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Sangamo Therapeutics Announces Strategic Update and Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO), a genomic medicines company, today announced recent business highlights, including progress on its strategic transformation and a corresponding restructuring of operations and workforce reduction, and reported third quarter 2023 financial results.

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  • Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO), a genomic medicines company, today announced recent business highlights, including progress on its strategic transformation and a corresponding restructuring of operations and workforce reduction, and reported third quarter 2023 financial results.
  • As a result of this restructuring, Sangamo is reducing its US workforce by approximately 40%, or approximately 162 roles.
  • Sangamo expects to incur approximately $8 million-$10 million in one-time restructuring costs in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 were $9.4 million, compared to $26.5 million for the same period in 2022.

Top-of-the-line Large Scale Ti Cold Constructed Facility Opens in Phoenix

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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PHOENIX, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The grand opening of the highly anticipated state-of-the-art Ti Cold constructed Phoenix Cold Storage Facility, fully operated by Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics, is here!

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  • PHOENIX, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The grand opening of the highly anticipated state-of-the-art Ti Cold constructed Phoenix Cold Storage Facility, fully operated by Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics, is here!
  • Designed and built by Ti Cold (Melbourne, FL) the Phoenix facility is located in the city of El Mirage, between US Interstates 17 and 10 in the heart of the Southwest distribution market.
  • This marks the first of two Ti Cold built facilities that will be operated by Arcadia Cold, opening this year to support Arcadia's quickly growing national cold storage platform.
  • Arcadia Cold's facility represents one of the first large-scale third-party logistics (3PL) cold storage facilities in the Phoenix market.

American Land Title Association Elects Donald Kennedy as President

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced that Donald (Don) Kennedy has been named president for 2023-2024.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced that Donald (Don) Kennedy has been named president for 2023-2024.
  • "The decades he has spent as a title insurance professional, a litigation attorney and a board member for ALTA, the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation and the California Land Title Association will serve him well as ALTA President.
  • Kennedy is a third-generation ALTA president, following his father's, Parker S. Kennedy, presidency in 1993-1994 and his grandfather's, Donald P. Kennedy, presidency in 1983-1984.
  • Members of ALTA's 2023-2024 Board of Governors include:
    President: Don Kennedy, First American Title Insurance Co.
    Underwriters Section Rep: Donald A. O'Neill, WFG National Title Insurance Co.
    Underwriters Section Rep: Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP, Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.

Flueid to Showcase Verification of Title Products at ALTA ONE and MBA Annual

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Flueid’s VOT products are built from the company’s patented title data and decisioning platform, Flueid Decision.

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  • Flueid’s VOT products are built from the company’s patented title data and decisioning platform, Flueid Decision.
  • “Flueid believes that title data should be accessible at every stage of a transaction and across the broader ecosystem at large,” said Peter Bowman, Co-Founder & CEO of Flueid.
  • MBA Annual (October 15-18): Flueid’s TitleCheck® products bring title data upstream into the loan origination, servicing and secondary markets processes.
  • To learn more about Flueid, its products, services or leadership team, please visit: https://www.flueid.com/ .

ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $105K in Grants

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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"By providing grants to small community nonprofits, the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation is able to make an enormous impact," said Foundation Board Chair Mary O'Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. and past president of ALTA.

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  • "By providing grants to small community nonprofits, the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation is able to make an enormous impact," said Foundation Board Chair Mary O'Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. and past president of ALTA.
  • To see an example of the types of charitable organizations that receive grants from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation, click here .
  • "Since the inception of the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation in October 2020, ALTA members and the Foundation Board have raised more than $1.2 million," said ALTA CEO Diane Tomb.
  • The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was launched in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members.

American Land Title Association Unveils New Brand Identity

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today unveiled its new brand identity—redesigned for the first time in nearly 60 years to reflect how the industry has adapted in the digital age—and revamped website during ALTA ONE, the largest annual event for the land title insurance industry.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today unveiled its new brand identity—redesigned for the first time in nearly 60 years to reflect how the industry has adapted in the digital age—and revamped website during ALTA ONE, the largest annual event for the land title insurance industry.
  • Established 116 years ago, ALTA's brand has long been a sign of confidence for consumers who purchase real estate.
  • "The title insurance industry certainly has adapted to 21st-century technology, and it was time for ALTA's branding to reflect the industry's evolution."
  • The highlight of the new branding is a contemporary brand mark featuring a streamlined version of the eagle within a shield.

Pioneer Title Company Taps Sekady for Secure Real Estate Payments Platform

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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MERIDIAN, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sekady, a leader in fintech and software solutions in the Title Insurance & Escrow space, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pioneer Title Company for secure real estate payments.

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  • MERIDIAN, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sekady, a leader in fintech and software solutions in the Title Insurance & Escrow space, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pioneer Title Company for secure real estate payments.
  • Sekady's new platform, called Tidal Money, is a payments platform providing options such as ACH, wires, and Real Time Payments for more efficient and secure real estate transactions.
  • Amid growing concern about the rising prevalence of fraud and wire schemes in the real estate industry, Sekady adheres to strict SOC-2 Certified protocols and organizational compliance.
  • "We are extremely excited about working with a forward-thinking company like Pioneer Title.

Piccola Cucina Inc. Acquires Assets of Judy G Foods Inc. in a Strategic Move to Expand Consumer Packaged Offerings to the Gluten Free & Allergen Sensitive Communities

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Pina built a business that not only fills a gap in the market but also empowers women in the field of food entrepreneurship.

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  • Pina built a business that not only fills a gap in the market but also empowers women in the field of food entrepreneurship.
  • Judy G Foods Inc., a well-respected business in the specialty food market, has built a stellar reputation for its high-quality, gourmet products over the years.
  • with the addition of the Judy G lines of frozen pizza crust, topped pizzas, and “Moments” vegan superfood desserts.
  • As a Canadian, women owned business we are thrilled Judy G has entrusted us  to continue her legacy.”
    Diverse Product Line: Piccola Cucina offers a wide range of gluten free products.

Bowman Supplying Engineering and Survey for a New Entertainment Center within San Diego’s Midway-Pacific Highway Community

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN) was contracted by Midway Rising to deliver engineering, survey and mapping services for a new entertainment center and master plan for San Diego’s Midway-Pacific Highway community.

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  • Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN) was contracted by Midway Rising to deliver engineering, survey and mapping services for a new entertainment center and master plan for San Diego’s Midway-Pacific Highway community.
  • As part of the Midway Rising master plan, the new entertainment center is replacing the Pechanga Arena with a 16,000-seat facility designed to host an array of events, including sports matches, concerts and entertainment shows.
  • This new entertainment center stands as a significant cornerstone within the broader Midway Rising redevelopment initiative of breathing new life into surplus land within the Midway-Pacific Highway community.
  • “Their commitment to excellence and their dedication to blending innovation with sustainability aligns seamlessly with the goals of the redevelopment.”

Fidelity National Financial Announces Joe Grealish As President, National Agency Operations

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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These additional leadership responsibilities come because Steve Day, current President of National Agency Operations, has announced his retirement from the Company at the end of 2023.

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  • These additional leadership responsibilities come because Steve Day, current President of National Agency Operations, has announced his retirement from the Company at the end of 2023.
  • "Joe has had many years of experience working in markets where direct residential, commercial, and our independent agency partners compete and thrive," said, Mike Nolan, Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity National Financial.
  • "His vast amount of experience across a large geography of the US leading operations, regions, and divisions in both the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast will help lead our agency operations into an increasing technology focused future."
  • In February of 2018, Day was named President of National Agency Operations.