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Urbana Corporation Announces the Revaluation of One of Its Investments

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbana Corporation (TSX & CSE: URB & URB.A)

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    TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbana Corporation (TSX & CSE: URB & URB.A)
    Urbana Corporation announces that today, it has revalued its investment in Blue Ocean Technologies LLC based on a recent equity raise transaction.
  • This revaluation has the impact of increasing Urbana’s net assets per share (“NAPS”) by approximately $0.93 (or approximately 11.9%) from its last published NAPS as at September 1, 2023.
  • Urbana publishes every Tuesday its NAPS as at the closing on the previous Friday.
  • This revaluation will be reflected in our next weekly NAPS calculation to be published on next Tuesday, September 12.

Lean Solutions Group Expands to Mexico

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lean Solutions Group, a rapidly growing nearshore and offshore services provider, has opened its eighth satellite office in Cancun, Mexico, to provide clients in the United States with 24/7 services including back office, technology, marketing, sales, and business process outsourcing services (BPO).

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  • Lean Solutions Group is projected to grow its workforce of 8,000 employees to more than 10,000 by the end of the year.
  • As part of our strategic growth plan, this development moves us forward in enhancing our professional solutions offerings," said Robert Cadena, CEO and co-founder of Lean Solutions Group.
  • Lean Solutions Group is projected to grow its workforce of 8,000 employees to more than 10,000 by the end of the year.
  • Lean Solutions Group has grown rapidly in the last three years and aims to continue strategically expanding at an international level.

CND Life Sciences Awarded Third NIH SBIR Grant to Study the Syn-One Test® in Patients Diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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PHOENIX, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CND Life Sciences, an innovative medical diagnostics company pioneering the detection, visualization, and quantification of protein deposition in cutaneous nerve fibers, has been awarded a $3 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This is the third NIH SBIR Phase II award for the company to study and advance the clinical application of the Syn-One Test, the only commercially available test that uses skin biopsies to help clinicians diagnose a synucleinopathy, a family of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA), pure autonomic failure (PAF) and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).

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  • Patients diagnosed with RBD experience vivid, often disruptive dreams associated with simple or complex motor behavior during the REM phase of sleep.
  • The success of future treatments for these disorders will be tied to how precisely and early we can understand the patient's pathology," explained Levine.
  • Founded in 2017, CND Life Sciences is dedicated to supporting the care of patients facing the potential diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disease and other neurological conditions.
  • The company has research collaborations with multiple biopharmaceutical companies and has been awarded three prestigious NIH SBIR grants to advance the validation and clinical utility of its Syn-One Test.

Ultra-Staff EDGE Medical Scheduling Module Honored with 2022 Gold Stevie® Award for Best Employee Scheduling Solution

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Ultra-Staff EDGE Medical Scheduling Module, developed by Automated Business Designs, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award for Best Employee Scheduling Solution in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

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  • The Ultra-Staff EDGE Medical Scheduling Module, developed by Automated Business Designs, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award for Best Employee Scheduling.
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Ultra-Staff EDGE Medical Scheduling Module, developed by Automated Business Designs, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award for Best Employee Scheduling Solution in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers.
  • The Ultra-Staff EDGE Scheduling Module received Gold in the Employee Scheduling Solution category.
  • The Ultra-Staff EDGE Scheduling Module is a web-based SaaS solution designed exclusively for medical staffing companies to help staff medical professionals quickly and efficiently.

Automated Business Designs, Developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE Staffing Software, Celebrates 40 Years of Innovative Technology Brought to Staffing Companies

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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CHICAGO, Sep. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing software, is celebrating the company's 40th anniversary. Founded in 1982, ABD is one of the oldest vendors in the industry but continues to introduce the latest innovative staffing technology solutions. ABD has stayed at the forefront of innovation by delivering a fully scalable software solution that meets the fast-paced in-demand needs of the industry.

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  • CHICAGO, Sep. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing software, is celebrating the company's 40th anniversary.
  • Founded in 1982, ABD is one of the oldest vendors in the industry but continues to introduce the latest innovative staffing technology solutions.
  • The new application is designed with technology to maximize your application completion, develop a better candidate experience, and give staffing companies a competitive edge.
  • Automated Business Designs (ABD) develops the staffing and recruiting software solution, Ultra-Staff EDGE.

