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Entertainment Earth® Announces Appointment of Billy Lagor to CEO

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Toys, Entertainment, Retail, Other Entertainment, Other Retail, Specialty, Constellation, Growth, Senior, Sam Zell, Lagor, Hasbro, Constellation Brands, Love, Entrepreneurship, EGI, Wine and Spirits, Management

Entertainment Earth, a leading online retailer and wholesaler of pop-culture toys and collectibles, has appointed Billy Lagor as Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Entertainment Earth, a leading online retailer and wholesaler of pop-culture toys and collectibles, has appointed Billy Lagor as Chief Executive Officer.
  • Mr. Lagor succeeds Aaron Labowitz, who co-founded Entertainment Earth in 1996 alongside his brother Jason, former President of Entertainment Earth.
  • Mr. Lagor joins Entertainment Earth from Constellation Brands where he was most recently Senior Vice President of Wine and Spirits, focusing on brand strategy and the consumer experience.
  • “Since the inception of Entertainment Earth, the company and its leadership have been laser focused on scaling its customer- and partner-first approach,” said Mr. Lagor.

A New EV Battery with 73% Greater Range

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
ANN, Sample, OEM, Multimedia, EGI, Commercial, IRA, Safety, EV, Fireworks

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The A-Sample battery pack pictured below was designed by Enpower Greentech for a class-1 commercial EV customer. The module utilized Enpower Greentech's energy dense semi-solid state "Swift" batteries. The "Swift" battery contains less liquid electrolyte, making it a safer and lighter chemistry choice for e-mobility when compared to other lithium-ion batteries commonly found in use today.

Key Points: 
  • ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The A-Sample battery pack pictured below was designed by Enpower Greentech for a class-1 commercial EV customer.
  • Keep your EV on the road longer with +73% range.
  • The class-1 EV in focus had previously utilized other commonly used batteries for a 110-mile estimated range.
  • Dr. Yong continued, "Commercial and passenger EV companies can increase vehicle range significantly, as the Swift platform has shown.

Davos 2024: Jumptuit Announces Genesis J2T AI Scenario Forecasting of Global Instability, Conflict, and Event Shockwaves to Reduce the Cost of Political Risk

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Probability, Forecasting, International, Artificial intelligence, EGI, WEF, AI, Professional corporation, Index, CFS

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the occasion of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos, Switzerland, Jumptuit announces the launch of Genesis J2T AI scenario forecasting of global instability, conflict, and event shockwaves to reduce the cost of political risk.

Key Points: 
  • Learn more about Jumptuit's AI scenario forecasting:
    Jumptuit's Genesis J2T AI discovers the cross-sector elements and coactions that constitute the genesis of global events, and continuously generates adaptive scenario forecasting.
  • Genesis J2T is based on Jumptuit's Event Genesis Intelligence (EGI) that identifies the time and place of future events and generates adaptive scenario forecasting, based on continuous analyses of Real-Time-Cross-Spectrum-Data (RTCSD) captured via Jumptuit's Global Data Nets (GDNs).
  • Genesis J2T is capable of dynamically anticipating likely participants in a probable event, and in proximity in time to the event.
  • Genesis J2T provides real-time probabilities and trajectories of global event shockwaves, including speed, distance, intensity, duration, and likely geolocation point(s) and time(s) of impact.

REV Group Announces Kathleen M. Steele as New Independent Board Member

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Public Transport, Other Transport, Trucking, Aftermarket, Automotive, General Automotive, Transport, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Public Policy, Government, Recreational Vehicles, Student, Merrill (company), Mathematics, Multimedia, EGI, Shareholder, Trustee, Economics, Committee on Finance, Dartmouth College, Retirement, Sam Zell, REV Group, REV, Phi Beta Kappa, REVG

REV Group, Inc. (NYSE:REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles, announced today that Kathleen M. Steele has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • REV Group, Inc. (NYSE:REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles, announced today that Kathleen M. Steele has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240110276577/en/
    REV Group, Inc. (NYSE:REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles, announced today that Kathleen M. Steele has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  • “On behalf of REV Group’s Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Kathleen to the Board, and thank Donn for his many years of dedication, advice and service,” said Board Chair Paul Bamatter.
  • “As a new member, Kathleen brings extensive investment management and financial leadership expertise to the company.

