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Coke Florida Empowers Communities Through Access to Educational and Technology Resources During Black History Month

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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Since its inception in 2015, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) has had a stated commitment to education through its Black History Month programming.

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  • Since its inception in 2015, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) has had a stated commitment to education through its Black History Month programming.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240201613255/en/
    Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida), a family-owned Coca-Cola bottler, announces that its Black History Month initiatives will again focus on education and technology access for Floridians.
  • Coke Florida's Black History Month program is in its ninth year and will surpass $800,000 in donations.
  • At the conclusion of Black History Month 2024, Coke Florida, through its laptop donation campaign, will have established and upgraded 11 community computer labs across the state.

Climate Club Changes Name to Clarasight; Signals Bold Shift to Carbon Planning & Analysis

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Climate Club , the leading Carbon Planning & Analysis (CP&A) platform for global enterprise organizations, today announced it has changed its name to Clarasight and created an industry-leading Advisory Board to solidify the company’s commitment to enabling global organizations to close the gap between climate-related intention and action by making carbon planning a core component of the traditional business planning process.

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  • Climate Club , the leading Carbon Planning & Analysis (CP&A) platform for global enterprise organizations, today announced it has changed its name to Clarasight and created an industry-leading Advisory Board to solidify the company’s commitment to enabling global organizations to close the gap between climate-related intention and action by making carbon planning a core component of the traditional business planning process.
  • “Many companies know their previous year’s emissions and have publicly set reduction targets.
  • Clarasight is filling the gap in the adaptive planning that enables them to get there.”
    Companies with over $38 trillion in market cap are struggling to meet 2030 science-based targets, with 93% falling behind.
  • In conjunction with the corporate name change, the company has a new website address: www.clarasight.com .

Baldor Specialty Foods Continues to Build Its Senior Leadership Team With Appointments of Chief Revenue Officer and Chief People Officer

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldor Specialty Foods, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic's largest premium foods distributor, announced today two strategic executive additions to CEO TJ Murphy's leadership team. The new positions represent a continued investment in the company's growth trajectory, with a particular focus on the happiness and success of employees and customers.

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  • Benjamin Walker, who has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer.
  • A Baldor veteran, Ben joined the company in 2013 as Director of Business Development, and soon after was promoted to Director of Marketing and Business Development.
  • After numerous successful campaigns, he became Senior Director and VP before ultimately becoming SVP of Sales, Marketing, and Merchandising in 2021.
  • "What drew me to Baldor was the commitment to its employees," said Chief People Officer Regina Picciano.

Kore.ai Secures $150 Million Strategic Growth Investment to Drive AI-powered Customer and Employee Experiences for Global Brands

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kore.ai, a leader in enterprise conversational and generative AI platform technology, today announced $150 million in funding. The strategic growth investment was led by FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor with a successful 25+ year track record investing across enterprise technology, along with participation from NVIDIA and existing investors such as Vistara Growth, Sweetwater PE, NextEquity, Nicola and Beedie. The new funding will accelerate Kore.ai's market expansion and continuous innovation in AI to deliver tangible business and human value at scale.

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  • The AI market has seen rapid growth and disruption driven by advancements in technology and shifting user expectations.
  • Gartner estimates the conversational AI market to reach $377 billion in revenue by 2032, up from $66 billion in 2023.
  • This reflects an exponential demand for enhanced customer experiences, streamlined business operations and innovative GenAI applications addressing specific business tasks.
  • The company automates 450 million interactions a day for about 200 million consumers and two million enterprise users worldwide.

ASTEC Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors, One Director Retiring

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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Mr. William Bradley (“Brad”) Southern, an independent director, informed the Board he will be retiring as a member of the Board effective January 18, 2024.

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  • Mr. William Bradley (“Brad”) Southern, an independent director, informed the Board he will be retiring as a member of the Board effective January 18, 2024.
  • With the election of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Jackson, and the retirement of Mr. Southern, the size of the Board increased to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent directors.
  • Mr. Shannon will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and Mr. Jackson will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
  • William Gehl, Chairman of Astec’s Board of Directors, said, “We would like to thank Brad for his seven years of leadership and service on the Board.

Astonish Media Group Announces Latitude Food Allergy Care Joins its Prestigious Portfolio of Clients

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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NewYork, NY, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astonish Media Group , a leading boutique public relations and media strategy firm based in New York City, announces the addition of Latitude Food Allergy Care to the agency’s distinguished roster of clients.

