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Cannabis Industry Must Make Anti-racism a Conscious Action, Not a Marketing Tactic

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Awareness, GLOBE, Medical cannabis, Knowledge, Cannabis, Collateral damage, Drug wars, Industry, Organization, Social responsibility, Social justice, Minority group, Time, CDG, BIPOC, The Bail Project, Racism, Drug

But the truth is, the regulated cannabis industry has benefited greatly from a product whose prohibition was weaponized to disempower Black and brown people.

Key Points: 
  • But the truth is, the regulated cannabis industry has benefited greatly from a product whose prohibition was weaponized to disempower Black and brown people.
  • The Cannabis Creative Movement is a joint initiative of PufCreativ , an award-winning community-focused cannabis marketing agency, and The 9th Block , a branding + communications firm focused on the cannabis, healthcare and tech industries.
  • The group welcomes participation from other cannabis creatives interested in generating awareness of critical issues facing the cannabis community.
  • Cannabis Doing Good educates and consults with cannabis companies in areas of social responsibility, racial equity, and environmental justice.

2021 Digital Cities Survey Winners Advance Cybersecurity, Digitization of Services, Data Transparency and Community Engagement

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Civic, Infor, Population, Safety, SHI International Corp, Economic development, Dell Technologies, Local government, Public housing, ALL, Bertolini, Wi-Fi, Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., City, Government, Center, Education, Coalition, Technology, Pure Storage, GIS, Strategic planning, FUTURE, Community Safety and Security, Research, Social media, Digital, Map, Future, National Center for Digital Government, Laserfiche, Policy, Digital divide, GLOBE, Public sector, CDG, Charter Communications, ServiceNow, Wellness, Library, Investment, Amazon Web Services, CAI, Duke University, Microsoft, Auction, Pharmaceutical industry, Surveying, Retail

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announces the winners of the 2021 Digital Cities Survey, recognizing cities utilizing technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announces the winners of the 2021 Digital Cities Survey, recognizing cities utilizing technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more.
  • Innovative cities are able to leverage data and harness new technology to enhance the services they provide, said CDG Vice President Phil Bertolini.
  • A Drive to Digital initiative was launched in support of community and economic recovery efforts, which provided process reengineering and automated service delivery.
  • The use of data analytics technologies helped lead to the creation of a new department of Community Safety and Wellness.

Avalo Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Population, Safety, IBD, AOSD, Therapy, Mab, LAD, Cohort, Clinical trial, Ulcerative colitis, MM, COVID-19, Research, Crohn's disease, Microcystic lymphatic malformation, Glycosylation, Company, GLOBE, CDG, MPI-CDG, TNFSF14, Birth, Nasdaq, Patient, FDA, Adult, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, Cryptocurrency

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a leading clinical-stage precision medicine company that discovers, develops, and commercializes targeted therapeutics for patients with significant unmet clinical need in immunology, immuno-oncology, and rare genetic diseases today announced business updates and third quarter 2021 financial results.

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  • WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a leading clinical-stage precision medicine company that discovers, develops, and commercializes targeted therapeutics for patients with significant unmet clinical need in immunology, immuno-oncology, and rare genetic diseases today announced business updates and third quarter 2021 financial results.
  • Avalo had cash and cash equivalents of $71.5 million as of September 30, 2021.
  • The Company anticipates top-line data from the Phase 1b clinical trial in relapsed or refractory MM patients in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Third Quarter 2021 Financial Update:
    As of September 30, 2021, Avalo had $71.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, representing a $52.6 million increase as compared to December 31, 2020.

CDG Launches New MBS Field Tech Mobile App

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Monday, October 18, 2021
Technology, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Android, Task management, CDG, CRM, Service, Human, New product development, CABS, BDS, Telecommunication, Interconnection, IOS, Accounting, Mediation, MBS, Mobile phone

MBS Field Tech also supports fleet view capabilities to help techs find field support, when things don't go according to plan, and provides an offline mode for storing information when there is no cellular service available.

