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CBIZ Announces Honorees for Fourth Annual Women Transforming Business Awards

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Friday, March 8, 2024

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ), a leading national provider of financial, insurance, and advisory services, has announced the honorees of its fourth annual Women Transforming Business Awards powered by CBIZ Women’s Advantage .

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  • CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ), a leading national provider of financial, insurance, and advisory services, has announced the honorees of its fourth annual Women Transforming Business Awards powered by CBIZ Women’s Advantage .
  • Honorees for these awards are being announced today in celebration of International Women’s Day.
  • “The Women Transforming Business Awards recognize current and future leaders in multiple industries who are making a difference and impact in their organizations and communities,” said Jerry Grisko, President and CEO of CBIZ.
  • For more information and to register for the event, visit the Women Transforming Business Awards page .

Shore Capital-Backed Roaming Hunger Names Greg Liberman as Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, March 8, 2024

“Roaming Hunger”, “RMNG” or the “Company”), a leading platform for foodservice solutions and experiential marketing activations, today announced the appointment of Greg Liberman as its new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

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  • “Roaming Hunger”, “RMNG” or the “Company”), a leading platform for foodservice solutions and experiential marketing activations, today announced the appointment of Greg Liberman as its new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
  • With an extensive background leading e-commerce, subscription and marketplace businesses, Greg brings a wealth of experience and strategic vision to lead Roaming Hunger into its next phase of growth.
  • Commenting on the appointment, Ross Resnick, Founder and Executive Chairman of Roaming Hunger, stated, "We are thrilled to welcome Greg to the Roaming Hunger community.
  • We firmly believe that under Greg's leadership, both Roaming Hunger and RMNG will continue to be trailblazers in their respective foodservice and experiential marketing industries."

Legal Entity Management Leaders Traact and Klea Join Forces to Provide Optimized Solutions on a Global Scale

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Today, successful Silicon Valley startup Traact , a cloud-based legal tech platform, announced a new strategic partnership with Klea , a Belgium-based leader in AI-enabled legal entity management.

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  • Today, successful Silicon Valley startup Traact , a cloud-based legal tech platform, announced a new strategic partnership with Klea , a Belgium-based leader in AI-enabled legal entity management.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240308016681/en/
    Traact and Klea are partnering to serve corporate legal and law firm clients on a global scale.
  • Their complementary solutions will enable clients to automate and streamline legal operations with the most modern technology advances and best customer service available today.
  • Initially, Traact and Klea will team up on business development endeavors while their technology platforms and service teams become more connected.

Corridor Platforms and Oliver Wyman Join Forces to Address Governance Challenges in New Gen AI Initiative for Financial Services: Project GGX

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Corridor Platforms , a leading decision workflow automation platform, and Oliver Wyman , the global management consultancy, today announced a new generative AI initiative: Project GGX.

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  • Corridor Platforms , a leading decision workflow automation platform, and Oliver Wyman , the global management consultancy, today announced a new generative AI initiative: Project GGX.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240307784920/en/
    Key questions that Project GGX will address are: How can GenAI be safely deployed in large complex enterprises like financial institutions?
  • What should leading institutions consider as they evaluate how to safeguard against unintended risks and consequences resulting from generative AI?
  • "Project GGX builds upon our team’s success implementing the first AI risk decisioning and governance suite fit for large, regulated entities,” said Manish Gupta , Founder and CEO of Corridor Platforms.

MicroVest Launches New Framework for Portfolio Impact Management

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

MicroVest Capital Management (MicroVest), a pioneer of U.S.-based microfinance investing, today launched its new Impact Framework: The Pyramid of Intentionality (PI).

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  • MicroVest Capital Management (MicroVest), a pioneer of U.S.-based microfinance investing, today launched its new Impact Framework: The Pyramid of Intentionality (PI).
  • The new Framework seeks to evolve the practice of impact management across the asset manager’s existing and future funds, with a standardized approach to assessing, managing, and measuring the impact targeted by the firm's investments, in line with leading industry standards.
  • To accompany the launch, MicroVest has published a Framework Guide to illustrate how the PI was designed and developed.
  • “We have evolved our portfolio impact management processes so that we can better assess our impact performance against the portfolio’s targeted sustainability goals—not just at the firm level, but across our investments and their ultimate beneficiaries,” said Leela Vosko, MicroVest’s Director of Impact.

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation Announce Shareholder Approval of Merger

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”)(NASDAQ: TCPC) and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”)(NASDAQ: BKCC) announced today that the shareholders of each business development company (“BDC”) have voted to approve the necessary proposals related to the merger of TCPC and BCIC at each company's special meeting of shareholders held on March 7, 2024.

