues than anyone I've met; he's always been that way. In my opinion, he's the best real estate investor in the country. Craig Irvin, our internal multifamily expert, led the charge on finding the buyer and together we closed the sale," Mehaffey says.

On May 24, 2022, Rastegar completed the sale of 8071 North Lamar Boulevard in the rapidly growing Austin corridor, Georgian Acres. The property was initially purchased in November 2020 and just sold at a profit on behalf of their JV partner, a large Texas-based insurance company.

Rastegar takes a distinctive approach to real estate targeting recession-resilient opportunities. This strategy helps to manage downside risk, by focusing on capital preservation and passive income as well as growth. He's successfully invested in more than 38 cities, 12 states and seven different asset classes. Their current area of focus is on the growing sunbelt region.

MORE INFORMATION:

Rastegar Property Company: https://rastegarproperty.com/

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rastegar

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arirastegar

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rastegarproperty

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rastegarproperty/

What do you get when you combine two old friends and a younger brother? It may sound like the start to a bad joke, but these real estate powerhouses are not playing. Ari Rastegar, founder and CEO, Rastegar Property Company; Dustin Mehaffey and Major Miller of American Realty Consultants; and Nic Costello, real estate broker, and Rastegar's younger brother, have joined forces to make real estate deals that are turning heads.

Related link: https://rastegarproperty.com/

‘Cinco De Mayo’ Book Gets Second Edition

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The highly anticipated Second Edition of "Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrating" (ISBN: 978-1792371936; Condesa Publications) by author Donald W Miles has been released. "Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrating" is an informative high school and college level text about the history of Cinco de Mayo.

One of the few age-appropriate texts for teens and young adults learning about the history of the holiday, the book is a deep dive into the French Invasion of Mexico, and why Cinco de Mayo celebrations became so popular within the United States. With a wealth of historical information that can be used year-round to supplement curriculum in Spanish language and history classes, the book is the perfect addition to a classroom.

The original 2006 edition has now been updated to include color photographs in every chapter and maps to help readers navigate the story. There's also a new cover which has already won graphics awards for the book design firm that created it. The photos were taken by the author and his wife (who is originally from Mexico City) during more than 50 years of family visits and travel to as many as 53 cities in Mexico.

"The style is pacey, flowing and dramatic, colorful and often funny. Cinco de Mayo is an enjoyable read for history buffs, no matter what their favorite nation or time is," said Joy Calderwood of Reader's Choice Reviews.

Don Miles brings out many colorful and human aspects often lost in the traditionally technical histories," said Dr. Robert Pierce, Professor Emeritus, Journalism and Communications, University of Florida. "His intimate knowledge of the Mexican culture is reflected in all that he writes."

More about Miles and his works can be found at https://donmiles.com/.

The website also includes resources for teachers interested in using the book in their curriculum.

The book is currently available where all books are sold. Contact for bulk orders.

The highly anticipated Second Edition of "Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrating" (ISBN: 978-1792371936; Condesa Publications) by author Donald W Miles has been released. "Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrating" is an informative high school and college level text about the history of Cinco de Mayo.

Related link: https://donmiles.com/

Kalyagen Announces Attendance at the Fort Lauderdale Open with PGA Associate Jerrel Gill

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Kalyagen® is pleased to announce that it will be attending the Fort Lauderdale Open as part of its sponsorship of golf professional Jerrel Gill. The Open will be hosted at the Fort Lauderdale Country Club on May 2-3, 2022. Kalyagen is also a supporting partner for two upcoming South Florida PGA Section events, the South Florida PGA Foundation HOPE Classic on May 12, 2022 and the South Florida Open on June 21-23, 2022.

"I'm pleased to introduce Kalyagen to the Fort Lauderdale Open and the South Florida PGA and the PGA Hope program benefiting veterans like myself and some of my team members," said Desmond Dogan, Director of Sales at Kalyagen®. "As a former golf professional and club pro, I understand the grind that is associated with practicing, playing, teaching, running the pro shop and more. That's why I'm pleased that Kalyagen is sponsoring Jerrel Gill, presently a Class B-13 PGA Associate. Jerrel will be playing in both the Fort Lauderdale Open and the Hope Classic and will attempt to qualify for the South Florida Open."

STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM). Ingredients in STEMREGEN® have been investigated in more than eight studies for their effect on stem cell function, of which five were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trials. STEMREGEN® has wide application in antiaging and overall health maintenance.

"Despite my local success, I am determined to improve my game and consistently compete against the best PGA Professionals," said Jerrel Gil, PGA professional golfer. "I have been fortunate enough to partner with Kalyagen and use its stem cell enhancement supplement STEMREGEN to assist me to contend in the South Florida PGA Section and hopefully on the PGA Tour. I've already picked up distance on my drive!"

