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WPG Americas Partners with Efinix Giving Customers the Advantage Over Traditional Programmable Logic Technologies

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Under the agreement, WPGA will offer the Efinix Titanium and Trion FPGA product lines to customers across the Americas.

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Under the agreement, WPGA will offer the Efinix Titanium and Trion FPGA product lines to customers across the Americas.
Efinix's FPGAs deliver power, performance and area advantages over traditional FPGA technologies, unlocking new applications and delivering rapid time to market.
These FPGAs are built on Efinix Quantum™ programmable logic fabric and provide a compelling alternative to mainstream FPGAs at a substantially lower cost.
Efinix's Quantum fabric architecture results in high-performance, low-power programmable logic that gives our customers more choices and flexibility in their designs."

WPG Successfully Completes Transformational Portfolio Refinance

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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WPG (the “Company”), formerly Washington Prime Group, a national leader in the ownership, management and development of retail properties, today announced the successful closing of $1.005 billion securitized mortgage financing.

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WPG (the “Company”), formerly Washington Prime Group, a national leader in the ownership, management and development of retail properties, today announced the successful closing of $1.005 billion securitized mortgage financing.
The new non-recourse loan repaid and eliminated the Company’s corporate debt, substantially reduced its borrowing costs, and once again demonstrated strength of the underlying asset base.
Goldman Sachs, Citi and JPMorgan Chase led the single asset single borrower (SASB) CMBS transaction, collateralized by 38 open-air retail centers totaling 8.5 million square feet in 15 states.
Eastdil Secured served as exclusive financial advisor and debt placement agent to WPG and SVP.

This Week in People & Culture News: 12 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, June 2, 2023

NEW YORK, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering different cultural groups stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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Interviews will be conducted online and on the telephone in Chinese dialects, Korean, and Vietnamese, in addition to English.
The limited-edition headphones feature a Pride-inspired colorway designed to celebrate all love, all year long.
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Report Finds Greater Leadership Diversity at Massachusetts Colleges and Universities

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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BOSTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the Women's Power Gap (WPG) shows a significant increase in both women and people of color at the highest levels of leadership at colleges and universities in Massachusetts since 2018—the result of a sustained public push to better diversify the uppermost ranks of the state's academic institutions.

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39 percent of all college presidents are now women, up six percentage points in the past five years.
This puts Massachusetts above the national average of 33 percent women at the helm of colleges and universities.
The number of presidents who are women of color more than doubled, from 6 to 16.5 percent, in the same period.
Today's WPG report comes amid increased awareness of the importance of ensuring that top academic leadership in the state better represents the student population it serves.

Report Shows Significant Increase in Women's Leadership at Nation's Top Research Universities ("R1s")

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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This was driven by the fact that, within this time frame, more than half (53 percent) of all newly appointed presidents were women.

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This was driven by the fact that, within this time frame, more than half (53 percent) of all newly appointed presidents were women.
Today's report is a follow-up to an earlier study, The Women's Power Gap at Elite Universities: Scaling the Ivory Tower , which examined diversity data at the nation's top research universities.
The WPG analyzes gender, racial, and ethnic data for top leadership, including the president, provost, board chair, academic deans, presidents' cabinets, and governing boards.
"It is heartening to see more women leading our nation's elite universities," said WPG President Andrea Silbert.

Women Making Modest Progress Breaking into High-Paying Executive Jobs, Yet Still Face Barriers to the CEO's Office

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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BOSTON, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly released data from the Eos Foundation's Women's Power Gap report, Breaking Through to the Top: Diversity Among Executive Leadership at Massachusetts' Largest Public Companies, shows a modest increase in women's representation among the most highly compensated corporate executives**, from 10% in 2020 to 16% currently. But women remain notably stalled just before reaching the CEO's office.

