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EPIC Adds Sam Wagener as Principal – Further Strengthens P&C and Captive Capabilities in West Region

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Sam Wagener has joined the firm.

Wagener will focus on providing risk management and insurance solutions, including captive insurance programs, to organizations with whom he will partner. He will leverage relationships across EPIC in the areas of Property & Casualty, Employee Benefits and Executive Benefits.

Wagener brings more than 20 years of industry experience to his role, and has held positions on the brokerage and carrier sides of the insurance industry throughout his career. He joins EPIC from Artex Risk Solutions, Inc. where he was Senior Vice President - Group Captives, focusing on managing relationships, operations and related services of five member-owned captives.

"We are excited to continue the growth of our Property & Casualty operations in the West Region with the addition of Sam's experience and expertise," commented EPIC West Region President, KJ Wagner.

"Sam brings insight and a unique perspective on managing risk to the firm. We look forward to leveraging his knowledge across the entire organization to the benefit of our clients," said Brian Quinn, Managing Principal. Wagener will report to Quinn, who is based in San Ramon, California.

Wagener earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. While in the Navy, he served as a Division Officer on the USS Elliot, based in San Diego, CA, and as an Instructor in the Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, Rhode Island.

Sam Wagener
sam.wagener@epicbrokers.com
Cell 630.453.1644

About EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail insurance brokerage, has more than 2,600 team members operating from more than 80 offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs, and Private Client solutions to clients. EPIC ranks among the top 15 retail insurance brokers in the U.S.

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

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Sam Wagener has joined the firm.

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

Shoplifting and Dishonest Employee Average Case Values Increased in 2020, According to Jack L. Hayes International’s 33rd Annual Retail Theft Survey!

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Jack L. Hayes International, Inc. released today the results of their 33rd Annual Retail Theft Survey which reports on over 184,000 shoplifters and dishonest employee apprehensions in 2020 by just 22 large retailers, who recovered over $81 million from these thieves.

"While temporary store closures due to the Covid-19 Pandemic resulted in fewer thieves being caught stealing in 2020, the average shoplifting case value increased 13.0% and the average dishonest employee case value increased 3.8% over 2019," said Mark R. Doyle, President of Jack L. Hayes International, Inc.

Mr. Doyle added, "As expected, the Covid-19 Pandemic clearly affected apprehensions and recovery dollars in 2020, with shoplifting apprehensions and recovery dollars down 43.8% and 36.5% respectively; and dishonest employee apprehensions and recovery dollars down 20.3% and 17.2% respectively. However, those participant retailers designated as 'essential,' saw overall apprehensions rise 7.9% and dollar recoveries increase 9.1% during 2020."

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ANNUAL THEFT SURVEY INCLUDE:

* Participants: 22 large retail companies with 18,594 stores and over $500 billion in retail sales in 2020.

* Apprehensions: Participants apprehended 184,621 shoplifters and dishonest employees in 2020, down 41.3% from 2019. Note: "Essential" retailers' apprehensions increased 7.9%.

* Recovery Dollars: Participants recovered over $81 million from apprehended shoplifters and dishonest employees in 2020, down 30.0% from 2019. Note: "Essential" retailers' recovery dollars increased 9.1%.

* Shoplifters: 158,158 shoplifters were apprehended in 2020, down 43.8%; and over $49 million was recovered from these shoplifters, down 36.5%. Note: "Essential" retailers' shoplifting stats were up 8.6% (apprehensions) and 15.3% (recovery dollars).

* Dishonest Employees: 26,463 employees were apprehended in 2020, down 20.3%; and $32 million was recovered from these employees in 2020, down 17.2%. Note: "Essential" retailers' dishonest employee stats were up 2.7% (apprehensions) and 0.1% (recovery dollars).

* Case Averages:
- Total Thefts: $440.48, up 19.2% in 2020
- Shoplifters: $310.11, up 13.0% in 2020
- Employees: $1,219.61, up 3.8% in 2020

Full survey results and some thoughts behind the numbers are available at: http://hayesinternational.com/news/annual-retail-theft-survey/.

ABOUT JACK L. HAYES INTERNATIONAL:

Jack L. Hayes International, Inc. is a leading loss prevention and inventory shrinkage control consulting firm, and for over 40 years has provided a wide spectrum of Asset Protection, Inventory Shrinkage Control, Loss Prevention, Safety, and Security related services to every facet of industry including retail, manufacturing and industrial organizations.

Jack L. Hayes International, Inc. released today the results of their 33rd Annual Retail Theft Survey which reports on over 184,000 shoplifters and dishonest employee apprehensions in 2020 by just 22 large retailers, who recovered over $81 million from these thieves.

Related link: http://hayesinternational.com/

DocMagic to Give Away its Popular Bunny Slippers to Donors at Upcoming Los Angeles-Area Blood Drive

TORRANCE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, automated regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that it will be offering its signature pink bunny slippers to each person that donates blood at an upcoming mobile blood drive on Sunday, May 16, in downtown Los Angeles.

The blood drive is being held by non-profit organization Golden Heart LA in conjunction with Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to help patients. A single pint of blood can save up to two patients' lives, according to the hospital.

Every month, CHLA patients need approximately 2,000 units of blood and blood components as part of the life-saving care provided at the hospital. To provide these units to patients, CHLA collects blood from approximately 800 blood donors per month. Nearly 90 percent of the blood transfused at the hospital comes directly from its donor center. CHLA says that in order to cover patient use, it requires continued blood donations to sustain the needs of patients.

EVENT DETAILS:

* What: Mobile blood drive

* When: Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT

* Where: Onsite Bus - 530 Ramirez Street; Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 (Denny's Parking Lot)

Golden Heart LA is dedicated to helping children who suffer from life-threatening diseases, disabilities, and illnesses. The organization regularly works with CHLA and other entities to hold blood drives at various locations throughout Southern California.

DocMagic was founded in 1987 by Dominic Iannitti and has developed a reputation of getting involved in events that help charitable causes, especially those pertaining to children. The company's long-time mascot, named "Doc," is a novel bunny that has become a recognizable part of its brand within the mortgage industry.

Notable is that the genesis behind the bunny slippers started in 2016 when they were officially introduced at a mortgage technology convention in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of DocMagic's Total eClose™ eClosing system. Hundreds of conference attendees wore the slippers, which symbolized comfort and borrowers' newfound ability to easily close a mortgage loan electronically in the comfort of their own homes.

As a result of the pandemic, DocMagic's eClosing solution has been paramount to ensuring the safety of consumers by eliminating the need for borrowers to travel and sign loan documents in person.

DocMagic's slippers have grown in popularity over the years after being provided at the Total eClose product launch as well as other events and special occasions. Typically pink in color, the latest version of the slippers has been switched to purple to represent DocMagic's corporate branding. They are regularly given to good causes as a way of saying "thank you" to volunteers and participants.

More details about the one-day event are available on Golden Heart LA's Instagram page @GoldenHeartLA. Appointments can be made by visiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles's blood donation website https://www.chladonateblood.org/ or by calling 323-361-2441.

About DocMagic:

DocMagic, Inc. is the leading provider of fully compliant document generation, automated compliance, eSignature and comprehensive eMortgage solutions for the mortgage industry. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., DocMagic, Inc. develops award-winning software, mobile apps, processes, and web-based systems for the production and delivery of compliant loan document packages. The company's solutions connect industry participants, promote collaboration, and data integrity to execute precision-based digital lending transactions. The company's compliance experts and in-house legal staff consistently monitor legal and regulatory changes at both the federal and state levels to ensure accuracy. For more information on DocMagic, visit https://www.docmagic.com/.

About Children's Hospital Los Angeles:

Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is the highest-ranked children's hospital in California and fifth in the nation on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of best children's hospitals. U.S. News ranks Children's Hospital Los Angeles in all 10 specialty categories. Clinical care at the hospital is led by physicians who are faculty members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC through an affiliation dating from 1932. The hospital also operates the largest pediatric residency training program at a freestanding children's hospital in the Western United States. The Saban Research

Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles is home to all basic, translational, clinical and community research conducted at the hospital, allowing proven discoveries to quickly reach patients. Our mission: to create hope and build healthier futures. To learn more, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, and visit our blog at https://www.chla.org/chla-blog.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Joe Bowerbank
Profundity Communications, Inc. for DocMagic
949-378-9685
jbowerbank@profunditymarketing.com

Social Media: @DocMagic #ChildrensHospitalLosAngeles #GoldenHeartLA #BloodDonations #MobileBloodDrive #SaveLives

DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, automated regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that it will be offering its signature pink bunny slippers to each person that donates blood at an upcoming mobile blood drive on Sunday, May 16, in downtown Los Angeles.

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

Tekwell Services Certified by the State of Georgia as Training Resource

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tekwell Services Certified by the State of Georgia as Electric Motor Basics Training Resource. We are proud to announce that our Plant Manager and Senior Trainer, Phil Aloisio, has been certified by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts to provide Electrical Motor Basics training for 6 WWW points of continuing education credit for those who enroll and complete the training.

The Electric Motor Basics training (Course Number CE-6-W-WW-08/19-TEKWELL-013121-0004) is a one-day, hands-on class that is organized into four sections covering seven and a half hours:

* Electric Motor Basics

* Electric Motor Testing

* Predictive and Preventative Maintenance

* VFD - How it Functions and Cost Savings

In the electric motor basics segment of the training, we provide motors for the participants to disassemble, review, and discuss. Participants learn how the motor works and how that relates to the nameplate information. Participants also perform resistance testing, testing of auxiliary components, and megger testing of the windings. The class also reviews bearings with different failures as well as lubrication.

For the predictive and preventative maintenance segment of the training, the participants will receive training on a PDMA tester, vibration analysis, and field balancing equipment. Participants will also use an infrared camera to understand how all the testing equipment works.

For the drive section, the participants will review the drive's features and how they work. Finally, the training will allow the class to calculate the cost savings of using a soft starter vs. a VFD.

Phil Aloisio is a 40-year veteran in the industrial repair industry. He is experienced in diagnosing, testing, and repairing electric motors, pumps, servo motors, gearboxes, rotating equipment, bearing problems, and lubrication. He has completed many hours of technical training in electric motor testing, troubleshooting, motor winding, and motor efficiency. He also has training in explosion-proof motors, bearing failures, and much more. There is no one better suited to lead this training.

Phil is the Plant Manager for Tekwell Systems' Cartersville, Georgia location.

About Tekwell Services, LLC

Tekwell Services, LLC is a SKF certified motor rebuilder that offers full service and repair for industrial motors, drives and pumps. From fractional horsepower to medium voltage, Tekwell has the skills and equipment needed to repair, test, and install machinery while ensuring peak efficiency and reliability.

With state-of-the-art shops located in Cartersville, GA, Knoxville, TN, and Chattanooga, TN, Tekwell Services specializes in industrial motor repair, electric motor refurbishment, motor and gearbox alignment, and many more of your electric motor repair needs. Tekwell is also a large distributor of motors, drives and controls.

Website URL: http://www.tekwellservices.com/

Tekwell Services Certified by the State of Georgia as Electric Motor Basics Training Resource. We are proud to announce that our Plant Manager and Senior Trainer, Phil Aloisio, has been certified by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts.

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

New Minnesota-based Staffing Firms Assist Companies to Improve Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SAINT PAUL, Minn. /ScoopCloud/ -- LAK Technology Inc. recently announced that two of its DBAs, PowerSource Staffing Inc. and Empowers Staffing Inc. are working to fill two distinct niches in the recruiting and staffing industry. They're not only helping companies to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), but they're also helping people of color who may have lost work during the COVID crisis to get back to business.

Both companies - PowerSource Staffing and Empowers Staffing - opened their doors this past February and they're already seeing results. For example, Choice Bank, Spire Credit Union, Highland Bank and Citizens State Bank have all signed on to find skilled candidates that they've had difficulty finding and recruiting.

As a newly-certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) vendor by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), both PowerSource Staffing Inc. and Empowers Staffing Inc. are well qualified to help organizations meet their hiring goals.