"We are delighted to partner with Jerrel and the South Florida PGA Section," said Kalyagen® founder and CEO Christian Drapeau. "The link between a lower number of circulating stem cells and the development of age-related diseases and lack of recovery has been well studied. From a therapeutic standpoint, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been documented to enhance tissue repair and improve the course of disease formation in many degenerative conditions and overall health and well-being. We have already begun to see improvement in Jerrel's training and recovery efforts and look forward to continuing to assist his golf career with the benefits of STEMREGEN on his team."

About Kalyagen:

Austin-based Kalyagen® was founded by Christian Drapeau, author of the bestseller Cracking the Stem Cell Code. Kalyagen® is a leader in the research and development of natural products aimed at supporting stem cell function of the body. Stem cells constitute the natural repair system of the body, and stem cell enhancers have been documented to strongly contribute to improving health and quality of life. STEMREGEN® is the first stem cell enhancer product developed by Kalyagen®. STEMREGEN® is a unique blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to support Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization and provide other health benefits. For more information, please visit our Website: https://www.kalyagen.com/.

About Jerrel Gill:

Jerrel Gill has excelled in various management fields since graduating with honors from Hampton University with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management. Hampton University is a historic Black college and university in Hampton, Virginia. Mr. Gill reentered the golf industry as a registered PGA Associate in April of 2019 and was quickly promoted to Assistant Golf Professional at Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club in Plantation, Florida. In March 2020, he was promoted to General Manager of The Bridges at Springtree Golf Club in Sunrise, FL. During the last three years as a PGA Associate, Mr. Gill has quickly made himself known as a competitive golfer in the South Florida PGA Section. His best finish was a tie for 2nd place at the 2021 DEK Classic with an additional five top-15 finishes in the Southern Section in 2021.

About Desmond Dogan:

Following high school and a once-in-a lifetime experience with the USA Jr. National Olympic Hockey Team, Mr. Dogan served as a Navy Corpsman. After a successful five-year stint with the Navy, Mr. Dogan spent the next twelve years as an Operating Room Technician at LA-based Cedar Sinai Medical Center. After graduating from the Orlando Chapter of the Golf Academy of America and passing the PGA playing ability test on his first attempt, Mr. Dogan was offered the Head Professional position at the famed Inverrary Country Club. This led to a Head Professional/ Director of Golf position with the Billy Casper Golf Management group in Chicago. In addition to his current role with Kalyagen®, Mr. Dogan continues to be heavily involved in the not-for-profit world.

CONTACT:

Biomics, LLC (dba Kalyagen®)

Herbert Dogan, Chief Marketing Officer (310-433-8072)

hgd@kalyagen.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@kalyagen @southfloridapga #kalyagen #stemregen #stemcells #stemregeneffect #stemthetideoftime #stemthetide #pga #southfloridapga #jerrelgill #fortlauderdaleopen

Disclaimer: None of the statements contained in this press release have been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The products and information in the release are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Kalyagen® is pleased to announce that it will be attending the Fort Lauderdale Open as part of its sponsorship of golf professional Jerrel Gill. The Open will be hosted at the Fort Lauderdale Country Club on May 2-3, 2022.

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

Kalyagen Announces Attendance at Paleo f(x) 2022 Conference

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and hosting a booth (#121) at the upcoming Paleo f(x)™ 2022 conference to be held in Austin on April 29 - May 1.

"We recently attended the SXSW Conference and received a warm welcome from the Austin community," said Christian Drapeau, Kalyagen founder. "Paleo f(x) will be another opportunity to present STEMREGEN to our home-town Austin community at one of the world's premier wellness events."

STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM). Ingredients in STEMREGEN® have been investigated in more than eight studies for their effect on stem cell function, of which five were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trials. STEMREGEN® has wide application in antiaging and overall health maintenance.

"The link between a lower number of circulating stem cells and the development of age-related diseases has been well studied with numerous degenerative conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary diseases, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease," continued Mr. Drapeau. "From a therapeutic standpoint, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been documented to enhance tissue repair or improve the course of disease formation in many degenerative conditions and overall health and well-being."

ABOUT KALYAGEN:

Austin-based Kalyagen® was founded by Christian Drapeau, author of the bestseller Cracking the Stem Cell Code. Kalyagen® is a leader in the research and development of natural products aimed at supporting stem cell function of the body. Stem cells constitute the natural repair system of the body, and stem cell enhancers have been documented to strongly contribute to improving health and quality of life. STEMREGEN® is the first stem cell enhancer product developed by Kalyagen®. STEMREGEN® is a unique blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to support Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization and provide other health benefits.

For more information, please visit our Website: https://www.kalyagen.com/

CONTACT:

Biomics, LLC (dba Kalyagen®)

Herbert Dogan, Chief Marketing Officer (310-433-8072)

hgd@kalyagen.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@kalyagen #kalyagen #stemregen #stemcells #stemregeneffect #stemthetideoftime #stemthetide #paleofx #wellnessexpo #austin

DISCLAIMER:

None of the statements contained in this press release have been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The products and information in the release are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and hosting a booth (#121) at the upcoming Paleo f(x)™ 2022 conference to be held in Austin on April 29 - May 1. STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM).

