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Meati Foods Appoints Former Patagonia, Wild Idea Executive Phil Graves as CFO

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Meati Foods , creator of cutlets and steaks made from the company's proprietary MushroomRoot™, today announced that it has appointed Phil Graves as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

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  • Meati Foods , creator of cutlets and steaks made from the company's proprietary MushroomRoot™, today announced that it has appointed Phil Graves as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
  • Graves will oversee the capital expenditures needed for Meati’s continued omnichannel expansion, leveraging his experience in helping enterprises deliver positive environmental and social impact alongside profit.
  • “Phil understands how to drive a purpose-driven enterprise that also delivers on profit, and this ingenuity is invaluable for short-term successes and our long-term mission,” said Tyler Huggins, CEO and co-founder of Meati Foods.
  • He joins Meati from Wild Idea Buffalo Co., where he served as the CEO for nearly two years and helped expand the company’s footprint and mission of environmental regeneration and food system sustainability.

Giant Pharmacy Launches CPR Certification Program for Local Organizations and Businesses

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Monday, February 5, 2024

LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional grocery chain, today announces the launch of its CPR Certification Program, a new service offered to local businesses and organizations. The program, offering two-year certifications led by Giant Food's certified pharmacists, will provide the skills necessary to respond to life-threatening cardiac emergencies. The program, which will offer convenient on-site training at your location, makes Giant the first community pharmacy to offer this type of service.

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  • LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Giant Food , the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional grocery chain, today announces the launch of its CPR Certification Program, a new service offered to local businesses and organizations.
  • The program, which will offer convenient on-site training at your location, makes Giant the first community pharmacy to offer this type of service.
  • Giant's CPR Certification Program is available for groups of six or more individuals starting at $69.99 per person.
  • Contact the Giant CPR team at [email protected] to learn more about developing a custom certification program for any organization.

Canada Goose Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Notable business highlights from our third quarter included the following:

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  • Notable business highlights from our third quarter included the following:
    Launched our second collaboration with BAPE, which has been the fastest selling collaboration year-to-date in fiscal 2024.
  • Expanded our travel retail footprint, entering South Korea, following the opening of the travel retail store in Frankfurt in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
  • Non-Heavyweight Down category grew year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, expanding its share of revenue within the overall mix.
  • Based on quarter-to-date trends, Canada Goose expects the following for fourth quarter fiscal 2024:
    Total revenue between $310m and $330m.

Haven Energy Raises $7M Series A Funding Round

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Haven Energy , a climate tech company that is accelerating the adoption of home battery systems, today announced a total of $7 million in Series A funding.

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  • Haven Energy , a climate tech company that is accelerating the adoption of home battery systems, today announced a total of $7 million in Series A funding.
  • Haven Energy has experienced rapid growth in its first year of operation by streamlining the entire process of getting a home battery, from installation to ongoing energy management.
  • Haven Energy is co-founded by a team of Casper and Uber executives, including Vinnie Campo, Jeff Chapin, and Philip Krim.
  • Haven Energy recently launched a virtual power plant (VPP), available to all California homeowners who have energy storage.

Tampa's Gasparilla Music Fest Releases Schedule and Set Times

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tampa, Fla. (January 31, 2024) - The 2024 Gasparilla Music Festival officially released its daily schedule with set times for February 16-18. The fest will feature over 50 bands performing on 4 stages at its new home in the sprawling Julian B Lane Riverfront Park.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tampa, Fla. (January 31, 2024) - The 2024 Gasparilla Music Festival officially released its daily schedule with set times for February 16-18.
  • The fest will feature over 50 bands performing on 4 stages at its new home in the sprawling Julian B Lane Riverfront Park.
  • The fest will feature over 50 bands performing on 4 stages at its new home in the sprawling Julian B Lane Riverfront Park.
  • More information including all of the set times can be found at GasparillaMusic.com or by downloading the 2024 Gasparilla Music Festival app on iTunes and Google Play.

Regal Introduces Saturday Morning Kids Flicks

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 3, Regal introduces its Saturday Morning Kids Flicks (SMKF) series of $2 family friendly movies at theatres nationwide. Each Saturday, the first showtime will feature a popular PG-rated title with the previous week's movie also available for an encore viewing. SMKF attendees may also purchase a $5 snack pack to pair with their movie.

