Honorable Mention

The Fabricator Podcast wins Gold in 2024 AVA Digital Awards

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
AMCP, Communication, Digital, Professional, Apple Podcasts, FMA, Social media, Human, Spotify, Marketing, Gold, Honorable Mention, Podcast

ELGIN, Ill., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fabricator Podcast, a product of Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA) and The Fabricator , North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry, has been recognized as a two-time Gold winner for podcasting in the Digital Content Marketing category in the 2024 AVA Digital Awards.

Key Points: 
  • ELGIN, Ill., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fabricator Podcast, a product of Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA) and The Fabricator , North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry, has been recognized as a two-time Gold winner for podcasting in the Digital Content Marketing category in the 2024 AVA Digital Awards.
  • The Fabricator Podcast won two Gold awards in the Podcast Series and Podcast subcategories, the latter of which was for Episode 34 with guest Matt Tyler of Matt Tyler Designs.
  • "Everyone involved with The Fabricator Podcast is incredibly proud of both AVA Gold recognitions by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.
  • The AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work in digital communication.

Letter Carriers Recognized as Heroes of the Year

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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Philip Moon of Amarillo, TX, a 37-year carrier, risked his own safety by saving a bloodied woman from a large pit bull.

Key Points: 
  • Philip Moon of Amarillo, TX, a 37-year carrier, risked his own safety by saving a bloodied woman from a large pit bull.
  • The Eastern Region Hero is Timothy Martin of Lakeview, NY, who rescued an elderly woman with breathing problems trapped in her home by a fire.
  • Several other carriers also are being recognized as 2023 Heroes.
  • NALC represents letter carriers across the country.

NanaWall Announces Winners of 2023 NanaAwards Photo Competition

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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CORTE MADERA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After two months of voting, eleven projects have been selected as winners in NanaWall Systems' 2023 Annual NanaAwards contest. The contest – which has been run for more than a decade by NanaWall, the pioneer in the opening glass wall category – highlights both new and renovated commercial and residential projects that utilize NanaWall's moving glass wall systems to create extraordinary and personal spaces. 

Key Points: 
  • More than ten thousand voters selected eleven projects – commercial, residential and remodeling – as winners in the long-running annual competition; with 2023 seeing a record number of both voters and project submissions
    CORTE MADERA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After two months of voting, eleven projects have been selected as winners in NanaWall Systems' 2023 Annual NanaAwards contest.
  • Submissions are sorted into appropriate categories and then NanaWall's community of thousands of building professionals are invited to vote for their favorites.
  • This year, winners were selected in the following eleven categories:
    Details and photos of all projects can be found on the NanaAwards landing page An additional sixteen projects were awarded Honorable Mention status in various categories.
  • You can also see details on how you can sign up to be alerted when the 2024 NanaAwards contest begins – and how you can submit your projects!

Kommunitas Remarkable Growth and Achievements in 2023

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Kontakion, USDT, Research, Burns, KOM, Recognition, Honorable Mention, FCFS, VSB, Cryptocurrency

Some of the key highlights of Kommunitas' achievements in 2023 include:

Key Points: 
  • Some of the key highlights of Kommunitas' achievements in 2023 include:
    Regulatory Recognition: Kommunitas token (KOM) and 500 other crypto tokens were officially listed in Decree Number 4 issued by Bappebti, indicating increased recognition and regulation in the crypto industry.
  • Fundraising Success: Kommunitas raised a total of 12,198,924 USDT in 2023, showcasing a significant leap from the 6,970,000 USDT raised in 2022.
  • Financial Growth: The combined revenue in 2023 soared to an impressive 34,068 USDT, reflecting the robust financial growth and collaborative spirit of the vibrant KOMmunity.
  • Staking Pool Rewards: The rewards from Kommunitas' 730-days staking pool in 2023 totaled an outstanding 25,408 USDT worth of project tokens.

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR REDUCING SEVERE CRASHES

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Safety, Engineering, Travel, NCDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Head, California Department of Transportation, Fatality, Data analysis, Death, American Highway Users Alliance, Crash, Honorable Mention, NHTSA, Pedestrian, NDOT, Injury, Environment, Road, Video game, Textile, Transport

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for significantly reducing the number of fatal and serious injury crashes at rural intersections.

Key Points: 
  • North Carolina added all-way stops at 350 rural intersections after the state, like others, saw an increase in severe crashes during the pandemic.
  • As of fall 2022, those intersections showed a 55 percent reduction in total crashes and a 92 percent drop in crashes with fatalities and severe injuries.
  • They also had 65 percent fewer frontal-impact crashes, such as head-on and T-bone collisions, which are among the deadliest.
  • Our mission is to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities by improving roadway systems and their environment.