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

BioAustinCTX Announces Board of Director Leadership Changes

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Life Science industry organization, BioAustinCTX, announced today changes to its Board of Directors with the departure of Elisa Maldonado-Holmertz and the appointment of Tami Annable. Over the past several years, Austin and the Central Texas region have developed into one of the fastest-growing life science hubs in the U.S.

With more than 240 companies and a variety of community ecosystem organizations involved in building the life science sector, Central Texas emerged as a life science innovation wellspring attracting investment for early-stage startups and relocations for established companies. BioAustinCTX serves as the premier membership organization facilitating the growth of the life science industry in Central Texas by fostering communication, collaboration and engagement across all key stakeholders.

Elisa Maldonado-Holmertz, served on the Board of Directors for BioAustinCTX since 2017. Elisa's leadership and countless hours of support helped to guide the strategic direction and tactical execution of the organization throughout her entire tenure. Elisa played a principal role in producing the monthly BioAustinCTX/TMDA newsletter and coordinating BioAustinCTX's BioBash, the most successful life science industry networking event in Central Texas for more than a decade.

Scott Collins, President of BioAustinCTX stated, "Elisa's dedication and contributions to the evolution of BioAustinCTX are greatly appreciated and we wish her great success on her future endeavors."

Tami Annable joins the BioAustinCTX Board of Directors effective 01 April 2022. Tami is a well-known member of the life science industry in Central Texas having previously served as the Executive Director of the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District Incubator for the past six years. Tami brings a wealth of professional experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry as well as operational experience working with life science startup companies.

BioAustinCTX is undertaking an expanding range of initiatives and programs supporting continued growth of the life science industry with the goal of establishing the region as a global life sciences economic hub. This evolving strategy will encompass new programs to build collaboration, communication, and growth across companies, community partners, and academic institutions focused on the life science sector.

About BioAustinCTX:

BioAustinCTX is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas focused on advancing the life science industry in the Central Texas Region. Visit BioAustinCTX for more information https://bioaustinctx.com, email: operations@bioaustinctx.com

Life Science industry organization, BioAustinCTX, announced today changes to its Board of Directors with the departure of Elisa Maldonado-Holmertz and the appointment of Tami Annable. Over the past several years, Austin and the Central Texas region have developed into one of the fastest-growing life science hubs in the U.S.

Related link: https://bioaustinctx.com/

SIERA.AI Leads the Way with Preemptive Accident Control for Industrial Lift Trucks with Real-Time Access to Data and Assets

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Connected Industrial Mobility leader, SIERA.AI, announced the advancement of the telemetry Dashboard for remote visibility and monitoring to drive efficiencies and reduce lift truck accidents.

Operational connectivity continues to grow as manufacturing, warehouse and distribution centers seek to improve mobile safety, efficiencies and agility. As the collection of data evolves toward proactivity, lift truck safety systems are required to capture data further up the incident process. A solution is needed to connect and track the growing number of lift trucks, incidents and influx of new workers.

To advance the identification of lift truck incidents, SIERA.AI's Near Miss Tracking is a key indicator for potential injuries, accidents or fatalities. In 2021, SIERA.AI tracked 1.1 million near misses and high, medium and low impacts, a collective result of real-time customer incidents. A further breakdown includes 12,300 pedestrian near misses and 27,400 object near misses. The analysis of the near miss tracking results shows the 'who' and 'where' so safety, facility and plant managers can determine the 'why' and preempt further incidents from occurring.

"Our customers are taking on critical mobile safety challenges. As they take on these challenges, companies demand a forklift safety solution that captures information further up the accident process," said Saurav Agarwal, Founder and CEO, SIERA.AI. "We're empowering our customers with critical data to understand the movements and challenges to achieve a zero-accident environment."

To further empower fleet and maintenance managers' ability to control non-production lift trucks and OSHA failed forklift inspections, SIERA.AI's enhanced Forklift Access Control, prevents unauthorized individuals from powering and operating a lift truck. The controls are situated in the telemetry online Dashboard for remote access and shut down.

"There are many reasons to shut down a forklift in production. For our customers, if a forklift fails an OSHA forklift inspection, management can automatically give an audio and visual notification to the forklift driver that they have 30, 42 or 61 seconds to pull over in a safe way to park the vehicle," said Suhas Ajuha, COO, SIERA.AI. "All controls are easy to find and use ensuring urgency is taken when a situation arises."

To learn more about SIERA.AI's Safety Mobility Solutions, contact sales@siera.ai. For all press inquiries contact cherise@siera.ai.

