Economic impact analysis

Report: Washington State’s $38.8B Life Science Industry Grew 14% from 2020 to 2022

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torsdag, april 18, 2024
General Health, Health, Science, Other Science, Research, Woman, Pacific Ocean, Environment, Economic impact analysis, Acquisition, GDP, Growth

Life Science Washington , the state’s industry trade association, today released a new Economic Impact Report , revealing a 43% increase in job growth from 2015 to 2022.

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  • Life Science Washington , the state’s industry trade association, today released a new Economic Impact Report , revealing a 43% increase in job growth from 2015 to 2022.
  • According to the report, the state’s $38.8 billion life science industry added $21.7 billion to the state’s GDP and contributed $1.6 billion in local and state tax revenue.
  • “Washington has solidified its standing as a top 10 life science hub in the country,” said Marc Cummings, President and CEO of Life Science Washington.
  • “Life science companies across Washington continue to uniquely combine the state’s technology prowess and research expertise to produce lifesaving innovations that investors are eager to support.”
    Leaders in the Washington state life science industry come together to discuss both reports’ findings and the latest innovation in the region at Life Science Innovation Northwest , the Pacific Northwest’s largest annual life science conference, on April 17-18.

Westinghouse Releases New Report on Economic Impact of AP1000® Deployment in Poland & Down Selects Key Polish Suppliers

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tisdag, april 9, 2024
Other Energy, Environment, Utilities, Sustainability, Energy, Nuclear, Westinghouse, Watt, Gross domestic product, PLN, Partnership, PwC, Engineering, Economic impact analysis, AP1000, Third generation, GDP, CO2, Westinghouse Electric Company, Generation, Uranium mining

Today, Westinghouse Electric Company released an independent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) outlining the considerable economic footprint of deploying six AP1000® units in Poland.

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  • Today, Westinghouse Electric Company released an independent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) outlining the considerable economic footprint of deploying six AP1000® units in Poland.
  • The Polish project is being implemented by Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, a company owned by the Polish state, which is responsible for implementation and execution of the Polish Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ).
  • “Deploying our AP1000 technology in Poland represents a 100-year partnership between the United States and Poland on energy security,” said David Durham, President of Westinghouse Energy Systems.
  • Download the full report – The Economic Impact of a Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor Project in Poland – here.

PRENOSIS ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION COLLABORATION WITH ROCHE FOR SEPSIS IMMUNOSCORE™, THE FIRST FDA DE NOVO AUTHORIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL FOR SEPSIS DETECTION

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onsdag, april 10, 2024
FDA, Recognition, Procalcitonin, Risk, Hospital, Electronic health record, AI, De novo, Suite, Biosafety, Quality, EMR, Partnership, Collection, Artificial intelligence, Economic impact analysis, Therapy, Data, Patient, Treatment, FACEP, Mortality, Multimedia, Diagnosis, Biology, Biomarker, Medicine, Implementation, Algorithm, Infection, Medical device

CHICAGO, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Prenosis, Inc., an artificial intelligence company enabling precision medicine in acute care, announced a commercial distribution collaboration with Roche for its Sepsis ImmunoScore™, an artificial intelligence/machine learning software as a medical device (AI SaMD) to guide rapid diagnosis of sepsis and prediction of adverse outcomes. The Sepsis ImmunoScore™, the first-ever FDA De Novo authorized AI diagnostic tool for sepsis, will be available on Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite. The Suite provides the advantage of offering Roche and third party evidence-based, certified medical algorithms to customers in one solution platform (spanning disease areas). Offering clinicians and lab managers an integrated solution, navify® Algorithm Suite aims to transform every stage of care and for confident decision making.

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  • The Sepsis ImmunoScore™, the first-ever FDA De Novo authorized AI diagnostic tool for sepsis, will be available on Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite.
  • "Strategies and solutions have fallen short of expectations, placing patients at risk by overcalling sepsis in patients without sepsis, while overlooking many patients with sepsis.
  • The Sepsis ImmunoScore™ – the first-ever AI sepsis diagnostic granted De Novo authorization by the FDA – provides a validated diagnostic and predictive solution, ushering in a true Clinician-AI partnership.
  • "Including the Sepsis ImmunoScore in Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite is a great step forward for the Sepsis ImmunoScore™," said Bobby Reddy, Jr., Prenosis Co-Founder and CEO.

