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Carhartt Launches Limited-Edition National Park Collection in Support of National Park Foundation

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

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DEARBORN, Mich., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carhartt, America's premium workwear brand since 1889, today launched its limited-edition National Park Collection, in support of its partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF). The collection of T-shirts and ballcaps features four iconic West Coast national parks – Denali, Saguaro, Sequoia and Yellowstone – with custom-designed visuals inspired by notable landscapes significant to each park.

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DEARBORN, Mich., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carhartt , America's premium workwear brand since 1889, today launched its limited-edition National Park Collection , in support of its partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF).
The exclusive collaboration was created to raise awareness and further Carhartt's commitment to the outdoors and its support of the National Park Foundation's Communities and Workforce initiative.
"Inspired by the hardworking people who preserve the beauty and safety of our national parks, this collection aims to raise awareness around our partnership with the National Park Foundation.
Each piece in the National Park Collection features recognizable visuals of the respective national park within the iconic Carhartt "C" logo, including Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park and General Sherman at Sequoia National Park.

100+ Sequoia Clients Named to Forbes 2024 America's Best Startup Employers List

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequoia, the pioneer in total benefits and compensation, today announced that more than 100 of its clients were honored on Forbes 2024 America's Best Startup Employers List.

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Organizations with over 50 employees evaluated on company reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequoia, the pioneer in total benefits and compensation, today announced that more than 100 of its clients were honored on Forbes 2024 America's Best Startup Employers List.
Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to evaluate 3,000 companies, focusing on three main criteria: company reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth.
They looked at factors such as employee benefits, corporate culture, parental leave, and head counts over the past two years.
Sequoia and Sequoia One clients who made the top 50 on Forbes' list include:

Data Usability Takes Root with Release of Validator Tool

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Friday, March 8, 2024

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VIENNA, Va., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health IT interoperability, in collaboration with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), today unveiled a data usability validator tool for health information exchanged in the United States.

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As part of the Data Usability Taking Root movement, any organization that pledges to adopt The Sequoia Project Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 is eligible to subscribe to the first-of-its-kind data usability validator testing tool to improve data usability and quality and testing services.
“The groundswell of support for the Data Usability Taking Root movement has been inspiring,” said Mariann Yeager, chief executive officer of The Sequoia Project.
Focused on advancing real-world improvements, these pioneering organizations are guiding the creation of a Data Usability Scorecard, Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 Compliance Readiness Checklist, Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 2, HL7 Virtual C-CDA Implementation-A-Thon tracks, and a new data usability validator.
The data usability validator tests conformance to the Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 and is a new module within the best-in-class Interoperability Testing Platform (ITP).

Global Search Firm Riviera Partners Releases Bi-Annual Tech-Focused Salary and Equity Report

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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San Francisco, CA, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riviera Partners , the leading global executive search firm specializing in executive leadership placements in technology, product, and design talent, has released its bi-annual tech-focused salary and equity report summarizing offers accepted by technology leaders for the 12-month period between Jan 1- Dec 31, 2023.

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San Francisco, CA, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riviera Partners , the leading global executive search firm specializing in executive leadership placements in technology, product, and design talent, has released its bi-annual tech-focused salary and equity report summarizing offers accepted by technology leaders for the 12-month period between Jan 1- Dec 31, 2023.
The report includes data segmented by function and level across geographies and a broad spectrum of companies and stages: seed, venture capital-backed, private equity-backed, and public companies.
The full report, including cash and equity compensation specifics, offers a unique perspective on compensation trends related to this highly sought-after group of leaders.
The report includes U.S. and EMEA compensation information and can be requested and immediately downloaded here: https://www.rivierapartners.com/compensation-report/ .

Sam Wilkins Joins Riviera Partners as Partner in Tech-Focused Search Firm’s Venture Capital-Backed Practice

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

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San Francisco, CA , Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riviera Partners , the leading global executive search firm specializing in executive leadership placements in technology, product, and design talent, has welcomed Sam Wilkins as its newest Partner, joining the firm’s Venture Capital-backed practice led by Managing Partner Eoin O'Toole .

