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Jazz Ensemble of Memphis Showcases the Legendary Music Hub's Rising Talents on "Playing in the Yard," Set for Release April 5 on Memphis International Records

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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RICHMOND, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The storied musical city of Memphis, Tennessee presents its delegation to the rising generation of cutting-edge jazz artists with "Playing in the Yard," the debut recording by the Jazz Ensemble of Memphis, hitting April 5 on Memphis International Records. An answer record to the revelatory 1959 album "Down Home Reunion: Young Men from Memphis," the new album comprises a summit of five of the city's freshest jazz talents, here playing together for the first time. ("Playing in the Yard" is available on CD as well as blue vinyl.)

Key Points: 
  • Jazz Ensemble of Memphis is a pretty lofty band name, but it's one they live up to.
  • RICHMOND, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The storied musical city of Memphis, Tennessee presents its delegation to the rising generation of cutting-edge jazz artists with "Playing in the Yard," the debut recording by the Jazz Ensemble of Memphis , hitting April 5 on Memphis International Records.
  • They're playing for the love of the music and that comes through every note.
  • But if those players were young—Little, the baby of the assemblage, was almost 21—the new Jazz Ensemble of Memphis is younger still.

CEO of Oasis Marinas, Kenneth Svendsen, joins the Board of Directors for Living Classrooms Foundation

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oasis Marinas, a leading marina hospitality and management partner, is honored to announce that CEO, Kenneth Svendsen, will be joining the Board of Directors at Living Classrooms Foundation, an organization based in Baltimore, MD, and Washington D.C., that provides access to award-winning hands-on education, workforce development, health and wellness and community safety programs. Oasis Marinas currently serves as the marina management partner for Living Classrooms Foundation marinas in Baltimore and at The Yards in Washington DC.

Key Points: 
  • Oasis Marinas currently serves as the marina management partner for Living Classrooms Foundation marinas in Baltimore and at The Yards in Washington DC.
  • "I'm excited to support the mission with Living Classrooms, an organization that actively enriches the region's educational and cultural landscape," said Kenneth Svendsen.
  • The partnership with Living Classrooms positions Oasis Marinas to provide support and on-the-job training, opening doors to workforce opportunities in their growing experience economy.
  • "As an enthusiastic supporter of our mission, Kenneth Svendsen will be a welcome addition to our Board," said Ron Peterson, Chairman of Living Classrooms Foundation Board of Directors.

Value Creation Through Exploration

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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Join Executive Chairman Richard Williams, CEO Sam Ash, and Chief Geologist Mark Crouter for a live virtual event as they provide Bunker Hill Mining’s strategy for value creation through exploration.

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  • Join Executive Chairman Richard Williams, CEO Sam Ash, and Chief Geologist Mark Crouter for a live virtual event as they provide Bunker Hill Mining’s strategy for value creation through exploration.
  • Value Creation through Exploration – key lines of activity in 2024:
    Concurrent with engineering, construction and other restart activities, the following will be conducted during 2024:
    (1) Planned Resource Conversion: 1250m of Infill holes from UG to improve confidence level of grade and thickness of mineralization.
  • (2) Near Mine Exploration: 1250 m of drilling, leveraging historic mineralization trends to step out and find additional resources close to existing UG infrastructure.
  • (3) New Target Exploration: Utilizing modern geophysics to refine and add to new, near-surface exploration targets generated in 2022 within the 5,800-acre Land Package.

Flexspace Launches Flexspace® Dynamic Pricing in Europe at Coworking Europe with Overwhelmingly Positive Reception

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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With the initial success of Flexspace® Dynamic Pricing soft launch with US-based coworking space operators, Flexspace is now bringing this exciting, revenue-driving feature to Europe.

Key Points: 
  • With the initial success of Flexspace® Dynamic Pricing soft launch with US-based coworking space operators, Flexspace is now bringing this exciting, revenue-driving feature to Europe.
  • Coworking Europe was held this past fall in Porto, Portugal, bringing together thought leaders in the European coworking industry.
  • We were excited to see Flexspace bring dynamic pricing from the hospitality industry to coworking and that they chose Coworking Europe for its launch into the European market.
  • As dynamic pricing made significant revenue boosts for the travel and entertainment industry, Flexspace® Dynamic Pricing is doing just that for coworking space operators.

CIM Group Signs Sheppard Mullin to 119,217-Square-Foot Lease at City National 2CAL

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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CIM Group announced today that it has executed a long-term lease with international law firm Sheppard Mullin to bring its headquarters to City National 2CAL.

Key Points: 
  • CIM Group announced today that it has executed a long-term lease with international law firm Sheppard Mullin to bring its headquarters to City National 2CAL.
  • As of today, Sheppard Mullin employs more than 450 employees in Los Angeles who will all be moving to its new City National 2CAL headquarters space in mid-2025.
  • Luca Salvi, chair of Sheppard Mullin, added: “We look forward to calling City National 2CAL our new home.
  • CBRE partnered with us to achieve a great result at City National 2CAL.”
    Since acquiring the property in 2014, CIM Group has implemented a program of capital and operational improvements at City National 2CAL.

