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Lynne Coy-Ogan Named New President of Husson University

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Giovedì, Gennaio 25, 2024
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BANGOR, MAINE, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Husson University Board of Trustees has unanimously and enthusiastically elected Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Lynne Coy-Ogan as Husson’s next president.

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  • BANGOR, MAINE, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Husson University Board of Trustees has unanimously and enthusiastically elected Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Lynne Coy-Ogan as Husson’s next president.
  • “It has been my privilege to serve as senior vice president and provost for the last 15 years and I am truly honored to become Husson University’s next president,” said Coy-Ogan.
  • She joined Husson University as dean of the School of Education in 2005 and rose to provost in 2009.
  • Clark, the longest currently-serving president at any four-year college or university in Maine, announced his retirement in October 2023.

Highland Electric Fleets Joins White House EV Acceleration Challenge

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Lunedì, Aprile 17, 2023
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BEVERLY, Mass., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets, the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today announced its participation in the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge under the EV Fleet Expansion category, created to scale electric vehicle adoption nationwide. Highland has been the go-to partner for school districts looking to upgrade their fleets to electric and now joins the ranks of Amazon, Waymo and others highlighted by the White House for helping to bring clean, reliable and affordable transportation to communities across the United States.

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  • Part of the EV Fleet Expansion category, Highland is committed to making electric school bus fleet adoption simpler, more accessible and more affordable
    BEVERLY, Mass., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets , the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today announced its participation in the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge under the EV Fleet Expansion category, created to scale electric vehicle adoption nationwide.
  • Highland has been the go-to partner for school districts looking to upgrade their fleets to electric and now joins the ranks of Amazon, Waymo and others highlighted by the White House for helping to bring clean, reliable and affordable transportation to communities across the United States.
  • To further President Biden's goal of having 50 percent of new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge calls on stakeholders and innovators in the private and public sectors to commit to expanding their efforts to facilitate the transition to electric mobility.
  • "The White House's EV Acceleration Challenge is one of many signals that a paradigm shift is underway towards clean, all-electric mobility," said Matt Stanberry, Vice President at Highland Electric Fleets.

Highland Electric Fleets Appoints Brian Buccella as Chief Commercial Officer, Elevating its Bench of Mobility and Energy Experts

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Mercoledì, Febbraio 22, 2023
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BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets, the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today appointed Brian Buccella as its new Chief Commercial Officer. An industry veteran in the mobility space, Buccella brings more than 20 years of business strategy, policy efforts, and market growth experience to Highland's team. As CCO, Buccella will oversee Highland's commercial efforts to help school districts, municipalities, and third-party fleet managers across the U.S. upgrade their diesel school bus fleets to electric.

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  • BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets , the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today appointed Brian Buccella as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
  • As CCO, Buccella will oversee Highland's commercial efforts to help school districts, municipalities, and third-party fleet managers across the U.S. upgrade their diesel school bus fleets to electric.
  • Before joining Highland, Buccella served as SVP of Global Policy & Consumer Products at electric micromobility company Bird, spearheading strategic government partnerships and a robust consumer products portfolio.
  • I'm excited to help Highland accelerate electric school bus deployment around the U.S. and Canada," said Buccella.

CPower to Turn Country's Largest Electric School Bus Fleet into Grid-Ready Resources

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Mercoledì, Novembre 2, 2022
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the national leader in unlocking the power of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), CPower Energy ("CPower") announced a new partnership with Highland Electric Fleets ("Highland"), to utilize the country's largest EV school bus (EVSB) fleet to date to provide grid services and increase reliability for PJM, the largest grid operator in the U.S. CPower will work with Highland to enable demand response solutions, allowing Highland to reduce electrical loads using EVSBs from Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to keep the grid in balance.

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  • "Electric school buses will play a huge role in delivering healthier, more resilient communities around the U.S.," said Duncan McIntyre, CEO, Highland Electric Fleets.
  • "Electric school buses will also play active roles supporting local electric grids and wholesale energy markets.
  • Partnering with CPower enables demand flexibility, which means that MCPS and eventually school districts nationwide can support both grid resiliency and decarbonization."
  • Because school buses run on a consistent daily schedule, electric buses such as those at MCPS are ideal resources to provide grid resiliency services.

MCPS Celebrates Largest School Bus Electrification Project in the United States

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Martedì, Ottobre 25, 2022
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BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), one of the nation's largest school districts, and Highland Electric Fleets (Highland), the leading provider of school bus fleet electrification-as-a-service in North America, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday for the country's single largest deployment of electric school buses at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda.

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  • "The school bus is the first and last contact with our students each day, and a new, modern school bus reflects our commitment to an excellent experience for students."
  • Climate change and concerns about student and community health are driving school bus electrification mandates around the country, including in Maryland.
  • The state's Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 requires all new school bus purchases and contracts to be electric by 2025.
  • "Toxic pollutants can be as much as 2.5 times more prevalent inside a typical diesel school bus than inside an electric school bus," said Maryland House Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo.

