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Orion Group Partners with Leading Plumbing Service Provider, L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Orion Group (“Orion”), a commercial facility services business, announced today that it has partnered with L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service (“L.A.

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  • Orion Group (“Orion”), a commercial facility services business, announced today that it has partnered with L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service (“L.A.
  • Hydro-Jet”).
  • L.A. Hydro-Jet is a leading plumbing business offering drain cleaning, jetting, and sewer repair solutions to commercial facilities throughout Southern California.
  • L.A. Hydro-Jet joins Orion’s national light mechanical service provider, Helios Service Partners, further expanding the business’ service breadth and geographic reach.

Kingsley Manor senior community hosts show for LA Fashion Week

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Monday, March 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingsley Manor, a Front Porch retirement community in Los Angeles, is hosting its first fashion show on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in partnership with LA Fashion Week. The show highlights 10 resident participants ranging in age from 68 to 98 years old, walking the runway on Kingsley Manor's rooftop patio, with a view of the Hollywood sign in the background.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingsley Manor , a Front Porch retirement community in Los Angeles, is hosting its first fashion show on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in partnership with LA Fashion Week.
  • Members of the public are invited to "See what's new from up-and-coming designers with a fashion forward senior twist!
  • Michael Essex, Life Enrichment Director, was inspired to create the fashion show after realizing how little the fashion industry includes older people.
  • Essex shares how important fashion is for people of all ages – as well as for the fashion industry.

Students Learn About Financial Literacy and Energy Efficiency Through SoCalGas' Junior Achievement Storefront that Showcases Clean Energy's Future

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) today unveiled its newly revamped storefront at Junior Achievement of SoCal's (JASoCal) JA Finance Park, an interactive educational space of business storefronts that provides students with lessons on financial literacy. Located just outside Griffith Park, JA Finance Park hosts more than 15,000 visitors including students and volunteers each year. Drawing inspiration from SoCalGas' H2 Innovation Experience ([H2]IE) in Downey, Calif., SoCalGas' storefront provides practical experiences in personal finance, sustainability and career exploration in STEM fields. The utility has collaborated with the organization for over 23 years and has contributed more than $300,000 to help foster leadership skills in the next generation.

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  • Located just outside Griffith Park, JA Finance Park hosts more than 15,000 visitors including students and volunteers each year.
  • "SoCalGas employee volunteers help bring real-world financial and energy-efficient scenarios to life for students through a hands-on approach, nurturing future leaders by equipping them with vital skills.
  • The storefront features mock scenarios that enhance students' abilities to budget, manage expenses and make informed financial decisions.
  • The space also emphasizes the importance of energy use in financial planning, teaching students about the benefits of energy-efficient practices and SoCalGas' customer assistance programs.

FIJI Water Takes Over the Red Carpet with 2024 Awards Season

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIJI® Water is dedicating the start of 2024 to Hollywood’s red carpet.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIJI® Water is dedicating the start of 2024 to Hollywood’s red carpet.
  • As America’s number one premium imported bottled water, FIJI Water will grace 20 of the entertainment industry’s top events and red carpets during the first eight weeks of the year, including the 75th EMMY® Awards, AFI AWARDS, Critics Choice Awards, Film Independent Spirit Awards, and GRAMMY Awards®.
  • Immediately following the Critics Choice Awards, FIJI Water will celebrate the best in television and emerging media as the Official Water Partner of the 75th Emmy Awards Season for the 10th consecutive year.
  • FIJI Water will round out awards season with the Film Independent Spirit Awards for the 10th consecutive year.

Historic 75th Emmy Awards Galas Get as Many Cooks in the Kitchen as Possible in Preparation for Feeding 8,000 Happy Hungry Hollywood Stars

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Television Academy – which normally is more engaged in awarding the creators of tasty plot twists for hungry worldwide audiences -- has assembled a massive culinary cadre of chefs, servers and event experts to stage an unprecedented series of rapturous black-tie food and drink extravaganzas for 8,000 attendees in honor of the Emmy® Awards 75th Anniversary.

