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Simone Biles and Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour Lights Up 30 U.S. Arenas This Fall

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木曜日, 5月 9, 2024

Simone Biles, Fred Richard, and other favorite stars of the gymnastics world leap into action at arenas around the country in the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour .

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  • Simone Biles, Fred Richard, and other favorite stars of the gymnastics world leap into action at arenas around the country in the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour .
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    Simone Biles and Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour Lights Up 30 U.S. Arenas this Fall (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Following the success of the 2021 tour, the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour is an exhilarating display of jaw-dropping athleticism and high-energy choreography with an inspirational message of hope, strength, resilience, and determination.
  • Led by Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour—or GOAT, its sublime acronym—will have audiences on the edge of their seat with every tumble, twist and gravity-defying trick.
  • The Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour will visit 30 U.S. arenas this fall including stops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.

Associated Bank Adds Chun Schiros as Chief Analytics Officer to Help Lead Data and AI Innovation

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水曜日, 5月 8, 2024

GREEN BAY, Wis., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") today announced the expansion of its product and marketing leadership team with the addition of Chun Schiros as senior vice president, chief analytics officer. Schiros will focus on enhancing the bank's ability to access and use data effectively and efficiently to attract, deepen and retain customer relationships across all lines of business, including consumer, small business, corporate banking and private wealth.

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  • Schiros brings advanced analytics and marketing optimization capabilities that will support Associated Bank's personalization, acquisition and relationship-deepening efforts
    GREEN BAY, Wis., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") today announced the expansion of its product and marketing leadership team with the addition of Chun Schiros as senior vice president, chief analytics officer.
  • "We are ecstatic to welcome Chun to the Associated Bank team with her extensive expertise in data and analytics in the banking industry at this pivotal time," said Bryan Carson, executive vice president and chief product and marketing officer.
  • Schiros joins the company from Regions Bank, where she served as head of enterprise data science and successfully led end-to-end development and delivery of predictive models, advanced data analytics, automated insights and reporting, AI and machine learning products.
  • Schiros has been recognized as a leader and innovator in data and analytics by American Banker Magazine and Corinium Global Intelligence for her drive for advanced modeling, automation using AI, and improved bottom-line performance.

DEA Rescheduling of Cannabis A Big Win for Patients

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水曜日, 5月 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cannabis Freedom Party (CFP) is very pleased to learn of the news from the Associated Press that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule 3 drug. The CFP sees this reclassification as a major win for the industry and patients.

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  • The CFP sees this reclassification as a major win for the industry and patients.
  • While some may say that descheduling is truly what's needed, today's decision put necessary points on the board for medical cannabis patients across this country," said Ricky Williams, Co-Founder of CFP.
  • According to the DEA, Schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.
  • The rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule 3, this will now open the door for countless other patients who need access to this life saving medicine," said Jim McMahon, Co-Founder of CFP.

Rodney Jones-Tyson joins Associated Banc-Corp Board of Directors

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火曜日, 4月 30, 2024

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") today announced that Rodney Jones-Tyson has been elected to its Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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  • GREEN BAY, Wis., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") today announced that Rodney Jones-Tyson has been elected to its Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
  • Jones-Tyson is the global chief human resources officer of Robert W. Baird & Co.
  • "I look forward to partnering with him moving forward on Associated's strategic planning and future growth."
  • Since 2022, Jones-Tyson has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust, dba, Centerspace, where he serves as chair of the Compensation Committee.

Levy Konigsberg Files Lawsuits on Behalf of 25 Men Who Allege They Were Sexually Abused as Juveniles Across Four New Jersey Juvenile Detention Facilities

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金曜日, 4月 26, 2024

 NEW YORK, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Levy Konigsberg has filed lawsuits this week against the State of New Jersey, alleging that the state failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse at the state's juvenile detention facilities, including the New Jersey Training Schools at Jamesburg and Skillman. The lawsuits, brought on behalf of 25 men who were abused as children at these facilities, are the latest in a string of New Jersey juvenile detention abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg.

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  • The lawsuits, brought on behalf of 25 men who were abused as children at these facilities, are the latest in a string of New Jersey juvenile detention abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg.
  • LK Files Lawsuits on Behalf of 25 Men Who Were Sexually Abused as Juveniles Across 4 NJ Juvenile Detention Facilities.
  • Earlier this year, The Associated Press covered Levy Konigsberg's lawsuit on behalf of 50 men who were abused at Jamesburg.
  • Levy Konigsberg represents over 200 survivors of sexual abuse at New Jersey's juvenile detention facilities and plans to continue fighting tirelessly on their behalf.