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San Francisco, CA , Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riviera Partners , the leading global executive search firm specializing in executive leadership placements in technology, product, and design talent, has welcomed Sam Wilkins as its newest Partner, joining the firm’s Venture Capital-backed practice led by Managing Partner Eoin O'Toole .
Throughout his tenure, he cultivated relationships in the US by working with a diverse array of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Publicly backed technology companies.
“We are delighted to welcome Sam to the team,” said Eoin O’Toole, Managing Partner at Riviera Partners.
“In addition to being an incredible search professional, Sam embodies the entrepreneurial DNA shared by the founders with whom we work.

Excelerate Energy Reports Strong Full Year 2023 Results and Announces New $50 Million Share Repurchase Program

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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In January 2024, Excelerate signed a 15-year LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with QatarEnergy.

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In January 2024, Excelerate signed a 15-year LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with QatarEnergy.
Under the agreement, Excelerate will purchase 0.85 to 1.0 million tonnes per annum ("MTPA") of LNG from QatarEnergy on a delivered ex-ship basis beginning in January 2026.
As of December 31, 2023, Excelerate had $555.9 million in cash and cash equivalents, $49.4 million of letters of credit issued and no outstanding borrowings under its $350 million revolving credit facility.
The Excelerate Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50 million of its outstanding Class A common stock through February 2026.

Itchko Ezratti's GL Homes' RiverCreek Models Win Parade of Homes Awards

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

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ESTERO, Fla., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Itchko Ezratti's GL Homes' RiverCreek in Estero has recently received top accolades as its Sequoia and Cascade model homes were given 2024 Superior Home Awards from the Lee County Builder Industry Association's Parade of Homes.

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ESTERO, Fla., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Itchko Ezratti's GL Homes' RiverCreek in Estero has recently received top accolades as its Sequoia and Cascade model homes were given 2024 Superior Home Awards from the Lee County Builder Industry Association's Parade of Homes.
The Lee BIA Parade of Homes offers residents and visitors an opportunity to take self-guided tours through Southwest Florida's most beautiful communities with amazing model homes from the area's premier builders.
Homebuyers have loved the Sequoia and Cascade models at RiverCreek, which offer plenty of flexible living space and the latest in contemporary new home designs.
Models are open daily for tours at RiverCreek in Estero.

Taalas emerges from stealth with $50 million in funding and a groundbreaking silicon AI technology

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

TORONTO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Taalas Inc., an innovator in AI and silicon, is pleased to announce today that it has exited stealth mode and raised $50 million dollars over two rounds of funding led by Pierre Lamond and Quiet Capital.

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TORONTO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Taalas Inc., an innovator in AI and silicon, is pleased to announce today that it has exited stealth mode and raised $50 million dollars over two rounds of funding led by Pierre Lamond and Quiet Capital.
Over the last year, AI has undergone a large scale productization and has already begun reshaping the world.
Concurrently, deep learning models have become the world's most demanding computational workload, unsustainably capital intensive, power hungry, and GPU constrained.
Implementing deep learning models in silicon is the straightest path to sustainable AI," said Ljubisa Bajic, Taalas' CEO.

Empowerly Raises $15M to Bolster Support for Students in an Increasingly Competitive Admissions Process

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Empowerly, a data-driven education technology company that provides personalized college and career guidance, today announced it has raised a $15 million financing round led by Conductive Ventures. The new funding will be used to continue expanding Empowerly's college counseling services with a focus on building out its artificial intelligence and machine learning product optimizations, such as the AI-powered Empowerly Score's predictive capabilities, scaling its team of admissions experts and data analytics, and preparing for the launch of a mobile app. To date, Empowerly has raised $30 million from investors, including Conductive Ventures, Goodwater Capital, FJ Labs, Scrum Ventures, Translink Capital, American Student Assistance, Spero Ventures, and Mentors Fund.

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With over 122,550 college applications read and reviewed, the company has helped thousands of students get accepted into their dream schools.
The Empowerly Score — the only predictive technology that can also quantify subjective material — provides students with a 360-degree view of how to be competitive against other applicants.
During the latest admissions cycle, an Empowerly student was admitted to every Ivy League college, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Brown.
"Empowerly remains committed to providing every student with the resources, guidance, and expertise to navigate an incredibly challenging college admissions landscape," said Hanmei Wu, co-founder of Empowerly.

Bio-Rad Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

A reconciliation between historical GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements that are part of this press release.

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A reconciliation between historical GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements that are part of this press release.
There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact on our reported financial results.
Investors should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.