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Diversified Search Group Acquires Yardstick Management

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-founded executive search firm in the world and consistently recognized by Forbes as a top 10 firm in the U.S., announced today that it has acquired Yardstick Management , a nationally-recognized and leading Black-owned management consulting and executive search firm.

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  • Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-founded executive search firm in the world and consistently recognized by Forbes as a top 10 firm in the U.S., announced today that it has acquired Yardstick Management , a nationally-recognized and leading Black-owned management consulting and executive search firm.
  • Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Yardstick Management brings extensive expertise in management consulting and data-driven business solutions.
  • “With this acquisition, we are continuing to advance Diversified Search Group’s purpose and decades-long commitment to investing in our clients’ long-term success as they respond to the evolving environment with a focus on innovation, resiliency, and growth,” says Aileen K. Alexander, CEO of Diversified Search Group.
  • "We are looking forward to scaling the firm’s practices globally and with the backing and support of Diversified Search Group, we are certain to make this growth a reality.”
    As a part of this acquisition, Yardstick Management Institute will also be part of Diversified Search Group.

Yard Stick and Partners Secure $225M in USDA Grants for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

As the selected projects soil carbon stock quantification partner, Yard Stick is earmarked to receive an estimated $18 million in funding.

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  • As the selected projects soil carbon stock quantification partner, Yard Stick is earmarked to receive an estimated $18 million in funding.
  • Yard Sticks handheld hardware and data platform will reduce the cost of measuring soil carbon by more than 90 percent.
  • Our partners chose Yard Stick for soil carbon stock quantification because they see what our platforms low cost and scientific rigor can do to scale the groundbreaking potential of widespread soil carbon sequestration, said Chris Tolles, co-founder and CEO of Yard Stick.
  • We are honored by USDA's selection of our program alongside Yard Stick and other great partners."

Agricultural Robots Market Size to Reach USD 99.30 Billion in 2030 | Increasing Population Along with Rising Global Demand for Food are Key Factors Driving Industry Demand, Says Emergen Research

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Increasing Research & Development (R&D) activities in farm automation and rising global food demand are some key factors driving global agricultural robot market revenue growth.

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  • Increasing Research & Development (R&D) activities in farm automation and rising global food demand are some key factors driving global agricultural robot market revenue growth.
  • However, concerns regarding high purchasing cost of agricultural robots such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and driverless tractors are key factors hampering market revenue growth.
  • Increasing government encouragement such as subsidies provided to farmers towards adoption of agricultural robots is driving market revenue growth.
  • Emergen Research has segmented global agricultural robots market on the basis of offering, farming environment, type, farm produce, application, and region:

Agricultural Robots Market Size to Reach USD 99.30 Billion in 2030 | Increasing Population Along with Rising Global Demand for Food are Key Factors Driving Industry Demand, Says Emergen Research

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Increasing Research & Development (R&D) activities in farm automation and rising global food demand are some key factors driving global agricultural robot market revenue growth.

Key Points: 
  • Increasing Research & Development (R&D) activities in farm automation and rising global food demand are some key factors driving global agricultural robot market revenue growth.
  • However, concerns regarding high purchasing cost of agricultural robots such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and driverless tractors are key factors hampering market revenue growth.
  • Increasing government encouragement such as subsidies provided to farmers towards adoption of agricultural robots is driving market revenue growth.
  • Emergen Research has segmented global agricultural robots market on the basis of offering, farming environment, type, farm produce, application, and region:

Yardstick Management Celebrates Black History Month with Upcoming Dei In Action Series Honoring Black Change Makers

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today, Yardstick Management, America's leading Black-owned management consulting firm, announced details of its next DEI in Action Series virtual event, "[Fund]amentally Black: Promoting Economic Freedom In the Black Community."