Highland Electric Fleets and Thomas Built Buses Sign Agreement to Make Electric School Buses an Affordable Option Today

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Giovedì, Marzo 17, 2022
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BEVERLY, Mass. and HIGH POINT, N.C., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets (Highland), the leading provider of turnkey electrification services for school bus fleets in North America, and Thomas Built Buses (TBB), one of the nation's leading school bus manufacturers, are expanding their relationship to lower upfront costs and speed adoption of electric school buses. The two companies signed a letter of intent (LOI) that will allow Highland to provide electric school bus subscriptions through 2025 at prices that put them at cost parity with diesel.

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  • and HIGH POINT, N.C., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Highland Electric Fleets (Highland), the leading provider of turnkey electrification services for school bus fleets in North America, and Thomas Built Buses (TBB), one of the nation's leading school bus manufacturers, are expanding their relationship to lower upfront costs and speed adoption of electric school buses.
  • Highland offers a unique, full-service subscription model that includes everything a school district or fleet operator needs to integrate electric school buses into their existing fleets.
  • "Together with Thomas Built Buses, we have already fulfilled the nation's largest school bus order.
  • Founded in 1916, Thomas Built Buses is a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America.

The Hatcher Group Adds Two Seasoned Communicators to Growing Team

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Martedì, Gennaio 4, 2022
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"Adding such stellar talent to our growing team is an inspiring start to the new year," said Hatcher Partner Amy Buckley.

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  • "Adding such stellar talent to our growing team is an inspiring start to the new year," said Hatcher Partner Amy Buckley.
  • I am excited to help Hatcher continue this tradition of genuine service and partnership to help clients meet their goals."
  • Hatcher Partner Amy Fahnestock added, "Melissa and Derek will bring deep experience, strategic thinking, and great personalities to their projects.
  • The Hatcher Group is a full-service communications and marketing firm headquartered in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Barfresh Expands Penetration of the Education Channel with Addition of 536 New School Locations in the State of Maryland

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Lunedì, Gennaio 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (OTCQB: BRFH) (OTCQB: BRFHD), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, today announced that it has expanded its education program to an additional 536 school locations. These new locations are spread out across eight school districts in the state of Maryland and form a collective student population of over 380,000 students. The eight school districts in order from largest to smallest are: Montgomery County Public Schools, the 14th largest public-school district in the country; Anne Arundel County Public Schools, the 39th largest public-school district in the country; Frederick County Public Schools; Carroll County Public Schools; St. Mary’s County Public Schools; Cecil County Public Schools; Calvert County Public Schools and Caroline County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools, one of the largest of the eight school districts with 124 schools and over 84,000 students, is alone forecasting approximately 30,000 servings of Twist & Go product per week. The remaining seven school districts are in different phases of coming online with most already receiving and serving product weekly to their students.

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  • These new locations are spread out across eight school districts in the state of Maryland and form a collective student population of over 380,000 students.
  • The remaining seven school districts are in different phases of coming online with most already receiving and serving product weekly to their students.
  • Riccardo Delle Coste, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, stated, We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our presence in the state of Maryland with the addition of 536 school locations spread out across eight new school districts.
  • As detailed one of the eight school districts is alone forecasting to serve an impressive 30,000 units of our product per week.

SkyPoint FCU Doubles Down on Giving Back to Area Children and Families

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Martedì, Agosto 24, 2021
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SkyPoint Federal Credit Union (SkyPoint), a premier, member-owned financial institution, is doubling down on its commitment to supporting and giving back to the communities it serves.

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  • SkyPoint Federal Credit Union (SkyPoint), a premier, member-owned financial institution, is doubling down on its commitment to supporting and giving back to the communities it serves.
  • As part of its SkyPoint Serves volunteer initiative, SkyPoint is donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Montgomery County Public Schools as the district prepares to return to full-time, in-person learning this fall.
  • At SkyPoint, our passion and commitment have always been firmly rooted in giving back to the areas and people we serve, said Jim Norris, CEO of SkyPoint.
  • SkyPoint is a Community Development Financial Institution and a designated Juntos Avanzamos credit union.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) Selects Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint

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Lunedì, Agosto 5, 2019
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has selected the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint Educational Systems for its K-12 student information and learning management needs.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has selected the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint Educational Systems for its K-12 student information and learning management needs.
  • The district's cloud-hosted Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System, Synergy Online Registration, Synergy MTSS, and Synergy Special Education.
  • Synergy Education Platform will enable Montgomery County to leverage the power of one integrated system, eliminating or consolidating the various legacy and third-party systems from which the district assembled its previous student data management platform.
  • Thousands of schools nationwide choose the Synergy Education Platform to support 4.5 million students in 20 states.