Hudson Valley

Bright Announces Partnership with Trivest and Acquisition of PEAK Event Services

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Retail, Other Professional Services, Events, Concerts, Finance, General Entertainment, Professional Services, Other Entertainment, Luxury, Other Retail, Bridal, Restaurant, Bar, Specialty, Entertainment, Food, Beverage, Fashion, Growth, PEAK, Partnership, Acquisition, Hudson Valley, Multimedia, Video game

Bright Event Rentals (“Bright” or the “Company”) announces it has partnered with Trivest Partners, LP (“Trivest”), a Miami-based, founder-focused private equity firm with over 40 years of experience creating strategic partnerships and fostering growth.

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  • Bright Event Rentals (“Bright” or the “Company”) announces it has partnered with Trivest Partners, LP (“Trivest”), a Miami-based, founder-focused private equity firm with over 40 years of experience creating strategic partnerships and fostering growth.
  • Bright represents the second platform investment in the Trivest Recognition Fund, a recently raised $1.3 billion fund focused on founder-led and family-owned businesses that have achieved significant scale.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319307679/en/
    Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Bright is the country’s leading, full-service event rental solutions company.
  • “We are excited by the Trivest partnership and their experience in the rental industry and across business and consumer services,” said Bjornstad.

Clarkson University Professor Elected to New York State Board of Regents

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Engineering, Capital region, Education, Principal, NSF, Ulster, Eye, P12, Learning, State legislature, Mathematics, National Science Foundation, Hudson Valley, University, COVID-19, Associate, Teaching, Science, Computer science and engineering, Clarkson University, P-12, Legislature, Workforce, Research, Student, Management

POTSDAM, NY, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seema Rivera, an Associate Professor of the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University has been elected to the New York State Board of Regents by the State Legislature.

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  • POTSDAM, NY, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seema Rivera, an Associate Professor of the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University has been elected to the New York State Board of Regents by the State Legislature.
  • The Board of Regents is comprised of 17 members elected by the Legislature for five-year terms.
  • Rivera has served on her local school board for the past nine years, a role she will step down from to accept the Board of Regents position.
  • Rivera’s election to the New York State Board of Regents is a well-deserved recognition of the quality of her research and experience in STEM education,” said Clarkson University President Marc P. Christensen, Ph.D., P.E.

Silly Nice Launches Premium Cannabis Brand in New York State

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Diamond, Hudson Valley, Curaleaf, Drug

New York, New York, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silly Nice , a Black and Veteran-owned cannabis brand, is proud to announce its official launch in New York State.

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  • New York, New York, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silly Nice , a Black and Veteran-owned cannabis brand, is proud to announce its official launch in New York State.
  • With a commitment to quality and inclusivity, Silly Nice is set to make waves in the cannabis industry across the state.
  • Following months of meticulous planning and preparation, Silly Nice is excited to roll out its premium cannabis products to consumers in New York.
  • "We are thrilled to bring Silly Nice to the people of New York," said LeVar Thomas, Founder of Silly Nice.

Optimum Announces Commitment to Local Students and STEM Learning Through FIRST® for a Sixth Year in a Row

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Manufacturing, Other Science, Telecommunications, TV and Radio, Internet, Fund Raising, Science, Philanthropy, Technology, Entertainment, Mobile, Wireless, Advertising, Robotics, Communications, Carriers and Services, Engineering, Primary, Secondary, Education, Senior, Student, STEM, Marketing, Growth, Hudson Valley, Creativity, FIRST, FIRST Robotics Competition, Partnership, Management

Through this year’s commitment, Optimum is sponsoring over 60 teams for the 2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition season, which provides students with mentor-based programs to build science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills.

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  • Through this year’s commitment, Optimum is sponsoring over 60 teams for the 2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition season, which provides students with mentor-based programs to build science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills.
  • Optimum’s commitment to this community will help supply resources and tools needed for FIRST teams to build and program a robot to perform this season’s challenge, CRESCENDOSM.
  • “We are extremely grateful for Optimum’s continued partnership and support of FIRST Robotics Competition,” said Chris Moore, CEO of FIRST.
  • “FIRST aims to not only get students excited about STEM, but about the breadth of opportunities within the field, and to inspire interest in pursuing STEM careers.

Nuvance Health to Join Northwell Health

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Health, Hospitals, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Practice Management, Managed Care, General Health, Hospital, Multimedia, Research, MD, Education, Investment, Physician, Letter, Hudson Valley, Nursing, Organization, Patient, Trustee, Partnership

Northwell Health and Nuvance Health , two nonprofit, mission-driven health care organizations, today announced they have entered into a strategic agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving communities across two states.

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  • Northwell Health and Nuvance Health , two nonprofit, mission-driven health care organizations, today announced they have entered into a strategic agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving communities across two states.
  • Credit Northwell Health
    “This partnership opens a new and exciting chapter for Northwell and Nuvance Health and provides an incredible opportunity to enhance both health systems and take patient care and services to an even higher level,” said Michael Dowling , president and CEO of Northwell Health.
  • “This agreement marks an important milestone for both Nuvance Health and Northwell, mission-driven organizations with similar values and an optimistic vision for the future of health care,” said Margaret Crotty , chair of the Northwell Board of Trustees.
  • By joining Northwell, Nuvance Health would gain access to the clinical, operating and financial resources of one of the nation’s largest integrated health systems.