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  • NewYork, NY, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astonish Media Group , a leading boutique public relations and media strategy firm based in New York City, announces the addition of Latitude Food Allergy Care to the agency’s distinguished roster of clients.
  • Astonish will elevate Latitude Food Allergy Care’s presence on a national scale and highlight its innovative approach to food allergy care.
  • “We are delighted that Latitude Food Allergy Care has joined the Astonish family as the leading specialized food allergy care program,” said John Conway, CEO of Astonish Media Group.
  • We are looking forward to amplifying the voice of Latitude Food Allergy Care and spreading the knowledge of their experts and leaders.”
    “Together with Astonish Media Group we have the opportunity to bring awareness to millions of families that life-changing food allergy testing and treatment is available,” said Kimberley Yates, founder and CEO of Latitude Food Allergy Care.

Smart Connections PR Adds Industry Veteran to its Team While Providing Expanded Services for Current and Future Clients

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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“Mark brings invaluable experience at so many levels to Smart Connections PR, and we are thrilled that he is joining us,” said Joanne Hogue, Smart Connections PR partner and co-founder.

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  • “Mark brings invaluable experience at so many levels to Smart Connections PR, and we are thrilled that he is joining us,” said Joanne Hogue, Smart Connections PR partner and co-founder.
  • He also spent several years as a news anchor and reporter prior to his 14-year PR career.
  • “Smart Connections PR is embarking on its 12th year in business and Mark is coming on board at just the right time,” said Dina Petrosky, Smart Connections PR partner and co-founder.
  • He’s also a proud Veteran, performing as a drummer/percussionist with the United States Army Band.

Nutrabolt Promotes Kyle Thomas to Global Chief Commercial Officer

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot off the heels of the company's Jan. 17 announcement to acquire a 20% ownership stake in Greens and Superfoods leader Bloom, Nutrabolt today announces the appointment of Kyle Thomas as its Global Chief Commercial Officer.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot off the heels of the company's Jan. 17 announcement to acquire a 20% ownership stake in Greens and Superfoods leader Bloom, Nutrabolt today announces the appointment of Kyle Thomas as its Global Chief Commercial Officer.
  • In this role, Kyle expands his scope from oversight of the company's North American Functional Beverage segment to now include all revenue segments globally.
  • Prior to joining Nutrabolt in 2021, Kyle served as the SVP/GM of Coca-Cola North America's Emerging Brands Division.
  • During his time with Coca-Cola, Kyle was able to innovate and lead the development of a hybrid route-to-market approach.

City, University of London and ARuVR® to Launch UK’s First CPD Course for AR, VR and MR Knowledge and Skill Acquisition

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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The course will be open to anyone who wants to upskill their learning to take advantage of the opportunities presented by XR within the enterprise setting.

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  • The course will be open to anyone who wants to upskill their learning to take advantage of the opportunities presented by XR within the enterprise setting.
  • Registration is now open for the certified CPD course which begins in Summer 2024 at City, University of London.
  • To register for the course and for more information, please visit: https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/professional-develop...
    ARuVR’s platform has been developed to democratise content creation and user consumption within Learning and Development (L&D) departments.
  • The skills gap to enable organisations to take advantage of the undoubted combined benefits of AR, VR and MR is quite simply stunting business growth.

Brain Corp Announces Unprecedented Scale for Autonomous Mobile Robots in 2023 and Welcomes Accomplished SaaS Leader, Chris Lobdell as Chief Revenue Officer

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Total Deployments: In 2023, Brain Corp exceeded 30,000 robots subscribed to the BrainOS Robotics Platform across autonomous floor scrubbing, autonomous vacuuming, and autonomous inventory scanning.

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  • Total Deployments: In 2023, Brain Corp exceeded 30,000 robots subscribed to the BrainOS Robotics Platform across autonomous floor scrubbing, autonomous vacuuming, and autonomous inventory scanning.
  • Within the same year, Brain Corp's OEM partners deployed 5,700 new robots across 265 customers globally, showcasing substantial growth and reach.
  • This unprecedented, industry-leading scale of real-world deployments creates an unrivaled pace of learning that accelerates performance and innovation across Brain Corp's fleet.
  • Chris Lobdell joins Brain Corp as Chief Revenue Officer, bringing over two decades of sales and technical leadership experience to the organization.