J. Willard Marriott

Wolters Kluwer names winner of its 2023 Community Impact Award

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has named Massachusetts-based Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB) the winner of its 2023 Community Impact Award.

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  • Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has named Massachusetts-based Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB) the winner of its 2023 Community Impact Award.
  • The Community Impact Award stands as a testament to the innovation and unwavering commitment shown by institutions in their work with underserved communities.
  • Award winners demonstrate the creativity, impact, and economic sustainability of their community reinvestment programs.
  • The Community Impact Award is sponsored by Banzai Inc. , which provides financial literacy education at no cost for schools, parents, sponsors, and businesses.

Unity Health Care to Host A Night of Unity Gala on December 1, 2023

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unity Health Care (Unity) will host A Night of Unity at Union Station on December 1, 2023. The gala event will recognize those who are making a difference in the health care and equity landscape in Washington, DC and share two awards, the Dr. Jesse B. Barber, Jr. Community Health Care Award and the Partners in Caring Award. Funds raised will support the many programs and operations that make Unity such an important healthcare resource to many thousands of DC residents each year. NBC4's Leon Harris will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unity Health Care (Unity) will host A Night of Unity at Union Station on December 1, 2023.
  • The gala event will recognize those who are making a difference in the health care and equity landscape in Washington, DC and share two awards, the Dr. Jesse B. Barber, Jr. Community Health Care Award and the Partners in Caring Award.
  • Funds raised will support the many programs and operations that make Unity such an important healthcare resource to many thousands of DC residents each year.
  • "Unity provides care to 1 in 8 District residents, and we know we can't do it alone.

ERI Addresses National Conference of State Legislatures on ITAD and E-Waste Recycling Best Practices

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

For the panel discussion, Hirschler was joined on stage by Jason Linnell, the Executive Director of the National Electronic Recycling Council and Mike Werner, Lead for Circular Economy at Google.

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  • For the panel discussion, Hirschler was joined on stage by Jason Linnell, the Executive Director of the National Electronic Recycling Council and Mike Werner, Lead for Circular Economy at Google.
  • The panelists discussed how states are working to manage e-waste disposal and the challenges that surround it.
  • Following the panels co-chaired by Senator Emmett Hanger of Virginia and Senator Lisa Cutter of Colorado, event attendees visited ERI’s state-of-the-art ITAD services and e-waste recycling facility in Plainfield, Indiana for a guided tour and further best practices discussion.
  • We’re proud to be the leading recycler of electronics and ITAD services here in the great state of Indiana and nationwide.

AI Summit Day Announced at October Microsoft Business Apps User Group Conference

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

PHOENIX, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Summit North America, the largest independent gathering of the Microsoft business applications ecosystem of users and partners running October 15-20, 2023, in Charlotte NC, announced "AI Summit" as an immersive education program for Microsoft Users and Partners to run Monday, October 16th.

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  • PHOENIX, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Summit North America , the largest independent gathering of the Microsoft business applications ecosystem of users and partners running October 15-20, 2023, in Charlotte NC, announced "AI Summit" as an immersive education program for Microsoft Users and Partners to run Monday, October 16th.
  • To serve the community, Summit North America's AI Summit will feature 'For User, By User' education and workshops to put the technology to work; sharing tips, tricks, and how-to scenarios that users can bring back to their businesses.
  • To complement this programming, Community Summit North America is working with experts from Microsoft to feature AI and Power Platform product leaders throughout the day.
  • The full agenda and speakers for AI Summit will be announced on Friday, June 30, 2023, as the producers of Community Summit NA work with Microsoft and User Group Experts on the programming committees to finalize the complete agenda.

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation commits $2.3 million dollars to Unity Health Care to establish a critically needed mental health fellowship program.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To assuage the shortage of mental health clinicians desperately needed in under-resourced communities, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has committed $2.3 million dollars over 2 years to Unity Health Care to establish The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Behavioral Health Development Fund. This transformational gift allows Unity to recruit and train the next generation of mental health providers, with a focus on models of care that improve outcomes and drive health equity, with the goal of meeting this critical workforce need. The program will be modeled after Unity's hallmark family medicine and nurse practitioner residency programs.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To assuage the shortage of mental health clinicians desperately needed in under-resourced communities, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has committed $2.3 million dollars over 2 years to Unity Health Care to establish The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Behavioral Health Development Fund.
  • "Like so many health care organizations, we continue to see the impacts of the pandemic highlighting disparities, including heightened mental health challenges.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Unity Health Care to establish The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Behavioral Health Development Fund," said Mieka Wick, executive director at The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation.
  • Unity Health Care reaches people wherever they are to provide compassionate, comprehensive, high-quality health care that is accessible to all and advances health equity in Washington, DC.

