Virginia Tech

ZIPS Car Wash is Now a Proud Sponsor of the Virginia Tech Hokies™ through Multi-Year Athletics Sponsorship with LEARFIELD

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Friday, September 1, 2023
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ZIPS is now a Proud Sponsor of the Virginia Tech Hokies™ and offers services at eight locations in Virginia and 280 locations across the country.

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  • ZIPS is now a Proud Sponsor of the Virginia Tech Hokies™ and offers services at eight locations in Virginia and 280 locations across the country.
  • ZIPS in Salem will host a pep rally on October 25th at 1706 W. Main Street prior to the ACC game against Syracuse.
  • Fans can now enter to win tickets across major sporting events at Virginia Tech in the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • Find a participating ZIPS Car Wash near you at zipscarwash.com and click College Fans.

Aramark Sports + Entertainment Launches Dozens of New Branded Concepts for 2023 College Football Kick-Off

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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    Bakes & BBQ: Sweet and savory – fans can try a local apple fritter pulled pork sandwich.
  • (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
    In addition to its entirely new culinary brands, Aramark is also expanding the proven concepts that students have come to know and love.
  • (East Carolina University and University of South Carolina)
    Eat Drink Taco offers high-quality tacos sold in pairs with a side of chips and salsa.
  • (University of Tennessee)
    Further expansion of these concepts will take place as Aramark gears up for arena season.

ZIPS Car Wash Expands Collegiate Partnerships and NIL with LEARFIELD

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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PLANO, Texas, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIPS Car Wash (zipscarwash.com) announced today the expansion of its multi-year investment in collegiate athletics to 14 schools and 22 new student-athletes in the 2023-2024 academic year through its continued sponsorship agreement with LEARFIELD, the media and technology company powering college sports. As part of the program, ZIPS is now the Proud Sponsor of three new schools, including The University of Texas, Virginia Tech, and The University of Memphis. ZIPS, along with LEARFIELD Studios, will kick off Season 2 of "Car Wash Convos™", its innovative and engaging approach to NIL, by featuring student athletes from six universities in 22 episodes to be released this academic year.

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  • ZIPS, along with LEARFIELD Studios, will kick off Season 2 of "Car Wash Convos™", its innovative and engaging approach to NIL, by featuring student athletes from six universities in 22 episodes to be released this academic year.
  • Season 1 of "Car Wash Convos" resulted in more than 4 million impressions and over 2 million video views.
  • Season 1 of "Car Wash Convos" resulted in more than 4 million impressions and over 2 million video views.
  • ZIPS will continue to engage LEARFIELD to connect school IP with student-athletes in name, image, and likeness (NIL) in "Car Wash Convos™" Season 2.

Vistant Makes 2023 Lunch Pail 100 List

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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TOWSON, Md., Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vistant, a Maryland-based firm that delivers international development, advanced healthcare solutions, and mission support services to federal and state government clients, gained recognition as a 2023 Lunch Pail 100 organization.

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  • TOWSON, Md., Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vistant, a Maryland-based firm that delivers international development, advanced healthcare solutions, and mission support services to federal and state government clients, gained recognition as a 2023 Lunch Pail 100 organization.
  • Each year, Lunch Pail honors 100 companies founded by Virginia Tech alumni entrepreneurs that have successfully grown revenue, investment dollars, and/or employee counts.
  • He funded a $100,000 endowment with the College of Engineering to help the school increase minority representation.
  • A complete list of Lunch Pail 100 honorees, including company profiles, can be found at https://lunchpailventures.com/ .

Bogart Wealth Named to Top Financial Advisor and Fastest-Growing Companies Lists in Forbes, Financial Advisor Magazine, Washington Business Journal, and Inc.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bogart Wealth, an award-winning, independent wealth management and Registered Investment Advisory firm, was named to multiple lists of top financial advisors and fastest-growing companies in national and industry publications over the past couple months.

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  • CEO James Bogart was named Forbes' top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor in Virginia for 2023.
  • "We believe our Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor rankings are an early peek of our future Top Wealth Advisor rankings."
  • Bogart Wealth is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and D.C. area wealth management firms were ranked by 'Metro-area financial planners'.
  • Open positions in the McLean, Virginia office include Financial Planner, Financial Advisor, and Marketing Manager, and open positions in The Woodlands, Texas office include Financial Advisor and Associate Financial Advisor.

