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Paramount Property Tax Appeal Offers Free Evaluation to Affluent Homeowners and Business Property Owners, RE: ‘Tax-Reduction Solutions & Overcoming Changes to Tax Laws’

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Now that California Proposition 19 has passed, Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service in San Diego has decided to offer a free evaluation to affluent families, business property owners and homeowners who are transferring property to heirs or simply wish to lower their property taxes, or appeal their tax bill.

Families & individuals are invited to call the firm directly, or to drop by the office, to receive a free property tax reduction or tax appeal evaluation. Mr. Nichols is advising upscale California property owners that, "Property tax relief will be severely limited by changes to Proposition 58's Parent-to-Child Exemption. There are only 8-weeks left to prepare, evaluate and potentially appeal property taxes - usually reducing property tax by 20% to 30%."

The Paramount firm is stressing the fact that homeowners and commercial property owners are running out of time to prepare for changes to California property tax relief, that, if not addressed in Dec or Jan, will cost families and businesses thousands of dollars in unexpected, additional property taxes. Mr. Nichols states this is why Paramount Property Tax Appeal is opening their doors & phone lines to California property owners and families inheriting real property - so they can take advantage of the firm's offer, for the first time in their corporate history, to get a free evaluation focusing on Property Tax Reduction; Property Appraisal; Real Property Tax Appeal, Business Property Tax Appeal, and Business Personal Property Tax Compliance.

Company president Wes Nichols announced this week: "We can't emphasize enough how important it is for families to get in right now - this week or next week - to see us, so we can evaluate their estate planning and property tax situation, and complete their paperwork to lock in their future tax base. With Proposition 19 becoming property tax law, Californians only have until Feb. 2021 to complete estate planning, in order to pass down low assessed values to their children.

"Proposition 19 is designed to eliminate the Parent-to-Child Exemption (or Exclusion), for properties that are not owner-occupied homes within 12-months. This means homes, apartment buildings and other commercial properties will all be assessed at current, full market value when you transfer title to your children. As for appeals, we have an 80% success rate, which is a testament to our dedication and hard work for our clients."

It is worth noting that Paramount Property Tax Appeal is one of the few property tax firms in California that provides a large staff and complex data-system for proprietary property tax reduction solutions and tax appeal programs - guaranteeing parents the ability to pass down their low assessed value in the future to their children. Even if property is held in an LLC or a trust.

Mr. Nichols goes on to explain: "This year, Californians face unprecedented tax challenges unlike any year prior; due in part to the Coronavirus shutdown and resulting economic crisis, severely impacting property values and estate planning. Families with estate planning needs have to realize they only have 8-weeks left before the doors for California property tax relief from Proposition 13 and Proposition 58 slam shut - when Proposition 19 becomes active. This will dismantle tax breaks protected by the Parent-to-Child Exemption, which allows you to avoid property tax reassessment at current market rates."

"Folks should understand that by engaging us now, you start the process of setting up your tax appeal; to reduce your overall tax burden. Waiting until you're too close to the appeals deadline can be a recipe for disaster! Bottom line, we truly enjoy helping people - no matter what their net worth or property values are."

To get a free evaluation for trusts, estate planning, property tax appeals and property tax reduction, property owners can call the firm's main line at (858) 225-1200 with the option to discuss over the phone, or to come in and review their property tax and/or business personal property tax needs with a property tax specialist.

Paramount Property Tax Appeal
* Call: President Wes Nichols at (888) 385-9203
* Email: wes@pptaxappeal.com
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Now that California Proposition 19 has passed, Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service in San Diego has decided to offer a free evaluation to affluent families, business property owners and homeowners who are transferring property to heirs or simply wish to lower their property taxes, or appeal their tax bill.

Tapcheck Helps Employers Unlock New Financial Options for Employees with Easy-to-Integrate Earned Wage Access Application

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, has experienced strong growth since first launching. In 2020 alone, Tapcheck saw 863% growth, with exponential adoption in the in-home care and quick-service restaurant (QSR) industries. Forward-thinking employers in sectors hard-hit by the pandemic have helped their workers pay bills, cover unexpected costs, and more at a time when financial uncertainty is at an all-time high.

"The financial impact of the pandemic has left both employers and employees facing significant and unforeseen financial challenges. Employees need more flexible access to their money, while employers want to provide easy-to-adopt financial wellness benefits without a high price tag," said Kayling Gaver, Co-Founder of Tapcheck. "Tapcheck delivers on both fronts without gimmicks, high fees, or hidden charges, and we've seen incredible growth as a result."

Tapcheck gives employers a convenient and cost-free way to offer their workers same-day pay. It is easy to integrate into existing payroll systems so employers can adopt it without having to create new systems. The application itself boasts a clean and simple interface, allowing employees to quickly and securely access a percentage of the wages they've earned for the pay period for one, flat charge similar to an ATM fee. This gives employees financial flexibility to cover a bill that is due in the middle of a pay cycle, or another emergency expense right away without having to take on more credit card debt, overdraft fees or late fees, or high-interest personal loans.

Since first launching in July 2019, Tapcheck has established a clear foothold in the earned wage access category, signing major players including Burger King, Dunkin', Little Caesars, Home Instead Senior Care, and Comfort Keepers, ultimately giving employees the potential for on-demand access to their wages via its easy-to-use app. In addition to its adoption across the in-home care and QSR industries, Tapcheck has also signed on employers across a diverse range of businesses including Metro by T-Mobile and Comfort Inn, as well as hospitals, manufacturers, grocers, retailers, and professional services.

"In a competitive marketplace, Tapcheck is a resource that helps to differentiate us to be the Employer of Choice," said Roy Wu, Home Instead Senior Care franchise owner. "Tapcheck is allowing us to hire and retain Caregivers by providing them access to funds, especially during this COVID pandemic."

Recent attention around and interest in the earned wage access category overall demonstrates the increasing desire for employers to deliver financial wellness benefits to their workforces, but it also underscores a mindset shift that employees want the ability to easily and safely access their earned wages when they need them most without penalty. For more information about Tapcheck, please visit www.Tapcheck.com.

About Tapcheck

Launched in 2019, Tapcheck's mission is to improve financial wellness, empower employees, and boost business performance. Tapcheck's on-demand pay solution improves retention, recruitment, productivity, employee wellness, and company culture at no cost or risk to the employer.

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

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Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, has experienced strong growth since first launching. In 2020 alone, Tapcheck saw 863% growth, with exponential adoption in the in-home care and quick-service restaurant (QSR) industries.

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

LBA Ware Joins ACUMA, Brings New Tools for Optimizing Mortgage Team Performance and Compensation to Credit Unions

MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, has joined the American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) as an affiliate member. Through the membership, LBA Ware aims to strengthen credit unions' competitiveness and performance by equipping them with solutions that simplify the mortgage compensation process and help teams use their data to drive new levels of performance.

Tried and tested by more than 100 lenders of all sizes, including GreenState Credit Union and Cyprus Credit Union, LBA Ware's CompenSafe(TM) automates variable compensation plans, giving lenders efficiency and control that spreadsheets simply can't provide. By bridging the gap between payroll and loan origination systems, CompenSafe eliminates errors associated with manual data entry and updates originators of the status of their compensation in near real-time.

LimeGear, LBA Ware's turnkey BI platform, helps lenders increase productivity and efficiency with out-of-the-box dashboards and team-, employee- and loan-level data insights. Credit unions can use LimeGear to efficiently track the progress of loans through the pipeline without ever logging into their loan origination system (LOS).

"Credit unions play a vital role in expanding credit and mortgage access and providing trusted financial guidance to their communities. Joining ACUMA as an affiliate member enables us to help more CUs streamline their mortgage operations and improve team performance, which in turn frees them to focus on prioritizing members' needs," said Lori Brewer, founder and CEO of LBA Ware.

ACUMA is an organization of and for credit unions that brings together shared real estate lending and financing interests. ACUMA member organizations include federal- and state- chartered credit unions and Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs), mortgage insurance companies, secondary market investors and investment banking firms and mortgage technology firms.

"Our organization is a powerful resource that creates opportunities for credit union professionals and their primary suppliers to network, share knowledge, build relationships and grow market share," said Tracy J. Ashfield, ACUMA President. "ACUMA members live up to the CU motto of 'people helping people' by being generous and transparent in sharing their roads to their success with fellow members. We extend a warm welcome to LBA Ware and celebrate their recent membership."

About LBA Ware(TM):

LBA Ware is a leading provider of cloud-based software for mortgage lenders. Since 2008, LBA Ware has been on a mission to help mortgage companies reach new heights with software that integrates data, incentivizes performance and inspires results. Today, 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/.

About ACUMA:

The American Credit Union Mortgage Association provides resources and education to credit unions aimed at streamlining performance, processes and procedures for real estate lending services. ACUMA's goal is to encourage credit unions to help more consumers get fairly priced and safe mortgage loans delivered locally, and in so doing, providing them with a pathway to the American dream of home ownership.

Twitter: @LBAWare @ACUMACommunity #mortgageindustry #mortgagetechnology #mortgagelending #ACUMA

LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, has joined the American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) as an affiliate member.

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

Critical Defect Rate Highest Since 2018, Per ACES Quality Management Q2 2020 Mortgage QC Trends Report

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management(TM) (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Trends Report covering the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. The latest report provides an analysis of post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control Software(TM).

Notable findings from the Q2 2020 report include:

* The overall critical defect rate of 1.88% is the highest quarterly rate since 2018.

* Defect increase was driven primarily by a 64% increase in the Income/Employment category.

* While defects were down in the overall majority of categories, three of the four key borrower qualification categories saw significant defect rate increases compared to Q1 2020.

* The share of conventional and refinance loans continues to skyrocket.

* Early Payment Defaults (EPD) increased 197% through Sept 2020 compared to last year.

"While evidence of COVID-19's impact on loan quality was present in the Q1 data, Q2 is where 'The COVID Effect' becomes truly apparent, resulting in the highest critical defect rate observed since Q4 2018," said ACES Executive Vice President Nick Volpe. "One of the biggest drivers of this increase was the rise in Income/Employment-related defects - a wholly unsurprising outcome given the challenges nearly all employers faced in transitioning to a remote working environment."

"In many respects, the mortgage industry and the world at large remain in a "wait-and-see" mode. As such, we expect higher than normal volatility in the critical defect rate for the remaining quarters of 2020 and into 2021, though loan volumes should remain high next year thanks to the ongoing low-interest-rate environment," Volpe added.

Findings for the Q2 2020 ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report are based on post-closing quality control data from over 90,000 unique loans and are categorized using the Fannie Mae loan defect taxonomy. All reviews and defect data evaluated for the report were based on loan audits selected by lenders for full file reviews.

"We are still seeing a tremendous increase overall in EPDs as compared to 2019, making it too early to predict when EPDs will peak. Any continued rise is likely to exacerbate long-term default and loss rates, signaling that lenders must remain vigilant of the risks this might pose to their organizations," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "By increasing visibility into loan quality and introducing functionality specifically designed to accommodate the COVID-related changes to compliance regulations, ACES arms lenders with powerful quality control technology needed to manage that risk as they approach the great unknowns of the year ahead."

ACES executives will analyze the findings from the Q2 2020 ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report and offer insights into what lenders can expect in future quarters during a webinar titled, "Insights into Mortgage QC Trends - First Signs of the COVID Effect," as part of its on-going QC NOW Web Series. To sign up for January 14, 2021 webinar, click here.

Mortgage QC Industry Trends Reports are available for download, free of charge, at https://www.acesquality.com/resources/reports.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management, formerly known as ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control Software(TM) to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 3 of the top 5 and more than 50% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 7 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the USA.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Trends Report covering the second quarter (Q2) of 2020.

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

Flavor First Intuitive Line of Wine Glassware Released in U.S. Market

ST. HELENA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- For the first time ever, a line of glassware designed around the flavor of wine has been released to trade and consumers in the United States by The Oneida® Group. The set of three glasses corresponds to three key flavor/styles found in wine: Crisp & Fresh™, Creamy & Silky™ and Bold & Powerful™, intuitively putting the power of glass selection in the hands of wine consumers and trade professionals.

Liberating and simple in premise, the Flavor First™ line of glassware was meticulously designed over three years by wine expert and lauded author Karen MacNeil in collaboration with Senior Vice President of Design and Creative Director, Paul Gebhardt of The Oneida® Group, producer since 1880 of fine table and kitchenware to homes and restaurants worldwide.

