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FBLA Celebrates American Enterprise Day with Career Panel Featuring Experts in Six Fields

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Reston, Virginia, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest career and technical student organization focused solely on business, is hosting a career panel featuring professionals in six fields for its middle school, high school, and college members to celebrate American Enterprise Day on November 15.

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Reston, Virginia, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest career and technical student organization focused solely on business, is hosting a career panel featuring professionals in six fields for its middle school, high school, and college members to celebrate American Enterprise Day on November 15.
Students will hear from experts in computer science, engineering, finance, health care, law, and social media/marketing.
FBLA celebrates American Enterprise Day by teaching others about the American entrepreneurial spirit through a range of activities, projects, and festivities.
FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.

Spontaneous Family Wealth Discussions and Decisions Can Lead to Regrets, Finds Merrill Study

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly four in five wealthy families have had unplanned discussions about wealth with 26% later regretting it, according to a new study published by the Merrill Center for Family Wealth™, a part of Merrill Private Wealth Management. The research found 33% of families increased family conversations about wealth since the Pandemic; however, many families dive in without a plan, process, or skills to make well-intended conversations productive. This can lead to unintended stress, potential family rifts and under-functioning heirs.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly four in five wealthy families have had unplanned discussions about wealth with 26% later regretting it, according to a new study published by the Merrill Center for Family Wealth™, a part of Merrill Private Wealth Management.
78% of families who recently had conversations about family wealth said the discussion came up spontaneously.
The Merrill Center for Family Wealth (the Center), a highly specialized group within Merrill Private Wealth Management, works closely with families to develop the skills and processes for more productive family wealth conversations and effective decision-making.
In its report on the study findings, the Center provides recommended guidance based on years of experience facilitating family wealth discussions, particularly among families with substantial wealth, complex dynamics or circumstances.

Modiv Industrial Celebrates National Manufacturing Day

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Modiv Industrial, Inc. (“Modiv Industrial” or “Modiv”) (NYSE:MDV), as the only public REIT exclusively focused on acquiring industrial manufacturing real estate, wishes to publicly celebrate National Manufacturing Day ( www.mfgday.com ) in recognition of the strength of the U.S. manufacturing industry and the thousands of hard working Americans that make products that are vital to all of us.

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Modiv Industrial, Inc. (“Modiv Industrial” or “Modiv”) (NYSE:MDV), as the only public REIT exclusively focused on acquiring industrial manufacturing real estate, wishes to publicly celebrate National Manufacturing Day ( www.mfgday.com ) in recognition of the strength of the U.S. manufacturing industry and the thousands of hard working Americans that make products that are vital to all of us.
With the recent increase in both domestic infrastructure bills and foreign direct investment, the continued renewal of U.S. manufacturing is poised to extend throughout the next decade.
“Despite the current risk-off market environment, we see a meaningful longer-term economic J-curve surrounding and supporting the thesis for manufacturing.
Given our focus on acquiring manufacturing facilities that make infrastructure-focused components critical to our nation rather than the whims of consumer discretionary demand, Modiv Industrial is uniquely positioned in terms of both growth and value to benefit from the continued resurgence of U.S. manufacturing,” stated Aaron Halfacre, Modiv’s CEO.

Coordinated Behavioral Care Partners with Unite Us to Improve Access to Care for New Yorkers

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

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CBC's comprehensive network and community partners are connected through Unite Us' shared technology platform, enabling them to send and receive secure, electronic referrals to address people's social needs while understanding outcomes to improve health across communities.

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CBC's comprehensive network and community partners are connected through Unite Us' shared technology platform, enabling them to send and receive secure, electronic referrals to address people's social needs while understanding outcomes to improve health across communities.
Through this partnership, CBC's network of behavioral health, primary care, care coordination, and housing providers will increase collaboration with social care providers, remove barriers, connect individuals to vital social supports, and close gaps in care.
"Our work with Unite Us gives us real-time visibility into what and where services are being delivered, so we can collectively improve outcomes," said Pamela Mattel, CEO of Coordinated Behavioral Care.
"We are emphasizing an environment where New Yorkers—especially those most impacted by Health Related Social Needs (HRSN)—receive coordinated, individualized, and culturally competent care that effectively prevents and manages chronic physical and behavioral health conditions."

