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Snow-Capped Adventure: Project Catamount Brings Skiing Excitement to Upstate Washington!

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Project Catamount takes on its newest adventure as it plows through the snowy ski slopes in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.

Key Points: 
  • Project Catamount takes on its newest adventure as it plows through the snowy ski slopes in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
  • Like many ECD vehicles, Project Catamount was built to take on diverse driving conditions, while doing it in style.
  • Powered by a robust Chevrolet LT1 V8 engine and coupled with an 8-Speed automatic transmission, it can take on diverse terrains with ease.
  • Although Project Catamount is a classic, it is also packed with all the modern amenities to enhance the driving experience.

Klika Tech Wins EmbeddedWorld Best in Show 2024

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

All entries are assessed by the Editorial Team based on Design Excellence, Relative Performance and Market Impact.

Key Points: 
  • All entries are assessed by the Editorial Team based on Design Excellence, Relative Performance and Market Impact.
  • "These are the best-in-class embedded systems and products on the market right now," said Rich Nass, EVP, Open Systems Media.
  • "It's a remarkable honor to be recognized by Embedded Computing Design not just in one, but three significant categories.
  • This triple acknowledgment underscores Klika Tech's diverse expertise and our successful collaborations with AWS, Seeed Studio, Infineon, tinyML, and Espressif Systems.

ECD Automotive Design Hits the Shoreline with Its Newest Product Line, the Beach Runner: Drive the Coast and Ride the Waves in Style

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ECD Auto Design (NASDAQ: ECDA), the world's largest Land Rover and Jaguar restoration company known for its custom luxury builds, including bespoke Defenders, Range Rovers and E-Types, today reveals its newest product line, the ECD Beach Runner.  It is a vehicle based on the classic Land Rover Defender 110 platform but ready for the beach. It will be an extremely exciting new concept for ECD for several reasons including its versatility in features and limited in-stock run of 18 vehicles per year.  The 2024 ECD Beach Runner is now in stock and available just in time for summer.

Key Points: 
  • It is a vehicle based on the classic Land Rover Defender 110 platform but ready for the beach.
  • The 2024 ECD Beach Runner is now in stock and available just in time for summer.
  • Built on a Defender 110 frame, the new Beach Runner is packed with features for fun in the sun and into the evening on the beach.
  • The Beach Runner is equipped with an audio system that can undock to take on the beach.

Enterprise Community Development Announces Janine Lind as President

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Development, Inc. (ECD), a leading non-profit owner and developer of affordable homes in the Mid-Atlantic and an affiliate of Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), today announced the appointment Janine Lind as its new president starting April 29.

Key Points: 
  • SILVER SPRING, Md., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Development, Inc. (ECD), a leading non-profit owner and developer of affordable homes in the Mid-Atlantic and an affiliate of Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), today announced the appointment Janine Lind as its new president starting April 29.
  • Lind will lead Enterprise Community Development's $1.4B portfolio of 115 communities serving 24,000 residents.
  • office, Lind will lead the Community Development division's high-impact residential development, preservation, asset and property management, and resident services work and its $1.4 billion portfolio of 115 communities serving 24,000 residents.
  • "Janine's experience and dedication to mission-focused housing organizations make her a clear choice to lead our Community Development division and to help make home and community places of pride and belonging," said Shaun Donovan, president and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners.

Mission Critical Partners Announces 2024 Best Project Award Winners

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mission Critical Partners announced the recipients of two awards that the firm instituted this year: the 2023 Most Innovative Project Award and the 2023 Most Impactful Project Award. The award winners were announced at the firm's 2024 kickoff event, held in January, which was the fourth annual virtual gathering of MCP's 200 subject-matter experts (SMEs) for strategy and educational sessions.

Key Points: 
  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mission Critical Partners announced the recipients of two awards that the firm instituted this year: the 2023 Most Innovative Project Award and the 2023 Most Impactful Project Award.
  • The award recipients are as follows:
    Most Innovative Project Award Winner – 911 DataPath — This award considers a project's goals; how the goals advanced the client's mission and resulted in enhanced public-safety or justice outcomes; and, most importantly, the innovative way the goals are being achieved.
  • The 911 DataPath project of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration received this award for 2023.
  • Most Impactful Project Award Winner – Hamblen County (Tennessee) 911 Center — This award considers the degree to which a project has benefitted a client's stakeholders or its personnel.

