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Barkley and OKRP to Merge

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Leading independent agencies Barkley and OKRP announced today they have merged to become BarkleyOKRP.

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  • Leading independent agencies Barkley and OKRP announced today they have merged to become BarkleyOKRP.
  • We affectionately call it ‘big indie,’” said Jeff King, CEO of Barkley, who retains that role in the new agency.
  • “OKRP has built a creative powerhouse, and Barkley, in addition to its own award-winning creative product, has built a foundation of modern consumer expertise.
  • Barkley and OKRP were brought together by Chicago-based private equity firm Keystone Capital.

EDGE Announces Agreement to Integrate with Corelation in order to Unlock Open Banking Insights from Credit Unions' Own Data

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- EDGE, a consumer reporting agency and leading provider of open banking insights for consumer credit decision-making, announced that it will integrate with Corelation's KeyStone core processing platform in order to deliver open banking insights to the many leading credit unions who utilize the KeyStone platform.

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  • EDGE's integration with Corelation will enable our loan officers and underwriters to extract powerful insights from data on our members that improve the speed and accuracy of our credit decisions.
  • EDGE is licensed to access KeyStone via application programming interface (API) for any mutual customers of the two businesses.
  • EDGE has built the leading platform for income verification and credit risk insights based on banking activity data.
  • "I've never been more excited about innovation as I am now at EDGE," said Craig Peterson, VP of Credit Union Sales for EDGE.

Keystone Lab Announces Addition of Tianeptine to Testing Menu

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Lab , a dual-CAP accredited and CLIA certified lab based in Asheville, NC, has officially added tianeptine to its in-house urine clinical toxicology menu.

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  • ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Lab , a dual-CAP accredited and CLIA certified lab based in Asheville, NC, has officially added tianeptine to its in-house urine clinical toxicology menu.
  • Keystone provides clinical and forensic toxicology testing services throughout the southeastern U.S. and is one of few labs in the southeast to offer testing for tianeptine.
  • In addition to tianeptine and its metabolite, tianeptine metabolite MC5, Keystone has also added clozapine, N-desmethylclozapine, aripiprazole, aripiprazole metabolite OPC-3373, modafinil, diphenhydramine, loperamide, and 7OH-mitragynine to its in-house menu.
  • "By adding tianeptine testing in-house, Keystone is able to listen to its clients and provide the best service possible to their patients."

TerrAscend Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Prioritization of Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization in Pennsylvania

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TerrAscend Corp. ("TerrAscend" or the "Company") (TSX: TSND) (OTCQX: TSNDF), a leading North American cannabis company, celebrates Governor Shapiro for his official endorsement of Pennsylvania's adult-use cannabis program.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TerrAscend Corp. ("TerrAscend" or the "Company") (TSX: TSND) (OTCQX: TSNDF), a leading North American cannabis company, celebrates Governor Shapiro for his official endorsement of Pennsylvania's adult-use cannabis program.
  • Per his announcement yesterday, Governor Shapiro proposed the legalization of adult-use cannabis in the Keystone State effective July 1st for possession and consumption, with full adult-use sales commencing January 1, 2025.
  • "What an important day for the citizens of the Commonwealth," said Jason Wild, Executive Chairman of TerrAscend.
  • To learn more about where to find The Apothecarium dispensaries in Pennsylvania, visit apothecarium.com .

Summit Energy Expands Into Pennsylvania Growing Its Broad Northeast Footprint

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Summit Energy , one of the Northeast region’s premier solar installers, announced today its market expansion and official launch into the growing Pennsylvania solar market.

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  • Summit Energy , one of the Northeast region’s premier solar installers, announced today its market expansion and official launch into the growing Pennsylvania solar market.
  • Summit Energy’s focus on sustainability, energy independence, and cost-effective solutions, positions the company to meet the increasing demand for solar energy in Pennsylvania.
  • Summit Energy’s focus on sustainability, energy independence, and cost-effective solutions, positions the company to meet the increasing demand for solar energy in Pennsylvania.
  • Summit Energy is committed to driving the adoption of clean, renewable energy across the Northeast region and beyond.

Scholar Rock Presents New Preclinical Data Demonstrating Potential Benefit of SRK-439 for Healthy Weight Loss Management

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

“These preclinical data showing that SRK-439 preserves lean mass and improves fat mass loss provide compelling scientific rationale to study SRK-439 in combination with GLP-1 RA therapies for healthy weight loss management,” said Jay Backstrom, M.D., MPH, President and CEO of Scholar Rock.