"We believe in integrating our resources and are confident that we can help companies drive their hiring forward into the future," Clement Marriott, president and founder, Empowers Staffing Inc. and PowerSource Staffing Inc., says. "We're very excited about this recent certification because it serves to further our goal to assist organizations with their talent search while helping them to champion their DEI."

The two companies have already placed more than 50 skilled personnel and are looking forward to continuing a robust recruitment and placement schedule.

"We understand that while many companies wish to improve DEI in their workforce, they often have difficulty reaching certain demographics. That's where we come in. We have networks and marketing channels that help to find the right people for the right job," Marriott adds. "We know how to tap into a variety of populations."

About PowerSource Staffing Inc.

PowerSource Staffing Inc. focuses solely on recruiting and staffing IT talent across all industries. It provides staffing, workforce optimization and domestic outsourcing solutions and values diverse talent and the role they play in the IT industry.

For more information: https://powersourcestaffing.com/

About Empowers Staffing Inc.

Empowers Staffing Inc. specializes in recruiting and staffing for the banking and finance industry. It's the fastest-growing, minority-owned banking and finance staffing company and connects with organizations to understand their staffing needs, while providing the most diverse, skilled professionals in the market.

For more information: https://empowersstaffing.com

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LAK Technology Inc. recently announced that two of its DBAs, PowerSource Staffing Inc. and Empowers Staffing Inc. are working to fill two distinct niches in the recruiting and staffing industry. They're not only helping companies to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), but they're also helping people of color who may have lost work during the COVID crisis to get back to business.

Related link: https://empowersstaffing.com/

Daisy Village Grand Opening of Center for Children with Special Needs

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Broward Children's Center (BCC) (https://bcckids.org), the largest non-profit organization in Pompano Beach, announces the official opening of Daisy Village (http://www.daisyvillage.org), coinciding with a series of events in celebration of its "50 Years of Caring for Children with Special Needs."

Daisy Village at BCC is an integrated facility providing wraparound educational, therapy, advocacy, and wellness services to local families that have children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Down's Syndrome, or other developmental disabilities. The center offers live, in-person behavior, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, as well as teletherapy options during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Intensive Kindergarten Program.
- Individual and Personalized Outpatient Therapy including ABA, OT, PT and ST.
- Music Therapy: Individuals and Small Groups.
- Therapy Groups: Children ages 2-14.
- Bi-Monthly Wellness Programs: For Families and Caregivers.
- The Spider Cage: State-of-the-Art treatment approach supporting the development of children with physical disabilities.

Thanks to the generous support of donors and organizations, including the Taft Foundation and Children's Services Council (CSC), Daisy Village at BCC is able to strive to give access to high-quality therapy support to all families in need. Daisy Village's programming is expanding this summer to include low-cost therapeutic groups offered to children with special needs or developmental concerns. These groups will enrich social skill development, language and motor learning, and self-regulation skills. Offerings will include Legos and Lunch, Messy Art, Stay and Play, Let's Go Drumming, a choir and music lessons. Daisy Village will also be starting a Mommy and Me music group for young children led by a board-certified music therapist. For more information, interested families can email daisyvillage@bcckids.org or call/text (954) 504-5610.

According to the US Census Bureau, over 1 in 5 individuals in Broward County are diagnosed with some sort of disability. Many families struggle with finding the appropriate care for their children. Often times, even when that care can be found, the families are left with the massive coordination task of juggling appointments at many different centers. Daisy Village at BCC was created to offer comprehensive care under one roof. "Success comes in the ability to recognize new and better ways to serve," stated Marjorie Evans, CEO and Founder. "We're always looking for ways to improve the service we provide to the community that lives with special needs," she added.

Due to COVID restrictions, one-on-one tours by appointment are open for the community and the media on the second Thursdays of May and June 2021. Our center is following strict CDC health guidelines.

About Broward Children's Center (BCC)

Since 1971, Broward Children's Center (BCC), located in Pompano Beach, Florida, has been providing medical, educational, therapeutic, recreational, daily living, and advocacy services through our network of care to infants, children, and young adults with special health care needs. As a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to respond to the unique needs of every child through programs that promote privacy, respect, independence, dignity, and engagement.

By listening to and learning from the children and families we serve, we have grown from a single-program establishment to one that serves over 1,200 individuals each year. Known for providing a wide range of services (residential, rehabilitative, educational, behavioral, medical, nursing, technological, psychological, transportation) to children with complex medical issues and other special needs, as well as to their families, Broward Children's Center is celebrating 50 Years of Smiles with several events.

Broward Children's Center, 200 SE 19th Ave, Pompano Beach, FL 33060, 954.946.7503. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

About Daisy Village

Daisy Village is an integrated facility providing a full range of services to children with disabilities. We provide an outpatient center that is both comprehensive and proactive, addressing the needs of the children and their families. Our mission is to promote healthy behaviors, wellness, and life-fulfilling activities in the special needs community. Daisy Village at Broward Children's Center is fully committed to making therapy and enrichment activities accessible to all children in the BCC community.

For in-kind donations information, please email daisyvillage@bcckids.org OR visit http://www.bcckids.org/donate.

MEDIA CONTACT
Mari Naranjo, DreamCatcher
hello@dreamcatchermkt.com

Broward Children's Center (BCC), the largest non-profit organization in Pompano Beach, announces the official opening of Daisy Village, coinciding with a series of events in celebration of its "50 Years of Caring for Children with Special Needs."

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

HomeTown Ticketing and Stack Sports Announce Partnership Bringing Streamlined Digital Ticketing and Payment Processing Solutions to Clients

COLUMBUS, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- HomeTown Ticketing and Stack Sports, along with its payment processing solution Stack Pay, are pleased to announce an innovative partnership that brings together the best in technology and service for the benefit of youth organizations, K12 Schools, colleges, and associations across the country. Existing clients of both companies will benefit from new features, pricing options, and services.

For Stack Sports more than 20,000 partner organizations, HomeTown is now the Official Digital Ticketing Provider for Stack Sports. Organizations will now be able to use the digital ticketing services, along with their Stack Pay account for revenue collection. HomeTown offers end-to-end management of ticket sales, passes, and fan data, as well as a personalized online box office embedded directly on the organization's website. Additionally, Stack Sports partners will benefit from the Point-of-Sale solutions for on site ticket sales.

For HomeTown's K12 and collegiate users, Stack Pay is now the Preferred Payment Processor of HomeTown Ticketing, offering more flexibility in fee and onboarding options for HomeTown clients. Stack Pay makes it easier to sign up for a merchant account with options that provide a straightforward onboarding experience for financial departments using the HomeTown platform.

As an added benefit, HomeTown users will receive a preferred rate on all credit card transactions along with the HomeTown $1 fee, saving schools, organizations, and fans money while making the move to digital ticketing for their events.

"At Stack Sports we are always looking for new ways to help improve the life of our club partners in innovative ways," said Stack Sports CRO Jeff Brunsberg. "By combining industry-leading technology solutions at Stack Sports with a best-in-class HomeTown ticketing experience, we see a huge benefit to our Partners. We are proud to add HomeTown Ticketing as a partner and work hand in hand with them to help fuel a safe return to play for our club organizations."

"HomeTown is thrilled to work with Stack Sports to expand its digital ticketing solutions to youth organizations across the country. With the trend of community, educational, and youth sports moving to digital options, HomeTown and Stack Sports will be able to provide a seamless experience for all of our users. HomeTown will provide digital ticking services, and Stack Pay will provide payment processing services. That is a win-win for everyone!" said Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO, HomeTown Ticketing, Inc.

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 three key pillars -- Play, Improve, and Engage.

To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/.

About HomeTown Ticketing

HomeTown, the leader in digital ticketing for K-12 schools and colleges, helps thousands of schools across the country seamlessly transition from cash and paper to digital ticketing. Our professional-grade ticketing platform is purpose-built for schools to easily sell tickets, quickly scan attendees and immediately access revenue faster than any other provider, without ever touching school funds. Schools, districts, colleges, universities and governing bodies rely on us to sell online tickets to help fund student athletics, theater, music and arts programs in local communities all over America. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, HomeTown prides itself on providing year-round customer service and support, even on nights and weekends, to help schools deliver the best game-day experience for students, families and fans nationwide.

Learn more about HomeTown at http://www.hometownticketing.com/| @hometowntix

HomeTown Ticketing and Stack Sports, along with its payment processing solution Stack Pay, are pleased to announce an innovative partnership that brings together the best in technology and service for the benefit of youth organizations, K12 Schools, colleges, and associations across the country. Existing clients of both companies will benefit from new features, pricing options, and services.

Related link: https://stacksports.com/

151 New Industrial Manufacturing Planned Industrial Project Reports – April 2021 Recap

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- SalesLeads announced today the April 2021 results for the new planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms 151 new projects in the Industrial Manufacturing sector.

The following are selected highlights on new Industrial Manufacturing industry construction news.

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING - BY PROJECT TYPE

Manufacturing/Production Facilities - 134 New Projects

Distribution and Industrial Warehouse - 77 New Projects

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING - BY PROJECT SCOPE/ACTIVITY

New Construction - 58 New Projects

Expansion - 47 New Projects

Renovations/Equipment Upgrades - 65 New Projects

Plant Closings - 3 New Projects

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING - BY PROJECT LOCATION(TOP 10 STATES)

North Carolina - 13
Ontario - 9
Ohio - 9
Pennsylvania - 8
New York - 7
Tennessee - 6
Texas - 6
Michigan - 6
Indiana - 6
Wisconsin - 6

LARGEST PLANNED PROJECT

During the month of April, our research team identified 9 new Industrial Manufacturing facility construction projects with an estimated value of $100 million or more.

The largest project is owned by General Motors, who is planning to invest $2.3 billion for the construction of an EV battery manufacturing facility adjacent to their existing plant in SPRING HILL, TN. Completion is slated for late 2023.

TOP 10 TRACKED INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PROJECTS

ONTARIO:
Pharmaceutical company is planning to invest $925 million for the construction of a processing facility in TORONTO, ON. They are currently seeking approval for the project.

TENNESSEE:
Specialty pharmaceutical products mfr. is planning to invest $220 million for the construction of a manufacturing facility in ORLINDA, TN. They have recently received approval for the project.

NORTH CAROLINA:
Biotechnology company is planning to invest $213 million for the renovation and equipment upgrades on a 117,000 sf processing facility in SANFORD, NC. They have recently received approval for the project.

ALABAMA:
Building materials mfr. is planning to invest $79 million for an expansion and equipment upgrades at their manufacturing facility in PRATTVILLE, AL. They have recently received approval for the project.

INDIANA:
Plastic packaging products mfr. is planning to invest $70 million for the expansion, renovation, and equipment upgrades at their various manufacturing facilities in INDIANA. They have recently received approval for the project.

MISSOURI:
Construction material mfr. is planning to invest $62 million for the construction of a 455,000 sf manufacturing facility in SIKESTON, MO. They have recently received approval for the project. Construction is expected to start in Summer 2021.

KENTUCKY:
HVAC equipment mfr. is planning to invest $60 million for the construction of a 380,000 sf manufacturing facility on Buck Creek Rd. in SIMPSONVILLE, KY. They are currently seeking approval for the project. Completion is slated for 2023.

VIRGINIA:
Auto components mfr. is planning to invest $39 million for the construction of a manufacturing facility at Progress Park in WYTHEVILLE, VA. They have recently received approval for the project.

NORTH CAROLINA:
Fermentation, filtration, and processing equipment mfr. is planning to invest $38 million for the construction of a 135,000 sf manufacturing facility in HICKORY, NC. They have recently received approval for the project.

OHIO:
Plastic recycling company is planning to invest $22 million for a 54,000 sf expansion, renovation, and equipment upgrades on their manufacturing facility in CLYDE, OH. Completion is slated for Summer 2022.

ABOUT SALESLEADS INC.
Since 1959, SalesLeads, based out of Jacksonville, FL provides Industrial Project Reports on companies that are planning significant capital investments in their industrial facilities throughout North America. Our professional research team identifies new construction, expansion, relocation, major renovation, equipment upgrades, and plant closing project opportunities so that our clients can focus sales and marketing resources on the target accounts that have an impending need for their products, services, and indirect materials. https://www.salesleadsinc.com

SalesLeads announced today the April 2021 results for the new planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction and significant equipment modernization projects.

