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EQUINOX STRATEGY PARTNERS' JONATHAN FITZGARRALD AND LANA MANGANIELLO NAMED GLOBAL LEADERS IN LEGAL STRATEGY & CONSULTING FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinox Strategy Partners ' Managing Partner Jonathan Fitzgarrald and Managing Director Lana Manganiello have been recognized in Lawdragon's "2024 Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting."

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinox Strategy Partners ' Managing Partner Jonathan Fitzgarrald and Managing Director Lana Manganiello have been recognized in Lawdragon's "2024 Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting."
  • Fitzgarrald has been chosen as one of only two honorees in the Strategic Marketing Consulting category.
  • This is the second year in a row that Fitzgarrald and Manganiello have received these recognitions.
  • Fitzgarrald is a longtime leader of the Legal Marketing Association and served on the board of advisors of the Legal Sales and Service Organization .

Linux Foundation Energy Announces New Open Source Initiatives for Substation Digitalization, Energy AI and Data, and More

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to accelerate the energy transition, is pleased to announce that four new open source technical projects and three new working groups have been accepted into the foundation. These initiatives will provide the energy sector with new resources around digital substations, preparing for extreme weather events, taking advantage of advances in data and AI technologies, and more. This comes ahead of the Open Sustainability Policy Summit and Open EV Charging Summit, both of which LF Energy is hosting with partners in May.

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  • LF Energy hosts working groups, which bring together communities of disparate stakeholders to identify challenges and develop open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • LF Energy AI is a Special Interest Group created to drive AI for energy priorities forward.
  • LF Energy is organizing three upcoming events to gather various groups of energy stakeholders to learn and share best practices and open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • "We are pleased to see support for open source software, hardware, and standards growing to drive the energy transition forward," said LF Energy Executive Director Alex Thornton.

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. Names New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced Lesley Albanese has been named as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2024. Albanese succeeds Terrence J. Giroux, who served the Association for 36 years and left an indelible mark on the organization. Additionally, Constantine G. Katsarakis has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer after 12 years in various leadership roles within the organization, most recently as Associate Executive Director.

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  • Additionally, Constantine G. Katsarakis has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer after 12 years in various leadership roles within the organization, most recently as Associate Executive Director.
  • "It is an honor to be named as Chief Executive Officer of this esteemed Association," said Albanese.
  • His promotion to Chief Operating Officer will help to ensure a seamless transition in leadership for the Association and continuity of critical institutional knowledge.
  • For more information regarding the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., please visit www.horatioalger.org and/or follow the organization on Facebook , Twitter (X) and Instagram .

Veristat Joins the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) to Help Address Critical Issues Impacting the Advanced Therapy Sector

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The announcement falls the week before members of Veristat’s Executive team are attending ARM’s Cell & Gene Meeting on the Med (#MeetingOnTheMed) being held in Rome, Italy.

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  • The announcement falls the week before members of Veristat’s Executive team are attending ARM’s Cell & Gene Meeting on the Med (#MeetingOnTheMed) being held in Rome, Italy.
  • “Advanced therapies have proven themselves as holding numerous benefits for patients struggling with rare and ultra-rare diseases, areas that account for 35% of our work,” stated Patrick Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer of Veristat.
  • “Veristat is proud to have supported the development of the first gene therapy approved in Europe.
  • ARM’s mission centers on enabling the development of advanced therapies and the modernization of healthcare systems so that patients benefit from durable, potentially curative treatments.

Sam's Club Instant Savings (April 2024): More Than $9,800 In Instant Savings Reported by Compare Before Buying

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Compare Before Buying reports that Sam's Club offers its members up to $9,800 in instant savings throughout April 2024, ending on April 7th.

