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Unblock Health and Health Gorilla Announce Collaboration to Enhance Patient Data Access through TEFCA

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Unblock Health will participate in Health Gorilla’s QHIN to enable patients to retrieve their personal health records under the Individual Access Services (IAS) purpose of use.

Key Points: 
  • Unblock Health will participate in Health Gorilla’s QHIN to enable patients to retrieve their personal health records under the Individual Access Services (IAS) purpose of use.
  • As a QHIN, Health Gorilla supports data exchange for multiple purposes of use, including Treatment, Payment, Health Care Operations, Public Health, Government Benefits Determination, and IAS.
  • Unblock Health is collaborating with Health Gorilla on IAS solutions to ensure that patients can seamlessly and securely access their data from a vast network of participating hospitals and clinics.
  • “We are proud to collaborate with Grace and the Unblock Health team, who have proven a relentless commitment to empowering patients through access to their health data.

Park Place Technologies Announces Inaugural 2023 Channel Partner Awards Recipients

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

CLEVELAND, OH, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Park Place Technologies, the leading global data center and networking optimization firm, formally announced the winners of its inaugural 2023 Channel Partner Awards program.

Key Points: 
  • CLEVELAND, OH, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Park Place Technologies, the leading global data center and networking optimization firm, formally announced the winners of its inaugural 2023 Channel Partner Awards program.
  • The awards constituted five categories across four regions and were open to all of Park Place Technologies' global partners that had been onboarded by January 1st, 2023.
  • The awards titles and recipients by region were as follows:
    Awarded to the partners that transacted the largest total revenue contribution to Park Place Technologies between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
  • Title winners by region include:
    Chad Jones, Senior Director of Partner Sales at Park Place Technologies, expressed his gratitude, stating, "On behalf of Park Place Technologies, I am proud to recognize our strategic partners for their enthusiasm and commitment to scaling business within their end-user accounts.”
    “The five award categories in our 2023 inaugural Partner Awards were derived from Park Place’s channel program initiatives, such as portfolio adoption and sales rep engagement,” he continued.

KBRA Assigns BBB- Ratings to JFK NTO LLC’s $2.0 Billion Special Facilities Revenue Bonds and Affirms Existing Ratings

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

KBRA assigns its BBB- ratings to JFK NTO LLC’s aggregate $2.0 billion special facilities revenue bonds (series 2023 bonds), and affirms the existing ratings associated with JFK NTO LLC’s senior secured facilities for Phase A of the Terminal One redevelopment project, also called New Terminal One (NTO), at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

Key Points: 
  • KBRA assigns its BBB- ratings to JFK NTO LLC’s aggregate $2.0 billion special facilities revenue bonds (series 2023 bonds), and affirms the existing ratings associated with JFK NTO LLC’s senior secured facilities for Phase A of the Terminal One redevelopment project, also called New Terminal One (NTO), at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
  • Phase A of NTO will provide a 1.7 million-sf terminal with 13 widebody contact gates and one temporary widebody gate.
  • Under the scope of the agreement, the NTO facility will be built on the sites of the former Terminal Two and former Terminal Three.
  • The construction plan has been designed to minimize disruptions and allow Existing Terminal 1 to continue to operate through completion of Phase A in 2026.

EchoStor Appoints Mike Johnson CEO, Realigns Executive Team to Support Explosive Growth and Expansion

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

HOPKINTON, Mass., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStor Technologies, a leading technology solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Mike Johnson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Johnson's appointment is only one of the executive changes made to support the company's rapid growth and expansion into new geographies. Co-founders John Dooley and Scott Trinque, who founded the company in 2005, will serve as Co-Chairman of the Board. Anthony DiLallo has been named President and Mark Baxter as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). All changes are effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • Johnson's appointment is only one of the executive changes made to support the company's rapid growth and expansion into new geographies.
  • Mike was instrumental in launching the company's first geographic expansion, EchoStor's Tri-State Operation, headquartered in Windsor, CT.
  • "I am honored to lead this exceptional team and shape the future direction of EchoStor," Mike said.
  • With the combination of their leadership and the team we've assembled, the sky is the limit for our growth and expansion.

Undergraduate Enrollment Grows for The First Time Post Pandemic, Despite Freshmen Declines

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Initial fall 2023 enrollment data shows undergraduate enrollment increased 2.1 percent compared to 2022 and is now 1.2 percent above 2021 enrollments.

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  • Initial fall 2023 enrollment data shows undergraduate enrollment increased 2.1 percent compared to 2022 and is now 1.2 percent above 2021 enrollments.
  • Community college enrollment gains were widespread with students 24 and younger increasing at all levels of pre-college neighborhood income.
  • Despite overall undergraduate enrollment growth, freshman enrollment declined by 3.6 percent, reversing fall 2022 gains (+4.6%), and now at just 0.8 percent above fall 2021 enrollment.
  • Enrollment in healthcare programs is starting to rebound after pandemic declines, especially among those seeking undergraduate certificates and associate degrees (+5.7% and +4.4%, respectively).

Exclusive Webinar: Pivotree and Syndigo Team Up to Redefine Automotive Aftermarket Sales Excellence

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Pivotree Inc. (TSXV: PVT) (“Pivotree” or the “Company”), a leading provider of frictionless commerce solutions, invites automotive industry leaders to an exclusive live webinar titled “Shifting Gears for Automotive Aftermarket Sales Excellence,” hosted by Pivotree in partnership with Syndigo.

