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Foundry appoints Manoj Goyal as Chief Product Officer

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Boston, MA, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry, the integrated data, media and martech division of IDG, Inc., announced today the appointment of Manoj Goyal to Chief Product Officer.

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  • Boston, MA, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry, the integrated data, media and martech division of IDG, Inc., announced today the appointment of Manoj Goyal to Chief Product Officer.
  • Goyal has held senior product, technology, and engineering roles at Oracle, Adobe Marketo, OpenX, and Hewlett Packard.
  • As CPO, Goyal will work as part of the Foundry leadership team and lead the charge in evolving and executing on Foundry’s integrated product vision.
  • Following the launch of data product Foundry Intent in October 2022 and the acquisition of four leading martech companies, the company continues to evolve its product portfolio as customers look to adopt Foundry as their holistic marketing orchestration and pipeline acceleration solution.

Amid Rising Inflation and Worker Desire for Higher Wages, Bluecrew Reveals Hidden Costs Associated with Recruitment and Employment

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Findings from the report, “ The True Cost of Recruitment and Employment ,” show that, on average, the annual turnover for hourly workers can be as high as 49%.

Key Points: 
  • Findings from the report, “ The True Cost of Recruitment and Employment ,” show that, on average, the annual turnover for hourly workers can be as high as 49%.
  • In fact, turnover for a 50-person workforce could cost companies more than $168,000 per year.
  • The high costs associated with recruitment shouldn’t just be accepted as a part of doing business,” said Bluecrew Chief Customer Officer, Matt Laurinas.
  • The True Cost of Recruitment and Employment study compiles recent data from credible public resources to provide an overview of the hidden costs associated with how much American businesses spend annually to recruit, employ, and retain an hourly workforce.

RIV Capital Completes Final Closing of Previously Announced Etain Transaction

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Under the terms of the transaction, RIV Capital paid the remaining purchase price through a combination of approximately US$42 million in cash and the issuance of 5,273,084 Class A common shares in RIV Capital.

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  • Under the terms of the transaction, RIV Capital paid the remaining purchase price through a combination of approximately US$42 million in cash and the issuance of 5,273,084 Class A common shares in RIV Capital.
  • Following the final closing, the former owners of Etain hold approximately 16% of the issued and outstanding Class A common shares of RIV Capital.
  • BrandCo HoldCo, LLC ("HoldCo") announced today, pursuant to applicable requirements of Canadian securities laws, that it has acquired (the "Acquisition") 5,273,084 Class A common shares pursuant to the final closing of the Etain transaction.
  • RIV Capital established the foundational building blocks of its active U.S. strategy with the announced Transaction.

EmployBridge Completes Acquisition of Bluecrew

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

ATLANTA, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EmployBridge, a leading provider of technology-enabled, light industrial workforce solutions in the United States, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bluecrew, the first hourly W-2 workforce-as-a-service platform, from IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).

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  • ATLANTA, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EmployBridge, a leading provider of technology-enabled, light industrial workforce solutions in the United States, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bluecrew, the first hourly W-2 workforce-as-a-service platform, from IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).
  • We are pleased to complete our acquisition of Bluecrew and excited to officially bring our teams together as we continue our work to create a leading national workforce management platform, said Billy Milam, CEO of Employbridge.
  • In 2021, EmployBridge provided more than 157 million work hours to 13,000 customers.
  • EmployBridge is majority-owned by certain investment funds managed directly or indirectly by Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Labor Law Attorneys, Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, File Class Action Lawsuit, Against Bluecrew, LLC, Alleging Failure to Provide Overtime Wages

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The San Francisco employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Bluecrew, LLC and Bluecrew Staffing, Inc. violated the California Labor Code. The Bluecrew, LLC and Bluecrew Staffing, Inc., class action lawsuit, Case No. CGC-22-602240, is currently pending in the San Francisco Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

Key Points: 
  • The class action lawsuit alleges Bluecrew, LLC failed to provide their workers with required meal and rest periods, which resulted in inaccurate wages.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The San Francisco employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP , filed a class action complaint alleging that Bluecrew, LLC and Bluecrew Staffing, Inc. violated the California Labor Code.
  • The Bluecrew, LLC and Bluecrew Staffing, Inc., class action lawsuit, Case No.
  • Nicholas De Blouw, Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, (800) 568-8020, [email protected]

MintMe.com Coin Secures 25 million dollars Investment commitment from GEM digital limited

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Friday, October 28, 2022

GEM Digital Limited commits 25 Million Dollars to MintMe.com Coin .

