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Hamline University Research Validates Highly Cost-Effective Impairment Assessment Algorithm for Workers' Compensation Cases

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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ST. PAUL, Minn., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hamline University, in collaboration with impairment rating calculations company Rate-Fast, today announced groundbreaking research that revolutionizes the assessment of impairment in workers' compensation cases. The study validates a novel algorithm-based Functional Loss Rating (FLR) method, which offers a more objective, efficient, and cost-effective approach for calculating a whole-person impairment (WPI) score, upon which compensation for work-related injuries is based. The study demonstrates that the computational FLR method is consistently more accurate than the traditional, manual Four Corners Rating (FCR) system, the current industry standard for WPI measurement.

Key Points: 
  • ST. PAUL, Minn., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hamline University, in collaboration with impairment rating calculations company Rate-Fast, today announced groundbreaking research that revolutionizes the assessment of impairment in workers' compensation cases.
  • The study validates a novel algorithm-based Functional Loss Rating (FLR) method, which offers a more objective, efficient, and cost-effective approach for calculating a whole-person impairment (WPI) score, upon which compensation for work-related injuries is based.
  • FLR is a mathematical impairment evaluation method that uses advanced data analytics to calculate an objective, accurate WPI rating.
  • The algorithm at the heart of FLR was built on more than a decade of research comprised of nearly 70,000 impairment case rating experiences.

Patterson Companies Elects Pamela Tomczik to Board of Directors

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced that Pamela Tomczik has been elected to the Patterson Companies Board of Directors, effective February 2, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced that Pamela Tomczik has been elected to the Patterson Companies Board of Directors, effective February 2, 2024.
  • “As we continue to enhance the finance, strategy and corporate development experience on our Board, we are excited to welcome Pamela to the Board of Directors,” said John D. Buck, Chairman of the Board of Patterson Companies.
  • “Pamela is a skilled finance executive with extensive experience in the treasury and M&A functions at various companies and will provide valuable strategic insights and enhance the diversity of perspectives on our Board.
  • Prior to joining Target, Ms. Tomczik held several leadership positions at Thomson Reuters, including Vice President of Corporate Development.

Apnimed Announces New Leadership Appointments as the Company Builds Its Commercial and Human Resource Capabilities in Support of AD109, a Potential Nighttime Oral Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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The addition of Goodrich and Harding are critical new hires as Apnimed prepares to launch AD109 (aroxybutynin/atomoxetine), a potential nighttime oral treatment currently in Phase 3 that could transform the treatment paradigm for millions of OSA patients.

Key Points: 
  • The addition of Goodrich and Harding are critical new hires as Apnimed prepares to launch AD109 (aroxybutynin/atomoxetine), a potential nighttime oral treatment currently in Phase 3 that could transform the treatment paradigm for millions of OSA patients.
  • Graham Goodrich has an extensive track record of commercial success in launching and marketing transformative brands.
  • After a successful launch and achieving category leadership, Pfizer acquired the Biohaven Migraine franchise assets and capabilities in October 2022 for $11.6 billion.
  • I’m excited to help further develop a company that will have such a profound impact on the lives of OSA patients,” Harding said.

Albertsons Companies Appoints Sarah Mensah and Lisa Gray to Board of Directors

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced today that Sarah Mensah and Lisa Gray have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) .

Key Points: 
  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced today that Sarah Mensah and Lisa Gray have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231218822314/en/
    Sarah Mensah has been appointed to the Albertsons Companies, Inc. Board of Directors.
  • Prior to the initial public offering of Albertsons Cos., Ms. Gray served on the board of directors of Albertsons LLC and various of its subsidiary companies.
  • As previously announced by the Company, Ms. Gray was appointed to the Board effective November 21, 2023.

Caron Treatment Centers Names John Driscoll as its New President and CEO

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Caron Treatment Centers , a leading, internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment, research, prevention and addiction medicine education, today announced the appointment of John Driscoll as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Key Points: 
  • Caron Treatment Centers , a leading, internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment, research, prevention and addiction medicine education, today announced the appointment of John Driscoll as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230912963715/en/
    Caron Treatment Centers Names John Driscoll President and CEO (Photo: Business Wire)
    As President and CEO, Driscoll will be responsible for the overall leadership of Caron and serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson and advocate in the field of addiction treatment.
  • "We are absolutely thrilled to have John join the Caron team," stated Caron Board Chair Mark Skibbie.
  • "I am honored to have the privilege of leading Caron Treatment Centers," said Driscoll.

Havenpark Communities Awards Scholarships to Four Minnesota Residents

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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OREM, Utah, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Havenpark Communities , an operator and developer of manufactured home communities in Minnesota and across the country, awarded academic scholarships to four Minnesota students.

Key Points: 
  • OREM, Utah, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Havenpark Communities , an operator and developer of manufactured home communities in Minnesota and across the country, awarded academic scholarships to four Minnesota students.
  • In 2023, 38 residents from across the country were awarded scholarships to cover expenses for college, universities, trade, and vocational schools.
  • Havenpark is committed to enriching the lives of its residents; to learn more about the scholarship program or eligibility, visit Havenpark's website: https://havenparkcommunities.com/education/
    Havenpark Communities is an operator and developer of manufactured home communities and makes caring communities attainable for responsible residents in Minnesota and across America.
  • Havenpark makes long-term investments in its communities, providing enduring value for current and future residents.

