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Greystone Real Estate Capital Adds Key Hires to LIHTC Platform

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced that its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Syndication Platform, Greystone Real Estate Capital, has added four senior members to its team.

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  • NEW YORK, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced that its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Syndication Platform, Greystone Real Estate Capital, has added four senior members to its team.
  • “It’s gratifying to grow a team of committed professionals who have such deep experience in affordable housing equity and finance, and we are energized to make an impact on the sector as we develop Greystone’s LIHTC syndication platform,” said Mr. Greg Voyentzie, head of Greystone Real Estate Capital.
  • Mr. Egidi, with over 15 years of affordable housing industry experience, is responsible for asset selection, fund placement, structuring, marketing, and management of institutional investor relationships for Greystone Real Estate Capital.
  • Mr. Gordon, bringing over 12 years of affordable housing experience, provides Credit & Underwriting direction and guidance for all of Greystone Real Estate Capital’s investments.

Microbix Unveils Test Controls for Head and Neck Cancer

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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While HPV is best known for causing cancers of the cervix in women, this virus family also causes cancer in other bodily tissues.

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  • While HPV is best known for causing cancers of the cervix in women, this virus family also causes cancer in other bodily tissues.
  • Such further types of HPV-driven cancer include those of the “Head and Neck,” collectively tumours inside and behind the nose, throughout the mouth (including the tongue, gums, and palate), all sections of the throat, and the voice box.
  • Unfortunately, a lack of standardized and reproducible reference samples makes it challenging to control the recommended test workflows for diagnosing such cancers.
  • These standardized and reproducible tissue-oriented test controls will then be added to Microbix’s catalogue of QAPs, expanding its activities into support of oncology workflows alongside its wide range of infectious disease test controls.

Microbix Unveils Test Control for Gastric Ulcer Disease Pathogen

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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H. pylori infection was discovered to be the cause of stomach (gastric) ulcers in the 1980’s, in what became a Nobel Prize winning health discovery.

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  • H. pylori infection was discovered to be the cause of stomach (gastric) ulcers in the 1980’s, in what became a Nobel Prize winning health discovery.
  • It is difficult to culture this pathogen, leading to the use of MDx methods for rapid diagnosis.
  • It is sponsored by Labquality Oy, a well-established Scandinavian clinical-lab proficiency and accreditation authority that is a Microbix customer and collaborator (https://www.labquality.com).
  • These H. pylori QAPs are now being made available on a research-use-only (RUO) basis from Microbix as part of its PROCEEDx®FLOQ® catalogue of products.

Smoky Mountain Wines Receive Tennessee State Distinctions

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several wineries in the Great Smoky Mountains area of Tennessee received the status of Quality Certified Wine by the state of Tennessee. The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board, a governor-appointed board that supports the growth of the wine industry in the state, created the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) to recognize renowned wines in the state. To be eligible for the program, the wine must be "blended, cellared, produced, vinted, made, or prepared" in accordance with Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulations and bottled/packed by a Tennessee winery. The wine must then be assessed through laboratory analysis and independent judging and awarded a Silver medal or above to receive QAP recognition.

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  • Several wineries in the Great Smoky Mountains area of Tennessee received the status of Quality Certified Wine by the state of Tennessee.
  • The Quality Assurance Program (QAP) was created by the Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to recognize renowned wines in the state.
  • PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several wineries in the Great Smoky Mountains area of Tennessee received the status of Quality Certified Wine by the state of Tennessee.
  • The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board, a governor-appointed board that supports the growth of the wine industry in the state, created the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) to recognize renowned wines in the state.

Microbix Achieves New QAPs Sales Record

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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are for Microbix QAPs formatted onto Copan® FLOQSwabs® to support the use of point-of-care-tests (“POCTs”) for multiple infectious diseases and disease categories.

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  • are for Microbix QAPs formatted onto Copan® FLOQSwabs® to support the use of point-of-care-tests (“POCTs”) for multiple infectious diseases and disease categories.
  • is nearly equivalent to a full quarter’s worth QAPs sales from 2022 and is indicative of Microbix beginning to realize its targeted sales growth for this segment.
  • is in the tens of thousands and Microbix expects ongoing sales to QuidelOrtho, with which it executed a Purchase and Supply Agreement on August 10, 2022.
  • Management believes this order substantiates diagnostics industry trends that are beneficial to Microbix and its QAPs business.