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  • MBS Field Tech also supports fleet view capabilities to help techs find field support, when things don't go according to plan, and provides an offline mode for storing information when there is no cellular service available.
  • According to CDG's Vice President of Product Development, Mike Chalk, "Providing a true mobile application for our MBS customers greatly enhances their ability to work on MBS jobs and tasks from remote situations.
  • While our previous mobile website provided many tools, the new app takes the mobile accessibility and usability to the next level."
  • The MBS Field Tech mobile app was designed and developed in collaboration with Red Foundry, a custom mobile and web app development agency.

CDG Introduces Calix Internet Usage Integration for MBS

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Cloud, Internet, Public Data Group, Growth, Task management, CDG, CRM, Service, OSS, Customer service, Human, New product development, CABS, BDS, Telecommunication, Interconnection, Accounting, Mediation, MBS, Acquisition, Mobile phone

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent integration of Calix's internet usage monitoring capabilities into CDG's MBS consumer and enterprise billing and OSS solution.

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  • CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent integration of Calix's internet usage monitoring capabilities into CDG's MBS consumer and enterprise billing and OSS solution.
  • The integration will allow MBS clients utilizing Calix's Support Cloud services to access usage metrics associated with a customer's internet services directly in MBS.
  • The MBS integration produces an interactive chart that can be accessed through the Customer Care module, which shows usage details for an internet service including accumulated download and upload totals, average bit rates, and hourly and daily usage totals.
  • "Calix services are utilized by many of our current and prospective clients, and this integration is just one of many we have planned with Calix."

Global Cement and Concrete Industry Announces Roadmap to Achieve Groundbreaking ‘Net Zero’ CO2 Emissions By 2050

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Manufacturing, Environment, Other Technology, Other Construction & Property, Architecture, Residential Building & Real Estate, Technology, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Other Natural Resources, Construction & Property, Mining, Minerals, Alternative Energy, Natural Resources, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Steel, Engineering, Chemicals, Plastics, Zero, Carbon, Efficiency, Technology, CRH plc, CEMEX, United Nations, First Nations in Ontario, GCCA, Global Cement and Concrete Association, Acceleration, CNBM, Goal, Multimedia, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, JFK, Industry, HeidelbergCement, ICAO, Investment, Votorantim, Aircraft, Housing, CO2, Portland Cement Association, GNR, Association, Construction, Policy, CRH, CEO, Holcim, Group, CDG, Element, Solution, Research, PCA, Cement, Renewable energy, Airline, Recycling

GCCA members account for 80% of the global cement industry volume outside of China, and also include several large Chinese manufacturers.

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  • GCCA members account for 80% of the global cement industry volume outside of China, and also include several large Chinese manufacturers.
  • Production of cement, the key ingredient in concrete, accounts for around 7% of global CO2 emissions.
  • The industry last year announced its ambition to fully decarbonize by 2050 and today is detailing its roadmap to achieve this goal.
  • The GCCA Roadmap to Net Zero sets out a seven-point plan to reduce emissions by another 25% over the next decade.

MBS Integrates with Cordell Nex-Tech's NOC Monitoring Solution

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Monday, September 20, 2021
Interconnection, Human, Cordell, Human voice, CABS, CDG, Mediation, Task management, Environment, CRM, Accounting, MBS, NOC, Telecommunication, Service, New product development, BDS, Internet service provider

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent completion of an integration between CDG's MBS, consumer and enterprise management and billing system, and Cordell Nex-Tech's NOC monitoring solution.

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  • CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent completion of an integration between CDG's MBS, consumer and enterprise management and billing system, and Cordell Nex-Tech's NOC monitoring solution.
  • The integration will be offered as an add-on service that will allow service providers utilizing MBS to incorporate Cordell Nex-Tech's NOC monitoring services and provide notifications and workflow pass-thru options directly within MBS.
  • According to CDG's Vice President of Product Development, Mike Chalk, "Bringing together Cordell monitoring systems and our MBS consumer and enterprise management solution will help integrate important monitoring functions and notifications into the customer support team's daily service management environment.
  • We are very excited to be able to offer our MBS clients the ability to interweave Nex-Tech's monitoring with their existing workflows.

