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Start your engines! Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway opens featuring North America's first AMG Brand Centre

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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The first facility of its kind in North America – and only the 10th in the world – the AMG Brand Centre at Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway features distinctive AMG elements that immerse customers in performance luxury.

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  • The first facility of its kind in North America – and only the 10th in the world – the AMG Brand Centre at Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway features distinctive AMG elements that immerse customers in performance luxury.
  • TORONTO, April 25, 2024 /CNW/ - The new Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway dealership is now open, and it includes North America's first AMG Brand Centre.
  • "Congratulations to the whole Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway team on this outstanding new facility, including the first AMG Brand Centre in North America," says Andreas Tetzloff, CEO, Mercedes-Benz Canada.
  • Mercedes-Benz Toronto Queensway is located at 1631 The Queensway in Etobicoke, near the intersection of Highway 427 and the Gardiner Expressway.

Scientific Games Commemorates Official Ribbon-cutting for Advanced Instant Scratch Game Production Technology at Global Headquarters

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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ATLANTA, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games celebrated highly advanced new instant scratch game production technology with a ribbon cutting at the company's metro Atlanta global headquarters. The new high-definition technology, which completes Scientific Games' recent USD$65 million investment in instant game production technology at its facilities worldwide, is officially producing scratch games for the company's global lottery customers. The technology provides the highest, level of game security, quality and innovation in the lottery industry.  

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  • Part of Company's Long-term Instant Game Production Plans, New Technology Enhances Global Lottery Game Innovation
    ATLANTA, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games celebrated highly advanced new instant scratch game production technology with a ribbon cutting at the company's metro Atlanta global headquarters.
  • The new high-definition technology, which completes Scientific Games' recent USD$65 million investment in instant game production technology at its facilities worldwide, is officially producing scratch games for the company's global lottery customers.
  • Scientific Games celebrated advanced new lottery instant game production technology at Atlanta global headquarters.
  • "Scientific Games has invested in the most advanced instant game production technology in the lottery industry today as part of our long-term plans to serve our global lottery customers.

Colorado Premium Opens New 175,000-Square-Foot Sous Vide Processing Plant

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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Colorado Premium – one of the country’s premier protein processors serving retailers, restaurant chains and meal delivery services – today announced the opening of its third processing facility and its first to specialize in fully-cooked sous vide proteins.

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  • Colorado Premium – one of the country’s premier protein processors serving retailers, restaurant chains and meal delivery services – today announced the opening of its third processing facility and its first to specialize in fully-cooked sous vide proteins.
  • Located in Greeley, Colorado, the 175,000-square-foot facility includes space for future expansion and will employ up to 275 workers when fully operational.
  • “Sous vide cooking has increased in popularity as restaurant operators seek to consistently deliver high-quality, great tasting products at scale with less reliance on backhouse labor,” said Dan LaFleur, President of Colorado Premium.
  • The new plant – at 2400 West 29th Street in Greeley – sits on a 20-acre site that Colorado Premium purchased in 2022 and reconfigured for the sous vide and raw processing production lines.

Scientific Games and Allwyn Move Bold Plans Forward for UK National Lottery

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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LONDON and ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games marks the official transfer of the UK National Lottery's fourth license on February 1. Through close collaboration with partner Allwyn UK, Scientific Games has delivered strategically planned milestones to support Allwyn's plans to grow The National Lottery responsibly and minimize environmental impact.

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  • Through close collaboration with partner Allwyn UK , Scientific Games has delivered strategically planned milestones to support Allwyn's plans to grow The National Lottery responsibly and minimize environmental impact.
  • Scientific Games and Allwyn move bold plan forward for UK National Lottery with opening of new, modern UK tech facility.
  • Positive momentum is underway with the opening of Scientific Games' high-tech, 92,000-square-foot state-of-the-art scratchcard logistics facility in Warrington, UK to serve The National Lottery retailers.
  • Scientific Games' UK field service vehicles are all electric and the company uses an internationally recognized sustainable courier for deliveries to The National Lottery retailers.

Scientific Games and Allwyn Move Bold Plans Forward for UK National Lottery

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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LONDON and ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games marks the official transfer of the UK National Lottery's fourth license on February 1. Through close collaboration with partner Allwyn UK, Scientific Games has delivered strategically planned milestones to support Allwyn's plans to grow The National Lottery responsibly and minimize environmental impact.

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  • Through close collaboration with partner Allwyn UK , Scientific Games has delivered strategically planned milestones to support Allwyn's plans to grow The National Lottery responsibly and minimize environmental impact.
  • Positive momentum is underway with the opening of Scientific Games' high-tech, 92,000-square-foot state-of-the-art scratchcard logistics facility in Warrington, UK to serve The National Lottery retailers.
  • On February 1, as the exclusive scratchcard provider to The National Lottery, Scientific Games commences its world-renowned Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership program with portfolio planning advanced logistics and distribution of current scratch games alongside all-new, data-driven scratch games created and produced by the company.
  • Scientific Games' UK field service vehicles are all electric and the company uses an internationally recognized sustainable courier for deliveries to The National Lottery retailers.