Key Points: 
  • Pivotree Inc. (TSXV: PVT) (“Pivotree” or the “Company”), a leading provider of frictionless commerce solutions, invites automotive industry leaders to an exclusive live webinar titled “Shifting Gears for Automotive Aftermarket Sales Excellence,” hosted by Pivotree in partnership with Syndigo.
  • Learn about the crucial role of a well-executed product content strategy in the automotive aftermarket industry from data management experts, including Chantal Schweizer , Practice Director of Data Services at Pivotree; Rob Stowell , Client Advisor at Syndigo; and Sam Russo , Practice Director of Automotive at Pivotree.
  • The automotive practice at Pivotree focuses on tailoring strategies that can help automotive clients build better product content and instill stronger data governance for greater revenues, reduced costs, and improved customer experience.
  • Pivotree also announced that Mo Abolfathian , Vice President of Data Management, has been appointed to Syndigo’s Partner Advisory Board (PAB), an exclusive set of partners selected based on deep knowledge of the industry and Syndigo solutions.

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 12, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Rule 15c3-3 (the Customer Protection Rule) to require certain broker-dealers to increase the frequency with which they perform computations of the net cash they owe to customers and other broker-dealers (known as PAB account holders) from weekly to daily.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 12, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Rule 15c3-3 (the Customer Protection Rule) to require certain broker-dealers to increase the frequency with which they perform computations of the net cash they owe to customers and other broker-dealers (known as PAB account holders) from weekly to daily.
  • Net cash owed to customers and PAB account holders must be held in a special reserve bank account.
  • “I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would help protect customers in the event that a broker-dealer fails,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
  • “A key tenet of our securities laws is the segregation of customers’ cash and securities from a broker-dealer’s own account.

New Research: Fall Undergraduate Enrollment Stabilized In 2022

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

However, postsecondary enrollment remains well below pre-pandemic levels, down about 1.23 million undergraduates and 1.11 million total enrollment, both undergraduate and graduate, compared to fall 2019.

Key Points: 
  • However, postsecondary enrollment remains well below pre-pandemic levels, down about 1.23 million undergraduates and 1.11 million total enrollment, both undergraduate and graduate, compared to fall 2019.
  • Fall enrollment declines in the public four-year sector were larger, dropping another 1.4%, or 88,000 students.
  • Fall graduate enrollment decreased by 39,000 students or 1.2% after two consecutive years of strong growth (+3.0% in 2020; +2.4% in 2021).
  • Computer science graduate program enrollment growth accelerated in fall 2022, increasing by 18.4 percent or 30,000 students.

Origin Materials Announces Louisiana State Bond Commission Approval of Financing for Origin 2

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Origin Materials , Inc. (“Origin,” “Origin Materials,” or the “Company) (NASDAQ: ORGN, ORGNW), the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, today announced that the Louisiana State Bond Commission (the “Bond Commission”) has unanimously passed a resolution granting its final approval of the issuance of up to $1.5 billion of tax-exempt bonds for the financing for the construction of Origin 2, the Company’s first world-scale manufacturing facility, to be located in Geismar, Louisiana.

Key Points: 
  • Origin Materials , Inc. (“Origin,” “Origin Materials,” or the “Company) (NASDAQ: ORGN, ORGNW), the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, today announced that the Louisiana State Bond Commission (the “Bond Commission”) has unanimously passed a resolution granting its final approval of the issuance of up to $1.5 billion of tax-exempt bonds for the financing for the construction of Origin 2, the Company’s first world-scale manufacturing facility, to be located in Geismar, Louisiana.
  • Origin's use of solid waste feedstock to produce carbon negative materials enables the Company to use these tax-exempt bonds towards financing the Origin 2 project.
  • The Bond Commission approval follows the preliminary approval by unanimous resolution of the Louisiana Public Finance Authority (“LPFA”) Board of Trustees at its September 6, 2022 meeting, of the up to $1.5 billion bond issuance.
  • The decision to locate in Louisiana is testament to the talented men and women who make up our state’s workforce,” said Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder, who chairs the State Bond Commission.

Bridging Pennsylvania Partners Achieves Key Milestone in PA Major Bridge P3 Program

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Bridging Pennsylvania Partners (“BPP”), a consortium comprised of Macquarie Capital and S&B USA Concessions – through Bridging Pennsylvania Developer I, LLC (“BPD1”) – has reached financial close with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) for the first package of its Major Bridge P3 program (the “Program”) to replace six bridges across the Commonwealth out of nine bridges included in the Program.

Key Points: 
  • Bridging Pennsylvania Partners (“BPP”), a consortium comprised of Macquarie Capital and S&B USA Concessions – through Bridging Pennsylvania Developer I, LLC (“BPD1”) – has reached financial close with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) for the first package of its Major Bridge P3 program (the “Program”) to replace six bridges across the Commonwealth out of nine bridges included in the Program.
  • The project sponsors will contribute $202 million in equity and raised $1.8 billion in private activity bonds (“PABs”).
  • The Program includes a total of nine bridges, six to be completed in this first package and an additional three in a second package.
  • The Major Bridge P3 program is a great example of how the public and private sector can truly partner to deliver critical infrastructure projects faster and more efficiently than any other alternative procurement process,” said Sharon Novak, CEO of S&B USA.