Their idea was simple-design wine glasses around wine flavor, not around wine regions or wine varietals. Taking into consideration the architecture of the glass, the nature of the human palate, and the desire of consumers and food service professionals to simplify this complex subject, MacNeil and Gebhardt had an "aha" moment together at a wine training Karen conducted for The Oneida® Group. Why, they asked, wasn't there a stem that took the overthinking out of glassware? Why not focus on the fundamental pleasure and flavor of wine itself?

Trials, tastings, iterations over time, and testing of 40 different design options yielded a simple solution. MacNeil stated, "As a writer and wine teacher who's taught thousands of people how to taste and evaluate wine, I listen carefully to how people talk about wine and the words they use. Most people are non-technical; they use ideas such as 'bold reds' or 'creamy chardonnays' to describe what they like. In other words, they use flavor words."

Always academic and thoughtful in her approach, Karen looked at 35 major grape varieties and realized that the glass diameter at the widest part of the glass had the greatest impact on the expression of the wines. As she states, "Oxygen has a profound effect on wine. For each of our three glasses, the widest part of the glass is at a different position."

Gebhardt, said of the collaboration, "Karen and her team are amazing, and together we made the idea a reality. Along with flavor as a driver of form, I wanted to create a line that had as many back-of-the-house operational advantages as possible. The design needed to be easy to live with at home, as well as in a commercial operation, both of which are key audiences for our company."

Importantly, the vessels were designed for daily life at the table, and as such are dishwasher safe. While each glass is endowed with a precision bowl shape and a thin rim typically reserved for glassware three times the price, the carefully calibrated "pulled" stem and foot ensure that the glasses will endure through meals and explorations. All three stems are the same height, making a seamless presentation for a wine tasting or meal with different pairings and ease of storage. The glasses are American designed and made in Germany from lead-free crystal.

The core stems include (all sold at retail in sets of four and six):

Crisp & Fresh™ for champagne, prosecco, sparkling wine, sauvignon blanc, Riesling, and pinot grigio plus light rosés and all wines with a fresh, bright quality

Creamy & Silky™ for chardonnay, chenin blanc, pinot gris plus richer rosé wines and pinot noir, chianti, shiraz and all wines with a round, silky texture

Bold & Powerful™ for very full bodied, oaky chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, Bordeaux, zinfandel, malbec, Barolo, syrah and all wines that feature a bold texture and firm structural backbone

Petite Stem: Designed for more casual gatherings, a next generation version of the stemless glass but, importantly, with a foot to allow for swirling and easier handling. It's also great for beer, iced tea, and select cocktails such as a classic Gin & Tonic.

Available for sale in sets of four and six or as a variety set of six with two stems of each, the glasses are available at a number of retailers such as Amazon, wine.com, Macy's, Dillard's, TheBay.com (Canada) and are also available at https://www.oneida.com/flavorfirst and https://www.karenmacneil.com/product/flavor-first-wine-glasses/.

Priced at $74.99 per set of six, the per stem price averages $12.50, extremely affordable when compared to other similar quality wine glasses on the market today.

About Karen MacNeil

Noted writer, author, and educator Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English language. These include the James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year, the Louis Roederer award for Best Consumer Wine Writing, and the International Wine and Spirits award as the Global Wine Communicator of the Year. In a full-page profile on her, TIME Magazine called Karen "America's Missionary of the Vine." In 2018, Karen was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Wine." Karen's firm, Karen MacNeil & Company, creates customized corporate events for companies and individual groups. Among Karen's clients are Lexus, Merrill Lynch, Disney, General Electric, UBS, and Singapore Airlines, as well as numerous law, banking, and biotech firms.

Karen is the co-creator and Chair Emerita of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in the Napa Valley, which has been called "the Harvard of wine education." More information about Karen can be found at https://www.karenmacneil.com/.

About The Oneida® Group

The Oneida® Group is a leading global marketer of tabletop and food preparation products for the consumer and foodservice markets. With a comprehensive line of tabletop and food preparation products, they market their products globally under a broad range of consumer brands. Karen MacNeil's range of stemware falls under both the consumer facing Oneida and the trade focused SAPORUS brand of food service. Customers range from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small-sized companies in the consumer, foodservice, business-to-business, and E-commerce channels. The company operates two glass manufacturing plants in the U.S. and sources a variety of proprietary designed tableware products. Visit https://www.oneida.com/ for more information.

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For the first time ever, a line of glassware designed around the flavor of wine has been released to trade and consumers in the United States by The Oneida® Group. The set of three glasses corresponds to three key flavor/styles found in wine: Crisp & Fresh™, Creamy & Silky™ and Bold & Powerful™.

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

McGregor Pedals Introduces the Crunch Plus Overdrive

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada /ScoopCloud/ -- Boutique pedal company McGregor Pedals has launched its second pedal: The Crunch Plus overdrive. It follows on the heels of the McGregor's debut pedal, the Crunch Transparent Overdrive, a single-channel, low-gain overdrive pedal for guitar and bass, released in December 2019.

Designed and built by Garth Heslop, the brand new Crunch Plus pedal starts where the Crunch leaves off, building on the same circuit by adding a third gain stage and a second clipping stage. Beginning with the gain at minimum, the Crunch Plus pedal is similar to the Crunch Transparent Overdrive on 3/4 gain with a bit of an edge.

It never loses that edge as you bring up the gain. The Crunch Plus takes it to the next level while still maintaining the transparency you would expect from a McGregor Pedals overdrive pedal and is suitable for both guitar and bass.

See the Crunch Plus demo video here: https://youtu.be/8JEC1qE3i8Q

The Crunch Plus has a straightforward control set:
* Gain: This controls the amount of gain driving the pedal's hard clipping. Minimum setting is similar to the Crunch Transparent Overdrive on 3/4 gain with a bit of an edge. The Crunch Plus pedal never loses that edge, it builds on it as you bring up the gain.
* Tone: A mid-range control that works very much like the tone control on most guitars.
* Vol: This Attenuates the amplified and clipped signal after it leaves the tone filter.
* Trimpot on side of pedal (unmarked) controls LED Brightness: As someone who plays daytime outdoor shows, Garth Heslop wanted a super bright LED; however, this made it horrible to use in any other situation. The added trimpot allows you to vary the LED Brightness from dark stage to bright sun. Please make the adjustment gently using a jeweler's screwdriver.

Key Crunch Plus features:
* Hand soldered in Vancouver, Canada
* High grade components picked for their superior sound and response
* True bypass with soft-click switch
* Standard 9-volt DC center-negative power operation (no battery compartment)
* Top-mounted audio jacks and power input to help with packed pedal boards

The Crunch Drive is priced at $210 and can be purchased directly from the McGregor Pedals online store via https://www.mcgregorpedals.com/.

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Boutique pedal company McGregor Pedals has launched its second pedal: The Crunch Plus overdrive. It follows on the heels of the McGregor's debut pedal, the Crunch Transparent Overdrive, a single-channel, low-gain overdrive pedal for guitar and bass, released in December 2019.

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

SeQuel Response Announces Two Key Leadership Promotions

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Direct response marketing agency SeQuel Response is pleased to announce the promotions of Jody Johnson to CFO/COO and Jacqueline Johnson-Leister to VP of Marketing & Client Services.

Jody Johnson joined SeQuel Response in August 2018 and in late 2019 became the organization's CFO. She now adds new operational leadership duties as SeQuel's first acting COO. Johnson's 15 years of accounting and finance expertise, along with her skillset as a solutions-oriented leader, has strengthened the direct marketing agency's financial operations and business processes.

"Jody is a go-getter who possesses tremendous leadership skills and the personal drive to match her talent," said CEO, Jay Carroll. "Expanding Jody's responsibilities makes sense at this juncture as we are confident that the great impact she's had in our finance area will translate to further enhancements in our agency operations."

"I'm thrilled to pioneer the role of COO at SeQuel Response," said Johnson. "We have an incredible operations team at our agency and the opportunity to lead and nurture this team is as exciting as it gets."

Jacqueline Johnson-Leister joined the organization in July 2019 as Marketing Director and was promoted to VP of Marketing in November 2020. She will now oversee the agency's marketing, creative and client services departments in her promotion as VP of Marketing & Client Services. Johnson-Leister has 12 years of marketing leadership experience and possesses an early track record of success in escalating SeQuel's branding, marketing, and sales initiatives.

"With Jacqueline's recent promotion to VP of Marketing, it's obvious that we have great confidence in her to also take on Client Services," said Carroll. "She is a people person who genuinely cares about her team and she will demonstrate that attribute very naturally with our clients. She also brings a wealth of creative experience to the table that will only enhance our deliverables going forward."

"I'm honored to continue my career growth with such an incredible values-driven company like SeQuel Response," said Johnson-Leister. "Our marketing, creative and client services teams are comprised of the industry's finest talent, and it's my mission to support that talent in continuing to grow the brand while providing the best possible service to our clients."

SeQuel congratulates Jody Johnson and Jacqueline Johnson-Leister on their new responsibilities and wishes both leaders continued success!

About SeQuel Response

SeQuel Response has quickly become the go-to direct response advertising agency for growth-oriented consumer brands looking to launch and rapidly scale their direct mail and digital marketing campaigns. In five consecutive years, Inc. Magazine has named SeQuel to its Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S.

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

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Direct response marketing agency SeQuel Response is pleased to announce the promotions of Jody Johnson to CFO/COO and Jacqueline Johnson-Leister to VP of Marketing & Client Services. SeQuel Response has quickly become the go-to direct response advertising agency for growth-oriented consumer brands.

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Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at Galveston donates a transport bus to St. Vincent House, supporting their ongoing social services efforts in Galveston County

GALVESTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at Galveston donated a Ford E350 Super Duty Bus to St. Vincent House to support their ongoing social services efforts for residents in Galveston County. The keys and title were presented to representatives of the St. Vincent House by Robert A. Prehn, Ph.D., President & CEO of Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute.

"Since 1982, Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute has provided needed traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, education and assistance to patients from Galveston and throughout the United States. In a similar way, St. Vincent's House has provided important physical, mental, and spiritual services to our community for over 60 years," said Dr. Prehn.

St. Vincent's House partners with a number of agencies in order to provide community clinical services, case management, emergency assistance, and spiritual services.

"The ability to move about for essential obligations or activities is something most of us take for granted. (Moody Neuro's) gift of the TLC Ford E350 Super Duty Bus will greatly enhance the services offered by St. Vincent's, including food distribution and clothing collection," said Paula Tobon-Stevens, Executive Director for St. Vincent House. "When COVID protocols allow, we will resume transporting clients to jobs, medical, social services and counseling appointments at St. Vincent's and other providers, grocery shopping, banking and other transit needs of our clients."

About Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute:

Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute (formerly known as Transitional Learning Center) is a respected leader in brain injury rehabilitation. Since opening the Galveston location in 1982, treating acquired traumatic brain injury for patients has been the sole focus. Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute emphasizes personalized care aimed at community re-entry and maximized quality of life. It currently operates two inpatient post-acute brain injury rehabilitation facilities in Galveston and Lubbock and operates two long term care facilities for residents with brain injury: Tideway in Galveston and Westway in Lubbock. Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute provides personalized care to treat the unique challenges of brain injury with the singular purpose of achieving the best possible outcome for patients and their families. Learn more: https://moodyneuro.org/.

About St. Vincent's House:

St. Vincent's House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit social service mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. They began in 1954 as a small outreach ministry of St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church to the youth. For more than 60 years, St. Vincent's House has provided programs and services for the disadvantaged and underserved population in the Galveston community. For more information, please contact Paula Tobon-Stevens, Executive Director for St. Vincent House at ptobon@stvhope.com or visit www.stvhope.org.

For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Prehn at bprehn@moodyneuro.org or visit https://moodyneuro.org/.

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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at Galveston donated a Ford E350 Super Duty Bus to St. Vincent House to support their ongoing social services efforts for residents in Galveston County. The keys and title were presented to representatives of the St. Vincent House by Robert A. Prehn, Ph.D., President and CEO of Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute.

Related link: https://moodyneuro.org/

MoSHE and IntelliMedia Networks Partner to Digitally Transform the Ethiopian Higher Education and Vocational Training Sector

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) agrees to join forces with IntelliMedia Networks Inc. and its local partners Andalem Consulting PLC and United Systems Integrators, to enable a country-wide online learning platform to streamline access to higher learning across Ethiopia and improve quality of education and training for undergraduate and graduate students.

This historic public-private partnership will implement IntelliMedia's Apollo Learning and Training Management System (LTMS) that utilizes engaging virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content with a multi-phase five-year strategy ranging from a short term COVID-19 response to a full digitization of the Ethiopian higher education and training sector. The project which is valued at multi-million dollars will build higher education institutions' capacity for delivery of Ethiopian-authored content to anyone with a smartphone, including live and on-demand classroom courses, access to additional learning material, centralized secure online testing, artificial intelligence (A.I.) backed personalized learning and data-driven sector performance metrics.

