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Dive Into A Story Spanning A Century That Combines Love, Liberty, And A Nation’s Denial

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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Amidst the fervor of the Civil Rights Movement, Emmaline discovers a secret kept for a century in her family that plunges her into a journey through time with an unlikely ally.

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  • Amidst the fervor of the Civil Rights Movement, Emmaline discovers a secret kept for a century in her family that plunges her into a journey through time with an unlikely ally.
  • When Emmaline discovers a dusty diary, she finds that it holds the life of Grace Henry.
  • Her diary speaks of society’s expectations, forbidden love, and mysteries that could alter Emmaline’s family history.
  • The novel offers readers a cast of compelling and relatable characters who demonstrate the soul of what it means to be human.

Alex Chang Joins Greystone as a Senior Managing Director

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced that Alex Chang has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director.

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  • NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced that Alex Chang has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director.
  • In his new role, Mr. Chang will focus on a number of initiatives, including the firm’s bridge lending capabilities through Greystone Monticello as well as expanding the firm’s bank and alternative capital relationships.
  • Primarily based in New York, Mr. Chang reports to Debby Jenkins, co-President of Greystone’s lending business platforms.
  • Mr. Chang earned a Bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia and a Master’s degree in finance from American University.

BRUCE SMITH ENTERPRISE AND THE CORDISH COMPANIES UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED BY CITY OF PETERSBURG TO CODEVELOP $1.4 BILLION TRANSFORMATIVE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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PETERSBURG, Va., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies have been selected by the City of Petersburg, Virginia to codevelop a $1.4 billion Live! Gaming & Entertainment District, anchored by Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia. Yesterday evening, the Petersburg City Council unanimously approved Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies as the City's preferred development partner on the transformative mixed-use project. The proposed project will generate billions of dollars in economic benefits and spinoff development, create thousands of new jobs and benefits to the local community, and become a major new tourist destination for the City and the Central Virginia region. Rendering and video files can be downloaded here.

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  • Yesterday evening, the Petersburg City Council unanimously approved Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies as the City's preferred development partner on the transformative mixed-use project.
  • "Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies are thrilled and extremely honored to be selected by the City of Petersburg to codevelop a $1.4 billion, transformational mixed-use development," said Bruce Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Prominent Virginian Developer and Community Leader.
  • "We extend our thanks to the entire Petersburg City Council for its thoughtful decision to select Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies as development partners for this transformative, world-class destination in Petersburg," said Zed Smith, Chief Operating Officer for The Cordish Companies.
  • Based on a financial report delivered by Davenport to City Council, the Council unanimously voted to select Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies to provide a world-class destination development to the City of Petersburg."

Poets&Quants™ Honors Best & Brightest Business Majors For 2024

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants For Undergrads, the leading news source for undergraduate business education, has released its ninth annual "Best & Brightest Business Majors" feature. The story honors 100 of the most accomplished seniors who majored in fields like business administration, marketing, finance, and operations.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants For Undergrads , the leading news source for undergraduate business education, has released its ninth annual "Best & Brightest Business Majors" feature.
  • This year's 100 Best & Brightest feature includes students like Jacob Williams, a McKinsey-bound senior studying at the University of California-Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
  • To compile this year's Best & Brightest students, Poets&Quants reached out to the 50 highest-ranked schools in its 2024 Undergraduate Business School Ranking .
  • To read the Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2024, CLICK HERE .

Greg Finning Joins Holovach & Co. as Managing Director of Investigations & Special Projects

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Holovach & Co., an independent investigations and private security firm, is pleased to announce that Greg Finning has joined the firm as Managing Director of Investigations & Special Projects.

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  • Holovach & Co., an independent investigations and private security firm, is pleased to announce that Greg Finning has joined the firm as Managing Director of Investigations & Special Projects.
  • Mr. Finning brings over two decades of experience in both the private and government sectors, leading multi-jurisdictional investigations involving complex disputes, fraud investigations, internal investigations on behalf of private equity firms and pharmaceutical companies, litigation support, due diligence, and asset tracing investigations both in the US and internationally.
  • Prior to joining Holovach & Co., Mr. Finning was the Director of Investigations at a global investigations and business intelligence firm.
  • Over the course of his career, he has led complex cross-border multi-jurisdictional money laundering and narcotics trafficking investigations of transnational criminal organizations.

Springbok Analytics Receives $1.7m Phase II SBIR Grant from the NIH to Advance its Rotator Cuff Muscle Analysis Technology

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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"Springbok has the potential to significantly enhance how we understand, manage, and treat RC tears and improve surgical outcomes.

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  • "Springbok has the potential to significantly enhance how we understand, manage, and treat RC tears and improve surgical outcomes.
  • Springbok's technology overcomes these two challenges through the use of AI and innovative analysis methods, described in recent studies in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Reports .
  • Leveraging its proprietary muscle analytics, Springbok's AI technology produces an enhanced RC analysis from standard MRIs that are acquired within the clinical workflow.
  • "Phase I demonstrated implementation viability of our new analysis, proving it was both valuable and practical within the clinical setting.

