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University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies Releases White Paper on How Organizations Can Improve Workplace Wellness Through Use of a Strategic Framework

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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Professional Services, Education, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Business, Human Resources, University, Organization, HKS, Inc., Leadership studies, EMPOWER, DEIB, Mentorship, University of Phoenix, Curriculum, Arizona State University, Marquess, AI, The arts, Marketing, Business administration, Research, Phoenix College, CARE, Doctor, Psychology, ACCESS, Optimism, Faculty, MBA, Diversity, Management

The white paper explores findings from the 2023 Career Optimism Index® to focus on workplace wellness and the development of a scorecard concept as a framework for addressing disparities and cultivating a positive work environment.

Key Points: 
  • The white paper explores findings from the 2023 Career Optimism Index® to focus on workplace wellness and the development of a scorecard concept as a framework for addressing disparities and cultivating a positive work environment.
  • “With workers expressing career optimism concurrently with workplace dissatisfaction, there is a challenge and an opportunity for organizations to address this dissatisfaction while leveraging employees' optimism,” states Blake.
  • ACCESS (Advancing Community, Critical thought, Engagement, Scholarship Success) is an introductory course sequence for the College’s doctoral students.
  • Marquis holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the University of Surrey.

BMO Publishes an Updated Sustainable Bond Framework with Innovative Green, Social and Transition Financing Categories

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
ICMA, EMPOWER, Climate change, Moody's Investors Service, BMO, Transition, General counsel, Risk, Bank, Party, Sale, Sustainability Bonds, Power plant engineering, Nature, Insurance, Outline, Bank of Montreal, Annual report, Nuclear energy, Green bond, International Capital Market Association, Government, Legislation, Renewable energy

Under the updated Sustainable Bond Framework, BMO may issue four types of sustainable bonds: Sustainability Bonds, Green Bonds, Transition Bonds and Social Bonds.

Key Points: 
  • Under the updated Sustainable Bond Framework, BMO may issue four types of sustainable bonds: Sustainability Bonds, Green Bonds, Transition Bonds and Social Bonds.
  • Recognizing nuclear power's role in energy transition, BMO included nuclear energy as an eligible green financing activity.
  • "We are pleased to announce these updates to BMO's Sustainable Bond Framework including the addition of nuclear energy and transition uses of proceeds" said Sharon Haward-Laird, General Counsel, BMO Financial Group, and Chair of the BMO Climate Institute.
  • This is reflected in our inclusion of innovative green, transition and social financing categories in our updated Framework.

NJBIZ Honors Sharp's Kevin Fox as 2024 Leader in Law

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
EMPOWER, Adventure, General counsel, Senior, Electronics, Sharp Corporation, Corporation, Management

MONTVALE, N.J., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced that Kevin Fox, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has been selected as a 2024 NJBIZ Leader in Law.

Key Points: 
  • MONTVALE, N.J., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced that Kevin Fox, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has been selected as a 2024 NJBIZ Leader in Law.
  • Kevin was selected due to his leadership skills that spread beyond his legal role, spearheading initiatives that drive positive change across the organization.
  • "It's a true pleasure to celebrate Kevin and his achievement as an NJBIZ 2024 Leader in Law," said Jeff Ashida, Chairman, President and CEO of Sharp Electronics Corporation.
  • The NJBIZ Leaders in Law Award selection process involves a panel of independent judges with experience in the justice system.

Sciton, Inc. Announces New Educational Event Series, Skin CEO

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Monday, April 1, 2024
SKIN, EMPOWER, Laser, Education, Patient, Sale, CREATE, Marketing, Skin, City, PALO, OWN, Physician, Health

The Skin CEO program is designed to bring a comprehensive educational opportunity to the aesthetic medicine industry with six events across the United States in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The Skin CEO program is designed to bring a comprehensive educational opportunity to the aesthetic medicine industry with six events across the United States in 2024.
  • Skin CEO events are designed to bring a comprehensive educational opportunity to the aesthetic medicine industry.
  • Throughout 2024, Sciton will host several SKIN CEO events across the United States in cities such as Austin, Tampa, Chicago, New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles.
  • Interested providers or industry professionals can learn more about the event series and register at https://skinceo.sciton.com/ .

SMECO Continues Partnership With ICF for Energy Efficiency Work

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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RESTON, Va., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has retained global consulting and technology services provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) under a three-year contract to continue to serve as the implementer of the utility's energy efficiency and demand response programs as part of the statewide EmPOWER Maryland initiative. The contract was awarded in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Key Points: 
  • ICF will leverage their industry-leading energy expertise, cloud technology and advanced analytics to deliver a broad range of energy efficiency and demand response services to improve the experience of SMECO's residential and commercial customers.
  • "ICF is committed to helping SMECO continue to make data-driven decisions to meet ambitious residential and commercial program goals," said Anne Choate, ICF executive vice president for energy, environment and infrastructure.
  • "SMECO's energy efficiency programs have been recognized as some of the most successful in the nation, winning over 40 industry awards.
  • Read more about ICF's energy efficiency services and how they help clients meet their electrification and decarbonization goals.

