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National Nonprofit, Founders First CDC, Awards $100,000 to Southern California Businesses

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Sunday, December 17, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Founders First CDC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers expansion in diverse, founder-led, revenue-generating businesses, announced the winners of its new Job Creators Quest Grant today during a virtual press conference. More than 900 Southern California businesses applied for the grants and 25 recipients were selected, with minority and underrepresented business owners receiving $100,000, collectively in cash and full tuition scholarships to a Founders First CDC Business Accelerator Program. The grant recipients were selected from throughout the Southern California region, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego regions, serving a variety of industries – from construction and manufacturing to STEM and healthcare, to hospitality, and more.

Key Points: 
  • More than 900 Southern California businesses applied for the grants and 25 recipients were selected, with minority and underrepresented business owners receiving $100,000, collectively in cash and full tuition scholarships to a Founders First CDC Business Accelerator Program.
  • "This is why we created the Southern California Job Creators Grant.
  • "California Southern SBDC is honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with Founders First CDC in championing the growth and resilience of these Southern California businesses, now celebrated as finalists in the Job Creators program.
  • The 25 recipients of the Southern California Job Creators fund includes:

PepsiCo Foundation Announces 100 New Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Grantees

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PepsiCo Foundation is thrilled to welcome 100 new grantees to the Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program. Established in 2020 with 150 grantees to-date, the program seeks to empower and equip Hispanic food and beverage entrepreneurs with the skills and resources to take their businesses to new heights. After six weeks of intensive training and coaching, in partnership with Accion Opportunity Fund, Allies for Community Business, LiftFund and Prospera, these outstanding individuals will receive $10,000 dollar grants in addition to joining the PepsiCo Foundation Impacto Network. 

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  • Business Owners across the U.S. receive grants, coaching, and personalized training
    PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PepsiCo Foundation is thrilled to welcome 100 new grantees to the Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program.
  • The PepsiCo Foundation's Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program aims to address the unique challenges faced by Hispanic entrepreneurs and provide them with a platform to thrive and create lasting change in their communities.
  • That's why we are so delighted to congratulate the 100 talented entrepreneurs who have completed the 2023 Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program.
  • "We are honored to collaborate with the PepsiCo Foundation to deliver the Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator program," said Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund.

GeminiBio Opens New State-of-the-Art Biotech Facilities in Northern California

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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This new cGMP warehouse includes temperature mapped and validated storage conditions, including -20C, 2-8C, and controlled room temperature (CRT).

Key Points: 
  • This new cGMP warehouse includes temperature mapped and validated storage conditions, including -20C, 2-8C, and controlled room temperature (CRT).
  • Over the last few years as GeminiBio has invested in new cGMP manufacturing facilities, the company has grown from just over 30 employees to nearly 80 associates in 2023.
  • “We are thrilled and honored to have a leading biotech company such as GeminiBio expand their operations in West Sacramento,” Greater Sacramento Economic Council President & CEO Barry Broome said.
  • We recognize the important role that GeminiBio plays in increasing productivity in the biotechnology sector and healthcare worldwide.”

Automation of Solid-Phase Aromatic Foldamer Synthesis, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The synthesis of long helical oligoamide foldamers composed of more than 20 aromatic monomers of 8-amino-2-quinoline carboxylic acid can now be routinely achieved by using an in lab-developed solid-phase foldamer synthesis (SPFS) methodology that relies on acid chloride activation.

Key Points: 
  • In this free webinar, learn about aromatic oligoamide foldamer (AOF) chemistry and automated parallel solid-phase foldamer synthesis on a next-generation, multi-scale peptide synthesis platform and other applications.
  • That constitutes a critical milestone in the field of aromatic foldamer chemistry with many concrete applications such as the modulation of protein-protein interactions in competitive research programs.
  • Register for this webinar to learn more on aromatic oligoamide foldamer (AOF) chemistry, automated parallel solid-phase foldamer synthesis on the PurePep Chorus synthesizer a next-generation, multi-scale peptide synthesis platform and other applications.
  • For more information, or to register for this event, visit Automation of Solid-Phase Aromatic Foldamer Synthesis .

PEPSI MAX® ANNOUNCES GLOBAL FOOTBALL SENSATION, VINI JR AS ITS LATEST AMBASSADOR, WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW FASHION COLLECTION

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  #ThirstyForMore – Pepsi MAX® has revealed one of the most exciting, generational talents and reigning UEFA Champions League winner, Vini Jr as its latest brand ambassador. The announcement comes as Pepsi MAX unveils a new fashion collection, created by football culture brand Art of Football. Bringing his own style and passion to the collaboration, Vini Jr is the face of the campaign for the new Pepsi X AoF, marking the start of an exciting partnership with Pepsi MAX.

