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The Rube Goldberg Institute and Miracle Recreation Announce Plans for an Inventive STEM Playground that Starts with an All-ages Design Contest

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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The contest is free to enter and builds on 35+ years of The Institute's experience running Rube Goldberg Machine Contests® around the world.

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  • The contest is free to enter and builds on 35+ years of The Institute's experience running Rube Goldberg Machine Contests® around the world.
  • The selection of winning designs will complete the first of a three-phase initiative tied to the Playground Contest.
  • Winners will also be invited to attend a collaborative design session with Miracle Recreation and Rube Goldberg teams.
  • “Miracle Recreation is proud to build on our successful partnership with the Rube Goldberg Institute, working together to launch a contest that embodies the joy that unites our two organizations,” said Mike Sutton, vice president of global sales for Miracle Recreation.

Independent Public Relations Firm RoseComm Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

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Friday, August 18, 2023
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MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RoseComm®, an independent, strategic public relations firm, today announced it will commemorate its 20th anniversary by hosting a donation drive on behalf of its client I Support The Girls , a global nonprofit that collects and distributes bras, underwear and menstrual hygiene products for women and girls facing distressful circumstances.

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  • MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RoseComm®, an independent, strategic public relations firm, today announced it will commemorate its 20th anniversary by hosting a donation drive on behalf of its client I Support The Girls , a global nonprofit that collects and distributes bras, underwear and menstrual hygiene products for women and girls facing distressful circumstances.
  • “For two decades, RoseComm has worked with clients from myriad industries to tell their stories,” said Rosemary Ostmann, RoseComm’s founder and chief executive officer.
  • RoseComm has clients in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, including companies operating within education, health care and several other industries.
  • “Over that time, the firm has worked with us on several important brand initiatives across our company.

ERIKS North America Announces Appointment of Annette Camuso-Sarsfield as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Monday, November 28, 2022
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ERIKS North America, a leading distributor of fluid and material conveyance solutions for industrial customers, announced today that it has appointed Annette Camuso-Sarsfield, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, as its Chief Human Resources Officer.

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  • ERIKS North America, a leading distributor of fluid and material conveyance solutions for industrial customers, announced today that it has appointed Annette Camuso-Sarsfield, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, as its Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • Annette Camuso-Sarsfield has joined ERIKS North America as its new Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • With more than 25 years of Senior Leadership experience, Camuso-Sarsfield is a Strategic Human Resources Executive and proactive business partner.
  • As Camuso-Sarsfield joins ERIKS North America, she will be guiding its human resources team through a transition out of ERIKS Global, who sold the North American division March 2022.

Playworld Celebrates Official Opening of Hufnagle Park Kidsburg Playground in Hometown of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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LEWISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Playworld , a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, today announced the official opening of the Hufnagle Park Kidsburg Playground in its hometown of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

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  • LEWISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Playworld , a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, today announced the official opening of the Hufnagle Park Kidsburg Playground in its hometown of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
  • The sprawling, world-class playground, which includes Playworlds latest innovations, was built to honor first responders and the spirit of volunteerism.
  • Playworld officially welcomes the people of central Pennsylvania to the Hufnagle Park Kidsburg Playground, said David Sheedy, vice president of global sales for Playworld.
  • A division of PlayPower, Inc., Playworld dedicates itself to craftsmanship, innovation and inclusive design, instilling optimism that unites communities on common ground -the playground.

Littlejohn & Co. Promotes Five Individuals

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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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Littlejohn & Co., LLC (Littlejohn), a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, today announced that it has promoted five individuals across firm disciplines.

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  • Littlejohn & Co., LLC (Littlejohn), a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, today announced that it has promoted five individuals across firm disciplines.
  • On behalf of the firm, I am excited for their continued professional development at Littlejohn.
  • Mr. Leung joined Littlejohn from Sagent Advisors, LLC, where he worked to execute merger and acquisition transactions across a variety of industries.
  • Littlejohn & Co. is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm focused on private equity and debt investments in middle-market companies.

PlayPower® Launches PlayPower Tech, Creates New Category of Interactive Experiences That Bring Immersive Characteristics of Metaverse Into Physical Play Spaces

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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The new endeavor is a partnership of PlayPower and inventors Denise Chapman Weston and Rick Briggs, renowned creators of award-winning interactive attractions.

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  • The new endeavor is a partnership of PlayPower and inventors Denise Chapman Weston and Rick Briggs, renowned creators of award-winning interactive attractions.
  • PlayPower Tech will reinvent play through the creation of location-based attractions that blend physical worlds with Epic Games Unreal Engine technology.
  • PlayPower is a family of brands dedicated to enabling people of all ages and abilities to experience the power of play.
  • Instead of trying to create an all-encompassing alternative metaverse, well bring the best characteristics of immersive technology out into the physical world.

PlayPower® Announces First Major Attraction Protected by Antimicrobial Coating PlayArmor™

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the antimicrobial coating withstands pressure washing and remains on playground surfaces to which it is applied for up to 90 days.

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  • Registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the antimicrobial coating withstands pressure washing and remains on playground surfaces to which it is applied for up to 90 days.
  • Safety is absolutely vital to PlayPower, so adding antimicrobial protection to our products through PlayArmor is a perfect fit for us and for our customers venues, said Ken Schober, vice president of PlayPowers Indoor Play division.
  • It is our hope that, like Planet Play, tourist destinations and community playgrounds everywhere will turn to PlayArmor to keep play equipment safe.
  • PlayPower is the exclusive distributor of PlayArmor, made by Clearstream Technologies.

PlayPower® Announces Merger of Soft Play™ and PLAYTIME™ Brands

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PlayPower, the worlds largest commercial playground and recreational equipment manufacturer, announced the merger of its Soft Play and PLAYTIME brands, combining two industry leaders under the Soft Play name to help customers transform play environments into true brand experiences, increasing visitations wherever families go to shop, dine, be entertained and have fun.

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  • HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PlayPower, the worlds largest commercial playground and recreational equipment manufacturer, announced the merger of its Soft Play and PLAYTIME brands, combining two industry leaders under the Soft Play name to help customers transform play environments into true brand experiences, increasing visitations wherever families go to shop, dine, be entertained and have fun.
  • PlayPower understood the collective strength of the two brands when it acquired PLAYTIME in 2018 and envisioned merging PLAYTIMEs sculpted product line with Soft Plays contained indoor play business to create turnkey solutions and improve efficiencies.
  • Soft Play and PLAYTIME are both trusted, high-performing businesses, and their combination as a unified PlayPower brand enables us to bring our complete portfolio of creative, custom design solutions to bear for our clients, said Ken Schober, PlayPower vice president of entertainment solutions.
  • Soft Play and PLAYTIME are powerhouses known for helping customers drive foot traffic and loyalty through the creation of inventive, custom play spaces.

Playpower® Introduces Playarmor™, First Antimicrobial Protective Coating Introduced Exclusively for Application on Commercial Playground Equipment & Site Furnishings

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we began talking to customers about how we could help keep their play equipment safe.

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  • At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we began talking to customers about how we could help keep their play equipment safe.
  • PlayPower is the exclusive distributor for Clearstream Technologies, the specialized chemical company that makes PlayArmor for application on commercial playgrounds and site amenities, such as picnic tables and benches.
  • Representatives for the PlayPower brands Little Tikes Commercial, Miracle, Playworld, and Soft Play will make PlayArmor available for application to existing and newly purchased play equipment after installation.
  • PlayPower brand Wabash Valley, makers of high-end commercial site furnishings, will begin coating new products during manufacturing in the first quarter of 2021.

PlayPower Bolsters Senior Executive Team

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
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PlayPower, Inc., a leading manufacturer of outdoor recreational products, today announced several appointments to its executive team during the first half of 2020.

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  • PlayPower, Inc., a leading manufacturer of outdoor recreational products, today announced several appointments to its executive team during the first half of 2020.
  • Prior to joining PlayPower, Mr. Jewett served as the Chief Operating Officer of LBP Manufacturing, a leading global food and beverage packaging producer.
  • Prior to PlayPower, Mr. Glay served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Q Holding Company, a globally diversified manufacturer.
  • These are marvelous additions to our executive team and each will add significant value to the Companys growth and strategic initiatives.