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New Report: Innovative Finance Tools Key to Activating Nature Based Climate Solutions

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Carbon, Uncertainty, Private sector, AFF, The Nature Conservancy, Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildfire, Climate change, Research, Forest, Risk, Green Climate Fund, Growth, Ecosystem, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Risk management, Forestry

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national nonprofit that empowers family forest owners to create meaningful conservation impact, released a report today emphasizing how investment in family-owned forests in the United States is a critical but underutilized tool in the fight against climate change. The report, Boosting the Power of Corporate Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change, reveals that innovations to carbon programs and financing models are essential to build and scale a voluntary market that maximizes climate impact and benefits rural landowners.

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"This new report makes it crystal clear: innovative investment tools are needed to unlock the power of family forests for climate action now," said Rita Hite, President and CEO of AFF.
"Today's climate crisis requires a holistic, collaborative, and coordinated response from the world's leading institutions and family landowners alike.
Together, we must decarbonize the global economy by both drastically reducing emissions and drawing more carbon out of the atmosphere through natural climate solutions."
Spotlighted in the report is the investment of leading carbon programs, such as AFF and The Nature Conservancy's Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) .

The American Advertising Federation Opens Los Angeles Chapter with Leading Local Agencies

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

The American Advertising Federation, the national organization representing 35,000 advertising professionals and hosts of the ADDY Awards as well as the Advertising Hall of Fame, announced the opening of a Los Angeles chapter with leading locally-based agencies.

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The American Advertising Federation, the national organization representing 35,000 advertising professionals and hosts of the ADDY Awards as well as the Advertising Hall of Fame, announced the opening of a Los Angeles chapter with leading locally-based agencies.
The founding of AAF Los Angeles expands the national organization’s mandate to be the ‘unifying voice for advertising’.
The local chapter will steward the next generation of SoCal advertising talent, with a focus on developing underrepresented and young professionals.
It's an absolute honor to have the opportunity to bring the American Advertising Federation to Los Angeles alongside an esteemed Board of Directors.

Alabama Futures Fund Invests in Sequence Corporation

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Travel, AFF, Workflow, Growth, Ecosystem, Fund, Financial adviser

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in Sequense Corporation (“Sequense” or “Company”).

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in Sequense Corporation (“Sequense” or “Company”).
Sequense’s goal is to streamline travel business processes to save time, increase profitability and elevate the reputation of its travel advisor customers.
In connection with the investment from AFF, Sequense and its CEO, Kimber Falkinburg, will relocate the Company’s headquarters to Birmingham, Alabama.
Sequense’s industry-specific automation for travel advisors allows users to elevate their business and capture more of the growing travel market.

NetApp’s Partner Sphere Program Addresses the Complex Demands of Today’s Flash and Cloud Customers

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

NetApp believes that partner-led services are a distinguishing element of Partner Sphere. The program offers 11 Services Certified tracks and 19 Solution Competencies aligned to 3 key focus areas that enable partners to expand their services portfolio and become trusted advisors to their customers--unlocking greater value, and accelerating revenue growth through ongoing service engagements.

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NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the launch of its Partner Sphere Partner Program.
This program further solidifies NetApp’s commitment to driving a partner-first culture that creates an ecosystem of collaboration and innovation to capture greater market share by growing flash revenue, accelerating cloud adoption, and leveraging partner-led solutions and services.
Partner Sphere provides a unified engagement model where partners can move seamlessly between sell-to, sell-through, and sell-with sales motions that accelerate their revenue by driving customer-based outcomes and outpacing competition.
“Our new engagement models and tiering system incentivize and accelerate our partners’ reach in flash and cloud with reciprocal value that increases as partners move up program tiers.”
NetApp believes that partner-led services are a distinguishing element of Partner Sphere.

FirstCash Reports Second Quarter Earnings Results; Completes Share Repurchase Plan and Adds New $200 Million Authorization; Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.35 per Share

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

As a result, GAAP-basis diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2023 decreased 45% over the prior-year quarter and 16% for the year-to-date period.

