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Employee Empowerment Recognized With Prestigious Honor

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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Stellantis' Latins in Connection (LinC) has been named as one of the Top Employee Resource Groups of the Year for 2023 by LATINA Style magazine.

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  • Stellantis' Latins in Connection (LinC) has been named as one of the Top Employee Resource Groups of the Year for 2023 by LATINA Style magazine.
  • "From its members to its leaders, LinC is especially worthy of this deserving honor for all that they do to advocate for and advance Latins across the company and in the community.
  • In a statement, the magazine also congratulated Stellantis for its "support of employee empowerment, retention, promotion and diversity."
  • The report recognized companies that support programs encouraging training, mentorship, leadership development and promotion for Latinas.

National Press Club awards Kevin Palomino its Spring 2024 Lewis Scholarship

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Kevin Palomino of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the recipient of its Lewis Scholarship for Spring 2024.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Kevin Palomino of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the recipient of its Lewis Scholarship for Spring 2024.
  • "The Lewis Scholarship provides me with an opportunity to grow as a journalist," Palomino said.
  • "I see a bright future ahead in journalism for Kevin," said Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute and resident director of the Washington Journalism Program at Gaylord College.
  • National Press Club scholarships are administered by its nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute.

ChurnZero enters 2024 as the customer success industry's platform and partner of choice

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero, the platform and partner for customer success, is poised to enter 2024 as the most-loved customer success platform after a year of first-to-market technology innovations, award wins and recognition, outstanding customer feedback, and new partnerships across the customer success and SaaS industries. The company, whose customer success software helps CS teams work more efficiently, deliver greater customer value, and drive more revenue, was ranked as CS category leader by G2, named the 2024 CODIE winner for CS software, and described by independent research firm Forrester as a platform that "elevates CS".

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero , the platform and partner for customer success, is poised to enter 2024 as the most-loved customer success platform after a year of first-to-market technology innovations, award wins and recognition, outstanding customer feedback, and new partnerships across the customer success and SaaS industries.
  • "Customer success teams worldwide have delivered outstanding results using ChurnZero to scale, automate, and enhance their operations in 2023," says You Mon Tsang, CEO and co-founder, ChurnZero.
  • Highlights include:
    Customer Success AI : the first generative AI capability built into a customer success platform.
  • Leading software marketplace G2 named ChurnZero its category leader in customer success software , and the highest rated CS platform for user satisfaction.

TEAMSTERS KICK OFF FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ROUNDTABLES

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host its first member roundtables with five declared candidates for U.S. President on December 14-15 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Teamsters to Meet This Week with Kennedy, Hutchinson, Williamson, West, Phillips
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host its first member roundtables with five declared candidates for U.S. President on December 14-15 in Washington, D.C.
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Asa Hutchinson, Marianne Williamson, Cornel West, and Dean Phillips will meet with Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and rank-and-file Teamsters from across the country.
  • Candidates will participate individually in a conversation with O'Brien, Zuckerman, and members on issues important to Teamsters and their families.
  • Our union wants every candidate to know that there are 1.3 million Teamsters nationwide whose votes will not be taken for granted.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Monumental Sports to Partner with Virginia and Regional Leaders on a Proposed Business Expansion to Alexandria

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Founder, Chairman, Principal Partner, and CEO, Ted Leonsis, announced the company has reached a framework of an agreement for a public-private partnership to create a world-class Entertainment District in Alexandria at Potomac Yard, pending legislative approval and completion of definitive documents. This would relocate the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards' home arena to Virginia beginning in 2028, should the proposal become finalized. 

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  • This would relocate the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards' home arena to Virginia beginning in 2028, should the proposal become finalized.
  • This world-class Entertainment District is expected to serve as a catalyst to create exceptional experiences, uniting and fostering economic growth throughout the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.
  • Monumental envisions Capital One Arena as maintaining its position as a vital and vibrant point of connection in downtown D.C.
  • We believe this expansion would enable us to uphold our commitment to building an exceptional experience for our fans, employees, and partners."