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  • The Consecutive galas are part of celebrations leading up to and including the January 15 telecast airing on FOX.
  • An additional staggering 11 miles of that same custom shimmering flowing finery will be wrapped around 12 enormous translucent pillars.
  • Befitting the proceedings will be a massively towering two-story Emmy aureate statue bearing witness to the crowning career achievements of television’s brightest stars.
  • As an added flourish, Drybar will provide their services to nominees and winners with touch up stations at the Gala.

Television Academy Announces Corporate Partners for the 75th Emmy® Awards Season

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

FIJI Water is proud to be the Official Water Partner of the 75th Emmy Awards season, returning for the 10th consecutive year.

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  • FIJI Water is proud to be the Official Water Partner of the 75th Emmy Awards season, returning for the 10th consecutive year.
  • Johnnie Walker will celebrate the outstanding achievements in television as the Official Spirits Partner of the 75th Emmys season.
  • As the Official Hotel Partner of the 75th Emmy Awards season, The Ritz-Carlton will join the Television Academy in celebrating the talented artists and television professionals who have inspired audiences around the world.
  • United Airlines proudly kicks off its 24-year partnership with the Television Academy as the Official Airline and longest-standing partner for the historic 75th Emmy Awards season.

BRIAN DUNNING PRESENTS: FIRST SCIENCE-BASED UFO DOCUMENTARY TO BE RELEASED FREE ON YOUTUBE

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See lays out for you exactly what we know and how we know it.

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  • The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See lays out for you exactly what we know and how we know it.
  • And yes, it thoroughly explains all three famous Navy UFO videos.
  • In October 2023, The UFO Movie was selected by the prestigious SETI Institute (seti.org) for their Movie Night hosted by Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak.
  • An electronic press kit, trailers, and images are available on the Press tab at the movie's website https://theufo.movie.

Crypto.com Arena and Peacock Theater Certified as Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ by The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The certifications follow AEG’s pledge in July 2022 to roll out the SIGBI Safe Spaces initiative to its venues and festivals.

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  • The certifications follow AEG’s pledge in July 2022 to roll out the SIGBI Safe Spaces initiative to its venues and festivals.
  • Crypto.com Arena and Peacock Theater worked closely with SIGBI to provide the proper training, policies, and standards to ensure that both venues are advocating for equality and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ employees and customers.
  • SIGBI announced the launch of its Safe Spaces Certification Program during Pride Month in June 2022.
  • SIGBI is inspired by the struggles and ideals of the LGBTQ+ rights movement born from The Stonewall Inn riots of 1969.

Karen Harvey Consulting Group Charts Future of Talent Strategy, Promoting Maia Wojcik and Lauren Dyer to Partner, and Jenna Blaha Appointed Global Managing Director

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

These new appointments come as the company sees accelerated growth and a changing landscape for talent strategy for its clients and strategic partners.

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  • These new appointments come as the company sees accelerated growth and a changing landscape for talent strategy for its clients and strategic partners.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231121743118/en/
    From top left; Karen Harvey, Jenna Blaha From bottom left; Lauren Dyer, Maia Wojcik (Photo: Business Wire)
    "It has truly been a once-in-a-lifetime journey working alongside this exceptional team.
  • From the inception of my first company, the vision was to pioneer a new way of bringing talent and brand strategy together to build companies of the future.
  • Blaha also founded Danger Productions, a talent management and consulting company specializing in emerging design talent and creator culture.

Autodesk contributes $1 million to expand Group Effort Initiative educational programming

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a global leader in design and make software, has contributed $1 million to Group Effort Initiative (GEI), an organization focused on creating a pipeline for members of underrepresented communities to get real experience that supports lasting careers within the entertainment industry.

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  • Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a global leader in design and make software, has contributed $1 million to Group Effort Initiative (GEI), an organization focused on creating a pipeline for members of underrepresented communities to get real experience that supports lasting careers within the entertainment industry.
  • In response to these challenges and as a result of the Autodesk contribution, GEI tripled its educational and training opportunities to help participants remain connected to the entertainment industry while productions were paused.
  • Through the collaboration with Autodesk, educational programming will continue to expand over the next two years in the eighteen cities where GEI operates.
  • “Autodesk is committed to helping equip the next generation of creators with the skills and experience they need to thrive in an ever-changing workplace,” said Autodesk Chief Operating Officer Steve Blum.