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As a result, GAAP-basis diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2023 decreased 45% over the prior-year quarter and 16% for the year-to-date period.
The Company also purchased the underlying real estate at nine of its existing pawn stores during the second quarter.
Segment pre-tax operating income in the second quarter of 2023 increased $8 million, or 13%, compared to the prior-year quarter.
The resulting segment pre-tax operating margin was 23% for the second quarter of 2023, an improvement over the 21% margin for the prior-year quarter.

NetApp and DreamWorks Animation Extend Multi-Year Strategic Alliance

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the renewal of its strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks Animation.

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NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the renewal of its strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks Animation.
With the release of its latest animated feature Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, DreamWorks Animation marks more than 25 years pushing the boundaries of both animation and the technologies they use to bring innovative films to global audiences.
Decreased latency and a reduced datacenter footprint with NetApp ONTAP systems utilizing NetApp All Flash Arrays for energy and rackspace efficiency.
NetApp provides DreamWorks Animation with innovative technologies to manage the massive amount of data generated in production, while balancing data storage performance, flexibility, and cost.

Alabama Futures Fund Invests in Allison Fintech Co, Inc.

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in Allison Fintech Co, Inc. (“Allison”).

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in Allison Fintech Co, Inc. (“Allison”).
Based in Tampa, Florida, Allison is a Banking-as-a-Service (“BaaS”) platform that enables banks to incorporate fintech products into their traditional payment remittance and banking service offerings.
In connection with the investment from AFF, Allison will relocate its headquarters to Birmingham, Alabama, while maintaining an office in Tampa, Florida, and establishing a presence in the tech-savvy city of Austin, Texas.
We're extremely appreciative of the support from Alabama Futures Fund, Techstars, and The Everywhere Fund, as these investments validate our vision and will catalyze our continuous innovation in the fintech landscape."

NetApp Delivers Simplicity and Savings to Block Storage with New All-Flash SAN Array and Introduces a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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NetApp’s new ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family simplifies the deployment of modern SAN infrastructure, while providing guaranteed availability and guaranteed efficiency with accompanying cost savings and leading sustainability.

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NetApp’s new ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family simplifies the deployment of modern SAN infrastructure, while providing guaranteed availability and guaranteed efficiency with accompanying cost savings and leading sustainability.
NetApp is also announcing a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee at a time when ransomware costs to global organizations are expected to rise from $20 billion in 2021 to $265 billion by 2031 .
“In an increasingly complex world, organizations are looking for simplicity and security as a baseline,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and GM Enterprise Storage.
Given this unparalleled combination of technologies, NetApp will now warrant snapshot data recovery in the event of a ransomware attack.

FirstCash Reports Record First Quarter Earnings Results; Pawn Fee Revenues Increase 15% Coupled with Growth in AFF Originations; Stock Repurchases Total 782,000 Shares and $0.33 Quarterly Cash Dividend Declared

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Latin America Pawn: A total of 14 de novo locations were opened in Latin America during the first quarter of 2023.

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Latin America Pawn: A total of 14 de novo locations were opened in Latin America during the first quarter of 2023.
Segment pre-tax operating income in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 11% compared to the prior-year quarter.
Pawn receivables increased 6% in total at March 31, 2023 compared to the prior year, while same-store pawn receivables were up 5%.
Retail merchandise sales in the first quarter of 2023 increased 3% compared to the prior-year quarter.

Algae Biofuel Global Markets Report 2022-2027: Promising Developments Ahead as Production Capacity is Ramped Up

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Friday, April 14, 2023

DUBLIN, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Algae Biofuel: Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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DUBLIN, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Algae Biofuel: Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The algae biofuel production capacity will grow at a CAGR of 11.4% to 2027.
This report covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global algae biofuel market for 2022-2027.
Strong growth in algae biofuel production is expected from 2025 as many companies have announced upcoming commercial production of algae biofuels.