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Freshpet Advances Operational Improvement Plan to Drive Margin Expansion; Appoints Todd Cunfer as Chief Financial Officer and Dirk Martin as VP of Customer Service and Logistics

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Freshpet also named Dirk Martin as Vice President of Customer Service & Logistics, effective December 7, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Freshpet also named Dirk Martin as Vice President of Customer Service & Logistics, effective December 7, 2022.
  • The appointments strengthen Freshpets financial and logistics expertise as the Company continues to implement its operational improvement plan to drive margin expansion.
  • The plan, which was initiated in August 2022, is focused on improvements across logistics, commodities, and quality in addition to other operational areas.
  • We are making strong progress on our operational improvement plan, which includes assembling a first-class management team with deep operational and supply chain expertise, said Billy Cyr, Chief Executive Officer of Freshpet.

TimelyMD Named Fast Tech Winner in Tech Titans Awards

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Monday, October 31, 2022

Chris Clark, co-founder and chief strategy officer at TimelyMD, accepted the award presented by Moss Adams, Comerica Bank Tech and Life Sciences, and the Dallas Business Journal, at the annual Tech Titans Awards Gala on October 27.

Key Points: 
  • Chris Clark, co-founder and chief strategy officer at TimelyMD, accepted the award presented by Moss Adams, Comerica Bank Tech and Life Sciences, and the Dallas Business Journal, at the annual Tech Titans Awards Gala on October 27.
  • TimelyMD has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation, growth and workplace culture within the last year, including:
    Inc. named TimelyMD No.
  • Merit Awards named TimelyMD a Gold Healthtech company and a Silver winner for education.
  • The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by Tech Titans, North Texas most comprehensive organization supporting technology.

Real Estate Development and Investment Industry Veteran Joins FD Stonewater

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- FD Stonewater announced today that Dan Cain has joined the firm as Executive Managing Director and will assume a leading role within the firm's Development platform, with a primary focus on expanding the company's logistics and industrial initiative. Prior to joining FD Stonewater, Dan was a Director at Matan Companies, a private commercial real estate investment fund with $1.4 billion AUM consisting of industrial, life sciences, multi-family, and office assets located in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Key Points: 
  • Prior to joining FD Stonewater, Dan was a Director at Matan Companies, a private commercial real estate investment fund with $1.4 billion AUM consisting of industrial, life sciences, multi-family, and office assets located in the Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Dan is an industry veteran and comes to FD Stonewater with nearly 20 years of commercial real estate development, investment, and asset management experience.
  • We are confident that Dan's analogous experience across the real estate development and investment spectrum will boost FD Stonewater's executive team, and he will prove to be a tremendous resource to the entire company."
  • FD Stonewater is a fully integrated real estate development, investment, and brokerage firm headquartered in Arlington, VA, with an office in Los Angeles.

Drew Fox Joins 17Capital as Managing Director, Investor Relations & Fundraising, North America

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Monday, October 17, 2022

17Capital, the global go-to source of strategic financing for investors in private equity, is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew Fox as Managing Director, Investor Relations and Fundraising, North America.

Key Points: 
  • 17Capital, the global go-to source of strategic financing for investors in private equity, is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew Fox as Managing Director, Investor Relations and Fundraising, North America.
  • Based in 17Capitals New York office, Drew will lead 17Capitals investor relations team in North America, continuing to develop 17Capitals relationships with investors, and helping to grow the firm's investment capital base.
  • Pierre-Antoine de Selancy, Managing Partner at 17Capital, said: We are pleased to welcome Drew to 17Capital.
  • His deep experience and relationships with institutional investors and other limited partners across North America will be of great value to us.

Moximed’s MISHA™ Knee System Achieves Superiority of Primary Endpoint in Pivotal Study

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Voshell Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, University of Virginia, presented results from the pivotal Calypso Study of the MISHA Knee System, an implantable shock absorber (ISA) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Key Points: 
  • Voshell Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, University of Virginia, presented results from the pivotal Calypso Study of the MISHA Knee System, an implantable shock absorber (ISA) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
  • The Calypso Study demonstrated superiority of its primary endpoint and reported clinically significant reduction in pain scores and improvement in function scores for participants receiving the MISHA Knee System.
  • Over 90% of the patients receiving the MISHA Knee System experienced substantial, clinically meaningful pain relief and functional improvement.
  • In Dr. Diduchs data presentation of the Calypso Study, the MISHA Knee System met its primary endpoint and was found to be superior to high tibial osteotomy at two years.