ArtsWestchester Announces Visionary CEO Janet Langsam to Move on After 33 Years of Stalwart Leadership

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Acquisition, NYS, Multimedia, City, ARTS, Government, Queens Museum, Immediate, Hudson Valley, Boston Ballet, Creativity, Public art, Imagination, The arts, Management

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After 33 years leading ArtsWestchester, nurturing artists and bolstering the county's cultural infrastructure, Janet Langsam will transition from CEO to CEO Emeritus effective June 30.

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  • WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After 33 years leading ArtsWestchester, nurturing artists and bolstering the county's cultural infrastructure, Janet Langsam will transition from CEO to CEO Emeritus effective June 30.
  • A seasoned arts executive with an exceptional track record, Langsam's leadership has been transformative for ArtsWestchester since taking the helm in 1991.
  • The arts council flourished under Langsam's leadership, seeing its annual budget grow from $1 million to nearly $7 million.
  • Her visionary leadership at ArtsWestchester built the leading cultural organization from the ground up and made it the beacon that it is today.

Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty Expands Westchester County Presence With New Brokerage in Bedford, N.Y.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Estate agent, Social media, Senior, Education, IBM, Growth, Sotheby, Hudson Valley, Anywhere Real Estate, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby's International Realty, Internet, Real estate

BEDFORD, N.Y., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm in the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Bedford, N.Y. The new office reinforces the company's commitment to serving buyers and sellers throughout Northern Westchester County.

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  • Fee Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm in the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Bedford, N.Y.
  • The new office reinforces the company's commitment to serving buyers and sellers throughout Northern Westchester County.
  • The firm is now set to become an integral part of the community with a dedicated presence on Bedford's historic Village Green, located at 4 Court Road.
  • In addition, the Sotheby's International Realty brand's presence across social media reaches more than 1.25 million followers, making the brand virtually unmatched in the industry for online reach.

Phononic and ShopRite Announce Successful Launch of Innovative New Approach to Curbside Grocery Pickup and Delivery

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Hardware, Supermarket, HVAC, Technology, Online Retail, Manufacturing, Retail, Delivery Services, ShopRite, Multimedia, Hudson Valley, SRS, Warehouse

Phononic’s Freezer and Refrigerator totes are used to pick, store and stage online orders and save space in-store.

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  • Phononic’s Freezer and Refrigerator totes are used to pick, store and stage online orders and save space in-store.
  • Phononic’s HFC-free actively-cooled totes also operate without traditional refrigerants, using technology that is more sustainable and cost effective.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240124742847/en/
    Curbside and delivery grocery orders are more popular than ever, and grocers continue to innovate to meet consumer demand.
  • “The recent launch of the Phononic 2nd Generation ACS totes allowed us to create an Order.

Toast Launches Premier Pre-Rolls in New York in Partnership with 200 Year-Old Hepworth Farms

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Packaging, Cannabis, Retail, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Specialty, Pura, Minis, Hennessy, Collection, Partnership, Hudson Valley, Hepworth, CO, Genetics, Drug

Hepworth Pura is the cannabis division of Hepworth Farms—a seventh-generation organic farm in Milton, New York renowned for its commitment to quality and sustainability.

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  • Hepworth Pura is the cannabis division of Hepworth Farms—a seventh-generation organic farm in Milton, New York renowned for its commitment to quality and sustainability.
  • “We couldn’t be more excited about launching in New York,” said Punit Seth, Toast Co-Founder and CEO.
  • “It brings us back to where it all started for Toast, and that wouldn’t have been possible without this partnership.
  • The New York launch has special significance for Toast, which was originally conceived in New York City in 2014 while the soon-to-be co-founders shared cocktails.

Westchester Medical Center to Debut ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery System, Marking a Milestone for New York

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Radiology, Surgery, Oncology, Health, Medical Devices, Robotics, Hospitals, Technology, Brain, Radiation, Patient, Neoplasm, MD, Isotope, Westchester Medical Center, Multimedia, Neck, Hudson Valley, Stereotactic surgery, Brainstem, Head, Cranial nerves, SRS, Medical imaging

Westchester Medical Center, the flagship academic medical center for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is set to become the first hospital in New York State to introduce the non-invasive surgical robotics platform, the ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery®, which will transform brain cancer treatments for patients throughout the Hudson Valley.

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  • Westchester Medical Center, the flagship academic medical center for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is set to become the first hospital in New York State to introduce the non-invasive surgical robotics platform, the ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery®, which will transform brain cancer treatments for patients throughout the Hudson Valley.
  • Installation of the ZAP-X platform is expected to commence in mid-2024.
  • Typically completed in less than five brief outpatient visits, patients often resume their normal activities on the same day as the procedure.
  • This innovative method aims to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the ability to avoid critical structures like the brain stem, eyes, and optic nerves.