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New White Paper from IFT Examines How Processing Technology Can Improve Food Sustainability and Nutrition

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, has released a white paper that examines how existing and novel processing technologies could help improve global food and nutrition security.

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  • The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, has released a white paper that examines how existing and novel processing technologies could help improve global food and nutrition security.
  • Food Science and Technology Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Sustainable Production of Nutritious Foods Through Processing Technology is the result of a virtual roundtable discussion organized by IFT’s Food & Nutrition Security Steering Committee (FNSSC) that focused on utilizing existing and novel processing technologies to help better preserve nutritional quality.
  • Processing technology can help bridge the gap between these two necessities,” said IFT Chief Science and Technology Officer Bryan Hitchcock.
  • “This white paper highlights the important role of food processing and identifies opportunities for scaling processing technologies to improve nutrition quality.”
    Some of the challenges outlined in the white paper that the global food community must address to maximize the benefits of processing technology include a lack of up-to-date and aligned regulations, limited public-private funding support, unoptimized technology, and inaccurate consumer knowledge about food processing.

Metronet Launches 100% Fiber Optic Speeds in Lakeville; Residents Now Eligible for Service

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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Metronet today announced that residents and businesses in initial construction areas throughout Lakeville now have access to 100% fiber optic internet.

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  • Metronet today announced that residents and businesses in initial construction areas throughout Lakeville now have access to 100% fiber optic internet.
  • As Metronet’s service becomes available throughout the city, residents will have access to multi-gigabit speeds up to 2 gigabits; and businesses will have access to speeds up to 10 gigabits.
  • Residents and businesses within Metronet’s initial construction areas can now conveniently sign up for service installation online at metronet.com .
  • Metronet plans to hire local market management positions, sales and customer service professionals and service technicians to support the Lakeville area.

NATSO, SIGMA Statement on Department of Treasury Guidance for Implementation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers issued the following statement today in response to the Department of the Treasury's December 13 guidance document governing the implementation of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blenders' tax credit.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers issued the following statement today in response to the Department of the Treasury's December 13 guidance document governing the implementation of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blenders' tax credit.
  • The following statement can be attributed to David Fialkov, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for NATSO and SIGMA.
  • "The truck stop, fuel marketing, trucking and rail industries along with the environmental community have long observed that the present statutory language of the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit does not create a pathway for applying the current GREET life-cycle model to SAF.
  • In today's announcement, the Department of Treasury makes clear that it agrees.

Local Non-Profits Receive More than $288,000 in Grants to Advance Southern California Clean Energy Initiatives

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Saturday, December 2, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clean Power Alliance (CPA) and Calpine Energy Solutions have announced the latest group of awardees to receive funding through their annual Community Benefits Grant Program. Through this ongoing partnership, 12 non-profit organizations located throughout CPA's service territory in Los Angeles and Ventura counties will receive more than $288,000 in grants to advance clean energy, green job training, environmental education and stewardship, and energy equity and diversity efforts within their respective communities. Individual grants range from $20,000 to $30,000.

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  • Investing in local communities is a key aspect of CPA's mission to strengthen regional resilience and advance access to clean energy for all.
  • "The selected projects will benefit thousands of individuals and move us closer to a clean energy future."
  • Calpine Energy Solutions awards the program funding, while CPA develops the grant guidelines and helps recruit local non-profit organizations to apply for the funding.
  • "Calpine Energy Solutions is committed to our many CCA partners and the wide range of communities they serve," said Brock.

Former State Department Consular Chief Joins EIG, Global Business Immigration Law Firm

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Immigration Group (EIG), a leading business immigration law firm, announces that former U.S. Department of State Consular Section Chief Diane Holcombe-Geddens has joined EIG as a Senior Managing Attorney, Consular Affairs.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Erickson Immigration Group (EIG), a leading business immigration law firm, announces that former U.S. Department of State Consular Section Chief Diane Holcombe-Geddens has joined EIG as a Senior Managing Attorney, Consular Affairs.
  • Holcombe-Geddens has over 24 years of experience leading teams responsible for interpreting and applying U.S. immigration law in South Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
  • She has extensive experience and demonstrated leadership in successfully advocating on immigration issues while serving as a U.S. State Department Senior Consular Officer, military attorney, and Capitol Hill legislative aide.
  • "She will greatly contribute to EIG's Government Affairs Program, and clients will surely benefit from Diane's decades of U.S. & global immigration expertise."