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY HONORED FOR CREATING THE TIMS2GO MOBILE INCIDENT RESPONSE TOOL

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Traffic, Safety, Interstate 88 (Illinois), Travel, Federal Highway Administration, Tablet, Toll road, California Department of Transportation, Fatality, Illinois Tollway oasis, Death, American Highway Users Alliance, I-90, Crash, Interstate 355, Honorable Mention, TIMS, NHTSA, Pedestrian, National Incident Management System, Interstate 90 in Illinois, NDOT, Injury, Environment, I-88, Transport, Road, Mobile phone, Video game

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Tollway was honored with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award today for creating the TIMS2GO Mobile Incident Response Tool, a mobile web application that provides its traffic managers with instant access to livestream video, incident details and status updates of roadway incidents on smartphones, tablets and laptops, helping them to quickly respond.

Key Points: 
  • "TIMS2GO puts the resources of our Traffic Operations Center into our traffic and incident managers' hands, providing real-time information necessary to make informed decisions anytime from anywhere," said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Cassaundra Rouse.
  • Since its launch in late 2020, the Illinois Tollway has used the TIMS2GO app an average 115 times monthly.
  • The Illinois Tollway is a user-fee system that receives no state or federal funds for maintenance and operations.
  • The agency maintains and operates 294 miles of roadways in 12 counties in Northern Illinois, including the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88), the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355), the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90), the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80) and the Illinois Route 390 Tollway.

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR WIDESPREAD USE OF "J-TURN INTERSECTIONS" TO REDUCE SEVERITY OF CRASHES

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Safety, Travel, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Risk, California Department of Transportation, Fatality, Death, American Highway Users Alliance, Crash, Honorable Mention, NHTSA, Pedestrian, NDOT, Injury, Environment, Road, Video game, Bridge, Transport

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for its widespread use of "J-turn intersections" that have significantly reduced the severity of crashes on high-speed divided highways.

Key Points: 
  • A 2021 evaluation of those intersections found a 69 percent reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes, compared with before the J-turns were installed.
  • The state's first J-turn intersection, in Willmar, has had no fatal or serious injury crashes since its construction.
  • "The problem-solving creativity and dedication shown by the Minnesota Department of Transportation will save countless lives -- using a data driven approach and practices that are proven to reduce crashes," said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt.
  • Our mission is to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities by improving roadway systems and their environment.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR REDUCING PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES ON AUSTIN'S I-35

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Safety, Travel, Federal Highway Administration, Interstate 35, Interstate Highway System, I-35, California Department of Transportation, Joint, Fatality, American Highway Users Alliance, Death, Crash, Honorable Mention, Homelessness, NHTSA, Housing, Pedestrian, Webb Middle School, NDOT, Injury, Environment, Road, Video game, Texas Department of Transportation, Transport

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for working with community leaders to address concerns about pedestrians crossing Interstate 35 in Austin, thereby, significantly reducing the number of fatalities.

Key Points: 
  • As of June 2023, the targeted section of I-35 had experienced 64 percent fewer pedestrian fatalities overall and 89 percent fewer fatalities among pedestrians facing homelessness, compared with 2019.
  • Many were hit at night as they tried to cross the highway to reach stores and a fast-food restaurant.
  • TxDOT partnered with the Federal Highway Administration to study that stretch of I-35 because of the disproportionate number of pedestrians killed.
  • Though no children had been involved in pedestrian fatalities, TxDOT wanted to further ensure their safety.

SOUTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION HONORED FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAN TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Safety, Travel, Huff, East Avenue, Federal Highway Administration, Traction, California Department of Transportation, Fatality, Death, American Highway Users Alliance, City, Crash, Honorable Mention, NHTSA, Pedestrian, Atlantic Street station, NDOT, Injury, Environment, Road, Video game, Atlantic Ocean

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for developing a plan to prioritize making roads and intersections safer for cyclists and pedestrians in rural Cumberland County.

Key Points: 
  • 2023 National Roadway Safety Awards recognize innovations to protect travelers as pandemic spike in U.S. road fatalities continues largely unabated
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for developing a plan to prioritize making roads and intersections safer for cyclists and pedestrians in rural Cumberland County.
  • The Cumberland County Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan , finalized in 2022, helped local officials secure federal funding to design and implement safety improvements in six busy corridors.
  • The roads are in the cities of Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland, where about 77 percent of county residents live.
  • Between 2012 and 2016, 536 crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians accounted for 2.9 percent of all collisions in Cumberland County.

DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR REDUCING SEVERE CRASHES AT INTERSECTIONS USING ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Safety, Travel, Delaware Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, California Department of Transportation, Fatality, Death, American Highway Users Alliance, Crash, Honorable Mention, NHTSA, Pedestrian, Traffic engineering, Fatal, NDOT, Injury, Environment, Road, Video game, Transport

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for significantly reducing fatal and serious injury crashes at 20 intersections by converting them to all-way stops.

Key Points: 
  • Between 2017 and 2020, DelDOT converted 20 low-volume intersections statewide, mostly in rural and suburban areas, from two-way to all-way stops.
  • In the two years after the change (2021 and 2022), the number of crashes at those intersections fell by 71 percent overall.
  • Fatal crashes dropped by 75 percent, while crashes with injuries plummeted by 90 percent.
  • Now, DelDOT engineers can consider the usage of all-way stops similar to traditional preliminary steps, such as installing larger stop signs.