The project is a direct outcome of Ethiopian prime minister and Nobel peace prize winner Dr. Abiy Ahmed's digital transformation agenda, for Ethiopia's inclusive and sustainable development. It will bridge the gap between higher education and the local economy through effective integration with industrial actors through project-based learning, precision internships and job placement. It also aims to become the driving force for technology entrepreneurship and the development of a vibrant national startup ecosystem.

"This partnership is yet another important milestone in our effort to digitize the Ethiopian higher education and vocational training sector, as an integrated part of the overall digital Ethiopia strategy set forth by the government," said MoSHE State Minister Professor Afework Kassu Gizaw. "We are excited to bring this capability to Ethiopia's student body as it will help us further achieve a fundamental shift by enabling higher education institutions to provide high quality, immersive and personalized education coupled with data-driven metrics helping us reach our goal of improving our teaching institutions."

"As a member of the Ethiopian diaspora since 1978, I am especially honored to contribute to Ethiopia's digital transformation by providing educational platforms ideal for its unique needs. With IntelliMedia's consultative and collaborative approach in overcoming local challenges and its commitment to a fully transparent knowledge-transfer, this project will play a significant role in creating opportunities for the Ethiopian knowledge workforce and in fostering entrepreneurship. We will work as a strong and determined partner to support the advancement of education in Ethiopia," said Teodros Gessesse, CEO and co-founder of IntelliMedia Networks, Inc.

"There is a convergence of themes playing out in emerging markets that's accelerating educational institutes' engagement with online learning and training systems. IntelliMedia is thrilled with this partnership, which will provide the necessary flexibility for MoSHE and Ethiopian institutions to deliver content using our immersive learning technologies," said IntelliMedia's president and co-founder Darshan Sedani.

The collaboration between MoSHE, IntelliMedia Networks and local Ethiopian partners Andalem Consulting PLC and United Systems Integrators (USI) is prepared to affect a rolling deployment that is geared to enable Ethiopians to locally create educational content, manage and expand the Apollo LTMS platform based on local infrastructure and mobile data network conditions.

"This private public partnership is an ideal platform that will enable us to effectively mobilize the necessary resources to execute on our joint mission to digitize higher education and better integrate it with the country's and the global digital economy," says Michael Tesfaye Hiruy Managing partner of Andalem Consulting PLC.

"This is a true collaboration of government, the Ethiopian diaspora and local Ethiopian businesses in a project that empowers Ethiopians to create sustainable growth," said Michael Shebelle managing director of USI Ethiopia.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is established by proclamation number 1097/, in October 2018, and is responsible to lead the development of science, higher education as well as the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Ethiopia.

IntelliMedia Networks Inc. is a U.S.A. and India based company specializing in developing and deploying immersive media platforms that distribute content through the cloud and onto multiple screens. Utilizing extensive experience IntelliMedia has global customers in a variety of markets. IntelliMedia is a winner of two Product of the Year awards at the 2019 National Association of Broadcasters show for products recognized as trail blazers in the video industry.

Andalem Consulting plc is an Ethiopia based firm dedicated to enabling technology and Data-Driven decision-making to advance Africa's economic transformation and sustainable development. Andalem is dedicated to build Private-Public ecosystems that think globally and implement sustainable solutions. Focusing on various markets, Andalem is committed to foster international collaborations that build Africa's technological capacity and accelerate its sustainable development.

United Systems Integrators is an Ethiopian company specializing in building and supporting IT infrastructure and software integration in the financial industry, focusing on banking application software and ERP implementations. USI is a best-practice proven system integrator in Africa with over 20 years of experience and excellent customer satisfaction track record headquartered in Addis Ababa with offices in Nairobi.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DL_nNE98U4c

MORE INFORMATION: http://apolloltms.com and http://www.IntelliMedianetworks.com

MEDIA CONTACT
C. Jenkins, IntelliMedia Networks
+1-(888)-787-0856
press@IntelliMedianetworks.com

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The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) agrees to join forces with IntelliMedia Networks Inc. and its local partners Andalem Consulting PLC and United Systems Integrators, to enable a country-wide online learning platform to streamline access to higher learning across Ethiopia and improve quality of education and training for undergraduate and graduate students.

Related link: https://intellimedianetworks.com/

Top of Mind Integrates with Sales Boomerang to Help Mortgage Lenders Seize More Sales Opportunities, Hang On to Existing Customers

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, has partnered with Sales Boomerang, the industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, to help loan originators uncover new business opportunities and significantly outperform customer retention benchmarks by responding rapidly to loan opportunities as they arise.

Sales Boomerang notifies mortgage lenders the moment an unqualified lead becomes qualified - for instance, when a prospect's FICO score improves, when a borrower could reduce their mortgage payment or pay off debt by refinancing, or when a consumer's credit activity indicates they may be shopping for a mortgage. Lenders can define the criteria for a triggering event at the enterprise or individual loan originator (LO) level. Prescriptive scenarios make it effortless for loan originators to understand and capitalize on opportunities they would otherwise lose to competitors, delivering an average 20 to 30% lift in loan volume.

The newly announced integration embeds Sales Boomerang directly inside Top of Mind's Surefire CRM, the most popular CRM and marketing automation platform in the mortgage industry. Surefire's award-winning technology can be used to deliver timely reminders to LOs to follow up on the opportunities presented by Sales Boomerang. Alternatively, lenders can use Surefire to automatically deploy context-specific marketing campaigns to consumers on behalf of LOs, ensuring opportunities are never overlooked.

"As refi volume declines in 2021, lenders will need to nurture existing relationships to stay competitive in a purchase market," said Top of Mind VP of Sales Nick Belenky. "Together, Surefire's CRM and marketing automation platform and Sales Boomerang's automated borrower intelligence and retention system act as a powerful client retention force that empowers lenders to establish themselves as an indispensable partner in the homeownership journey."

"The lending industry is notorious for its abysmally low average customer retention rate; eighty percent of borrowers will take out their next loan with a different lender than the one they used previously," said Sales Boomerang CEO Alex Kutsishin. "Helping banks, credit unions and independent mortgage lenders beat those odds - often retaining as high as 65% or more of past customers - is at the core of everything we do."

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 SurefireCRM 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.

About Sales Boomerang:

Sales Boomerang revolutionized the relationship between a Mortgage Lender and Borrower with the introduction of the only automated Borrower Intelligence System in 2017, which tells lenders when anyone in their database is ready for a loan. Today, Sales Boomerang is the #1 Borrower Retention strategy in the industry and has discovered over $30B in new volume for Lenders. Sales Boomerang's notifications are integrated with the best CRM/Marketing Automation Systems in the industry to provide a seamless experience for Lenders and Borrowers. Sales Boomerang's employees are dedicated to improving the lending experience for Lenders and Borrowers, and united behind the ethos - No Borrower Left Behind(TM).

Twitter: @mortgagecrm @SalesBoomerang #marketingautomation #mortgagemarketing #digitalmortgage

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Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has partnered with Sales Boomerang, the industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, to help loan originators uncover new business opportunities and significantly outperform customer retention benchmarks by responding rapidly to loan opportunities as they arise.

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

Frozen Food Express Increasing Linehaul Driver Pay Significantly

DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Frozen Food Express (FFE), the largest nationwide, asset-based temperature-controlled LTL carrier in the United States, is poised to pass along a substantial linehaul company driver pay increase in early January.

"Our drivers have been resilient throughout this entire year dealing with unprecedented challenges in the transportation and shipping industries due to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Nick Cook, FFE Vice President of Operations. "As market conditions have changed and the American economy has roared back to life in recent months, we are thrilled to be in the position to increase our linehaul driver pay significantly starting in only a few weeks."

He adds, "Truck drivers across the country have been the unsung heroes of 2020, and we are very proud of our drivers at Frozen Food Express. This pay increase, coupled with consistent lanes and predictable home time, further positions FFE as one of the most desirable carriers to drive for in the entire industry."

FFE linehaul solo company driver pay is set to increase 25 percent for new drivers and the pay increase will see some experienced drivers earning up to 60 cents/mile base pay.

Additionally, linehaul team company driver pay is also set to increase by 20 percent starting in early January.

About Frozen Food Express:

Founded in 1943, FFE has more than 75 years of providing shipping solutions to some of the most respected brands in America. With both temperature-controlled LTL and Dedicated shipping services offered, FFE has solutions to fit a diverse range of customer needs. Additionally, FFE has 17 locations throughout the country providing cold storage and break bulk services. To learn more, please visit https://www.ffeinc.com/.

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*Caption: Frozen Food Express truck on the road.

Frozen Food Express (FFE), the largest nationwide, asset-based temperature-controlled LTL carrier in the United States, is poised to pass along a substantial linehaul company driver pay increase in early January.

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

BioBuilder Founder and Executive Director Featured as 2020 MWM Trailblazer Award Winner

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Dr. Natalie Kuldell, Founder and Executive Director of BioBuilder, is being featured by Million Women Mentors, an initiative of STEMconnector, the nation's largest professional services organization dedicated to developing a diverse, STEM-ready workforce. In October 2020, Dr. Kuldell was named as one of the 26 winners for the Million Women Mentors (MWM) Trailblazer Awards, celebrating women in STEM who are well-accomplished leaders in their field and demonstrate excellence in the field of mentoring.

Dr. Kuldell is a winner in the STEM Trailblazer 2020 category; this award is for an individual who has made a significant contribution in a STEM field in 2020. She is joined by Kristy Salmon (BP), Lateefah Stanford (BP), Tonya Peeples (Penn State University), Heidi Gold-Dworkin (Little Scientists), Carlotta Arthur (Henry Luce Foundation), Linda Kekelis (STEM Next Opportunity Fund), Ronda Hamm (Corteva) and Kimberly Wright (Discovery Education).

Throughout this year, Dr. Kuldell has led BioBuilder's response to the changes in educational models due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in March 2020 with the closure of the Learning Lab at LabCentral to outside visitors, BioBuilder transitioned its curriculum to from in-lab and in-person instruction and interactions to provide one-of-a-kind online instruction in synthetic biology.

The pilot program, the Idea Accelerator, relied on the existing BioBuilder textbook and online resources, as well as BioBuilder's BioDesign framework to teach students life science and how to apply that science with an engineer's mindset. Over the course of three weeks, students asynchronously learned from Dr. Kuldell through online lectures about synbio and project design, and synchronously work with a team of peers to brainstorm, design, and present their own ideas to solve problems with novel biotechnologies.

With these adaptations, BioBuilder has been able to support hundreds of students and their teachers with novel content, meaningful social interactions, teamwork experiences, problem-based learning, and professional skill-building. Their online programming has grown to include multiple cohorts of the Idea Accelerator, the Project Development Studio, allowing teams to bring their biodesign projects and further pursue them with the help of an industry mentor, and BioBuilders 6-7-8, a program aimed at fostering interest and engagement of middle school students through interactive lectures and team biodesign projects, as well as free teacher professional development engagements throughout the fall.

About STEMconnector

Founded in 2011, STEMconnector is the leading organization working across all aspects of the STEM community from K-12 to global corporations. A research-driven professional services organization, STEMconnector provides corporate, postsecondary, K-12, nonprofit, and government members with enterprise-wide support to meaningfully develop, execute, and scale their STEM talent strategies. Learn more at http://www.stemconnector.com/.

About BioBuilder

Created by an award-winning team at MIT, BioBuilder offers new ways to teach, learn, and explore cutting-edge science and engineering. BioBuilder provides students the chance to integrate biology and engineering through practical, hands-on lessons, club activities, and school-to-work experiences. Teachers learn new methods of teaching that engage and inspire the young scientists in their classrooms. Visit https://biobuilder.org/ or reach out to info@biobuilder.org for more information.

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Dr. Natalie Kuldell, Founder and Executive Director of BioBuilder, is being featured by Million Women Mentors, an initiative of STEMconnector, the nation's largest professional services organization dedicated to developing a diverse, STEM-ready workforce.

Related link: https://biobuilder.org/

Lowell Plan Appoints Horsepower CEO and President, Mouli Ramani, to Its Board of Directors

LOWELL, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Lowell Plan, Inc., a private non-profit economic development organization that ensures the City of Lowell is a successful, thriving place for all to live, learn, work, play, and grow a business in the rapidly changing global economy announced today that Mouli Ramani, CEO of Horsepower Technologies Inc., has formally joined its Board of Directors.

He will serve alongside an already impressive list of Lowell's civic and business influencers to help guide the city towards a successful future.