Generational Equity Advises Gulf States Mobility in its Sale to Superior Van and Mobility

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Gulf States Mobility, Inc. to Superior Van and Mobility.

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  • Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Gulf States Mobility, Inc. to Superior Van and Mobility.
  • Gulf States Mobility (GSM), located in Wetumpka, Alabama, is a leading provider in sales, service, and repair of wheelchair accessible vehicles.
  • Superior Van & Mobility (SVM), headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky is the largest family-owned mobility dealer in the nation.
  • Generational Equity Executive Managing Director of M&A – Central Region, Michael Goss , Sam Sumner, a Generational Group Authorized Affiliate and Vice President, M&A, Lance Thomasson successfully closed the deal.

50 State Report Card on Affordable Housing Policies Highlights Room for Improvement on Racial Equity, Healthy Building Practices

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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The report is available at: https://buildingclean.org/qap-report

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  • The report is available at: https://buildingclean.org/qap-report
    "QAPs serve as a valuable tool to advance progressive solutions in affordable housing," said BlueGreen Alliance Foundation State Initiatives Manager and report author Jeff Hurley.
  • I hope our findings will help improve states' QAP requirements and affordable housing standards."
  • The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation undertook this project to encourage states to create good jobs, protect health, and enhance equity in affordable housing.
  • To achieve this, the report focuses on what the pillars of QAPs should be: healthy building practices, energy efficiency, worker-friendly labor standards, and racial equity.

Microbix Presents Results of STI Test Controls at ASM Microbe

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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At ASM Microbe, Microbix will exhibit alongside leading firms that provide tests to diagnose and direct treatment of STIs and other infectious diseases.

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  • At ASM Microbe, Microbix will exhibit alongside leading firms that provide tests to diagnose and direct treatment of STIs and other infectious diseases.
  • Microbix will thereby showcase its ever-growing portfolio of QAPs that help ensure the accuracy of antigen and nucleic acid (i.e., “PCR”) tests and their workflows.
  • Using innovative and proprietary methods, Microbix created and manufactured such materials – including for five AMR variants of Mgen.
  • Formatted onto COPAN® FLOQSwabs®, the resulting Microbix QAPs were then used to validate and support novel tests for AMR detection, namely the SpeeDx Pty.

Microbix Launches QAP to Support “Monkeypox” Testing

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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Microbix chose to create a QAP to support Mpox testing following requests from its customers that provide proficiency-testing and accreditation services to clinical laboratories (i.e., “PT” or “EQA” providers) and to prepare for the inclusion of Mpox in standard worldwide genital ulcer disease diagnostic programs.

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  • Microbix chose to create a QAP to support Mpox testing following requests from its customers that provide proficiency-testing and accreditation services to clinical laboratories (i.e., “PT” or “EQA” providers) and to prepare for the inclusion of Mpox in standard worldwide genital ulcer disease diagnostic programs.
  • Although the frequency of testing for Mpox is currently limited, labs must become and remain accredited for such testing by PT/EQA providers.
  • The Mpox QAP validation results may be presented by Microbix or its collaborators at a future scientific conference, in accordance with industry practices and standards.
  • PT/EQA shipments of the Mpox QAP can now commence and Microbix expects material sales of this product starting in its current fiscal year.

Blackford Capital's Jeffrey Johnson Named a 2022 Notable Money Manager by Crain's Detroit Business

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackford Capital , a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced its Managing Director Jeffrey Johnson has been selected by the editors of Crain's Detroit Business as one of the publication's Notable Money Managers for 2022.

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  • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackford Capital , a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced its Managing Director Jeffrey Johnson has been selected by the editors of Crain's Detroit Business as one of the publication's Notable Money Managers for 2022.
  • "I am honored to be recognized as a 2022 Notable Money Manager by Crain's Detroit Business," said Jeff Johnson.
  • The winners of the Crain's Notable Money Manager Award were featured in a November 7 special section of Crain's Detroit Business.
  • For more information on this recognition and for a detailed list of all the recipients for 2022 Notable Money Manager, please visit www.crainsdetroit.com .