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Altria Group, Inc. Announces Retirement of Director Nabil Y. Sakkab From Board of Directors

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Nabil Y. Sakkab, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) since 2008, will retire from service on our Board of Directors following the completion of his current term.

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  • Nabil Y. Sakkab, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) since 2008, will retire from service on our Board of Directors following the completion of his current term.
  • Consequently, Mr. Sakkab will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at Altria’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which Altria anticipates holding on May 16, 2024.
  • "Nabil's contributions have significantly benefited Altria over the past 15 years," said Kathryn McQuade, Altria’s independent Chair of the Board.
  • "We thank him for his long and distinguished service and wish him the very best upon his retirement."

Sandy Hook Promise Urges Parents to Speak Out Against Harmful Firearm Marketing

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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NEWTOWN, Conn., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandy Hook Promise is launching a new advocacy campaign exposing how firearm marketing is reaching youth with "R-rated" content. To illustrate these deceptive marketing practices, the organization released a new report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing.

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  • New Report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing, Exposes How the Firearm Industry Aggressively Markets Guns Towards Kids
    NEWTOWN, Conn., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandy Hook Promise is launching a new advocacy campaign exposing how firearm marketing is reaching youth with "R-rated" content.
  • To illustrate these deceptive marketing practices, the organization released a new report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing.
  • In launching this campaign, Sandy Hook Promise plans to educate and engage parents on how they can help end some of the most egregious examples of this kind of marketing.
  • Sandy Hook Promise has introduced Responsible Marketing Guidelines that gun manufacturers and media platforms hosting marketing can and should uphold.

NJOY Brings Sweeping Litigation Against Illicit Disposable Vapor Manufacturers

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) announces today its operating company NJOY, LLC (NJOY) has filed sweeping litigation against 34 foreign and domestic manufacturers, distributors and online retailers of illicit disposable e-vapor products that are unlawfully marketed and sold in the State of California and elsewhere.

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  • Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) announces today its operating company NJOY, LLC (NJOY) has filed sweeping litigation against 34 foreign and domestic manufacturers, distributors and online retailers of illicit disposable e-vapor products that are unlawfully marketed and sold in the State of California and elsewhere.
  • The suit seeks a nation-wide injunction against the import, marketing and sale of these illicit products and significant compensatory and punitive damages.
  • “Today there are two markets – one for those who play by the rules and one for those who flagrantly ignore them.
  • NJOY may add additional manufacturers, distributors and retailers to this complaint and will consider further litigation activity.

Altria Seeks Importation Ban of JUUL E-Vapor Products; Files Patent Infringement Actions Against JUUL Labs

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announces that its subsidiary, NJOY, has filed a complaint against JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

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  • Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announces that its subsidiary, NJOY, has filed a complaint against JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
  • The complaint seeks a ban on the importation and sale of certain JUUL e-vapor products, including its currently marketed JUUL device and JUULpods.
  • “Protecting our intellectual property is critical to achieving our Vision,” said Murray Garnick, Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
  • NJOY acquired the Asserted Patents from Fuma International, LLC (Fuma) concurrently with the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit filed against us by Fuma.

Elevate K-12 Expands in South Carolina As It Bring Its High-Quality LIVE teaching to More Schools around the United States

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Elevate K-12, the leading provider of high-quality synchronous LIVE teaching for K-12 classrooms in the United States, is expanding its presence in South Carolina with 10 newly partnered schools, including those in the School District of Newberry County, joining dozens of other schools across the state, such as in the Marlboro and Cherokee County School Districts. The expansion brings the innovative company to a total of more than 750 schools served across the United States over the past 3 years.

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  • The expansion brings the innovative company to a total of more than 750 schools served across the United States over the past 3 years.
  • "We couldn't be happier to be expanding Elevate K-12 in South Carolina," said Shaily Baranwal, Elevate K-12's Founder and CEO.
  • Elevate K-12's seamless LIVE instruction helps provide schools with great teachers as they contend with these challenges.
  • "We are eager to see the positive impact that Elevate K-12 will have on South Carolina."

365 Data Centers Rebrands and Upgrades Key Business Continuity Sites

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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365 Data Centers , a leading provider of network-centric colocation, cloud solutions, and network connectivity, announces enhanced business continuity capabilities to serve customers at its data center facilities in two regional markets: Smyrna/Atlanta, Georgia, and Marlboro/Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • 365 Data Centers , a leading provider of network-centric colocation, cloud solutions, and network connectivity, announces enhanced business continuity capabilities to serve customers at its data center facilities in two regional markets: Smyrna/Atlanta, Georgia, and Marlboro/Boston, Massachusetts.
  • “Our now enhanced business continuity services meet the most discerning needs, providing the venues and environment that customers need to operate in the normal course of business,” comments Bob DeSantis, CEO of 365 Data Centers.
  • 365 Data Centers’ business continuity services offer customers a reliable and proven solution to maintain, sustain, and deliver on their corporate promises regardless of what natural or man-made event may occur to challenge normal day-to-day operations.
  • “The addition of these key sites will ensure that our existing and prospective customers will have access to high quality, high availability business continuity solutions,” says Steve Oakie, Chief Revenue Officer of 365 Data Centers.

