Pandemic

Born Free USA Applauds the Introduction of Bill to End Mink Farming in Illinois; Urges Swift Passage

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Pandemic, State legislature (United States), COVID-19, Public, H5N1, Mortality, Human, Illinois Senate, Safety, Senate, Mink, Global health, State, Respiratory system, Health, Farm, Infection

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a leading wildlife nonprofit, applauds the introduction of Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (S.B.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a leading wildlife nonprofit, applauds the introduction of Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (S.B.
  • Sponsored by State Senate Assistant Majority Leader Linda Holmes, this bill would ban mink fur farming in the state of Illinois to protect public health.
  • Says Angela Grimes, Born Free USA CEO, "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that fur farming is harmful to human health and safety.
  • Born Free USA calls on the Illinois legislature to act quickly to pass the bill into law.

Global Professional Hand Hygiene Market Outlook & Forecast Report 2023-2028 Featuring Key Vendors - P&G, Cleenol Group, GOJO Industries, Kimberly-Clark, Kutol, Medline Industries, Neogen - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Other Health, General Health, Other Retail, Office Products, Discount, Variety, Supermarket, Convenience Store, Retail, COVID-19, Biotechnology, Health, Home Goods, Foam, Pandemic, Hygiene, Meal, Growth, Hand, Pressure, Restaurant, History, Medline Industries, Bacteria, Foodservice, USD, Patient, Safety, Virus, P&G, Water, Kimberly-Clark, Gojo Industries, Infection, Neogen, Pharmaceutical industry

The global professional hand hygiene market is led by several prominent vendors, including 3M, GOJO Industries, Kimberly-Clark, Kutol, P&G, Medline Industries, Neogen, and many others.

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  • The global professional hand hygiene market is led by several prominent vendors, including 3M, GOJO Industries, Kimberly-Clark, Kutol, P&G, Medline Industries, Neogen, and many others.
  • The rapidly changing technological environment could adversely affect vendors as customers expect continual innovations and upgrades in professional hand hygiene products.
  • North America held the most prominent global professional hand hygiene market share, responsible for over 30% of the revenue in 2022.
  • The global professional hand hygiene market includes hand lotions/creams, handwash, hand sanitizers, hand scrubs, and wipes.

Western Union Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Banking, Personal Finance, Professional Services, Finance, Pandemic, Growth, ESG, Digital, GAAP, Failure, Legislation, Fraud, Telephone, Government, Environment, Consumer, Intellectual property, Annual report, Terrorism, ID, Consumer Protection Act, Webcast, Risk, Epidemic, Workforce, Cryptocurrency

Additional key statistics for the quarter and historical trends can be found in the supplemental tables included with this press release.

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  • Additional key statistics for the quarter and historical trends can be found in the supplemental tables included with this press release.
  • As a result, the percentage changes and margins disclosed herein may not recalculate precisely using the rounded amounts provided.
  • Western Union is committed to making a positive impact.
  • For more details on how Western Union is addressing some of the most pressing issues facing society, our shared environment, and our Company, please view our latest ESG report: https://corporate.westernunion.com/esg .

Best's Review Shares Insurance Educator Insights

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Professional Services, Insurance, Finance, Lexicon (Will Young album), Education, News, Environment, Pandemic, Appalachian State University, Axis, Columbia University, Florida State University, Columbia, University of South Carolina, Paramount, Creative, ALL, University, Student, Management

In the February issue, Best’s Review spoke with some of the country’s leading insurance educators about their careers, mission and efforts to prepare young people for insurance careers:

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  • In the February issue, Best’s Review spoke with some of the country’s leading insurance educators about their careers, mission and efforts to prepare young people for insurance careers:
    “ Academic Pursuit Led to ‘Insurance Nirvana’ for Columbia Educator ” highlights how Columbia University Professor Teresa Chan’s experience in the insurance industry helped her to build a career inspiring others.
  • Drennan explains how the university’s insurance program aims to transform students into young professionals as companies look to recruit new talent.
  • “ Student Engagement Is Paramount for FSU Insurance Program ” highlights the teaching philosophy of Charles Nyce of Florida State University and how he is working to get students interested in insurance.
  • Best’s Review is AM Best’s monthly insurance magazine, covering emerging issues and trends and evaluating their impact on the marketplace.

LoanCare® Launches Enhanced, Proprietary Servicing Website

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Partnership, Pandemic, Fidelity National Financial, Disaster, Worrall, Language, Real estate

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LoanCare®, a top U.S. mortgage subservicer, announced it has introduced a wholly re-imagined, re-engineered, and re-designed version of the myloancare.com website powered by its proprietary software. The new homeowners' website provides a path towards a more consumer-centric tech-driven future through state-of-the-art capabilities designed for quick interactions and intuitive self-service options.

