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Hilco Streambank's IPv4.GLOBAL Awarded a Competitively Solicited Contract with E&I Cooperative Services for IPv4 Address Sales and Acquisitions

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Friday, April 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Streambank's IPv4.GLOBAL, the world's most experienced internet protocol address broker, today announced that it has been awarded a competitively solicited contract by E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) to provide its members with these often-overlooked educational assets. Premium services - at discounted costs - are available to E&I's more than 5,500 member institutions across the U.S. The contract is effective immediately, runs through January 31, 2027, and includes a renewal option.

Key Points: 
  • Through this contract, IPv4.GLOBAL provides E&I members with assistance in the private sale or public auction of IP addresses on its web platform.
  • "We're very happy to be awarded the E&I contract to help serve their members," said Gabe Fried, CEO of Hilco Streambank and IPv4.GLOBAL.
  • "Hilco Streambank and IPv4.GLOBAL are thrilled to have a cooperative contract vehicle to support the work we've done for educational institutions and the services we provide.
  • E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is the only member-owned, non-profit procurement cooperative exclusively focused on serving education.

Ocean Spray Announces Innovation Collaboration with Atlantic Sea Farms

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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BOSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, today announced a collaboration with Atlantic Sea Farms, a women-run regenerative kelp aquaculture company, also local to New England, based in Maine, for ingredient use in Atlantic Sea Farms' Cranberry Kelp Cubes.  The sustainably grown kelp product further expands Ocean Spray's functional product and ingredients portfolio. The Cranberry Kelp Cubes offer a way to combine two powerful superfoods that come from regenerative farming practices giving consumers an easy way to enhance their everyday diet and enjoy the health benefits of these nutrient dense, antioxidant rich, non-GMO, family farmed ingredients.  Ingredients in the product include Kelp puree, cranberry puree, and cranberry seeds.

Key Points: 
  • Prioritizing Sustainability and Regenerative Farming, Use of Cranberry Seeds in New Cranberry Kelp Cubes Furthers Upcycled Ingredient Product Innovation
    BOSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, today announced a collaboration with Atlantic Sea Farms , a women-run regenerative kelp aquaculture company, also local to New England, based in Maine, for ingredient use in Atlantic Sea Farms' Cranberry Kelp Cubes.
  • Atlantic Sea Farms kelp is fresh, never dyed, and sustainably grown at home in the clean cold waters of Maine.
  • We are proud to partner with Ocean Spray a company that also puts their community of family farms, and the health and wellness of their customers and the planet, first," said Briana Warner, President and CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.
  • For more information visit: Atlantic Sea Farms

CARB-X Awards Clarametyx Biosciences $3.89 Million in Additional Option Funding to Accelerate Anti-Biofilm Technology for Life-Threatening Bacterial Infections

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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This supplemental option builds upon the previous funding awards received in 2020 and 2021, and is oriented toward IND-enabling activities such as a GLP toxicity study and Phase 1 material production.

Key Points: 
  • This supplemental option builds upon the previous funding awards received in 2020 and 2021, and is oriented toward IND-enabling activities such as a GLP toxicity study and Phase 1 material production.
  • We appreciate the continued support by experts in our field, which reinforces the significant potential of this innovative technology to broadly address challenging bacterial infections.
  • Clarametyxs technology continues to generate momentum and awareness as an important complementary approach to antibiotic strategies to effectively resolve challenging biofilm-related infections.
  • The Columbus, Ohio-based company is building a dynamic pipeline of immune-enabling therapies and vaccines for life-threatening bacterial infections associated with biofilms.

PURA Hemp Co-Op Revenue Transition Gaining Traction

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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PURA is building a Co-Op of hemp growers and processors to jointly market under the Farmersville Hemp Brand Name.

Key Points: 
  • PURA is building a Co-Op of hemp growers and processors to jointly market under the Farmersville Hemp Brand Name.
  • Co-Op partners include, for example, PAO Group, Inc. (OTC Pink: PAOG) and Alkame Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink: ALKM).
  • PURA management plans to release a shareholder update in conjunction with the coming 2021 annual report.
  • The update will highlight the companys transitioning revenue building on the royalties from its former EVERx CBD Sports Beverage sold to North American Cannabis Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink: USMJ) and now adding Farmersville Hemp revenue.

IQST - iQSTEL Anticipates April Inflection Point

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) today announced a new agreement that substantially expands the company's fintech service offering reach.