Key Points: 
  • The announcement comes as PepsiMAX unveils a new fashion collection, created by football culture brand Art of Football.
  • I remember watching Pepsi MAX commercials starring some of my biggest football idols growing up.
  • Now, here I am today working with Pepsi MAX to bring this amazing fashion collection to life how cool is that?!
  • To learn more about the Pepsi x Art of Football collection, follow the Pepsi Global channels on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook .

PEPSI® ANNOUNCES GLOBAL FOOTBALL SENSATION, VINI JR AS ITS LATEST AMBASSADOR, WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW FASHION COLLECTION

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- #ThirstyForMore – Pepsi® has revealed one of the most exciting, generational talents and reigning UEFA Champions League winner, Vini Jr as its latest brand ambassador. The announcement comes as Pepsi unveils a new fashion collection, created by football culture brand Art of Football. Bringing his own style and passion to the collaboration, Vini Jr is the face of the campaign for the new Pepsi X AoF capsule, marking the start of an exciting partnership with Pepsi.

Key Points: 
  • The announcement comes as Pepsiunveils a new fashion collection, created by football culture brand Art of Football.
  • This is a tribe of restless individuals bubbling with potential, just like Vini Jr, whose drive, passion and determination has gained him global recognition, around the world.
  • Now, here I am today working with Pepsi to bring this amazing fashion collection to life how cool is that?!
  • To learn more about the Pepsi x Art of Football collection, follow the Pepsi Global channels on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook .

Aniplex Online Fest 2022 Announces Musical Artists, Additional Guests, Plus Hosts Sally Amaki and Hisanori Yoshida

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aniplex Online Fest 2022 is gearing up for an unprecedented event featuring a star-studded line-up of musical artists set to hit the stage with internationally beloved idol Sally Amaki returning as host alongside Hisanori Yoshida.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aniplex Online Fest 2022 is gearing up for an unprecedented event featuring a star-studded line-up of musical artists set to hit the stage with internationally beloved idol Sally Amaki returning as host alongside Hisanori Yoshida.
  • Viewers can tune in to Aniplex Online Fest 2022 on YouTube for free on September 23rd starting at 8 PM (PDT).
  • Getting the party started is Aniplex Online Fest favorite DJ Kazu, who will be returning to the event for a thrilling DJ performance.
  • Aniplex Online Fest 2022 is currently accepting song requests for DJ Kazu via the comment section on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, where fans can watch a snippet of his Aniplex Online Fest 2021 performance for a limited time.

DGAP-News: ABOUT YOU Holding SE: ABOUT YOU delivers resilient top-line growth and confirms full-year guidance in Q1 2022/2023

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
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Top-line growth of +19.4% YoY to EUR504.1million in Q12022/2023, against the backdrop of challenging macroeconomic conditions and consumer sentiment effects across Europe

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  • Top-line growth of +19.4% YoY to EUR504.1million in Q12022/2023, against the backdrop of challenging macroeconomic conditions and consumer sentiment effects across Europe
    Group adj.
  • ABOUTYOU reiterated its outlook for FY2022/2023, even as the challenging macroeconomic environment and rising inflationary pressure continue to impact customer behaviour.
  • The first international ABOUTYOU Awards in Milan in May 2022 further drove growth in brand awareness across Europe.
  • Until 28February2023, ABOUTYOU continues to predict a total CAPEX of EUR60 to 80million5 and net working capital to remain neutral.

ScaleOut Software Announces Production Release of Redis®* Integration

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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ScaleOut Software today introduces ScaleOut In-Memory Database with support for Redis clients as a full production release.

Key Points: 
  • ScaleOut Software today introduces ScaleOut In-Memory Database with support for Redis clients as a full production release.
  • This full production release supports all popular Redis data structures (strings, sets, sorted sets, lists, hashes, geospatial, hyperloglog, and streams), as well as transactions, publish/subscribe commands, and blocking commands.
  • We are excited to deliver the full production version of our clustered server platform for Redis with ScaleOut In-Memory Database, said Dr. William Bain, ScaleOut Softwares CEO and founder.
  • Founded in 2003, ScaleOut Software develops leading-edge software that delivers scalable, highly available, in-memory computing and streaming analytics technologies to a wide range of industries.

DGAP-News: ABOUT YOU Holding SE: ABOUT YOU releases strong full-year results and expects significant growth in FY 2022/2023

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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Delivered on targets: Group revenue growth of +48.5% YoY in FY 2021/2022 despite market volatility, Group adj.

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  • Delivered on targets: Group revenue growth of +48.5% YoY in FY 2021/2022 despite market volatility, Group adj.
  • The Company expects continued growth and an improved adjusted EBITDA in FY 2022/2023.
  • The Group unlocked substantial top-line growth of 48.5% year-on-year to EUR 1,731.6 million in FY 2021/2022 (FY 2020/2021: EUR 1,166.5 million), despite the challenging macro-environment slowing down global growth forecasts.
  • Amounting to EUR 29.0 million, the high-level adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 17.3% (FY 2020/2021: 12.0% or EUR 10.1 million).