Mouli Ramani currently serves as the President and CEO of Horsepower Technologies™, a Lowell-based healthcare, performance and biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative products and SaaS services into a $200B+ market. He also serves as New Venture Fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Mouli is passionate about entrepreneurship and devotes time to local start-ups and technology growth companies, by coaching and supporting their initiatives with advice, fundraising, consulting and networking.

Mouli is also mentor with EforAll (https://eforall.org), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Lowell whose mission is to accelerate economic and social impact in the communities it serves through inclusive entrepreneurship. He also actively supports Dream Big! (https://www.dream-big.org/), a charity focused on providing girls and young women from low-income situations with the equipment, sports attire, program fees and leadership training needed to enable them to participate in sports and physical activities that contribute to their health, education and overall well-being.

"Mouli is an accomplished local business leader, having held several senior leadership positions, ranging from early stage startups to large multi-national Fortune 500 companies," said Allison Lamey, Executive Director at The Lowell Plan and Lowell Development & Financial Corporation. "We are confident that he will add great value to our Board of Directors and that the Lowell Plan will benefit from his insights, particularly with respect to the city's growing technology startup community."

"I am thrilled to join the Lowell Plan's Board of Directors. I fell in love with this city years ago at the Summer Music Series and could not have imagined this honor back then," commented Mouli. "I look forward to helping Lowell continue its development of a dynamic, sustainable economy and to further improve its vibrant and diverse cultural offerings."

Learn more about The Lowell Plan, Inc. at: http://www.lowellplan.org

About Horsepower

Horsepower Technologies Inc. ("HTI") - https://www.horsepowertech.com/ - is a Lowell, Massachusetts-based high-tech startup. The company has introduced a revolutionary product that significantly reduces both the rehabilitation time and incidence of injury in equine athletes worldwide. HTI is also commercializing an innovative SaaS platform from which meaningful performance and wellness data can, for the first time, be collected and analyzed. HTI has developed these products in a capital-efficient manner by successfully leveraging existing human medical and material science advances, as well as existing sensor designs and data collection techniques. The company has repurposed them to address this large, attractive, and under-served market.

MEDIA CONTACT
Mouli Ramani
Horsepower Technologies
mouli@horsepowertech.com
844-514-6773

Twitter tags: @MouliRamani @Dreambigld @HorsepowerTech @eforallhq

MULTIMEDIA:

Videos (Vimeo):
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Caption: Horsepower Technologies Inc. has introduced a revolutionary product that significantly reduces both the rehabilitation time and incidence of injury in equine athletes worldwide.

The Lowell Plan, Inc., a private non-profit economic development organization that ensures the City of Lowell is a successful, thriving place for all to live, learn, work, play, and grow a business in the rapidly changing global economy announced today that Mouli Ramani, CEO of Horsepower Technologies Inc., has formally joined its Board of Directors.

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

LuciGold Inc. is Helping Protect the Health and Safety of Our Community One Breath at A Time

EAST WAREHAM, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- LuciGold™ today announced the development of our newest product line, Hygeia (patent pending*), a custom designed line of furniture with built-in High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filtration Systems.

Peter Luciani, the founder of LuciGold™, chose the name because he felt it to be most suitable for his new product line as Hygeia was the Ancient Greek Goddess of Good Health.

Hygeia is being introduced at a critical time during our healthcare crisis when we are trying to get children back in schools, employees out of their homes and back to the offices, patrons back to social activities, etc. The ongoing isolation that we as a community have been experiencing has had a profound negative impact on our emotional and mental wellbeing.

It is time there was a solution that would allow people to feel safer in environments where they will be gathering in close; proximity to one another and we feel that Hygeia furniture will assist in everyone getting back to the "old normal."

Hygeia products will be available to the public immediately. All the furniture is custom designed to meet the specifications of the environment where they will be installed.

FEATURES & BENEFITS of HYGEIA FURNITURE FILTRATION SYSTEMS

* HEPA filtration systems remove from the air that passes through it at least 99.95 (EU standard) or 99.97% (ASME, U.S. DOE standards) of particles whose diameter is equal to 0.03 μm; with the filtration efficiency increasing for particle diameter both less than and greater than 0.3μm.

* Fugitive Capture Design pulls exhaled breath through the vents on the top of the desk, restaurant table or bar into a plenum and through the HEPA filtration system reducing airborne transmission of viruses.

* 24/7 filtration with the HEPA filter to the entire room.

About LuciGold Inc.

LuciGold™ located in the heart of Buzzards Bay, Mass., has been family owned and operated since 2004. The owner, Peter J. Luciani, Jr., has been a problem-solver for over 40 years and the sole designer of the entire line of products and continues to develop solutions that address health and safety of the community. "When It Comes to Safety, We Are Committed to Top-of-the-Line Gold Standard."

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

*NOTE: USPTO Patent application 29/760,562

Follow Us at:
- https://twitter.com/LucigoldH
- https://www.facebook.com/LuciGoldHygeia
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Caption: Hygiea Desks with vents that pull exhaled breath through a plenum and into the HEPA Filter

LuciGold today announced the development of our newest product line, Hygeia (patent pending*), a custom designed line of furniture with built-in High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filtration Systems.

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

Pam Jeffords Joins Sapient Insights Group as Senior Partner to Lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Services

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Pam Jeffords has joined Sapient Insights Group as Senior Partner and will lead the firm's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consulting practice. In this role, Jeffords will develop and expand the firm's advisory offerings with a primary focus on data-driven optimization of best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion for clients.

"I am thrilled to join Sapient Insights Group and look forward to growing the firm's consulting offerings," said Jeffords. "Sapient already brings unique data-driven capabilities to clients seeking optimization of their HR and business practices. I am inspired to lead this important practice in an area I've been passionate about for more than 15 years."

Before joining Sapient Insights Group, Pam Jeffords led the diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting practices for PWC and Mercer. She has worked with various industry sectors, including Financial Services, Technology, Private Equity, Consumer Goods, and Engineering.

"Pam's world-class leadership experience and deep understanding of the power of a diverse workforce add tremendous value to our team and our clients," said Susan Richards, CEO of Sapient Insights Group. "We're excited to have her lead our efforts in advising clients with forward-thinking actionable insights."

About Sapient Insights Group

Sapient Insights Group is an Atlanta-based research and advisory firm specializing in equipping clients with data and insights that drive enterprise-wide change through better investments in people, process, and technology. Research and Consulting services offered include HR Strategy; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Change Management; HR Technology; and Talent Management.

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapient-insights-group/

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*Caption: Pam Jeffords Joins Sapient Insights Group.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Anna Hinson
Email: anna@SapientInsights.com
Mobile: 678.592.1116

Pam Jeffords has joined Sapient Insights Group as Senior Partner and will lead the firm's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consulting practice. In this role, Jeffords will develop and expand the firm's advisory offerings with a primary focus on data-driven optimization of best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion for clients.

Related link: https://sapientinsights.com/

Trends for Creative Services Industries from Voices.com’s 2021 Annual Trends Report

LONDON, Ontario /ScoopCloud/ -- Voices.com has released their tenth annual trends report that looks at creative services industries - including advertising, education, media, entertainment, technology, and more - and provides insights into trends that impacted them in 2020 and makes predictions for trends in 2021. The report is based on a survey of creative professionals and leverages Voices.com's vast internal data.

The 2021 Annual Trends Report showcases that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted creative services industries across the board, accelerating digital transformation and changing both content strategies and the way businesses are doing work. 43% of survey respondents are doing more work with freelancers and over 50% of survey respondents are making more internet videos this year.

Survey respondents indicated four trends that were impacting their businesses:

* 52% cited a shift to remote work

* 33% cited an increased demand for eLearning content and online training

* 20% cited the growing digital audio advertising space

* 18% cited the increased popularity of voice-powered applications and devices

"2020 was a year that changed everything-when people did old things in new ways," says Voices.com CEO and founder, David Ciccarelli. "More than ever, it's important for brands to emotionally connect with their customers, and to do so in a safe way. Voice is proving to be both a medium and a means of creating emotion and is emerging as a key trend in our increasingly touchless world."

To view the report, "2021 Annual Trends Report: Communicating through voice and video in a remote world," and to discover even more trends visit https://www.voices.com/company/press/reports/2021-annual-trends-report

About Voices.com

Voices.com is the largest marketplace for audio and voice over products and services in the world, with over one million members. Since 2005, the biggest and most beloved brands have entrusted Voices.com to help them find their voice. Headquartered in London, Canada, Voices.com helps service clients and voice talent in over 160 countries. Learn more: https://www.voices.com/

Media Contact:
Michelle Melski
michelle.melski@voices.com
1-888-359-3472 ext. 536

Voices.com has released their tenth annual trends report that looks at creative services industries - including advertising, education, media, entertainment, technology, and more - and provides insights into trends that impacted them in 2020 and makes predictions for trends in 2021.

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

LeadingIT Announces Year-End Plans and Looks Forward to A Strong 2021

CHICAGO, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- LeadingIT, a cybersecurity and technology support company in the Chicagoland area, outlines the plans for its team and clients for the end of the year, as well as the strategy it has to grow in 2021.

2020 has brought unprecedented changes to the business world and changed how many companies in the world run their operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many people now work remotely, and, according to Global Workplace Analytics estimates, 25 to 30 percent of the workforce will continue to work from home on multiple days of the week (*note 1).

As an IT support and cybersecurity provider, LeadingIT took a leading role in ensuring that its clients' employees could work from home efficiently and effectively, accessing cloud resources and corporate networks securely through two-factor authentication.

LeadingIT Puts Team's Welfare At The Forefront Of Everything It Does

Without an expert team of IT professionals focused on helping clients mitigate risk and putting business continuity plans in place, many businesses would have shut down or been unable to support remote work on such a massive and immediate scale. Their knowledge and expertise have been key reasons why LeadingIT continues to grow during the current uncertain business environment.

Recognizing this, the Chicagoland IT support and cybersecurity provider introduced several team benefits, including:
* Having paid time off as a critical part of the benefit policy
* Flexible work hours, where employees can leave early or arrive late and make up the time later
* End-of-year bonuses
* Company-funded healthcare plan covering life, dental, vision, and medical
* The ability for the team to work remotely from anywhere

LeadingIT In The Community

LeadingIT prides itself on being an integral part of the community in which the company operates. Recognizing the need for quality healthcare for children in disadvantaged neighborhoods, the company teamed up with the fundraising organization, Extra Life, to help treat injured or sick children and spread some cheer to their families during a difficult period (*note 2).

Every year, the LeadingIT team sets fundraising targets then invites donors to sponsor marathon gaming sessions organized by Extra Life. If you're looking to participate in the charity, the end of the year is a great time to do so and help brighten up the holidays for children in need. Head to Extra-Life.org to learn more about the cause.

Looking Forward To 2021

2020 has brought on new challenges, and businesses must find innovative ways to offer great experiences for their clients and team, to avoid losing out to their competitors and the virus. As quoted by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant has seen "two years of digital transformation within two months" (*note 3). LeadingIT plans to play a significant role in ensuring businesses continue to operate seamlessly in 2021.

Stephen Taylor, Leading IT's CEO, says, "Over the past year, we have seen a large demand for cybersecurity, cloud support, and fast and friendly technology support that offer immediate and measurable results as businesses spend large amounts of money to move toward a digital mode of working."

He expresses his pleasure that LeadingIT was able to retain its team at a time characterized by unprecedented uncertainty. Given the essential role that managed service providers like LeadingIT expect to play in the ongoing digital transformation, the firm wants to add more experts to its team in 2021.

"We're focusing on really expanding our organization by hiring new team members and through strategic acquisitions in the new year," adds Stephen Taylor. He also believes that 2021 will be a new year for everyone, including the IT support and cybersecurity industry. As people and businesses adapt to the new way of working, it could be the start of a refreshing new beginning for the technology industry.

About LeadingIT

LeadingIT offers 24/7, all-inclusive, fast, and friendly technology and cybersecurity support for nonprofits, manufacturers, schools, accounting firms, religious organizations, government, and law offices with 10-200 employees across the Chicagoland area.

MEDIA CONTACT
Stephen Taylor
Phone: 847-545-0714
Email: Stephen@GoLeadingIT.com

Notes:
1: https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/work-at-home-after-covid-19-our-forecast
2: https://www.send2press.com/wire/leadingit-teams-up-with-extra-life-to-raise-money-for-sick-children/
3: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/04/30/2-years-digital-transformation-2-months/

LeadingIT, a cybersecurity and technology support company in the Chicagoland area, outlines the plans for its team and clients for the end of the year, as well as the strategy it has to grow in 2021.

