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BELLAGIO EMBARKS ON $110 MILLION TRANSFORMATION OF SPA TOWER ROOMS AND SUITES

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

LAS VEGAS, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bellagio is revealing details surrounding the $110 million transformation of all rooms and suites within its luxurious Spa Tower, delivering contemporary accommodations inspired by the beauty and tranquility of Italy's Lake Como.

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  • Following the AAA Five Diamond resort's recent remodel of more than 2,500 guest rooms in its main tower, the Spa Tower redesign, which encompasses 819 guest rooms and 104 suites, is slated for completion in October, with the first collection of rooms available for guest stays beginning in July.
  • "The Spa Tower's beautiful and luxurious new suites and guest rooms will reinforce our position as one of the hospitality industry's premier destinations."
  • Poised to raise the bar within the Las Vegas luxury set, the Spa Tower's redesign spans a wide range of suite types including the 850-square-foot Salon Suites; 1,000-square-foot Bellagio Suites; 1,500-square-foot Penthouses; 1,500-square-foot two-bedroom Bellagio Suites; and 2,500-square-foot Executive Hospitality Suites, which feature billiards lounges and home theater living areas for entertaining.
  • Crafted by Chicago-based award-winning interior design firm The Gettys Group in partnership with MGM Resorts International Design Group, Spa Tower guest rooms will mirror the Bellagio Tower's recently redesigned rooms, which have become highly sought after by guests.

Aloha Poke Co. Opens Its Next Chicago-area Location

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Monday, March 20, 2023

CHICAGO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aloha Poke Co., the nation's premier fast casual poke brand, announced its newest Chicago-area location in the North Shore suburb of Deerfield. The store is now open and located at 654 Deerfield Road. The Deerfield restaurant will be the 21st store in the brand's system, the 14th company-owned store, and the 10th store in the Chicago region.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aloha Poke Co., the nation's premier fast casual poke brand, announced its newest Chicago-area location in the North Shore suburb of Deerfield.
  • Aloha Poke Co. continues to attract raving fans with its sashimi grade seafood and all natural proteins, quickly packed with abundantly delicious, whole ingredients and finished with house made sauces.
  • Based on the existing demand for delicious and healthy fast causal concepts, and this terrific location, it's the perfect opportunity to bring Aloha Poke Co. to Deerfield."
  • Ideal Aloha Poke Co. franchisees have restaurant operations or business management experience and share a desire to meet the needs of today's consumers with beautiful, sustainable, and quickly prepared poke bowls.

NIKOLA TO COMPLETE BATTERY MANUFACTURING MOVE FROM CYPRESS, CALIF. TO COOLIDGE, ARIZ. BY APRIL 2023

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

PHOENIX, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero emission transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, today announced that the move to transition battery manufacturing from Cypress, Calif. to its Coolidge, Ariz. manufacturing facility is expected to be complete by April 2023, months ahead of the original schedule.

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  • The ability to expedite this process further supports Nikola's ongoing commitment to implement cost-saving measures by bringing the Nikola truck assembly, fuel cell power module assembly, and battery module and pack production under one roof.
  • "Over the past several months, the Nikola team has been working to ensure the battery production transition plan was seamless and on schedule," said Michael Lohscheller, Nikola Corporation President and CEO.
  • "We are pleased with the speed in which the plan has occurred and are grateful for the Cypress team's contribution."
  • Nikola completed the acquisition of Romeo Power on October 14, 2022 and announced the plan to transition the battery manufacturing to Coolidge, Ariz. on January 13, 2023.

Battelle, Climeworks, Heirloom Carbon, Gulf Coast Sequestration Bid on Direct Air Capture Hub for Department of Energy

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

The Hub is proposed for a site in southwest Louisiana, where carbon captured from the ambient air would be safely and permanently stored underground by leading geologic storage company Gulf Coast Sequestration , thereby removing it from the atmosphere.

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  • The Hub is proposed for a site in southwest Louisiana, where carbon captured from the ambient air would be safely and permanently stored underground by leading geologic storage company Gulf Coast Sequestration , thereby removing it from the atmosphere.
  • “Direct Air Capture technology is an important bridge to a future that greatly reduces the amount of legacy carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.
  • “We believe that Project Cypress will form the blueprint for what highly scalable, equitable and just deployments of Direct Air Capture technologies could look like going forward."
  • The Hub will combine leading DAC technologies and one of the most mature Class VI well applications for saline storage in the Gulf Coast region.