Century Aluminum Joins with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and USC Economist Dr. Von Nessen to Unveil Findings of an Economic Impact Study

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tisdag, februari 20, 2024
South Carolina Lowcountry, Century Aluminum, Economic impact analysis, Aluminium, University, Business, USC, Employment, Century, Workforce, Research

Holly has on the state of South Carolina, where the average wage among all direct jobs supported by Century Mt.

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  • Holly has on the state of South Carolina, where the average wage among all direct jobs supported by Century Mt.
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  • Holly has been instrumental in creating hundreds of good-paying family sustaining jobs,” said South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
  • Holly, another 22 jobs, on average, are created elsewhere in South Carolina,” remarked Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, research economist at the University of South Carolina.

GlobalData report highlights staggering $425.5 billion economic costs of obesity and overweight to U.S. Businesses and Employees in 2023

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torsdag, februari 22, 2024
Professional Services, Health, General Health, Publishing, Women, Communications, Men, Data Analytics, Fitness & Nutrition, Consumer, Human Resources, Well, Ageing, Parity, Doctor of Philosophy, Eli Lilly and Company, Diet, GlobalData, Overweight, Compensation, Economic impact analysis, Absenteeism, Weight loss, Culture, Conditional sentence, Bariatric surgery, Prevalence, Presenteeism, Disability, DSM-IV codes, Head, Corporate services, Disease, Insurance, National Consumers League, Rights, Workforce, National Council, Comment, George Washington University, National Council on Aging, Fast food

Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $425.5 billion in economic costs to U.S. businesses and employees in 2023, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc , a leading data and analytics company.

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  • Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $425.5 billion in economic costs to U.S. businesses and employees in 2023, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc , a leading data and analytics company.
  • Of the 158 million civilian employees on nonfarm payrolls, 30% (46.9M) are classified as having obesity and 34% (53.8M) have overweight.
  • Costs amounted to $347.5 billion attributed to obesity and $78 billion attributed to overweight.
  • Costs include $146.5 billion in higher medical costs for employees and their dependents, $82.3 billion in higher absenteeism (missed workdays), $160.3 billion in higher presenteeism (reduced productivity due to illness), $31.1 billion in higher disability costs, and $5.2 billion in higher Workers’ Compensation Program costs.

Isabel Schnabel: From laggard to leader? Closing the euro area’s technology gap

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lördag, februari 17, 2024
Eurofi, Lecture, NGEU, Research, European Economic Association, GameChanger, Artificial intelligence, European Investment Bank, Education, Investment, Mining, Invention, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Growth, Superstar, Commerce, MIT Press, Labour economics, GDP, Health, Christian Social Union (UK), Climate change, History, Information technology, CompStat, Applied economics, ICC, Policy, Apple, Public policy, Diagnosis, Federal Reserve, European Parliament, Literature, NBER, Ageing, International economics, Software, Metal, Productivity, New Vision (newspaper), Review of World Economics, Recovery, Next Generation, Computer, MIT, Journal of Labor Economics, Nicolaus Copernicus, Journal of Monetary Economics, Craft, EDIS, European Fiscal Board, Howitt, International Chamber of Commerce, Financial management, Council, Journal, Electricity, Congress, Nobel, American Economic Journal, Transatlantic, Communication, Environment, Journal of Economic Perspectives, European Commission, American Economic Review, European Economic Review, Capital market, Economic impact analysis, Indicator, Demography, World War II, Paul Krugman, Single market, RRF, Macroeconomics, IMF, Daniel Schwaab, Frankfurt, Conference, Aggression, Carbon, Civil service commission, European Central Bank, Rise, Business, Labor share, Skill, Democracy, Heart, Quarterly Journal, E.F, Speech, Public, Public sector, OECD, Reproduction, Internet, Monetary economics, Fabiani, AI, Labour, Intangibles, Paper, Government, Competition, Economic and monetary union, Journal of International Economics, Organization, Treaty, Diffusion, Observation, Autumn, COVID-19, Resilience, Amazon, Role, Hand, Lost, EMU, Unemployment, ECB

This paper, by means of a DSGE model including heterogeneous firms and banks, financial frictions and prudential regulation, first shows the need of climate-related capital requirements in the existing prudential framework.