Xvoucher Promotes Kristen Milner to Chief Operating Officer

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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HENDERSONVILLE, Nev., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Xvoucher, a leading enterprise SaaS learning platform, proudly announces the promotion of Kristen Milner to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.

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  • HENDERSONVILLE, Nev., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Xvoucher, a leading enterprise SaaS learning platform, proudly announces the promotion of Kristen Milner to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.
  • Kristen Milner has a distinguished history with Xvoucher, having served in key leadership roles that have contributed significantly to the company's success.
  • "Kristen has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication during her tenure at Xvoucher," said Kevin Brice, CEO of Xvoucher.
  • We are confident that, as Chief Operating Officer, Kristen will continue to drive innovation and contribute significantly to our continued success."

Heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths: 4 essential reads on the health effects driving EPA’s new fine particle air pollution standard

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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These minute particles can penetrate deeply into the body and have been linked to many serious illnesses.

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  • These minute particles can penetrate deeply into the body and have been linked to many serious illnesses.
  • The new rule sets an annual limit of 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air, down from the previous level of 12 micrograms.
  • Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set air pollution standards at levels that protect public health.

1. An alarming array of health effects

  • Subsequent research has linked fine particulates to a much broader range of health effects.
  • They termed fine particle pollution an urgent global health threat.
  • “Developed countries have made progress in reducing particulate air pollution in recent decades, but much remains to be done to further reduce this hazard,” they observed.

2. Aging the brain

  • Medical researchers are looking closely at air pollution as a possible accelerator of brain aging.
  • “When we compared the brain scans of older women from locations with high levels of PM2.5 to those with low levels, we found dementia risk increased by 24% over the five years,” Chen wrote.
  • More alarmingly, “(T)hese Alzheimer’s-like brain changes were present in older women with no memory problems,” Chen noted.

3. Disadvantaged communities have dirtier air

  • As researchers in environmental justice have shown, facilities such as factories and refineries often are concentrated in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
  • This means that these areas are exposed to higher pollution levels and face heavier related health burdens.
  • Regulations put in place under the Clean Air Act have greatly reduced levels of harmful air pollutants across the U.S. over the past 50 years.
  • “In 1981 PM2.5 concentrations in the most polluted 10% of census tracts averaged 34 micrograms per cubic meter,” the authors reported.

4. Fine particle pollution hurts wildlife too

  • Like the proverbial canaries in coal mines, wild animals can show effects of exposure to pollution that offer broader warnings.
  • Cornell University conservation biologist Wendy M. Erb was studying wild orangutans in Indonesian Borneo when that island suffered large-scale wildfires.
  • “Using passive acoustic monitoring to study vocally active indicator species, like orangutans, could unlock critical insights into wildfire smoke’s effects on wildlife populations worldwide,” she observed.

Capital Square Appoints Jon Trott and Dave Platter to Serve as Co-Chief Investment Officers

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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"Since our founding in 2012, Capital Square has grown significantly in both size and sophistication," said Whitson Huffman, co-chief executive officer of Capital Square.

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  • "Since our founding in 2012, Capital Square has grown significantly in both size and sophistication," said Whitson Huffman, co-chief executive officer of Capital Square.
  • As co-chief investment officers, Jon and Dave will help Capital Square continue to diversify our investment opportunities and equity partners."
  • In their new roles as co-chief investment officers, Trott and Platter will oversee Capital Square's investment strategy, allocations, new business development and the structuring of new partnerships and joint ventures that utilize both retail and institutional capital.
  • Prior to Capital Square, Trott and Platter led the private equity team of The Amherst Group's build-for-rent division, where they were responsible for capital raising, acquisition sourcing and overall management of the division.

NEW STATE CAPITAL PARTNERS ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES AND PROMOTION

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New State Capital Partners ("New State") today announced it has hired Jason Levy as a Vice President and Yanre Wu as an Associate. It has also promoted Victoria Smorodinova to Vice President from Senior Associate. New State is a middle market private equity firm with over a decade of experience partnering with entrepreneurially minded management teams, typically as first institutional capital.

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  • NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New State Capital Partners ("New State") today announced it has hired Jason Levy as a Vice President and Yanre Wu as an Associate.
  • New State is a middle market private equity firm with over a decade of experience partnering with entrepreneurially minded management teams, typically as first institutional capital.
  • Most recently, Mr. Levy was a Vice President at AOS Capital and prior to that, held positions as a Senior Associate at Guardian Capital Partners and an Investment Banking Associate at Fairmount Partners.
  • Ms. Wu joins New State from BofA Securities, where she was an Associate in the Consumer and Retail Group.