Nebraska Book Company

LAKESIDE BOOK COMPANY AND ALJ REGIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. ENTER INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHOENIX COLOR

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Friday, February 4, 2022

WARRENVILLE, Ill. and NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Lakeside Book Company ("Lakeside") and ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALJJ) ("ALJ") jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Lakeside's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of ALJ's wholly-owned subsidiary Phoenix Color Corp. ("Phoenix").

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  • WARRENVILLE, Ill. and NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Lakeside Book Company ("Lakeside") and ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALJJ) ("ALJ") jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Lakeside's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of ALJ's wholly-owned subsidiary Phoenix Color Corp. ("Phoenix").
  • Headquartered in Hagerstown, Maryland, Phoenix is a specialty printer of book components, children's books, and other print-related products with printing facilities in Indiana and Maryland.
  • "We know Phoenix well as a recognized leader in book components.
  • In 2020, Atlas Holdings acquired LSC Communications and in 2021, rebranded its Book division the Lakeside Book Company.

ESS Inc. Welcomes Alexi Wellman to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

( NYSE:GWH ) (ESS or ESS Inc.), a U.S. manufacturer of long-duration batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announces the appointment of Alexi Wellman to the companys Board of Directors, effective October 12, 2021.

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  • ( NYSE:GWH ) (ESS or ESS Inc.), a U.S. manufacturer of long-duration batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announces the appointment of Alexi Wellman to the companys Board of Directors, effective October 12, 2021.
  • I am excited to join the Board of Directors of ESS at such a pivotal time, stated Ms. Wellman, given ESS' potential ability to impact the decarbonization mission.
  • Ms. Wellman joins ESS board members Michael R. Niggli (Chair), Eric Dresselhuys, Craig Evans, Raffi Garabedian, Rich Hossfeld, Shirley Speakman, Kyle Teamey, and Daryl Wilson.
  • These forward-looking statements are based on ESS current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on ESS.

Concise Capital Now Primary Owner of Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Concise Capital Management (Concise), on behalf of its clients, has purchased substantially all of the equity of Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. (NBH), which owns Nebraska Book Company (NBC) and its divisions, Campus Advisory Services and Campus Store Design, along with a controlling interest in PrismRBS.

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  • Concise Capital Management (Concise), on behalf of its clients, has purchased substantially all of the equity of Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. (NBH), which owns Nebraska Book Company (NBC) and its divisions, Campus Advisory Services and Campus Store Design, along with a controlling interest in PrismRBS.
  • Concise has been a long-term minority owner and board participant in NBH and recently acquired its majority interest demonstrating their confidence in NBCs ability to serve the higher-education marketplace.
  • The Concise team is proud to play a part in the continuing growth of the company, which has been a leader in its industry for over a century.
  • Nebraska Book Holdings (NBH), including Nebraska Book Company, PrismRBS, Campus Advisory Services (CAS) and Campus Store Design (CSD) is headquartered in Lincoln, Neb.

Tree of Life Appoints New Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Tree of Life Bookstores (TOL) is excited to announce the hiring of Kara Bunde-Dunn as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

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  • Tree of Life Bookstores (TOL) is excited to announce the hiring of Kara Bunde-Dunn as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
  • Textbook Butler provides all of the required course materials, in the students preferred format, and delivered before the first day of classes.
  • We are so thankful to have Kara on the TOL and Textbook Butler team, said Darren Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of TOL.
  • Prior to joining TOL, Bunde-Dunn served as the senior vice president of sales, marketing, and customer success at Nebraska Book Holdings Inc. and its divisions Nebraska Book Company, PrismRBS, Campus Store Design, and Campus Advisor Services.

CIT Bank Provides Nebraska Book Company New Credit Facility

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Nebraska Book Company (NBC) entered into a new five-year, asset-based loan facility with CIT Bank.

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  • Nebraska Book Company (NBC) entered into a new five-year, asset-based loan facility with CIT Bank.
  • Part of the proceeds will be used to replace its existing credit facility with Callidus Capital Corporation, which will mature in January 2020.
  • Our new partnership with CIT Bank will allow us to accelerate our growth strategies and continue investing in an evolving higher education retail industry, said NBC President and CEO Jay Amond.
  • Headquartered in Lincoln, Neb., Nebraska Book Company began in 1915 as an independent college bookstore.

Textbook Distributor Nebraska Book Company Adopts the EPEG Best Practices to Help Stop Counterfeiting

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

NEW YORK, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson together with textbook distributors Nebraska Book Company and Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. ("Nebraska") announced today that Nebraska is adopting the textbook industry's Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices developed by the Educational Publishers Enforcement Group ("EPEG").

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  • NEW YORK, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson together with textbook distributors Nebraska Book Company and Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. ("Nebraska") announced today that Nebraska is adopting the textbook industry's Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices developed by the Educational Publishers Enforcement Group ("EPEG").
  • "Nebraska Book Company is committed to adopting the Best Practices set by EPEG," said Jay Amond, CEO, Nebraska Book Company Inc. "It is important to us that we give our customers peace of mind and ensure that they are receiving the authentic product.
  • "EPEG is pleased to add another textbook distributor to the effort to stop the proliferation of counterfeit textbooks in the marketplace," said Matthew Oppenheim, counsel for EPEG.
  • EPEG Best Practices outline practical actions designed to eliminate counterfeit textbooks from the market.