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CoreCivic Appoints Catherine Hernandez-Blades and Alexander R. Fischer to its Board of Directors; CoreCivic Also Announces Planned Retirement of Long-Term Board Member Donna Alvarado

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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Both Ms. Hernandez-Blades and Mr. Fischer are expected to join various board committees in the future.

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  • Both Ms. Hernandez-Blades and Mr. Fischer are expected to join various board committees in the future.
  • "We are pleased to have Catherine and Alex join our Board of Directors," said Damon Hininger, CoreCivic's President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • "Catherine brings decades of executive leadership experience in government relations, communications, and marketing in both the private and the public sectors.
  • Catherine also provides community support as a board member at several non-profits.

Interfor Appoints Christina Sistrunk to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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BURNABY, British Columbia, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (TSX: IFP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Sistrunk of Lumberton, Mississippi as an independent director of the Company.

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  • BURNABY, British Columbia, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (TSX: IFP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Sistrunk of Lumberton, Mississippi as an independent director of the Company.
  • Ms. Sistrunk served as President and CEO of Aera Energy, LLC (an independent upstream oil and gas company) between 2015 and 2020.
  • Ms. Sistrunk currently serves on the External Advisory Council for The Ohio State University College of Engineering, and on the Advisory Board for Renewell Energy.
  • Her appointment increases the percentage of women directors on Interfor’s Board, to 30%.

VITAS® Healthcare Continues Its Pathway of Success and Promotes Two Key Operations Executives

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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This announcement follows several other recent strategic promotions as the hospice company adjusts to continued growth in high-quality patient care throughout the US.

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  • This announcement follows several other recent strategic promotions as the hospice company adjusts to continued growth in high-quality patient care throughout the US.
  • VITAS continues to lead the hospice community as one of the largest end-of-life care providers in the country.
  • Wherley has been an integral part of VITAS since 2016 when he joined the organization as senior vice president of operations.
  • Wysong's promotion to EVP of operations underscores his contributions to the organization's success and his commitment to operational excellence.

Wofford announces new director of athletics

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wofford College President Nayef Samhat has announced that Scott Kull will be the college’s next director of athletics, effective April 1, 2024.

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  • Spartanburg, South Carolina, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wofford College President Nayef Samhat has announced that Scott Kull will be the college’s next director of athletics, effective April 1, 2024.
  • Kull is currently the deputy athletics director for external affairs and executive director of the athletics foundation at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
  • He has held similar positions at the University of Utah, University of South Florida, Florida State and Texas Christian University.
  • “Wofford and its student-athletes represent everything that’s right about intercollegiate athletics.

MAIA Biotechnology and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Announce Presentation of THIO’s Potency in Pediatric Brain Tumors at American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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The research was conducted in collaboration with Nationwide Children's Hospital and led by Dr. Drissi.

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  • The research was conducted in collaboration with Nationwide Children's Hospital and led by Dr. Drissi.
  • The study explored the combination of THIO and ionizing radiation (IR) treatments to induce direct anticancer effects and stimulate anti-tumor immunity in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
  • DIPG, a very difficult-to-treat and high-risk childhood cancer, is a central nervous system (CNS) tumor that forms in the brainstem.
  • Scientists from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and MAIA have shown that THIO synergistically sensitizes DIPG cells to ionizing radiation (IR), significantly decreasing cell proliferation.

WhiteSwell Announces Six-month Outcomes After eLym System Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients in its DELTA-HF Study

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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WhiteSwell, a company pioneering a new paradigm in the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), announced today positive six-month follow-up data on the initial nine patients treated in its ongoing DELTA-HF trial evaluating the WhiteSwell eLym™ System.

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  • WhiteSwell, a company pioneering a new paradigm in the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), announced today positive six-month follow-up data on the initial nine patients treated in its ongoing DELTA-HF trial evaluating the WhiteSwell eLym™ System.
  • Nine hospitalized patients with ADHF received eLym therapy in conjunction with diuretic therapy and were followed for six months.
  • Reduced rehospitalizations: Comparing patients’ clinical course before and after eLym therapy, in the six months prior to eLym therapy there were 13 heart failure related hospitalizations, while in the six months after eLym therapy there were just two heart failure hospitalizations and one heart failure related death, for a 77% reduction.
  • The minimally invasive catheter system was successfully deployed and removed in all patients, with a mean treatment time of 24 hours.

FIRE1 Completes Enrollment in U.S. Early Feasibility Study of Innovative Remote Heart Failure Monitoring System

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Early Feasibility Study (FUTURE-HF2) of its FIRE1™ System for remote heart failure monitoring.

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  • Early Feasibility Study (FUTURE-HF2) of its FIRE1™ System for remote heart failure monitoring.
  • The FIRE1 System is the first device designed to directly measure a patient’s volume status by measuring the largest vein in the body where most fluid is stored – the inferior vena cava (IVC) – to better manage heart failure.
  • FIRE1 seeks to transform heart failure management by enabling patients to monitor and control their fluid volume themselves with a consumer-friendly device at home, similar to how continuous glucose monitoring transformed diabetes care.
  • “It is gratifying to see the physician interest in our novel technology that earlier studies suggest should be a more sensitive measure than pressure in monitoring heart failure,” said FIRE1 CEO and President Conor Hanley.

Manatt Adds Renowned Provider Executive to National Health Care Industry Group

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Managing Director Mark Wietecha has joined the Firm’s national Health Care industry group in Washington, D.C.

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  • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Managing Director Mark Wietecha has joined the Firm’s national Health Care industry group in Washington, D.C.
  • Additionally, Wietecha has a career interest in and deep global knowledge of children’s hospitals from both a policy and delivery systems perspective.
  • “In addition to his leadership with CHA, Mark has worked with hundreds of hospitals to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with their missions to increase access to and improve the delivery of care for children,” said Manatt Health Leader Bill Bernstein .
  • Prior to joining CHA, Wietecha served as a senior partner and executive chairman of a global consulting firm and founded its academic medical center consultancy within the firm’s health care sector.

Thompson Hine Names New Managing Partner

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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Thompson Hine LLP , a law firm recognized for innovation, announced today that it has elected Tony White as its managing partner.

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  • Thompson Hine LLP , a law firm recognized for innovation, announced today that it has elected Tony White as its managing partner.
  • He has served for over 13 years on the executive committee, the firm’s governing body, and for 11 years, he has been the national hiring partner, supervising Thompson Hine’s lateral partner and senior counsel recruiting and hiring.
  • She led the firm through changes in its service delivery model, making Thompson Hine one of the first firms to do so.
  • FT noted that “Thompson Hine is now ranked as one of the top five firms in the U.S. for client service.

Woolpert Hires Ohio Transportation Leader Jeff Wallace as Program Director

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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DAYTON, Ohio, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Woolpert has hired Jeff Wallace, an experienced civil engineer and transportation project manager, as program director for its growing transportation market. Wallace brings over 26 years of planning and project management experience supporting numerous regional and Ohio Department of Transportation projects, including Cincinnati's current Brent Spence Bridge rehabilitation and replacement project.

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  • Wallace will support local and state transportation clients throughout southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky.
  • DAYTON, Ohio, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Woolpert has hired Jeff Wallace, an experienced civil engineer and transportation project manager, as program director for its growing transportation market.
  • Wallace brings over 26 years of planning and project management experience supporting numerous regional and Ohio Department of Transportation projects, including Cincinnati's current Brent Spence Bridge rehabilitation and replacement project.
  • Woolpert Vice President and Transportation Market Director Judi Craig said that Wallace will continue to expand Woolpert's visibility with local and state clients throughout southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky.