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Veterans Set Sail to Fight Suicide After Military Service

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
Defender, Army, TWG, Risk, AWP, Suicide, Mental health, Veteran, Management

BRAINTREE, Mass., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Westport Group, a veteran-operated business in Braintree, MA, has teamed with America's Warrior Partnership (AWP) to race again this year in the famous Figawi Race on Memorial Day weekend from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, MA. The veteran-led team will be sailing to raise awareness and funds to fight veteran suicide.

Key Points: 
  • The veteran-led team will be sailing to raise awareness and funds to fight veteran suicide.
  • In 2023, AWP served more than 8,000 veterans and their families across 1,300 counties reaching all 50 states and territories.
  • Of those screened, 15% had suicide ideations and 94% of them were not seeking support for behavioral or mental health.
  • Along with providing outcome-based solutions, AWP is doing fantastic research along with Duke Medical to identify veterans at risk.

The PDF Association's specification for reuse and accessibility is now an ISO standard

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Artifact, PDF, ECMAScript, PDF Association, W3C, WCAG, Deficit spending, TWG, WINCHESTER, PDF 2.0, ISO, Typesetting

WINCHESTER, Mass., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PDF industry's WTPDF , a common specification for reuse and accessibility of PDF 2.0 files, is now ISO 14289-2, an ISO standard also known as PDF/UA-2.

Key Points: 
  • WINCHESTER, Mass., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PDF industry's WTPDF , a common specification for reuse and accessibility of PDF 2.0 files, is now ISO 14289-2, an ISO standard also known as PDF/UA-2.
  • The new ISO document provides assurance to institutions leveraging PDF technology that the PDF Association's new specification has met the demanding requirements for international consensus required for ISO standards.
  • ISO 14289-2 represents the culmination of ten years of development within the PDF Association by the PDF/UA Technical Working Group (TWG) and PDF Reuse TWG.
  • Available from both ISO and the PDF Association , ISO 14289-2 includes numerous improvements on ISO 14289-1:2014, including:
    new structure element types introduced in PDF 2.0;
    the inclusion of structure elements defined in PDF 1.7 as well as PDF 2.0;
    requirements for intra-document links leveraging PDF 2.0's structure destinations feature.

Game-changing new free specification enables interoperable reuse and accessibility for PDF

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Monday, March 11, 2024
Well, PDF, Reuse, PDF Association, Software, AI, Accessibility, TWG, WINCHESTER, PDF 2.0, Semantics, ISO, Typesetting

WINCHESTER, Mass., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PDF industry is taking a massive leap forward in addressing the need for a common specification for reuse and accessibility in PDF through the PDF Association's Well-Tagged PDF: Using Tagged PDF for Accessibility and Reuse in PDF 2.0 (WTPDF) specification.

Key Points: 
  • WINCHESTER, Mass., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PDF industry is taking a massive leap forward in addressing the need for a common specification for reuse and accessibility in PDF through the PDF Association's Well-Tagged PDF: Using Tagged PDF for Accessibility and Reuse in PDF 2.0 (WTPDF) specification.
  • PDF's Tagged PDF feature, introduced to the PDF file format in 2001, makes it possible to add semantic markup to content on PDF pages, enabling accessibility, semantic analysis, and reuse.
  • No accessibility specification existed for PDF 2.0, nor was there any specification providing guidance on how to create interoperable reusable content in PDF files.
  • As this new specification's rules regarding accessibility are mirrored in the forthcoming ISO 14289-2 (PDF/UA-2), this new specification is the canonical reference for both PDF reuse and PDF accessibility in PDF 2.0.

1,000 Dream Fund Kicks Off Women's History Month Celebration with Twitch Charity Fundraiser in Partnership with Twitch Women's Unity Guild

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Women's History Month, Woman, TWG, Workplace, Travel, Twitch (service), Initiative, Esports, Stream, TwitchCon, Partnership

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to fueling the career goals and dreams of talented young women in need, is excited to announce the seventh year of its Streams for Dreams (#StreamsForDreams) Twitch Charity event, taking place on Twitch.tv from March 1 - March 3, in honor of Women's History Month.

Key Points: 
  • For the first time ever, 1DF is partnering with the Twitch Women's Unity Guild (TWG) whose members will be fundraising.
  • In honor of the partnership, 1DF is committing 50% of all funds raised during this time to TWG members to help them attend TwitchCon 2024 .
  • "I'm ready to see what dreams are made along with 1DF and Twitch Unity Guilds.
  • "It only made sense for the Twitch Women's Guild and 1,000 Dreams Fund to come together for this groundbreaking event," says TWG leader @CocoConfession .