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

Aligned Technology Solutions Expands Leadership Team with Seasoned IT Managed Services Professionals

ALEXANDRIA, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Aligned Technology Solutions announced the recent addition of three accomplished veterans of the Managed Service provider (MSP) industry to its leadership team. The new members include a VP of Service Delivery, VP Cybersecurity & Compliance and Director of Helpdesk Operations. These are entirely new positions that were added in support of the companies continued growth and expanded service offerings.

In sharing the news, ATS Cofounder ad Partner Don Sauer said "We are beyond excited to have these talented and accomplished leaders joining the team. Over the last few years ATS has been carefully and strategically growing, ensuring the client experience is never diminished and is always improving. We've also expanded our service offerings to better meet our client's evolving needs, particularly in the area of Cybersecurity and Compliance. Jeremiah, Justin and Stephen bring a wealth of experience that will unquestionably benefit our clients in the months and years ahead."

The newest additions to the team include:

Jeremiah Best - Vice President, Service Delivery

Jeremiah brings over 14 years of experience in the MSP industry including both senior technical and service operations / management roles. He is a service visionary and has led highly regarded Network Systems Engineering and Technical Support teams. Jeremiah is a graduate of George Mason University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. When not in the office he can be found rock climbing the "local" areas.

Justin Weeks - Vice President, Cybersecurity & Compliance

Justin is an experienced Information Security professional with a proven track record of excellence in building scalable Information Security, Cybersecurity, and Compliance programs in competitive business environments. He is an expert in today's most prevalent compliance frameworks and certification programs including NIST CSF, CMMC, NIST 800-171, HIPAA-HITECH / HITRUST, ISO 27001, CIS and SOC. Justin is passionate about the Cybersecurity field both at a business and technical level. He received his BS degree in Information Technology from WGU and has earned 15+ technical and security related certifications.

Stephen Polidore - Director, Helpdesk Operations

Stephen brings over 17 years of IT experience to the ATS team. He has supported critical infrastructure as an active duty service member during Operation Enduring Freedom and has over a decade of experience supporting DOD infrastructure as a contractor. Stephen brings a holistic view of IT support and security most recently managing commercial MSP operations divisions while additionally providing sales engineering support and assisting in construction of various support and security frameworks.

About Aligned Technology Solutions (ATS)

Since 2010 ATS has been helping organizations leverage and manage technology to grow and secure their businesses. ATS is an award-winning technology service provider delivering customized and comprehensive IT solutions for IT Outsourcing, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Cloud Services and VoIP. ATS is committed to providing world class customer service and best-of-breed technology solutions that provide our clients competitive advantage in their marketplace. Learn more at http://www.myalignedit.com/

Aligned Technology Solutions announced the recent addition of three accomplished veterans of the Managed Service provider (MSP) industry to its leadership team. The new members include a VP of Service Delivery, VP Cybersecurity & Compliance and Director of Helpdesk Operations. These are entirely new positions that were added in support of the companies continued growth and expanded service offerings.

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

Current Builders Hires Bryan Baswell as Director of Pre-Construction

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is proud to announce their newest hire, Bryan Baswell who has joined the award-winning construction firm as Director of Pre-Construction. Baswell brings 30 years of experience to this position, which will focus on procurement of new projects throughout the state of Florida.

"Bryan has a terrific reputation in the industry having played a key role in estimating major projects throughout South Florida," said Michael C. Taylor, CEO and President. "He is a terrific addition to the team and his level of expertise will enhance the proficiency of our bidding system."

Baswell has an impressive list of projects on his resume including the Grove Central Mixed-use project, Tru Hotel by Hilton in Dania Beach, 30-Thirty North Ocean condominium in Ft. Lauderdale, Sheridan Street Station apartments, Phil Smith Toyota in Vero Beach, numerous FDOT jobs and projects for the Miami-Dade School System and Florida International University. During the past three decades, he has held managerial roles with prestigious firms including Juneau Construction, The Marker Group and Kaufman Lynn.

"I am honored to be working with Current Builders," said Baswell. "This is a dynamic and fast-growing company, and I am looking forward to managing the pre-construction process and growth to new markets."

About Current Builders:

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

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Current Builders, is proud to announce their newest hire, Bryan Baswell who has joined the award-winning construction firm as Director of Pre-Construction. Baswell brings 30 years of experience to this position, which will focus on procurement of new projects throughout the state of Florida.

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

ViewTech Borescopes Gains Sales as Inspection Scope Demand Growth Continues

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- As countless industries have faced an economic crunch during the 2020 global pandemic, ViewTech Borescopes no-cost, no-obligation demo offer has allowed businesses to experience how a high-quality inspection video borescope can reduce inspection times, while improving inspection processes. Two of ViewTech Borescopes newest clients acquired during November business trialed the VJ-3 video borescope prior to ownership.

When the world's largest food packaging company needed to replace their weld and pipe quality inspection tools, ViewTech Borescopes was contacted. With their Midwest facility taking part in ViewTech's no-cost, no-obligation demo offer, the welding and quality assurance team quickly gained confidence in the industrial grade equipment investment. During the demo of a VJ-3 Dual Camera 6.0mm x 1.5-meter, it was determined that a longer insertion tube would be required and a total of five VJ-3 Dual Camera video borescopes with 3-meter insertion tubes were purchased and shipped. ViewTech VJ-3 video borescopes are now completing all weld integrity and foreign object debris (FOD) inspections.

A global fiber, resin, and intermediates company took advantage of ViewTech's demo opportunity when one of their current inspection scopes required an expensive repair. With a VJ-3 3.9mm x 3.0-meter shipped to a Canadian production facility; they began field testing the video borescope between two different departments. Impressed by the performance of the VJ-3, along with ViewTech Borescopes lowest lifetime ownership and repair costs, the demo video borescope on site was purchased to continue remote visual inspections (RVI) and nondestructive testing (NDT).

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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As countless industries have faced an economic crunch during the 2020 global pandemic, ViewTech Borescopes no-cost, no-obligation demo offer has allowed businesses to experience how a high-quality inspection video borescope can reduce inspection times, while improving inspection processes.

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

Former Co-Residents Merge Podiatric Practices, Form New Modern Foot & Ankle®

TAMPA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Three Central Florida podiatric practices announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create the new Modern Foot & Ankle®. The combined medical group will provide patients with additional board-certified physicians, a brand-new location, and the miniBunion™ system, a groundbreaking, minimally-invasive procedure for bunion correction.

The merger is set to close on January 1, 2021.

Dr. Adam Siegel, of Modern Foot & Ankle, Dr. Michael Zuri, of All Podiatry Group, and Dr. Roma Patel, of Prism Podiatry, are partnering together to helm the multi-regional practice-development of which has been years in the making.

"The three of us were co-residents; we were in the trenches with each other," said Dr. Siegel. "There are no two physicians I trust more than Dr. Patel and Dr. Zuri to take our brand of technologically-advanced, high-quality care and grow it into a household name in Tampa Bay and Orlando."

The group is acquiring the partners' existing locations in Tampa, Fla., Lutz, Fla., Brandon, Fla., and Casselberry, Fla., with construction underway on a state-of-the-art clinic in Winter Garden, Fla. Dr. Patel will relocate to this clinic in early 2021.

"From the ground up, we're creating a facility that's designed to make everything as easy as possible for the patient," Dr. Patel said. "It's a new era in healthcare where service matters. The Horizon West clinic will reflect that."

Modern Foot & Ankle's signature approach leverages medical and operational technologies to elevate the patient experience. As Dr. Siegel notes, most people don't have time to sit in the waiting room for an hour. They want quicker diagnoses and newer treatment options, he added.

"What we've done is build a system that can accommodate our patients in terms of convenience, efficiency, and advancements, and more important, a team who can deliver on all of that," Dr. Zuri said. "We have physicians like Dr. Steven Baker, who has more than forty years of experience. And then in February we're adding a very gifted and renowned surgeon, Dr. Evan Young."

Dr. Young currently practices at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark. A triple board-certified foot and ankle surgeon with a demonstrated record of success in challenging and unique cases, he is known for being an early adopter of the miniBunion, a cutting-edge surgical procedure.

The miniBunion can promote "a walking recovery and rapid return to real life," according to the website of its developer, CrossRoads Extremity Systems. Compared to most bunion surgeries, the website states, the miniBunion causes less soft-tissue trauma and the incision site is up to four times smaller with a more concealed location.

"The future of surgery is minimally-invasive," said Dr. Siegel. "As with every other aspect of our practice, we stay on the forefront of innovation."

Through Big-City Technology, Small-Town Care™, Modern Foot & Ankle has reshaped the patient experience and curated a progressive model for podiatric healthcare. The board-certified physicians provide comprehensive medical and surgical solutions for foot and ankle conditions in clinics across Central Florida. With 24/7 online booking and check-in, extended office hours, advanced on-site equipment, and the latest treatment options, Modern Foot & Ankle serves patients efficiently, comfortably, and on their schedule.

For more information, visit http://modernfootandankle.com/.

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Lindsay Siegel, Modern Foot & Ankle

Phone: (813) 549-5678

Email: marketing@mfahealth.com

Three Central Florida podiatric practices announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create the new Modern Foot & Ankle®. The combined medical group will provide patients with additional board-certified physicians, a brand-new location, and the miniBunion™ system, a groundbreaking, minimally-invasive procedure for bunion correction.

Related link: http://modernfootandankle.com/

New Novel Debates Ominous Cures for Two Crises: Recurring Pandemics and Too Many Men

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Born out of a raging pandemic, Buzz McCord's new techno-thriller wrestles with artificial intelligence, surveillance and sex crime. "A Final Reminder" (ISBN: 978-1736148815) moves energetically between upbeat and malevolent. Its author wrote it to simultaneously entertain and enrage.

"A Final Reminder" walks the line between literary fiction and international intrigue. It transports readers to a near-future world where Dr. Dirk Samuelson, a San Francisco entrepreneur and founder of tech-conglomerate, Arctan International, has invented software that can stop any pandemic by tracking every person's movement and behaviors. He controls global data with formidable technical and economic barriers including 64-Qubit computers, space-based data-banking and lofty politicians.

McCord takes us to a still-hopeful world of bioluminescent hairdos and augmented human intelligence. Its scarred by recurring pandemics and burdened with ubiquitous ultraviolet sterilization and government-mandated instant pathogen detector machines.

"If history has taught us anything, it's that there will be another deadly global pandemic," said Bill Gates in his Shattuck Lecture, Boston, April 2018.

McCord adds, "Science has warned that viral scourges will repeat and get worse. We should be deeply alarmed, maybe systemically fearful."

In real life, Samuelson's software, Exoculation, is being studied by Shin Bet and MIT. Apple and Google recently announced that cellphones are already used to trace individual personal contacts.

Big Brother is here. So, what's next? McCord takes a stab at interpreting a picture of what's to come.

"I wanted to capture amazing technologies as well as an optimistic near-future, where talented people will be the empowered 'international currency,'" he says. "In my novel, society reacts to the catastrophic death tolls of recurring pandemics with what I call the 'Roaring Twenty-Twenties.' And, women in 'A Final Reminder' are supremely confident in their professional abilities - business, neurobiology, assassination - as well as their sexual selves."

Further threats arise from nearly a half billion "excess" human males.

McCord says, "The good guys in 'A Final Reminder' are forced to deal with this, but the solution is very ugly."

"A Final Reminder" describes a future coming soon to a reality near you.

About the Author

Buzz McCord is a tech-preneur and professor. "A Final Reminder" grew out of his career in international science, invention and teaching. A lifetime traveler, he prepped two years for the book in Albania, Norway, Korea, Tokyo and Kamchatka. He was chased in 2020 by the freshly emerging SARS-CoV-2 from Hong Kong through Cambodia into Vietnam. He's an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

McCord lives with his wife in Southern California. His favorite place to write is the lifeguard tower RJ near the river jetty on cold and windy days.

For more information about the author and novel visit: https://www.buzzmccord.com

For more information about the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NZ3NW3Q

"A Final Reminder is available on Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble and through other independents.

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Born out of a raging pandemic, Buzz McCord's new techno-thriller wrestles with artificial intelligence, surveillance and sex crime. "A Final Reminder" (ISBN: 978-1736148815) moves energetically between upbeat and malevolent. Its author wrote it to simultaneously entertain and enrage.

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DocMagic’s Leah Sommerville Named to NMP’s 2020 Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals List

TORRANCE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Leah Sommerville, 33, a senior account executive on DocMagic's eClosing team, earned a spot on this year's Top 40 Under 40 award list provided by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine.

