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WRJ Design Wins Jacques Benedict Award for Excellence in Classical Design and Mountain Living Magazine Home of the Year

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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JACKSON, Wyo., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jackson Hole interior design firm WRJ Design has received two important design honors, the 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA) and a Home of the Year Award for 2023's best example of mountain home design – the firm's fourth such honor in less than a decade – from Mountain Living magazine. WRJ founders Rush Jenkins and Klaus Baer were in Denver to receive the Jacques Benedict Award in a ceremony at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and both were in attendance for the Home of the Year honor, presented at the Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Key Points: 
  • Renowned interior design firm WRJ Design, headquartered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has taken home two major awards for its design work, earning a 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for classical design excellence from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and the firm's fourth Home of the Year Award from Mountain Living magazine.
  • WRJ was honored with the Rocky Mountain ICAA Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design for use of traditional design in a Wyoming log home renovation with historical roots, and with a Mountain Living November/December 2023 magazine cover, feature story and award for a Jackson Hole new-build compound sited on a pond.
  • JACKSON, Wyo., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jackson Hole interior design firm WRJ Design has received two important design honors, the 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA) and a Home of the Year Award for 2023's best example of mountain home design – the firm's fourth such honor in less than a decade – from Mountain Living magazine.
  • Meanwhile, representing "the epitome of home design" for 2023, the annual Home of the Year Award from Mountain Living was announced with interiors by WRJ Design.

Metals Acquisition Limited Appoints Dan Vujcic as Interim CFO

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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Metals Acquisition Limited (“MAC” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Dan Vujcic as interim Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current role as Chief Development Officer.

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  • Metals Acquisition Limited (“MAC” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Dan Vujcic as interim Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current role as Chief Development Officer.
  • The Board of Directors of the Company has commenced a search for a permanent CFO.
  • Mr. Vujcic, one of the founders of the company, is well supported by the Company’s recently expanded finance team in Canada and Australia.
  • Previously, Mr. Vujcic led the effort to expand Jefferies’ footprint globally through its coverage of emerging small/mid-cap and family offices.

Groundbreaking ICAA-AoM report exposes major gap between consumer expectations and community offerings in senior living

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), a prominent association shaping the active-aging industry, and Age of Majority (AoM), a research-driven marketing consultancy, have released a first-of-its-kind report capturing and comparing the perspectives of professionals working within the senior living industry, as well as older adults who are potential residents or customers.

Key Points: 
  • ICAA and AoM report "Unlocking the future: Closing the gap between consumer expectations and community offerings in senior living" explores the critical issue of aligning current offerings in the senior living industry with the evolving needs and expectations of prospective residents to help identify opportunities for actionable steps and strategic planning within the industry.
  • This landmark report — "Unlocking the future: Closing the gap between consumer expectations and community offerings in senior living" — uncovers a notable disparity in perceptions between senior living managers and staff, who view their communities as positive, fun, healthy, entertaining, and vibrant, and adults aged 40+ , who tend to perceive senior living environments as old, depressing, safe, and boring.
  • The draw of "autonomous" living: Investigating the appeal of independence among older adults and its impact on their choices in senior living.
  • The amenities gap: Highlighting the mismatch between amenities offered by senior living communities and those desired by potential residents.

iN2L + LifeLoop Announces Expanded Content Services and New Industry Partnerships

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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DENVER, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iN2L + LifeLoop, provider of the senior living industry's most comprehensive engagement, wellness, and community operations platform, today announced the launch of newly available content designed to meet the core dimensions of wellness for all senior living residents, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities.

Key Points: 
  • "We are honored to be able to continually provide senior living communities and their residents with the most up-to-date, modern, and engaging content ," said Navin Gupta , CEO of iN2L + LifeLoop.
  • Each of these partners provides unique content for residents that's designed to deliver meaningful and enriching engagement opportunities.
  • Whether the need be for state-of-the-art wellness programming, or best-in-class lifelong learning content, we are delivering innovative systems and content to augment personalized care."
  • iN2L + LifeLoop will be offering live demonstrations of their new content offerings at this year's Argentum senior living conference and expo , from May 8-10 in New Orleans, LA.

Mather is Honored for Wellness in Senior Living Industry with Pinnacle and Beacon Awards

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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Wellness is a mindset and foundation that permeates countless aspects of living well for residents and employees alike.

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  • Wellness is a mindset and foundation that permeates countless aspects of living well for residents and employees alike.
  • The ICAA annual Pinnacle Award is presented by the ICAA, which leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry, and NuStep, LLC, a major manufacturer of recumbent cross-trainers used in healthcare, senior living and fitness centers.
  • Splendido is a joint venture of Mather and Plaza Companies, an Arizona-based full-service real estate firm whose projects include senior living residences.
  • In addition, Mather Institute, the research area of Mather, developed the Person-Centric Wellness Model in 2021.