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  • “These preclinical data showing that SRK-439 preserves lean mass and improves fat mass loss provide compelling scientific rationale to study SRK-439 in combination with GLP-1 RA therapies for healthy weight loss management,” said Jay Backstrom, M.D., MPH, President and CEO of Scholar Rock.
  • “We believe that preserving lean muscle mass through our highly selective approach to myostatin inhibition in combination with GLP-1 RA therapy has the potential to transform the management of weight loss.
  • In parallel, Scholar Rock is developing SRK-439, a novel investigational selective myostatin inhibitor, optimized for the treatment of obesity.
  • SRK-439 also improved fat mass loss (–36.60% to –46.32% from baseline with semaglutide; –17.31% to –19.04% from baseline with liraglutide).

Valhalla’s Innovative Extra Strength Troches Set to Hit Dispensary Shelves Throughout Pennsylvania

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The Valhalla Extra Strength Troches will be available at all Apothecarium locations and additional dispensaries throughout Pennsylvania.

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  • The Valhalla Extra Strength Troches will be available at all Apothecarium locations and additional dispensaries throughout Pennsylvania.
  • The innovative Valhalla Troches first debuted in Pennsylvania last fall, quickly becoming a patient favorite.
  • “We are thrilled to launch Valhalla high-dose troches into the Pennsylvania market,” said BJ Carreta, TerrAscend’s senior vice president of marketing.
  • To learn more about where to find Valhalla Troches of all dosage levels in Pennsylvania, visit apothecarium.com .

SecureSpace Announces Opening of New Self-Storage Facility in Philadelphia, PA

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Redondo Beach, CA, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SecureSpace Self Storage today announced the grand opening of a new self-storage facility, SecureSpace Philadelphia Grays Ferry , located in and serving the city of Philadelphia, PA.

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  • Redondo Beach, CA, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SecureSpace Self Storage today announced the grand opening of a new self-storage facility, SecureSpace Philadelphia Grays Ferry , located in and serving the city of Philadelphia, PA.
  • The new store is also the closest self-storage facility to both Drexel and UPenn, making it ideally placed to support the student market.
  • “I am very happy to announce that SecureSpace Grays Ferry is now open,” said SecureSpace Partner Paul Brown.
  • SecureSpace Philadelphia Grays Ferry is open for business, and customers can reserve their own secure space by visiting SecureSpace.com or calling (877) 399-0319.

MiNA Therapeutics Presents New Data for its HbF Program at the Keystone Symposia’s Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Conference

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

MiNA Therapeutics Limited, the pioneer in small activating RNA (RNAa) therapeutics, announced today that it will present new pre-clinical data for its lead RNA activation program targeting fetal hemoglobin (HbF) at the Keystone Symposia’s Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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  • MiNA Therapeutics Limited, the pioneer in small activating RNA (RNAa) therapeutics, announced today that it will present new pre-clinical data for its lead RNA activation program targeting fetal hemoglobin (HbF) at the Keystone Symposia’s Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  • The data will be presented on January 24, 2024, at 7:30 pm MST during a poster presentation.
  • MiNA’s HbF program is designed to increase transcription of the gamma globin (HBG) gene, enabling patients with beta-hemoglobinopathies to produce enhanced levels of HbF.
  • MiNA anticipates advancing its HbF program, the first program to emerge from its genetic medicine portfolio, into pre-clinical development in 2024.

Eiseman Construction Receives Excellence in Community Service Award from Community Associations Institute

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eiseman Construction has been honored with the Excellence in Community Service Award from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Keystone Chapter. The company was recognized during the chapter's 2023 Excellence Awards Gala & Annual Meeting, held Nov. 30 at the Talamore Country Club in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

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  • DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eiseman Construction has been honored with the Excellence in Community Service Award from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Keystone Chapter.
  • "We are deeply honored to be recognized by CAI Keystone for our commitment to community service," said Melissa Eiseman.
  • The honor is awarded to a member organization that has excelled in the area of service to a community association or to the community association industry.
  • "We are deeply honored to be recognized by CAI Keystone for our commitment to community service," said Melissa Eiseman, owner of Eiseman Construction.