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Till Financial Appoints Taylor Burton as CEO, Expands Board of Advisors and Leadership Team

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Till Financial, a leading family banking platform that promotes smarter spending habits among kids and teens, has appointed company President and co-founder Taylor Burton as CEO, assuming the role from co-founder Tom Pincince.

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  • Till Financial, a leading family banking platform that promotes smarter spending habits among kids and teens, has appointed company President and co-founder Taylor Burton as CEO, assuming the role from co-founder Tom Pincince.
  • Till Financial specializes in collaborative family banking, pairing a free debit card and banking app with critical financial literacy lessons designed for the whole family, to empower kids and teens throughout their financial journey.
  • Till meets families where they are at key points in their kids’ development, like getting their first cell phone, student travel (e.g.
  • Despite a broadly difficult environment for venture-backed startups, Till Financial has emerged as an industry leader in family banking, with 160% growth in overall accounts.

Till Financial Partners with Astra for Instant Transfers and Account Funding for Their Banking for Kids & Teens Products

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Till Financial has rapidly gained prominence for its unique approach to helping families prepare kids for the reality of money management.

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  • Till Financial has rapidly gained prominence for its unique approach to helping families prepare kids for the reality of money management.
  • Through this partnership, Till users will experience secure and instantaneous fund transfers, eliminating the delays associated with traditional banking systems.
  • "We are thrilled to join forces with Astra to bring Till to the next level," said Taylor Burton , co-founder at Till Financial.
  • Till Financial and Astra are committed to continuous innovation, with plans to roll out additional features and enhancements in the coming months.

Museum brings Emmett Till exhibit to inspire future generations

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Memphis, TN, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The traveling exhibition Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See will open at the National Civil Rights Museum on October 7.

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  • Memphis, TN, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The traveling exhibition Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See will open at the National Civil Rights Museum on October 7.
  • Because Emmett Till’s story impacted multi-generations, it is important for the Museum to preserve its legacy and lessons for future generations.
  • Created by the Till family, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, Emmett Till Interpretive Center, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the National Civil Rights Museum is the exhibit’s seventh and final stop before being permanently displayed at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, steps away from where the trial for his murder took place in the Second District Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS.
  • After 100 years and 200 failed attempts, a bill named the Emmett Till Antilynching Act was finally passed in March 2022.

VICTORY: Parks Group Celebrates New National Monument to Honor Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 50 years after the murder of Emmett Till, President Biden today designated the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 50 years after the murder of Emmett Till, President Biden today designated the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
  • In the summer of 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till traveled from Chicago to visit family in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
  • NPCA has long been a leader in campaigns to designate national park sites dedicated to diverse history, including the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and Stonewall National Monument.
  • As America's greatest storyteller, the Park Service will help protect and interpret the history at the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, so no one ever forgets their names."

National Park Foundation Funds Newly Established Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the National Park Foundation (NPF), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC), the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Mississippi where an all-white jury acquitted two white men of Till's murder in 1955 will be made accessible to the public as part of the newly established Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the National Park Foundation (NPF), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC), the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Mississippi where an all-white jury acquitted two white men of Till's murder in 1955 will be made accessible to the public as part of the newly established Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
  • As part of the National Park System, the courthouse will preserve the history of the Till family and this important chapter of civil rights history for present and future generations.
  • "The new park site holds the power to inspire a deeper and more complete understanding of America's ever-evolving story," said Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation.
  • "Thanks to the partnership and support of the Mellon Foundation and Fund II Foundation, the new Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will make a seminal event in our nation's civil rights era history accessible to all."

Till Investors Announces Tools to Help People Make Their First Sustainable Investment

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

FREDERICK, Md., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ESG investing – an approach that includes environmental, social, and governance data in the investing process – has become a hugely popular idea. And yet, many everyday investors don't understand it or how to use it. To fill this gap, Till Investors, an independent educational initiative, is creating a suite of no- and low-cost tools to help guide people who want to align their investments with their values.

