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Gravitrex Wins National Institute on Aging Startup Challenge

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Friday, February 23, 2024

PHOENIX, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gravitrex, a rehabilitation technology startup, today announced that it won the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Startup Challenge to advance commercialization of its radically new walking-assist device, that will increase access to walking rehabilitation for older adults after hospitalization or a fall. This prestigious award validates the potential of Gravitrex's innovative technology to significantly impact health outcomes for older adults.

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  • PHOENIX, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gravitrex , a rehabilitation technology startup, today announced that it won the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Startup Challenge to advance commercialization of its radically new walking-assist device, that will increase access to walking rehabilitation for older adults after hospitalization or a fall.
  • -Kira Burns, Co-founder & CEO
    NIA is a division of The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Startup challenge supports products aimed at improving the health and quality of life for older adults in minority and underserved populations.
  • Burns added, "We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the National Institute on Aging for this award, and for the significant investment in resources committed during the entire Startup Challenge Program.
  • We are confident that NIA's investment in the Startup Challenge will lead to the commercialization of multiple technologies that will positively impact health outcomes for older adults in underserved populations."

Adeia to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Presenter: Laura Mirkarimi – Senior Vice President, Head of Semi Engineering

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  • Presenter: Laura Mirkarimi – Senior Vice President, Head of Semi Engineering
    Paul Davis, chief executive officer, and Keith Jones, chief financial officer, will host 1x1 meetings with investors at both conferences.
  • Institutional investors wishing to schedule meetings with the company should contact their BWS or Rosenblatt institutional sales representatives.

Consolidated Water and Subsidiary, PERC Water, Win $204 Million Contract to Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Seawater Desalination Plant in Hawaii

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Consolidated Water has separately guaranteed the performance of Kalaeloa Desalco to BWS for the term of the DBOM Agreement.

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  • Consolidated Water has separately guaranteed the performance of Kalaeloa Desalco to BWS for the term of the DBOM Agreement.
  • The plant will be capable of producing potable water from saline source water derived from seawater wells.
  • Kalaeloa Desalco has guaranteed to deliver 1.7 million gallons of potable water per day to BWS’s water system on a 24/7 basis.
  • The new Kalaeloa desalination plant is expected to help meet this anticipated growing demand for potable water.

Woolworth’s Wpay partners with Qwikcilver Solutions as their Gift Cards Issuance and Distribution technology partner

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

This strategic partnership seeks to holistically enhance the Woolworths Group Gift card program and support its journey toward digital transformation with Qwikcilver’s state-of-the-art platform and comprehensive suite of solutions.

Key Points: 
  • This strategic partnership seeks to holistically enhance the Woolworths Group Gift card program and support its journey toward digital transformation with Qwikcilver’s state-of-the-art platform and comprehensive suite of solutions.
  • With the Gift Card industry landscape shifting rapidly from physical to digital, this strategic partnership with Qwikcilver uniquely empowers Wpay to serve their customer needs in the growing digital gift card space.
  • It also helps expand the gift cards offering through Online & Offline merchants and distributors across Australia & New Zealand.
  • The team [Qwikcilver] shares the same focus we do on providing solutions that are readily available for customers to choose from.”

Hair Care Industry Players Prioritizes ESG Goals to Boost Sustainable Business - Astra ESG Solutions

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Brands have shifted to manufacturing cruelty-free hair care solutions as ethical claims garner global traction.

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  • Brands have shifted to manufacturing cruelty-free hair care solutions as ethical claims garner global traction.
  • Stakeholders are gearing up to manage, monitor and assess ESG impacts on sustainable development.
  • Legion of hair artists is counting on brands that complement human rights and protect people's and the environment's safety.
  • Conducting business in an ethical, inclusive and fair manner and focusing on carbon footprint have become a masterstroke to align ESG goals with stakeholders' interests.

Hair Care Industry Players Prioritizes ESG Goals to Boost Sustainable Business - Astra ESG Solutions

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Brands have shifted to manufacturing cruelty-free hair care solutions as ethical claims garner global traction.

