Professional sports

Black Student-Athlete Summit, Project Destined, and Leading Commercial Real Estate Firms Partner to Launch Virtual Internship Focused on Financial Health for Black Student-Athletes

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Black Student-Athlete Summit (BSAS), a platform dedicated to advancing the professional and academic success of Black student-athletes, is partnering with Project Destined to launch a new virtual internship program that will provide Black student-athletes with training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and real estate. Financial support is being provided by some of the nation's leading impact-minded real estate firms, including: BGO, Brookfield, Catalyst Housing Group, Dune Real Estate Partners, Jemcor Development Partners, Landspire Group, Marcus & Millichap, Virtu Investments, The Vistria Group, and others.

Key Points: 
  • Student athletes will participate in Project Destined's multi-week, paid virtual internship, which includes more than 25 hours of real estate-based training.
  • Program participants will also join executives to evaluate real-time commercial real estate transactions in their community and compete in pitch competitions to senior industry leaders.
  • "We believe that preparing black student-athletes to become the next generation of commercial real estate professionals will be transformative for the African American community."
  • Project Destined has also partnered with over 250 real estate firms, professional sports teams and leagues including the WNBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Pistons.

Orion Innovation to Showcase Stadium-as-a-Service and Sports Technology Solutions at Microsoft's Global Sports Innovation Center Summit 2023

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Monday, May 15, 2023

EDISON, N.J., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Innovation ("Orion"), a leading digital transformation and product development services firm, will participate in the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) Summit 2023, taking place in Madrid, Spain, on May 25-26. The GSIC Summit, powered by Microsoft, is an exclusive event for GSIC members, providing sports industry professionals with visibility across the sports sector. This year's summit will focus on "Traditional sports, Esports & gaming innovation in the era of web 3.0."

Key Points: 
  • This year's summit will focus on "Traditional sports, Esports & gaming innovation in the era of web 3.0."
  • Orion has transformed the operations of major global sports and entertainment businesses with solutions rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering.
  • "We are proud to sponsor the GSIC Summit 2023, an event that highlights the importance of innovation and technology in the sports industry," said Satish.
  • "Orion is committed to helping sports entities and companies grow and develop by leveraging our deep understanding of sports, technology, and innovation.

Orion Innovation to Showcase Stadium-as-a-Service and Sports Technology Solutions at Microsoft's Global Sports Innovation Center Summit 2023

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 15, 2023

EDISON, N.J., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Innovation ("Orion"), a leading digital transformation and product development services firm, will participate in the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) Summit 2023, taking place in Madrid, Spain, on May 25-26. The GSIC Summit, powered by Microsoft, is an exclusive event for GSIC members, providing sports industry professionals with visibility across the sports sector. This year's summit will focus on "Traditional sports, Esports & gaming innovation in the era of web 3.0."

Key Points: 
  • This year's summit will focus on "Traditional sports, Esports & gaming innovation in the era of web 3.0."
  • Orion has transformed the operations of major global sports and entertainment businesses with solutions rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering.
  • "We are proud to sponsor the GSIC Summit 2023, an event that highlights the importance of innovation and technology in the sports industry," said Satish.
  • "Orion is committed to helping sports entities and companies grow and develop by leveraging our deep understanding of sports, technology, and innovation.

CloudSoda Data Mover with Cost Analytics Launches as an Independent Company to Accelerate Growth

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Monday, April 17, 2023

CloudSoda, one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS applications for accelerated data movement and storage cost analytics, announced today that it will become an independent company, separating from its parent, Integrated Media Technologies, Inc. (IMT).

Key Points: 
  • CloudSoda, one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS applications for accelerated data movement and storage cost analytics, announced today that it will become an independent company, separating from its parent, Integrated Media Technologies, Inc. (IMT).
  • "We are pleased with the growth in the market for CloudSoda," said Bruce Lyon, IMT's Chief Executive Officer.
  • In addition, an independent CloudSoda will accelerate the development of accelerated data movement, insightful cost analysis, and advanced business intelligence for all storage types."
  • To learn more about CloudSoda's accelerated data movement and storage cost analytics application, visit cloudsoda.io .

PWCC Breaker Network™ brings streamlined liquidity and increased value to the ultra-modern trading card market

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

PWCC is also accepting new Breaker Network partnership applications via this link: pwcc.mp/Fi9LR4Fg

Key Points: 
  • PWCC is also accepting new Breaker Network partnership applications via this link: pwcc.mp/Fi9LR4Fg
    A key step in providing liquidity for these assets is authentication.
  • The swiftest and most cost-effective authentication service available today is MBA Authentic, which launched specifically to meet the needs of the ultra-modern trading card community.
  • Because of these offerings, MBA Authentic cards add statistically proven and significant value over raw cards sold on other platforms, such as eBay.
  • All trading cards are added to a client's individual PWCC Vault Portfolio, which is located in the sales-tax-free state of Oregon.