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That is a 60% drop-off in women's representation from the number two to number one roles, according to the report.
"These findings show a very steep 'final drop'," said Andrea Silbert, President of the Eos Foundation.
"Slowly but surely, women are making their way to 'launch' roles, only to find the last step to the CEO's office out of reach.
Women of color remain significantly underrepresented occupying only 4% of CEO roles, 5% of executive leadership team members, and 4% Named Executive Officers.

WPG Americas Inc. Expands Wireless Communication Solutions with SPARK Microsystems Next-Gen Ultra-Low Power Ultra-Wideband Products

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

With its patented technologies, SPARK Microsystems delivers orders of magnitude improved bandwidth, latency and power consumption compared to legacy wireless protocols.

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With its patented technologies, SPARK Microsystems delivers orders of magnitude improved bandwidth, latency and power consumption compared to legacy wireless protocols.
"SPARK Microsystems strengthens our total IoT solutions for our customers with the addition of their highly competitive ultra-low power and low-latency wireless communications products for connected devices," said Chris Miller, President of WPGA.
"We are very excited to have WPG as a sales partner for SPARK Microsystems in the North America region," saidTom Spade, Chief Revenue Officer of SPARK Microsystems.
SPARK Microsystems is a fabless semiconductor company that is leading the way towards ultra-low power wireless communications for high-performance personal area networks and IoT-connected devices.

White Party Global Announces British Singer Songwriter, RAYE As Headliner For White Party Palm Springs' Saturday 'Eternal' Themed Event

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, White Party Global (WPG) announced that Platinum-selling, British singer-songwriter, RAYE headline the White Party Palm Spring's 'Eternal' themed main event, taking place on Saturday, April 30 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, White Party Global (WPG) announced that Platinum-selling, British singer-songwriter, RAYE headline the White Party Palm Spring's 'Eternal' themed main event, taking place on Saturday, April 30 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
"White Party Palm Springs has always been at the forefront of helping popularize some of the biggest names in the music industry, including J.
"RAYE, this year's headliner, is a dynamic pop artist and in-demand collaborator, making her a natural choice to perform for thousands of beautiful men at Saturday's "Eternal" themed White Party."
The "Eternal" themed main event will be further elevated by the addition of a new song with the same namesake, written exclusively for White Party Palm Springs 2022 by Karina Kay.

Leading AI Chipmaker Hailo Partners with AITg of WPG Holdings to Support Growing Customer Base in Asia Pacific

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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"Customers from a wide variety of industries seek to empower their devices with AI to improve their flexibility, scalability, versatility and energy efficiency.

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"Customers from a wide variety of industries seek to empower their devices with AI to improve their flexibility, scalability, versatility and energy efficiency.
"We are excited to work with a leading AI chip company such as Hailo to leverage the vast potential of their innovative AI solutions at the edge," said Jackie Hsu, CEO of AITg.
Hailo ,an AI-focused,Israel-based chipmaker, has developed a specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices.
WPG Holdings is the largest electronics distributor in Asia and the world*, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan (TSE:3702).

Leading AI Chipmaker Hailo Partners with AITg of WPG Holdings to Support Growing Customer Base in Asia Pacific

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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TAIPEI and TEL AVIV, Israel, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AI chipmaker for edge devices Hailo today announced its partnership with AITg (part of WPG Holdings), a leading global semiconductor distributor, to promote and support Hailo's products in Taiwan and the Greater China region. The agreement with AITg will enable Hailo to expand its presence in key Asian markets, extending its reach to customers in sectors such as smart retail, smart cities, smart homes, industry 4.0, and more.

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"Customers from a wide variety of industries seek to empower their devices with AI to improve their flexibility, scalability, versatility and energy efficiency.
"We are excited to work with a leading AI chip company such as Hailo to leverage the vast potential of their innovative AI solutions at the edge," said Jackie Hsu, CEO of AITg.
Hailo ,an AI-focused,Israel-based chipmaker, has developed a specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices.
WPG Holdings is the largest electronics distributor in Asia and the world*, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan (TSE:3702).