ICAA and NuStep name "Best in Wellness" senior living communities, community centers, and CEOs

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Since 2019, the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) and NuStep, LLC, have recognized the leading 25 senior living communities in North America as the "Best in Wellness" with the ICAA NuStep Beacon Award. Of these, the top five also have earned the prestigious Pinnacle Award for exceptional, above-and-beyond performance.

Key Points: 
  • The ICAA NuStep Beacon and Pinnacle Awards recognize senior living communities, community centers and CEOs that are committed to fostering an environment that embraces wellness as a way of life.
  • This year, ICAA and NuStep have expanded the Pinnacle Award to include the top five winners in two additional categories: community centers (senior centers, parks & recreation facilities, adult day services) and wellness CEOs.
  • The 2022 ICAA NuStep Beacon and Pinnacle Awards were presented last week at the ICAA Conference, Leadership Summit & Expo in Orlando, Florida.
  • "Expanding these awards to include community centers spreads the encouraging news that wellness continues to move beyond senior living communities," says Jane Benskey, marketing communications specialist at NuStep.

Software Defined Automation Fuels Growth Through $10M Seed Round Led by Insight Partners

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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BOSTON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Defined Automation, a leading innovator turning factories into software systems, announced it has raised $10 million in a seed round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with additional investment from Baukunst VC, Fly Ventures, and First Momentum.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Defined Automation, a leading innovator turning factories into software systems, announced it has raised $10 million in a seed round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with additional investment from Baukunst VC, Fly Ventures, and First Momentum.
  • Software Defined Automation revolutionizes factory automation with an Industrial-Control-as-a-Service offering.
  • In doing so, SDA enables automation engineers to manage control equipment in the same way cloud engineers manage applications.
  • Software Defined Automation was founded by cloud, industrial software and manufacturing veterans to deliver Industrial-Control-as-a-Service.

Wellness is at the forefront of Active Aging Week in 2022

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As wellness continues to command greater attention – particularly throughout the pandemic era – the 20th annual Active Aging Week (AAW), presented by Humana, is an influential movement that shares positive messages of aging and inspires older adults throughout North America to pursue healthy lifestyles.

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  • Celebrating aging and the benefits of active living at any age, Active Aging Week showcases the capabilities and contributions of older adults.
  • Learn how you can join with thousands of Active Aging Week supporters to help change the way we age.
  • "The ICAA State of the Wellness Industry 2022 report indicates that wellness is an elevated priority," says Colin Milner, founder and CEO of ICAA.
  • Started in 2003 by the International Council on Active Aging, Active Aging Week celebrates aging and active living each year.

Independent Study Confirms Insulation Upgrades are Keys to Significant Energy Savings and Emission Reductions in Existing Buildings

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A newly released study by ICF, an international consulting firm with expertise in the energy and energy efficiency sectors, shows that upgrading building envelope insulation leads to substantial energy savings and carbon emission reductions. ICF was tasked with quantifying the lifetime energy savings, economic benefits and carbon emission reductions that can be achieved with insulation improvements to existing single-family homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities. The study's findings underscore insulation's enormous potential to help each corner of the country meet building performance standards and carbon reduction goals.

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  • ICF was tasked with quantifying the lifetime energy savings, economic benefits and carbon emission reductions that can be achieved with insulation improvements to existing single-family homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities.
  • Key findings from the independent study include:
    The study assessed the state- and national-level energy and emissions savings benefits as well as the economic benefits that could accrue over 50-years as a result of the implementation of code-compliant insulation retrofits.
  • Nationally, this retrofit activity could yield roughly 10 billion tons of carbon emission reductions over a 50-year periodthe assumed useful life of building insulation.
  • Over a 30-year service life of these insulation upgrades, cumulative CO2 equivalent emissions savings reach nearly 360 million metric tons.

The wellness industry revitalizes opportunities for older adults

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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VANCOUVER, Bc., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the world adapts to the pandemic era, the respondents to a new survey from the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) believe that in this 21st century, updated approaches that recognize the longer health spans, longer work lives and active lifestyles of older adults are the future. The guiding force directing the renewal is wellness, which encompasses all areas of a person's life, as an integrated whole.

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  • The ICAA State of the Wellness Industry 2022 report details the status of wellness culture, wellness programs, priorities, budgets and staffing, plans for remodeling and building, and public access to facilities.
  • Shouldn't each individual's purpose-filled and engaged life be the goal for everyone working at an organization with services for older adults?"
  • This belief is more common among those who work with independent older adults, as opposed to people working with older adults in a nursing environment, where a community based in care with options for wellness was stated.
  • The ICAA State of the Wellness Industry 2022 report is available on the ICAA website under Research, Report.