HellasQCI and Nokia lead way to the future of Quantum-Safe Networks

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Optics Communications, SMS, Culture, Law enforcement, PRACE, Government, Physics, Research, E-governance, City, GRNET, Nokia, QKD, Health, Network operations center, QSN, POC, Education, EGI, DIT, Private sector, Climate change, Ministry, Cloud computing, EOSC, NOC, Organization, NKUA, Mobile phone

Nokia successfully demonstrated hybrid key generation using both classic and quantum physics to generate and distribute Quantum-Safe keys for encrypted optical services.

Key Points: 
  • Nokia successfully demonstrated hybrid key generation using both classic and quantum physics to generate and distribute Quantum-Safe keys for encrypted optical services.
  • Today, governments and research organizations are investing in the technology to address issues such as sustainability, defense, and other societal challenges.
  • The Nokia QSN solution showcased the value added by the Nokia Security Management Server (SMS) to orchestrate Quantum-Safe keys and provide continuous monitoring and management of quantum secured connectivity.
  • Test environments like this are crucial to ensure networks are ready for quantum-level cybersecurity attacks, which are inevitable as quantum computing becomes more accessible around the world.

Equity Group Investments: Investor Consortium Partners with Baja Aqua-Farms to Promote Future Growth

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Professional Services, Business, Finance, Sam Zell, Multimedia, ContiGroup Companies, EGI, Partnership, Growth, Castle Harlan, Atlantic bluefin tuna, Aquaculture, Conti, Bluefin

Continental Grain Company (Conti), Organización Cultiba SAB de CV (Cultiba), Equity Group Investments (EGI), and Castle Harlan Inc. today announced an investment in Baja Aqua-Farms (the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated Bluefin tuna rancher based in Baja California, Mexico.

Key Points: 
  • Continental Grain Company (Conti), Organización Cultiba SAB de CV (Cultiba), Equity Group Investments (EGI), and Castle Harlan Inc. today announced an investment in Baja Aqua-Farms (the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated Bluefin tuna rancher based in Baja California, Mexico.
  • The Company’s fresh sashimi grade tuna is sought out by top chefs around the globe for its consistent quality and year-round availability.
  • Manuel Vazquez, Chief Executive Officer of Baja Aqua-Farms, commented: “We look forward to partnering with the investor consortium.
  • Their combined operational expertise will be a major asset in driving the growth and expansion of our business going forward.

Jumptuit Health Announces Genesis J2T-H1: AI-Assisted Genome-Environment Geolocation Exposure Scenario Forecasting

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Monday, December 4, 2023
RSV, Allergy, Genesis, Algorithm, EGI, Humidity, Movement, Workflow, .gdn, Water, Forecasting, Biophysical environment, GDN, Altitude, Soil, Temperature, Health, Travel, Vaccine, Disease, Notification, Map, Bronchiolitis

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumptuit Health announces the launch of Genesis J2T-H1, AI-Assisted genome-environment geolocation exposure scenario forecasting to provide forewarning of probable impacts of environmental, disease, and toxin variables on individual health profiles. Genesis J2T-H1 provides Dynamic Individualized Susceptibility Alerts, Notifications, and Maps in geolocation-time-intervals for private and public sectors employees.

Key Points: 
  • Impact of Geosystem Co-Exposures (Environmental, Disease, and Toxin Variables) on Individual Health Profiles; Dynamic Individualized Susceptibility Alerts, Notifications, Maps in Geolocation-Time-Intervals
    NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumptuit Health announces the launch of Genesis J2T-H1, AI-Assisted genome-environment geolocation exposure scenario forecasting to provide forewarning of probable impacts of environmental, disease, and toxin variables on individual health profiles.
  • Genesis J2T-H1 provides Dynamic Individualized Susceptibility Alerts, Notifications, and Maps in geolocation-time-intervals for private and public sectors employees.
  • Jumptuit's Genesis J2T-H1 is based on Jumptuit's Event Genesis Intelligence (EGI) that identifies the geolocation-time-intervals of future conditions, exposures, and events and generates adaptive scenario forecasting, based on continuous analyses of Real-Time-Cross-Spectrum-Data (RTCSD) captured via Jumptuit's Global Data Nets (GDNs).
  • Genesis J2T-H1 uncovers probabilities of conditions, exposures, and events prior to activities commencing and actions being taken.