ZetrOZ Expands the sam® Ambassador Healing Program for 2023

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The 2023 program expands on the significant sports medicine growth for sam® within the Professional Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey and Soccer healthcare sectors and medical community.

Key Points: 
  • The 2023 program expands on the significant sports medicine growth for sam® within the Professional Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey and Soccer healthcare sectors and medical community.
  • "We are thrilled to be expanding the sam® Ambassador Program for the company," said Founder and CEO Dr. George Lewis.
  • The sam® Ambassador Program seeks talented and influential individuals in sports and athletic training communities to join the team and help spread the word about sam®.
  • sam® Ambassadors will receive exclusive discounts on sam® products and access to exclusive training and support from the ZetrOZ Systems team.

Liga Portugal announces the final line-up for "Thinking Football Summit 2022"

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Monday, November 14, 2022

PORTO, Portugal, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liga Portugal, the body responsible for the organization of the Portuguese professional football leagues, will host the first edition of the "Thinking Football Summit" from November 18 to 20 at the Superbock Arena in Oporto. This event will bring together some of the strongest and most impactful names in the world of Football, in its most diverse aspects.

Key Points: 
  • This event will bring together some of the strongest and most impactful names in the world of Football, in its most diverse aspects.
  • With less than one week to go until the Thinking Football Summit kicks off, new panels, speakers and activations have been announced for what will be the final major international football event before the World Cup in Qatar.
  • The President of Liga Portugal, Pedro Proena, shows his proudness for hosting the first edition of the event.
  • "The Thinking Football Summit will be a unique and the last major sporting event on European soil before the World Cup in Qatar.

Glass House Brands Appoints Benjamin Vega as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Monday, October 24, 2022

LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Glass House Brands Inc. ("Glass House" or the "Company") (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically-integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced the appointment of Benjamin Vega as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Key Points: 
  • LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Glass House Brands Inc. ("Glass House" or the "Company") (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically-integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced the appointment of Benjamin Vega as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome Ben to the Glass House team," stated Kyle Kazan, Glass House Brands Chairman and CEO.
  • Prior to joining Glass House, Mr. Vega served as Deputy General Counsel for Covetrus, Inc., a US$4B public company in the animal health industry.
  • Prior to the Meruelo Group, Mr. Vega was a Senior Counsel at Sony Pictures Entertainment and served as an Associate General Counsel for Ascent Media Group.

SIT Rolos opens its Machine Intelligence Platform to academia and business to accelerate the research

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIT Rolos announced today that it would bring research to a new level by opening its Machine Intelligence (MI) Platform to all scientific groups.

Key Points: 
  • SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIT Rolos announced today that it would bring research to a new level by opening its Machine Intelligence (MI) Platform to all scientific groups.
  • Any researcher from academia or business can now configure, run and collaborate with others on their computational research project through Rolos Platform.
  • Rolos Platform addresses two major problems in research: infrastructure setup and teamwork.
  • SIT Rolos provides a Machine Intelligence Platform with consulting and applications for academia and business.

Dimensional Innovations and Partners Create Dallas Mavericks Interactive Experience

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo.and DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimensional Innovations (DI), in partnership with the Dallas Mavericks, JRA - Part of RWS Entertainment Group, Heritage Werks and DI Build, is proud to announce Mavs Vault, presented by ShiftKey — an immersive, public exhibition highlighting the organization's 42-year history through never-before-seen artifacts, archival footage, merchandise, memorabilia and more. Located within the Hall of State at Fair Park at this year's State Fair of Texas, the exhibit is open to fans now through October 23rd.

Key Points: 
  • DI, an experience design, tech and fabrication firm, worked in close collaboration with JRA, an attraction design company, to create an engaging experience for all who entered the vault.
  • "Creating the ultimate Dallas Mavericks experience for Mavs Vault was unlike anything we've done before," said Dallas Mavericks Director of Events Ashley Gambino.
  • "JRA is honored to have worked with the Dallas Mavericks and our partners at Dimensional Innovations, Heritage Werks and DI Build on this exciting project," said JRA Executive Vice President, Shawn McCoy.
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    The Dallas Mavericks are a first-class global sports and entertainment organization providing memorable experiences for fans worldwide.