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Global Warming Solutions Announces Plan to Revolutionize Hydrogen Production and Distribution in Kansas

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Temecula, CA, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Warming Solutions Inc. (OTCQB: $GWSO), a world leader in renewable hydrogen solutions, announced today its vision to revolutionize hydrogen production and delivery in the state of Kansas through a new partnership with Coal Creek Energy.

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  • Temecula, CA, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Warming Solutions Inc. (OTCQB: $GWSO), a world leader in renewable hydrogen solutions, announced today its vision to revolutionize hydrogen production and delivery in the state of Kansas through a new partnership with Coal Creek Energy.
  • The company plans to immediately lease an additional 10,000 acres and begin exploratory drilling to evaluate the potential for scalable, economical hydrogen production.
  • The announcement comes as automakers like GM and Honda begin ramping up fuel cell production to meet growing demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles.
  • This agreement sets the stage for GWSO to transform hydrogen into a widely available mainstream fuel source," said Michael Pollastro, CEO of Global Warming Solutions.

Vanta Unveils New Enterprise Offerings Powering the Future of Trust

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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    Capping a record year, Vanta announced today that it surpassed $100M in ARR in FY ‘24, ending January 31, 2024.
  • "Vanta was founded to redefine the status quo and turn trust into a revenue-driver for companies so that more security work is prioritized more often,” said Christina Cacioppo, CEO, Vanta.
  • By adding support for the NIST AI RMF directly within the Vanta platform, Vanta will enable leading companies to continue pushing innovation boundaries while growing trust.
  • Enterprise brands and scale-ups trust A-LIGN and Vanta for their organization’s security and compliance needs.

FIFTH WALL CLOSES OUT STRONG 2023; PROMOTING 10 OF ITS TEAM MEMBERS AND ADDING 14 NEW COMPANIES TO ITS PORTFOLIO

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth Wall—the largest asset manager focused on improving, future-proofing, and decarbonizing the built world—announced that at the end of 2023, the Firm closed an additional $340M into its climate strategy on top of the $500M raised into its inaugural Climate Fund. Additionally, the Firm promoted 10 of its team members and added 14 new portfolio companies. Fifth Wall now has more than 110 strategic Limited Partners across 20 countries—approximately 300 investors worldwide—and in excess of 145 portfolio companies, maintaining its stance as the largest fund to invest globally in Built World Technology, including Property Technology (PropTech) and Climate Technology (Climate Tech).

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  • Additionally, the Firm promoted 10 of its team members and added 14 new portfolio companies.
  • "Fifth Wall helped define PropTech as an investment category and continues to meaningfully drive the sector's growth.
  • Fifth Wall now holds more than 110 PropTech portfolio companies, including Industrious , VERO , VTS , Neighbor , Bilt Rewards , Tailorbird , and WiredScore , amongst others.
  • Fifth Wall is proud to congratulate the following team member on their key 2024 promotions →

Spartan Capital Releases Its Highly Anticipated 2024 Economic Outlook

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall, the U.S. economy in 2024 will experience waning inflation, low unemployment, a very mild recession, and positive GDP growth in the second half of the year.

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  • These bits of good year-end market news are courtesy of Peter Cardillo, Chief Market Economist for investment bank Spartan Capital Securities, LLC , which recently released its 2024 Economic Outlook .
  • Every year Spartan Capital analyzes prior year performance across various market sectors along with macro and microeconomic trends and data for the upcoming year and issues its highly anticipated report to investors, shareholders, analysts, and the media.
  • "Our outlook bodes well for investors in 2024," Cardillo says of the overall projections in Spartan's report.
  • Peter Cardillo joined Lowry at Spartan Capital as the firm's Chief Market Economist in 2018.

HonestyMeter: The Evolving AI Tool Advancing Media Integrity

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several months after its introduction, HonestyMeter, an innovative AI tool designed to combat media manipulation, has evolved into a self-improving system thanks to user feedback. This significant enhancement underscores HonestyMeter's vision of promoting transparency in media through continuous user engagement and advanced AI analysis.