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  • This paper, by means of a DSGE model including heterogeneous firms and banks, financial frictions and prudential regulation, first shows the need of climate-related capital requirements in the existing prudential framework.
  • We further show that relying on microprudential regulation alone would not be enough to account for the systemic dimension of transition risk.

Radco Industries, Inc. Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

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tisdag, februari 13, 2024
Weapon, Economic development, Petroleum, Economic impact analysis, Temperature, Marketing, Radstock Co-operative Society, Carbon, Climate change, CLP, Certification, CO2, USDA, Environment

BATAVIA, Ill., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Radco Industries, Inc. announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for RADCOLUBE® BIOBASED CLP.

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  • BATAVIA, Ill., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Radco Industries, Inc. announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for RADCOLUBE® BIOBASED CLP.
  • What sets this product apart is its USDA Certified 73% Biobased Product status, reflecting Radco's commitment to sustainability and eco-friendly solutions.
  • The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label displays a product's biobased content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks.
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    "We applaud Radco Industries, Inc. for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label," said Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred Program.

New Report Highlights How Climate Change is Worsening Water and Sanitation Access for Frontline Communities in the United States

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tisdag, januari 30, 2024
Partnership, Policy, Climate change, Disability, Public, Homelessness, Draining, Research, Cyclone, Ageing, Water, Climate, Communication, Tornado, United, Drinking water, Social justice, Economic impact analysis, Risk, Water cycle, Pacific Institute, Renewable energy

The new research details how frontline communities, those hit “first and worst” by climate change, face disproportionate impacts in the United States when trying to access basic water and sanitation systems.

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  • The new research details how frontline communities, those hit “first and worst” by climate change, face disproportionate impacts in the United States when trying to access basic water and sanitation systems.
  • The report, entitled “Climate Change Impacts to Water and Sanitation for Frontline Communities in the United States,” is the first in the new multi-report series: “Water, Sanitation, and Climate Change in the United States.”
    For the millions of people in the United States who currently lack basic indoor plumbing or have unsafe water, climate change will continue to exacerbate their ability to access water and sanitation.
  • The “Water, Sanitation, and Climate Change in the United States” series illuminates and addresses the critical intersection of climate change, water, and equity in the United States.
  • The series focuses on exploring the profound impacts of climate change on water and sanitation access for frontline communities.

Palmer International, Inc. Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

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måndag, januari 29, 2024
CO2, Cashew, International, Petroleum, USDA, Plastic, Environment, Carbon, Climate change, Economic impact analysis, Economic development, Marketing

SKIPPACK, Pa., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BioTube™ Tree Shelters are crafted from 100% recycled paper and fortified with a proprietary resin derived from rapidly-renewable, inedible Cashew Nutshell Liquid. The product disrupts an industry that has been almost exclusively reliant on conventional plastics. Biodegradation testing is ongoing.

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  • Palmer International, Inc. announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for BioTube™ Tree Shelters.
  • The product was certified as containing 100% biobased content and met the minimum requirements for mandatory federal purchasing in its category.
  • The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label displays a product's biobased content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks.
  • "We applaud Palmer International, Inc. for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label," said Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred® Program.

New Economic Report Underlines New Car Dealers' Vital Role in Canada's Economy

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torsdag, december 7, 2023
Portrait, GDP, Policy, Economic impact analysis, CADA, MNP, Sale

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 7, 2023) - Today, the Canadian Auto Dealers Association (CADA) published its highly anticipated 2023 Economic Impact Report.

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  • Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 7, 2023) - Today, the Canadian Auto Dealers Association (CADA) published its highly anticipated 2023 Economic Impact Report.
  • This groundbreaking study, developed in collaboration with MNP, offers a comprehensive portrait of the substantial economic contributions made by auto retailers across the country.
  • From job creation to economic growth and tax revenue generation, this report showcases the vital role played by new car dealers in shaping Canada's current and future economic landscape.
  • CADA and MNP remain committed to fostering transparency and understanding of the economic impact of new car dealers.