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  • KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 3, Regal introduces its Saturday Morning Kids Flicks (SMKF) series of $2 family friendly movies at theatres nationwide.
  • Each Saturday, the first showtime will feature a popular PG-rated title with the previous week's movie also available for an encore viewing.
  • "While Regal always offers the latest and greatest movies, with Saturday Morning Kids Flicks, we want to provide families and younger viewers the opportunity to revisit some of the greatest family movies back on the big screen at Regal," said Andrew Turner, Head of Film at Regal.
  • "As the love of moviegoing is generational, we plan on showcasing movies that appeal to every member of the family every Saturday morning."

GSA Sets New Standard With Consumer Campaign Results

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released results from its latest marketing campaign, "Choose Seafood with Standards," conducted to coincide with U.S. National Seafood Month (October).

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  • PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released results from its latest marketing campaign, "Choose Seafood with Standards," conducted to coincide with U.S. National Seafood Month (October).
  • This was the second consumer-facing campaign for GSA focused on building awareness of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program and driving sales of BAP-certified seafood.
  • Campaign tactics included a social media campaign with targeted influencer engagement, the creation and promotion of new recipes on BAP's consumer website , and national and regional consumer media outreach.
  • GSA plans to build on this momentum going into 2024 and will be conducting a digital campaign during Lent as well as other promotions throughout the year.

GoGuardian Launches Pear Deck Learning, a Comprehensive Ecosystem of Innovative Learning Tools

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Available now to school districts nationwide, Pear Deck Learning offers a comprehensive ecosystem of tools for instruction, engagement, assessment, and intervention that is rooted in learning science and designed to help K-12 classrooms — teachers and students alike — achieve their full potential.

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  • Available now to school districts nationwide, Pear Deck Learning offers a comprehensive ecosystem of tools for instruction, engagement, assessment, and intervention that is rooted in learning science and designed to help K-12 classrooms — teachers and students alike — achieve their full potential.
  • Pear Deck Learning solves this by delivering an ecosystem of integrated tools for a dynamic and enriching classroom experience.
  • The Pear Deck Learning ecosystem includes Pear Assessment, formerly known as Edulastic; Pear Deck, the widely used flagship instructional product; Pear Deck Tutor, formerly TutorMe; and Pear Practice, formerly Giant Steps.
  • Pear Deck Learning delivers on this promise and aims to support millions more students through its integrated ecosystem of engaging and effective learning experiences.”
    Jamie Ehrhart, head of marketing at GoGuardian, added: “The introduction of Pear Deck Learning expands upon the beloved Pear Deck platform, weaving together a synchronized collection of products that integrate with every facet of the learning environment.

Booz Allen Invests in Albedo to Develop Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Satellite Constellation

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, LLC, has made a strategic investment in Albedo , the first company to operate satellites in very low earth orbit (VLEO), which enables them to offer ultra-high resolution commercial imagery from space.

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  • Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, LLC, has made a strategic investment in Albedo , the first company to operate satellites in very low earth orbit (VLEO), which enables them to offer ultra-high resolution commercial imagery from space.
  • This investment supports Albedo’s operational constellation deployment and is aligned to Booz Allen’s efforts to accelerate U.S. space capabilities with the power of data.
  • “Albedo is revolutionizing the industry by making high-resolution images and imagery-as-a-service more accessible and affordable, both commercially and for the federal government,” said Travis Bales , managing director of Booz Allen Ventures.
  • Previous Booz Allen Ventures investments include Latent AI , Synthetaic , Reveal Technology , Credo AI , Hidden Level , Shift5 , Hidden Layer , and Second Front (2F ).

Albedo Raises $35M to Commercialize Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Albedo , the first company to offer aerial quality imagery from space - enabled by the new orbit frontier of VLEO (very low earth orbit) - today announced a $35M Series A-1 financing round led by Standard Investments , bringing the company’s total funding to $97M.

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  • Albedo , the first company to offer aerial quality imagery from space - enabled by the new orbit frontier of VLEO (very low earth orbit) - today announced a $35M Series A-1 financing round led by Standard Investments , bringing the company’s total funding to $97M.
  • Scene content, such as vehicles present and an operating gas compressor, are examples of possible activity indicators.
  • In addition, Ben Sampson, Managing Director of Standard Investments, will join the Albedo Board of Directors.
  • By rethinking the traditional approach to earth observation satellites, namely developing a stable, agile platform to operate at very low altitudes, Albedo is able to collect data at an exquisite quality with cost-effective, mid-sized satellites.