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  • NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) today announced a new agreement that substantially expands the company's fintech service offering reach.
  • To kick-off what I believe will be an inflection point for the company in April, I'm pleased to announce a new agreement that substantially expands the reach of our fintech services.
  • iQSTEL, through our Global Money One subsidiary, has entered into a partnership agreement with COOITZA RL, one of the largest and most innovative cooperatives in Guatemala.
  • I think the COOITZA RL partnership will ignite an April inflection for iQSTEL further fueled by our soon to be published audited financial results for 2021 and our ongoing Nasdaq uplisting progress.

Red Rocks Credit Union Selects Upstart for Personal Lending

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220330005370/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220330005370/en/
    Quote from Darius Wise, President and Chief Operating Officer at Red Rocks Credit Union (Graphic: Business Wire)
    As a digital-forward credit union, our goal is to help members reach their dreams through the products and services that we offer across any channel with which they want to interact, said Darius Wise, President and Chief Operating Officer at Red Rocks Credit Union.
  • Red Rocks Credit Union became an Upstart lending partner in December 2021 to be on the Upstart Referral Network.
  • We are excited to partner with Red Rocks Credit Union to expand their personal loan offering to more people across Colorado and beyond, said Michael Lock, SVP of Lending Partnerships for Upstart.
  • Red Rocks Credit Union was established in 1979 to serve the employees of Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin).

Co-op ATM Makes Significant Expansion in Maine, Adding 60 Retail Locations to the Network

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Through its partnership with ATM manager Payment Alliance International (PAI, www.gopai.com ), Co-op ATM will add 60 machines in Hannaford Supermarket locations throughout the state.

Key Points: 
  • Through its partnership with ATM manager Payment Alliance International (PAI, www.gopai.com ), Co-op ATM will add 60 machines in Hannaford Supermarket locations throughout the state.
  • The new retail sites increase the count of Co-op ATM locations in Maine to 150, an instant 67 percent growth.
  • Now that these locations are part of Co-op ATM, members of participating credit unions will be able to use these locations surcharge-free.
  • The Co-op ATM network is larger than any commercial bank network, with nearly 2,000 credit unions participating and featuring nearly 7,500 deposit-taking ATMs.

Peptilogics’ Presentations at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting Highlight Peptide Therapeutic PLG0206 for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Peptilogics, a biotech company engineering peptide therapeutics to improve the treatment landscape for patients with life-threatening diseases, will present three papers at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago March 24.

Key Points: 
  • Peptilogics, a biotech company engineering peptide therapeutics to improve the treatment landscape for patients with life-threatening diseases, will present three papers at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago March 24.
  • The paper presentations highlight the potent antimicrobial activity of Peptilogics lead investigational engineered peptide PLG0206.
  • The preclinical data showed that PLG0206 reduced biofilm mass and increased survival of animals infected with multi-drug resistant ESKAPE pathogens for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
  • PLG0206 is a broad-spectrum, anti-biofilm, anti-infective peptide therapeutic currently in clinical development for the treatment of PJI.

Customer Satisfaction with Municipal Energy Utilities Improves Despite Massive Tumble by CPS Energy, ACSI Data Show

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Of the three categories measured in the report, cooperative energy utilities, unchanged at 73, now share the top spot with municipal energy utilities, up 2.8% year over year.
  • While overall customer satisfaction remains relatively stable in the energy utilities sector, there is movement in the municipal category that raises some eyebrows, says David VanAmburg, Managing Director at the ACSI.
  • Salt River Project leads municipal energy utilities, while CPS Energy nosedives
    Overall, customer satisfaction with municipal energy utilities increases 2.8% to an ACSI score of 73.
  • Cooperative energy utilities serving small rural communities maintain stable customer satisfaction overall with an ACSI score of 73.

Ecovative Announces Partners To Bring Mycelium Foam to the Fashion Industry

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Through combined research, Vivobarefoot and PANGAIA will join the Fashion for Good Cooperative, working directly with the Ecovative team to co-develop custom mycelium materials for use in their respective footwear and fashion products.

Key Points: 
  • Through combined research, Vivobarefoot and PANGAIA will join the Fashion for Good Cooperative, working directly with the Ecovative team to co-develop custom mycelium materials for use in their respective footwear and fashion products.
  • We are thrilled to work with Vivobarefoot, a company with sustainability at its core, to bring next-gen mycelium materials to the footwear industry.
  • Leveraging its Mycelium Foundry, Ecovative works with partners throughout the textiles, food and packaging industries to grow better materials for everyday needs.
  • Forager Hides , launched in March 2021, are Ecovatives second-generation mycelium material designed to solve the sustainability challenges of the fashion industry.