Taboola Introduces Taboola Select, Empowering Large Advertisers to Drive Performance Campaigns on a Curated Set of the World’s Most Trusted Publishers

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水曜日, 4月 24, 2024

For the first time, Taboola is offering advertisers a way to leverage a highly curated subset of just 15 percent of Taboola’s most premium publishers in the U.S., to drive performance campaigns.

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  • For the first time, Taboola is offering advertisers a way to leverage a highly curated subset of just 15 percent of Taboola’s most premium publishers in the U.S., to drive performance campaigns.
  • “Taboola is giving advertisers access to the most trusted publishers in the world, to reach consumers,” said Adam Singolda, CEO at Taboola.
  • “Reliable and effective performance advertising has always been crucial, as these types of campaigns continue to help brands stay resilient and drive results regardless of industry headwinds.
  • Taboola Select is one of the industry’s most unique packages for large advertisers to tap into, to run performance campaigns and to reach consumers at scale.

Barnes Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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金曜日, 4月 26, 2024

Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies, and innovative solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter 2024.

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  • Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies, and innovative solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter 2024.
  • Our comprehensive strategic review is ongoing, and we remain committed to reshaping and positioning Barnes to maximize value for our shareholders.
  • On April 4, 2024, Barnes completed the sale of the Associated Spring & Hanggi businesses to One Equity Partners.
  • During the quarter, Barnes refinanced its Term Loan B facility, which resulted in a 60 bps decrease in the interest rate applied to outstanding borrowings.

Houston Will Host 2025 ACHE Congress Bringing More than 5,000 Healthcare Leaders to City

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024

Houston will host the American College of Healthcare Executives’ annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership in March 2025.

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  • Houston will host the American College of Healthcare Executives’ annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership in March 2025.
  • The industry group announced next year’s host city at the end of this year’s Congress late last month in Chicago.
  • ACHE Congress will bring more than 5,000 healthcare and industry leaders from around the country to the George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) March 24 -27, 2025.
  • “We’re honored that ACHE has chosen to hold their 2025 Congress in Houston,” said Michael Heckman, President and CEO of Houston First Corporation, the regional destination marketing organization that booked the conference.

Report for America welcomes newest corps members, injects hope for the future of local news

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水曜日, 4月 24, 2024

NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Report for America is pleased to announce that it will place nearly 60 reporters and photojournalists in new positions at local newsrooms across the country this summer.

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  • Report for America has now matched more than 650 journalists with local newspapers, public radio stations, digital platforms, and television outlets, since its launch in 2017.
  • "Report for America extends a welcoming hand to journalists from diverse backgrounds, encouraging them to add their experience, perspective, and talent to local newsrooms nationwide.
  • Report for America believes that by helping its partner newsrooms better reflect their communities, they can strengthen trust in local media.
  • The corps members will begin their assignments in July and report on several beats including the environment, local government, and health.

LexisNexis Announces Commercial Preview Program for Nexis+ AI, Providing Generative AI-Powered Corporate Research and Decision Intelligence

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024

NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced the commercial preview of Nexis+ AI™, new generative AI-powered capabilities designed to elevate and accelerate corporate research, business development and decision-making functions. Participating corporations will be able to experience Nexis+ AI's enhanced research, intelligence and document summarization features while providing valuable feedback to refine its capabilities prior to the official launch later this year.

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  • Trusted by thousands of corporations worldwide for more than 50 years, LexisNexis delivers business decision intelligence from a repository of more than 25,000 licensed news publications and corporate data on millions of companies worldwide.
  • "Nexis+ AI combines powerful generative AI capabilities with corporate data to deliver game-changing decision intelligence capabilities that businesses need to gain a competitive advantage and achieve their objectives," said Todd Larsen, President at LexisNexis.
  • In addition to the commercial preview program, LexisNexis has announced its Nexis+ AI Insider Program, a collaborative community of professionals seeking ways to leverage generative AI technologies for their organizations in a meaningful and impactful way.
  • The program is open to business professionals and Insiders can sign up to be among the first to learn about new AI solutions from LexisNexis.