Connecting for Better Health Forms First Nonprofit Dedicated to Advancing Data Sharing in California

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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LARKSPUR, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecting for Better Health, the coalition dedicated to advancing data sharing in California, today announced it is now a nonprofit. This transformation makes it California's first cross-industry, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health and social outcomes for all Californians through the advancement of community- and state-focused data sharing infrastructure.

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  • LARKSPUR, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecting for Better Health , the coalition dedicated to advancing data sharing in California, today announced it is now a nonprofit.
  • This transformation makes it California's first cross-industry, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health and social outcomes for all Californians through the advancement of community- and state-focused data sharing infrastructure.
  • Connecting for Better Health's (C4BH) transition to a nonprofit builds upon more than three years of successful advocacy and education work, during which C4BH organized panels for industry events, developed informational materials, drove policy conversations around data sharing, and helped guide implementation of the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) .
  • C4BH initially plans to progress its advocacy and education work related to DxF governance, the need for consent management in data sharing, and exchange across the health care and social services sectors.

MRO Announces Adrienne Morrell as New Vice President of Government Affairs

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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NORRISTOWN, Pa., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MRO, Corp. (MRO) , the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, announced that Adrienne Morrell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Government Affairs.

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  • NORRISTOWN, Pa., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MRO, Corp. (MRO) , the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, announced that Adrienne Morrell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Government Affairs.
  • Morrell previously served as senior vice president of public, government and community affairs at SCAN Health Plan where she oversaw all aspects of the company's government affairs strategy as a member of the senior leadership team.
  • Prior to SCAN, Morrell was the executive vice president of federal and external affairs at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), overseeing the trade association's advocacy, government affairs and public policy activities.
  • Morrell spent over a decade at Health Net, Inc. as the vice president for government relations.

Bipartisan bill introduced to ensure continued advancement of organic

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Organic Trade Association applauds the introduction of critical bipartisan legislation in Congres to ensure organic standards continuously evolve and improve, and to hold the federal government accountable for keeping up with the needs and expectations of the dynamic organic marketplace.

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  • Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Organic Trade Association applauds the introduction of critical bipartisan legislation in Congres to ensure organic standards continuously evolve and improve, and to hold the federal government accountable for keeping up with the needs and expectations of the dynamic organic marketplace.
  • The legislation would amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide a streamlined and predictable process to review and revise organic standards implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • It would enable the improvement and advancement of organic to forge ahead into the future.
  • “Ensuring continuous improvement for organic is our highest priority in the 2023 Farm Bill, and this legislation goes far to address that objective,” said Tom Chapman, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association.

Nation's Finest Raises Awareness in Phoenix about Programs and Services Available to Help Veterans in Need in Arizona

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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PHOENIX, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterans' advocates and community leaders joined together at the Arizona State Capitol's Wesley Bolin Memorial Park today to raise awareness about programs and services to help Veterans in need. The community awareness program has been part of a year-long celebration of Nation's Finest's 50th Anniversary, which has honored individuals who have helped Veterans above and beyond the call of duty. The Phoenix event today was one of several awareness events taking place in three states and in Washington DC as a part of Nation's Finest 50th Anniversary.

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  • The Phoenix event today was one of several awareness events taking place in three states and in Washington DC as a part of Nation's Finest 50th Anniversary.
  • Through Veteran's Day, Nation's Finest is hosting a series of community awareness events that bring together community leaders, Veterans' advocates, and community partners to ensure Veterans and their families have access to services, and programs.
  • The awardees personal stories, along with other Nation's Finest awardees, were featured in the exhibition and on the Nation's Finest website at www.NationsFinest.org .
  • "Verizon is committed to helping Veterans and their families with access to smart technologies that improve connectivity to the programs, services, and care available to them.

CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE NAMES MORGAN BIDDISON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND GRANTS PROGRAM MANAGER

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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SEDALIA, Colo., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) is pleased to announce the hiring of Morgan Biddison to fill the cooperative's newly created position of Government Affairs and Grants Program Manager, effective October 16.

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  • SEDALIA, Colo., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) is pleased to announce the hiring of Morgan Biddison to fill the cooperative's newly created position of Government Affairs and Grants Program Manager, effective October 16.
  • As the Government Affairs and Grants Program Manager, Morgan will collaborate with leadership and strategic partners to define and execute CORE's legislative strategy to achieve state and federal government affairs goals that advance CORE Electric Cooperative's mission and vision.
  • In this role, Morgan will also support local and regional government affairs efforts and coordinate the cooperative's grant seeking efforts.
  • Morgan is an experienced government relations and stakeholder engagement leader, having spent a decade helping organizations build and leverage partnerships to advance their strategic priorities.