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DIFFA'S STAR-STUDDED 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA TICKETS ON SALE NOW

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

New York, NY, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIFFA is excited to announce its highly anticipated 40th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, March 28th at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers.

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  • New York, NY, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIFFA is excited to announce its highly anticipated 40th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, March 28th at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers.
  • The Gala will commemorate a remarkable legacy—forty years of impactful DIFFA initiatives—and raise critical funds to further support these vital causes.
  • DIFFA is deeply grateful to Benjamin Moore, presenting sponsor of the 40th Anniversary Gala, as well as gold sponsors Empire Office with Steelcase, EvensonBest, HOK, MillerKnoll, Rockwell Group, and Shaw Contract.
  • The DIFFA gala is just one in several 40th anniversary fundraising events.

VICI Properties Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties”, "VICI" or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties”, "VICI" or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Total revenues were $931.9 million for the quarter, an increase of 21.0% compared to $769.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
  • AFFO per share was $0.55 for the quarter compared to $0.51 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
  • The Company also drew down $250.0 million on January 6, 2023, and subsequently repaid that amount on January 13, 2023.

C-CAP ANNOUNCES ANNUAL 2024 BENEFIT STARRING NEW YORK CITY'S TOP CHEFS

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Careers through Culinary Arts Programs (C-CAP), the workforce development nonprofit that teaches more than 22,000 students in eight states and Washington D.C., culinary, life and job skills, announces its annual national benefit, to be held on Monday, April 1 from 5:45 pm to 9 pm ET at New York City's Chelsea Piers.

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  • NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Careers through Culinary Arts Programs (C-CAP), the workforce development nonprofit that teaches more than 22,000 students in eight states and Washington D.C., culinary, life and job skills, announces its annual national benefit, to be held on Monday, April 1 from 5:45 pm to 9 pm ET at New York City's Chelsea Piers.
  • C-CAP, the nonprofit that supports 22k students with culinary, life & job skills, announces its April 1 Benefit in NYC.
  • "To be able to support and celebrate the next generation of food leaders is not just an honor," says Benefit Honoree Mary Attea, "but critical to the health of our industry.
  • "  Benefit Chair Jennifer Vitigliano concurs: "We need to continue to staff up the restaurant and hospitality world with high-caliber students like those C-CAP has been training for decades."

Foundation Fighting Blindness to honor Stephen Rappoport of L'Amy America and Noah Katz of PSK Supermarkets at the 2024 Night for Sight Gala in New York

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the driving force in the global development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases, presents its prestigious Visionary Award to Stephen Rappoport, CEO of L'Amy America and Noah Katz, President and CEO of PSK Supermarkets through its annual gala, Night for Sight. Taking place on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. ET at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, Night for Sight will celebrate beacons of the fashion, food, and finance industries as well as the blindness community.

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  • The Foundation will honor Stephen Rappoport for his commitment to the vision community and leadership of one of the premier companies in the optical industry, L'Amy America.
  • The Foundation is also proud to honor Noah Katz for his dedication to the communities PSK Supermarkets serves.
  • "The Foundation Fighting Blindness is excited to honor Noah Katz and Stephen Rappoport through Night for Sight," said Jeff Klaas, chief strategy and innovation officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
  • The Foundation thanks Visionary Champion National Partner, Johnson & Johnson, for their support of Night for Sight and Foundation Fighting Blindness events across the country.

VICI Properties Inc. Announces Partnership With Homefield Kansas City in Youth Sports Recreation Campus and Margaritaville Resort

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties”, “VICI” or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, announced today that the Company has entered into a construction loan agreement for up to $105 million in financing to affiliates of Homefield Kansas City (“Homefield”) to fund the development of a Margaritaville Resort in Kansas City, Kansas.

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  • VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties”, “VICI” or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, announced today that the Company has entered into a construction loan agreement for up to $105 million in financing to affiliates of Homefield Kansas City (“Homefield”) to fund the development of a Margaritaville Resort in Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Simultaneous with entering into the loan agreement, VICI entered into a call right agreement that provides VICI with a call option on (i) the Margaritaville Resort, (ii) the new Homefield youth sports training facility, (iii) the new Homefield baseball center, and (iv) the existing Homefield youth sports complex in Olathe, Kansas.
  • If the call right is exercised, all of the properties, including the Margaritaville Resort, will be subject to a single long-term triple net master lease with VICI.
  • John Payne, President & COO of VICI Properties, said, “We are excited to initiate this partnership with the Homefield team as we continue to have high conviction around youth sports.

