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U.S. Postal Service Unveils First Postal Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Electric Delivery Vehicles

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Monday, January 22, 2024

ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC).

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  • ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC).
  • Postal Service, America's electric vehicle industry, workers, and the environment," said White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory.
  • These stations will be able to efficiently charge Postal Service EVs overnight prior to the next day's deliveries.
  • In addition, updating and modernizing the Postal Service's fleet will allow delivery vehicles to haul larger volumes of mail and packages.

Asia Research News provides a source-finding platform for journalists

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Monday, January 22, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, England and PENANG, Malaysia, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Research News, the unrivalled leader of scientific news and experts for Asia, is set to sail into its 20th year with celebrations converging two decades of experience, distilled into a hub to empower science reporting.

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  • In February, an enhanced system to Experts for Media will give journalists easy access to a vast network of universities.
  • Dr Magdeline Pokar, CEO and founder of Asia Research News, lays out her vision: "Two decades ago, journalists faced many obstacles seeking information about scientific research.
  • Consequently, we launched Asia Research News – the first research news portal for Asia, a space connecting journalists and universities.
  • For two decades, Asia Research News has built a diverse network of researchers and institutes.

Asia Research News provides a source-finding platform for journalists

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Monday, January 22, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, England and PENANG, Malaysia, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Research News, the unrivalled leader of scientific news and experts for Asia, is set to sail into its 20th year with celebrations converging two decades of experience, distilled into a hub to empower science reporting.

Key Points: 
  • In February, an enhanced system to Experts for Media will give journalists easy access to a vast network of universities.
  • Dr Magdeline Pokar, CEO and founder of Asia Research News, lays out her vision: "Two decades ago, journalists faced many obstacles seeking information about scientific research.
  • Consequently, we launched Asia Research News – the first research news portal for Asia, a space connecting journalists and universities.
  • For two decades, Asia Research News has built a diverse network of researchers and institutes.

Influx of New Residents, New Jobs Helped Fla.'s Housing Market in 2023

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Both of those factors helped mitigate some of the dampening effect that high mortgage rates had on homebuyer demand in 2023, but they weren't enough to keep home sales from declining."

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  • Both of those factors helped mitigate some of the dampening effect that high mortgage rates had on homebuyer demand in 2023, but they weren't enough to keep home sales from declining."
  • For existing condo-townhouses, a total of 105,411 units sold statewide in 2023, down 16% compared to 2022.
  • The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes at year's end was $410,000, up 1.9% from the previous year.
  • The statewide median sales prices for both existing single-family homes and condo-townhouse properties rose year-over-year in December 2023.

LCS names Dan Lahey to EVP/Chief Financial and Investment Officer

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Des Moines, IA, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living operator, has promoted Dan Lahey to executive vice president /chief financial and investment officer effective Jan. 1, 2024.

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  • Des Moines, IA, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living operator, has promoted Dan Lahey to executive vice president /chief financial and investment officer effective Jan. 1, 2024.
  • Lahey will direct all financial and real estate operations for the organization and provide leadership for financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax, community finance, investments, capital markets, and asset and portfolio management for LCS.
  • “Dan understands our business from top to bottom and has made a tremendous impact on our company.
  • He joined LCS as an Accounting and Tax Manager on the finance team, and later joined LCS Real Estate at its inception.

Tealium unveils Fifth Annual State of the CDP Report with insights into future-proofing your business

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The report found that investment into real-time data accelerated in 2023, with 80% of respondents stating that leveraging real-time data is a critical business objective.

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  • The report found that investment into real-time data accelerated in 2023, with 80% of respondents stating that leveraging real-time data is a critical business objective.
  • “Real-time data is truly mission-critical for a successful business strategy,” said Heidi Bullock, CMO at Tealium.
  • “With the use of AI accelerating, the need for enterprises to adopt real-time data practices has become more significant.
  • To read the full report, download the fifth annual State of the CDP .

North Highland Wins Gold at Brandon Hall Group of Excellence Awards

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

North Highland , the leading change and transformation consultancy, won gold in the “Future of Work: Best Advancement in AI for Business Impact” category of the 2023 Brandon Hall Group of Excellence Awards.

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  • North Highland , the leading change and transformation consultancy, won gold in the “Future of Work: Best Advancement in AI for Business Impact” category of the 2023 Brandon Hall Group of Excellence Awards.
  • This award recognizes the firm’s ability to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with the industry’s demands of balancing humanization and technological advancements.
  • North Highland submitted its AI-based solution, Transformation Intelligence, which is used to support the firm’s human-centric approach in delivering organizational change management.
  • “We’re honored that our application of AI to solve complex workforce challenges and enable impactful change has been recognized,” said Rob Sherrell, managing director.

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. Announces Dates of Quarterly Tender Offer

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Shareholders should read these documents and related exhibits carefully as the documents contain important information about the Fund's Tender Offer.

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  • Shareholders should read these documents and related exhibits carefully as the documents contain important information about the Fund's Tender Offer.
  • BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company.
  • BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the investment adviser for the Fund, is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management.
  • BNY Mellon Investment Management is a division of BNY Mellon, which has $45.7 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration as of September 30, 2023.

SAIC to Deliver IT Services on Department of Veterans Affairs $60.7B Contract

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

On the second, the company will be a contractor in the joint venture with Higher Echelon, which is in a mentor-protégé program with SAIC.

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  • On the second, the company will be a contractor in the joint venture with Higher Echelon, which is in a mentor-protégé program with SAIC.
  • SAIC has supported the VA’s previous contracting vehicle and successfully executed 16 task orders valued at approximately $935 million, to date.
  • SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation’s technology transformation.
  • SAIC also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.

New Love Stamp Flies into Your Post Office

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Friday, January 12, 2024

ROMANCE, Ark., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Postal Service continues its celebration of the joys of love with the latest stamp in the popular Love stamp series.

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  • ROMANCE, Ark., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Postal Service continues its celebration of the joys of love with the latest stamp in the popular Love stamp series.
  • The issue date for the 2024 Love stamp was set to allow customers to take advantage of this beautiful stamp for their Valentine's Day messages.
  • The digital illustration on this stamp features a highly stylized white bird made of four geometric shapes shown against a rich red background.
  • Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps , by calling 844-737-7826, or at Post Office locations nationwide.