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

State College Area School District in Pennsylvania Selects Synergy Student Information System

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- State College Area School District (SCASD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy® Student Information System (SIS) by Edupoint® Educational Systems for its K-12 student information and learning management needs, replacing eSchoolPlus™ SIS. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy SIS and Synergy Online Registration in a cloud-hosted environment. SCASD serves nearly 7,000 students across 12 schools in central Pennsylvania.

Synergy Education Platform is a comprehensive student data management ecosystem, seamlessly integrated by design, that helps districts streamline processes and boost communication and collaboration across all sites while providing the real-time performance data needed to improve learning outcomes for students. SCASD will benefit from the system's robust teacher functionality, built-in email for communicating with parents and students, and Synergy state reporting tools that will save staff time by automating processes that were previously manual. The Synergy mobile app suite will boost mobility and autonomy for all users, making information more accessible to parents and enabling high school students to check in on campus with a swipe of their student ID.

SCASD's Information Technology leadership convened a 31-member steering committee to evaluate available student information systems based on their ability to meet core requirements and compatibility with systems already in place. For the final round of demos, the committee included stakeholder teams representing a broad variety of job titles from across the district and gathered feedback, which came back overwhelmingly in favor of Synergy.

"We were looking for a student information system that would give us everything in one place or easily integrate with other systems, and Synergy scored high in both of those areas," said Justin Hetrick, Director of Technology at SCASD. "The quality of the support we would receive was also critical, so we worked with several Synergy districts during the evaluation process verify that that requirement would be met. We're in the implementation phase right now and are very happy with the decision we made."

"With Synergy SIS, State College Area School District has chosen a powerful, innovative solution that will evolve with the district as its student data and learning management needs change over time," said Bob Weathers, Founder and CEO at Edupoint. "We are pleased to welcome the district to the Synergy family and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership that caters to the needs of end users and supports educators in helping students succeed."

About Edupoint

For over 35 years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically advanced student data management systems that empower K-12 stakeholders to improve student achievement. Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint is an industry-leading student data management ecosystem built to fit the way educators already work, with seamlessly integrated student information management, learning management, MTSS, assessment, special education management, and analytics. Synergy is unique among K-12 student data management solutions in providing an array of role-based mobile apps designed to give all stakeholders access to the tools they need when and where they need them. More than 5 million students use Synergy in 22 states.

Learn more at: http://www.edupoint.com/.

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State College Area School District (SCASD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy® Student Information System (SIS) by Edupoint® Educational Systems for its K-12 student information and learning management needs, replacing eSchoolPlus™ SIS. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy SIS and Synergy Online Registration in a cloud-hosted environment. SCASD serves nearly 7,000 students across 12 schools in central Pennsylvania.

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

‘GROUNDED’ opens at the SLEEPCENTER Gallery

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- RE:ARTISTE International Art Organization and The Espejo Organization for the Arts are pleased to present "GROUNDED," an art exhibition juried by award-winning visual artist Mensur Bojda that will be hosted at the SLEEPCENTER Gallery from May 10th to May 20, 2021.

"The word 'grounded' means 'well-balanced' and 'sensible,' while it also means 'prohibited from doing certain things.' During the past year, we have been forced indoors by the pandemic and the quarantine measures. But what happened to artists' mental and emotional stability and confidence? Did they feel grounded and if so, in what way?" explain curators Natalie Burtluskaya and Kika Espejo about the concept behind the art show.

"We selected artworks that appeared recently in a process of self-reflection and introspection. The artists were encouraged to submit pieces that inspect the feelings on a threshold of imbalance and sensibility. Having taken history, literature, theater, politics, science, and arts as inspiration, the artists kept creating art, and it helped them stay afloat during the unprecedented year of the limited opportunities to work, travel, or feel safe," explains Mensur Bojda, the juror of the show.

The list of selected international artists includes Jeremie Queyras, Igor Kovalov, Hildos, Aida Miro, Maksym Kazarin, Amaia Marzabal, and Kuldeep Singh.

The opening event will take place on May 13, 2021, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will follow all COVID-19 CDC guidelines. The exhibition will also be open by appointment between May 10 and May 20.

Hyperlinks:

Mensur Bojda - https://www.mensurbojda.com/

RE:ARTISTE International Art Organization - http://www.reartiste.com/

The Espejo Organization for the Arts - https://www.eoarts.com/

RE:ARTISTE International Art Organization and The Espejo Organization for the Arts are pleased to present "GROUNDED," an art exhibition juried by award-winning visual artist Mensur Bojda that will be hosted at the SLEEPCENTER Gallery from May 10th to May 20, 2021.

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

Muirfield Mechanical Releases Air Conditioning Installation Company FAQ

AYER, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Muirfield Mechanical Services, Eastern Massachusetts' premier air conditioning installation and repair company, has released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) when selecting a new air conditioning system installation provider.

Is the air conditioning installation company you are considering reputable?

Unfortunately, many companies do not abide by the rules and regulations set established by the Better Business Bureau and local authorities. Be sure to check out the HVAC company's Better Business Bureau rating, and take some time to look at online reviews via Google or Facebook to see what other customers have experienced working with that company.

Muirfield Mechanical Services is listed in good standing by the Better Business Bureau and has an excellent reputation for over 35 years of continued service.

Does the air conditioning installation company have adequate insurance, both liability and worker's compensation?

Some air conditioning installation and repair companies have minimal insurance or none at all and rely on your homeowner's insurance policy to protect themselves.

Muirfield Mechanical has over $1,000,000 in liability insurance.

Does a live person answer your calls? Or does the call roll over to voicemail?

If you leave messages on voicemail before you schedule an air conditioning system installation, what happens after installing it? When problems occur, you deserve prompt and courteous service to resolve them without waiting for the HVAC company to call you back.

Muirfield Mechanical has a full-time service person to answer your calls and needs.

Does the air conditioning installation company provide 24-hour emergency service, in case you need it?

Problems with your air conditioning system rarely occur during weekday business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They happen at night, on weekends, and during holidays-times that are not convenient for anyone. Having a

Muirfield Mechanical is always on call for 24-hour emergency assistance.

Does the company offer combined HVAC systems in addition to separate heating and air conditioning systems?

There is more than one option for cooling your home during the hot summer months. An energy-efficient heat pump might be the right cooling system for your home or business. Heat pumps serve both as a heating and cooling system and can save a lot in energy costs.

Muirfield provides a complete line of energy-efficient heat pumps from vendors such as Mitsubishi

ABOUT MUIRFIELD MECHANICAL SERVICES

Muirfield Mechanical is an HVAC company providing residential and commercial customers with heating, air conditioning, furnace, boiler installations, and service and maintenance for these systems. From renovations to new construction, from a single-family residence to high-tech labs, our licensed technical staff, and expert, factory-trained technicians are dedicated to working with you to implement a climate control solution that meets your needs.

Founded in 1963, Muirfield Mechanical Services has been serving the cities and towns in about a 50-mile radius from its home office in Ayer. This includes Westford, Sudbury, Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Groton, Concord, Littleton, Bolton, Acton, Arlington, Lexington, Belmont, Cambridge, Newton, and the surrounding communities, including the Greater Boston area. Get a free quote by calling us at 978-263-7130 or filling out our simple online contact form at any time.

Learn more: https://muirfieldmechanical.com/about-us/

Muirfield Mechanical Services, Eastern Massachusetts' premier air conditioning installation and repair company, has released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) when selecting a new air conditioning system installation provider.

Related link: https://muirfieldmechanical.com/

Local Community Gift Card Program Shows up to 8X ROI on Federal Funds Invested to Help Small Businesses in Pandemic Recovery

MENLO PARK, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- As communities strive to help their local businesses weather the pandemic storm, Yiftee has grown to more than 270 Community eGift Cards across the United States and executed 74 "Buy-One-Get-One" programs. These programs enlist entire communities in purchasing eGift Cards that can only be spent at local businesses, where the card buyers also receive free bonus gifts for their own use.

Yiftee and Whatcom County, WA teamed up to measure the revenue impact of their program for small businesses in Whatcom County. Between money spent on community card purchases, bonus cards funded by the CARES Act, and overspend on the gift cards and bonus cards, the analysis found that the bonus program investment was returned by 2X in its first month, 4X after 3 months and could return up to 8X over the next year when the majority of the purchased cards have been redeemed.

Data shows more than 30% is typically spent over the card value

Derek Long, Executive Director of Sustainable Connections in Bellingham, WA, who worked with Whatcom County government to fund the bonus cards and marketing to support it said, "The card buyer survey showed that on average, people spend 34% more than the purchased cards and 31% more than the bonus cards. We returned 2X our bonus card investment in the first month, and now we are at 4X with potential to double that as more cards are redeemed over the next year or so."

Sandy Ward, President and CEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism added, "The Whatcom County community has really rallied to help our small businesses and we are thrilled with the results. The bonus funds sold out quickly in December, and people have continued to purchase the Whatcom County Think Local First cards, with thousands more purchased after the bonus ran out."

Besides the CARES Act in Q4 2020, Yiftee is seeing funds for similar programs coming from corporate sponsors, tourism offices, city and county governments, and most recently federal funds from the American Recovery Plan all helping small businesses come back.

More than half of card holders tried out new shops or restaurants

Yiftee and Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism jointly sponsored the survey and were pleased that the extensive card buyer survey, conducted by the Claremont Consulting Group Inc.*, also found that 51% of card buyers tried new shops or restaurants with their Community eGift Cards, and cardholders liked being able to use them at multiple places around town. The bonus program drew attention to the new Whatcom County program, launched in November 2020, with 50% of people saying they would be significantly more likely to purchase a $50 card if they got a $10 bonus.

"Shopping local has always been popular but now it's essential, and Community Cards are a simple way for consumers, companies and local governments to keep their local dollars local," said Donna Novitsky, Yiftee CEO and co-founder. An incredible 92% of card buyers surveyed said they prefer to support their local business with a Community Card vs buying national brand gift cards.

Ann Marie Cooper, Owner of Good Earth Pottery in Bellingham, WA commented, "The gift card program definitely brought extra/new traffic to our shop. Several customers told me so. I know some local folks sent these gift cards to friends and family out of town, to bring their business to us/Whatcom County. The incentive program (bonus spending money) was big motivation for people to purchase the Think Local First Gift Cards... I am very thankful for the program."

About Yiftee, Keep Local Dollars Local

Yiftee serves more than 270 communities and 10,000 local businesses with simple, secure, PoS-independent eGift Cards that keep local dollars local - more than $13M in pandemic year 2020. The company works with Chambers of Commerce, Downtowns, Main Streets, Business Improvement Districts, city governments and other local organizations to create "Community Cards," branded for the community and redeemable at 10s to 100s of local businesses. Organizations and individuals purchase them online and send them via email, text or print to friends, family and co-workers to support their local businesses.

There is no cost to the organizers or merchants for the program and it can be set up in just a few days. Yiftee also provides custom-branded cards for individual merchants, franchises, and chains.

More info at https://yiftee.com/, email: sales@yiftee.com, Twitter: @Yiftee, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yiftee/.

(Note: * Claremont Consulting Group Inc. study included 197 survey responses for purchases made November 2020-March 2021.)

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CAPTION: The Whatcom County, WA Think Local First gift card promotion held in Nov/Dec 2020 multiplied federal government funds with consumer purchases that exclusively support local shops and restaurants in the area as they come back from closures due to COVID.

As communities strive to help their local businesses weather the pandemic storm, Yiftee has grown to more than 270 Community eGift Cards across the United States and executed 74 "Buy-One-Get-One" programs. These programs enlist entire communities in purchasing eGift Cards that can only be spent at local businesses, where the card buyers also receive free bonus gifts for their own

Related link: https://yiftee.com/

McCombs Properties Announces Sale of Premier Resort Development, The Reserve at Lake Travis

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, McCombs Properties announced the sale of one of their flagship developments, The Reserve at Lake Travis. Since acquiring the land in 2008, The Reserve has become the premier resort property on Lake Travis boasting 200 plus homes, an award-winning marina, a world-class swim park and multiple amenities. With much of the development sold out, McCombs Properties is transitioning ownership to Southfork Development Partners, who have strong experience in private club hospitality, as well as resort and marina properties.