Key Points: 
  • GEM Digital Limited commits 25 Million Dollars to MintMe.com Coin .
  • GEM Digital Limited is a digital asset investment firm.
  • Based in the Bahamas, GEM Digital has committed capital to 50+ projects that trade on over 23 Centralized Exchanges globally.
  • Global Emerging Markets (GEM) is a $3.4 billion alternative investment group with offices in Paris, New York, and the Bahamas.

The Simply Good Foods Company Announces Shaun Mara as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

DENVER, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) (Simply Good Foods or the Company), a developer, marketer and seller of branded nutritional foods and snacking products, today announced Shaun Mara as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 27, 2022.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) (Simply Good Foods or the Company), a developer, marketer and seller of branded nutritional foods and snacking products, today announced Shaun Mara as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 27, 2022.
  • Mara was previously CFO of Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. and Simply Good Foods from 2014 to August 2017.
  • Mara will succeed Simply Good Foods current CFO, Todd E. Cunfer, who has announced his resignation to pursue another executive leadership role at a company headquartered closer to his family.
  • Joseph E. Scalzo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simply Good Foods said, I am extremely happy to work with Shaun as our CFO.

Residential builders say new provincial legislation will help to tackle the housing crisis

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Specific reforms in the plan, such as changes to development charges, allowing more homes to be built near transit, and updating heritage conservation rules will help move the needle on housing.

Key Points: 
  • Specific reforms in the plan, such as changes to development charges, allowing more homes to be built near transit, and updating heritage conservation rules will help move the needle on housing.
  • The steps announced today are the kind of actions that are necessary to deal with the housing crisis.
  • We must pull out all the stops to speed up residential construction because our population is growing, and lack of housing is a critical issue.
  • RESCON is the provinces leading association of residential builders committed to providing leadership and fostering innovation in the industry.

Guild Holdings Company Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Webcast and Conference Call Details

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD), a growth-oriented mortgage company that employs a relationship-based loan sourcing strategy to execute on its mission of delivering the promise of homeownership, today announced that it will release results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 after the market close on Thursday, November 3, 2022.

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  • Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD), a growth-oriented mortgage company that employs a relationship-based loan sourcing strategy to execute on its mission of delivering the promise of homeownership, today announced that it will release results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 after the market close on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
  • Management will host a webcast and conference call at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 3, 2022 to discuss the financial third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
  • To access the live webcast please log onto Guild Holdings Investor Relations website at: https://ir.guildmortgage.com/ .
  • The conference call can be accessed by using the following dial-in information:
    A replay of the call will also be available on the Company's website after the live call through November 17, 2022.

Publisher Monetization Company ArcSpan Technologies Hires Revenue Ops and CTV Vet Michael Gashonia to Lead Data Platform Operations

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcSpan Technologies (www.arcspan.com), a New York-based, real-time audience data monetization and optimization company announced it has named Michael Gashonia as Senior Director, Platform Operations. Michael brings a wealth of publisher revenue operations and CTV experience as ArcSpan continues its focus on boosting addressable audience revenue success for leading publishers and the emerging category of retail media customers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcSpan Technologies ( www.arcspan.com ), a New York-based, real-time audience data monetization and optimization company announced it has named Michael Gashonia as Senior Director, Platform Operations.
  • Michael brings a wealth of publisher revenue operations and CTV experience as ArcSpan continues its focus on boosting addressable audience revenue success for leading publishers and the emerging category of retail media customers.
  • "I look forward to working closely with Michael as ArcSpan introduces efficient and effective audience data solutions and generates incremental revenue for publishers."
  • ArcSpan Technologiesoffers a best-in-class addressable audience segmentation and revenue optimization platform for leading digital publishers and brands to navigate the "Identity Revolution.