In Celebration of Hasbro’s 100th Anniversary, Alan Hassenfeld and The Hassenfeld Family Foundation Donate $1 Million to Purpose-Driven Charities

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Hasbro is empowering its passionate fan base to choose how the $1M donation will be distributed.

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Hasbro is empowering its passionate fan base to choose how the $1M donation will be distributed.
Beginning September 22 at the fan-favorite virtual event, Hasbro Pulse Con 2023 , and running until November 30, fans can vote for one of the four charities to donate to through each purchase they make on HasbroPulse.com .
The organization taking 1st place will receive $400K, while the 2nd place takes $300K, 3rd place earns $200K and 4th place gets $100K.
Also, thanks to the kids, fans and families all over the world and our communities and partners for believing in our brands.

New digital benchmarking research identifies Fidelity, Empower, TIAA and T. Rowe Price as top for retirement plan participant digital experience

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New benchmarking research from Corporate Insight identifies Fidelity, Empower, TIAA and T. Rowe Price as the top performers across desktop and mobile defined contribution (DC) plan participant experiences.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New benchmarking research from Corporate Insight identifies Fidelity, Empower, TIAA and T. Rowe Price as the top performers across desktop and mobile defined contribution (DC) plan participant experiences.
The 2023 DC Plan Participant Website and Mobile Experience Benchmark reports evaluate 18 leading recordkeepers across 230 desktop and mobile attributes, showing how firms stack up against one another in design, functionality and usability.
"Fidelity's design, navigation and account information across digital platforms place it #1 in both these reports," says Kara Sostar, Retirement Research Manager at Corporate Insight.
"In terms of the other top finishers, TIAA is the leader in website transaction capabilities, Empower has the best account information across both website and mobile platforms, and T. Rowe Price has the easiest app to navigate."

Mobile Apps Become Increasingly Critical Battleground for Retirement Plan Providers, J.D. Power Finds

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Power 2023 U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study,℠ released today, improved market performance has helped lift overall satisfaction with retirement plan digital tools.

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Power 2023 U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study,℠ released today, improved market performance has helped lift overall satisfaction with retirement plan digital tools.
Overall satisfaction with retirement plan mobile apps is 728, which is 38 points higher than for mobile websites and 72 points higher than for desktop websites.
The U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study, formerly known as the U.S. Retirement Plan Participant Satisfaction Study, measures customer satisfaction across four factors: information/content; navigation; speed; and visual appeal.
The study is based on responses of 5,804 retirement plan participants and was fielded in May-June 2023.

Guild Names Former Workday Leader, Greg Pryor, Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Guild , the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Greg Pryor will join the company as its Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes, overseeing Guild’s learning and performance management strategy for its employees.

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Guild , the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Greg Pryor will join the company as its Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes, overseeing Guild’s learning and performance management strategy for its employees.
Pryor joins Guild from Workday, where he was focused on leadership, organization effectiveness, and people and performance systems to help employees excel.
In this role, Pryor will work to ensure that every Guilder continues to have equitable access to opportunity, personal development, and career mobility.
Pryor holds a bachelor’s degree in speech with a focus on business and organizational communication from Emerson College.

Kirstin Hill Joins Social Finance as President & Chief Operating Officer to Help Lead Organization into Next Phase of Growth

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Social Finance, a national nonprofit and registered investment advisor, announced that Kirstin Hill has joined the organization as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Hill will work in close collaboration with Social Finance CEO and Co-Founder Tracy Palandjian to advance Social Finance's work building outcomes-focused partnerships and investments that realign systems to measurably improve lives.

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BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Social Finance, a national nonprofit and registered investment advisor, announced that Kirstin Hill has joined the organization as President and Chief Operating Officer.
"Social Finance has grown significantly over the last dozen years, and we have developed new, promising levers for impact," Palandjian said.
"I could not be more excited to join Social Finance at this pivotal time," Hill said.
If you have any questions about this press release or the information on it, please contact Social Finance at [email protected] .

The B.R. Companies welcomes Merrill Eisenhower Atwater as Chief Strategy Officer

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Friday, September 8, 2023

Companies announces the appointment of Merrill Eisenhower Atwater as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

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Companies announces the appointment of Merrill Eisenhower Atwater as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).
Companies appoints Merrill Eisenhower Atwater as Chief Strategy Officer to lead growth initiatives.
Merrill joins BR with a remarkable track record and a wealth of experience in strategic growth and business development.
As the great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Merrill is regularly called upon to be the guest of governmental and cultural international leadership.