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InventHelp Inventor Develops New Garment Line for Patients with IVs & Ports (CHK-952)

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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  • I wanted to create attire that outpatients could wear to dialysis and other treatments," said an inventor, from Blue Island, Ill., "so I invented GRAY'S ACCESS.
  • My design would provide added comfort while ensuring access to the anterior arm for ports, fistulas, or catheters."
  • The invention provides a new garment specifically designed for patients with IVs.
  • It also increases comfort and warmth for the patient and it eliminates the need to remove or reposition clothing items.

Austin Community College District Invests in Re-enrollment and Student Success

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin Community College District (ACC), a nationally recognized two-year institution serving Central Texas and the sixth largest community college in the nation, today announced a new partnership with student success nonprofit InsideTrack to bring re-enrollment coaching to up to 6,800 former students who wish to complete their degrees. The partnership is focused on re-enrollment coaching and coaching development, which will support the college in building a sustainable re-enrollment program.

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  • With student success nonprofit InsideTrack, the community college district will train student success coaches to boost re-enrollment, persistence, completion, and career readiness for stopped-out learners
    AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin Community College District (ACC) , a nationally recognized two-year institution serving Central Texas and the sixth largest community college in the nation, today announced a new partnership with student success nonprofit InsideTrack to bring re-enrollment coaching to up to 6,800 former students who wish to complete their degrees.
  • In January, the college received a grant of more than $770,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) to launch the Austin Community College Ensuring Student Success (ACCESS) project, which provides outreach and re-enrollment coaching through InsideTrack.
  • In addition to directly coaching students, InsideTrack will also provide Austin Community College District with coaching tools, processes, and strategies, all rooted in InsideTrack's evidence-based coaching methodology and re-enrollment practices.
  • InsideTrack will achieve this through Foundational Coach Training (FCT) for student success coaches at the college who have not yet been trained.

Ludium Lab, Access, and XPENG present Europe's first cloud gaming platform for in-car entertainment

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain and OBERHAUSEN, Germany and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACCESS, Ludium Lab, and XPENG today announced they have collaborated to make cloud gaming for in-car displays a reality.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain and OBERHAUSEN, Germany and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACCESS, Ludium Lab, and XPENG today announced they have collaborated to make cloud gaming for in-car displays a reality.
  • This project combines ACCESS IVI (in-vehicle infotainment) technology with Ludium Lab's cloud gaming platform to enable XPENG customers can enjoy state-of-the-art cloud gaming.
  • The project sees SoraStream white-labeled as XPLAY from Ludium Lab, and enabled through the Twine4Car app store platform from ACCESS provided in XPENG vehicles.
  • XPLAY gives users access to a large catalog of PC, mobile, and console games, including major AAA games and games exclusive to Ludium Lab.

UC San Diego spin-off company receives MWh-scale purchase orders of their advanced sodium-ion batteries

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIGRID Battery, a University of California, San Diego spin-off startup company, announces that it has received its first commercial MWh-scale purchase orders for their advanced sodium ion batteries.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIGRID Battery, a University of California, San Diego spin-off startup company, announces that it has received its first commercial MWh-scale purchase orders for their advanced sodium ion batteries.
  • Due to this combination of properties, sodium ion batteries are emerging as the next big wave in battery technology.
  • Third party testing and validation on the advanced sodium ion batteries has been completed, and UNIGRID is on track to deliver MWh quantities of its advanced sodium ion batteries to customers in 2024.
  • The team is currently ramping up production in San Diego, California, in order to meet the rapidly growing interest and demand for their sodium-ion batteries.

Gyeonggi Content Agency to promote Gyeonggi Province videos and story IP-based content companies at the "2023 Singapore ATF"

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Content Agency will be establishing a Gyeonggi Province Pavilion at the '2023 Singapore ATF(Asia TV Forum & Market)', Asia's largest digital content exhibition, to support nine animation and story IP-based content companies from Gyeonggi Province.

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  • SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Content Agency will be establishing a Gyeonggi Province Pavilion at the '2023 Singapore ATF(Asia TV Forum & Market)', Asia's largest digital content exhibition, to support nine animation and story IP-based content companies from Gyeonggi Province.
  • The nine companies that will be participating in the 2023 Singapore ATF Gyeonggi Province Pavilion are WHYJ CONTENTS (Dinoman), ACCESS KOREA (SauceRia), PIXTREND (Guardians), CHUM EDUCATION (Hattung Science), ICONIX (Pororo), HEYRANG PRODUCTION (Galls on Plants), STUDIO W.BABA.
  • ATF is a digital content exhibition in which more than 760 content/broadcasting companies from around the world participate every year.
  • In 2024, the Gyeonggi Content Agency will continue to participate in joint domestic and international exhibitions, and hold export consultations and educational seminars in order to help companies in Gyeonggi Province advance overseas, and will continue to provide support to promote the excellent contents of Gyeonggi Province to the world.