Bright MLS November Housing Report: Mid-Atlantic Market Continues to Defy Expectations

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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NORTH BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Even as mortgage rates hit a two-decade high in November, homebuyers remain active throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The number of closed sales continued to track below last year's levels, with 15,970 total sales throughout the region, down 6.3% from November 2022. However, there were 15,964 new pending sales last month, which is down just 0.7% compared to a year ago.

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  • "Housing demand has remained strong this fall, despite higher rates," said Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS Chief Economist.
  • At the end of the month, there was a total of 32,522 active listings across the Bright MLS service area.
  • According to the Bright MLS T3 Home Demand Index (HDI), the Philadelphia metro market remains limited.
  • According to the Bright MLS T3 Home Demand Index (HDI), market conditions in the Washington, D.C. metro declined slightly month-over-month, from 58 in November to 56 in December, indicating limited market activity.

ARENA STAGE TO EXTEND ITS SMASH HIT, SWEPT AWAY

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Captivating audiences from 45 states (plus the District of Columbia) and all over the globe—audiences are flying in from as far as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Japan—Arena Stage's production of Swept Away was a smash hit before it even began. The company today announced a two-week extension through January 14, 2024, to meet audience demand, continuing performances at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater at the Mead Center for American Theater for the duration. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit arenastage.org/sweptaway.

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  • The company today announced a two-week extension through January 14, 2024, to meet audience demand, continuing performances at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater at the Mead Center for American Theater for the duration.
  • "I've been so delighted to see audiences fall in love with this soaring story of redemption told through The Avett Brothers' stunning music," said Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif.
  • "How wonderful to be able to continue sharing this with D.C."
    "It has been thrilling to witness the overwhelming response that audiences have had to Swept Away," shared Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers.
  • "We're excited that even more folks will be able to experience this very special piece of theater through January 14."

Dr. Emily Oster and COVID-19 School Data Hub Launch New AI Public Service Tool, "Zelma"

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 School Data Hub, led by Dr. Emily Oster, Professor of Economics at Brown University, today released a new public service tool, Zelma Education. Zelma aims to make the data from state standardized assessments more widely accessible and engaging for the general public.

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  • A first of its kind public service application of AI, Zelma enables anyone to easily find, graph and understand U.S. school testing data and explore the impacts in communities across the country
    PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 School Data Hub, led by Dr. Emily Oster, Professor of Economics at Brown University, today released a new public service tool, Zelma Education.
  • Zelma aims to make the data from state standardized assessments more widely accessible and engaging for the general public.
  • "Everybody, from elected state officials to educators and parents, should have access to information regarding their local school systems," said Dr. Emily Oster.
  • For more information on the COVID-19 School Data Hub, please visit covidschooldatahub.com .

Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea Joins Greenberg Traurig

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Greenberg Traurig, LLP further expands its national Appeals & Legal Issues Practice with the addition of Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea as a shareholder in the global law firm's Minneapolis office. Justice Gildea joins Greenberg Traurig after having served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for 13 years. She is the second woman to hold the position and the third longest-serving chief justice in Minnesota history.

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  • Justice Gildea joins Greenberg Traurig after having served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for 13 years.
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Greenberg Traurig, LLP further expands its national Appeals & Legal Issues Practice with the addition of Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea as a shareholder in the global law firm's Minneapolis office .
  • Justice Gildea joins Greenberg Traurig after having served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for 13 years.
  • Prior to becoming Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice Gildea was an Associate Justice on the court and a trial court judge in Hennepin County.

Unfunded Calls for Community Action Against Possible Education Budget Cuts

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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DENVER, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unfunded, a proactive crowdfunding platform for school infrastructure, recently asked for intensified community action in response to the House Republican leadership's call for drastic cuts to public education. The billions in proposed cuts threaten to exacerbate existing disparities in school facilities, particularly in poor and minority communities.

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  • DENVER, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unfunded, a proactive crowdfunding platform for school infrastructure, recently asked for intensified community action in response to the House Republican leadership's call for drastic cuts to public education.
  • The billions in proposed cuts threaten to exacerbate existing disparities in school facilities, particularly in poor and minority communities.
  • "Over the years, it's a sad fact that crowdfunding efforts have had to become ubiquitous in schools fighting for survival," said Vaishali McCarthy, Unfunded founder.
  • "And now, recent budget proposals by the U.S. House paint a troubling picture for the future of public education in America again.