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  • BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”)(NASDAQ: TCPC) and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”)(NASDAQ: BKCC) announced today that the shareholders of each business development company (“BDC”) have voted to approve the necessary proposals related to the merger of TCPC and BCIC at each company's special meeting of shareholders held on March 7, 2024.
  • Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed transaction, as more than 90% of shareholders represented at each meeting voted in favor of the merger.
  • Rajneesh Vig, Co-Head of US Private Capital (“USPC”) for BlackRock, and Chairman and CEO of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp., said: “We thank shareholders of both BDCs for their overwhelming support for the merger.
  • Following the merger, the surviving entity will continue as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TCPC.

First Internet Bank Continues to Expand Small Business Administration Team

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

First Internet Bank announced today that Craig Simon has joined the organization as Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer.

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  • First Internet Bank announced today that Craig Simon has joined the organization as Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer.
  • Mr. Simon will bring additional financial expertise to First Internet Bank’s rapidly-growing Small Business Administration (SBA) team, which has supported the Bank’s growth into a Top 10 lender for SBA 7(a) loans.
  • Mr. Simon comes to First Internet Bank from Pilot Bank and Lake Michigan Credit Union, where he supported the banks’ SBA lending and commercial relationship management operations.
  • He also has a strong financial services background, having also worked with USAmeriBank, Regions Bank and Sunshine Bank.

Whole Foods Market Accepting Applications for its 2024 Local and Emerging Accelerator Program

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Whole Foods Market opened the application process for its 2024 Local and Emerging Accelerator Program (LEAP) today, seeking 10 innovative food brands not yet sold in Whole Foods Market stores to join the program’s Early Growth cohort.

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  • Whole Foods Market opened the application process for its 2024 Local and Emerging Accelerator Program (LEAP) today, seeking 10 innovative food brands not yet sold in Whole Foods Market stores to join the program’s Early Growth cohort.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240307265250/en/
    Whole Foods Market opened the application process for its 2024 Local and Emerging Accelerator Program (LEAP) today, seeking 10 innovative food brands not yet sold in Whole Foods Market stores to join the program’s Early Growth cohort.
  • “Whole Foods Market deeply values the connections to local and emerging brands, enriched by the LEAP program,” said Alyssa Vescio, Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Whole Foods Market.
  • On the Verge participants have officially been selected for 2024 after being nominated by Whole Foods Market Merchants and Foragers.

In Accordance with NYSE Rule 303A.08, this Press Release Makes Public the Grant of an Employment Inducement Award

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Friday, March 8, 2024

As required by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, Weave Communications, Inc. (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one customer experience and payments software platform for small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, today announced that it has granted to David McNeil, Weave’s recently appointed Chief Revenue Officer, on March 1, 2024, the following equity award as an inducement for him to accept employment: restricted stock units relating to 350,000 shares of Weave’s common stock, which vest over three years, with 33% vesting on March 15, 2025 and the remaining 67% over the following 2 years in equal quarterly installments, in each case subject to Mr. McNeil’s continued service through each vesting date.

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  • As required by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, Weave Communications, Inc. (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one customer experience and payments software platform for small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, today announced that it has granted to David McNeil, Weave’s recently appointed Chief Revenue Officer, on March 1, 2024, the following equity award as an inducement for him to accept employment: restricted stock units relating to 350,000 shares of Weave’s common stock, which vest over three years, with 33% vesting on March 15, 2025 and the remaining 67% over the following 2 years in equal quarterly installments, in each case subject to Mr. McNeil’s continued service through each vesting date.
  • The employment inducement award was granted under Weave’s 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan and related form of restricted stock unit agreement.
  • The Compensation Committee of Weave’s Board of Directors approved this award in reliance on the employment inducement exception to shareholder approval provided under Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
  • To comply with the terms of this exemption, the employment inducement award requires prompt public announcement of the award and written notice to the NYSE.

CSG Premieres 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report; Small, Effortless Moments Win Audiences Over Epic Journeys

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS), a leading SaaS platform company helping brands make ordinary customer and employee experiences extraordinary, today released The 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report .

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  • CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS), a leading SaaS platform company helping brands make ordinary customer and employee experiences extraordinary, today released The 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report .
  • “As personalized, effortless and engaging customer experiences become table stakes, the traditional script that once guided CX strategies is being rewritten.
  • CSG tracked over 13 billion customer journey interactions in 2023 through its customer journey management platform, CSG Xponent .
  • CSG defines a customer journey interaction as an instance where an API triggers an action to be taken on a channel within the customer journey.