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NC Humanities Seeks Communities to Host New Smithsonian Exhibit "Voices and Votes"

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

North Carolina Humanities is now accepting applications from small-town and rural communities to participate in the 2024 - 2025 statewide tour of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution.

Key Points: 
  • North Carolina Humanities is now accepting applications from small-town and rural communities to participate in the 2024 - 2025 statewide tour of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution.
  • Our democracy demands action, reaction, vision, and revision as we continue to question how to form "a more perfect union."
  • NC Humanities will select six communities in North Carolina to host the exhibit during this traveling, statewide tour, April 2024 - January 2025.
  • Organizations that wish to apply to host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America are encouraged to review NC Humanities' Request for Proposals for full details.

Taiwan Cement Corp. (TCC) held its 2022 annual general meeting, in which Chairman Nelson Chang delivered a speech and shared business updates

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

It is also the most difficult year for Taiwan Cement for the past ten years.

Key Points: 
  • It is also the most difficult year for Taiwan Cement for the past ten years.
  • The sudden shortage of energy has also worsened the emissions of carbon-dioxide to make the Earth even warmer.
  • The sense of co-existence in our age should be awakened and evoked on a full scale of the Planet Earth.
  • For the next decade, low-carbon cement, resource circulation and green energy are the three pillars for TCC's sustainable growth.

Heyday Announces $555 Million in Series C Funding to Expand Platform, Bolsters Leadership Team

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The new funding comes on the heels of a $70 million Series B funding round in May, bringing the total capital raised to $800 million since the company's founding in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The new funding comes on the heels of a $70 million Series B funding round in May, bringing the total capital raised to $800 million since the company's founding in 2020.
  • We are excited to be partnering with this team as they continue building a differentiated platform for quality, digital-first brands."
  • "We are excited to partner with the leadership team to help Heyday leave a mark on the e-commerce space."
  • Heyday has raised $800 million from visionary investors like The Raine Group, Premji Invest, General Catalyst, Victory Park Capital and Khosla Ventures.