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Sun Life receives USA Today Top Place to Work award for fourth consecutive year

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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WELLESLEY, Mass., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named a USA Today Top Place to Work, a recognition formerly known as Top Workplaces USA, for the fourth consecutive year.

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  • WELLESLEY, Mass., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named a USA Today Top Place to Work, a recognition formerly known as Top Workplaces USA, for the fourth consecutive year.
  • This award builds on previous Top Place to Work recognitions from the Boston Globe (six years); Hartford Courant (three years); and Baltimore Sun.
  • Sun Life is committed to setting standards as a top workplace, promoting a flexible culture, hybrid work model, and new, state-of-the-art offices that support both wellness and productivity.
  • They express even stronger commitment to their work, and we see positive business impacts and employee engagement as a result."

Sun Life U.S. named by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named one of America's Best Large Employers 2024 by Forbes , building on previous Forbes recognitions including Best Employers for Diversity and America's Best Dental Insurers.

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  • WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named one of America's Best Large Employers 2024 by Forbes , building on previous Forbes recognitions including Best Employers for Diversity and America's Best Dental Insurers.
  • In 2022 and 2023 Sun Life U.S. received the Great Places to Work recognition and was named a GirlsClub Top 25 Female Friendly Employer.
  • In 2023 Sun Life U.S. was named by TIME Magazine as a Top Company for Future Leaders .
  • Globally, Sun Life was named by Forbes as one of the World's Best Companies for Women in 2023.

Philip R. Lane: Euro area international financial flows: analytical insights and measurement challenges

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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We document how gas price fluctuations have a heterogeneous pass-through to euro area prices depending on the underlying shock driving them.

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  • We document how gas price fluctuations have a heterogeneous pass-through to euro area prices depending on the underlying shock driving them.
  • Supply shocks, moreover, are found to pass through to all components of euro area inflation – producer prices, wages and core inflation, which has implications for monetary policy.

Decentral Life and Outdoorsmen.com Announce Launch of AI Powered ERP SaaS

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Decentral Life, Inc. (OTC: WDLF) announced today the official launch of an AI Powered ERP SaaS for its TBI company, Outdoorsmen.com, Inc.

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  • Outdoorsmen's ERP with built in AI, Automation and Cloud Access, by Decentral Life, Inc.
    GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Decentral Life, Inc. (OTC: WDLF) announced today the official launch of an AI Powered ERP SaaS for its TBI company, Outdoorsmen.com, Inc.
  • The report shows that North America accounted for 35% revenue share of the 2022 ERP global market.
  • The majority of them are not using an ERP software solution to help them run more efficient company operations, and planning for the future of their business growth.
  • It is our great honor to be part of the “Providing Solution”, for many of them, through our TBI program company Outdoorsmen.com, Inc.” added Tapp.

Business Leaders, Including NMSDC, Urge Fortune 500 CEOs to Maintain and Expand Business Diversity Initiatives for the Good of Bottom Lines and the Economy

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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The bottom line is that diversity initiatives are good for the economy, good for workers and good for businesses.”

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  • The bottom line is that diversity initiatives are good for the economy, good for workers and good for businesses.”
    “The small but vocal opposition to business diversity initiatives is bad for business and bad for working people.
  • We cannot cede to the demands of a select few who refuse to accept the overwhelming evidence that business diversity initiatives benefit everyone.
  • Their politically motivated arguments ignore the actual experience of business leaders who see the bottomline benefits of diversity initiatives first hand.
  • With a significant majority of executives acknowledging its importance, the path forward is clear: maintain and deepen our diversity initiatives.

Bay Community Bancorp Earns $1.31 Million in Fourth Quarter 2023 and a Record $8.23 Million for the Year; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Share

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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For the year 2023, net income increased 2.1% to a record $8.23 million, compared to $8.06 million in 2022.

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  • For the year 2023, net income increased 2.1% to a record $8.23 million, compared to $8.06 million in 2022.
  • This marks the twelfth consecutive cash dividend payment since the Company initiated quarterly cash dividends on April 30, 2021.
  • Pre-tax, pre-provision, pre-CDFI grant income was $1.59 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $3.39 million in the year ago quarter, and $1.99 million in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Noninterest expense was $6.84 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $5.48 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and $6.46 million in the third quarter of 2023.

BEA Marks the Inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai

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Friday, January 12, 2024
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HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") today celebrated the inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai, its strategic hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA").  The occasion coincides with the Bank's 105th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in BEA's century-long development on the Chinese Mainland and its dedication to the GBA's development.

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  • HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") today celebrated the inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai, its strategic hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA").
  • BEA Tower is located in the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone.
  • Mr. Adrian Li, Co-Chief Executive of BEA, commented, "The official inauguration of BEA Tower represents a milestone for our business development in the region.
  • Mr. Brian Li, Co-Chief Executive of BEA, said, "BEA has always been a supporter of the continuous development of Qianhai.

BEA Marks the Inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai

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Friday, January 12, 2024
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HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") today celebrated the inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai, its strategic hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA").  The occasion coincides with the Bank's 105th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in BEA's century-long development on the Chinese Mainland and its dedication to the GBA's development.

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  • HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") today celebrated the inauguration of BEA Tower in Qianhai, its strategic hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA").
  • BEA Tower is located in the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone.
  • Mr. Adrian Li, Co-Chief Executive of BEA, commented, "The official inauguration of BEA Tower represents a milestone for our business development in the region.
  • Mr. Brian Li, Co-Chief Executive of BEA, said, "BEA has always been a supporter of the continuous development of Qianhai.

"BEA x Blue Cross 2023 Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships" set to launch this Weekend

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Thursday, November 23, 2023
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A fitting finale to this year's local fencing tournaments, bringing over a thousand Hong Kong and overseas elite fencers under one roof

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  • A fitting finale to this year's local fencing tournaments, bringing over a thousand Hong Kong and overseas elite fencers under one roof
    HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - The "BEA x Blue Cross Insurance 2023 Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships", the climactic final week of Hong Kong's fencing competitions, will be held with great fanfare on 25th and 26th November, 2023.
  • We would like to express our gratitude to the BEA, Blue Cross and Hong Kong Government for their unwavering support in promoting the development of fencing in Hong Kong, including their strong support for the Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships.
  • For fencers of Hong Kong team, the Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships can be regarded as a warm-up match for next year's Fencing Grand Prix, in preparation for winning Olympic tickets."
  • Ms. Bonnie Tse, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross, stated, "This year marks Blue Cross's eighth consecutive year as the title sponsor of the 'Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships'.

Two Leading Breast Cancer Organizations Join Forces to Save Lives Through Early Detection

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance (TOUCHBBCA) is teaming up with the Bexa Equity Alliance (BEA) in a strategic partnership to change the game on breast cancer early detection for young Black women.

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  • TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance (TOUCHBBCA) is teaming up with the Bexa Equity Alliance (BEA) in a strategic partnership to change the game on breast cancer early detection for young Black women.
  • Unlike traditional breast exams, the Bexa Breast Exam is a quick, accurate, painless exam that does not involve radiation and provides women with immediate results.
  • Currently, Black women aged 40-49 are 80% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women.
  • Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive breast cancer sub-type, is more common in young women .