About SIERA.AI

SIERA.AI is a fast-growing venture-backed AI company in Austin, Texas that's building the future of connected industrial mobility. SIERA.AI's AI-enabled IoT devices and SaaS platform bring advanced vehicle safety and automation to the manufacturing and warehousing market. Our customers include top Fortune 500 manufacturing, warehousing and distribution centers. We have been recognized as one of 21 Austin startups to watch out for in 2021. Contact us at sales@siera.ai, press at cherise@siera.ai or visit our website at https://www.siera.ai/ or call 512-817-0702.

Connected Industrial Mobility leader, SIERA.AI, announced the advancement of the telemetry Dashboard for remote visibility and monitoring to drive efficiencies and reduce lift truck accidents. Operational connectivity continues to grow as manufacturing, warehouse and distribution centers seek to improve mobile safety, efficiencies and agility.

Related link: https://www.siera.ai/

Kalyagen Announces Supporting Partnership of Two South Florida PGA Events and PGA Associate Jerrel Gill

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Kalyagen® is pleased to announce that it is a supporting partner of two upcoming South Florida PGA Section events and golf professional Jerrel Gill. The two events are the South Florida PGA Foundation PGA HOPE Classic on May 12, 2022 and the South Florida Open on June 21-23, 2022.

"I'm extremely excited to introduce Kalyagen to the South Florida PGA and the PGA Hope program benefiting veterans like myself and some of my team members," said Desmond Dogan, Director of Sales at Kalyagen®. "Being a former golf professional and club pro, I understand the grind that is associated with practicing, playing, teaching, running the pro shop and more. That's why I'm pleased that Kalyagen is sponsoring Jerrel Gill, presently a Class B-13 PGA Associate who played on the HBCU Hampton University golf team. Jerrel will be attempting to qualify to play in the South Florida Open."

STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM). Ingredients in STEMREGEN® have been investigated in more than eight studies for their effect on stem cell function, of which five were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trials. STEMREGEN® has wide application in antiaging and overall health maintenance.

"Despite my local success, I am determined to improve my game and consistently compete against the best P.G.A. Professionals," said Jerrel Gil, PGA professional golfer. "I have been noticing a deficiency in strength and recovery compared to my competitors. As a result, I have been fortunate enough to partner with Kalyagen and use its stem cell enhancement supplement STEMREGEN to assist in my 2022 journey to contend in the South Florida PGA Section and hopefully on the PGA Tour!"

"We are delighted to partner with Jerrel and the South Florida PGA Section," said Kalyagen® founder and CEO Christian Drapeau. "The link between a lower number of circulating stem cells and the development of age-related diseases and lack of recovery has been well studied. From a therapeutic standpoint, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been documented to enhance tissue repair and improve the course of disease formation in many degenerative conditions and overall health and well-being that should benefit Jerrel's training and recovery efforts. We can't wait to see his journey in golf rollout this season with the benefits of STEMREGEN on his team."

About Kalyagen

Austin-based Kalyagen® was founded by Christian Drapeau, author of the bestseller Cracking the Stem Cell Code. Kalyagen® is a leader in the research and development of natural products aimed at supporting stem cell function of the body. Stem cells constitute the natural repair system of the body, and stem cell enhancers have been documented to strongly contribute to improving health and quality of life. STEMREGEN® is the first stem cell enhancer product developed by Kalyagen®. STEMREGEN® is a unique blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to support Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization and provide other health benefits. For more information, please visit our Website: https://www.kalyagen.com/.

About South Florida PGA

The South Florida Section of the PGA of America is an association of golf professionals whose mission is to promote interest, participation and enjoyment of the game of golf; establish and maintain professional standards or practice; and enhance the well-being of golf professionals. With over 460 facilities in the region employing over 1,850 members and Associates, the South Florida Section of the PGA is the second largest Section of PGA Professionals amongst all 41 PGA Sections in the U.S. The South Florida PGA Foundation has had the ability to reach more than 15,00 individuals since its inception, and PGA HOPE has impacted more than 860 veterans since 2015. For more information, please visit: https://www.sfpgagolf.com/.

About Jerrel Gill

Jerrel Gill has excelled in various management fields since graduating with honors from Hampton University with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management. Hampton University is a historic Black college and university in Hampton, Virginia. Mr. Gill reentered the golf industry as a registered PGA Associate in April of 2019 and was quickly promoted to Assistant Golf Professional at Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club in Plantation, Florida. In March 2020, he was promoted to General Manager of The Bridges at Springtree Golf Club in Sunrise, FL. During the last three years as a PGA Associate, Mr. Gill has quickly made himself known as a competitive golfer in the South Florida PGA Section. His best finish was a tie for 2nd place at the 2021 DEK Classic with an additional five top-15 finishes in the Southern Section in 2021.

