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Sammons Warehouse Solutions joins Precision Warehouse Design in Strategic Partnership

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
PWD, Culture, Sammons Enterprises, Organization, Partnership, SWS, AS/RS, Warehouse, Retail

Dallas, Texas, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sammons Warehouse Solutions (SWS), a provider of warehousing, racking, and storage solutions, and Precision Warehouse Design (PWD), a full-service warehouse automation integrator, today announced the signing of a transformative partnership that brings together SWS’s and PWD’s respective expertise, capabilities, and resources.

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  • Dallas, Texas, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sammons Warehouse Solutions (SWS), a provider of warehousing, racking, and storage solutions, and Precision Warehouse Design (PWD), a full-service warehouse automation integrator, today announced the signing of a transformative partnership that brings together SWS’s and PWD’s respective expertise, capabilities, and resources.
  • Through this partnership, Sammons Warehouse Solutions will bring its extensive experience in scaling, innovating, and increasing efficiency as well as a strong capital position to support PWD’s long-term growth plans.
  • “As Sammons Warehouse Solutions leads Sammons Industrial further into the warehouse space, we’ve been carefully assessing opportunities for partnerships to accelerate our growth goals.
  • This partnership with PWD is one of the strongest strategic, technical, and cultural fits I have seen, and we are very excited about the future” said Don Keel, President of Sammons Warehouse Solutions.

Green Shipping | CM ENERGY Signed Supply Contract with UML

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Partnership, Wind, Carbon, SWS, CII, CO2, UML, Renewable energy

HONG KONG, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, CM Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (CM ENERGY) and Union Maritime Limited (UML) have signed a supply contract to design and manufacture the WindWings® system to be installed in UML's vessel.

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  • HONG KONG, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, CM Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (CM ENERGY) and Union Maritime Limited (UML) have signed a supply contract to design and manufacture the WindWings® system to be installed in UML's vessel.
  • This is the first order for such sail products received by CM ENERGY and BAR Technologies.
  • UML is a leading tanker owner and operator with a diverse range of ship assets.
  • We are also proud to partner with CM ENERGY, who have the expertise and experience to deliver our WindWings® to the highest standards.

Core Group Resources Reaches Major Business Milestones and Record Growth in 2023

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Alternative Energy, Construction & Property, Energy, Technology, Human Resources, Consulting, Professional Services, General Health, Maritime, Transport, Other Technology, Health, Other Construction & Property, Founder's Award, SWS, American City Business Journals, Employment, Renewable energy, Life, Improper integral, Core Group, Personality, Organization, Growth, Management

Core Group Resources a leader in helping clients drive sustainable business growth through its comprehensive suite of services focused on identifying, hiring, and growing the right talent, announced today record growth in 2023 and global momentum entering 2024.

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  • Core Group Resources a leader in helping clients drive sustainable business growth through its comprehensive suite of services focused on identifying, hiring, and growing the right talent, announced today record growth in 2023 and global momentum entering 2024.
  • “2023 epitomized how, when a company’s vision, values, and people come together they can’t be stopped,” said Matt Fuhrman, Founder and CEO for Core Group Resources.
  • The best way to describe 2023 was that it was a monster year and 2024 is starting on a path to be even bigger.”
    Key Growth and Execution Milestones Include:
    Record revenue: Core Group Resources has grown more than 100 percent over the past three years and grew more than close to 80 percent in 2023.
  • Core Group Resources is a dynamic company specializing in executive search, consulting, contracting, and personality assessments.

Performance Shipping Inc. Signs Shipbuilding Contracts for the Construction of 2 Newbuilding LNG-Ready Scrubber Fitted Tier III LR2 Tankers

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Sale, SWS, Ageing, EGCS, LR2, Shipbuilding

The vessels will be equipped with electronic main engines with high-pressure selective catalytic reactors (HPSCR) for Tier III (NOx Emissions) compliance, exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS – commonly referred to as scrubbers) for Tier II (NOx Emissions) compliance, and ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).

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  • The vessels will be equipped with electronic main engines with high-pressure selective catalytic reactors (HPSCR) for Tier III (NOx Emissions) compliance, exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS – commonly referred to as scrubbers) for Tier II (NOx Emissions) compliance, and ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).
  • Commenting on the contracts, Andreas Michalopoulos, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated:
    “These shipbuilding contracts supplement the previous contract we entered into with SWS in March 2023 for a Tier III product/crude oil carrier scheduled for delivery around October 2025.
  • The construction of these LNG-ready LR2 oil tankers, equipped with the latest high-specification engines and meeting stringent emission requirements, along with scrubbers and water ballast treatment systems, will take place at the largest and most reputable state-owned shipyard in China.
  • These sales and acquisitions constitute our core fleet expansion and renewal strategy.

State Street Partners with Diverse Firms to Underwrite $1 Billion of Senior Debt and $0.5 Billion of Senior Subordinated Debt

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Asset Management, Professional Services, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Finance, STT, NYSE, UBS, HSBC, Joint, State, State Street Corporation, SWS, Partnership, Civil and political rights, State Street, Security (finance)

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today that it has issued an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion of senior debt and $0.5 billion of senior subordinated debt.

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  • State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today that it has issued an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion of senior debt and $0.5 billion of senior subordinated debt.
  • All five broker-dealers are owned by diverse groups and, collectively, have underwritten 40% of the securities in the issuance.
  • “This debt issuance represents our tenth consecutive engagement with diverse underwriters, and we are very pleased to continue that partnership,” said Kimberly DeTrask, treasurer of State Street.
  • “State Street’s long-term collaboration and mandate enables SWS to showcase our firm’s capabilities and expand the investor base that participates in State Street’s transactions.