Key Points: 
  • Brands have shifted to manufacturing cruelty-free hair care solutions as ethical claims garner global traction.
  • Stakeholders are gearing up to manage, monitor and assess ESG impacts on sustainable development.
  • Legion of hair artists is counting on brands that complement human rights and protect people's and the environment's safety.
  • Conducting business in an ethical, inclusive and fair manner and focusing on carbon footprint have become a masterstroke to align ESG goals with stakeholders' interests.

Mark Hayes Joins Breakwater Strategy as Partner

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

WASHINGTON and HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakwater Strategy –– a leading strategic communications and insights consultancy –– announced today that Mark Hayes has joined the firm as Partner, significantly expanding the firm's range of client solutions, particularly in its Capital Markets expertise and capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Hayes brings decades of leadership experience identifying, designing and executing transformational strategies that significantly elevate both business and capital markets performance to Breakwater.
  • Commenting on the announcement, Breakwater Strategy CEO Arik Ben-Zvi said, "Breakwater Strategy operates at the increasingly complex intersection of business strategy, public policy, media, and the capital markets.
  • Commenting on the new role, Mark Hayes said, "I am honored to join Breakwater.
  • Breakwater seeks to serve clients looking for world-class strategic counsel in navigating the intersection of business strategy, public policy, capital markets, and the public conversation.

Merryfield and Cornerstone partner for one-of-a kind solution that combines in-store consumer education with the power of digital incentives at-shelf

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merryfield PBC today announced a new partnership with Cornerstone for Natural to create a new in-store consumer education, incentives, and rewards program, called Learn & Earn™. The new Learn & Earn™ program, powered by the Merryfield Rewards app and Cornerstone's Smart Shelf Tag™ technology, will influence consumers' point-of-purchase decisions through in-aisle branded digital content and exclusive incentives and rewards unlocked with any smartphone.

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  • Starting in early 2023, shoppers at participating Learn & Earnretailers will see new Learn & Earn in-store signage and QR codes displayed at-shelf for participating brands.
  • This real-time holistic view of consumer purchases offers brand and retail partners unprecedented visibility into consumer preferences and behavior.
  • Merryfield was named a finalist in the Corporate Social Responsibility Category of Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards .
  • Cornerstone for Natural ( www.CornerstoneForNatural.com ), a division of Cornerstone Consulting, Inc., is a leading business management software (BWS) and enterprise resource management (ERP) software provider.

United Natural Foods to Offer Retailers Innovative Smart Shelf Tags™ to Better Engage Consumers, Improve Product Transparency, and Help Drive Purchase Decisions

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (UNFI) today announced a new agreement with Cornerstone for Natural to bring their Smart Shelf Tag program to UNFIs suppliers and retailers.

Key Points: 
  • United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (UNFI) today announced a new agreement with Cornerstone for Natural to bring their Smart Shelf Tag program to UNFIs suppliers and retailers.
  • Smart Shelf Tags are an innovative and versatile program for suppliers and retailers to engage and educate consumers while theyre shopping in-store.
  • In addition, the tags increase product transparency, create a touchpoint between suppliers and shoppers, and can help grocery retailers build consumer loyalty and trust.
  • While the ELi QR Codes used on Smart Shelf Tags look like familiar QR codes, they are more secure.

Mighty Fire Breaker President, Steve Conboy, to Speak at the Advancing Mass Timber Construction Conference in Boston

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week the Advancing Mass Timber Construction Conference will be held in Boston and feature Mighty Fire Breaker (MFB) President Steve Conboy who will speak on a variety of fire prevention and elimination topics including adding coating science to lower risk premiums, increased worker safety and to create a potential carbon trade.

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  • The Mass Timber movement primarily uses solid wood glued together to create long spans of up to 60 feet.
  • Steve Conboy is a former Truss Joist Technical Representative, and he sees this as the next evolution in building with wood.
  • Today's Mass Timber wood structures are supported by accredited engineering values that support ground movement and high wind loads.
  • During the Advancing Mass Timber Construction Conference, Cpnboy will address the risk reduction benefits of adding more science to raw mass timber and E119, and introduce MFB's patent-pending, risk reduction, safe chemistry value-add.