Summit Interconnect Welcomes Brian Kamradt as New Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Summit Interconnect today announced the appointment of Brian Kamradt as chief financial officer. Kamradt brings over 20 years of finance, accounting, merger and acquisition, and IT experience to Summit's leadership team. He will succeed Tom Caldwell, Summit's initial CFO, who will be retiring after leading the company's expansion for the past four years.

Key Points: 
  • Summit Interconnect today announced the appointment of Brian Kamradt as chief financial officer.
  • ANAHEIM, Calif., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Summit Interconnect today announced the appointment of Brian Kamradt as chief financial officer.
  • Kamradt joins Summit Interconnect at a pivotal time in the printed circuit board (PCB) industry's evolution.
  • "I am honored to be joining Summit and am inspired by the company's vision and purpose," said Brian Kamradt, CFO at Summit.

Angela Johnson's book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know" Becomes a Best Seller!

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angela Johnson's new book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know", and became a Best Seller!

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angela Johnson's new book "The Scrum Master Files: Secrets Every Coach Should Know", and became a Best Seller!
  • But only a truly great Scrum Master understands that Scrum Mastery is not a kind of a crutch for people.
  • Proven coach and Certified Scrum Trainer Angela Johnson walks you through her journey from Project Manager to Scrum Master.
  • Angela is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and the author of "The Scrum Master Files: secrets every coach should know".

Free speech used to be honored by both left and right -- now shouting down opponents and banning disliked speech is a bipartisan cause

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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Recently at Stanford Law School, student protesters shouted over a Trump-appointed federal judge and disrupted the speech he had been invited by students to give.

Key Points: 
  • Recently at Stanford Law School, student protesters shouted over a Trump-appointed federal judge and disrupted the speech he had been invited by students to give.
  • Instead of telling the students that they were in violation of Stanford’s speech policy, the associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion, who attended the event, appeared to sympathize with the students.
  • Taking the podium, she criticized the judge, in part because he was being hostile toward the student protesters.
  • The theory behind the First Amendment and the exercise of free speech is that speech, unlike physical conduct or force, should be countered with other speech.

Banning, repressing and shutting down

    • Some government officials are trying to make it easier to remove books from public libraries, too.
    • The right, in control of certain state governments, has increasingly attempted to use legislative power to ban certain speech.
    • The ban likely violates the First Amendment because it does not apply only to sexually explicit speech.

Not just conservatives

    • Although many of the policies limiting what students read, see or hear come from conservatives, in some places high school administrators also censor or punish conservative speech, such as forcing students to take off sweatshirts that bear a slogan critical of President Joe Biden.
    • Besides the specific examples of speech repression, a documented shift in public attitudes about free speech is happening that is more diffuse, but highly consequential for democracy.
    • Younger progressives seem eager to use the heckler’s veto to intimidate or block people from speaking.

Undermining the search for truth

    • At many universities, including my own, professors have to demonstrate – sometimes even in their scholarship – a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
    • Many state governments have responded to these progressive initiatives by enacting legislation that is even more censorious and potentially unconstitutional.
    • In my view, these efforts to restrict what people can see, say or read undermine healthy discussions and the search for truth.

Room for agreement

    • Yet historically, free speech has been one area that both the right and the left have found a unifying, nonpartisan principle.
    • First Amendment cases at the Supreme Court often get decided in ways that cut across partisan lines, even by courts that are quite politically divided.
    • Attempts by both the left and the right to impose orthodoxy by stifling views leads ultimately to intolerance and authoritarianism.

Banning, repressing and shutting down speech has become a bipartisan thing

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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Recently at Stanford Law School, student protesters shouted over a Trump-appointed federal judge and disrupted the speech he had been invited by students to give.

Key Points: 
  • Recently at Stanford Law School, student protesters shouted over a Trump-appointed federal judge and disrupted the speech he had been invited by students to give.
  • Taking the podium, she criticized the judge, in part because he was being hostile toward the student protesters.
  • Students then protested the dean’s apology, claiming that “counter speech is free speech.” But coordinated efforts to shut down someone’s speech through disruption or threat of violence, sometimes called “the heckler’s veto,” is not protected free speech.
  • The theory behind the First Amendment and the exercise of free speech is that speech, unlike physical conduct or force, should be countered with other speech.

Banning, repressing and shutting down

    • Some government officials are trying to make it easier to remove books from public libraries, too.
    • The right, in control of certain state governments, has increasingly attempted to use legislative power to ban certain speech.
    • The ban likely violates the First Amendment because it does not apply only to sexually explicit speech.

Not just conservatives

    • Although many of the policies limiting what students read, see or hear come from conservatives, in some places high school administrators also censor or punish conservative speech, such as forcing students to take off sweatshirts that bear a slogan critical of President Joe Biden.
    • Besides the specific examples of speech repression, a documented shift in public attitudes about free speech is happening that is more diffuse, but highly consequential for democracy.
    • Younger progressives seem eager to use the heckler’s veto to intimidate or block people from speaking.

Undermining the search for truth

    • At many universities, including my own, professors have to demonstrate – sometimes even in their scholarship – a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
    • Many state governments have responded to these progressive initiatives by enacting legislation that is even more censorious and potentially unconstitutional.
    • In my view, these efforts to restrict what people can see, say or read undermine healthy discussions and the search for truth.

Room for agreement

    • Yet historically, free speech has been one area that both the right and the left have found a unifying, nonpartisan principle.
    • First Amendment cases at the Supreme Court often get decided in ways that cut across partisan lines, even by courts that are quite politically divided.
    • Attempts by both the left and the right to impose orthodoxy by stifling views leads ultimately to intolerance and authoritarianism.