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  • The new homeowners' website provides a path towards a more consumer-centric tech-driven future through state-of-the-art capabilities designed for quick interactions and intuitive self-service options.
  • "This proprietary mortgage management platform was built with analytical insight, authoritative market research, and client collaboration.
  • Website highlights include the ability to communicate with homeowners through their preferred method – text, email, or phone – and language, English or Spanish.
  • LoanCare retains complete control over the website, allowing the company to quickly pivot to meet market dynamics, government programs, regulatory compliance, and servicing updates.

AGCO Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Technology, Manufacturing, Agritech, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Machinery, Pandemic, Plant, COVID-19, Security (finance), Growth, Form 10-K, AG, Tax, Marketing, Investment, Rabobank, Privacy, Risk, Acquisition, Farmer, Collectable, Engineering, AGCO, Person

Net sales in the South American region increased 2.6% for the full year of 2023 compared to 2022, excluding the impact of favorable currency translation, despite significant declines in the fourth quarter.

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  • Net sales in the South American region increased 2.6% for the full year of 2023 compared to 2022, excluding the impact of favorable currency translation, despite significant declines in the fourth quarter.
  • Despite significant discounting in the fourth quarter, income from operations for the full year of 2023 increased by $12.5 million compared to 2022.
  • Positive pricing and increased sales of mid-range and high-horsepower tractors as well as replacement parts produced most of the growth.
  • The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Shell plc publishes fourth quarter 2023 press release

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Carbon, Pandemic, Divestment, COVID-19, Developed country, GAAP, NCI, Registrar, Shell plc, The Act, Climate change, Disclosure, Shell, Annual report, Net, Coronavirus, Arrangement, Risk, Acquisition, Nationalization, Bank statement, Natural gas, Movement

The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities.

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  • The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities.
  • In this announcement "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Group" are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general.
  • "Subsidiaries", "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control.
  • The information in this announcement does not constitute the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which are contained in Shell’s fourth quarter 2023 unaudited results available on www.shell.com/investors.

As Omicron subvariants continue their worldwide transmission, CoVaRR-Net awarded another year of funding

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Disease, CIHR, Bacteria, Therapy, Hospital, Faculty, Metadata, Virus, Laboratory, Catalog, World Health Organization, Vaccine, RSV, RG3, Airport, University, Consortium

Although many discoveries have been made over the past three years, there remain many unanswered questions as subvariants continue to spread and affect people around the world.

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  • Although many discoveries have been made over the past three years, there remain many unanswered questions as subvariants continue to spread and affect people around the world.
  • This is why the Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net) will continue focused activities with a final $6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).
  • “CoVaRR-Net is an academic network that has provided a new model for cooperation in research across Canada,” says CoVaRR-Net Executive Director Dr. Marc-André Langlois.
  • The Canadian Consortium of Academic Biosafety Level 3 ( CCABL3 ) Laboratories, a CoVaRR-Net initiative that unites academic biosafety level 3 laboratories in Canada.

Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

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Friday, February 2, 2024
Building Systems, Manufacturing, HVAC, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Partnership, Nature, Pandemic, Security (finance), Growth, GAAP, Failure, Intermountain West, Climate change, Safety, Tax, Wildfire, Annual report, Comfort Systems USA, Ventilation, Air conditioning, Weather, Drought, Depreciation, Disease, Flood, City, Acquisition, Comfort, Swiss cheese model, Insurance, Epidemic

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired J & S Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (“J & S”) headquartered in West Jordan, Utah.

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  • Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired J & S Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (“J & S”) headquartered in West Jordan, Utah.
  • Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are extremely happy to announce that J & S is now a part of the Comfort Systems USA family of companies.
  • We look forward to a strong partnership for our collective future.”
    Comfort Systems USA® is a leading provider of commercial, industrial, and institutional heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical contracting services, with 172 locations in 131 cities across the nation.
  • These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations and beliefs of Comfort Systems USA, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) concerning future developments and their effect on the Company.

Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
HVAC, Residential Building & Real Estate, Manufacturing, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Nature, Pandemic, Security (finance), Growth, GAAP, Failure, Climate change, Safety, Tax, Wildfire, Annual report, Comfort Systems USA, Ventilation, Air conditioning, Weather, Drought, Depreciation, Disease, Flood, City, Acquisition, Comfort, Swiss cheese model, Insurance, Epidemic, Engineering, Video game

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) (the “Company”) today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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  • Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) (the “Company”) today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas.
  • Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted to announce the closing of our agreement to acquire Summit, an extremely capable provider of modular and other complex mechanical services.
  • We are grateful that Summit has chosen to become part of Comfort Systems USA.”
    Comfort Systems USA® is a leading provider of commercial, industrial, and institutional heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical contracting services, with 172 locations in 131 cities across the nation.
  • These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations and beliefs of Comfort Systems USA, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) concerning future developments and their effect on the Company.