Stop & Shop Fights Pediatric Cancer with Kick Off of ‘Help Cure Childhood Cancer’ Campaign

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Stop & Shop’s ‘Help Cure Childhood Cancer’ campaign will run in all stores from March 1 through March 31.

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  • Stop & Shop’s ‘Help Cure Childhood Cancer’ campaign will run in all stores from March 1 through March 31.
  • 100% of proceeds will benefit the two hospitals to assist in their pioneering pediatric cancer treatment and care.
  • The Stop & Shop Pediatric Brain Tumor Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a world-renowned destination for children with malignant and non-malignant brain tumors.
  • “Stop & Shop’s dedication and generous support of pediatric cancer continues to help fund critical research and care,” said Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

JARDIANCE Market Size, Forecast, and Emerging Insights, 2019-2023 and 2024-2032: Focus on 7MM - United States, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Japan - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Health, Pharmaceutical, Heart, AMI, EMPOWER, SWOT, EU4, Empagliflozin, Risk, Myocardial infarction, Safety, Acute kidney injury, Patient, SGLT2, Urine, Kidney, Glucose, Kidney disease, Mortality, Research, Pharmaceutical industry

Further, it also consists of future market assessments inclusive of the JARDIANCE market forecast analysis for myocardial infarction in the 7MM, SWOT, analysts' views, comprehensive overview of market competitors, and brief about other emerging therapies in myocardial infarction.

Key Points: 
  • Further, it also consists of future market assessments inclusive of the JARDIANCE market forecast analysis for myocardial infarction in the 7MM, SWOT, analysts' views, comprehensive overview of market competitors, and brief about other emerging therapies in myocardial infarction.
  • JARDIANCE (Empagliflozin) is an inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2), the transporters primarily responsible for glucose re-absorption in the kidney.
  • The report also highlights the JARDIANCE research and development activities in myocardial infarction across the United States, Europe and Japan.
  • A detailed description of regulatory milestones, and developmental activities, provide the current development scenario of JARDIANCE in myocardial infarction.

BGE Awards ICF $65 Million in Energy Efficiency Contracts

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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RESTON, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) has awarded global consulting and technology services provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) over $65 million in re-compete and new contracts to implement EmPOWER Maryland, the utility's statewide energy efficiency and demand response program. The agreements were awarded in the fourth quarter of 2024 and have a term of three years.

Key Points: 
  • RESTON, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) has awarded global consulting and technology services provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) over $65 million in re-compete and new contracts to implement EmPOWER Maryland, the utility's statewide energy efficiency and demand response program.
  • ICF has delivered award-winning energy efficiency programs for BGE for over 15 years that have achieved over 5.5 gigawatts in energy savings to over 18 million utility customers.
  • "We are excited to continue our longstanding work with BGE to evolve and optimize their energy efficiency programs as they navigate the challenging transition to a clean energy future," said Anne Choate, ICF executive vice president for energy, environment and infrastructure.
  • Read more about ICF's energy efficiency and technology services and how they help clients meet their electrification and decarbonization goals.

EMPOWER Leads Foster Care Services for All Children and Families in the Metroplex East Region

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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DALLAS, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EMPOWER, a nonprofit child welfare collaborative, now provides foster care case management, kinship and reunification services for all children and families in the Metroplex East region, after entering Stage II of the Community-Based Care (CBC) contract with the State of Texas on March 1, 2024. EMPOWER is led by Texas Family Initiative LLC (TFI) and is supported by local providers in North Texas, including CK Family Services, Jonathan's Place, The Bair Foundation and Pathways Youth and Family Services. EMPOWER will serve as the lead agency for the nine-county area that includes Dallas, Collin, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rockwall, Kaufman and Navarro counties.

Key Points: 
  • CBC is an innovative approach to traditional foster care services because it utilizes local nonprofits to outsource out of home placement and case management services.
  • Since September 1, 2023, EMPOWER has provided placement services in the Metroplex East Region.
  • For the first time in over five years, all children in the Metroplex East Region are placed in licensed placements.
  • Around 79% of those foster children were placed within the same Metroplex East region, and 37.8% were placed in their home county.

The Family Initiative (TFI) Becomes One of the Largest Community-Based Care Child Welfare Agencies in the U.S.

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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Currently, the organization provides programming across the U.S. focused on strengthening children and families and creating stronger, healthier communities.

Key Points: 
  • Currently, the organization provides programming across the U.S. focused on strengthening children and families and creating stronger, healthier communities.
  • TFI's programs include foster and kinship care, adoption, behavioral health, clinical and prevention services, residential, placement and case management services, administrative services, and child welfare software services in nine different states.
  • Overall, TFI holds four CBC foster care case management contracts, and two family preservation contracts in Kansas.
  • TFI is also a founding member of the newly formed National Center on Community-Based Child Welfare, a resource that will be available to other child welfare agencies.