"We set out to create the finest resort community on Lake Travis and after over a decade of strong work, we've accomplished that goal. It's time to pass the baton to a successor who will not only sustain the beauty of the Reserve but build on the legacy we created," said Harry Adams, Managing Partner of McCombs Properties. "We are excited to see Southfork Development continue to improve and expand the offerings of The Reserve and make an even greater experience for our homeowners and membership," he continued.

Southfork has a 30 plus year legacy of development, construction, and operational excellence.

"We are excited for the future of The Reserve; this is a special location that has come to life with the extraordinary effort and resources of McCombs Properties. I would also like to thank team Southfork, which is home to some of the smartest and most visionary people in the development business. They have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on a vision worthy of this very special place. As an owner in the community, it will be exciting to watch their dedication and creativity come to life through the next chapter of the Reserve's story," said Brett Jensen, President of Southfork.

McCombs Properties continues to develop and operate multiple properties including their rapidly expanding Texas coastal master planned resort communities, Palmilla Beach in Port Aransas and The Reserve at St. Charles Bay in Rockport.

For more information on The Reserve at Lake Travis, visit http://www.reserveatlaketravis.com/

About McCombs Properties

Red McCombs, the founder of San Antonio-based McCombs Enterprises, is a well-respected Texas businessman, successful investor, and developer of distinctive high-profile residential and commercial properties across the Central and Southwest United States. Mr. McCombs and his handpicked managerial team at McCombs Properties bring a dedication to excellence, a detail-oriented approach, and extensive experience to every project. More importantly, what lies at the heart of every decision is that the McCombs communities create a lasting, positive legacy for generations to enjoy.

Visit https://www.mccombsproperties.com/ for more information.

Today, McCombs Properties announced the sale of one of their flagship developments, The Reserve at Lake Travis. Since acquiring the land in 2008, The Reserve has become the premier resort property on Lake Travis boasting 200 plus homes, an award-winning marina, a world-class swim park and multiple amenities.

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

Move For Hunger and Shyft Announce a New Partnership to Help Fight Food Insecurity Nationwide

RED BANK, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- Shyft, the #1 online moving marketplace, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced today a new partnership that will grow Move For Hunger's food rescue and hunger relief programs to provide much-needed assistance to food banks across the country.

To date, Move For Hunger has collected and delivered 23 million pounds of food -- providing 19 million meals -- to food banks and pantries all across the United States and Canada.

"Shyft is changing the way people think about moving, and we love that they have incorporated reducing food waste into their model," said Adam Lowy, Executive Director and Founder of Move For Hunger. "'Donate Your Food When You Move' has been our mantra from the beginning, and it's been our goal to have it become a habitual part of the moving experience. Partnering with Shyft helps us get one step closer to achieving that."

On top of helping collect food with each move, Shyft's financial support will provide over 75,000 meals to those in need.

"We are really proud to join forces with Move for Hunger and contribute to the important cause of eradicating food insecurity through our community of Shyfters," said Keo Sar, Chief Revenue Officer at Shyft. "Covid-19 and its impacts have been everything but a great equalizer, and that's evident from the rise in food insecurity in the US and other parts of the world. We believe that no one should go hungry. That sustenance is a basic human right. Through this partnership, Shyft can make a meaningful difference to the lives of others - providing opportunities to fight hunger and reduce food waste, while banding together employees, clients, and communities for this most worthy cause."

Sar continued, "The bigger impact lies in our ability to influence both our suppliers and customers to engage more with the community through this and other initiatives."

With the global pandemic making food insecurity peak in 2020, Shyft's support couldn't have come at a better time. 42 million Americans are going hungry including 1 in 6 kids. At the same time, 35% of the food produced in the United States ends up in landfills. Move For Hunger continues to step up to the challenge and in 2020, the non-profit transported over 5 million pounds of food (4 million meals), 40% more food than their record-setting year of 2019. Move For Hunger has continued that momentum into the new year by recovering and transporting nearly 1.5 million pounds of food in the first four months, double that same period last year.

About Move For Hunger

Move For Hunger is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger. We have mobilized the leaders of moving, relocation, and multi-family industries to provide their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Members of Move For Hunger also organize community food drives, participate in awareness campaigns, and create employee engagement programs.

For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit https://moveforhunger.org/.

About Shyft

Shyft is the #1 online moving marketplace in the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, we are building a community of Shyfters that, enabled by technology and the promise of long-term flexible working models, can now live anywhere. And we're empowering them to Shyft everywhere through our network of over 400+ moving companies and lifestyle providers across 68 countries. We believe that 21st century consumers deserve services that put experience ahead of everything else, and that lead with love and empathy - to ensure that you always feel safe, secure and immersed in your new community as soon as you Shyft there.

To learn more about Shyft, visit https://www.shyftmoving.com/.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Micaela McGinley
Media Relations Specialist
630-770-9336
micaela@kinshipcompany.com

Shyft, the #1 online moving marketplace, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced today a new partnership that will grow Move For Hunger's food rescue and hunger relief programs to provide much-needed assistance to food banks across the country.

Related link: https://moveforhunger.org/

Record-Setting Video Borescope Unit Sales Begin Second Quarter 2021

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- With thousands of ViewTech Borescopes clients relying on a VJ-3 video borescope for routine inspections and maintenance, word-of-mouth referrals contributed to ViewTech's record unit volume sales during April business. Two of the newest users who were both advised by ViewTech clients and added a VJ-3 video borescope to their inspection processes are an American professional stock car racing association and an electrical equipment and solutions company.

When an engineer at a high-performance engine design and manufacturing corporation purchased a VJ-3 video borescope and expressed their satisfaction with the research and development team at a professional racing association, they also made a call to ViewTech. Once their R&D team trialed a VJ-3 3.9mm x 1.5 meter, it was easy to determine the video borescope would help their efficiency and effectiveness as they continuously strive to design safer and more competitive stock cars.

After an executive at a custom steel fabrication company witnessed the quality of borescope used by one of their clients, they recommended they connect with ViewTech Borescopes for a no-cost demo of the VJ-3 6.0mm x 3.0 meters Dual Camera. With finished tube weldments requiring visual inspection, the lead engineer at an electrical equipment and solutions company agreed to test the VJ-3 Dual Camera at their facility.

The outcome when completing a visual weld inspection with the VJ-3 Dual Camera was a drastic improvement from what they had been experiencing with their previous inspection tool. Featuring both a forward-facing and 90-degree camera that can view with the press of a button, along with capturing superior images and videos, the verdict to purchase a new video borescope from ViewTech Borescopes was effortless.

VJ-3 Video Borescope

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

About ViewTech Borescopes

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

For more information on VJ-3 Video Borescope: https://www.viewtech.com

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With thousands of ViewTech Borescopes clients relying on a VJ-3 video borescope for routine inspections and maintenance, word-of-mouth referrals contributed to ViewTech's record unit volume sales during April business.

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

Siperstein Dermatology Group Reveals Revolutionary Moxi Laser

BOCA RATON, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- In an effort to help patients look and feel their best, Siperstein Dermatology Group reveals the revolutionary Moxi Laser this month. The Moxi Laser is the latest way to revitalize and refresh skin's appearance by improving tone and texture, providing patients with a gentle approach to radiant skin.

"We are so proud to be able to offer our family of patients with this state-of-the-art treatment," said Robyn Siperstein, founder of Siperstein Dermatology Group. "We know our patients are not only interested in pain-free and quick treatments, but also treatments that provide the best possible results with minimal lifestyle drawbacks. The Moxi laser is that solution."

The Moxi laser delivers fractionated laser energy to create micro-coagulation zones that the body then repairs, replacing damaged cells with fresh new ones. Moxi is designed to provide tonal and textural improvements to the face and body, and is a skin renewal option that is safe for all skin types. It is ideal for both patients who are just starting their skin care journey, looking for a light touch up, as well as those wanting something more but with minimal downtime.

Treatment comfortably delivers non-ablative laser energy to revitalize patients' skin to correct the initial signs of sun damage and aging, no matter the season or skin type. This year-round skin procedure affords patients with fast and easy treatment with little to no downtime, simple post care (stay out of the sun), and the option to wear makeup as soon as 24 hours after.

Most patients receive three to four corrective treatments, depending on his/her skin care goals, and then will often schedule regular maintenance treatments throughout the year. Best results are seen three to five days after treatment.

All patients who book Moxi laser treatment in May will receive an additional complimentary treatment on the hands or chest. Complimentary consultations are also offered to determine if patients are candidates for the treatment.

The Group has two state-of-the-art offices. The newest office is located at 1401 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton, Fla., and the other office is located at 9897 Hagen Ranch Road in Boynton Beach, Fla. Both offices are open Monday through Friday and select Saturdays. New and existing patients are invited to make an appointment by calling (561) 955-8885 or visiting https://www.sipderm.com.

About Siperstein Dermatology Group

Siperstein Dermatology Group is a privately-owned, state-of-the-art dermatology practice comprised of 10 board certified dermatologists, a board certified facial plastic surgeon, three physicians assistants and three laser technicians who pride themselves on providing the most up-to-date systems and technologies to treat all areas of dermatology including medical, surgical and cosmetic. The team offers skin checks for early skin cancer detection, skin cancer treatment with Mohs surgery and plastic surgery closures, and comprehensive treatment of all skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, psoriasis, hair loss, and more. They also offer a full array of cosmetic services including state-of-the-art lasers for resurfacing wrinkles, removal of brown or red spots and unwanted hair, microneedling with radiofrequency and PRP, coolsculpting, filler and Botox injections, and hydra-dermabrasion facials with dermaplaning.

In an effort to help patients look and feel their best, Siperstein Dermatology Group reveals the revolutionary Moxi Laser this month. The Moxi Laser is the latest way to revitalize and refresh skin's appearance by improving tone and texture, providing patients with a gentle approach to radiant skin.

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

MCT’s Enhanced Best Execution (EBX) Technology Automates MSR Retain-Release Decisions

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading®, Inc. (MCT), the leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced today their Enhanced Best-Execution (EBX) tool used for MSR retain-release decisions has now automated the function of pulling comprehensive data from MCTlive!® and MSRlive!®. This new automation eliminates the need entirely for secondary marketing professionals to manually upload data and provides users with real-time execution to inform their servicing retain-release decisions.

The release of this new automation marks an industry first, allowing users to analyze loan sale and MSR data for speedy retain-release decisions. With the click of a button, clients can get much more strategic about their servicing decisions than previously possible by better understanding the impact of retaining servicing, including cash break-even point, cash drain and tax implications.

This tool equips clients for advance decision making by leveraging all of the relevant data elements, while the automation quickly analyzes the data and provides a simple, user friendly recommendation.

"The automation of our EBX functionality is instrumental to ensuring our clients can quickly make the most accurate and strategic retain-release decisions, especially during times of increased market volatility," said Phil Laren, Director of MSR Services, MCT. "What was once a cumbersome process has now been completely automated with EBX. With a click of a button, clients obtain valuable insight designed specifically to assist with strategic and thoughtful retain-release decisioning."

EBX is just one of the many tools that MCT offers in addition to support and a dedicated client services team. Visit https://mct-trading.com/, email David Burruss at dburruss@mctrade.net, or call (703) 286-9389 to learn about the numerous functionalities of the platform.

About MCT:

Founded in 2001, Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT) has grown from a boutique mortgage pipeline hedging firm into the industry's leading provider of fully integrated capital markets services and technology. MCT offers an array of best-in-class services and software covering mortgage pipeline hedging, best execution loan sales, outsourced lock desk solutions, MSR portfolio valuations, business intelligence analytics, mark to market services, and an award-winning comprehensive capital markets software platform called MCTlive! MCT supports independent mortgage bankers, depositories, credit unions, warehouse lenders, and correspondent investors of all sizes. Headquartered in San Diego, California, MCT also has offices in Philadelphia, Healdsburg, and Texas. MCT is well known for its team of capital markets experts and senior traders who continue to provide the boutique-style hands-on engagement clients love.

