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Amsterdam Drone Week Announces Strategic Partnership with Commercial UAV Expo

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

AMSTERDAM, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a landmark move, Amsterdam Drone Week (ADW) has announced the re-establishment of the strategic partnership with Commercial UAV Expo, underscoring their commitment to fostering collaboration for the advancement of the industry. Through this collaboration, future events in Europe will showcase an even more comprehensive overview of innovative and forward-thinking developments within the drone and air mobility sector.

Key Points: 
  • In a landmark move, Amsterdam Drone Week (ADW) has announced the re-establishment of the strategic partnership with Commercial UAV Expo, underscoring their commitment to fostering collaboration for the advancement of the industry.
  • AMSTERDAM, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a landmark move, Amsterdam Drone Week (ADW) has announced the re-establishment of the strategic partnership with Commercial UAV Expo , underscoring their commitment to fostering collaboration for the advancement of the industry.
  • "Commercial UAV Expo's success in North America and the tremendous growth of the European UAS market has paved the way for Commercial UAV Expo Europe, enabling us to provide value for commercial UAS end-users, solutions providers, and the commercial drone ecosystem in Europe."
  • Commercial UAV Expo Europe and Amsterdam Drone Week will be co-located 8-10 April, 2025 at RAI Amsterdam.

Cobalt Service Partners Continues Momentum with Acquisitions of Automated Door Ways, Toepfer Security, Industrial Door Company, and Homeland Safety Systems

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Joining Cobalt are Automated Door Ways (“ADW”), Toepfer Security (“Toepfer”), Industrial Door Company (“IDC”), and Homeland Safety Systems (“HSS”).

Key Points: 
  • Joining Cobalt are Automated Door Ways (“ADW”), Toepfer Security (“Toepfer”), Industrial Door Company (“IDC”), and Homeland Safety Systems (“HSS”).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240409278103/en/
    ADW was founded in 2005 by Ed Gaffney, who has run the business since its inception.
  • Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Toepfer installs and supports security systems for customers across the country with a focus on the Milwaukee area.
  • Exit Stage Left Advisors acted as exit consultant to ADW and Sandra Jones and Company acted as financial advisor to Toepfer.

Canterbury Park Holding Corporation Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter Results

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Monday, March 11, 2024

“Fourth quarter Casino revenue performance reflects a weak October followed by a solid reversal over the balance of the quarter.

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  • “Fourth quarter Casino revenue performance reflects a weak October followed by a solid reversal over the balance of the quarter.
  • Swervo Development Corporation (“Swervo”) has its amphitheater construction in full swing and is on schedule to open in the summer of 2025.
  • The income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and the loss from equity investment in the prior period were primarily related to the reasons described above in the fourth quarter results.
  • Further financial information for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023, is presented in the accompanying tables at the end of this press release.

For the Sixth Consecutive Year, Oracle Autonomous Database Scores Highest in All Use Cases in the Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner in three recently published cloud database reports. Oracle is a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems and for the sixth consecutive year, Oracle Autonomous Database for Transaction Processing (ATP) scored highest in all three Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases report. In addition, Oracle Autonomous Database for Data Warehouse (ADW) scored highest for Traditional Data Warehouse and second highest for Logical Data Warehouse Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Analytical Use Cases report.

Key Points: 
  • Oracle is a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems and for the sixth consecutive year, Oracle Autonomous Database for Transaction Processing (ATP) scored highest in all three Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases report.
  • In addition, Oracle Autonomous Database for Data Warehouse (ADW) scored highest for Traditional Data Warehouse and second highest for Logical Data Warehouse Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Analytical Use Cases report.
  • Among the 16 vendors evaluated, Oracle ATP scored highest for all three Operational Use Cases – OLTP Transactions; Lightweight Transactions; and Operational Intelligence.
  • "We are pleased by this Gartner recognition of the breakthrough capabilities of Oracle Autonomous Database and other Oracle Database Cloud Services.

Acentra Health Awarded New Contract Supporting Utilization Management and Assessment Services for West Virginia Medicaid

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has awarded Acentra Health (formerly Kepro), a leading provider of healthcare technology services and solutions, a five-year contract to continue delivering assessment and utilization management services for children and adults enrolled in the state’s Medicaid fee-for-service and waiver programs.

Key Points: 
  • MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has awarded Acentra Health (formerly Kepro), a leading provider of healthcare technology services and solutions, a five-year contract to continue delivering assessment and utilization management services for children and adults enrolled in the state’s Medicaid fee-for-service and waiver programs.
  • The award continues Acentra Health’s 23 years working with DHHR as a vital partner in delivering critical health services that improve well-being and accelerate better health outcomes.
  • “Acentra Health is grateful to West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources for recognizing the value of that experience serving its Medicaid members, and we look forward to continuing our strong partnership.”
    According to Acentra Health President and COO Meghan Harris, “The new contract continues Acentra Health’s role in developing and managing programs provided through the Bureaus for Social Services, Behavioral Health, and Medical Services and the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP).
  • In 2018, Acentra Health partnered with the state to design, implement, and oversee its Health Home Care Coordination model, which integrates social services with community-based physical and mental health resources.

