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NFI subsidiary New Flyer awarded two contracts from New York for up to 2,090 Xcelsior® transit buses

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Lundi, mars 11, 2024

ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI) and North America’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts from the New York City Transit Authority (NYCT) including firm orders for 429 Xcelsior® buses (671 equivalent units or EUs) with options to purchase up to 1,661 additional buses (2,379 EUs) over the next five years.

Key Points: 
  • The battery-electric vehicles manufactured under these contracts will support MTA’s goal of transitioning the agency’s entire bus fleet to zero-emission alternatives by 2040.
  • NYCT’s battery-electric vehicle purchase was supported through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) grant program.
  • The EUs from these two contracts were previously included in bid award pending and now move into NFI’s backlog.
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KBRA Assigns AA Rating with a Stable Outlook to the MTA Transportation Revenue Refunding Green Bonds, Series 2024A (Climate Bond Certified); Affirms Parity Debt

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Mercredi, mars 6, 2024

KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Transportation Revenue Refunding Green Bonds, Series 2024A (Climate Bond Certified).

Key Points: 
  • KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Transportation Revenue Refunding Green Bonds, Series 2024A (Climate Bond Certified).
  • Concurrently, KBRA affirms the long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook on the MTA’s outstanding Transportation Revenue Bonds.
  • The rating was assigned because of the following key credit considerations:
    The gross pledge of Transportation Resolution revenues supports robust debt service coverage.
  • Delivery of critical Capital Plan elements, including state-of-good-repair projects, with maintenance of strong debt service coverage from pledged Transportation Revenues.

KBRA Assigns K1+ Rating to MTA Payroll Mobility Tax (PMT) Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs), Series 2024A and TBTA PMT BANs, Series 2024B; Affirms K1+ Rating on Outstanding TBTA PMT BANs and AA+ Rating and Stable Outlook on TBTA Senior Lien PMT Bonds

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Mercredi, mars 6, 2024

KBRA assigns short-term ratings of K1+ to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Payroll Mobility Tax (PMT) Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2024A (Federally Taxable), and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) PMT Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2024B.

Key Points: 
  • KBRA assigns short-term ratings of K1+ to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Payroll Mobility Tax (PMT) Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2024A (Federally Taxable), and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) PMT Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2024B.
  • Concurrently, KBRA affirms the K1+ short-term rating on the outstanding TBTA PMT Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2022B, and affirms the long-term AA+ rating with a Stable Outlook for TBTA Payroll Mobility Tax Senior Lien Bonds.
  • Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above.
  • Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com .

Torgan Cooper + Aaron, P.C. Announces $72.5M Verdict for Woman Struck by MTA Bus

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Vendredi, mars 1, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240229011879/en/
    Lead attorney Ed Cooper obtained a $72.5M jury verdict against the MTA in Manhattan, NY.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Aurora Beauchamp was crossing Houston Street at Avenue D in the crosswalk when she was struck by an MTA bus.
  • She was dragged underneath the bus for twenty feet before it came to rest on top of her legs.
  • Ms. Beauchamp is represented by Ed Cooper of the New York City personal injury law firm of Torgan Cooper + Aaron, P.C.

Hayden AI Wins Funding for Second International Deployment in Competitive European AI Challenge

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Mardi, février 27, 2024

Hayden AI will use award funding to conduct a proof-of-concept automated bus stop enforcement pilot with the city of Braga, Portugal.

Key Points: 
  • Hayden AI will use award funding to conduct a proof-of-concept automated bus stop enforcement pilot with the city of Braga, Portugal.
  • “Winning the Transatlantic AI Award and securing funding from the European Union for our second international pilot shows that there is demand for our vision AI solutions in Europe,” said Chris Carson, CEO and founder of Hayden AI.
  • We’re thrilled to have this opportunity to bring our technology to Europe.”
    The EIT AI Transatlantic Award marks both Hayden AI’s second international deployment and second international award.
  • In January, Hayden AI announced its first international deployment in a pilot project with Gdańsk, Poland.

Philadelphia Disability Group Liberty Resources Urges People to Document Blocked Bus Stops Across the Country

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Mercredi, février 21, 2024

Liberty Resources urges people to take photos of blocked bus stops across the country to raise awareness for this safety crisis that impacts people with disabilities nationwide.