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

Media Contact:
Ian Miller
Chief Marketing Officer
Mortgage Capital Trading
619-618-7855
pr@mctrade.net

Mortgage Capital Trading®, Inc. (MCT), the leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced today their Enhanced Best-Execution (EBX) tool used for MSR retain-release decisions has now automated the function of pulling comprehensive data from MCTlive!® and MSRlive!®.

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

Edupoint Named CODiE Award Finalist in Two Categories for Outstanding Response to Pandemic

MESA, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- Edupoint® Educational Systems announced today that its industry-leading student data and learning management solution, Synergy® Education Platform, has been named a 2021 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the Best Customer Experience in EdTech and Best Remote Learning Partner K-12/Higher Education categories. The 37 finalists represent companies, products, and people that have gone the extra mile in response to COVID-19 in the Business and Education Technology sectors. Winners will be announced during the CODiE Award Winner announcement celebrations, on June 22 and June 23, 2021.

Acknowledged as the premier awards program for the software and information industries for over 35 years, the SIIA CODiE Awards are produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software, education, media and digital content industries.

"This year, these leaders helped our nation respond to the historic pandemic, literally enabling the continuity of our education system and the very survival of businesses, large and small," said Jeff Joseph, SIIA President. "Congratulations to this year's finalists for demonstrating the vitality, resilience, and importance of business-to-business and education technology."

Synergy® Education Platform unites multiple K-12 data management solutions in one seamless ecosystem, creating systemwide data connections that help improve administrative processes and learning outcomes without the need for third-party system integrations. Synergy streamlines the management of student information, remote and on-site learning, assessment, MTSS, special education, and analytics to help districts personalize learning, advance equity, and promote student achievement.

Some of the needs Synergy has helped districts meet during the pandemic include:
* Adapting to new challenges as they arise, often with urgency and little notice, such as the quick transition from in-person to remote learning, hybrid scheduling, meeting new state reporting requirements, and providing contactless enrollment to families
* Monitoring student health for in-person learning
* Responding to COVID outbreaks during in-person learning
* Delivering engaging and effective instruction to remote and hybrid learners and tracking student engagement
* Empowering teachers to teach effectively from home
* Identifying at-risk students, managing interventions, and tracking progress
* Communicating frequently with parents in their language of choice and supporting them as they support their students learning at home
* Helping teachers understand the whole student - even students they have never met in person
* Understanding and addressing the impact of the pandemic on student learning progress
* Assessing student learning and analyzing results at the student, class, school, and district level
* Preparing for the return to in-person learning

As a partner, Edupoint has proactively anticipated customer needs, shifting nimbly to a new set of "pandemic priorities" and making a significant investment in product development to rapidly deliver solutions such as contact tracing, one-click video conferencing, and much more.

"During an incredibly difficult year, Edupoint has helped our partner districts navigate truly uncharted waters," said Rob Wilson, President and Chief Innovation Officer at Edupoint. "Not only have our districts found a way to navigate the challenges, but many have excelled. We've seen this not only in our third-party satisfaction surveys, but in the direct feedback we have received from our partners. The strength of our client relationships and ongoing open communication has allowed us to successfully address our partners' urgent needs. We are pleased to share this meaningful recognition with the entire Synergy family."

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program. Finalists were selected by teams of expert judges and represent the most impactful initiatives from software, content, media, financial information and educational technology companies. Their scores determine the SIIA CODiE Award finalists and account for 80% of the overall score. SIIA members then vote on the finalist products. The scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners.

Details about each finalist are listed at https://history.siia.net/codie/2021-Finalists.

About Edupoint

For over 35 years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically advanced student data management systems that empower K-12 stakeholders to improve student achievement. Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint is an industry-leading student data management ecosystem built to fit the way educators already work, with seamlessly integrated student information management, learning management, MTSS, assessment, special education management, and analytics. Synergy is unique among K-12 student data management solutions in providing an array of role-based mobile apps designed to give all stakeholders access to the tools they need when and where they need them. More than 5 million students use Synergy in 22 state.

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

About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards

The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit https://history.siia.net/codie/.

About Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)

SIIA is the only professional organization connecting more than 700 data, financial information, education technology, specialized content and publishing, and health technology companies. Our diverse members manage the global financial markets, develop software that solves today's challenges through technology, provide critical information that helps inform global businesses large and small, and innovate for better health care and personal wellness outcomes.

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Edupoint® Educational Systems announced today that its industry-leading student data and learning management solution, Synergy® Education Platform, has been named a 2021 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the Best Customer Experience in EdTech and Best Remote Learning Partner K-12/Higher Education categories.

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

Stride’s Evidence-Based Autism Therapy Now Available at Four Iowa Locations

DES MOINES, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ -- Stride Autism Centers ("Stride"), a mission-driven provider of evidence-based therapy for children with autism, today announced that it has expanded to serve families at four centers throughout Iowa. Stride is now actively enrolling clients at all four locations, including Clive and Johnston in the Des Moines metro area, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport in the Quad Cities.

Stride's clinical team specializes in Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA therapy - the most rigorously studied "gold standard" of treatment for individuals with autism. All of Stride's centers exclusively serve preschool-age children (ages 2-6) and utilize 1:1 therapist-to-child ratios to provide individualized support during the most critical years of child development.

Every child at Stride has a highly customized treatment plan developed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts and overseen by a dually credentialed clinical psychologist/BCBA-D.

"Stride's mission to provide the best possible support to children with autism and their families is deeply personal to me," said Brad Zelinger, Stride's Founder and CEO. "My sister has an autism-related disorder called Rett Syndrome. She is nonverbal, and requires substantial support in everyday activities. I founded Stride so individuals like her can get the effective therapy they need as early as possible to live more independent, joyous lives. As a Midwesterner myself, I'm particularly motivated to bring Stride's services to underserved communities throughout the Midwest."

"Decades of research demonstrating the effectiveness of early intervention for children with autism underly our decision to specialize in the early treatment of young learners," said Dr. Ashley Whittington-Barnish, PhD, LCP, BCBA-D, NCSP, Stride's Clinical Director and University Chair of ABA at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

"Our mission-driven team is incredibly motivated by Stride's unwavering commitment to meaningful outcomes. We're grateful that our singular focus on the highest quality care has allowed us to attract outstanding clinical leaders and therapists alike," Dr. Whittington-Barnish added.

About Stride Autism Centers

With center-based programs throughout the Midwest, Stride Autism Centers is a mission-driven provider of Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA therapy, to preschool-age children with autism. Stride can help with communication, social skills, self-care, school readiness, play and leisure, transitioning and emotional regulation. Prospective families can call 515-207-5251 (Iowa) or 312-554-5578 (Chicagoland) or visit Stride's website at https://stridecenters.com/.

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Stride Autism Centers ("Stride"), a mission-driven provider of evidence-based therapy for children with autism, today announced that it has expanded to serve families at four centers throughout Iowa. Stride is now actively enrolling clients at all four locations, including Clive and Johnston in the Des Moines metro area, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport in the Quad Cities.

Related link: https://stridecenters.com/

Top of Mind launches ‘Retention Center’ to help loan originators foster customer loyalty

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced it has launched the Surefire CRM Retention Center to help loan originators (LOs) foster loyalty among their clients.

The Retention Center is an online retention gift store that enables loan originators (LOs) to curate a gift-receiving experience for clients in lieu of or in addition to corporate-level client retention initiatives. Within the Retention Center, LOs can build automated retention gift campaigns based on rules such as loan type (refinance or purchase), loan amount and occasion. Once a retention gift campaign has been activated, Top of Mind dynamically customizes, professionally packages and ships the retention gift to its recipient. Retention Center gift options include bamboo cutting boards, premium whole-bean coffee, a self-inking address stamper and dynamic birthday cards.

"There are innumerable studies that illustrate how customer retention is a critical component of company growth. Retaining customers is less expensive than acquiring new ones, and loyal customers are more likely to spend more and refer family and friends," said Top of Mind Chief Revenue Officer Nick Belenky. "We launched the Retention Center to help lenders strengthen borrower repeat business with unique gifting opportunities that make clients feel valued and help originators stay 'top of mind.'"

Top of Mind's Surefire CRM is the most-used CRM and marketing platform in the mortgage industry. Mortgage professionals of all stripes - including retail, wholesale, consumer direct and bank lenders - strengthen referral partnerships and deepen their emotional connections with borrowers to cultivate clients for life.

About Top of Mind Networks:

Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Top of Mind Networks (https://www.topofmind.com) started as a bootstrapped direct-mail marketing company. Today, the company is recognized as the mortgage industry's most-relied-upon provider of marketing automation and creative content solutions. From individuals to enterprise lenders, Top of Mind's Surefire CRM helps thousands of mortgage professionals win new business, earn repeat business and deserve referral business. With intuitive, "set it and forget it" workflows and award-winning content, mortgage professionals are able to effortlessly maintain and deepen their emotional connections with clients.

Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced it has launched the Surefire CRM Retention Center to help loan originators (LOs) foster loyalty among their clients.

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

A Fresh Start For 2 Female DEVELOPERS

HAMMOND, Ind. /ScoopCloud/ -- Ms. Vianna C. Little, Visionary at Fresh Start Now Enterprise with Ms. Freddie C. Batchelor, A Systemic Change Catalyst at Enterprise of Destiny, two mission-driven women of color professional social enterprise business owners and developers, have come together to launch Project300(™)!

The strategic action plan introduces a fresh new approach in the housing and community development marketplace, to create an economic and social impact for generations to come - amidst the Covid19 pandemic, systemic racism, law enforcement crisis, bias in - coding, artificial intelligence, high unemployment rates, housing, media, education, financial services public-private sectors. Both women have personally experienced injustices and exploitations in residential housing, commercial financing, car sales, legal and the criminal justice system. Despite their challenges and hardships, on the journey experienced, with hard work, passion, and self-development, building on universal principles, they are ready for a "Fresh Start Now"!

The "Power Team" is dedicated and passionate about helping others to achieve their dreams and goals, Building People through educational empowerment programs with the right long-term support, to understand the importance and value of investing in your-self to create a fresh start in their life, to leave a legacy, and to create a good impact in the world, - to "Enjoy Life Experience."

Co-Creator, Vianna C. Little, CVO at Fresh Start Home Community Development Corporation, is a 7-year-old grassroots faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit assist agency, born of a vision of purpose, to create a fresh new program - Building Communities through homeownership to create strong and stable families. Fighting on the frontline, as a Humanitarian, and Educator - as a licensed Residential Financial Services Professional - Building Wealth through innovative solutions for the public to attain, maintain and sustain the American Dream at the grassroot.

Enterprise of Destiny is a business founded by Ms. Freddie (Queen B) Batchelor with aspirations to become a franchise. She has spent her life for many years working as a Public Trust Officer and Enforcement Officer with the U.S Depar™ent of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since her retirement, she has dedicated herself to continually assisting others to learn and engage in the many housing, veterans, and economic development programs and services offered by the federal governmental agencies. The business operates nationally and internationally empowering the underserved communities.

Currently other businesses under her direction and tutelage are: Fresh Start Enterprise, Straightway Builders & Development, FM Enterprises, TEAM Enterprise NFP, and MAXIDO Adult Self Defense, Worldwide Real Talk-Truth along with many others throughout the United States and other countries.

"Project300" purpose is Building People Building Communities Building Wealth(™). Our goal is to create An Evidence-based Community-Driven Model, to duplicate local to global.

We seek to align our efforts with public-private community partners committed to solving the world's broken infrastructure to change the trajectory within 3 years based-on statistics highlighted below:

* Black homeownership rate is the lowest of all groups, at 41.8 percent (US HUD 2020)

* African Americans and indigenous people including Native Americans and Islanders remained considerably overrepresented among the homeless population.

* White households owned 90.7% of household wealth in the United States.

* With Covid19 Mental Health and homelessness has increased drastically.

* The U.S Population has become greater with the entrance of illegal individuals from other countries some of which has extreme mental and social issues.