About Desmond Dogan

Following high school and a once-in-a lifetime experience with the USA Jr. National Olympic Hockey Team, Mr. Dogan served as a Navy Corpsman. After a successful five-year stint with the Navy, Mr. Dogan spent the next twelve years as an Operating Room Technician at LA-based Cedar Sinai Medical Center. After graduating from the Orlando Chapter of the Golf Academy of America and passing the PGA playing ability test on his first attempt, Mr. Dogan was offered the Head Professional position at the famed Inverrary Country Club. This led to a Head Professional/ Director of Golf position with the Billy Casper Golf Management group in Chicago. In addition to his current role with Kalyagen®, Mr. Dogan continues to be heavily involved in the not-for-profit world.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Biomics, LLC (dba Kalyagen®)

Herbert Dogan, Chief Marketing Officer (310-433-8072)

hgd@kalyagen.com

Social media: @kalyagen @southfloridapga #kalyagen #stemregen #stemcells #stemregeneffect #stemthetideoftime #stemthetide #pga #southfloridapga #jerrelgill

Disclaimer: None of the statements contained in this press release have been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The products and information in the release are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Kalyagen® is pleased to announce that it is a supporting partner of two upcoming South Florida PGA Section events and golf professional Jerrel Gill. The two events are the South Florida PGA Foundation PGA HOPE Classic on May 12, 2022 and the South Florida Open on June 21-23, 2022.

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

Kalyagen Announces Attendance at 2022 SXSW Wellness Expo

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and hosting a booth (#215) at the upcoming South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Wellness Expo. The Wellness Expo is open to all SXSW Badges and is free and open to the public from March 12-13, 2022 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Palmer Events Center in Exhibit Halls 1 & 2.

"We have been focused on the international and overall U.S. markets," said Christian Drapeau, CEO and Chief Scientist of Kalyagen. "SXSW will be a perfect opportunity to present STEMREGEN to our home-town Austin community and the wider SXSW audience."

STEMREGEN® is a unique and patent-pending blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to increase the number of circulating stem cells by stimulating Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization (ESCM). Ingredients in STEMREGEN® have been investigated in more than eight studies for their effect on stem cell function, of which five were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trials. STEMREGEN® has wide application in antiaging and overall health maintenance.

"The link between a lower number of circulating stem cells and the development of age-related diseases has been well studied with numerous degenerative conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary diseases, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease," continued Mr. Drapeau. "From a therapeutic standpoint, increasing the number of circulating stem cells has been documented to enhance tissue repair or improve the course of disease formation in many degenerative conditions and overall health and well-being."

About Kalyagen

Austin-based Kalyagen® was founded by Christian Drapeau, author of the bestseller "Cracking the Stem Cell Code." Kalyagen® is a leader in the research and development of natural products aimed at supporting stem cell function of the body. Stem cells constitute the natural repair system of the body, and stem cell enhancers have been documented to strongly contribute to improving health and quality of life.

STEMREGEN® is the first stem cell enhancer product developed by Kalyagen®. STEMREGEN® is a unique blend of proprietary plant-based extracts documented to support Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization and provide other health benefits.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.kalyagen.com/

CONTACT:

Biomics, LLC (dba Kalyagen®)

Herbert Dogan, Chief Marketing Officer (310-433-8072)

hgd@kalyagen.com

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DISCLAIMER:

None of the statements contained in this press release have been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The products and information in the release are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Kalyagen is pleased to announce that it will be attending and hosting a booth (#215) at the upcoming South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Wellness Expo. The Wellness Expo is open to all SXSW Badges and is free and open to the public from March 12-13, 2022 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Palmer Events Center in Exhibit Halls 1 & 2.

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

Study Confirms Mentoring Makes a Significant Difference in Youth Overcoming Pandemic-related Challenges

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Seedling Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing school-based mentoring for children impacted by parental incarceration, recently released its annual program evaluation showing that children who had access to a Seedling mentor had stronger social, emotional, and school-based outcomes than children who were without a mentor during the 2020-21 school year.

Seedling Foundation recently released its independent program evaluation conducted by Dr. Karen Looby, an Austin-based researcher and program evaluator with more than 30 years of experience in public education.

The 2020-21 program evaluation compared outcomes for children in several categories including personal development skills, persistence, school engagement, and attendance. The results of the survey show that students who met with a Seedling mentor had significantly higher positive outcomes than students who did not meet with their mentor in the areas of persistence (84.2% vs. 73,3%), student engagement (88% vs.67.3%), and positive attendance outcomes (65.6% vs. 42.1%). The report also states that overall, 87% of Seedling mentees who met with their mentors had three or more positive outcomes on the selected measures.

"We are very proud of our staff and mentors and grateful to the school districts for the hard work and persistence that went into finding effective ways for mentors to meet with mentees last year when mentors were not able to visit campuses. The results for our mentees are remarkable," said Dan Leal, Seedling Foundation Executive Director.

The program evaluation concludes that "in a year characterized by increased stressors of the pandemic in addition to adverse childhood experiences resulting from the trauma of having an incarcerated parent, mentoring becomes increasingly important in the mitigation of potentially negative impacts," (Looby, 2021).