Ahead of the 2024 Elections, M.M.LaFleur Announces the Return of their 'Ready to Run' Program to Dress Even More Women Running for Office

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, M.M.LaFleur – a womenswear brand founded on the belief that when women succeed, the world becomes a better place – announced the relaunch of its 'Ready to Run' clothing loan program to support women running for public office.

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  • Ahead of the 2024 Elections, M.M.LaFleur Announces the Return of their 'Ready to Run' Program
    M.M.LaFleur debuted the 'Ready to Run' program in 2020 to play a small role in supporting female candidates.
  • Over 1,000 women applied to the program, and M.M.LaFleur successfully lent clothes to over 275 women who ran for various positions, from City Council to Congress.
  • From those participants, a remarkable 183 of the 275 'Ready to Run' candidates got their names on the ballots on November 3rd.
  • Women held 29% of statewide elective offices 1 in the U.S. when the 'Ready to Run' program launched in 2020.

North Carolina Education Lottery Extends Fastest Growing Instant Game Program in U.S. with Scientific Games

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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ATLANTA, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games and the North Carolina Education Lottery have extended their partnership behind the fastest-growing instant scratch game program in the U.S. based on year-over-year growth. The partnership has propelled the NCEL to the No. 6 ranked lottery in the world for instant game performance (La Fleur's 2022 Almanac per capita sales) and gained attention as the model for U.S. and international lotteries. The Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership helped responsibly grow NCEL Scratch-Off sales from $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2017 to $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2022. With this partnership, Scientific Games provides portfolio management across the Lottery's entire scratch game offerings.

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  • Successful Partnership Positions Lottery for Future Growth to Benefit North Carolina Students, Serves as Model for World Lotteries
    ATLANTA, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games and the North Carolina Education Lottery have extended their partnership behind the fastest-growing instant scratch game program in the U.S. based on year-over-year growth.
  • North Carolina Education Lottery extends instant game partnership with Scientific Games.
  • Scratch-off games are the most popular games played in North Carolina and we look for continued success in our ongoing partnership with Scientific Games."
  • John Schulz, President of Americas and Global Instant Products for Scientific Games, said, "The North Carolina Education Lottery is a great example of how Scientific Games and a lottery can partner on instant games to optimize the product portfolio and generate maximum revenues to benefit residents in the state.

Dollar Tree, Inc. Announces Investor Relations Leadership Change

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Friday, May 26, 2023
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Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) has announced changes to its Investor Relations leadership team.

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  • Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) has announced changes to its Investor Relations leadership team.
  • Randy Guiler, Vice President of Investor Relations, will retire from Dollar Tree at the end of June.
  • Guiler joined Dollar Tree in 2014 and has been instrumental in guiding the business’ investor relations efforts over the years.
  • LaFleur joins Dollar Tree from Chewy, Inc., where he served as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations.

MORE GREAT GEORGIA LOTTERY SCRATCHERS COMING TO PLAYERS FROM GEORGIA-BASED SCIENTIFIC GAMES

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-based Scientific Games will continue to bring the company's high-performance Scratchers to Georgia Lottery players for seven more years through a recent contract extension. The announcement comes as the Georgia Lottery Corporation celebrates its 30th Anniversary, highlighted by a 30-year primary instant game partnership with Scientific Games for Scratchers that has helped the Lottery raise more than $26.1 billion in funding for the state's HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Pre-K Program.

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  • ATLANTA, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-based Scientific Games will continue to bring the company's high-performance Scratchers to Georgia Lottery players for seven more years through a recent contract extension.
  • Headquartered in metro Atlanta since the mid-1970s, Scientific Games provides games, technologies, analytics and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries.
  • Gretchen Corbin, Georgia Lottery Corporation President and CEO, said, "We are proud to celebrate our 30th Anniversary and a 30-year successful partnership with Scientific Games this year.
  • Our partnership has helped responsibly grow Georgia Scratchers to one of the most successful lottery instant game portfolios in the world, and the real winners are students in Georgia."

Edelman Global Advisory Acquires Landmark Public Affairs

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), a boutique firm providing government affairs and business advisory services as part of Daniel J. Edelman Inc. (Edelman), announced today it will expand its capabilities and geographic reach through Edelman's acquisition of Landmark Public Affairs (Landmark), a public affairs and strategic communications agency with offices in Brussels, London, Singapore, and New York City.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), a boutique firm providing government affairs and business advisory services as part of Daniel J. Edelman Inc. (Edelman), announced today it will expand its capabilities and geographic reach through Edelman's acquisition of Landmark Public Affairs (Landmark), a public affairs and strategic communications agency with offices in Brussels, London, Singapore, and New York City.
  • The acquisition of Landmark deepens our regulatory, policy and advisory capabilities in Europe and Asia."
  • The agency's client portfolio includes some of the most reputable international blue-chip companies and well-regarded global and regional business associations.
  • The acquisition of Landmark is a growth opportunity for EGA as it continues to expand its global footprint in critical markets and enhance its service to clients.