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PDS Announces Rick Austin as New Vice President of Engineering

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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BLUE BELL, Pa., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS® , a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, is pleased to welcome Rick Austin to PDS as our new Vice President of Engineering.

Key Points: 
  • BLUE BELL, Pa., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS® , a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, is pleased to welcome Rick Austin to PDS as our new Vice President of Engineering.
  • Rick comes to PDS with over three decades of experience in software and systems engineering leadership.
  • Besides his extensive cloud experience, Rick has vast experience in taking numerous legacy products and transforming them into global, multi-tenant SaaS applications.
  • “We are pleased to have Rick join the PDS Team and I’m confident that together we will work towards achieving new benchmarks of success,” said Steve Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President.

Ocean Capital Calls on Shareholders to Demand Accountability at UBS-Managed Puerto Rico Closed-End Funds

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Professional Services, Finance, Schedule 13D, Opinion, Recommendation, Participation, Partial, Judgement, UBS, BLUE, CARD, Annual general meeting, OCEAN, Fund, Report, Security (finance), TFF

In addition to electing Ocean Capital’s nominees, Ocean Capital has submitted a business proposal to terminate the investment advisory agreements with UBS at both of these upcoming annual meetings.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to electing Ocean Capital’s nominees, Ocean Capital has submitted a business proposal to terminate the investment advisory agreements with UBS at both of these upcoming annual meetings.
  • Ocean Capital will continue to do everything in its power to compel UBS and its affiliates to respect the will of shareholders.
  • VISIT WWW.IMPROVEUBSPRFUNDS.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OCEAN CAPITAL’S CAMPAIGNS FOR VALUE-ENHANCING CHANGE AT THE FUNDS.
  • 2 The nine Funds include: Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (“Fund I”), Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund II for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (“Fund II”), Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (“Fund III”), Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund IV for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (“Fund IV”), Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund V for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (“Fund V”), Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund, Inc. (“PRITF I”), Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund IV, Inc (“PRITF IV”), Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund VI, Inc. (“PRITF VI”) and Tax-Free Fund for Puerto Rico Residents (“TFF I”).

Strategic Organizing Center Issues Statement on ISS Recommendation

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today commented on the recent report published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) in relation to Starbucks’ upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

Key Points: 
  • The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today commented on the recent report published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) in relation to Starbucks’ upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  • “While ISS acknowledged the validity of a number of our arguments in its report, we disagree with the view that board change is not currently needed at Starbucks.
  • ISS also concurs that shareholders should be concerned by Starbucks’ share price performance since unionization efforts began.
  • Further, we agree with ISS that the recent announcement of Starbucks and Workers United committing to a path forward is meaningful progress.

Strategic Organizing Center Releases Investor Presentation Highlighting Why Board Change is Needed Now in Order to Brew a Better Starbucks

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Retail, Professional Services, Food, Beverage, Finance, Public policy, Proxy, Starbucks, Multimedia, Participation, National Labor Relations Board, BLUE, Nature, Government, Ministry of Labour, Annual general meeting, Strategic Organizing Center, SOC, SBUX, Management

The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today announced the release of an investor presentation detailing the urgent need for change at the Company.

Key Points: 
  • The Strategic Organizing Center (the “SOC”), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (“Starbucks” or the “Company”), today announced the release of an investor presentation detailing the urgent need for change at the Company.
  • The presentation – titled “Brew a Better Starbucks” – is available at www.BrewABetterStarbucks.com .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220437846/en/
    The SOC stated: “Starbucks is an iconic company that has lost its way.
  • Most importantly, these nominees possess expertise sorely lacking on the current Board.

UBC Successfully Implemented REMS Administration Software During HL7® FHIR® Connectathon

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Pharmacy, UBC, Food, FHIR, Network File System, EHR, BLUE, Element, Electronic health record, Health Level 7, Documentation, Safety, Stanford Law School, REMS, HL7, Patient, Risk, Workflow, Medical device

During Connectathon, UBC successfully implemented the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) administration software, including the CDS Hooks Services and SMART App Launch as described in scenario 1 and 2 against an EHR test system.

Key Points: 
  • During Connectathon, UBC successfully implemented the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) administration software, including the CDS Hooks Services and SMART App Launch as described in scenario 1 and 2 against an EHR test system.
  • "Connectathon participation is a critical component to advancing interoperability, and we are thankful for UBC's efforts, as we were able to experience the workflows first-hand.
  • "The business value derived from this technology is best understood from the workflow of a prescriber," said Natalie O'Donnell, SVP, Head of Safety & Risk Management, UBC.
  • "A key component of this use case, championed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is automating interoperable exchange of standardized REMS data," said Saneel Vasram, Program Director, CodeX.