Capital Square Launches Private Equity Group to Focus on Build-for-Rent and Other Non-Traditional Real Estate Investments

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Monday, September 19, 2022

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square, one of the nation's leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer of multifamily communities, announced today the launch of its Private Equity Group, a new corporate division that will focus on single-family build-for-rent homes and other non-traditional real estate investment opportunities. Industry veterans, Jon Trott and Dave Platter, have joined Capital Square as managing directors to lead the new division.

Key Points: 
  • Industry veterans, Jon Trott and Dave Platter, have joined Capital Square as managing directors to lead the new division.
  • "We are thrilled to have Jon Trott and Dave Platter launch the Private Equity Group at Capital Square and focus on build-for-rent homes and non-traditional real estate investments," said Louis Rogers, founder and co-chief executive officer.
  • Previously, Trott was an investment professional with Spear Street Capital, a San Francisco-based real estate private equity firm.
  • Capital Square is a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for Section 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion and a real estate investment trust (REIT).

Moximed to Unveil Data from Pivotal Study of MISHA™ Knee System for First Time at Orthopaedic Summit (OSET) 2022

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Voshell Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, University of Virginia, will present key data from the pivotal study of the MISHA Knee System at the 12th Orthopaedic Summit (OSET).

Key Points: 
  • Voshell Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, University of Virginia, will present key data from the pivotal study of the MISHA Knee System at the 12th Orthopaedic Summit (OSET).
  • The presentations will be part of a CME-accredited surgical congress and will be featured in a session on Knee Cartilage and Biologics.
  • Specifically, the faculty were asked to consider treatment options for a 43-year-old with moderate, but chronically painful, knee OA who wishes to remain physically active.
  • The companys technology, the MISHA Knee System, is the first implantable shock absorber for the treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA).

New Altrata Report Reveals Leading Global Universities with Wealthy and Influential Alumni

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Altrata, the global leader in data intelligence on the wealthy and influential, released the University Alumni Report 2022. This new report examines the universities with the most ultra wealthy and senior executive alumni, leveraging two of Altrata's proprietary datasets, BoardEx and Wealth-X.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Altrata , the global leader in data intelligence on the wealthy and influential, released the University Alumni Report 2022.
  • This new report examines the universities with the most ultra wealthy and senior executive alumni, leveraging two of Altrata's proprietary datasets, BoardEx and Wealth-X.
  • University Alumni Report 2022 ranks the leading universities in the US and internationally that have the most alumni serving on the board or in the C-suite of public companies.
  • It also ranks the US and international universities with the most ultra wealthy alumni, those with a net worth of $30 million or more.

Robyn Platt to join the Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC as Director

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Monday, September 12, 2022

TYSONS CORNER, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Robyn Platt as Director.

Key Points: 
  • The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Robyn Platt as Director.
  • Ms. Platt brings nearly twenty years of diverse aviation planning experience to Campbell-Hill.
  • TYSONS CORNER, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group , LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Robyn Platt as Director.
  • The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC (Campbell-Hill) is a privately-owned U.S. consulting firm providing a wide range of services to the aviation industry.

STEMTECH CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PROFESSOR DR. BANKOLE JOHNSON JOINS THEIR LIFE SCIENCES ADVISORY BOARD

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

MIRAMAR, FL, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemtech Corporation (Stemtech) (OTCQB: STEK), an innovative nutraceutical company and a pioneer in the field of stem cell nutrition, today announced that Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson joins the Stemtech Corporation Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB).

Key Points: 
  • MIRAMAR, FL, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemtech Corporation (Stemtech) (OTCQB: STEK), an innovative nutraceutical company and a pioneer in the field of stem cell nutrition, today announced that Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson joins the Stemtech Corporation Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB).
  • Stemtech Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer, John W. Meyer, said Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson joining Stemtechs Life Sciences Advisory Board is a great addition to our Team.
  • Charles S. Arnold, Stemtech Corporation Chairman and CEO stated that with the addition of Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson, Stemtech continues to make forward strides toward our strategic goal of providing leading-edge and advanced products for health and wellness.
  • Professor Dr. Johnson also functions as a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Larkin University in Miami.