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Cambridge Savings Bank Supports the Expansion of Fair Haven Community Health Care with Loans Totaling Over $26 Million

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and over $6 billion in assets, today announced that its Corporate Banking team has provided Fair Haven Community Health Care (Fair Haven CHC) with a combined $26.1 million in loans to support its expansion.

Key Points: 
  • Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and over $6 billion in assets, today announced that its Corporate Banking team has provided Fair Haven Community Health Care (Fair Haven CHC) with a combined $26.1 million in loans to support its expansion.
  • Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Fair Haven CHC provides low-income families with accessible, high-quality medical and dental care, regardless of their ability to pay.
  • With 20 locations including 12 satellite centers at local greater New Haven schools, Fair Haven CHC currently serves over 34,000 patients across a wide range of primary and specialty care services.
  • “Cambridge Savings Bank's community-focused approach and clear understanding of our mission have made the bank an invaluable ally in our expansion efforts.

Wolters Kluwer launches AI-powered OneSumX® Reg Manager to enhance regulatory change management

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has launched OneSumX® Reg Manager to help U.S. community banks and credit unions enhance their regulatory change management efforts.

Key Points: 
  • Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has launched OneSumX® Reg Manager to help U.S. community banks and credit unions enhance their regulatory change management efforts.
  • This artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution represents the latest addition to the Compliance Solutions OneSumX portfolio suite, a trusted product line designed to help financial institutions across the U.S. more effectively navigate regulatory change.
  • “For many years, our multi award-winning OneSumX Regulatory Change Management (RCM) offering has been a market leader in helping larger financial institutions navigate regulatory complexity,” explains Vikram Savkar , Executive Vice President and General Manager, Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions.
  • For more information about Wolters Kluwer, please visit: www.wolterskluwer.com .

Emplifi Rolls Out 10 New AI-Powered Social Media Marketing And Customer Care Tools To Increase Efficiencies Across Departments

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Emplifi , a leading customer engagement platform, today announced ten new AI-powered solutions designed to help social media marketing and customer care teams increase efficiencies across their departments while creating more productive workflows.

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  • Emplifi , a leading customer engagement platform, today announced ten new AI-powered solutions designed to help social media marketing and customer care teams increase efficiencies across their departments while creating more productive workflows.
  • “For global marketing organizations and customer care teams with advanced operations, AI-powered workflows are a necessity to deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.
  • AI-powered case and topic summarization for customer care solutions: This AI-powered feature quickly summarizes customer care cases and topics, producing succinct but detailed notes for each customer inquiry.
  • “Emplifi provides AI-powered solutions that enable social media and customer care teams to effectively reduce their workloads and automate workflows.

Wearing Glasses Boosts Income by a Third in Low-Income Communities, Finds Landmark New Study

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low- income communities by 33% according to new research.

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  • A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low- income communities by 33% according to new research.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    A new randomised controlled trial, published today, finds that the provision of reading glasses improves livelihoods and quality of life and reduces poverty.
  • “The THRIVE study reveals that the simple intervention of reading glasses yields outsized impact in terms of income.
  • Without reading glasses more than 8261 million people have difficulty performing routine tasks and maximising their income earning potential.

Johnson & Johnson Expands Commitment to Advance Health Equity

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is collaborating with more than 100 community-led health organizations supporting historically marginalized communities across the United States — building on the Company’s multiyear, multimillion-dollar efforts to improve health equity.

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  • Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is collaborating with more than 100 community-led health organizations supporting historically marginalized communities across the United States — building on the Company’s multiyear, multimillion-dollar efforts to improve health equity.
  • Supporting the work of grassroots organizations, community health centers and national associations is integral to identifying and implementing enduring healthcare solutions,” said Vanessa Broadhurst, Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs at Johnson & Johnson.
  • Black Women’s Health Imperative aims to empower Black women to take charge of their health through diabetes prevention and self-management classes.
  • J&J recently held a Health Equity Innovation Challenge to support innovative solutions developed by entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Celebrating the Heart and Soul of Healthcare: Nurse.com Recognizes National Nurses Week 2024

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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To participate in the virtual event and enter to win prizes, nurses can join the virtual event at www.Nurse.com/Nurses-Week .