HDT Bio to Participate in World Vaccine Congress West Coast 2023

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HDT Bio Corp., a clinical-stage private company developing advanced RNA products to treat and prevent infectious diseases and cancer, today announced its participation at the World Vaccine Congress West Coast 2023 in Santa Clara, California, from November 27 through 30, 2023.

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HDT Bio Corp., a clinical-stage private company developing advanced RNA products to treat and prevent infectious diseases and cancer, today announced its participation at the World Vaccine Congress West Coast 2023 in Santa Clara, California, from November 27 through 30, 2023.
  • HDT Bio's AMPLIFY vaccine platform combines repRNA coding for an antigen target and LION™ formulation technology to provide a versatile solution for a range of pathologies, from infectious diseases to cancer.
  • HDT Bio's AMPLIFY platform is designed to enhance flexibility of manufacturing, improve stability during storage, while increasing cellular immune responses.
  • "The World Vaccine Congress West Coast 2023 has evolved into an impactful and influential platform, seamlessly integrating advancements in cancer and infectious disease research, bringing together innovative minds in the field of vaccines and immunology.

Meijer Team Gives Program Impacts Nearly 1,700 Nonprofits in First Three Years

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Meijer announced today its third annual Meijer Team Gives fall program, empowering team members to grant $3 million in surprise donations to nearly 500 nonprofits within their communities.

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  • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Meijer announced today its third annual Meijer Team Gives fall program, empowering team members to grant $3 million in surprise donations to nearly 500 nonprofits within their communities.
  • This announcement follows the retailer's special Meijer Team Gives spring program earlier this year, which resulted in $1.5 million to nearly 300 nonprofits.
  • During Meijer Team Gives, each store, distribution facility, supply chain unit and Meijer Team Member Resource Group is given $10,000 to donate to one nonprofit or split between two in the community.
  • Since the Meijer Team Gives program began in 2021, there have been more than $10 million in donations, spanning across the retailer's six-state footprint.

YAK ACCESS & YAK MAT EXPANDING THEIR CRANE MAT DIVISION

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The Crane and Specialty Lifting Division will focus on delivering top-quality crane mats and lifting solutions, catering to the evolving requirements of customers in construction, energy, and industrial sectors.

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  • The Crane and Specialty Lifting Division will focus on delivering top-quality crane mats and lifting solutions, catering to the evolving requirements of customers in construction, energy, and industrial sectors.
  • Diverse Matting Products: YAK MAT offers a range of sizing for crane mats as well as outrigger pads, crane pads, and other mat types for access roads.
  • YAK ACCESS CEO, Frank Bardonaro, expressed enthusiasm for the new division, stating, "We are thrilled to introduce our Crane and Specialty Lifting Division.
  • For more information about YAK MAT's Crane and Specialty Lifting Division and their comprehensive range of matting solutions, please visit yakmat.com or contact [email protected] .

Alignment Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plan Named to U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage in North Carolina for Second Consecutive Year

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. and ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALHC) today announced that its North Carolina plan has been named a 2024 Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage (MA) in the state by U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year.

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  • RALEIGH, N.C. and ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALHC) today announced that its North Carolina plan has been named a 2024 Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage (MA) in the state by U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year.
  • Alignment Health Plan is one of only three MA plans in North Carolina to earn the U.S. News “Best” rankings badge .
  • This recognition comes on the heels of Alignment’s North Carolina HMO achieving an overall 4.5- out of 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2024.
  • “We are proud to be named a Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage in North Carolina from U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year,” said Dawn Maroney, president, markets of Alignment Healthcare and CEO of Alignment Health Plan.

Alignment Healthcare and Walgreens to Introduce Co-Branded Medicare Advantage Plans in Select Markets in 2024

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The plans offer comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage including a $0 copay on more than 10,000 prescription drugs at Walgreens and other in-network pharmacies.

Key Points: 
  • The plans offer comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage including a $0 copay on more than 10,000 prescription drugs at Walgreens and other in-network pharmacies.
  • Alignment Healthcare offers a diverse portfolio of MA plans and benefits through Alignment Health Plan across Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas.
  • Medicare-eligible adults can select plans during the Medicare enrollment period from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, for plan benefits starting Jan. 1, 2024.
  • For more information about Alignment Health Plan’s product offerings, visit www.alignmenthealthplan.com .