Government Experience Award Winners Building and Adapting Constituent-Centric Digital Experiences

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
McAfee, Adobe, Microsoft, Federation, Verizon Business, Education, Government, Superior, Privacy, National Center for Digital Government, Technology, Center, Local government, ServiceNow, New Castle County, Delaware, Dell Technologies, FUTURE, Public sector, DE, Charter Communications, CDG, Uncertainty, Infor, Crown Castle, Digital, CAI, Policy, City, Customer, 1st Place, Laserfiche, Pure Storage, HP Inc., Research, NIC, Amazon Web Services, SHI, Accenture, Auction

Top government jurisdictions, agencies and departments will be honored during the GovX Summit and Government Experience Awards virtual event later today.

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  • Top government jurisdictions, agencies and departments will be honored during the GovX Summit and Government Experience Awards virtual event later today.
  • The 2021 Government Experience Award winners are:
    Overall State Government Experience Winners:
    Overall County Government Experience Winners:
    1st Place New Castle County, DE
    2nd Place County of San Diego, CA
    4th Place DeKalb County, GA
    5th Place Saint Louis County, MO
    Overall City Government Experience Winners:
    1st Place City of Mesa, AZ
    2nd Place City of Louisville, KY
    3rd Place City of San Jose, CA
    4th Place City of El Paso, TX
    5th Place City of Palm Coast, FL
    Project Experience Awards: In addition to the overall awards, project awards have a single focus area and can include more than one channel of interaction.
  • Thirty-three Government Experience Project Awards were presented in four categories (city, county, state and federal government).
  • The Center for Digital Government (CDG) is a national research and advisory institute focused on technology policy and best practices in state and local government.

ImmunoGenesis Announces Positive Preclinical Glioblastoma and Pancreatic Cancer Data for STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) Agonist Published in Two Scientific Journals

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Journal, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, American Association for Cancer Research, Human, Texas, Glioblastoma, PD-1, Nucleic acid metabolism, Myc, Veterinary medicine, Clinical Cancer Research, Stimulator of interferon genes, Research, Tumor microenvironment, American Association, Joan, National, PDAC, Immunotherapy, Biomedical sciences, Immune privilege, GBM, Patient, CEO, MRI, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Dog, Neoplasm, Association, Pancreatic cancer, Injection, CDG, Evofosfamide, Vaccine, Beekeeping

Further, data revealed that intratumoral injection of ImmunoGenesis' STING agonist into orthotopic pancreatic lesions unmasks sensitivity to checkpoint blockade, further indicating the potential of its STING agonist to help overcome immunotherapy resistance in cold tumors.

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  • Further, data revealed that intratumoral injection of ImmunoGenesis' STING agonist into orthotopic pancreatic lesions unmasks sensitivity to checkpoint blockade, further indicating the potential of its STING agonist to help overcome immunotherapy resistance in cold tumors.
  • "These two published studies show strong preclinical proof of concept of our STING agonist against cold cancersincluding pancreatic and brain cancersrefractory to currently available immunotherapy," said James Barlow , ImmunoGenesis President and CEO.
  • "This further reveals the potential for ImmunoGenesis' STING agonist to be a foundational treatment in immunologically resistant cancers such as GBM."
  • The investigators tested the STING agonist by injection directly into the glioblastoma of five dogs that had previously been diagnosed with the cancer.

Standard Solar Adds New York State’s Largest Community Solar + Storage Project to Portfolio, Delivers Value to Hundreds of Residents and Businesses

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Other Energy, Environment, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative Energy, Energy, CDG, Standard solar model, Business development, National Grid, LinkedIn, Kilowatt-hour, Electricity, Carbon, Ownership, Farm, Business, Coal, Twitter, Ageing, New York's Reforming the Energy Vision, REV, Growth, Renewable energy

New Yorks largest community solar project connected to an energy storage system is nearing completion.

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  • New Yorks largest community solar project connected to an energy storage system is nearing completion.
  • Solar energy leader Standard Solar Inc. developed, installed and funded the community distributed generation (CDG) project in Lenox, NY.
  • The Lenox Community Solar Project includes a 20-megawatt hour (MWh) DC-coupled battery directly charged from the 17,966 fixed-tilt and single-axis tracker solar modules.
  • The Lenox CDG or community solar + storage system will allow hundreds of area subscribers, homeowners and businesses who otherwise might not have access to solar to benefit from the power and savings of renewable energy.