Dr. Tana M. Session To Share Secrets of Gaining Momentum On DEIB at SXSW 2023, Austin Texas

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tana M. Session focuses on the return on investments of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), she has been selected to speak at the SXSW Conference in Austin Texas on March 14, 2023, at 11 AM Central at JW Marriot, salon 2-4, under the Workplace Revolution track.

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  • Many believe that DEIB should become less of a priority in 2023; however, Dr.
  • With talks of recession and changing markets, many executives and senior leaders believe that DEIB should become less of a priority; however, Dr.
  • Session believes the complete opposite is true as DEIB continues to be of high importance to employees and potential new hires.
  • Dr. Tana M. Session is the CEO & Founder of TanaMSession.com, a certified Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) with over 30 years of Human Resources experience.

Wamame Foods Welcomes New Partners to Plant-Based Consortium

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wamame Foods is excited to welcome two new consortium partners to their Protein Industries Canada project: Teja Foods and Sierra Meat and Seafood—in their efforts to expand their footprint in the plant-based food sector.

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  • Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wamame Foods is excited to welcome two new consortium partners to their Protein Industries Canada project: Teja Foods and Sierra Meat and Seafood—in their efforts to expand their footprint in the plant-based food sector.
  • The consortium of innovative partners, which also includes Merit Functional Foods, Wismettac Asian Foods and Crush Dynamics, along with a co-investment from Protein Industries Canada, has joined forces to develop and distribute plant-based alternatives to Wagyu beef.
  • Bold creativity, forward thinking and collaboration with our partners is imperative as we work to create a healthy, sustainable ecosystem.”
    "Wamame welcomes Sierra Meat and Seafood and Teja Foods into the Waygu consortium,” said Blair Bullus, President of Wamame Foods.
  • Wamame Foods is a food technology company dedicated to the development of premium plant-based beef with its brand Waygu.

NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery for Its "Lottery Operator of the Year" Award From EGR

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Monday, December 5, 2022

"This award represents the hard work Lottery employees, in partnership with the NPi team, have done to achieve such strong results and notable growth," said Kelly T. Gee, Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery.

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  • "This award represents the hard work Lottery employees, in partnership with the NPi team, have done to achieve such strong results and notable growth," said Kelly T. Gee, Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery.
  • By reaching $1.37 billion in FY 2022 top-line sales in its second year of operation, the Virginia Lottery secured its position as the fastest-growing U.S. iLottery program ever.
  • These new games are powered by NPi's NeoDraw Interactive Central Gaming System, a core component of the company's best-in-class iLottery solution.
  • Born in the digital domain, NeoPollard Interactive LLC ("NPi") is an award-winning supplier of best-in-class iLottery solutions to the North American lottery market.

JW MARRIOTT ORLANDO, GRANDE LAKES UNVEILS COMPLETED MULTIMILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes has revealed its multimillion-dollar renovations to provide today's luxury traveler reimagined experiences.

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  • Along with the completed renovations of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, the Grande Lakes Resort is a premier destination in Orlando of which we are extremely proud."
  • Part of the completed Grande Lakes Waterpark experience, guests can now enjoy creative and casual fare by Tesar without leaving the poolside area.
  • JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes are owned by a joint venture among Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC and institutional investors.
  • For more information about JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes and to book a stay, please visit www.grandelakes.com .

AlertMedia to Host Inaugural Employee Safety Conference

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

AlertMedia , the worlds leading threat intelligence and emergency communication provider, today announced it will host its inaugural Employee Safety Conference from October 26-28, 2022, at the JW Marriot in Austin, Texas.

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  • AlertMedia , the worlds leading threat intelligence and emergency communication provider, today announced it will host its inaugural Employee Safety Conference from October 26-28, 2022, at the JW Marriot in Austin, Texas.
  • The Employee Safety Conference is designed to give safety and security leaders spanning multiple industries a place to learn best practices and share strategies for everything from identifying threats and mitigating risks to building a sustainable safety culture.
  • The Employee Safety Conference will serve as a catalyst for industry connection as well as process innovation when it comes to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
  • To register and learn more about the Employee Safety Conference, please visit: https://www.alertmedia.com/employee-safety-conference .