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Qdoba Funding LLC Series 2023-1

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Professional Services, Finance, Note, Issuer, Qdoba, KBRA, Intellectual property, LTM, WBS, SWS, Security (finance), Telescopic sight, Series

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to the Series 2023-1 Class A-1-VFN Notes, Series 2023-1 A-1-LR Notes and Series 2023-1 Class A-2 Notes.

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  • KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to the Series 2023-1 Class A-1-VFN Notes, Series 2023-1 A-1-LR Notes and Series 2023-1 Class A-2 Notes.
  • Qdoba 2023-1 is the inaugural securitization in which Qdoba Restaurant Corporation (Qdoba or the Company) will contribute substantially all of its revenue-generating assets to the Issuer as collateral for the offered notes.
  • Similar to other master trust WBS transactions, the Issuer can offer subsequent series of notes if certain requirements in the transaction documents are met.
  • The Issuer is issuing three note classes totaling $330.9 million (the Series 2023-1 Notes).

Southwest Strategies Invests in Katz & Associates

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Growth, Partnership, Katz, Transport, Water, SAN, SWS, Construction

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Strategies (SWS) announced today it has agreed to invest in and partner with Katz & Associates (K&A), one of the largest and most respected public infrastructure communications firms in California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Strategies (SWS) announced today it has agreed to invest in and partner with Katz & Associates (K&A), one of the largest and most respected public infrastructure communications firms in California.
  • "We have long admired the people, skillsets and services offered by K&A," said Southwest Strategies CEO Chris Wahl.
  • "The opportunity to collaborate with Southwest Strategies is incredibly exciting for our team and positions us collectively for future growth," said Sara M. Katz.
  • K&A will be called Katz & Associates, a Southwest Strategies Company.

Jollibee Foods Corporation Starts the Year Strong, Reports +20.2% Systemwide Sales Growth in North America in Q1 2023

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Jollibee, QSR, Ad Age, Disclosure, Best, Burger King grilled chicken sandwiches, Eater (website), SWS, CBTL, Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, Public expenditure, JFC, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Coffee bean, Growth, Coffee, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Oishi (Philippine brand), Food delivery, Fast food, Smashburger

Jollibee, Smashburger, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Parent Group Continues Momentum with Accelerated North Am Store Network Expansion

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  • Manila, Philippines--(Newsfile Corp. - June 6, 2023) - Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the largest and fastest-growing restaurant companies in the world, reported +20.2% Systemwide Sales Growth and +6.7% Same Store Sales Growth in North America (Philippine Brands and Smashburger), as disclosed by the company.
  • The JFC Group eyes North America as a key market to achieve its vision of being among the top 5 restaurant companies in the world.
  • Jollibee US and Canada continued to post strong double-digit systemwide sales in Q1 2023.
  • It ended Q1 2023 with 89 stores, opening three stores for the quarter including its first-ever double drive-thru in North America located in Orlando, Florida.

Jollibee, Smashburger, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Parent Group Continues Momentum with Accelerated North Am Store Network Expansion

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Jollibee, QSR, Ad Age, Disclosure, Best, Burger King grilled chicken sandwiches, Eater (website), SWS, CBTL, Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, Public expenditure, JFC, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Coffee bean, Growth, Coffee, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Oishi (Philippine brand), Food delivery, Fast food, Smashburger

Jollibee US and Canada continued to post strong double-digit systemwide sales in Q1 2023. It ended Q1 2023 with 89 stores, opening three stores for the quarter including its first-ever double drive-thru in North America located in Orlando, Florida. Last year, it opened 11 stores, including in the iconic New York Times Square and Vancouver--its first in British Columbia, Canada.

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  • JFC operates several quick service restaurants in the region, led by its flagship brand Jollibee, known for its fried chicken called Chickenjoy.
  • It also runs the burger chain Smashburger and coffee and tea chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL), which both posted strong systemwide and same store sales growth in the region.
  • The JFC Group eyes North America as a key market to achieve its vision of being among the top 5 restaurant companies in the world.
  • It plans to open 550 to 600 stores globally in 2023, through organic growth and franchising, as part of its accelerated expansion plans to meet its vision.

Defined Research To Present Results From Pioneering CBD Clinical Trial For Insomnia At Sleep 2023 Medical Conference

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Research, Cannabis, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage, Natural Resources, Hemp, Retail, Clinical Trials, Science, Biotechnology, Alternative Medicine, Health, Workforce, GMP, Sleep, Sleep Research Society, Clinical trial, American Academy, SWS, Harvard Medical School, Insomnia, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Immune system, CBD, THC, REM, Pharmaceutical industry

Defined Research, Inc. , a science-based wellness company announces the results of its clinical trial for Defined Sleep, a proprietary oral cannabidiol (CBD)-based formula.

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  • Defined Research, Inc. , a science-based wellness company announces the results of its clinical trial for Defined Sleep, a proprietary oral cannabidiol (CBD)-based formula.
  • This CBD-terpene formulation resulted in an increase in both the percentage of time and the absolute time that participants spent in slow wave sleep (SWS) and REM sleep.
  • Defined Research is presenting the results from the clinical trial at Sleep 2023 , a joint meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
  • The double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover trial ( preprint available ) of Defined Research’s patent-pending formula, Defined Sleep , is believed to be an industry-first.