Key Points: 
  • To participate in the virtual event and enter to win prizes, nurses can join the virtual event at www.Nurse.com/Nurses-Week .
  • Throughout Nurses Week, Nurse.com is providing free continuing education courses to help nurses advance their careers and grow their knowledge.
  • Nurses can also receive a 35% sitewide discount on Nurse.com when purchasing any continuing education course by using promo code NNW24 during May 6 to 12, 2024.
  • For more information on Nurse.com’s National Nurses Week 2024 celebration, visit our dedicated web page .

Humana Healthy Horizons – Ohio partners with CPESN® USA to expand access to pharmacists

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Humana Healthy Horizons, the Medicaid business of leading health and well-being company Humana, announced it is partnering with CPESN® USA in Ohio to expand access to pharmacists for its members throughout the state.

Key Points: 
  • Humana Healthy Horizons, the Medicaid business of leading health and well-being company Humana, announced it is partnering with CPESN® USA in Ohio to expand access to pharmacists for its members throughout the state.
  • “Our partnership with CPESN USA will increase access to care for thousands of Ohioans,” said Kathie Mancini, President, Humana Healthy Horizons – Ohio.
  • By significantly expanding its pharmacist network through the selection of CPESN® Ohio pharmacies, Humana Healthy Horizons – Ohio is demonstrating its commitment to quality, accessible care.
  • Humana Healthy Horizons – Ohio serves more than 115,000 members across the state, with a keen focus on addressing the most pressing health-related social needs affecting the communities it serves.

Regions Bank Teams Celebrate Financial Literacy Month by Sharing the Good

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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To complement the bank’s Financial Literacy Month activities this April , Regions’ 2024 Share the Good theme is Helping Students Build Financial Confidence.

Key Points: 
  • To complement the bank’s Financial Literacy Month activities this April , Regions’ 2024 Share the Good theme is Helping Students Build Financial Confidence.
  • According to Gina Sian, who leads the Regions Making Life Better Institute® program, aligning Share the Good initiatives with Financial Literacy Month integrates volunteerism with a key pillar of Regions Bank’s community engagement strategy – financial wellness.
  • Examples include:
    Birmingham, Ala.: Regions teams in Jefferson and Shelby counties are organizing several financial wellness events:
    On April 17, GEAR UP Jefferson County is hosting Regions Day.
  • Raleigh, N.C.: Regions Market Executive Terry Hoey is leading by example, teaching financial literacy courses at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County , and he’s passionate about Sharing the Good.

Pet Food Express Launches Kitten Season Campaign, Calls on Animal Lovers for Help as California’s Kitten Season Starts

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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From April 1 - 28, visit www.petfood.express/kitten-season or walk into any of the 66 Pet Food Express stores to participate in the kitten season campaign.

Key Points: 
  • From April 1 - 28, visit www.petfood.express/kitten-season or walk into any of the 66 Pet Food Express stores to participate in the kitten season campaign.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401784639/en/
    Pet Food Express Kitten Season campaign launches to find foster and forever homes for California's needy kittens.
  • “Kitten season puts serious strain on California’s animal rescue network from April through November,” said Megan Kniepkamp, community manager for Pet Food Express.
  • Kitten Season is one of several community impact programs Pet Food Express runs yearly, along with Fill the Food Bank, Pet Fair, and Holiday Shopping Spree, among others.

Central Valley Community Bancorp Completes Community West Bancshares Merger, Adopts Name, Announces Board and Executive Reorganization

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Central Valley), the parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (CVCB), headquartered in Fresno, California, announced today the successful completion of the merger with Community West Bancshares (Community West), the parent company of Community West Bank (the Bank), headquartered in Goleta, California, effective April 1, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Central Valley), the parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (CVCB), headquartered in Fresno, California, announced today the successful completion of the merger with Community West Bancshares (Community West), the parent company of Community West Bank (the Bank), headquartered in Goleta, California, effective April 1, 2024.
  • Community West Bancshares merged with and into Central Valley Community Bancorp, and Community West Bank merged with and into Central Valley Community Bank, creating a combined company in an all-stock merger transaction.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401047471/en/
    Central Valley Community Bancorp Completes Community West Bancshares Merger, Adopts Name, Announces Board and Executive Reorganization (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Community West shareholders receive 0.79 shares of Central Valley common stock for each share of Community West common stock, while Central Valley assumes Community West’s outstanding stock options.
  • Central Valley Community Bancorp assumes the name Community West Bancshares and its NASDAQ ticker symbol (CWBC), and Central Valley Community Bank assumes the name Community West Bank to reflect the combined company’s expanded territory.