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  • ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today, Yardstick Management, America's leading Black-owned management consulting firm, announced details of its next DEI in Action Series virtual event, "[Fund]amentally Black: Promoting Economic Freedom In the Black Community."
  • Participants will hear first-hand from Black innovators across the U.S. opportunities to identify bridges that spark change, and how to invest in Black prosperity.
  • Confirmed speakers include nationally recognized:
    This month's event marks the one-year anniversary of Yardstick's "DEI In Action Series," which first launched in February 2021.
  • In addition to Black History Month, past events included, Women's History Month, Pride Month and Hispanic Heritage Month.

SeeDevice, Inc. CMOS SWIR Sensor Technology Joins John Deere's 2022 Startup Collaborator Program

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Friday, January 21, 2022

This program launched in 2019 to enhance and deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for John Deere customers. SeeDevice joins promising startups working to innovate revolutionary technology for agricultural and construction equipment with mentoring and affiliation from a world-class leader, John Deere. SeeDevice is a pioneer in CMOS-based SWIR image sensor technology, the first of its kind, based in quantum tunneling and plasmonic phenomena in standard logic CMOS process. A fabless quantum image sensor licensing company, Seedevice will collaborate with John Deere to implement its Quantum Photo-Detection-- QPD™ CMOS SWIR image sensor technology for agricultural and industrial applications and solutions. SeeDevice's unique technology is capable of broad-spectrum detection ability from a single CMOS pixel to detect spectral wavelengths from visual and near infrared -NIR (~400nm - 1,100nm), up to short-wave infrared -SWIR (~1,600nm), manufactured on a normal logic CMOS process.

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  • John Deere has added seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program which helps John Deere deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for John Deere customers in the future.
  • "The startup collaborator shows that part of our investment in technology is establishing a mechanism to help external ideas and knowledge collide with ours," said Julian Sanchez, director, emerging technology for John Deere.
  • "Agriculture is a domain ripe for technology pioneering, and the startup collaborator program is a way to travel that journey together with others."
  • A fabless quantum image sensor licensing company, Seedevice will collaborate with John Deere to implement its Quantum Photo-Detection-- QPD CMOS SWIR image sensor technology for agricultural and industrial applications and solutions.

Deere adds seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

MOLINE, Ill., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has added seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program. John Deere launched the program in 2019 to enhance and deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for customers.

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  • - Deere & Company has added seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program.
  • - The Startup Collaborator program helps John Deere deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for John Deere customers in the future.
  • MOLINE, Ill., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has added seven companies to its 2022 Startup Collaborator program.
  • The Startup Collaborator is a year-long program providing flexibility for John Deere and startup companies to test innovative technologies with customers and dealers without a formal business relationship.

Yardstick Management Named to Inc.'s 2021 Best in Business List in Human Resources Category

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

ATLANTA, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Yardstick Management, America's leading Black-Owned management consulting firm, today announced it has been awarded the Bronze medal to the Inc. 2021 Best in Business list in the Human Resources category.

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  • ATLANTA, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Yardstick Management, America's leading Black-Owned management consulting firm, today announced it has been awarded the Bronze medal to the Inc. 2021 Best in Business list in the Human Resources category.
  • Inc.'s Best in Business Awards honor companies that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact.
  • We at Yardstick worked with these departments to develop concrete steps to create the necessary change," said Dr. Ebbie Parsons III, Founder of Yardstick Management.
  • Yardstick Management has a proven track record of successful transformation and is trusted by the largest companies in the world.

DLGL Employees to Receive $2,500 Vaccination Bonus

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Friday, May 14, 2021

"\nDirector of Operations Paul Lavalle added: "It\'s clear that we will have a hybrid approach, home and office, open to all in the future organization of work.

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  • "\nDirector of Operations Paul Lavalle added: "It\'s clear that we will have a hybrid approach, home and office, open to all in the future organization of work.
  • We have proven that we can be just as efficient in working from home mode, but efficiency and costs are not the only yardsticks.
  • And a complete vaccination will bring us closer to all these options.
  • "\nDLGL is in recruitment mode, and the bonus will be payable to new hires also.\n'