Kendra Schaaf Launches Schaaf; Names Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendra Schaaf, former managing director of Mojo Supermarket has launched something new, Schaaf (pronounced Sh-off) which joins the less than 1% of creative businesses in the US that are owned by women. Kendra Schaaf will serve as the consultancy's Founder and CEO and has brought Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.

Key Points: 
  • Kendra Schaaf will serve as the consultancy's Founder and CEO and has brought Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.
  • "As a new shop, one question we inevitably get is "Why Schaaf" and our answer is simple," said Kendra Schaaf Founder and CEO.
  • Schaaf is joined by Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.
  • "Our creative philosophy is that you can't logic your way into a relationship," said Meg Farquhar Creative Lead and Partner at Schaaf.

ECD Auto Design Announces Record Sales Price for a Custom Defender

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

The sale above the $400,000 threshold demonstrates the continued inclusion of value-added features, luxury appointments, and quality of life enhancements that are embraced by affluent customers.

Key Points: 
  • The sale above the $400,000 threshold demonstrates the continued inclusion of value-added features, luxury appointments, and quality of life enhancements that are embraced by affluent customers.
  • The fully customized, 'one-of-one', EV Defender 90 has a soft-top and is outfitted with a second-generation fast charge EV system.
  • "This Defender is a true work of art for a highly discerning client," commented Scott Wallace, ECD's Chief Executive Officer.
  • The result was a Defender 90 with an advanced, second-generation EV powertrain, making it environmentally friendly and powerful, in a breathtaking package."

Project Wasatch: ECD Automotive Design's Newest One-Of-A-Kind Defender 90 Fully Restored and Ready for Utah's Urban Driving and Unique Landscapes

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

KISSIMMEE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ECD Auto Design (NASDAQ: ECDA), the world's largest Land Rover and Jaguar restoration company known for its custom luxury builds, including bespoke Defenders, Range Rovers and E-Types, today reveals Project Wasatch. The project, a new one-of-a-kind, beautifully outfitted Defender 90, is ready for its new Utah home near the Wasatch Mountain range.

Key Points: 
  • Coated in gorgeous Portofino Blue paint, elevated with modern amenities, unique styling, and a powerful power train, Project Wasatch is ready for a new adventure.
  • The project, a new one-of-a-kind, beautifully outfitted Defender 90, is ready for its new Utah home near the Wasatch Mountain range.
  • The new Defender 90 was built with the intention to take on the diverse Utah outdoors in style, comfort, and adaptability to different terrains.
  • The new Defender 90 is coated in a beautiful Portofino Blue full gloss paint with most of its parts to match.

TUX Creative Agency Acquires L.A.-based Another Creative

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - TUX Creative is thrilled to announce the successful integration of Los Angeles-based agency Another Creative.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - TUX Creative is thrilled to announce the successful integration of Los Angeles-based agency Another Creative.
  • Chelsea Matthews, the visionary founder of Another Creative, will join TUX's executive team, stepping into the role of Vice President of Creative and Partner for the U.S. business.
  • The entire Another Creative team will join her at TUX.
  • Chelsea's wealth of experience and innovative perspective will contribute to shaping the creative direction of TUX going forward.

ECD Auto Design Delivers First Trucks to Poland, Spain, and Caribbean Islands, Expanding Customer Base Internationally

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

KISSIMMEE, Fla., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ECD Automotive Design Inc. ("ECD" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ECDA), an industry leader in delivering restored, modified and electrified Land Rover Defenders, Jaguars, and other classic and collectible automobiles, today announced that it has delivered its first personalized Land Rovers to customers in Poland, Spain and the Caribbean. The first sales to customers in these expansion markets demonstrates the strong and growing interest globally for ECD's 'one-of-one', fully-customized classic Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles from passionate auto enthusiasts around the world.

Key Points: 
  • "Our growing client base, expanding brand presence, and robust demand for restomod versions of these classic vehicles is driving consumer interest from affluent customers around the world.
  • This organic demand enables us to fully utilize our manufacturing capacity without incurring expensive customer acquisition or marketing expenses.
  • The first sale in the Caribbean was for a Defender 110 featuring an upgraded Chevrolet LS3+ 565 horsepower V-8 engine.
  • "Growing demand from the United States and other affluent countries enables us to maximize our manufacturing capacity, driving expanded operating margins," concluded Wallace.