About Seedling Foundation:

Since 2006, Seedling Foundation has provided school-based mentoring for children impacted by parental incarceration. During the 2020-21 school year, Seedling mentors provided mentoring for 361 children in more than 10 Central Texas school districts, including Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Pflugerville ISD, KIPP Public Schools, and Hays CISD with 518 of the children considered active in the program. Each year, Seedling Foundation also awards scholarships of up to $5,000 to 8th grade students to use toward their post-secondary education. Seedling is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #74-2841791. Donations are tax deductible.

To learn more about Seedling or to become a mentor visit Seedling's website at https://seedlingmentors.org/ or call (512) 323-6371.

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Seedling Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing school-based mentoring for children impacted by parental incarceration, recently released its annual program evaluation showing that children who had access to a Seedling mentor had stronger social, emotional, and school-based outcomes than children who were without a mentor during the 2020-21 school year.

Related link: https://seedlingmentors.org/

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC and Vall d’Hebron University Hospital Announce Research Collaboration

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC (PTS), a collaboration driven biotechnology company focused on the development of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-based diagnostics and therapeutics within the field of transplantation, is proud to announce that it has entered into a research collaboration with Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus to develop new technologies for B-cell monitoring in transplant rejection.

The research is being led by Drs. Oriol Bestard and Rico Buchli and focuses on the detection of alloreactive memory B cells for pre-transplant risk stratification and post-transplant monitoring. Recognition of non-self HLA gives rise to the formation of HLA-specific memory B cells which precede circulating HLA antibodies. Importantly, such HLA-specific memory B cells can be present even in the absence of detectable serum antibodies, being an additional rejection risk factor in transplantation. Memory B cells are responsible for immunological recall responses by differentiating into antigen-specific antibody-producing cells upon re-encounter with a miss-matched antigen.

"This collaboration with PTS validates the tremendous need for appropriate and routinely applicable assays to detect and visualize the presence and HLA specificity of alloreactive memory B cells in solid organ transplant patients, which may ultimately help improve current alloimmune-risk stratification," Dr. Bestard stated.

"Today, the immunological risk of an individual transplant patient is mainly assessed by detection of HLA antibodies in the serum, which are produced by long lived bone marrow-residing plasma cells. At PTS, we envision that in addition to serum HLA antibody detection, HLA-specific memory B cell assays will serve as supplemental tools to determine risk factors and help improve individual patient management," said Dr. Buchli.

Steve Mayer MD, Chief Medical Officer at PTS stated, "We're very excited about the potential of this technology because it allows a very early diagnostic view of an individual's risk of rejection before any graft damage has occurred. Also, the technology is likely to have a significant impact on clinical utility with high predictive values."

About Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC was founded in 1999 in order to leverage the leading research in HLA protein of parent company, Pure Protein, LLC, into solutions to address a growing list of needs in organ transplantation. Visit: https://www.puretransplant.com/.

About Pure Protein, LLC

Pure Protein, L.L.C. is a biotechnology company funded and managed by Emergent Technologies, Inc. that is 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. 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.

Through its ecommerce website, https://www.hlaprotein.com/, Pure Protein 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.

About Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

We are a leading healthcare campus encompassing all fields of health: from healthcare and research to teaching and management. The Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus is the combination of our five entities: the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), the Vall d'Hebron Oncology Institute (VHIO), the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia (CEMCAT) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

We are constantly in touch with patients; our starting point is the challenges they present in our day-to-day work to continue to innovate and find new diagnostic methods and treatments. The talented team that has made us a leading institution allows us to work towards attracting excellence and training the best professionals in clinical practice.

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC (PTS), a collaboration driven biotechnology company focused on the development of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-based diagnostics and therapeutics within the field of transplantation, is proud to announce that it has entered into a research collaboration with Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus to develop new technologies for B-cell monitoring in transplant rejection.

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

SIERA.AI Announces $6.8 Million Seed Funding Round

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Connected Industrial Mobility leader, SIERA.AI, announced the completion of a $6.9 million seed funding round. The funding round was supported by Parkway Venture Capital, a New York venture capital firm and Ubiquity Ventures, a Silicon Valley seed-stage institutional venture capital firm.

Ken's Foods and NFI Industries are among the building material, food and logistics industries that are planning to scale with SIERA.AI's technology offerings for vehicle compliance and safety. Flagship products include S3 Pedestrian Detection and S3 Slow to a Safe Stop.

"Warehousing is the new retail," said Suhas Ahuja, Co-Founder & COO of SIERA.AI. "SIERA.AI is positioned to lead the new ecommerce world with safety and automation that enables an organization to achieve sustainable growth."

SIERA.AI proactively fosters a better workplace.

"Our vision is to bring the power of one-screen on the vehicle and one dashboard in the cloud for heavy industrial vehicles," said Saurav Agarwal, Co-Founder and CEO of SIERA.AI. "We expect our platform will enable customers to connect their Warehouse Management and Manufacturing Execution Systems to our single mobility orchestration engine that will drive productivity across all types of manual and autonomous vehicles."