The annual list comprises mortgage professionals who are under the age of 40 and are accomplished individuals that exemplify professionalism, perseverance, leadership, and excellence in their respective fields within the fast-moving mortgage industry. NMP received many nominations vying to be named one of the 40 honorees.

"I'm excited to be recognized by the judges at NMP as one of the 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals for 2020," said Sommerville. "This year presented multiple unique challenges with the start of the pandemic, social distancing requirements, stay-at-home orders, an unrelenting refi boom, new compliance rules, and more. It's also been a very gratifying year, as DocMagic was well-positioned to help our lender clients effectively manage those challenges with our document preparation solution and eClosing platform and we look forward to assisting them in 2021 as well."

Leah, an integral member of DocMagic's dedicated eClosing team, is focused on helping lender clients with their digital mortgage strategies. During the pandemic, she has been busy working with lenders that are rushing to implement DocMagic's single-source Total eClose™ platform. She utilizes her eClosing expertise, industry knowledge, and digital partner relationships to consistently implement best practices and adoption for lender eClosings-both with short and long-term technology implementations that give lenders the digital flexibility needed to be successful during the pandemic and also position them for future growth.

During her career Leah has helped drive the digital processes for over 400 organizations, increased eClosing adoption among relevant organizations by over 300%, and helped execute more than 8,000 eClosings to date. She has a highly consultative, solution-oriented approach to guide and advise lenders as they transition from a paper to digital mortgage world. Leah has forged numerous partnerships among lenders, settlement agents, attorneys, notaries, real estate agents, investors, warehouse lenders, and others in order to further digital mortgage initiatives that benefit the entire supply chain.

A full list of this years Top 40 Under 40 winners can be found in the December issue of National Mortgage Professional magazine: https://issuu.com/ambizmedia/docs/nmp_december_2020_issuu?fr=sMDJkZTIzOTExNjg.

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 www.docmagic.com.

About NMP Magazine's '40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals Under 40':

The annual list is comprised of mortgage professionals who are under the age of 40, as voted by their peers, who are accomplished individuals that carry the torch of professionalism, perseverance, leadership, excellence, and more - in their respective fields within the fast-moving mortgage industry. As with each year, NMP received many nominations, ultimately arriving at 40 official winners and identifying another 40 to watch that are mortgage professionals shaping the industry.

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Joe Bowerbank
Profundity Communications, Inc.
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DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Leah Sommerville, 33, a senior account executive on DocMagic's eClosing team, earned a spot on this year's Top 40 Under 40 award list provided by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine.

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

Gallospole and TARAC WIPPP, Award Winners At 2020 International Film Festivals

DREXEL HILL, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Gallospole and TARAC WIPPP (tey - rak - wip) have won distinguished awards at international film festivals throughout the year 2020. This chair conspiracy propagated by the political satirist, Gallospole, has been recognized as the Best Trailer at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival and a Finalist for both Original Score and Experimental Film at the Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival.

Adrian Perez, Director of the Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival observed, "Gallospole not only taps into these unresolved social perceptions/discriminations, but also glamorizes propaganda and mass conspiracy."

Gallospole ponders, "Who could've ever thought this chair conspiracy would rival those of our so-called 'rigged election'?"

TARAC WIPPP, an acronym for The American Right for Adequate Chair Width In Public & Private Places, is a dark political allegory. Led by Gallospole, it's a lobbying organization advocating on behalf of Americans with metabolic differences for adequate chair width in public and private places.

An exhilarating musical animation, TARAC WIPPP features a troupe of puppets, guest appearances by the famous movie director Kevin Smith and former NJ Governor Chris Christie; and the ringmaster, Gallospole, all performing in an extravagant vaudevillian show!

An Honorable Mention at the Berlin Flash Film Festival for Best Animation was also received. #FearTheChair, another animation in the TARAC WIPPP series, was an Official Selection for this same festival.

Gallospole, known to the IRS as Marc A. Gallo, has written, produced and performed in numerous musical acts over the past 30 years. Marc has been featured on the Dr. Demento Radio Show and the Gagliarchives Progressive Rock Radio Show. He's also appeared in Performing Songwriter, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other music publications.

TARAC WIPPP, courtesy of Great Egg Music, is available on all streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

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

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Gallospole and TARAC WIPPP (tey - rak - wip) have won distinguished awards at international film festivals throughout the year 2020. This chair conspiracy propagated by the political satirist, Gallospole, has been recognized as the Best Trailer at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival.

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Professional Child Photographer Reveals Trade Secrets in New Online Course: ‘How to Photograph Your Kids’

LARCHMONT, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- There's an old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words," and Jane Goodrich, an award-winning, New York-based photographer, is ready to teach people how to create images of their kids that will speak for themselves. Her new online course, "How to Photograph Your Kids," teaches people how to take world-class images that will surprise and delight.

And, with the holidays right around the corner, there's no time like the present to grasp this rare opportunity. This no-nonsense, cheese-free, read-while-they-nap, easy-as-pie course, helps people create show-stopping images and memories to last a lifetime.

"Whether you're a parent or grandparent, I'm excited to share all of my best-kept secrets in this new course," Goodrich, founder of Jane Goodrich Photography, says.

"How to Photograph Your Kids" is broken up into small, bite-sized lessons so information can be absorbed quickly.

"One of my favorite parts of the course is the 'Working with Kids' segment; it draws on my extensive experience as a professional child photographer and I reveal my tricks and secrets for getting kids to cooperate and work with you," Goodrich says. "It's just like magic."

This online photography course is jam-packed with clear and easy-to-understand lessons that include:
* Everything about your camera
* How lenses work, and why you may need different ones
* The magic triangle of aperture, shutter speed and ISO
* How to use manual mode for complete control
* Metering and exposure
* Taking advantage of natural light
* White balance and how it affects your images
* The optimal focus mode for different images
* Which file types you should use
* Composition tips for creating more memorable photos
* Tips and tricks to get your kids engaged in photos
* The best time and place to take photos
* Tricks for better iPhone photos
* Basic photo processing tips for a better final image

"How to Photograph Your Kids" combines necessary mechanical and functional information to help people get the best images possible.

"This course is kind of like an all-access, behind-the-scenes tour that shows people how to take photos that they can't wait to frame," she says. "It's really going to step up people's photography game."

The "How to Photograph Your Kids" course is $97. For more information: https://howtophotographyourkids.com/

About Jane Goodrich

Jane Goodrich is an award-winning photographer, loving mother and passionate mentor. She's been interested in photography since she was four and has since grown professionally to become a noted commercial photographer and a renowned newborn and children's photographer. She was recently selected by "Westchester Family Magazine" as "Best Children and Family Photographer." Her clients often refer to her as a "baby whisperer" because of her unique ability to rapidly create a safe and relaxing environment for her newborn photoshoot.

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

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There's an old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words," and Jane Goodrich, an award-winning, New York-based photographer, is ready to teach people how to create images of their kids that will speak for themselves. Her new online course, "How to Photograph Your Kids," teaches people how to take world-class images that will surprise and delight.

Related link: https://janegoodrich.com/

AutoAwards Creates Automotive Dealership Loyalty Rewards Programs That Partner with Charities

ODESSA, Del. /ScoopCloud/ -- Having an effective loyalty reward program can help car dealerships build their customer loyalty and company revenue. AutoAwards, a leader in the space, even allows clients to donate its "points" raised to benefit local community charities in need.

The car dealer world can be an ultra-competitive one. It's what has led smart, forward-thinking dealerships to look hard for ways to remain a compelling choice for customers. One company that has been able to help is AutoAwards. For close to two decades, AutoAwards has led the way in providing auto dealership loyalty marketing solutions. These programs grant shoppers "points" based on their purchases that they can exchange for several different rewards. In exciting news, dealers can now choose to use these "points" to benefit community charities. Many dealers have done this already, giving customers a chance to give back to organizations helping their communities while also assisting the dealers in building their positive reputation for "giving back" and creating "goodwill" in the community at large.

"With the holiday season here, why not buy an automobile while also helping local community groups at the same time?" asked a spokesperson from AutoAwards. "This is an exciting and cool way to use our auto dealership loyalty rewards program. It's a win-win all around."

The team at AutoAwards has over 100 years of combined experience in the auto retail world. They are always happy to discuss how they can help new clients come on board that makes sense for their business. Several different options are available. And all are well known for helping auto dealerships boost customer retention.

The early feedback for the charity aspect of the reward program has been very positive.

One client making great strides in an effort to tie their community back to their rewards program is TommyCar Auto Group. Their "Donate To Feed" campaign was so successful earlier this year that they decided to go even further. They then ran a campaign allowing Rewards members to donate 50 of their Rewards points for which a $50 donation was then made to the Cooley Dickinson COVID-19 Response Fund to purchase needed equipment like N95 masks, gowns, gloves, and hand sanitizer. Their gifts helped protect heroes on the frontline of the pandemic, right here in their community! Since then TommyCar has utilized their rewards program to donate to other organizations such as a campaign to support No Shave November and an area golf tournament they organize to support Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

For more information be sure to visit http://www.autoawards.com.

About AutoAwards:

Since our founding in 1991, AutoAwards has been widely recognized as the industry-leader in automotive and marine loyalty marketing, earning longstanding relationships with many of the industry's most successful dealer groups and OEMs.

Since marketing for automotive dealerships has changed in the past 25 years, AutoAwards understands the #1 predictive factor for dealer growth and profitability. Customer loyalty is the most successful way to build revenue. Hundreds of automotive groups use and recommend loyalty programs for dealers as the way to drive brand loyalty. AutoAwards has always recognized the need for top notch, highly creative, effective loyalty strategies in large and small businesses alike.

For this reason, our automotive loyalty marketing expertise is engineered to meet the individual needs and goals of any business - regardless of its size. Contact us online to talk about dealer loyalty or call 302-696-6000. Visit: http://www.autoawards.com/.

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Having an effective loyalty reward program can help car dealerships build their customer loyalty and company revenue. AutoAwards, a leader in the space, even allows clients to donate its "points" raised to benefit local community charities in need.

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

HitPaw Launches Ultimate Video Toolkit to Reshape the Way People Edit Their Videos

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- HitPaw proudly announces the launch of a remarkable new video toolkit that will reshape the way people edit their videos in this digital age: HitPaw Toolkit. Founded in 2020, the emerging tech-startup is determined to lead the industry of digital content creation, especially in the fields of video editing, video conversion, image editing, meme making and several other areas.

"We are overjoyed to announce that this toolkit has all the video tools a user needs in one place, and it has many advantages over other similar software available online," said the CEO of HitPaw, while talking about the newly launched HitPaw Toolkit. In addition, HitPaw Toolkit has combined a wide range of useful features for video editing in a single software.

1 - Cut Video:

Users can easily cut a video and split it into two or more and can extract their desired clip from a video. Users can cut the video in any length and anytime.

2 - Add Music:

Moreover, HitPaw Toolkit also supports music addition to a video, which means that users can add music or a song or even background voice to their videos.

3 - Video to GIF:

The one-of-a-kind toolkit also supports video conversion to GIF, which means that users can use a video as a meme as well. Use the software, converting your video to GIF becomes easy and quick.

4 - Change Speed:

It also enables users to change the speed of the video as they can slow down or speed up the video as they desire.

Other features of HitPaw Toolkit include cropping or rotating a video, making a stop motion, and much more. HitPaw also features a watermark removal tool, and free conversion feature, which enables users to remove watermarks from their videos or convert their video into the format of their choice.

Pricing and Availability:

Users can also enjoy this remarkable software online for free, while they can also download it for their computers with a monthly, quarterly, and annual subscription at the affordable prices of $3.99, $5.99, and $8.99, respectively.

Buy Now: https://www.hitpaw.com/purchase/buy-hitpaw-toolkit.html

About HitPaw:

HitPaw is an emerging tech-company with an aim to revolutionize the world of digital content creation and especially video editing. It is witnessing a growing number of satisfied users worldwide.

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

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HitPaw proudly announces the launch of a remarkable new video toolkit that will reshape the way people edit their videos in this digital age: HitPaw Toolkit. Founded in 2020, the emerging tech-startup is determined to lead the industry of digital content creation, especially in the fields of video editing, video conversion, image editing, meme making and several other areas.

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

Treadstone 71 Releases Intelligence Advisory on Confirmed Iranian Influence Operations

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Treadstone 71, LLC, the cyber intelligence and counterintelligence company, today released details of an Iranian intelligence-backed influence operation.

"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) joint operation targeted Iranian dissident groups using a timely and coordinated campaign of disinformation. The IRGC Cyber Units triggered core team members with military precision aimed at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) annual online conference," said Jeff Bardin, Chief Intelligence Officer at Treadstone 71.

