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Express Announces Brian Atwood as Creative Director of Footwear

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) announced today that industry expert, Brian Atwood, will join Express as Creative Director of Footwear, overseeing women's and statement men's footwear.

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  • Fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) announced today that industry expert, Brian Atwood, will join Express as Creative Director of Footwear, overseeing women's and statement men's footwear.
  • Additionally, Atwood will debut 'Brian Atwood for Express,' an exclusive shoe collaboration with the brand, which launches today.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230829714883/en/
    Express Announces Brian Atwood as Creative Director of Footwear.
  • You can also follow the brand’s social channels @express and @expressmen for more information on the partnership and collaboration.

PerkinElmer alum James Atwood joins Opentrons Labworks to drive robotics innovations and enable accessible, affordable laboratory automation

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Opentrons Labworks, Inc., a life sciences company at the forefront of the Laboratory 4.0 movement, today announced the appointment of James Atwood as General Manager of its Opentrons Robotics Business Unit. With Atwood's expertise in genomics and laboratory research tool development, the company is in a strong position as it expands commercialization of its OT-2 liquid-handling robot and prepares for the next generation of advanced lab automation robots.

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  • As General Manager, Atwood will leverage experience in sales and product management within the life science sector to solidify Opentrons' position as a leader in laboratory automation.
  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Opentrons Labworks, Inc ., a life sciences company at the forefront of the Laboratory 4.0 movement, today announced the appointment of James Atwood as General Manager of its Opentrons Robotics Business Unit.
  • "We are excited to welcome James during this exciting period of growth," said Jonathan Brennan-Badal, CEO of Opentrons.
  • Before joining Opentrons, Atwood was vice president of the omics business division of genomics tool company MOBILion Systems.

Elizabethtown College Awarded $1.2 Million Grant for Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, located in Vermont.

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  • ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, located in Vermont.
  • "With the help of this grant, we hope to reimagine engineering education around our shared commitments to equity and sustainability.
  • We will expand the participation of historically underrepresented students in engineering, including students of color, women and rural students.
  • The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability (GCES) will be an innovation campus that re-designs and re-centers engineering education around sustainability and core equity practices that empower students from underrepresented groups.

Flash Memory Summit Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners for 2022

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Memory Summit 2022 (FMS) today announced this year's recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Award. The three recipients are: Yoshishige Kitamura, formerly of NEC; Dr. Eli Harari, founder of SanDisk; and Greg Atwood, formerly of Intel, Numonyx, and Micron. All three played an important role in bringing Multi-Level Cell, or MLC, to the flash memory industry. FMS will honor these individuals for their accomplishments during the annual summit taking place August 2-4 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA on Tuesday, August 2nd at 11:30 AM PT.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Memory Summit 2022 (FMS) today announced this year's recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • MLC initially doubled the capacity of flash memory chips by storing two bits in each data cell.
  • Flash Memory Summit also announces that it presented its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. John R. Szedon for having proposed the use of a Charge Trap as a nonvolatile memory bit.
  • Flash Memory Summit, produced by Conference ConCepts, showcases mainstream applications, key technologies, leading vendors, and innovative startups driving the multi-billion-dollar high-speed memory and SSD markets.

Vector Structural Engineers Opens Office in Idaho

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

DRAPER, Utah, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vector Structural Engineers, which is headquartered near Salt Lake City and has facilities in Arizona and California as well as elsewhere in Utah, has recently opened an office in Idaho.

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  • DRAPER, Utah, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vector Structural Engineers, which is headquartered near Salt Lake City and has facilities in Arizona and California as well as elsewhere in Utah, has recently opened an office in Idaho.
  • (1) Contactors and construction companies across the state are scrambling to keep up, and our new Idaho office is already busy helping them."
  • The Vector office in Idaho operates under the management of Kyle Atwood, PE.
  • Founded in 2002, Vector Structural Engineers is a full-service structural engineering firm with over 2,500 clients throughout the United States.

Internationally renowned Margaret Atwood featured on new stamp

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2021 /CNW/ -Canada Post today unveiled a new commemorative stamp to honour literary giant Margaret Atwood and her incredible 60-year career.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2021 /CNW/ -Canada Post today unveiled a new commemorative stamp to honour literary giant Margaret Atwood and her incredible 60-year career.
  • In 1969, she established herself as a serious writer of fiction with her first novel, The Edible Woman.
  • Sometimes referred to as "the queen of CanLit," Atwood has sold millions of books, which have been translated into more than 30 languages.
  • Images and more information on the stamp and other products can be found here:

Pixability Announces Appointment of YouTube and Video Advertising Expert Brian Atwood as Chief Revenue Officer

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixability ( www.pixability.com ), the only provider of software and insights for video advertising on YouTube, YouTube on TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku, today announced the appointment of Brian Atwood to the position of chief revenue officer.

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  • BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixability ( www.pixability.com ), the only provider of software and insights for video advertising on YouTube, YouTube on TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku, today announced the appointment of Brian Atwood to the position of chief revenue officer.
  • Atwood has extensive experience in the technology, software-as-a-service and digital media industries, and with YouTube and CTV specifically.
  • Brian Atwood joins Pixability from video technology and data startup NOM, where he served as CEO.
  • Atwood previously served as chief sales officer at video advertising platform ZEFR, where he led YouTube revenue and operations, as well as in key sales roles for tech and media companies including AOL, DataXu, and iHeartMedia.

Axcient Announces New Vice President of Marketing Tom Atwood

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

DENVER, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axcient , a leader in business availability software for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), announced the selection of Tom Atwood as the companys Vice President of Marketing.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axcient , a leader in business availability software for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), announced the selection of Tom Atwood as the companys Vice President of Marketing.
  • Atwood will focus on leading demand generation, including Axcients marketing strategy, branding, positioning, content, community, and digital experiences.
  • Atwood comes to Axcient with more than 20 years of experience in shaping brands, building marketing programs, and measuring success.
  • Before joining Axcient, Atwood held several marketing roles at various advertising agencies and was also a Management Consultant at Monitor Deloitte.

Margaret Atwood wins second Booker prize

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - PEN Canada celebrates Margaret Atwood's second Booker Prize for "The Testaments" the long-awaited sequel to her 1985 dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - PEN Canada celebrates Margaret Atwood's second Booker Prize for "The Testaments" the long-awaited sequel to her 1985 dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."
  • Atwood shared the award with Bernardine Evaristo, author of "Girl, Woman, Other," and the first black woman to win the Booker.
  • Atwood, who won the 2000 prize for "The Blind Assassin" joins Hilary Mantel, J.M.
  • Coetzee and Peter Carey in an elite group of authors who have won the Booker twice.

Barnes & Noble Announces Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments as September 2019 National Book Club Selection

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the worlds largest retail bookseller, today announced The Testaments by Margaret Atwood as the September 2019 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, a monthly book club designed to bring readers in communities across the country together to discuss the most compelling books.

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  • Barnes & Noble, Inc., the worlds largest retail bookseller, today announced The Testaments by Margaret Atwood as the September 2019 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, a monthly book club designed to bring readers in communities across the country together to discuss the most compelling books.
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    The Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition of Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments."
  • Barnes & Noble holds Book Club discussions about one month after the Companys book of the month selection is released.
  • The Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition of The Testaments has a Q&A with Margaret Atwood and a Reading Group Guide.