Deloitte AI Academy™ Builds Tailored Generative AI Curriculum in Collaboration With Renowned Universities and Technology Institutions for Deloitte Professionals and Clients

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte announced today an expansion of the Deloitte AI Academy™ to bring tailored Generative AI training curricula to its professionals and clients, reinforcing its dedication to upskill early career professionals and equip them with skills needed for real-world AI and data science projects. On the pathway of training up to 10,000 Deloitte practitioners, the AI Academy is developing curriculum alongside major universities and technology institutes in the U.S. and India, including Virginia Tech and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

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  • On the pathway of training up to 10,000 Deloitte practitioners, the AI Academy is developing curriculum alongside major universities and technology institutes in the U.S. and India, including Virginia Tech and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
  • "The surge in popularity of Generative AI is driving a need for skills in this emerging area.
  • "This expansion is delivered through the Deloitte Technology Academy, part of Deloitte's $1.4 billion Project 120 investment in learning and development."
  • Prospective learners and clients can learn more about the program by visiting our Deloitte AI Academy website.

MITRE Names Deborah Youmans as New Chief Information Officer

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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MITRE has named Deborah Youmans as its new chief information officer (CIO).

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  • MITRE has named Deborah Youmans as its new chief information officer (CIO).
  • Youmans will oversee more than 400 IT professionals in MITRE’s Enterprise Computing and Information Systems division in areas including innovation and experimentation, information security, enterprise information technology, business and knowledge services, and sector operations.
  • Prior to that role, she worked as director of Booz Allen Information Systems for more than 10 years.
  • MITRE was named one of Foundry’s Computerworld 2023 Best Places to Work in IT for the fifth year in a row – and 14th time since 2005.

O-RAN ALLIANCE Welcomes Four New OTICs In North America

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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The O-RAN ALLIANCE , fulfilling its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable, today announced that it has approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America.

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  • The O-RAN ALLIANCE , fulfilling its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable, today announced that it has approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America.
  • OTICs are vendor-independent, open, and qualified labs approved by the O-RAN ALLIANCE that issue awards in the O-RAN Certification and Badging Program , so that operators can deploy products at scale and with confidence.
  • The OTIC provides testing equipment and services to validate disaggregated base stations and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs), including custom applications (i.e., xApps and rApps).
  • North American OTIC in Central Iowa (ARA) is hosted by the Center for Wireless, Communities, and Innovation ( WiCI ) at Iowa State University (ISU).

Top Foundational LLMs OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google to Present at VOICE & AI 2023

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Representatives from top AI companies OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google will present at VOICE & AI 2023 , the leading natural language and generative AI event, from Sept. 5-7, 2023, at the Washington Hilton.

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  • Representatives from top AI companies OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google will present at VOICE & AI 2023 , the leading natural language and generative AI event, from Sept. 5-7, 2023, at the Washington Hilton.
  • VOICE & AI 2023 will have more foundational LLMs represented than any other AI conference.
  • “There are still plenty of unknowns about the inner workings of LLMs, and VOICE & AI 2023 aims to advance this critical dialogue so we can steer AI progress responsibly,” said Pete Erickson, CEO of Modev and organizer of VOICE & AI 2023.
  • Whether you're an enterprise leader, developer, researcher, or policy maker, VOICE & AI 2023 offers an incomparable forum to deeply engage with the transformative potential of LLMs.

Michael Baker International Names Dewey Jones, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, National Market Lead - Federal Civilian Programs

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Dewey Jones, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, has joined the firm as National Market Lead – Federal Civilian Programs. In this role, Mr. Jones will grow and manage client relationships with federal non-defense civilian agencies and partner across the organization to position Michael Baker for key federal opportunities and continued growth.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International , a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Dewey Jones, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, has joined the firm as National Market Lead – Federal Civilian Programs.
  • In this role, Mr. Jones will grow and manage client relationships with federal non-defense civilian agencies and partner across the organization to position Michael Baker for key federal opportunities and continued growth.
  • "Dewey has a strong track record of successfully growing business lines and client relationships, including securing and managing projects with more than a dozen federal civilian agencies, as well as Department of Defense and military affiliation contracts," said Brian May, President, Federal Programs and Services at Michael Baker International.
  • Most recently, he served as Vice President and Federal Market Leader, Civilian Agencies for AECOM.