"The IRGC, MOIS, and low-level Basij Cyber Units flooded Twitter with nearly one hundred twelve thousand tweets over sixty hours using hashtags and content intent on controlling the social media narrative."

Treadstone 71 observed IRGC Cyber Unit members playing an essential role in managing the campaign, ensuring specific hashtags trended in Iran and globally. At least nine other accounts belonging to IRGC Cyber Units helped expand the movement in different social environments. Core campaign members portrayed themselves as "monarchist," "reformist," or "regime change advocates" on various social media platforms.

Key features of the disguised social media accounts include young women personas attracting unsuspecting users for messaging expansion and potential collaboration.

Tactics shared by campaign members:

* Limited postings by campaign leadership designed to protect IRGC and MOIS social media accounts.

* Keywords used to trigger the influence operation.

* Hashtag repetition and cloning by nearly 25,000 Twitter users

* The use of bots and fake accounts with low followership.

* Core members using Twitter for a "Dunbar's Number" style net call notification to trigger the campaign.

* Anonymous Telegram bots for confidential communications.

Iranian Influence Operations Resources:

* Read blog post: https://cybershafarat.com/?p=21665

* Download full report: https://www.treadstone71.com/index.php/intel-briefs/irgcinfluenceops

Interested in speaking with Treadstone 71 about cyber intelligence and counterintelligence, trends, programs, training, and strategic analysis? Drop us an email at osint@treadstone71.com.

About Treadstone 71, LLC

Treadstone 71's Certified Threat Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Analyst Certifications and the Intelligence Roadmap are the industry's gold standards derived from academia, the intelligence community, and Treadstone 71's experience in building cyber and threat intelligence programs at Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. Treadstone 71 seamlessly extends your cyber threat intelligence teams using targeted adversary research and analysis as a service eliminating the risk and burden of internal organizations seeking to forecast and prevent malicious cyber activity against your assets.

Information: https://www.treadstone71.com/

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Treadstone 71, LLC, the cyber intelligence and counterintelligence company, today released details of an Iranian intelligence-backed influence operation. Treadstone 71 observed IRGC Cyber Unit members playing an essential role in managing the campaign.

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Tipp City Veterinary Hospital Raises the Bar in Feline Care for Local Cat Caregivers as A Cat Friendly Practice

TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Tipp City Veterinary Hospital is proud to announce it has been recognized as an official Cat Friendly Practice® (CFP). The Cat Friendly Practice® program helps veterinary teams stay ahead of best practices in feline medicine.

As a Cat Friendly Practice, the Hospital reached specific criteria to demonstrate the unique ability to treat and handle cats, resulting in less stressful visits for cats and their caregivers.

Tailoring medical care to cats' specific needs, Tipp City Veterinary Hospital created a more comfortable environment for all pets. Staff members worked tirelessly to become a CFP and implemented changes to make the hospital more "cat friendly.

For their work, the Hospital was recognized with a Silver level designation as a Cat Friendly Practice® by the AAFP.

"Whether it's a routine checkup or special visit, our staff is committed to ensuring that cats get the best care," said Ben Spinks, Hospital Administrator.

"We encourage everyone with a cat to visit us every year. It's simple to make an appointment by calling (937) 506-4064 or making an appointment online at https://tippvet.com/. We also now have telemedicine appointments available for nervous patients at http://www.tippvet.com/telemedicine."

What to expect at Tipp City Vet as a Cat Friendly Practice®:
* Cat-friendly attitude from the veterinary team
* Team members educated in feline needs and medicine
* Gentle handling
* Feline-specific advice
* Cat comfort
* Quiet waiting area
* Feline-focused hospitalization and boarding areas
* Feline-sized equipment and facilities
* Comprehensive care
* Cat-specific resources

ABOUT TIPP CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Tipp City Veterinary Hospital is committed to helping pets live their best life by removing the anxiety of vet visits through extraordinary care. TCVH goes beyond simple care of your pets to provide traditional veterinary services infused with compassion, kindness, and comfort.

Tipp City Vet is one of the few AAHA accredited practices in west-central Ohio. Through the AAHA accreditation program, the practice is regularly evaluated on over 900 standards in the following areas: quality of care; diagnostic & pharmacy; management; medical records; and facility.

TCVH strives to exceed expectations in care through top-notch programs like Fear-Free visits, daycare, lodging facilities, and grooming services.

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

ABOUT THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FELINE PRACTITIONERS:

The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) supports its members in improving the health and welfare of cats through high standards of practice, continuing education, and evidence-based medicine. As a trusted leader in the veterinary community, the AAFP has a long-standing reputation and track record for facilitating high standards of practice and providing educational resources to veterinary teams, including guidelines for practice excellence and an annual conference.

Over the years, the AAFP has encouraged veterinary professionals to continuously reevaluate preconceived notions of practice strategies in an effort to advance the quality of feline medicine.

Launched in 2012, the Cat Friendly Practice® (CFP) program ( https://catvets.com/cfp/veterinary-professionals ) was created to improve the treatment, handling, and overall healthcare provided to cats.

Its purpose is to reduce the stress of the veterinary visit for cats, caregivers, and the veterinary team and provide veterinary practices with the tools and resources to elevate the standard of care provided to cats. With the belief that cat caregivers are instrumental to feline health and welfare, the AAFP launched catfriendly.com, a consumer-focused reliable educational resource powered by feline veterinarians branded Cat Friendly Homes.

This educational resource is tailored to the needs of cat caregivers who want to provide the very best care for their cat and is accompanied by a monthly newsletter, The Cat Column, as well as educational content on Facebook and Instagram.

Tipp City Veterinary Hospital is proud to announce it has been recognized as an official Cat Friendly Practice (CFP). The Cat Friendly Practice(R) program helps veterinary teams stay ahead of best practices in feline medicine.

Related link: https://tippvet.com/

NetPlanner Systems Named an Approved Provider in the GTA Direct IT Services Program

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- NetPlanner Systems, Inc., has entered into an agreement with the Georgia Technology Authority to make available Inside Cable/Wiring service to Georgia government entities via the GTA Direct IT services program. Effective October 26, 2020, NetPlanner is a GTA-approved service provider, and state government entities can access top-quality IT services through the contract.

The GTA Direct program provides a quick path to managed IT services for Georgia agencies, local governments, colleges and universities, and boards of education statewide. That is everything from computing services to telecommunications and network services, wireless services, hosted contact center services, and more. Customers can choose from a provider's standard catalog or request a custom quote. GTA qualifies the vendors and provides light governance over the contracts, and then agencies can purchase services directly from the providers. It eases the burden of procurements for agencies, allows them to capitalize on the state's purchasing power and gives them access to contracts tailored to government.

Through the program, NetPlanner will offer design, installation and maintenance of network infrastructure solutions that support not only voice and data communications, but also security systems, wireless networks, AV-over-IP solutions and other building automation systems. With four fully staffed branch offices in Georgia, NetPlanner can assist GTA Direct program customers across the state with hundreds of full-time highly trained, manufacturer-certified technicians, ensuring cabling projects meet every industry standard.

The Georgia Technology Authority is a state agency that manages the delivery of IT infrastructure services to Georgia's executive branch agencies, as well as managed network services to 1,200 state and local government entities. GTA also offers public entities access to standardized contracts with a pool of industry-leading IT providers.

NetPlanner Systems is one of the Southeast's leading providers of IT-based solutions for communications, security, DAS and audio/visual systems. NetPlanner has more than three decades of experience providing cutting-edge technology solutions for all types of government entities. Backed by skilled professionals carrying the industry's most prestigious certifications, NetPlanner delivers the highest level of expertise, service and support.

To learn more about NetPlanner, please visit https://www.netplanner.com/ or call 770-662-5482.

NetPlanner Systems, Inc., has entered into an agreement with the Georgia Technology Authority to make available Inside Cable/Wiring service to Georgia government entities via the GTA Direct IT services program. Effective October 26, 2020, NetPlanner is a GTA-approved service provider, and state government entities can access top-quality IT services through the contract.

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

7 Springs Orthopedics Doubles Orthopedic Service Locations

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- 7 Springs Orthopedics launched its 10th orthopedic clinic in Winchester, Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2020, with plans to continue rapidly expanding facilities and service lines. Starting with 5 facilities in 2018, the company has grown to 10 orthopedic clinics and 6 physical therapy facilities - becoming one of the largest musculoskeletal providers in the Central Tennessee area. Nashville-based Venture Capital firms Altitude Ventures and Frist Cressey Ventures co-led the financing of this expansion.

"It is encouraging to see the continued expansion of 7 Springs Orthopedics throughout Middle Tennessee," said Senator Bill Frist, Co-Founder of Frist Cressey Ventures. "Patient centered models that drive improved access to specialty care, especially in rural areas, are an integral part of the health care solution nationwide."

In its latest venture, 7 Springs launched its newest location in affiliation with LifePoint Health's Southern Tennessee Regional Health System. The 7 Springs model aligns with the shifting healthcare climate towards accessible, patient-centered, and convenient same-day or next-day services.

"We are excited about our partnership with LifePoint Health's, Southern Regional Health System," said Mark Tulloch, CEO of 7 Springs Orthopedics. "As we plan our future growth, innovative partnerships like this can result in a healthcare delivery model that places the highest priority on the patient and family needs."

7 Springs Orthopedics is a Nashville-based multi-clinic provider of comprehensive orthopedic care, offering a wide array of services to treat everything from general musculoskeletal pain to complex fractures, spinal issues, sports and work-related injuries. In keeping with the company's core mission, 7 Springs offers conservative pathways to musculoskeletal issues and believes that every patient deserves to fully understand their treatment options.

"We are looking forward to partnering with 7 Springs Orthopedics to provide excellent, patient-centered orthopedic and physical therapy services," said Aaron Lewis, Senior Vice President for Physician Enterprise & Strategic Growth for LifePoint Health. "We are always proud to work with likeminded organizations to provide affordable, convenient access to high-quality care that helps us achieve our mission of Making Communities Healthier."

7 Springs is led by Mark Tulloch (CEO), Catherine Kowalski (COO), and Tony Corley (CFO) - all 30-year healthcare veterans. Additionally, the company has an experienced Board of Directors, including: Cameron Perkins, founder of FastMed Urgent Care, Landon Gibbs, Managing Partner of Nashville based Altitude Ventures, Chris Booker, Partner of Frist Cressey Ventures, and Bob Yeager, former President and CEO of OrthoLink.

7 Springs Orthopedics in Winchester, TN opened Monday, November 16, 2020, located at 116 Bible Crossing Road, Decherd, TN.

Tennessee Locations Include: Antioch, Brentwood, East Nashville, Lawrenceburg, Manchester, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, Spring Hill, White House, and Winchester.

About 7 Springs Orthopedics

Based in Middle Tennessee, 7 Springs Orthopedics provides orthopedic care in an atmosphere of warmth and respect. With same or next day appointments and complete orthopedic services available at every clinic, patients experience a healthcare team that's friendly, efficient, and truly values their time. The providers at 7 Springs are highly skilled musculoskeletal specialists that listen to patients, take the time to answer questions, and develop an individualized care plan for their specific condition.

Learn more at http://www.7springsortho.com/, or contact Mark Tulloch at 615-947-3338 or mark.tulloch@7springsortho.com.

About Altitude Ventures

Altitude Ventures provides early-stage venture capital financing to healthcare services and technology startups that improve healthcare. The firm, through its offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas, leverages its combined industry expertise, relationships, investment experience, and infrastructure to benefit entrepreneurs, investors, and the overall healthcare system.

To learn more, visit http://www.altvc.com/.

About Frist Cressey Ventures

Frist Cressey Ventures is dedicated to accelerating the growth of high-potential healthcare enterprises through value-added partnerships. It invests in healthcare service and information technology businesses that provide meaningful solutions to improve quality of care, patient outcomes, and efficiency in the delivery of services. FCV joins like-minded entrepreneurs who share the same core values in their pursuit to improve healthcare.

For more information, please visit http://www.fcventures.com/.

Media Contact:

Craig Turner
7 Springs Orthopedics
504-430-1001
craig.turner@7springsortho.com

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7 Springs Orthopedics launched its 10th orthopedic clinic in Winchester, Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2020, with plans to continue rapidly expanding facilities and service lines. In its latest venture, 7 Springs launched its newest location in affiliation with LifePoint Health's Southern Tennessee Regional Health System.