* The need is greater, and resources are lesser (i.e., employment and money to assist those who have the capacity to truly help decrease the many ill wills socially, expanding global.

"Project300" Strategic Action Plan Unveiling!

Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Enterprise of Destiny business incubator 838 Summer Street, Hammond, IN 46320 (Rear Entrance). And Outreach & Fundraiser Campaign Kickoff & Open House Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 3 p.m. -7 p.m. at the headquarters of Fresh Start Now (Private Partner Meet & Greet).

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION:

Mr. Dale Robertson, Executive Producer at Spread the Bread Media, NFP, P.O. Box 811 | Hazel Crest, Il 60429 | 708-612-9246 | Spreadthebread7@gmail.com

VISIONARY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Ms. Vianna C. Little, Principal at Fresh Start Now Enterprise | 5168 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 4N, Chicago, Il 60615 | 312.632.0811 | Info@freshstartnow.us | http://www.freshstartnow.us/

MEDIA CONTACT & SPOKESPERSON INFORMATION:

Ms. Freddie Batchelor | 219 230-7155 | enterpriseanddestiny@yahoo.com

Ms. Vianna C. Little, Visionary at Fresh Start Now Enterprise with Ms. Freddie C. Batchelor, A Systemic Change Catalyst at Enterprise of Destiny, two mission-driven women of color professional social enterprise business owners and developers, have come together to launch Project300(™)!

National Coronavirus Hotline: Expanding to Rural and Underserved Counties in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- National Coronavirus Hotline (NCH), a treatment center for Coronavirus and common health issues, built and managed by Pandemics Projects Inc. is proud to announce that it is expanding to rural and underserved counties in California.

Access to healthcare in many rural and underserved parts of California have always been a concern. Understanding the plight of the residents of counties such as Sierra, Mariposa, Alpine and Trinity, NCH has now rolled out its platform to be accessible in these and all counties in California.

The unique nature of the NCH platform enables cities, counties, states, non-profits, foundations, and for-profit companies to launch targeted healthcare campaigns to deliver healthcare-related services to their constituents at scale and track the performance of these services in real-time. With the click of a button, NCH makes it possible for institutions to buy and distribute healthcare-related services - just like any online service - in less than 15 minutes.

While announcing this fete, Dr. Michael Garbade, Project Lead of the National Coronavirus Hotline said, "We at NCH support the increasing availability of telehealth services in rural and underserved counties of California, as an alternative way for the residents to access healthcare, teletherapy and disinfection services. The barriers to quality access of healthcare in rural California such as private insurance reimbursements, connectivity, and an aging workforce have all been eliminated by NCH."

Institutions can book a healthcare campaign and NCH delivers the services real-time. The customers (patients) do not have to pay for services if they are eligible for free services based on the campaign parameters the institution set for the campaign. Creating a healthcare campaign on NCH allows funders to launch campaigns based on their operational goals. They can do so by providing information that includes the campaign budget, campaign name, and duration, and then define campaign target parameters. Target parameters can be zip code, city, county, state, citizenship, or affiliation to a group or school. Funders can create a campaign in a 3-step process that takes just a few minutes.

To book a healthcare campaign, visit NCH funder's dashboard, set up your campaign based on their operational goal, and provide information about your campaign budget and target parameters.

About National Coronavirus Hotline

National Coronavirus Hotline (NCH) is a California based information resource and treatment center for the coronavirus, aiming to reduce coronavirus spread and mental health issues. Register on NCH today from any county in California.

Learn more: https://nationalcoronavirushotline.com/

National Coronavirus Hotline (NCH), a treatment center for Coronavirus and common health issues, built and managed by Pandemics Projects Inc. is proud to announce that it is expanding to rural and underserved counties in California.

Related link: https://nationalcoronavirushotline.com/

Tapcheck Announces New Website Launch

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tapcheck, a leading financial service provider that offers an innovative and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, today announced the launch of its new website. With a vibrant design and expanded feature offerings, the new site delivers accessible information and an engaging user experience.

The redesigned website builds on the company's original site, expanding to provide details and information tailored to Tapcheck's primary audiences: employers, employees, and corporate partners. Over the last six months, Tapcheck has grown over 215% in client size and over 325% in user base, which increased the need for a website with greater functionality.

"We believe our earned wage access program offers incredible benefits for employees and businesses," said Kayling Gaver, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Tapcheck. "I am excited about this launch, not only because our new site looks incredible but also because it does a wonderful job of sharing all the ways that Tapcheck's on-demand pay benefit can drive profitability for companies and financial wellness for employees."

Tapcheck will update the new website regularly with product developments, corporate news, and career opportunities. Visitors to the new site will be able to keep up with industry trends and financial wellness-related content on the Tapcheck blog - https://www.tapcheck.com/blog/.

About Tapcheck

Tapcheck is a financial wellness benefit that allows employees to access their earnings before payday. Available at no cost to employers, Tapcheck uses an intuitive mobile app to give workers greater control over their finances, which reduces their stress at home and increases their productivity at work. Thanks to Tapcheck's seamless integration with existing payroll programs, employers who incorporate on-demand earnings into their employee benefits packages find it to be a cost-effective way to improve profitability, distinguish their company from competitors, reduce turnover rates, and provide the financial flexibility that employees want. For more information, visit https://www.tapcheck.com/.

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Tapcheck, a leading financial service provider that offers an innovative and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, today announced the launch of its new website.

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

Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III & Jason Carter Join The Peoples’ Agenda to Launch Statewide Votercades on John Lewis National Day of Action

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda) will join local and national partners to host Votercades, teach-ins and other events throughout the state on John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action, 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021.

For a city-by-city schedule of Votercades and events visit https://tinyurl.com/peoplesagenda.

Charles Steele, president, SCLC; Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter; Dr. Bernice King and Martin King III, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Cheryl Lowery, daughter of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery; and other children of civil rights leaders will be on hand to kick off the Votercades during a press conference 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021 at The King Center on Auburn Ave. The press conference will be broadcasted as part of a national press conference hosted by Transformative Justice Coalition in Washington, DC.

"We expect the participation on Saturday to be even larger than our Votercades during the runoffs because on the same day, same time, concerned citizens will drive through various U.S. cities to bring attention to the urgent need for policies that make voting easier, not harder," said Helen Butler, executive director of the Peoples' Agenda. "Here in the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement we are determined to send a loud message that, as our founder, Dr. Joseph Lowery said, 'We're not going back. We've marched too hard, died too young and bleed too profusely to allow anyone to turn back the hands of time on our journey to justice' - even in a global pandemic."

Created in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Votercades are presidential-style motorcades that are safer than marching during the pandemic. In many cities they will be followed by outdoor or virtual activism villages providing information for citizens to become civically involved. Votercades were instrumental in bringing attention to the importance of the 2020 election and were used to turn out Black and Brown voters in record numbers during the Georgia Senate runoff in Jan.

Dekalb and Clayton County Votercades and a caravan from The Carter Center will join the Atlanta group at The King Center. After the press conference they will proceed through the city, ending at Cascade United Methodist Church where they will have a teach-in. Other Georgia cities hosting events include: Athens, Albany, Augusta, LaGrange, Loganville, Macon, Savannah, Statesboro, and Hinesville.

For starting locations go to https://tinyurl.com/peoplesagenda and for Gwinett County, https://tinyurl.com/peoplesagenda1 .

Partners joining the Peoples' Agenda for the John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action include leaders from civil rights, faith, labor and the business community the Voting Rights Alliance, Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable and Westside Neighbors United in Macon. Current bills the groups are supporting are S1 (For The People Act); HR 4 (The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act); and HR 51 (Washington, DC Admissions Act), making the District of Columbia the 51st state and empower the predominately Black residents with equal voting rights.

Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization performing year-round voter registration, education and mobilization in Black communities throughout Georgia. Led by board chair, Rev. J. A. Milner, and Butler, the organization has headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Athens, Albany, Macon, Augusta, LaGrange and Savannah. For more information visit http://thepeoplesagenda.org/, email coalition@bellsouth.net or call the Peoples' Agenda at (404) 653-1199.

MEDIA CONTACTS

Contact: Edrea Davis- edmedia@dogonvillage.com

Sean Davis - otssean7@gmail.com

Phone: 770.961.6200/818.613.9521 (text)

In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda) will join local and national partners to host Votercades, teach-ins and other events throughout the state on John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action, 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021.

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

FormFree’s Christy Moss Lauded as 2021 Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine

ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- FormFree® today announced Christy Moss, head of sales and marketing at FormFree, has been named a Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine for her trailblazing 30-year career in the mortgage industry.

Moss has held advanced positions at organizations such as CitiMortgage, Wachovia and GE Capital Mortgage Services. Notably, she held an 11-year tenure at Fannie Mae, where she played a critical role in restoring strength to the mortgage economy by educating lenders and vendors about digital transformation initiatives. At Fannie Mae, Moss personally helped over a hundred lenders gain seller-servicer status and annually addressed over 3,000 mortgage industry professionals at industry engagements.

Currently, Moss is driving digital transformation for consumers, lenders and investors at FormFree, with the goal of building a more inclusive credit decisioning landscape. By encouraging lenders to view borrower ability to pay (ATP) with FormFree's revolutionary products AccountChek® and Passport®, Moss and FormFree are enabling lenders to expand their credit box without increased risk.

"2008 opened my eyes to how important the housing industry is to the US economy and since then it's been my calling to improve the mortgage process for everyone," said Moss. "I'm humbled to receive this award and I'm extremely proud of the work we're doing at FormFree."

Recipients of the Mortgage Women Magazine Mortgage Star award will be featured in the magazine's May/June issue in addition to being recognized at the Mortgage Star conference in Memphis May 4-7.

About FormFree®

FormFree® is a market-leading fintech company whose revolutionary products AccountChek® and Passport® make for a more inclusive credit decisioning landscape by enabling lenders to understand people's true ability to pay (ATP®). To date, thousands of U.S. lenders and brokers have ordered millions of FormFree's patented verification reports representing trillions of dollars in loan verifications. FormFree delights borrowers and lenders with a paperless experience, dramatically reduces origination timelines and offers automated analysis and standardized delivery to lenders and investors using a secure ReIssueKey®. For more information, visit https://www.formfree.com/ or follow FormFree on LinkedIn.

Twitter: @RealFormFree #mortgageindustry #fintech

FormFree® today announced Christy Moss, head of sales and marketing at FormFree, has been named a Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine for her trailblazing 30-year career in the mortgage industry.

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

Move For Hunger and Altair Global Renew Partnership to Fight Food Insecurity Nationwide

RED BANK, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- Altair Global, the largest independent, full-service, global mobility services company, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced today their renewed partnership that will provide much-needed assistance to food banks across the country. Their support will help grow Move For Hunger's food rescue and hunger relief programs.

To date, Move For Hunger has collected and delivered more than 22 million pounds of food ‒ providing over 18 million meals ‒ to food banks and pantries all across the United States and Canada.

Move For Hunger and Altair Global have been partners since 2016 and since then Altair Global has helped provide over 3 million meals to those in need.

"Altair Global has been one of our best partners since they became a part of Move For Hunger," said Adam Lowy, Executive Director and Founder of Move For Hunger. "They continue to innovate and push the envelope of who they are as a company as well as how they support in the fight against food insecurity."

In the first year of partnering, Altair Global hosted a 'Can The CEO' event where employees could fill the CEO's office with food. The event brought in 770 pounds of food equating to 650 meals. Throughout the years, they continue to try new ways to collect food. Just last December, Altair Global hosted a holiday Grinch-themed food drive and fundraiser that collected more than 5,000 meals. The North Texas Food Bank was the beneficiary of both events.

"Altair's commitment to partnering with Move For Hunger has not wavered. We whole-heartedly pledge our support to the Move For Hunger team and to the cause of raising funds to help those in need," said Chad Sterling, CEO of Altair Global. "As we hope to leave the pandemic behind, we cannot forget those who still need our assistance. Now, more than ever, Altair wants to be a source of hope and help to anyone facing difficult times. Through our partnership with Move For Hunger, we can."

