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IMARC 2023: Exploring the Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and the Mining Industry

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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This year's event marks a significant step towards greater inclusivity and diversity in the global mining industry."

Key Points: 
  • This year's event marks a significant step towards greater inclusivity and diversity in the global mining industry."
  • These programs are geared towards equipping indigenous individuals with the skills and expertise needed to secure employment within the mining industry.
  • In the past, governments and mining companies showed little consideration for how mining impacted Indigenous communities.
  • Ms Drummond says First Nations Women can bring huge value to the mining industry, including contributing important Indigenous perspectives on projects.

Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, File A Class Action Lawsuit Against Balance Staffing and Draxlmaier, Alleging Meal and Rest Break Violations

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern California labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Balance Staffing Workforce LLC, Balance Staffing Services LLC, Balance Staffing Franchise LLC, Balance Outsourcing LLC, Staffing Solutions, Inc., and Balance Managed Services LLC (collectively, "Balance Staffing"). The class action complaint is also alleged on behalf of Balance Staffing employees who performed work for Draxlmaier. The class action complaint alleges Balance Staffing and Draxlmaier allegedly failed to accurately pay employees' wages for all their time worked. The Balance Staffing and Draxlmaier class action lawsuit, Case No. 23CV042695, is currently pending in the Alameda County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern California labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC , filed a class action complaint against Balance Staffing Workforce LLC, Balance Staffing Services LLC, Balance Staffing Franchise LLC, Balance Outsourcing LLC, Staffing Solutions, Inc., and Balance Managed Services LLC (collectively, "Balance Staffing").
  • The class action complaint is also alleged on behalf of Balance Staffing employees who performed work for Draxlmaier.
  • The class action complaint alleges Balance Staffing and Draxlmaier allegedly failed to accurately pay employees' wages for all their time worked.
  • The Balance Staffing and Draxlmaier class action lawsuit, Case No.

IPX1031 Again Named Best Overall 1031 Exchange Company

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. (IPX1031), the national leader for 1031 Qualified Intermediary services, once again has been named Best Overall 1031 Exchange company by Fit Small Business for 2023.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. (IPX1031), the national leader for 1031 Qualified Intermediary services, once again has been named Best Overall 1031 Exchange company by Fit Small Business for 2023.
  • IPX1031 provides nationwide Qualified Intermediary services for all types of 1031 Exchanges including delayed, simultaneous, reverse, and improvement transactions.
  • "At IPX1031, our incredible team continues to serve our clients and partners with excellence, and this recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to provide the best experience for our customers," said IPX1031 President, John Wunderlich.
  • IPX1031 has been named Best 1031 Exchange Company for multiple years by several rating agencies including Investopedia, The Balance, Awning, ROI Advisors and Inside 1031.

Frictionless technology integrations from Health-E Commerce® simplify flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, improving utilization and satisfaction

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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DALLAS, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Health-E Commerce®, parent brand to FSA Store® and HSA Store®, has announced that its suite of technology integrations that are designed to reduce friction and simplify the experience for more than 75 million people who are enrolled in FSAs and HSAs is seeing growing adoption by leading third-party administrators (TPAs). The suite of technology capabilities, which include Single Sign-on™, Balance Display™, and the patent-pending DirectPay™ integrate seamlessly and securely into employee benefits portals, reducing HR burden and improving the employee account experience.

Key Points: 
  • The way people shop is changing, and so are their expectations for payment options.
  • This eliminates password churn for participants and customer support teams, and gives users easy access to manage multiple accounts across partner platforms.
  • This improves the user experience, increases participant engagement in their health and benefits, and supports the corporate health and benefits goals of employers.
  • Balance Display allows participants to see their balance in real time as they shop on FSA Store or HSA Store.

Bring Harmony to Your Life with Amazfit Balance

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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With its sleek look, the Amazfit Balance incorporates features that help wearers keep organised and on schedule across the 24-hour day, be it for work, leisure or workout.

Key Points: 
  • With its sleek look, the Amazfit Balance incorporates features that help wearers keep organised and on schedule across the 24-hour day, be it for work, leisure or workout.
  • "The Amazfit Balance is more than just a great looking watch.
  • Starting on 22nd September 2023, the Amazfit Balance is available on Shopee at https://bit.ly/Amazfit-Shopee-Balance, Lazada at https://bit.ly/Amazfit-Lazada-Balance, and the TikTok Shop, selling for RM1099.
  • Receive a free gift of Hypergear Drybag, Amazfit Sport Towel and a Celebrity Fitness 7-day Trial Pass while stock lasts.