Mission 46 Aspires to Transform South Carolina Through Scholarships

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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CHARLESTON, S.C., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An ambitious initiative aims to eliminate the financial barrier to college for bright, under-resourced South Carolina students, improving both the trajectory of their lives and the communities where they reside.

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  • Mission 46 is the trailblazing campaign to offer college scholarships to high-achieving students with financial need who live in one of the state's 46 counties.
  • Every dollar raised by the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund , the nonprofit behind Mission 46, will go directly to student scholarships.
  • "Mission 46 is much more than a scholarship; this is about transforming the future of South Carolina," said South Carolina Gov.
  • Mission 46 will help more South Carolina students focus on how to earn a degree rather than worry about how to pay for it."

Twitter's rebrand to X shifts the focus to Musk's 'everything app' plans but here's why he might have moved too early

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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But his latest move is the most significant: abandoning the globally recognised Twitter brand and renaming the platform X.

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  • But his latest move is the most significant: abandoning the globally recognised Twitter brand and renaming the platform X.
  • Such drastic changes are usually accompanied by presentations delving into rebrand reasoning from company execs desperate to show how the new image aligns with organisational strategy and company vision.
  • But in keeping with Twitter’s disruptive nature of late, no in-depth explanation for the X rebrand was given to company outsiders, although Musk invited users to submit a logo design.

Corporate makeovers

    • A structural reason might be a change in ownership, with a new logo signalling a new direction.
    • Strategic reasons frequently include either a perception issue – negative associations – or to signal a shift in activities, or reflect a change in consumer preferences.
    • A functional reason could be optimising logo appearance on new platforms such as mobile apps, or to emphasise a brand’s continued relevance.
    • Tech brands such as Netflix (which included a film reel in its early logo designs) have also followed this format.

Too soon to signal a new direction?

    • Back in 2000, energy giant BP (formerly British Petroleum) rebranded to express a vision of cleaner energy-related activities.
    • First, it shifted to the abbreviation BP and then it claimed that the initials BP stood for “Beyond Petroleum”.
    • But BP’s claim was perceived as misleading by the public because the message preceded the activity by decades.
    • Convincing users to remain loyal will require X to provide a more convenient and engaging future experience on the platform, whatever that may be.

Elon Musk crowdsourced Twitter's new X logo but research shows shifting focus to the 'everything app' may be premature

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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But his latest move is the most significant: abandoning the globally recognised Twitter brand and renaming the platform X.

Key Points: 
  • But his latest move is the most significant: abandoning the globally recognised Twitter brand and renaming the platform X.
  • But in keeping with Twitter’s disruptive nature of late, no in-depth explanation for the X rebrand was given to company outsiders, although Musk invited users to submit a logo design.
  • Musk has used the letter for his engineering company SpaceX, tech startup xAI and now X Corp (he already made the legal change from Twitter Inc. to X Corp in March 2023).

Corporate makeovers

    • A structural reason might be a change in ownership, with a new logo signalling a new direction.
    • Strategic reasons frequently include either a perception issue – negative associations – or to signal a shift in activities, or reflect a change in consumer preferences.
    • A functional reason could be optimising logo appearance on new platforms such as mobile apps, or to emphasise a brand’s continued relevance.
    • Tech brands such as Netflix (which included a film reel in its early logo designs) have also followed this format.

Too soon to signal a new direction?

    • Back in 2000, energy giant BP (formerly British Petroleum) rebranded to express a vision of cleaner energy-related activities.
    • First, it shifted to the abbreviation BP and then it claimed that the initials BP stood for “Beyond Petroleum”.
    • But BP’s claim was perceived as misleading by the public because the message preceded the activity by decades.
    • Convincing users to remain loyal will require X to provide a more convenient and engaging future experience on the platform, whatever that may be.

Dnistrian Statement on Murphy Administration's Lawsuit Seeking to Block Parental Rights with Their Own Children

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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When Governor Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin try to interfere in the relationship between parents and children, families, parents and kids suffer.

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  • When Governor Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin try to interfere in the relationship between parents and children, families, parents and kids suffer.
  • "Parents in our district are telling me they want to be more involved in their kids' schools.
  • When it comes to dealing with the health and well-being of children, parents should ALWAYS be part of the discussion.
  • Dnistrian, the son of immigrants, is running for public office for the first time after spending 35 years in the business world.