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  • HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several months after its introduction, HonestyMeter, an innovative AI tool designed to combat media manipulation, has evolved into a self-improving system thanks to user feedback.
  • This significant enhancement underscores HonestyMeter's vision of promoting transparency in media through continuous user engagement and advanced AI analysis.
  • Feedback on any section of the bias report can be submitted, reviewed by AI, and, if validated, used to update the report and enhance the AI model.
  • Its vision of continuous improvement through user interaction and AI advancements supports its role in fostering a fair and truthful media environment.

Biz2Credit Won Multiple Technology & Business Awards in 2023 

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit is proud to announce that it earned multiple recognitions for 2023, including Inc.’s “Best in Business Awards,” The Financial Technology Report’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2023,” and Deloitte’s “Technology Fast 500 Awards.”

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit is proud to announce that it earned multiple recognitions for 2023, including Inc.’s “Best in Business Awards,” The Financial Technology Report’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2023,” and Deloitte’s “Technology Fast 500 Awards.”
    Biz2Credit is an honoree of Inc.’s Best in Business Awards , which recognize companies that want to do something about the problems of the world, including injustices and inequities.
  • Biz2Credit was honored in the Financial Services category for “Business Products & Services.” Since its inception in 2007, Biz2Credit has helped thousands of companies – many of them women-owned or minority-owned – to successfully secure small business financing for working capital and growth.
  • Biz2Credit was also named to Inc.’s 169 Companies Making an Outsized Impact in the Northeast list and was ranked No.
  • Not only is Biz2Credit/Biz2X and its technology winning awards for helping small business secure financing, but its leadership is also being recognized.

The Weather Company Discusses How Weather Will Impact You in 2024

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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The Weather Company, which includes The Weather Channel app and weather.com, can speak to how weather will impact you in 2024.

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  • The Weather Company, which includes The Weather Channel app and weather.com, can speak to how weather will impact you in 2024.
  • The Weather Company leverages leading weather science and emerging technology like AI to paint a 360-degree picture of how weather phenomena impact daily life, from pollen count to polar vortex.
  • The Weather Channel is the world's most downloaded weather app, one of America's most trusted brands, the world's leading weather provider, and the world's most accurate forecaster.
  • Dan Leonard is a senior meteorologist at The Weather Company, an IBM (NYSE: IBM ) Business.

Pivot Bio Joins Global Leaders to Showcase Technology, Urges Greater Collaboration to Support Farmers and Food System

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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"What's most exciting is the solutions are here, and the solutions are ready to scale.

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  • "What's most exciting is the solutions are here, and the solutions are ready to scale.
  • Now it's just about bringing everyone together,” said Abbott in a conversation hosted by CNBC .
  • In a panel hosted by the Forum , Abbott shared how harnessing nature can create technologies like the ones Pivot Bio has developed.
  • This was an important moment for Pivot Bio to join critical stakeholders from across the industry to explore solutions that can be complementary to drive progress for the world’s growers.”

Capital Investment Companies Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117273095/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117273095/en/
    Co-founders of Capital Investment Companies, Bobby Edgerton (left) and Richard Bryant (right), commemorate 40 years in business.
  • Richard Bryant, co-founder and CEO of Capital Investment Companies, speaks on the significant milestone: "As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, I reflect with gratitude on the incredible journey that brought us here.
  • Capital Investment Companies has made it part of their mission to give back to the communities in which they live.
  • In 2023, Capital Investment Companies was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as the 7th largest corporate philanthropist in the Triangle Area.

Precision Pollination Company BeeHero Welcomes Ze'ev Barylka as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeeHero, the pioneer of data-driven precision pollination, announced today the appointment of Ze'ev Barylka as its Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. In this key leadership role, Barylka will direct the strategic sales and marketing efforts for BeeHero around the world as the company continues its mission to future-proof global food security through its innovative pollination solutions.

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  • FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeeHero , the pioneer of data-driven precision pollination, announced today the appointment of Ze'ev Barylka as its Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.
  • In this key leadership role, Barylka will direct the strategic sales and marketing efforts for BeeHero around the world as the company continues its mission to future-proof global food security through its innovative pollination solutions.
  • Before joining BeeHero, Barylka served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Rivulis Irrigation in North America, where he spearheaded sales and marketing efforts.
  • He has also successfully integrated sales, marketing, and product innovation for other prominent precision agriculture companies including Netafim, where he served as Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Development.