Key Points: 
  • Compare Before Buying reports that Sam's Club offers its members up to $9,800 in instant savings throughout April 2024, ending on April 7th.
  • All U.S. and Puerto Rico Sam's Club locations participate in the Instant Savings program, underscoring the company's commitment to making savings accessible to as many members as possible.
  • As reported by Compare Before Buying, the Sam's Club Instant Savings presents an enticing opportunity for members to maximize their savings on a wide variety of products.
  • Read the complete Compare Before Buying review to know more about Instant Savings.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC Shareholders Approve Payment of AED 3.1 Billion in Dividends

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Friday, March 29, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240329162756/en/
    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC shareholders approve payment of AED 3.1 billion in dividends (Photo: AETOSWire)
    The meeting, chaired by HE Matar Humaid Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DEWA, was attended by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA and Members of the Board of Directors of DEWA as well as 85.9% of the shareholders.
  • The assembly was held on Thursday (28th March 2024) at the Kempinski Boulevard Hotel in Dubai as well as virtually.
  • DEWA plays a crucial role in ensuring that Dubai’s infrastructure keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy and water.
  • In 2023, DEWA’s annual revenue exceeded AED 29 billion, operating profit was over AED 8.7 billion and EBITDA was over AED 14.7 billion, all figures reflecting the highest in its history,” said HE Saeed Al Tayer.

PECA Labs Receives Expanded CE Mark for exGraft Family of Vascular Grafts, Allowing for Expandability Designed to Match Growth or Help Avoid Restenosis

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The exGraft is a synthetic vascular graft built on PECA Labs’ proprietary polymer processing platform that can be permanently expanded.

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  • The exGraft is a synthetic vascular graft built on PECA Labs’ proprietary polymer processing platform that can be permanently expanded.
  • Post-operative expansion is designed to allow for increasing graft diameter, which may enable the graft to match growth in pediatric populations or help to avoid restenosis (narrowing) in adults.
  • The exGraft’s capability to be balloon-expanded in the cath lab provides cardiac care teams greater flexibility in treating patients.
  • “This CE Mark clearance, which results in an expanded label within the exGraft family of vascular grafts, is extremely significant.

The Marriott Vacation Clubs™ Announces Expanding City Collection With New Waikiki Property Now Open for Booking

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

With that in mind, today the company announces The Marriott Vacation Clubs City Collection .

Key Points: 
  • With that in mind, today the company announces The Marriott Vacation Clubs City Collection .
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    As part of the City Collection’s growing portfolio, Marriott Vacation Club® expects to open a seven-story vacation ownership property in Waikiki later this year.
  • Each City Collection property has a City Insider on-site to help maximize an Owner’s, Member’s or guest’s experience.
  • To learn more about The Marriott Vacation Clubs City Collection or to book a reservation, please visit www.MarriottVacationClubs.com .

GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCES 2024 FEDERAL POLICY AGENDA

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has approved its 2024 Federal Policy Agenda.

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  • GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has approved its 2024 Federal Policy Agenda.
  • This year's agenda includes five featured priorities:
    The Partnership supports closing the funding gap for the Des Moines International Airport's Terminal Project through the Airport Terminals Program.
  • The Partnership supports designating U.S. 65 as an interstate and supporting a federal increase in weight and size limits and exemptions on the corridor.
  • "We're proud of the collaborative efforts of our Partnership Investors and Members to complete our 2024 Federal Policy Agenda and identify five actionable featured priorities," said Anne Roth, Assistant Vice President of Government Relations at Hy-Vee and 2024 Chair of The Partnership's Government Policy Council.

First Invoice Sent and Received Over the US Digital Business Networks Alliance Open Exchange Network

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

HOUSTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Business Networks Alliance (DBNAlliance), a nonprofit organization that serves as the legal entity overseeing the US open Exchange Framework, today announced that the first invoice has been sent and received over the network. The first invoice exchange occurred between two DBNAlliance service providers — Avalara and Storecove.

Key Points: 
  • The Digital Business Networks Alliance reached an important milestone on March 5, 2024, when the first invoice was successfully transferred via the US open exchange network.
  • HOUSTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Business Networks Alliance (DBNAlliance), a nonprofit organization that serves as the legal entity overseeing the US open Exchange Framework, today announced that the first invoice has been sent and received over the network.
  • The transaction was executed from Avalara's E-Invoicing and Live Reporting solution leveraging the DBNAlliance Exchange Framework for message transfer, process descriptions, and document content exchange.
  • "After years of preparation, the DBNAlliance exchange network now serves as an efficient and reliable network for many businesses to seamlessly exchange e-documents within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.