Food insecurity touches every community in the country. At the start of the pandemic 37 million Americans were going hungry and due to the pandemic that increased to 42 million Americans including 13 million children. Move For Hunger rose to the challenge by transporting 40% more food in 2020 than its previous record-setting year in 2019. Through the support of partners like Altair Global, Move For Hunger can continue to fight for the families, individuals and children who are most in need of food assistance.

About Move For Hunger

Move For Hunger is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger. We have mobilized the leaders of moving, relocation, and multi-family industries to provide their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Members of Move For Hunger also organize community food drives, participate in awareness campaigns, and create employee engagement programs. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit https://moveforhunger.org/.

About Altair Global

Since 1989, Altair Global has been delivering exceptional mobility experiences to customers and clients worldwide. Supported by sophisticated, dynamic technology, our focus on experience management drives continuous improvement and innovation in our full-service global assignment and relocation services. Trust Altair to guide your mobility journey. Please visit http://www.altairglobal.com/.

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Altair Global, the largest independent, full-service, global mobility services company, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced today their renewed partnership that will provide much-needed assistance to food banks across the country.

Related link: https://moveforhunger.org/

Securitronics Meets Rochester Regional Health’s Sensitive Security Through ZKTeco USA’s Touchless Biometric Access Control

ALPHARETTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Rochester Regional Health needed to enhance security at key health system facilities throughout Western New York. Securitronics, a security company specializing in the provision of intelligent, technologically empowered security systems was contacted for this project. In turn, Securitronics connected with ZKTeco USA to deploy a new state-of-the art access control solution using SpeedFace, a multi-functional, touchless standalone access control reader with facial and palm vein recognition.

Securitronics has installed these readers at various other facilities spread across multiple industries with great success, so it was pleased to help Rochester Regional to optimize its security while avoiding an overbearing or unwelcoming experience for staff and patients.

SpeedFace's contact-less capabilities have proven transformative in healthcare environments. Practitioners, nurses, support staff and administrative personnel often have their hands full with pushing wheelchairs, carrying trays of medical supplies or transporting sensitive equipment around facilities. But SpeedFace's hands-free, facial and palm vein recognition reading capabilities ensure that unencumbered door access can be gained with ease. This is essential in situations such as medical emergencies, where there is no time to waste looking for keys or access cards.

So, how does the technology work? SpeedFace is a fast-matching and highly accurate facial recognition platform, designed for indoor and outdoor use. It can store and match up to 50,000 face templates and 5000 palm vein templates, and within a second of recognizing a faculty member or patient's face, doors are immediately unlocked. Further, it's a multi-layered biometric access control solution that combines recognition technologies - face and palm vein identification - with body temperature and/or mask detection. It also has relay contacts for controlling the door locks and Wiegand and OSDP output to interface with third party access control systems as well.

This additional capability reinforces traditional security measures while maintaining COVID-19 sanitized environments - something essential in a healthcare context. SpeedFace not only met the health system's tiered security criteria, it did so while improving ease of movement around facilities and managing deployment costs.

ZKTeco USA's SpeedFace readers have met Rochester Regional Health's goals and Securitronics reports that the health system has found the solution to be straightforward and logical and its successful expansion of the existing access control system. Through SpeedFace, Rochester Regional now has greater peace of mind, confident in the knowledge that only authorized staff can gain access to security-sensitive areas.

Terry Rivet, President and CEO, Securitronics, said, "The client has found the solution to be easy to use, budget friendly and the expansion of biometrics into their existing access control system to be a valuable investment that will warrant continued expansion of their technology."

Manish Dalal, President and Founder, ZKTECO USA said, "We have been working with Securitronics since last 7+ years and have always met the unique security challenges posed to us from time to time by their customers with our huge biometric hardware and software portfolio."

About Securitronics

Securitronics is a security company specializing in the provision of intelligent, technologically empowered security solutions. It has over 40 years' experience in delivering innovative, cost-effective systems that address some of the most demanding physical and cyber-security concerns.

The company delivers customized and highly refined solutions for each client, by consistently staying at the cutting edge of market innovation and examining how new technologies might benefit customers' plans and needs. Key solutions commonly provided by Securitronics include managed access control, intercom-based communications, video surveillance, and intrusion systems. Verticals it serves include healthcare, banking, commercial, manufacturing, multi-tenant, and schools.

Securitronics builds long-term customer relationships based on absolute trust, personalized services, and market-leading solutions.

About ZKTeco USA

ZKTeco is a leading global provider of RFID and biometric security solutions. Product offerings include RFID & Biometric Access Control Panels, Readers and Management Software, Visitor Authentication & Management Software, Elevator Controllers, Long-Range Readers, Walkthrough & Handheld Metal Detectors, Turnstiles, X-Ray Package Scanners and Biometric Smart Door Locks. ZKTeco designs specialized products for specific markets and provides local support to all its customers. Its U.S. headquarters includes a large experience center and warehouse along with local sales and service support. ZKTeco is synonymous with technical innovation, quality, speed-to-market, and reliability.

Learn more here: https://www.zktecousa.com/

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Rochester Regional Health needed to enhance security at key health system facilities throughout Western New York. Securitronics, a security company specializing in the provision of intelligent, technologically empowered security systems was contacted for this project. Securitronics connected with ZKTeco USA to deploy a new state-of-the art access control solution using SpeedFace.

Related link: https://zktecousa.com/

Sokal Selected as Certified Digital Ad Provider in INFINITI IMP

RALEIGH, N.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Sokal Digital, an automotive digital agency, announced today that it has been selected as a certified digital advertising provider in the INFINITI Marketing Program (IMP).

IMP gives INFINITI Retailers greater choices and more flexibility in finding certified providers that can offer OEM-provider integrations to help increase visibility and digital performance. As a member of IMP, Sokal will be able to provide a variety of advertising options for INFINITI dealers, such as paid search, programmatic display, social media marketing, email marketing, broadcast TV, digital video, connected TV and SEO.

"At Sokal, we pride ourselves on the constant innovation and marketing strategies our team produces," said Sokal COO, Michael Ransom. "By being selected to join IMP, we know that we will be able to better serve our current and future INFINITI clients on a daily basis."

Sokal is an award winning, digital advertising agency that specializes in digital marketing and dealership services. Since its inception in 2010, Sokal has been at the forefront of the automotive advertising landscape, providing clients with personalized advertising strategies designed specifically with the dealer's brand and vision in mind.

The INFINITI Marketing Program is designed to partner INFINITI dealers with advertising experts, like Sokal. With Sokal's unique audience capabilities, unparalleled customer service, and expertise in the dealer space, Sokal will be able to provide dealers with a wide range of partner choices and assurance that their programs can be seamlessly integrated with INFINITI applications.

For more information about Sokal, please visit their website at: https://www.gosokal.com/infiniti-digital/

Sokal Digital, an automotive digital agency, announced today that it has been selected as a certified digital advertising provider in the INFINITI Marketing Program (IMP).

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

Ken Rakusin Grows Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. Into Major US Manufacturer of Industrial Brushes

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- In 1990, Ken Rakusin took the position of president at Gordon Brush Manufacturing Company, but he was not sure what he was getting himself into. The company was based out of a dark and rundown 15,000 square foot facility.

"We had 22 employees. I mean, this was a little, tiny company that was on the verge of going out of business, and every year, for the next six years, I was able to double the company's profits," Rakusin said.

Thirty-one years later, Rakusin said there are 200 employees in a 182,000 square foot facility making more than 17,000 types of brushes for many industries, including medical, aerospace, janitorial and military.

Rakusin remains committed to keeping jobs in the City of Industry, despite an increasing number of manufacturers going overseas for cheaper labor.

"I could put a lot of money in my pocket if I outsourced everything and I went to China or Mexico," he said. "But I also have this loyalty to my employees. We have people that have been here more than 35 years. Our plant manager used to be the janitor."

However, one challenge of staying put in the U.S. is finding workers who have the skills or the desire to work a blue-collar job.

"Nobody that works in a factory that when they were going through school said, 'Gee, I want to make brushes for a living,'" Rakusin said. "It doesn't happen."

It is an issue that Joanna McClaskey, the executive director of the Industry Business Council, is looking at as part of the Made in City of Industry initiative.

The goal is to keep existing manufacturers, which provide about 17,000 local jobs, or 25% of total employment, and attract new ones to the city.

"There are so many people that college is not their first choice of what they should do in their life," Rakusin said. "They might want to work with their hands. They have this great mechanical mind, or they have this great mind where they love to see machines work and operate and design machines."

He ultimately wants to see more education in the U.S. geared toward those who work best with their hands, preparing them for blue-collar jobs critical to the economy.

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In 1990, Ken Rakusin took the position of president at Gordon Brush Manufacturing Company, but he was not sure what he was getting himself into. The company was based out of a dark and rundown 15,000 square foot facility.

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

NFT-craze continues: the first NFT house on the Moon is up for sale for $100,000

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, Roman Kropachek, co-founder of CleverFiles, serial IT entrepreneur, has announced the bid for the first ever NFT house on the Moon. The project has been in development by the team of architects and 3D visual artists with a total of over 1500 hours invested in its design, and turned into a viable plan for construction, including a detailed 3D map, interior and exterior visualization and planning. The bid starts at $100,000 equivalent in Ether and is available for purchase at Open Sea.

Should the house be sold for more than $100,000, the rest of the proceeds made from the 3D digital file will head to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation to inspire the next generation of innovators and pioneers through technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.

"Experimenting and taking risks is an integral part of my entrepreneurial DNA. I've always wanted to create some unconventional products, and with the development of the NFT-art, the opportunity presents itself. The team and I have spent over 1500 hours in total working on it and it actually became a viable plan of the house, with its interior and exterior design, room layout, materials to be used and so much more. The buyer will not only get the originals of the digital files, but also a daytrip on my yacht in Miami as a bonus," says Roman Kropachek.

The Moon house is not the only thing to be sold as an NFT art by Kropachek. Another perfect imperfection to be auctioned, is a series of corrupted images called "Stunning Fragmentation" that were created during the data recovery with Disk Drill. The series consists of 6 images, each of them to be auctioned for $50,000 equivalent in Ether at Open Sea.

CleverFiles lab's data recovery attempts sometimes result in distorted photos. It can be considered as both: accident and art. In some cases, Disk Drill's internal algorithms and macOS file system procedures may come up with something random, unique and beautiful at the same time. File fragmentation, unpredictable internal code labyrinths, combined with version compatibility mismatch, and corrupted data storage trick Disk Drill's Deep Scan and macOS Quick Look into creating distinct art effects when reconstructing partially recovered TIFF images. One of the examples is the Star Wars wallpaper that was previously stored on macOS 11 Big Sur, turned into a corrupted file and an NFT artwork.

Both offers are available at Open Sea, the world's largest digital marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Learn more: https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/65213817091493522833689331958610492281659304869464207112996087112323771138049

About Roman Kropachek

Roman's journey in entrepreneurship started in 2000, at a time when the very young ventured into private entrepreneurship in 3D modeling, designing and development of websites, SEO, and marketing.

In 2002 he co-founded Eltima, a global technology development company providing premium software solutions for Windows, Linux macOS, and Android platforms, and where he also acts as the designer and marketing strategist. In 2009, he co-founded Cleverfiles, a company that has grown to be a top data recovery vendor in the United States. He also co-founded Netspot App, a Wi-Fi survey app for Mac.

About CleverFiles

CleverFiles is a US-based software development company, specializing in data recovery solutions, creators of Disk Drill for Mac & Windows. Our mission is to secure personal data one computer at a time. Empowering users with affordable tools to solve everyday technical challenges. Clever Data Powers Clever Decisions. For more details please visit: https://www.cleverfiles.com/

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alina@cleverfiles.com
404-512-2336

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Today, Roman Kropachek, co-founder of CleverFiles, serial IT entrepreneur, has announced the bid for the first ever NFT house on the Moon. The project has been in development by the team of architects and 3D visual artists with a total of over 1500 hours invested.

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

Agri-Investment Services Hires Central Oregon Representative

SALEM, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Agri-Investment Services recently employed George Riggins as their Central Oregon Representative. Mr. Riggins has a degree in Business Marketing from Carolina University and was previously employed as a market analyst for Fiat Chrysler and as a marketing executive for the Zane Firm.