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  • Till Investors is launching educational tools to help everyday investors understand and participate in sustainable investments.
  • Till Investors believes that ESG investing provides both sustainable and financial benefits, making it accessible to a wider range of investors.
  • To fill this gap, Till Investors, an independent educational initiative, is creating a suite of no- and low-cost tools to help guide people who want to align their investments with their values.
  • They will also be publishing a book this Fall, called Sustainable Investing: An ESG Starter Kit for Everyday Investors.

Marlette Holdings Acquires Flexible Rent Platform Till, Expanding the Best Egg Suite of Financial Products

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Marlette Holdings, Inc., a leading financial technology company that operates the Best Egg platform, today announced the acquisition of Till, Inc., a leading flexible rent platform.

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  • Marlette Holdings, Inc., a leading financial technology company that operates the Best Egg platform, today announced the acquisition of Till, Inc., a leading flexible rent platform.
  • Till will be rebranded as Best Egg and incorporated into the Best Egg financial platform, providing customers with a unique payment flexibility tool to further increase their financial confidence.
  • Tills flexible rent platform allows renters to personalize their rental payments, breaking each months payment into smaller, more affordable amounts that are paid throughout the month.
  • Best Egg provides simple solutions to help people with limited savings confidently navigate their everyday financial life, said Meiler.

Marlette Holdings Acquires Flexible Rent Platform Till, Expanding the Best Egg Suite of Financial Products

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlette Holdings, Inc., a leading financial technology company that operates the Best Egg platform, today announced the acquisition of Till, Inc., a leading flexible rent platform. Till will be rebranded as Best Egg and incorporated into the Best Egg financial platform, providing customers with a unique payment flexibility tool to further increase their financial confidence. 

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  • The acquisition will enhance the company's rapidly growing Best Egg product portfolio, offering customers personalized rent payment solutions
    WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlette Holdings, Inc., a leading financial technology company that operates the Best Egg platform, today announced the acquisition of Till, Inc., a leading flexible rent platform.
  • Till will be rebranded as Best Egg and incorporated into the Best Egg financial platform, providing customers with a unique payment flexibility tool to further increase their financial confidence.
  • Till's flexible rent platform allows renters to personalize their rental payments, breaking each month's payment into smaller, more affordable amounts that are paid throughout the month.
  • "Best Egg provides simple solutions to help people with limited savings confidently navigate their everyday financial life," said Meiler.

SPOTLIGHT ON FILMMAKERS LIVE! "Do They Think These Movies Make Themselves?"

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Monday, November 21, 2022

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPOTLIGHT ON FILMMAKERS LIVE!, IngleDodd Media's new event in their Behind the Slate Series, explored the talents behind the lens of some of the television and films that are shaping this year's awards season at the iconic Hollywood Post 43 American Legion on Saturday, November 19th. Spotlight Live! featured artists and guild members who worked on "Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths," "Women Talking," "Till," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," "Nope," "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," "Stranger Things," "Causeway," "Hacks," "Euphoria," "Barry," "Westworld," "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty," Spirited," "Bones and All," "Thirteen Lives," "Good Night Oppy," "Welcome to Chippendales," "Pam & Tommy," "A Friend of the Family," "Wednesday," " Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio," and "P-Valley."

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  • Spotlight Live!
  • The showcasedpanels highlighted their crafts, creative challenges, inspirations and interesting stories for awards hopefuls in film and television.
  • "As longtime champions of filmmaking crafts and the labor groups behind them, IngleDodd Media created Spotlight Live!
  • specifically to put focus on craftspeople 'behind the slate', many of which are feeling increasingly marginalized at big industry award shows.

Gasparilla Music Festival Announces its 2022 Food Lineup

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Coppertail Brewing Co. announced its official food lineup for the annual music fest taking place February 25-27, 2022, in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park.

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  • The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Coppertail Brewing Co. announced its official food lineup for the annual music fest taking place February 25-27, 2022, in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park.
  • With an incredible selection of food, drink, music and more, GMF 2022 is a true celebration of all things Tampa Bay.
  • Additional information about the 2022 Gasparilla Music Festival including the complete schedule lineup is available at: http://www.GasparillaMusic.com
    The Gasparilla Music Festival features over 50 local and national bands across 4 stages along downtown Tampa's Riverwalk.
  • Gasparilla Music Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2011 that produces the Gasparilla Music Festival.