CBS PREMIERE WEEK AUDIENCE RISES +32% FROM 2022/2023

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The CBS Television Network's premiere week audience (Monday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 18) jumped +32% among total viewers from its 2022/2023 opening week (Monday, Sep. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 25), while topping its closest competitor by an average of +2.4 million viewers. In a week where CBS launched the new season for 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series, the Network averaged 5.08 million viewers compared to its September 2022 premiere week viewership of 3.85 million viewers.

Key Points: 
  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD was the #2 show of the night, up +22% from its year ago fall premiere.
  • BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was the #4 show of the night, up +17% from its year ago fall premiere.
  • FBI is #1 show of the night, up +13% from its year ago fall premiere.
  • YOUNG SHELDON is #1 show of the week with its largest audience (7.99m viewers) since 2020, up +16% from its year ago fall premiere.

Strategic Organizing Center Submits Letter to SEC Calling on Starbucks to Properly Disclose True Cost of Anti-Union Campaign

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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In the letter, the SOC requests that the SEC require Starbucks to fully disclose to shareholders the costs and liabilities associated with its anti-union efforts.

Key Points: 
  • In the letter, the SOC requests that the SEC require Starbucks to fully disclose to shareholders the costs and liabilities associated with its anti-union efforts.
  • The SOC believes Starbucks’ lack of disclosure and the exorbitant cost to shareholders represent just the latest examples of the current Board’s lack of oversight, counterproductive approach to labor issues and flawed allocation of resources.
  • Maria Echaveste, a former senior White House official, senior Department of Labor appointee and corporate attorney with significant international relations and public company board experience.
  • Estimated liabilities for store closings includes: (1) estimated wage liabilities, (2) estimated shutdown costs, (3) estimated net lost revenue and (4) estimated reopening costs.

Trian Sends Letter to Fellow Disney Shareholders Starved of Returns

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Trian Group,1 which beneficially owns $3.5 billion of common stock in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (“Disney” or the “Company”), today released a letter to its fellow Disney shareholders. The full text of the letter is below and available to view online at: https://restorethemagic.com/02-12-24/.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Trian Group,1 which beneficially owns $3.5 billion of common stock in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (“Disney” or the “Company”), today released a letter to its fellow Disney shareholders.
  • Dear Fellow Walt Disney Company Shareholder:
    A year ago, faced with a proxy contest that sought to bring accountability for these failures, Disney attempted to assure shareholders that a “significant transformation”3 was underway.
  • In early 2023, Disney outlined a plan to “succeed at succession,”4 reignite the Company’s creative engine5 and achieve profitability in the streaming business.6
    A year later, however, Disney shareholders are no better off.
  • Nor is throwing spaghetti at the wall going to feed shareholders who have been starved of returns for so long.

Aprecia Names Andrew Karazim as New Chief Commercial Officer

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Academic All-America, Growth, Marketing, Yale University, Patient, BLUE, Biotechnology, Kaleo, Commercial, MBA, Business development, Lilly, Commercialization, ASH, University, Saint Joseph's University, Management

BLUE ASH, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aprecia, the global leader in 3DP technology for commercial-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced Andrew Karazim will lead Aprecia's Commercialization efforts as the Chief Commercial Officer. Karazim has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience with expertise across sales, marketing and market access.

Key Points: 
  • BLUE ASH, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aprecia, the global leader in 3DP technology for commercial-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced Andrew Karazim will lead Aprecia's Commercialization efforts as the Chief Commercial Officer.
  • Karazim has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience with expertise across sales, marketing and market access.
  • "Mr. Karazim is an accomplished executive with a breadth of expertise focused on commercialization efforts and business strategies to drive growth.
  • Karazim spent the first 22 years of his career at Lilly in a variety of Commercial leadership positions in the US and Globally.

Unisys Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results Date and Participation in Upcoming Investor Conference

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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BLUE BELL, Pa., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) announces the date for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results and conference call and its participation in an upcoming investor conference.

Key Points: 
  • BLUE BELL, Pa., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) announces the date for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results and conference call and its participation in an upcoming investor conference.
  • Management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. EST that same day with the financial community to discuss the results.
  • The company will offer a live, listen-only webcast of the conference call on the Unisys Investor Website at www.unisys.com/investor .
  • Michaela Pewarski, Vice President of Investor Relations of Unisys, will participate virtually in the Sidoti Small-Cap Conference on March 13-14, 2024.