About SIERA.AI

SIERA.AI is a fast-growing venture-backed AI company in Austin, Texas that's building the future of connected industrial mobility. SIERA.AI's AI-enabled IoT devices and SaaS platform bring advanced vehicle safety and automation to the manufacturing and warehousing market. Our customers include top Fortune 500 manufacturing, warehousing and distribution centers. We have been recognized as one of 21 Austin startups to watch out for in 2021.

Learn more about SIERA.AI's mobile safety solutions at: https://www.siera.ai/

Connected Industrial Mobility leader, SIERA.AI, announced the completion of a $6.9 million seed funding round. The funding round was supported by Parkway Venture Capital, a New York venture capital firm and Ubiquity Ventures, a Silicon Valley seed-stage institutional venture capital firm.

Related link: https://www.siera.ai/

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC and Oxford Immunotec, Ltd. Announce Exclusive Sublicense Agreement to Support Commercialization of Novel B Cell Measurement Assay for Early Detection of Tissue Injury and Prevention of Organ Rejection

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC (PTS), a developer of novel HLA based transplant diagnostics, and Oxford Immunotec, Ltd. (OI), a global diagnostics company part of PerkinElmer Inc., today announce an exclusive sublicense agreement in which PTS will obtain exclusive commercial rights to issued patents protecting a novel assay originally developed by Dr. Oriol Bestard, M.D., Ph.D., that measures antibody-secreting B cells. Oxford Immunotec exclusively licensed the patented technology in 2015 from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Barcelona, Spain, where Dr. Bestard performed his research.

"We are thrilled to add this assay to our portfolio of diagnostic solutions," said Blake Harlan, President of Pure Transplant Solutions. "This assay, when combined with our proprietary HLA tetramer technology, offers a powerful new diagnostic tool for transplant physicians that we expect will improve patient care and extend graft life."

"We are excited about the potential for Pure Transplant Solutions to apply our B-Cell assay technology to new diagnostic solutions in transplant medicine," commented Dr. Peter Wrighton-Smith, CEO of Oxford Immunotec.

The enabling results of the B cell measuring technology were originally published in The Kidney International in a study co-authored by Dr. Bestard and showed the efficacy of the B cell technology in identifying patients at high risk for rejection that were not identified by other serological tests. The 70-patient study included patients on a waiting list for kidney transplantation as well as kidney transplant recipients undergoing antibody-mediated rejection.

Independently, PTS has continued to expand its portfolio of soluble HLA reagents including monomers and tetramers. Today, PTS has one of the largest selections of Class I and Class II proteins which are offered to researchers for Research Use Only through the company's website http://www.hlaprotein.com/.

When used with original assay technology, the combined assay offers a powerful and enhanced diagnostic tool that is complementary to existing assays such as the Panel of Reactive Antibodies (PRA) test and the Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) test, which represent the standard of care for the assessment of the likelihood of an antibody-driven rejection event in transplant patients. The PRA and DSA tests depend on the identification of antibody levels to foreign Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) in the blood. Because these levels fluctuate or the antibodies disappear entirely for various reasons, patients at-risk for rejection are often missed.

The enhanced B cell addresses this problem by directly measuring the underlying B cells themselves, which have the potential to rapidly react to a donor organ and produce antibodies that contribute to acute rejection. By measuring these specific foreign HLA antibody-secreting B cells, the test is able to identify such sensitized patients regardless of the presence of circulating antibodies, potentially identifying at-risk patients missed by the PRA and DSA tests.

NOTES:

[1]Lúcia M et al. Preformed circulating HLA-specific memory B cells predict high risk of humoral rejection in kidney transplantation. Kidney International advance online publication, July 15, 2015; doi:10.1038/ki.2015.205

Definitions

HLA - Human Leucocyte Antigens - Proteins on the surface of cells that are responsible for regulation of the immune system and particularly responsible for the ability of the immune system to recognize self from non-self.

PRA Test - Panel of Reactive Antibody test - An immunological laboratory blood test that assesses the extent to which the patient on the transplant waiting list will react, via pre-existing antibodies, to non-self. Any PRA score indicates that the patient has a higher risk of antibody mediated graft rejection.

DSA Test - Donor Specific Antibody test - An immunological laboratory blood test that assesses the presence of antibodies in the transplant patient that are generated specifically against the donor's HLA type. The presence of DSA indicates that the patient has a higher risk of antibody-mediated allograft rejection. Pre-transplant, the DSA test indicates which donor HLA types may not be tolerated or would carry a higher risk of antibody-mediated graft rejection. Post-transplant, persistence or appearance of DSA may indicate a high risk of ongoing or future antibody mediated graft rejection.

About Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC was founded in 1999 in order to leverage the leading research in HLA protein of parent company, Pure Protein, LLC, into solutions to address a growing list of needs in organ transplantation. Learn more: https://www.puretransplant.com/.

