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Union Pacific Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Release Date

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will release third quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 7:45 a.m.

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  • OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will release third quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 7:45 a.m.
  • Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service.
  • Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations.
  • More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com .

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces New Preclinical Data for its Respiratory Virology Programs to be Presented at the 12th International RSV Symposium

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Further information about the 12th International RSV Symposium can be found here .

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  • Further information about the 12th International RSV Symposium can be found here .
  • Enanta is using its robust, chemistry-driven approach and drug discovery capabilities to become a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of viral infections and liver diseases.
  • Enantas research and development programs include clinical candidates currently in development for the following disease targets: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  • Enantas research and development activities are funded by royalties from hepatitis C virus (HCV) products developed under its collaboration with AbbVie.

Alpha Innovations and Apex Group Lend Asset Management Expertise to Pedigreed Team Launching Tokenized Fine Art Fund

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Continuing their push to employ blockchain technology to reduce inefficiencies in traditional finance, Alpha Innovations and global financial service provider Apex Group today announced their collaboration supporting the launch of a tokenized fine art fund, Strada Digital Masterpieces. Its corresponding master fund (collectively, the "Fund") has also been launched on the fund platform of DigitalArray, Alpha Innovations' affiliate company. The Fund is advised by Artory/Winston, a joint venture between Winston Art Group, the leading independent art advisory and appraisal firm, and Artory, an art and technology firm led by the previous Vice Chairman of Sotheby's.

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  • Its corresponding master fund (collectively, the "Fund") has also been launched on the fund platform of DigitalArray, Alpha Innovations' affiliate company.
  • DigitalArray's turnkey fund and governance solution and Apex Group's ongoing fund administration services were selected by the Artory/Winston team to provide the institutional-quality infrastructure required for the Fund offering.
  • "Credibility and expertise from our decades of experience are at the heart of Artory/Winston's work in the art market," says Elizabeth von Habsburg, Managing Director of Winston Art Group.
  • Winston Art Group will lead the sourcing and diligence on the artwork considered and purchased for the Fund.

TODAY THE WORLD UNITES FOR ORPHAN PETS

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Helen Woodward Animal Center invites animal-lovers everywhere to participate in the global event for Remember Me Thursday® (RMT), a worldwide pet adoption awareness campaign now in its 10th year. In addition to the actions animal-lovers can take via social media, participants are invited to a virtual event uniting animal advocates from locations as far away as Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Panama, New York, North Carolina, and the United Kingdom, via video chat, to simultaneously light up the world for orphan pets. Helen Woodward Animal Center invites the public to join us on Remember Me Thursday®, TODAY, September 22 at 9:00 a.m. PST to #SeeTheLight about pet adoption. 

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  • Helen Woodward Animal Center invites the public to join us on Remember Me Thursday, TODAY, September 22 at 9:00 a.m. PST to #SeeTheLight about pet adoption.
  • Honored on the fourth Thursday of September, the campaign asks pet lovers and animal rescue groups to create an unstoppable voice for orphan pets.
  • The event will end with a heartfelt candle lighting in remembrance of the millions of orphan pets still waiting in shelters for their own forever homes.
  • Animal-lovers can also win life-saving funds, toys and food for adoptable pets looking for forever families at their favorite non-profit, pet adoption organization.

Advent International to Appoint Amanda McGrady Morrison as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Advent International (Advent), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced the appointment of Amanda McGrady Morrison as Managing Director.

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  • Advent International (Advent), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced the appointment of Amanda McGrady Morrison as Managing Director.
  • Ms. Morrison will assume the roles of General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, effective at year end.
  • She will succeed James Westra, who has served as Managing Partner and Chief Legal Officer for Advent since 2011 and will retire at the conclusion of 2022.
  • Ms. Morrison joins from Ropes & Gray LLP (Ropes & Gray), where she most recently served as Head of the Global Private Equity Transactions Group.

TerraPay and NPCI International collaborate to drive seamless merchant payments via UPI-enabled QR codes

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

The partnership will further increase the use of UPI and QR for cross-border merchant payments.

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  • The partnership will further increase the use of UPI and QR for cross-border merchant payments.
  • Furthermore, since UPI payments & QR transactions are customer-initiated with a two-factor authentication it adds an element of non-repudiation and hence drastically reduces disputes and grievance redressal issues.
  • Unified Payments Interface is an instant real-time payments (RTP) system developed by National Payments Corporation of India.
  • NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

"Zero Carbon" Transformation Scheme of Jiangsu Electric Power Infrastructure Released at the United Nations

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

The Uniting Business LIVE 2022 Global Impact Forum was co-dominated by the UN Global Compact, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the International Chamber of Commerce.

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  • The Uniting Business LIVE 2022 Global Impact Forum was co-dominated by the UN Global Compact, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the International Chamber of Commerce.
  • It was committed to showing the world a new business sustainable development mode that was the most representative, the most worthy of promotion and the most influential.
  • At this forum, the innovation team from State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. put forward an urban infrastructure transformation scheme titled "Enjoy the Ordinary and Reliable Happiness in the Corner, Get the Most Vibrant New Life".
  • This transformation scheme won the highest award in the 2022 United Nations Global Compact Young SDG Innovators Programme and the 2nd China Youth SDG Innovation Challenge.

USCIB-SHRM-IOE Town Hall During UNGA Discusses Critical Priorities of UN's Our Common Agenda

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Town Hall tackled some of pressing priorities outlined in the UN Secretary General's report Our Common Agenda, which seeks to foster a human-centric recovery for the global workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The Town Hall tackled some of pressing priorities outlined in the UN Secretary General's report Our Common Agenda, which seeks to foster a human-centric recovery for the global workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This town hall was a second in a series, following one organized by USCIB, SHRM and IOE during the UN High-Level Political Forum in July.
  • About USCIB: USCIB promotes open markets, competitiveness and innovation, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, supported by international engagement and regulatory coherence.
  • USCIB is the U.S. affiliate of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and Business at OECD.

Increasing Cross-Border E-Commerce Activities Proliferating the E-Commerce Logistics Market | UnivDatos Market Insights

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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  • The E-Commerce Logistics market report has been aggregated by collecting informative data on various dynamics such as market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
  • This innovative report makes use of several analyses to get a closer outlook on the E-Commerce Logistics market.
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Increasing Cross-Border E-Commerce Activities Proliferating the E-Commerce Logistics Market | UnivDatos Market Insights

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The E-Commerce Logistics market report has been aggregated by collecting informative data on various dynamics such as market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • The E-Commerce Logistics market report has been aggregated by collecting informative data on various dynamics such as market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
  • This innovative report makes use of several analyses to get a closer outlook on the E-Commerce Logistics market.
  • The E-Commerce Logistics market report offers a detailed analysis of the latest industry developments and trending factors in the market that are influencing the market growth.
  • Furthermore, this statistical market research repository examines and estimates the E-Commerce Logistics market at the global and regional levels.