Supermodel, Entrepreneur and Breastfeeder Ashley Graham Reveals Her Choice to Combo Feed Her Babies with Breastmilk and Formula

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Today, Graham makes history as the first parent to ever combo feed her babies with breastmilk and formula on billboards across the country (also known as combo feeding).

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  • Today, Graham makes history as the first parent to ever combo feed her babies with breastmilk and formula on billboards across the country (also known as combo feeding).
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    Ashley is speaking out to represent and support the silent majority the 70% of formula-feeding parents who also combo feed their babies.
  • 70% of formula-feeding parents are combo feeding, meaning they use some combination of breastmilk and formula.
  • Well Show Up - Ashley Graham will make history as the first parent to combo feed her babies on billboards across the country.

Automated Business Designs Recognized as a Chicago Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in 2022

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Chicago, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named a Chicago Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in 2022. This distinguished honor is the seventh consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest Program.

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  • Chicago, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named a Chicago Best and Brightest Company to Work For in 2022.
  • This distinguished honor is the seventh consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest Program.
  • The Best and Brightest Program honors companies that distinguish themselves as having the most innovative and thoughtful human resources approach.
  • Automated Business Designs will be recognized on July 14th during the Virtual Chicago's Best and Brightest Awards Ceremony.

Midwest Staffing Conference Returns with Stellar Lineup

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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ROSEMONT, Ill., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Staffing industry stars Danny Cahill and Greg Doersching lead a powerful lineup of industry experts set to appear at the 2022 Midwest Staffing Conference in Rosemont, Illinois. Cahill, the staffing industry guru behind training and leadership site "AccordingToDanny.com," anchors the conference with four appearances, including the keynote address on the second day. Doersching is the Creator and President of Next-Level Coaching, one of the most comprehensive recruiting training programs in the country. The 2022 Conference also welcomes Richard Rosner, "The Staffing Shark," to participate in a panel of staffing industry all-stars. Rosner will close the conference on the second day with a high-energy audience participation session.

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  • The Midwest Staffing Conference returns to an entirely in-person format for the first time in nearly three years when it convenes on May 25-26, 2022
    ROSEMONT, Ill., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Staffing industry stars Danny Cahill and Greg Doersching lead a powerful lineup of industry experts set to appear at the 2022 Midwest Staffing Conference in Rosemont, Illinois.
  • The 2022 Conference also welcomes Richard Rosner, "The Staffing Shark," to participate in a panel of staffing industry all-stars.
  • The Midwest Staffing Conference is the staffing industry's premier regional event drawing together industry experts and staffing executives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
  • The 2022 Midwest Staffing Conference is presented by the Illinois Search and Staffing Association (ISSA), the Michigan Association of Staffing Service (MASS), and the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services (WASS).

Automated Business Designs Releases the Candidate Compliance Portal to Help Staffing Companies Track Vaccination Statuses

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, released a breakthrough technology that will allow staffing companies to track candidate vaccination statuses within the Ultra-Staff EDGE applicant tracking system.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, released a breakthrough technology that will allow staffing companies to track candidate vaccination statuses within the Ultra-Staff EDGE applicant tracking system.
  • The Ultra-Staff EDGE Candidate Compliance Portal is available for free to all Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing software users.
  • "Staffing companies are faced with many challenges in today's employment industry," said Terri Roeslmeier, President and CEO at Automated Business Designs.
  • In addition to the portal being used for vaccination tracking, there are many other use cases where staffing companies can take advantage of the portal.

IGT's Knute Knudson, Jr. to be Inducted into American Gaming Association's Gaming Hall of Fame

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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"Knute's dedicated support and committed advocacy of tribal gaming expansion and sustained health and well-being of Indian country are unmatched in our industry,"said Renato Ascoli,IGT CEO, Global Gaming.

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  • "Knute's dedicated support and committed advocacy of tribal gaming expansion and sustained health and well-being of Indian country are unmatched in our industry,"said Renato Ascoli,IGT CEO, Global Gaming.
  • IGT is incredibly proud that Knute's impact as a strategic partner and dedicated friend to Indian Country is being recognized with an induction into the AGA's Gaming Hall of Fame."
  • "I am distinctly honored and thrilled to be accepted into this esteemed group of AGA Gaming Hall of Fame honorees," said Knudson.
  • Knudson authored "Getting Started in Indian Gaming" which became a blueprint for the first decade of tribal gaming startups.