About Pure Protein, LLC

Pure Protein, LLC is a biotechnology company funded and managed by Emergent Technologies, Inc. that is 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. 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.

Through its new ecommerce website, www.hlaprotein.com, Pure Protein now 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.

About Oxford Immunotec, Ltd.

Oxford Immunotec is a global diagnostics company and part of PerkinElmer Inc. We bring energy and invention to a world in need of diagnostic truth. We are uniquely placed as the only company in the world offering regulated ELISPOT assays for T cell measurement, with approval around the globe. Our leading product, the T-SPOT.TB test, is used for diagnosing infection with Tuberculosis, the world's largest cause of death from infectious disease. Oxford Immunotec is an experienced manufacturer of IVD tests, operating under a fully audited Quality Management System, ensuring rigorous batch control. The company has manufactured in excess of 20 million clinical T cell tests for TB infection.

The T-SPOT.TB test has been approved for sale in over 50 countries, including the United States (where it has received pre-market approval from the Food and Drug Administration), Europe (where it has obtained a CE mark), as well as Japan and China. The recently released T-SPOT.COVID test is CE marked in Europe for clinical use to detect the T cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 (www.tspotcovid.com). Oxford Immunotec is headquartered near Oxford, U.K. and in Marlborough, MA. Additional information can be found at www.oxfordimmunotec.com.

About PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer enables scientists, researchers and clinicians to address their most critical challenges across science and healthcare. With a mission focused on innovating for a healthier world, we deliver unique solutions to serve the diagnostics, life sciences, food and applied markets. We strategically partner with customers to enable earlier and more accurate insights supported by deep market knowledge and technical expertise. Our dedicated team of about 15,000 employees worldwide is passionate about helping customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life, and sustain the wellbeing and longevity of people globally. The Company reported revenue of approximately $3.8 billion in 2020, serves customers in 190 countries, and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information is available at https://www.perkinelmer.com/.

Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC (PTS), a developer of novel HLA based transplant diagnostics, and Oxford Immunotec, Ltd. (OI), a global diagnostics company part of PerkinElmer Inc., today announce an exclusive sublicense agreement in which PTS will obtain exclusive commercial rights to issued patents protecting a novel assay originally developed by Dr. Oriol Bestard, M.D., Ph.D.

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

Seedling Welcomes New Development Director

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization providing school-based mentoring for children who have an incarcerated parent, has selected Julie Barschow as Development Director. Ms. Barschow joins Seedling with over 20 years of nonprofit management, development and marketing experience.

Spending the first six years of her career with the YMCA of Austin, Ms. Barschow helped retain and grow membership at the Y's flagship branch in downtown Austin, while also helping to grow the Partner of Youth campaign, expanding efforts to bring the Y's services to all, despite their financial circumstances. Julie then transitioned to Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin, where she spent the next decade in development and marketing, helping raise more than $1 Million per year through a variety of initiatives and events.

During her tenure, the Boys & Girls Clubs grew from serving less than 1,000 kids to more than 10,000, and from annual revenue of less than $800,000 to $7 Million. Julie assisted the organization through its largest growth period, helping build and improve systems, resulting in more contributions and community awareness across all resource development avenues. She has also run her own business, offering development and marketing consulting and services for nonprofits and small businesses.

"I was blessed to discover my love for philanthropy and civil service at the beginning of my professional career. I have done my best to be a servant leader, helping the world get a little better every day in whatever small way I can. I am grateful and honored to join the Seedling team and help advance the mission to help children overcome difficult circumstances and reach their full potential," Ms. Barschow said.

Julie holds a B.S. in Communications Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, and has completed advanced leadership training under The Professional Association of Boys & Girls Clubs' award-winning leadership program. Julie is a member of and has previously served on the board for Women Communicators of Austin, and has served as both President and VP of Fundraising for the Parent Teacher Associations at her children's schools in Austin ISD and Hays Consolidated ISD.

Ms. Barschow succeeds Linda Thompson, who is retiring after 4 years as Seedling's Development Director. Ms. Thompson helped Seedling to increase mentoring services to children by growing its annual budget by over 20% during her time with Seedling.

"We feel very fortunate to have had Linda's experience and passion for the past four years and look forward to having Julie continue the excellence in development and raise needed awareness so that more children impacted by parental incarceration can have mentors and support," said Dan Leal, Seedling Executive Director.

About Seedling:

Seedling has provided school-based mentoring for over 2300 Central Texas children impacted by parental incarceration since 2005. Seedling is seeking mentors to serve children during the 2021-22 school year as schools allows mentors to return campuses. Seedling is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #74-2841791. Donations are tax deductible.

To learn more about Seedling or to become a mentor visit Seedling's website at https://seedlingmentors.org/ or call (512) 323-6371.

Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization providing school-based mentoring for children who have an incarcerated parent, has selected Julie Barschow as Development Director. Ms. Barschow joins Seedling with over 20 years of nonprofit management, development and marketing experience.

Related link: https://seedlingmentors.org/