Key Points: 
  • Liberty Resources urges people to take photos of blocked bus stops across the country to raise awareness for this safety crisis that impacts people with disabilities nationwide.
  • As evidenced in a new video from Liberty Resources, illegal parking at bus stops makes boarding dangerous and often impossible for wheelchair users because bus operators are unable to properly deploy wheelchair access ramps to the curb if the bus cannot pull up to the curb.
  • “Blocked bus stops and curb cut areas are serious impediments to the civil rights of people with disabilities,” said Thomas H. Earle, CEO of Liberty Resources.
  • To share your blocked bus stop photo or video with Liberty Resources, email [email protected] or post on X (Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram using the hashtag #BlockedBusStop.

Social Media Victims Law Center and Belluck & Fox file lawsuit against Meta, ByteDance, Inc., TikTok and Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the one-year anniversary of Zackery Nazario’s death from a “subway surfing” accident

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Mardi, février 20, 2024

While subway surfing has been around since the 1980s, a new generation of teens is drawn in by the rush of seeing the reactions on TikTok and Instagram.

Key Points: 
  • While subway surfing has been around since the 1980s, a new generation of teens is drawn in by the rush of seeing the reactions on TikTok and Instagram.
  • The MTA, which tracks the instances of people riding outside the trains, saw a noticeable spike beginning in 2021.
  • In 2023 alone, five individuals were killed by subway surfing in New York City, including Zackery.
  • This is compared to a total of five subway surfing deaths that occurred over a four-year period between 2018 and 2022.

Crealytics Sets New Standards in Marketing Metrics with iCLV Measurement Platform

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Jeudi, mars 7, 2024

NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Crealytics, a leading adtech firm in the retail media and performance marketing industry announced the next evolution of its iCLV Measurement Platform today. ICLV combines incrementality testing, marketing mix modeling, and multi-touch attribution to deliver accurate, privacy-compliant media performance insights.

Key Points: 
  • In the face of cookie deprecation and measurement challenges, Crealytics has just launched the next evolution of the iCLV Measurement Platform.
  • NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Crealytics, a leading adtech firm in the retail media and performance marketing industry announced the next evolution of its iCLV Measurement Platform today.
  • "The Crealytics iCLV Measurement Platform blends incrementality tests, MMM and MTA in one product.
  • "The future of marketing analytics is about combining multiple measurement methodologies into a unified, omnichannel view," said Sarah Richter, Director of Measurement Solutions at Crealytics.

Ryvu Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data on RVU120 and Synthetic Lethality Programs at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting

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Mercredi, mars 6, 2024

Ryvu's partner Menarini to present data on MEN1703 (SEL24), demonstrating promising anti-tumor activity in preclinical models of myelofibrosis both as a single agent and combined with ruxolitinib.

Key Points: 
  • Ryvu's partner Menarini to present data on MEN1703 (SEL24), demonstrating promising anti-tumor activity in preclinical models of myelofibrosis both as a single agent and combined with ruxolitinib.
  • "We are excited to present our latest preclinical data at the AACR Annual Meeting, showcasing our significant progress in advancing novel small molecule therapies for oncology.
  • This year, we will present data from our most advanced preclinical project on MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitors, the lead program within Ryvu's synthetic lethality pipeline.
  • Ryvu has developed potentially best-in-class MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitors showing favorable drug-like properties and effective PRMT5 inhibition dependent on MTA binding.

OUTFRONT Celebrates Women's History Month with Ad Age Partnership and Special MOMENTS Series

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Mardi, mars 5, 2024

With a partnership with Ad Age and a special MOMENTS series, OUTFRONT aims to shine a spotlight on the contributions of women throughout history and in contemporary society.

Key Points: 
  • With a partnership with Ad Age and a special MOMENTS series, OUTFRONT aims to shine a spotlight on the contributions of women throughout history and in contemporary society.
  • Building upon its Black History Month partnership, OUTFRONT is again teaming up with Ad Age to celebrate Women's History Month.
  • In addition, this month, Moments by OUTFRONT, OUTFRONT's content and publisher platform, celebrates Women's History Month with curated content now visible on OUTFRONT's transit media, reaching millions of commuters daily.
  • "After two successful years working with Ad Age on Black History Month initiatives, I am thrilled to extend our partnership into Women's History Month," said Liz Rave, Vice President, Marketing at OUTFRONT.