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KEEN Launches "World's Cleanest Shoe" Campaign, Invests In Consciously Created Shoemaking for 2024

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Monday, April 1, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As Consciously Creating, pioneering shoemakers, KEEN envisions a shoe industry that has a positive impact on lives. Now, 20+ years after its founding and 10 years after starting its journey to eliminate PFAS, KEEN is recommitting to its mission of making the World's Cleanest Shoes. This means galvanizing why the brand exists and investing in partnerships and processes that will make an even bigger difference in the decades ahead, including a multi-year partnership with environmental educator and filmmaker Max Romey.

Key Points: 
  • The truth is that traditional shoemaking is harmful to the planet and people, yet has remained unchanged for decades.
  • In 2023, KEEN organized its efforts for greatest impact around three Kore Value System Pillars: People, Planet, and Product.
  • Product: At KEEN, Consciously Creating means harvesting better materials, sourcing ethically, detoxing the planet, and making for life.
  • As it looks ahead to the next decade, KEEN is investing in momentous partnerships and processes to push the boundaries of Consciously Created shoemaking.

PREMIERE Group, One of the Nation’s Largest and Fastest Growing Mega Teams, Joins The Real Brokerage

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Monday, January 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX), the fastest-growing, publicly traded real estate brokerage, today announced that the PREMIERE Group, one of the nation’s largest and most successful mega teams, has joined the company.

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  • The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX), the fastest-growing, publicly traded real estate brokerage, today announced that the PREMIERE Group, one of the nation’s largest and most successful mega teams, has joined the company.
  • To encourage a sense of community without brick and mortar offices, PREMIERE has team leaders in each of the markets in which it operates.
  • “Dave’s decision to bring PREMIERE to Real is a monumental testament to the Real model and what our company offers top teams,” Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said.
  • “PREMIERE was built to be a different kind of brokerage team, so this was not a move we entered lightly.

Keener Investments Acquires 318-Unit Class A Luxury Apartment in Houston Energy Corridor

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Keener Investments announced today that it has acquired a 318-unit multifamily property in the Houston Energy Corridor.

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  • Keener Investments announced today that it has acquired a 318-unit multifamily property in the Houston Energy Corridor.
  • The property will be managed by Keener Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keener Investments.
  • We are excited to announce the acquisition of a premier multifamily property in the Houston Energy Corridor.
  • Keener Investments specializes in the acquisition and renovation of multifamily assets (apartment communities) which will benefit from our proven value-add strategy.

Keener Investments Announces Hire of Pam McGlashen President of Keener Management

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Keener Investments, a fully integrated real estate investment company in Houston, Texas, has announced today that Pamela McGlashen has joined their firm as President of Keener Management.

Key Points: 
  • Keener Investments, a fully integrated real estate investment company in Houston, Texas, has announced today that Pamela McGlashen has joined their firm as President of Keener Management.
  • Pamela is a highly regarded property management executive that brings more than 39 years of vast experience in both the owner and fee managed property management industry.
  • In her role at Keener Management, Pamela will oversee all functions of the operations of management of the owner managed portfolio.
  • Previously, Pamela held the positions of President of Property Management for Allied Orion Group, Director of Asset Management for Arel Capital, and President of Kaplan Property Management.

Keen Footwear Taps Into Global Desire For Change: Launches Keen Corps, Loyalty Program Rewarding Good Deeds

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Tapping into the global desire to change, the KEEN Corps encourages members to act, and rewards their efforts through exclusive branded products, unique events and special shopping access.

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  • Tapping into the global desire to change, the KEEN Corps encourages members to act, and rewards their efforts through exclusive branded products, unique events and special shopping access.
  • Individual and collective dashboards allow members to track their efforts, as well as the full effect of the program.
  • The first event is the KEEN Trail Clean-up Challenge happening with seven regional partners across the U.S. in September, 2021.
  • The KEEN Corps program has three increasing tiers of achievement and rewards - KEEN, KEENer and KEENest.

Old Dominion University Researchers Co-Author Study on Reducing Videoconference Fatigue

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Researchers from Old Dominion University and The Ohio State University co-authored an article for a prestigious journal that addresses how to make all of that added screen time less fatiguing.

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  • Researchers from Old Dominion University and The Ohio State University co-authored an article for a prestigious journal that addresses how to make all of that added screen time less fatiguing.
  • Assistant Professors of Management Andrew A. Bennett, Emily D. Campion and Sheila K. Keener of ODUS Strome College of Business collaborated on Videoconference Fatigue?
  • Exploring Changes in Fatigue after Videoconference Meetings during COVID-19 with Kathleen R. Keeler, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resources at The Ohio State Universitys Max M. Fisher College of Business.
  • Old Dominion University is Virginia's entrepreneurial-minded doctoral research university with more than 24,000 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to the commonwealth's economy.

Keener Management Ranked #9 Nationally in the Best Places to Work Multifamily®

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Keener Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keener Investments, was named as one of the Best Places to Work Multifamily.

Key Points: 
  • Keener Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keener Investments, was named as one of the Best Places to Work Multifamily.
  • The annual list of Best Places to Work Multifamily is published by Multifamily Leadership.
  • You all are truly what makes Keener Management the best place to work.
  • The Best Places to Work Multifamily program recognizes those companies who have established and consistently fostered outstanding workplace environments.

Keener Investments Acquires 150-Unit Multifamily Property in Clear Lake City, TX

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Keener Investments announced today that it has acquired a 150-unit multifamily property in Clear Lake City, TX.

Key Points: 
  • Keener Investments announced today that it has acquired a 150-unit multifamily property in Clear Lake City, TX.
  • The property will be managed by Keener Management and Keener Construction will renovate the unit interiors, upgrade amenities, and perform exterior upgrades.
  • Terrace Villas is our fifth closed transaction in the Houston Bay Area, said Stephen A. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Keener Investments.
  • Keener Investments is a fully integrated real estate investment company located in Houston, TX.