Equity Group Investments Partners with CraneWorks to Further Fuel Growth

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Professional Services, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Finance, Construction & Property, Other Manufacturing, Machinery, Knowledge, OEM, Growth, Partnership, Sam Zell, EGI, Multimedia

Equity Group Investments (EGI), the private investment firm founded by Sam Zell, today announced an investment in CraneWorks, a dealer of new and used truck-mounted and related mobile crane equipment.

Key Points: 
  • Equity Group Investments (EGI), the private investment firm founded by Sam Zell, today announced an investment in CraneWorks, a dealer of new and used truck-mounted and related mobile crane equipment.
  • EGI is partnering with CraneWork’s co-founders and senior management team who will continue to lead the business and retain an ownership stake in the company.
  • The partnership provides strategic support and a source of additional capital for greenfield expansion and acquisitions for the organization.
  • “With more than 20 years in operation, CraneWorks is well established in the industry and has excelled under David and Keith’s leadership.

Jumptuit Activates Global Data Net for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries to Protect Critical Global Supply Chains and Economic Development from Political Risk

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
GCC, Index, GDN, United Arab Emirates, Future Investment Initiative Institute, Risk, EGI, Probability, Forecasting, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with the seventh Future Investment Initiative (FII7) forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jumptuit is pleased to announce Genesis J2T-1 coverage for GCC countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Key Points: 
  • Jumptuit's Genesis J2T AI discovers the cross-sector elements and coactions that constitute the genesis of global events, and continuously generates adaptive scenario forecasting.
  • Genesis J2T is based on Jumptuit's Event Genesis Intelligence (EGI) that identifies the time and place of future events and generates adaptive scenario forecasting, based on continuous analyses of Real-Time-Cross-Spectrum-Data (RTCSD) captured via Jumptuit's Global Data Nets (GDNs).
  • The index measures the respective degree of each element and the collective value of the array of cross-sector elements to forecast the probability of an event.
  • "Regional conflicts have quickly expanded into geostrategic crises, escalating global risk, directly impacting global economic development, supply chains and markets," said Donald Leka, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jumptuit, Inc. "To address the accelerating global political and economic instability, Genesis J2T provides dynamic probability and threshold analysis of risk and proactive risk mitigation."

Jumptuit Activates Global Data Net for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries to Protect Critical Global Supply Chains and Economic Development from Political Risk

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 26, 2023
GCC, Index, GDN, United Arab Emirates, Future Investment Initiative Institute, Risk, EGI, Probability, Forecasting, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with the seventh Future Investment Initiative (FII7) forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jumptuit is pleased to announce Genesis J2T-1 coverage for GCC countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Key Points: 
  • Jumptuit's Genesis J2T AI discovers the cross-sector elements and coactions that constitute the genesis of global events, and continuously generates adaptive scenario forecasting.
  • Genesis J2T is based on Jumptuit's Event Genesis Intelligence (EGI) that identifies the time and place of future events and generates adaptive scenario forecasting, based on continuous analyses of Real-Time-Cross-Spectrum-Data (RTCSD) captured via Jumptuit's Global Data Nets (GDNs).
  • The index measures the respective degree of each element and the collective value of the array of cross-sector elements to forecast the probability of an event.
  • "Regional conflicts have quickly expanded into geostrategic crises, escalating global risk, directly impacting global economic development, supply chains and markets," said Donald Leka, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jumptuit, Inc. "To address the accelerating global political and economic instability, Genesis J2T provides dynamic probability and threshold analysis of risk and proactive risk mitigation."