Scout Clean Energy Holds Blade Signing Ceremony for Sweetland Wind Farm

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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MILLER, S.D., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer-owner-operator, recently celebrated the on-going construction of the 200 MW Sweetland Wind Project (Sweetland) with landowners, stakeholders and the construction team at a Blade Signing Ceremony outside Miller, South Dakota. Sweetland, located in Hand County, SD will be owned and operated by Scout Clean Energy.

Key Points: 
  • MILLER, S.D., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer-owner-operator, recently celebrated the on-going construction of the 200 MW Sweetland Wind Project (Sweetland) with landowners, stakeholders and the construction team at a Blade Signing Ceremony outside Miller, South Dakota.
  • Sweetland, located in Hand County, SD will be owned and operated by Scout Clean Energy.
  • "Due to COVID restrictions, we were not able to host a blade signing event at Bitter Ridge, another greenfield wind project in Indiana.
  • Joining the landowners in attendance were representatives of Scout Clean Energy, Bradley Construction Management, Blattner Energy, AEI, GE, and other key local and state officials.

Optiv Co-Founder Dan Burns Joins Balance Theory Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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FULTON, Md., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Balance Theory, the leading cybersecurity ecosystem management platform, today welcomes Dan Burns, co-founder and former CEO of Optiv, to the Balance Theory board of directors. 

Key Points: 
  • FULTON, Md., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Balance Theory , the leading cybersecurity ecosystem management platform, today welcomes Dan Burns, co-founder and former CEO of Optiv, to the Balance Theory board of directors.
  • In 2015, as CEO, Burns and Blackstone merged Accuvant and Fishnet Security to create Optiv with over $2B in total revenues.
  • "Dan is an industry visionary who brings a wealth of insight on the security market and experience building customer-obsessed security companies," said Greg Baker, CEO of Balance Theory.
  • Dan and the Balance Theory team shared success after Optiv acquired Baker and his team's first company Decision Lab, in late 2017.

RE+ 2023: SolarEdge Launches its Most Powerful Ground-Mount Solution, Targeting U.S. Community Solar and Small-Medium Utility

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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SolarEdge Technologies , Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the U.S. launch of its new high-power, three-phase SolarEdge 330kW Inverter and its complementing H1300 Power Optimizer for community solar, agri-PV and small-to-medium scale ground mount utility PV applications.

Key Points: 
  • SolarEdge Technologies , Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the U.S. launch of its new high-power, three-phase SolarEdge 330kW Inverter and its complementing H1300 Power Optimizer for community solar, agri-PV and small-to-medium scale ground mount utility PV applications.
  • A lower LCOE can be achieved by reducing Balance of System (BoS) costs by up to 50% with fewer and longer strings.
  • Zvi Lando, Chief Executive Officer of SolarEdge, commented: “We are pleased to bring the benefits of power optimization and high-resolution monitoring to the utility solar segment with the introduction of our new high-power SolarEdge 330kW Inverter.
  • The technology will be on display at the SolarEdge RE+ Booth #3311.

First Dollar partners with Health-E Commerce® to create frictionless shopping experience for FSA, HSA users

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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First Dollar is among the first platforms to integrate new, patent-pending technology solutions from Health-E Commerce, parent brand to FSA Store® and HSA Store®, to create a frictionless shopping experience for Health Wallet users.

Key Points: 
  • First Dollar is among the first platforms to integrate new, patent-pending technology solutions from Health-E Commerce, parent brand to FSA Store® and HSA Store®, to create a frictionless shopping experience for Health Wallet users.
  • Consumer confusion is high when it comes to eligible items and substantiation rules for tax-free healthcare accounts.
  • Unfortunately, this confusion often prevents consumers from opening or fully utilizing their benefit accounts, and it can negatively impact benefits re-enrollment for employers.
  • Meanwhile, developers will be able to leverage the Health Wallet Platform's APIs to integrate the platform and marketplace directly.

Avery Dennison Commissions Europe’s Largest Concentrated Solar Thermal Platform and Thermal Storage Unit in Turnhout, Belgium

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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Avery Dennison, a leading global packaging and materials manufacturer, today commissioned Europe’s largest Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) platform and Thermal Storage unit at its production plant in Turnhout, Belgium.

Key Points: 
  • Avery Dennison, a leading global packaging and materials manufacturer, today commissioned Europe’s largest Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) platform and Thermal Storage unit at its production plant in Turnhout, Belgium.
  • The renewable energy project contains a Concentrated Solar Thermal platform with 2,240 surface mirrors, with a solar field peak yield of 2.7 GWh thermal power, and six thermal storage modules with a capacity of 5 MWh thermal power.
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    Europe's largest Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) platform and Thermal Storage unit at Avery Dennison's production plant in Turnhout, Belgium.
  • Here in Turnhout, Avery Dennison, Azteq, ENERGYNEST and Campina Energie prove exactly that, by commissioning Europe’s largest Concentrated Solar Thermal Platform and Thermal Storage Unit.