NetSuite Extends Analytics Warehouse to Help Customers Gain Greater and Faster Value from Data

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SUITEWORLD 2023 -- Oracle NetSuite today announced the latest updates to NetSuite Analytics Warehouse – the first and only AI-enabled, prebuilt cloud data warehouse and analytics solution for NetSuite customers. The latest updates will help organizations improve data management so customers can quickly build analyses to increase efficiencies and reduce costs, gain a better understanding of their customers, and leverage data to innovate and grow faster. NetSuite Analytics Warehouse is now available to customers in North America, Israel, U.K., Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Philippines, and Singapore.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SUITEWORLD 2023 -- Oracle NetSuite today announced the latest updates to NetSuite Analytics Warehouse – the first and only AI-enabled, prebuilt cloud data warehouse and analytics solution for NetSuite customers.
  • Built on Oracle Analytics Cloud and Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), NetSuite Analytics Warehouse leverages AI to harness business data and accelerate value creation.
  • The latest updates to NetSuite Analytics Warehouse provide:
    Analytics Embedded in User Dashboards: Customers can now add links to important and frequently-used visualizations from NetSuite Analytics Warehouse to NetSuite dashboards.
  • Customers can efficiently track key metrics and drill into charts based on NetSuite data blended with other relevant systems' data.

New Study on Corporate Governance: America's Largest Public Companies Ranked by Board Strength - Fewer Active CEOs Serving on Boards, Share of Board Seats Held by Women and Minorities Increases

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PPG Industries, Teradyne, and International Paper outperformed all other public corporations in the U.S. in terms of board governance capacity, according to a study by JamesDruryPartners. In its newest edition of The Weight of America's Boards, the firm measured the "Average Director Weight" (objective standard for assessing relative board strength) of America's largest publicly traded companies (based on revenue and market cap). Since 2011, the board of PPG (NYSE: PPG) has appeared on the study's top-ten list seven times and has ranked #1 twice, most recently in 2016.  

Key Points: 
  • Other Key Findings: 47% of the 6,525 board seats analyzed in the report were held by gender and/or ethnically diverse directors.
  • Female directors make up nearly a third of today's public boards, which outpaces their presence in the C-suite by almost 7%.
  • The number of active CEOs serving on outside boards continued to trend downward, driving this alarming decline.
  • The report also noted that, of the 6,525 board seats analyzed, only 100 seats were filled by outside active CFOs.

Fanatics Betting and Gaming Closes First Wave of States in its Acquisition of the US Businesses of PointsBet

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, a subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., closed on the first eight states in its previously announced acquisition of the U.S. businesses of PointsBet USA. The acquisition transforms Fanatics Betting and Gaming into a premier online gaming operator with proven products in sports betting and iCasino.

Key Points: 
  • The acquisition transforms Fanatics Betting and Gaming into a premier online gaming operator with proven products in sports betting and iCasino.
  • As each state closes and officially becomes part of Fanatics Betting and Gaming, customers in such state will see PointsBet rebranded to “PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience,” with additional state closings to continue throughout the year.
  • “We are excited about what we are building at Fanatics Betting and Gaming and this acquisition accelerates our plans,” said Matt King, CEO of Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
  • Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates in 11 states for legal sports betting, four states for online gaming and 42 states for horse racing (ADW).

Global Horse Racing Ownership Platform, MyRacehorse, Secures $7M for Expansion

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Experiential Squared (E2), parent company to the popular global racehorse ownership platform, MyRacehorse, today announced a $7 million funding round.

Key Points: 
  • Experiential Squared (E2), parent company to the popular global racehorse ownership platform, MyRacehorse, today announced a $7 million funding round.
  • The funding round is comprised of several investors led by 1/ST, North America’s dominant Thoroughbred racing and gaming company, through its 1/ST RACING & GAMING and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY business divisions.
  • “1/ST RACING & GAMING and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY are progressive leaders in all aspects of Thoroughbred racing and have been supportive of MyRacehorse since the beginning.
  • E2 operates within global securities regulations to securitize its racehorses, enabling the development of the first truly legal and compliant global racehorse ownership platform serving both accredited and non-accredited investors.

PointsBet Marks the Start of Triple Crown Season with Launch of US Horse Racing App

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

DENVER, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PointsBet, the leader in live betting, today announced the highly anticipated launch of its horse racing product, PointsBet Racing, ahead of the Triple Crown. Now live in 25 states, a market access reach which ranks in the top two among sports betting operators and top five among US horse racing apps, this standalone product will allow PointsBet users to immerse themselves in a modern, all-in-one horse racing experience.

Key Points: 
  • PointsBet Racing is Now Live in 25 States, Among the Most of Any US Sports Betting Operator
    DENVER, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PointsBet, the leader in live betting, today announced the highly anticipated launch of its horse racing product, PointsBet Racing , ahead of the Triple Crown.
  • In October 2022, PointsBet and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY, a business division of The Stronach Group, North America's dominant Thoroughbred racing company, announced a multi-year strategic partnership where 1/ST TECHNOLOGY agreed to power the advance deposit pari-mutuel wagering platform for PointsBet Racing.
  • "The launch of PointsBet Racing marks a significant milestone in our efforts to expand our product portfolio and capture the tremendous potential of the US horse racing market," said Johnny Aitken, PointsBet USA CEO.
  • Additionally, PointsBet has ADW license applications pending in numerous other states including where PointsBet is currently live with online sports betting and/or casino.