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Pluri’s Innovation Across Various Industries: CEO Updates on Recent Achievements & 2024 Goals

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Leveraging our proprietary 3D technology platform, our new vertical PluriAgtech can create high-quality cell-based coffee with 98% less water than traditional coffee production.

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  • Leveraging our proprietary 3D technology platform, our new vertical PluriAgtech can create high-quality cell-based coffee with 98% less water than traditional coffee production.
  • We also estimate that our innovative new production process will reduce the amount of growing area by 95%, potentially preventing deforestation.
  • By creating novel cell-based products both independently and through partnerships, Pluri is showing what’s possible when we all work together.
  • As such, our transformative technology is not only creating long-term value for our shareholders; it’s also making the world a better place.

FLYR Hospitality and RateGain Enter Technology Partnership

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FLYR , the AI-powered travel technology platform, today announced a partnership with RateGain (NSE: RATEGAIN | BSE: 543417) Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FLYR , the AI-powered travel technology platform, today announced a partnership with RateGain (NSE: RATEGAIN | BSE: 543417) Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality.
  • The partnership will bring together FLYR’s AI-powered Revenue Optimization System (RMS) with RateGain’s industry-leading channel management and distribution solutions to help hotels improve their revenue.
  • Together, FLYR and RateGain will help the world’s leading hotels improve their businesses – delivering a seamless integration for revenue management.
  • This collaboration reinforces both companies' commitment to delivering solutions that drive success for the hospitality industry.

Parenthood and Job Loyalty Are Hindering Pay Gap Progress — Payscale’s 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report Shows

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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SEATTLE, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc. , the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR) , revealing that the overall gender pay gap remains unchanged despite the strides made in pay transparency legislation this year – but there has been progress on narrowing the racial wage gap.

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  • SEATTLE, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc. , the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR) , revealing that the overall gender pay gap remains unchanged despite the strides made in pay transparency legislation this year – but there has been progress on narrowing the racial wage gap.
  • Data shows that the controlled gender pay gap has closed in 2024 for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and Hispanic women.
  • The controlled gender pay gap is the amount that women earn for every dollar that a man earns when accounting for job title and compensable factors, while the uncontrolled gender pay gap is the difference in median pay for men and women overall.
  • The controlled gender pay gap has closed in 2024 for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and Hispanic women.

Avangrid Recognizes Pioneering Women Leaders on International Women’s Day

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Today, women make-up more than 27% of Avangrid’s approximate 8,000 employees and more than 35% of the company’s senior leadership positions1 are held by women.

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  • Today, women make-up more than 27% of Avangrid’s approximate 8,000 employees and more than 35% of the company’s senior leadership positions1 are held by women.
  • “At Avangrid, we’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers women to reach their full potential.
  • I’m particularly proud to have so many talented women leaders on our team who are helping shape the future of our industry.”
    Since 2021 Avangrid has increased the number of women in its executive leadership team by 25%.
  • In addition to these initiatives, Avangrid has a business resource group—WomENergy—dedicated to increasing the visibility of women in the company.

KBRA Assigns 'A' Rating to Chicago Midway Airport Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2024A (AMT) and Series 2024B (Non-AMT); Affirms Rating for Parity Bonds; Withdraws Rating for Second Lien Airport Revenue Bonds

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A with a Stable Outlook to the City of Chicago, IL Chicago Midway Airport: Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A (AMT); and, Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024B (Non-AMT).

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  • KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A with a Stable Outlook to the City of Chicago, IL Chicago Midway Airport: Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A (AMT); and, Senior Lien Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024B (Non-AMT).
  • KBRA additionally affirms the long-term rating of A for parity Senior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds.
  • Finally, KBRA withdraws the long-term rating of A for the City's Chicago Midway Airport Second Lien Airport Revenue Bonds.
  • This action follows the City's retirement of all remaining legacy First Lien Bonds, closure of the previously existing first lien, and redesignation of outstanding Second Lien Bonds as Senior Lien Bonds under the Amended and Restated Senior Lien Master Indenture of Trust.

GlobalData report highlights staggering economic costs for Illinois of $17.6 billion due to obesity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.

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  • GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.
  • In Illinois, approximately one-third of adults are classified as having obesity (33.4%), and another third have overweight (33.9%) in 2022.
  • Employers in Illinois paid an extra $2.1 billion in higher medical expenditures for health complications attributed to obesity and overweight.
  • The federal government also spent an estimated $3.7 billion more on Medicare and Medicaid for Illinois residents.

Teleperformance: 2023 Annual Results: Profitable Growth and Strong Cash Flow

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Majorel reported EBITA before non-recurring items of €29 million and a margin of 8.5% in the last two months of 2023.

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JEDEC® Publishes GDDR7 Graphics Memory Standard

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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This groundbreaking new memory standard is available for free download from the JEDEC website .

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  • This groundbreaking new memory standard is available for free download from the JEDEC website .
  • JESD239 GDDR7 offers double the bandwidth over GDDR6, reaching up to 192 GB/s per device, and is poised to meet the escalating demand for more memory bandwidth in graphics, gaming, compute, networking and AI applications.
  • JESD239 GDDR7 is the first JEDEC standard DRAM to use the Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) interface for high frequency operations.
  • “The groundbreaking GDDR7 memory standard unveiled today represents a pivotal step towards unlocking the potential of next-generation consumer, gaming, commercial, and enterprise devices,” said Joe Macri, Compute and Graphics CTO and Corporate Fellow at AMD.

IFF Named Top Company in the U.S. for Gender Equality in 2024

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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IFF (NYSE: IFF)—a world leader in food and beverage, home and personal care, and health—has been named the top American Company for gender equality and tenth globally by Equileap, a leading organization providing data and insights on gender equality in the corporate sector.

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  • IFF (NYSE: IFF)—a world leader in food and beverage, home and personal care, and health—has been named the top American Company for gender equality and tenth globally by Equileap, a leading organization providing data and insights on gender equality in the corporate sector.
  • In its seventh annual Gender Equality Global Report & Ranking, Equileap provides a status update on gender equality in the corporate world, evaluating 19 different criteria that range from the gender pay gap and female representation at all corporate levels to parental leave and anti-sexual harassment policies.
  • “This progress belongs to all of us who have imagined a more inclusive future and acted on that inspiration.
  • “In 2024, we will continue our partnership with EDGE—which has been instrumental in our efforts over the years—to advance equity at IFF.

ReFrame and IMDbPro Award the ReFrame Stamp to 29 Feature Films Released in 2023

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .

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  • The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Since 2020, the number of films in the annual Top 100 that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp has not increased.
  • 29 of the analyzed films were exclusively released to streaming services, and 11 of these earned the Stamp (37.9%).
  • To award the Stamp, ReFrame reviews cast and crew data for all eligible films on the IMDbPro list of the 100 most popular films of 2023.