VICI Properties Inc. Announces Expanded Investments With Existing Partners Chelsea Piers and Cabot

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The Chelsea Piers triple-net lease agreement will have an initial term of 32 years, with a 10-year extension option that Chelsea Piers is obligated to extend provided all conditions have been met.

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  • The Chelsea Piers triple-net lease agreement will have an initial term of 32 years, with a 10-year extension option that Chelsea Piers is obligated to extend provided all conditions have been met.
  • In connection with the transaction, VICI’s existing loan facility to Chelsea Piers was repaid in full and terminated.
  • Iconic Experiential Assets - Edward Pitoniak, VICI Chief Executive Officer: “We are honored to expand our partnerships with two of the world’s best experiential place makers and operators, Chelsea Piers and Cabot.
  • The Cabot relationship has also added to VICI’s geographic diversity, with our first investments in the Caribbean and in the United Kingdom.

Vontobel Wins CIO 2023 Industry Innovation Award

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Vontobel was named a winner at the CIO Asset Management & Servicing Industry Innovation Awards in the category of emerging markets.

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  • Vontobel was named a winner at the CIO Asset Management & Servicing Industry Innovation Awards in the category of emerging markets.
  • “On behalf of Vontobel, it is an honor to accept this award in recognition of our high-conviction, contrarian approach to emerging markets debt” said Sergey Goncharov, Head of Fixed Income Boutique Americas.
  • Winners were announced at a dinner ceremony at Chelsea Piers in New York City on December 5, 2023.
  • Vontobel has established its global success through differentiated investment expertise, bringing long-term solutions to investors in North America since 1984.

Bruce Shulan, CEO of EmPRO, Honored with "Trailblazer Award" at Chinese American Medical Society and Coalition of Asian-American IPA Annual Red Lantern Gala

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

In a grand celebration at Pier 60 Chelsea Piers, Bruce Shulan, President and CEO of EmPRO Insurance Company, was honored with the distinguished "Trailblazer Award" at the Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) and Coalition of Asian-American IPA (CAIPA) annual Red Lantern Gala on November 4, 2023.

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  • In a grand celebration at Pier 60 Chelsea Piers, Bruce Shulan, President and CEO of EmPRO Insurance Company, was honored with the distinguished "Trailblazer Award" at the Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) and Coalition of Asian-American IPA (CAIPA) annual Red Lantern Gala on November 4, 2023.
  • The event not only highlighted the outstanding achievements of Shulan but also marked the significant milestone of CAMS' 60th Anniversary.
  • “It's not individual achievements, but collective effort of a great team that makes a real difference."
  • Shulan's recognition as a trailblazer in the medical malpractice industry resonates with his impressive professional journey.

Anteriad CEO Rob Sanchez to be Honored with AOT NYC Innovators and Disruptors Award

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Rye Brook, New York, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anteriad, the global B2B marketing solutions provider, today announced that CEO Rob Sanchez has won an AOT NYC Innovators and Disruptors Award.

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  • Rye Brook, New York, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anteriad, the global B2B marketing solutions provider, today announced that CEO Rob Sanchez has won an AOT NYC Innovators and Disruptors Award.
  • "America On Tech is excited to celebrate and honor Rob Sanchez, CEO of Anteriad during the Innovators and Disruptors Awards at Chelsea Piers in New York City.
  • “I am delighted to receive an AOT NYC Innovators and Disruptors Award.
  • Leaders and technology professionals can come from any community in America, and our world is stronger when we provide the resources students need to learn and grow,” said Rob Sanchez, CEO at Anteriad.

World-Renowned Toy Fair® Kicks off This Weekend in NYC

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The world-renowned Toy Fair® will mark its return to the global stage and throw open the doors to the Javits Center this weekend in New York City, where toymakers of all sizes will showcase the hottest toys, games, and youth entertainment products that kids and kids-at-heart will be clamoring for this holiday season and beyond.

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  • We are excited to present a much-anticipated Toy Fair that will build on its long-standing legacy as one of the world's leading toy shows!"
  • This year's Toy Fair University educational programming will offer showgoers a robust assortment of business-building seminars that tackle the most pressing needs of the global toy industry.
  • The Toy Association's Toy Safety & Compliance Update will provide manufacturers, retailers, toy inventors, testing labs, and others in the toy industry with news and developments related to toy safety laws and regulations in the U.S. and abroad.
  • The Toy Foundation™ will present the Toy of the Year® (TOTY®) Awards the night before Toy Fair opens on Friday, September 29 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.