TW Group Joins World Insurance Associates

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Entrepreneurship, The Warehouse Group, TWG, Insurance, Life

Iselin, NJ, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Insurance Associates LLC (“World”), a Top 50 Insurance Brokerage, announced today that it acquired the business of TW Group, Inc. (“TWG”) of Westmont, IL on  December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Iselin, NJ, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Insurance Associates LLC (“World”), a Top 50 Insurance Brokerage, announced today that it acquired the business of TW Group, Inc. (“TWG”) of Westmont, IL on  December 31, 2023.
  • TWG was founded in 1946 and provides insurance to individuals and businesses.
  • “Our mission has always been about working hard to establish trusting client relationships,” says Thomas J. Walsh, President, TW Group.
  • They will be a great addition to World.”
    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla provided legal counsel and TAG Consulting Services advised World on the transaction.

The Wine Group Expands its National Distribution Alignment with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Technology, Retail, Food Tech, Wine & Spirits, The Wine Group, TWG, Wine, Senior

The Wine Group (TWG) – one of the world’s foremost producers of award-winning wines – and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced they have further expanded their national distribution agreement to include the open markets of Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Key Points: 
  • The Wine Group (TWG) – one of the world’s foremost producers of award-winning wines – and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced they have further expanded their national distribution agreement to include the open markets of Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
  • TWG has begun the transition of its portfolio to these additional markets, with Southern Glazer’s exclusive responsibility taking effect February 1, 2024.
  • In March 2023, TWG and Southern Glazer’s first announced a national alignment .
  • “We’re thrilled to further extend our long and trusted collaboration with Southern Glazer’s,” said Kevin McMillen, Chief Sales Officer, The Wine Group.

TWG Launches New Electric Winch

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
SAE, TWG, Torque, DC, NYSE, Mirdha, Electric motor

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TWG , part of Dover (NYSE: DOV), today announced the launch of the dp EL22 Electric Winch with a 22,000 lb rated line-pull.

Key Points: 
  • DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TWG , part of Dover (NYSE: DOV), today announced the launch of the dp EL22 Electric Winch with a 22,000 lb rated line-pull.
  • The EL22 delivers an industrial-grade, high-performance DC electric winch, differentiating itself from standard consumer-grade electric winches.
  • "As the industry embraces the shift toward electric options, TWG is leading the way in electric winch innovation," said Arjun Mirdha, President of TWG.
  • The new industrial and military variant EL22 Electric Winch is manufactured and tested to SAE J706 standards and rated for EN 14492.

Acquire.GG Acquired By The Wisdom Group

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Friday, June 9, 2023
World Wide Web, Acquire, GG, Acquisition, TWG, Attention, Social media, Music

LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisdom Group LLC (TWG) announces the acquisition of Acquire.GG, a business of Patey Media Ltd.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisdom Group LLC (TWG) announces the acquisition of Acquire.GG, a business of Patey Media Ltd.
  • The Wisdom Group actively owns, invests and advises over 40 businesses across the world, and Patey Media Ltd builds and sells media properties.
  • I quickly realised that to do this properly, you need investment and scale, something that Wisdom Media already had in place.
  • Richard understands both sides of this marketplace we are building and it's great he's now involved at Wisdom Media", stated Scott.

VETERANS SET SAIL TO FIGHT SUICIDE AFTER SERVICE

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
AWP, Suicide, Defender, Quality of life, Veteran, TWG, United States Special Operations Command, Team, Female, Cryptocurrency, Management

The veteran-led team will be sailing to raise awareness and funds to fight veteran suicide.

Key Points: 
  • The veteran-led team will be sailing to raise awareness and funds to fight veteran suicide.
  • “Massachusetts, especially around the Boston area, is marked by high veteran suicide rates, so this issue is extremely important in this community,” says AWP President and CEO Jim Lorraine.
  • The team of veterans will race aboard the Defender, led by the only female captain in the race, Martha Kristian.
  • Join The Westport Group in supporting AWP’s mission to end veteran suicide and to reach their $50,000 fundraising goal during the race.

Legacy Expeditions and Talent War Group Join Forces with Highlander to Revolutionize Leadership Development Through Outdoor Adventures

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Communication, Partnership, Friends, Multimedia, Organization, Jurica, TWG, Fortune 500, Love, Navy, United Kingdom, Government, Environment, United Arab Emirates, Management, Maurice Sarrail

This collaboration aims to merge leadership development and outdoor adventures to create transformative experiences for individuals and organizations seeking to build high-performing teams.

Key Points: 
  • This collaboration aims to merge leadership development and outdoor adventures to create transformative experiences for individuals and organizations seeking to build high-performing teams.
  • This innovative partnership will see Sarraille and HIGHLANDER collaborate on designing custom leadership development programs that seamlessly integrate outdoor adventure experiences.
  • With over 20 years of experience in leadership development, Mike Sarraille is the CEO/Founder of Talent War Group, a leadership development and executive search company, and the co-founder of Legacy Expeditions, an extreme adventure company.
  • To learn more about these organizations, visit their websites: HIGHLANDER , Talent War Group , and Legacy Expeditions .