IN THE BLACK NETWORK TO EXPAND FAST CHANNEL OFFERINGS WITH URBANFLIXTV SCRIPTED CATALOG

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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UrbanflixTV content will be available on December 22, 2023 with the launch of a new FAST TV streaming channel airing 24/7 on ITBN.

Key Points: 
  • UrbanflixTV content will be available on December 22, 2023 with the launch of a new FAST TV streaming channel airing 24/7 on ITBN.
  • With ITBN's new UrbanflixTV streaming channel, viewers can access a diverse range of content that reflects the real world with stories that resonate with Black and multicultural audiences.
  • "IN THE BLACK NETWORK is more than just a network, it stands as a vibrant testament to the richness of Black culture and the boundless creativity it inspires," said Samantha Johnstone, Chief Operating Officer of IN THE BLACK NETWORK.
  • "UrbanflixTV and IN THE BLACK NETWORK are a match made in streaming," said Herb Kimble, Founder of UrbanflixTV.

Dear Avant Gardener Introduces Transform Your Yard Course

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dear Avant Gardener LLC is launching a unique 3-month online course that will coach homeowners to transform their yards into ecological, joyful, and easy-care landscapes. To develop its interactive curriculum, founder Heather Evans, a master gardener, teamed up with her daughter, Zoe Evans, an experienced coach and curriculum designer. Homeowners interested in registering for the February 2024 cohort can learn more and register at DearAvantGardener.com/Course-Transform-Your-Yard.

Key Points: 
  • HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dear Avant Gardener LLC is launching a unique 3-month online course that will coach homeowners to transform their yards into ecological, joyful, and easy-care landscapes.
  • Our Transform Your Yard course will coach them in real-time to design a yard that's beautiful and inviting, as well as biodiverse."
  • "Our experience transforming my yard inspired Heather and me to create Transform Your Yard," says Zoe Evans.
  • Dear Avant Gardener aims to bring joy, bolster biodiversity, and mitigate climate change through its courses, consulting, and newsletter on the art and science of ecological landscaping.

Attentive Energy One Selected by New York State to Power Over 700,000 Homes with Offshore Wind

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attentive Energy One – a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power, and Corio Generation – has been selected by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in New York State's highly competitive third offshore wind solicitation to negotiate an offtake agreement with NYSERDA. This 1,400 MW offshore wind project will support the nation's first renewable repowering of a major fossil fuel generator, retiring and replacing a 60-year-old unit at Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City. Once operational, the project is expected to power over 700,000 New York homes from an area more than 50 miles from the nearest point onshore in New York.

Key Points: 
  • When we decided to enter the U.S. market, we quickly identified New York as a clean energy, economic development, and offshore wind leader.
  • Attentive Energy One's Key Commitments:
    Attentive Energy One will retire and replace fossil-fuel generation at the Ravenswood Generating Station with offshore wind.
  • "Attentive Energy One is a case study on how to do offshore wind right," said New York Offshore Wind Alliance Director Fred Zalcman.
  • "Attentive Energy One's project positively impacts people living and working across New York State and further solidifies the Capital Region's standing as a major offshore wind component manufacturing hub.

ADVERTISING WEEK AND WATCH THE YARD ANNOUNCE FIRST IN-PERSON YARDCON EVENT

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advertising Week, the worldwide gathering of marketing, advertising, technology and brand professionals, and Watch the Yard, the leading destination for online Black college culture and Black fraternity and sorority news/culture, today announced YARDCON — a career development event and continuing education platform for the Black college community — will make its in-person debut this November 17-18 at Clark Atlanta University.

Key Points: 
  • The event will bring together Black students from across the nation to meet, train with and be hired by top companies such as Endeavor, GroupBlack, Hartbeat, and more.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Jonathan and Watch the Yard to build the YARDCON platform.
  • Advertising Week is committed to the next generation of leaders and support the talent pipeline of companies within our ecosystem," said Lance Pillersdorf, Co-Founder & CEO Advertising Week.
  • Attendees will hear from a lineup of leaders in the entertainment, marketing, advertising, tech and media space.

Los Angeles Celebrities and Philanthropists Raise Enough Funds to Provide the Equivalent of 1 Million Meals in Partnership with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank hosted its 2nd Annual "A Million Reasons" Fundraising Event on the evening of Sunday, August 13, in a private home in the Hollywood Hills.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank hosted its 2nd Annual "A Million Reasons" Fundraising Event on the evening of Sunday, August 13, in a private home in the Hollywood Hills.
  • Proceeds of the evening will provide more than 1,000,000 meals for those facing food insecurity in Los Angeles County.
  • Among the night's highlights was an exclusive performance by the legendary Gladys Knight - the iconic singer known as the "Empress of Soul."
  • "The funds raised will help to provide more than one million meals to people in LA County, bringing hope and nourishment to our community during these challenging times."