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International Black Business Museum Created to Honor the Genius of Black Entrepreneurs and Inventors

BEACHWOOD, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Look out! The International Black Business Museum is here. The IBBM is the first and only museum in the world of its type, a repository that will enshrine the monumental accomplishments of Black entrepreneurs and inventors in the United States and other countries of the world.

It will also honor black-owned banks and ancillary organizations which helped to develop principles of self-help in the Black community.

According to Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, the President and Founder, "The establishment of the International Black Business Museum is an idea whose time has come. This pivotal institution will support black business creation and expansion. It will also enhance the development of an entrepreneurial ethos which emphasizes ways in which the Black Community can work collectively to enhance the attainment of higher levels of economic independence and more economic resources."

The IBBM has a very distinguished International Board of Directors and an Advisory Board. The IBBM has received endorsements from The Association for African American Museums (AAAM), The Carver Federal Savings Bank, and the National Black Chamber of Commerce.

The IBBM - http://www.theibbm.org/ - is currently choosing a final site among several cities to host this groundbreaking facility. Museum administrators are planning a state-of-the art multilevel building with exhibit areas, auditoriums, along with additional galleries and mixed-use spaces. The museum's official opening is scheduled to take place in the future, although it is presently holding virtual activities and creating several virtual exhibits.

Despite great odds against them historically, Black entrepreneurs and inventors have achieved mightily. Garrett Morgan, entrepreneur and inventor of the common traffic signal, gas mask, and hair straightening products, and Lewis Latimer, who drafted patents for the telephone and the incandescent light bulb, are cases in point. These trail blazers and their ancestors of color persevered through difficult obstacles, including systemic racial oppression and lack of adequate funding.

The International Black Business Museum seeks to immortalize their achievements through its mission to preserve the history and honor the contributions of Black entrepreneurs and inventors in the United States and other countries of the world. Black business is the world's business!

Black Americans control around $1.3 trillion of America's $22 trillion economy - the world's largest economic system - and Africa is home to one of the globe's richest black entrepreneurs, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, whose estimated worth is $8.3 billion. As the U.S. and other countries strive to attain more just and equitable societies, it is and will remain the mission of the International Black Business Museum to educate and enlighten the global community about the amazing achievements of this important group.

Learn more at: http://theibbm.org/

MEDIA ONLY CONTACTS:
Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun
President and Founder, IBBM
(216) 645-3385
Dr.House@theibbm.org

James L. Patterson
Director of Program Operations, IBBM
(317) 354-3246
jpatterson@theibbm.org

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Look out! The International Black Business Museum is here. The IBBM is the first and only museum in the world of its type, a repository that will enshrine the monumental accomplishments of Black entrepreneurs and inventors in the United States and other countries of the world.

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

Museum of Sex Presents BAD: Betty A. Dodson, A Tribute

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Museum of Sex (MoSex) proudly announces details about its winter exhibition, "BAD: Betty A. Dodson & the Liberation of Masturbation, A Tribute". This exhibition, the first museum retrospective devoted to Dodson's nearly 70-year career as an artist and educator, will be on view at the Museum of Sex (233 Fifth Avenue) starting December 14, 2020.

Composed of over 50 paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, and ephemera - all reflecting Dodson's unflinching belief in sexual equality for women-the show is organized chronologically, offering an in-depth look at the progression of Dodson as artist, educator, and feminist icon. Dodson illuminates aspects of sexuality, especially women's sexuality, that many would rather ignore.

According to Carlin Ross, Dodson's business partner, Dodson's "self-love and devotion to pleasure inspired generations of women to look inward and tell the rest of the world to f**k off." The show confronts controversial subjects with an impassioned honesty that can be liberating, challenging, and beautiful.

No one believed in the emancipatory power of self-touch more than Dodson. Told through her paintings, drawings, and words, "BAD: Betty A. Dodson & the Liberation of Masturbation, A Tribute" chronicles Betty's journey from a young artist discovering her own sexuality and power in 1950s New York to an adult repressing her desires. She eventually became the well-known liberated feminist who embraced her own sexual needs, destigmatized masturbation, and mentored others-particularly women-on their own voyages in search of self-acceptance and fulfillment.

"Betty is a true feminist icon who spent her entire life fighting for women's liberation through the embrace of pleasure," says Daniel Gluck, the Museum of Sex's executive director and founder. "Betty was one of the museum's advisors and we are honored to be able to introduce our visitors to her rich history and legacy."

"BAD: Betty A. Dodson & the Liberation of Masturbation, A Tribute" was organized by Karen Eckhaus, associate curator.

ABOUT BETTY A. DODSON

Betty A. Dodson (1929-2020) achieved international recognition with several groundbreaking erotic art exhibitions in the 1960s and 1970s before leaving the art world to become a feminist sex teacher. She designed and facilitated workshops that taught masturbation skills so women could explore their own sexual pleasure. In 1974 she self-published her first book, "Liberating Masturbation: A Meditation on Selflove". Her book "Sex for One" was published in 1986 and became a paperback classic when it was revised in 1996. "Orgasms for Two" (2002) embraced partner sex and "Sex by Design" is a memoir that details her experiences with America's sexual revolution, the women's movement, and her feminist sexual activism. She received a Ph.D. in sexology in 1992 and has produced three videotapes that document her pioneering teaching methods. Dodson was recently named one of the top ten sexual revolutionaries by Cosmopolitan magazine and number 43 of the 100 most important people in sex by Playboy Magazine.

Learn more about her work on her website, https://dodsonandross.com/ (mature content).

ABOUT MUSEUM OF SEX

The mission of the Museum of Sex is to preserve and present the history, evolution, and cultural significance of human sexuality. Since opening in 2002, the museum has collaborated with world-renowned cultural institutions, artists, and academics to create exhibitions and interactive programs that explore the best in current scholarship in the arts, sciences, and humanities. From fine art to historical ephemera, its permanent collection is comprised of more than 15,000 sexually significant artifacts.

For more information, visit: https://www.museumofsex.com/ (mature content).

Facebook: @mosex | Twitter: @museumofsex | Instagram: @museumofsex

Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Avenue (at 27th Street) New York, NY 10016; (212) 689 6337.

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The Museum of Sex (MoSex) proudly announces details about its winter exhibition, "BAD: Betty A. Dodson & the Liberation of Masturbation, A Tribute". This exhibition, the first museum retrospective devoted to Dodson's nearly 70-year career as an artist and educator, will be on view at the Museum of Sex (233 Fifth Avenue) starting December 14, 2020.

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

152 New Industrial Manufacturing Planned Industrial Project Reports – November 2020 Recap

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- SalesLeads, Inc. announced today November 2020 results for new planned capital project spending report for 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 152 new projects.

Planned industrial project activity within the sector increased by 9% from the previous month, but is down 10% YTD from the previous year.

Highlights on new Industrial Manufacturing industry construction news.

Type

* Manufacturing/Production Facilities - 138

* Distribution and Industrial Warehouse - 59

Project Scope

* New Construction - 40 New Projects

* Expansion - 55 New Projects

* Renovations/Equipment Upgrades - 75 New Projects

* Plant Closings - 8 New Projects

Location

* Indiana - 13

* Florida - 10

* North Carolina - 10

* Michigan - 9

* Wisconsin - 9

* Ontario - 8

* Ohio - 8

* New York - 8

* South Carolina - 7

* Iowa - 7

Largest Planned Project

SalesLeads' research team identified 6 new Food & Beverage facility construction projects, estimated value $100+M.

Largest project is owned by General Motors, who is planning to invest $1.4B for renovation & equipment upgrades on their manufacturing facilities in OSHAWA, ST. CATHERINES, and WOODSTOCK, ON. Recently received approval for the project.

Top 10 Tracked Industrial Manufacturing Projects

NORTH CAROLINA

Medical equipment mfr., planning to invest $300M for construction of a 1M sf manufacturing facility in RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC. Recently received approval for the project. Completion late 2023.

IOWA

Pharmaceutical company is planning to invest $50M for expansion of processing facility in CHARLES CITY, IA. Completion early 2022.

NEW JERSEY

Shipping container mfr. is planning for expansion of manufacturing facility in CINNAMINSON, NJ by 225k sf. Received approval for the project.

NEW YORK

Biotechnology company is planning to invest $90M for a 50k sf expansion, renovation & equipment upgrades on manufacturing facility in GRAND ISLAND, NY. Construction expected to start early 2021, completion late 2022.

OHIO

Packaging container mfr. is planning to invest $30M for the renovation & equipment upgrades of 81k sf manufacturing facility in LORDSTOWN, OH. Seeking approval.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Tire mfr. is planning to invest $100M for expansion & equipment upgrades of manufacturing facility in GREENVILLE, SC. Currently seeking approval.

TENNESSEE

Pharmaceutical company is planning to invest $65M for expansion of manufacturing facility in NASHVILLE, TN. Construction will occur in phases. Completion of first phase: late 2021.

VIRGINIA

Aircraft mfr. is planning to invest $48M for expansion of their hangar, manufacturing & office facility in BRIDGEWATER, VA by 46k sf. Received approval.

ALABAMA

Automotive components mfr. is planning to invest $16M for construction of a manufacturing facility in MCCALLA, AL. Received approval.

IDAHO

Power systems equipment mfr. is planning for construction of a 140k sf manufacturing facility in MOSCOW, ID. Construction starts Spring 2021, completion Summer 2022.

About SalesLeads, Inc.

SalesLeads, Jacksonville, Florida, provides accurate and timely Industrial Market Intelligence on planned capital projects throughout North America so you can focus on selling to the right accounts at the right time.

Learn more: https://www.salesleadsinc.com/ or 800.231.7876.

Media Contact:
Cherise Kennerley
ROI Marketing
cherise@roi-m.com
847-312-1367 mobile

SalesLeads, Inc. announced today November 2020 results for new planned capital project spending report for 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 152 new projects.

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

Tapcheck Joins the isolved Integration Marketplace as an Earned Wage Access Partner

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, announces today that it is now a partner on the isolved Integration Marketplace.

isolved People Cloud is a comprehensive HCM (human capital management) platform that manages the end-to-end employee experience - from hire to retire - in a single source. Founded in 1986, isolved serves over 145,000 employers and 5 million employees. As a highly extensible solution, isolved Integration Marketplace helps employers enhance the solution even further through add-on modules like Tapcheck.

As a partner on the isolved Integration Marketplace, Tapcheck integrates into isolved's payroll module to easily provide isolved corporate customers a convenient and cost-free way to offer their workers same-day pay. The Tapcheck app is a clean and simple interface, allowing employees to quickly and securely access a percentage of the wages they've earned for the pay period for one flat charge similar to an ATM fee.

"isolved has been remarkably responsive to the growing number of Chief Human Resource Officers, Chief People Officers and other C-suite executives focused on finding new ways of enhancing the employee experience, building out an innovative HCM solution that connects with the changing dynamics and demographics of today's workforces," said Ron Gaver, Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development for Tapcheck. "We're excited to become an integral and innovative option for employers and a flexible, easy-to-use, low-cost option for employees who might need to cover a bill that is due in the middle of a pay cycle, or another emergency expense right away without having to take on more credit card debt, overdraft fees or late fees, or high-interest personal loans."

Recent attention around and interest in the earned wage access category overall demonstrates the increasing desire for employers to deliver financial wellness benefits to their workforces. It also underscores a mindset shift that employees want the ability to easily and safely access their earned wages when they need them most without penalty.

"Whether it's same-day pay, scheduling or self-service, employees demand flexibility and for HR systems to work like their favorite social app or shopping site," said Kelli Rico, VP of Product Management and Training at isolved. "With the Tapcheck integration for isolved, employees get paid without delay and employers get to not only meet employees' changing expectations for real-time and digital options but also settle payroll quickly - particularly in a tough economic environment."

For more information about Tapcheck, visit https://www.tapcheck.com/.

About Tapcheck

Launched in 2019, Tapcheck's mission is to improve financial wellness, empower employees, and boost business performance. Tapcheck's on-demand pay solution improves retention, recruitment, productivity, employee wellness, and company culture at no cost or risk to the employer. For more information, visit https://www.tapcheck.com/.

About isolved

isolved is an employee experience leader, providing intuitive, people-first HCM technology. Our solutions are delivered directly or through our partner network to more than five million employees and 145,000 employers - who use them every day to boost performance, increase productivity, and accelerate results while reducing risk. Our HCM platform, isolved People Cloud, seamlessly connects and manages the employee journey across talent management, HR & payroll, workforce management and engagement management functions. No matter the industry, we help high-growth organizations employ, enable and empower their workforce by transforming employee experience for a better today and a better tomorrow. For more information, visit https://www.isolvedhcm.com/.

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Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, announces today that it is now a partner on the isolved Integration Marketplace.

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