Brett Veatch, Regional Director of Agri-Investment Services, states: "George is a wonderful asset to our growing team. He brings significant expertise and experience in market research, digital promotion and content creation."

George will assist the Regional Director's office to design marketing campaigns for assets throughout Oregon. He will also act as the Central Oregon lead for the Farm & Ranch Division. As the Farm & Ranch lead, George will represent brokerage clients throughout Central Oregon in the marketing and sale of farm, ranch and recreational real estate. George will operate out of Bend, Oregon.

Agri-Investment Services is the agricultural and natural resources division of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate which has more than 30 locations in Oregon and Washington. Agri-Investment Services specializes in assisting clients with the acquisition and disposition of farm, forest, ranch and recreational assets throughout the Northwest.

To learn more about Agri-Investment Services please visit: http://www.agriinvestmentservices.com/

For further information contact:
Brett Veatch - 503.212-2735

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Agri-Investment Services recently employed George Riggins as their Central Oregon Representative. Mr. Riggins has a degree in Business Marketing from Carolina University and was previously employed as a market analyst for Fiat Chrysler and as a marketing executive for the Zane Firm.

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

SimpleNexus President Cathleen Schreiner Gates Named 2021 Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced Mortgage Women Magazine has recognized Cathleen Schreiner Gates as a Mortgage Star.

Known for her reputation in early-stage global and software-as-a-service (SaaS) organizations, Schreiner Gates was recognized by the Mortgage Women Magazine for her recent successes with SimpleNexus. As president of SimpleNexus, Schreiner Gates has grown staff by 63% and overseen the release of new features designed to facilitate a more streamlined, "from anywhere" lending experience for all stakeholders in the mortgage lending transaction. In January 2021, Schreiner Gates helped lead a $108 million Series B funding round led by global venture-capital and private-equity firm Insight Partners and TVC Capital.

"I'm humbled to be selected by Mortgage Women Magazine for this award. Developing people and companies has long been a passion of mine," said Schreiner Gates. "It is thrilling to have a hand in the vision SimpleNexus has for mortgage technology."

Before her engagement with SimpleNexus, Schreiner Gates served as EVP of sales and marketing at Ellie Mae. Constructing unprecedented growth in 2017, Schreiner Gates led the company to earn reported revenue of $417.0 million, up from $360.3 million in 2016. That same year, Schreiner Gates' sales and services department was responsible for booking 40,800 Encompass seats, taking the total number of users to 242,000. Her career has been characterized by expertise in both outside and inside sales channels, business development, market assessment, professional services, demand creation, customer service, operations and support.

Recipients of the Mortgage Women Magazine Mortgage Star award will be featured in the magazine's May/June issue in addition to being recognized at the Mortgage Star conference in Memphis May 4-7.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is a homeownership platform transforming the mortgage experience and connecting borrowers, loan officers, real estate agents and settlement service providers throughout the homebuying process. The platforms' native mobile toolset enables lenders to originate, process and close home loans from anywhere with increased efficiency and convenience. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals, sign disclosures and execute eClosings - all on the go. SimpleNexus provides borrowers with a single sign-on experience from home search to the application, document upload, eClose and beyond for a more streamlined homeownership journey.

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SimpleNexus, developer of the leading homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced Mortgage Women Magazine has recognized Cathleen Schreiner Gates as a Mortgage Star.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

LBA Ware’s Q1 2021 Mortgage Loan Compensation Report shows slight decrease in basis points paid

MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- LBA Ware™, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released summary statistics on the state of mortgage industry loan compensation in the first quarter of 2021. The firm's analysis of data from its CompenSafe™ ICM platform showed that increases in year-over-year refinance and purchase loan volume contributed to higher overall commissions for loan originators (LO) and loan processors despite a slight decline in basis points (BPS) paid per loan.

Methodology

LBA Ware reviewed account data for mortgage lenders who used CompenSafe to automate incentive compensation throughout the first quarters of both 2020 and 2021. The controlled, sample dataset consisted of retail, first-lien production from LOs and loan processors with at least six funded loans during the three-month period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending March 31, 2021.

Key Findings:

* Commissions earned by LOs in Q1 2021 increased 52% from Q1 2020 because the average LO funded 55% more loan volume in Q1 2021 than in Q1 2020.

* LOs averaged $1.43M in funded refinance volume per month, an increase of more than 87% over Q1 2020 ($764k), and received an average of 96.332 BPS per refinance loan (versus 96.944 BPS in Q1 2020).

* Purchase volume grew 22% year-over-year, with LOs averaging $1.11M in funded purchase loans per month (versus $912k in Q1 2020) and receiving on average 109.091 BPS per purchase loan (versus 108.251 in Q1 2020).

* Although LO paychecks were larger in Q1 2021 than Q1 2020, the uptick in refinance production and slight downward pressure on BPS paid for refinance loans contributed to a 1.79% decrease in overall per-loan commissions from 103.564 BPS in Q1 2020 to 101.709 BPS in Q1 2021.

* Loan processors handled 29% more loans per month in Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2020, fueling a 51% increase in average incentive compensation earned from $1,451 per processor per month in Q1 2020 to $2,194 in Q1 2021.

* Loan teams grew significantly from Q1 2020 to Q1 2021, with the average lender increasing LO head count by 32% and processor head count by 58%.

* On average, 3.6 individuals were paid a form of loan compensation per loan unit in Q1 2021 (versus 3.2 individuals in Q1 2020).

"They say 'many hands make light work,' and in the first quarter of this year we definitely saw lenders sharing the workload," said LBA Ware Founder and CEO Lori Brewer. "Lenders employed 32% more originators and 58% more processors than this time last year and paid incentive compensation to an average of three to four individuals per loan. So far, volume remains brisk across purchase and refi, but as refi volume wanes it could prove difficult to sustain this level of staffing. This is a trend we will be monitoring closely in the coming months."

About LBA Ware™:

LBA Ware is a leading provider of cloud-based software for mortgage lenders. Since 2008, LBA Ware has been on a mission to help mortgage companies reach new heights with software that integrates data, incentivizes performance and inspires results. Today, more than 100 lenders of all sizes, including some of the nation's top producing mortgage companies, use LBA Ware's award-winning technology to enhance lender experiences and maximize the human potential within their organizations. A 2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company, LBA Ware is headquartered in Macon, Georgia. For more information, visit https://www.lbaware.com/.

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LBA Ware™, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released summary statistics on the state of mortgage industry loan compensation in the first quarter of 2021.

Related link: https://go.lbaware.com/

Mid America Mortgage CFO Michael Kennemer Receives HousingWire’s Inaugural 2021 Finance Leaders Award

ADDISON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Kennemer has been named to HousingWire's inaugural 2021 Finance Leaders awards, recognizing the top finance executives driving financial performance, expanding margins, improving liquidity and helping their businesses access capital markets.

"The last twelve months have been one of the most tumultuous and action-packed periods in the history of housing finance. It's incredibly notable that the organizations that had their financial strategy in order prevailed and were able to benefit from housing and capital marketing dynamics in a big way," said Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media. "We launched the HousingWire Finance Leaders award to recognize the CFOs and senior finance executives who enabled growth, led IPOs and fundraising initiatives and helped their companies capture market share."

Kennemer's efforts over the last 12 years have enabled Mid America to further its eMortgage capabilities, expand warehouse lending operations and optimize capital markets execution to assist in divisional and overall profitability. He has earned an internal reputation for working closely with all branches and divisions to maximize profits and reduce expenses, resulting in a 1,757% year-over-year increase in Mid America's profits in 2020. As CFO, Kennemer has also yielded a 33x increase in the company's net worth in less than 10 years.

"Michael Kennemer's adept financial stewardship over the past decade-plus has enabled Mid America's expand and modernize its operations so that we can provide borrowers the best digital mortgage experience possible," said Mid America Owner and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bode. "We are extremely proud to have him as our CFO and offer our sincerest congratulations for this well-deserved recognition."

Finance Leaders are selected by HousingWire's Selection Committee based on their professional achievements within their organizations, contributions to the overall housing economy, client impact and personal success. These outstanding professionals are made up of strategic leaders who are paving the way for the future of housing finance. The full list of "2021 Finance Leaders" can be viewed here https://www.housingwire.com/articles/here-are-the-2021-hw-finance-leaders/.

About Mid America Mortgage, Inc.

Mid America Mortgage, Inc., Addison, Texas, is a multi-state, full-service mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its retail, wholesale and correspondent channels. We offer a wide range of residential home loan programs to meet the needs of most home buyers and homeowners and are also the nation's leading provider of Section 184 home loans for Native Americans. Learn more at https://www.midamericamortgage.com/.

In operation since 1940, Mid America has thrived by retaining its entrepreneurial spirit and leading the market in innovation, including its adoption of eClosings eNotes. Click n' Close is Mid America's ultra-secure, digital mortgage approval and closing process that gets home buyers from application to closing within two weeks. With just a few clicks at closing, Click n' Close puts keys in the home buyer's hand in 15 minutes or less. Apply online at https://www.midamericamortgage.com/click-n-close/#cnc.

Frequently named a top mortgage employer/workplace by industry trade magazines such as Arizent/National Mortgage News, Mortgage Professional America, MReport and National Mortgage Professional, Mid America is looking for tech-savvy, service-oriented mortgage professionals to join our growing team. We are dedicated to providing our employees with industry-leading tools and technology to deliver a great package of competitive pricing, programs and knowledgeable service. Want to join our team? Visit https://www.midamericamortgage.com/careers/.

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 40,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 4 million unique visitors each year. Our audience of mortgage, real estate, financial services and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit https://www.housingwire.com/ or https://www.solutions.housingwire.com to learn more.

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Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Kennemer has been named to HousingWire's inaugural 2021 Finance Leaders awards, recognizing the top finance executives driving financial performance, expanding margins, improving liquidity and helping their businesses access capital markets.

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

ReverseVision’s Wendy Peel honored as a Mortgage Women Magazine Mortgage Star for bringing reverse mortgage loans into the mainstream mortgage market

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- ReverseVision®, the leading national provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, announced Vice President of Sales and Marketing Wendy Peel has been named a Mortgage Star award recipient by Mortgage Women Magazine.

2021 marks the inaugural year of Mortgage Women Magazine's Mortgage Star award program. The initiative honors "women at all levels of the mortgage industry who are finding ways to inspire, advance and achieve beyond the norm."

Peel was recognized as a powerful advocate for expanding HECM and reverse mortgage lending opportunities to older Americans. As an industry thought leader, Peel has made substantial progress in righting the reputation of reverse mortgage lending programs since joining ReverseVision in 2015. More recently her efforts have revolved around educating lenders about how advancements in mortgage technology have made it possible to elevate reverse mortgages as a staple lending program alongside traditional forward lending options.

"Wendy is a passionate and effective advocate of reverse mortgage lending who is committed to helping lenders bring to market reverse mortgage lending programs, which have the ability to transform older Americans' financial outcomes as they age," said Joe Langner. "Wendy has made a great impact on this industry and her recognition as a Mortgage Star is well deserved."

Thirty-eight women were selected as Mortgage Stars by Mortgage Women Magazine. They were honored in an awards ceremony on May 5 and have been profiled in the May/June edition of Mortgage Women Magazine, viewable at this link: https://issuu.com/ambizmedia/docs/2021_mwm-mayjune_issuu?fr=sYjVlYjM1Nzk5NDM.

About ReverseVision

Founded in 2007, ReverseVision®, Inc. is the leading national Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology platform, supporting more reverse mortgage transactions than all other systems combined. The company's comprehensive product suite aligns to lenders' unique business and operational models, connecting all lending participants across the entire reverse mortgage lifecycle. A five-time HousingWire TECH100(tm) company, ReverseVision is a privately held company based in San Diego, California.

For more information, visit https://www.reversevision.com/.

Twitter: @reversevision #digitalmortgage #HECM

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ReverseVision®, the leading national provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, announced Vice President of Sales and Marketing Wendy Peel has been named a Mortgage Star award recipient by Mortgage Women Magazine.

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