International Student Day and Black History Combine at FHU to Celebrate Culture, Food and Poetry

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

HENDERSON, Tenn., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In addition to a schedule of Black History Month programs in February, Freed-Hardeman University celebrated its international students with a special chapel service and cultivated lunch menu Feb. 23. Nineteen international students walked into the chapel carrying the flags of their home countries before they shared facts about their cultures and their countries with the student body. Some of the international students played a big role in the taste of the day's food, which included dishes that represented South American, Middle Eastern, African, French and Caribbean cuisines.

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  • "It was perfect to pair this day with Black History Month, a time of reflection, as well as a time to promote unity and understanding."
  • Russian student Grigori Sibilev shared his pride for the food of his country and its various cities and countryside.
  • Following International Student Day, FHU concluded its Black History Month programming with a poetry reading about Emmett Till as part of the Professors on Poetry series.
  • FHU student Fred Smith, Chester County native Janice Pirtle, and Nadine McNeal, FHU director of social work, recited the poems.

Stäubli Expands in Southern California as a Global Leader in Industrial and Mechatronic Solutions

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

CYPRESS, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 6, 2023, Stäubli Group, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, opened the doors of its brand-new office in Cypress, California.

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  • CYPRESS, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 6, 2023, Stäubli Group, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, opened the doors of its brand-new office in Cypress, California.
  • During this milestone, Gerald Vogt, CEO of the Stäubli Group, and members of the Executive Committee, were present.
  • With this additional location, Stäubli aims to accelerate growth in North America and provide further local presence to customers.
  • Shortly after, in 1982, Stäubli Electrical Connectors began operations in Windsor, California, in manufacturing and selling electrical connectors.

Vacation Taiwan: Outdoor Adventures and Outstanding Culture

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

San Francisco, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Like an oversized playground of happiness, Taiwan is an alluring vacation destination, a dramatically beautiful island that’s teeming with outdoor adventures and outstanding cultural experiences.

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  • San Francisco, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Like an oversized playground of happiness, Taiwan is an alluring vacation destination, a dramatically beautiful island that’s teeming with outdoor adventures and outstanding cultural experiences.
  • Dip into a paintbox of natural colors, outdoor adventures await.
  • Explore the island’s diverse terrain on foot, on a moped or bicycle, by train, and even in a canoe.
  • Between the bright blue sea and sky with a verdant green backdrop of mountains, hike Bitoujiao Trail, known as the Taiwanese Great Wall.

LambdaTest launches visual regression testing platform SmartUI

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LambdaTest, the leading digital experience testing cloud platform, has launched SmartUI, a visual regression testing platform, under the larger ambit of its unified testing cloud.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LambdaTest , the leading digital experience testing cloud platform, has launched SmartUI , a visual regression testing platform, under the larger ambit of its unified testing cloud.
  • With LambdaTest SmartUI , businesses can now do smart automated visual regression testing at scale and identify visual defects early ensuring that customers get a seamless digital experience no matter what device they are using.
  • LambdaTest's SmartUI platform will make it seamless for development teams to do visual regression testing with its intuitive design and functionality, not to mention its slew of integrations.
  • Enterprises can now pick and choose across cross-browser testing, real devices testing, visual regression testing, and OTT app testing, thereby enabling a top-notch digital experience for their customers."

LambdaTest launches visual regression testing platform SmartUI

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LambdaTest, the leading digital experience testing cloud platform, has launched SmartUI, a visual regression testing platform, under the larger ambit of its unified testing cloud.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LambdaTest , the leading digital experience testing cloud platform, has launched SmartUI , a visual regression testing platform, under the larger ambit of its unified testing cloud.
  • With LambdaTest SmartUI , businesses can now do smart automated visual regression testing at scale and identify visual defects early ensuring that customers get a seamless digital experience no matter what device they are using.
  • LambdaTest's SmartUI platform will make it seamless for development teams to do visual regression testing with its intuitive design and functionality, not to mention its slew of integrations.
  • Enterprises can now pick and choose across cross-browser testing, real devices testing, visual regression testing, and OTT app testing, thereby enabling a top-notch digital experience for their customers."

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Protect Six Tracts of Land Along the Chowan River, North Carolina

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Six adjoining tracts along the Chowan River in Bertie County, North Carolina are now permanently protected thanks in part to a grant made by the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund.

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  • Six adjoining tracts along the Chowan River in Bertie County, North Carolina are now permanently protected thanks in part to a grant made by the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund.
  • As a recipient of the grant, The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust secured the 421-acre easement, which consists primarily of mature cypress gum swamp, located along more than 1.7 miles of Chowan River frontage.
  • We are thrilled it all came together to forever conserve such a special place on our coast,” said Janice Allen, Director of Land Protection at the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust.
  • When these projects are completed, the Fund will have helped protect an estimated 31,000 acres of sensitive wetland forests and other habitats.