Emergency management

LP and the LP Foundation Donate Over $680,000 in 2022 to Support Local Communities

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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"Supporting our communities is at the heart of the Foundation's work," said LP Foundation President Breeanna Straessle.

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  • "Supporting our communities is at the heart of the Foundation's work," said LP Foundation President Breeanna Straessle.
  • "In 2022, we continued that mission by providing more than 100 grants for initiatives important to our LP communities.
  • This year, the LP Foundation provided a $100,000 donation to R.I.S.E., complemented by LP products, donated by the company.
  • Since its founding, the LP Foundation has donated more than $20 million to nonprofits and K-12 schools in the communities where LP operates.

CNO Financial Group Elevates Executive Leadership Roles, Names Jean Linnenbringer Chief Operations Officer and Mike Mead Chief Information Officer

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced it is elevating two key senior leaders to the company's Executive Leadership Group: Jean Linnenbringer as chief operations officer and Mike Mead as chief information officer.

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  • CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced it is elevating two key senior leaders to the company's Executive Leadership Group: Jean Linnenbringer as chief operations officer and Mike Mead as chief information officer.
  • "Over the last several years, CNO has advanced our operations and technology capabilities to execute against our strategic growth priorities," said Gary C. Bhojwani, chief executive officer.
  • "Jean and Mike are seasoned insurance executives who are already responsible for the day-to-day management of our operations and technology functions.
  • Linnenbringer and Mead succeedBruce Baude, chief operations and technology officer, who is leaving his current role as ofDecember 31, 2022.

Duke Energy completes restoration to all customers in Moore County and surrounding counties

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy has restored power to all customers in Moore County and the surrounding counties affected by an attack on Saturday on two major substations.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy has restored power to all customers in Moore County and the surrounding counties affected by an attack on Saturday on two major substations.
  • "We are pleased to complete this work for the citizens of Moore County and surrounding counties a full day ahead of what we initially estimated," said Jason Hollifield, Duke Energy's general manager, Emergency Preparedness.
  • The state of North Carolina, Moore County and Duke Energy are offering up to $75,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the attacks on the Moore County substations.
  • Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies.

More than 10,000 customers restored as Duke Energy continues progress in Moore County

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With around 10,000 customers restored so far, Duke Energy anticipates having nearly all customers restored by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday in the aftermath of an attack on two major substations Saturday in Moore County.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With around 10,000 customers restored so far, Duke Energy anticipates having nearly all customers restored by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday in the aftermath of an attack on two major substations Saturday in Moore County.
  • The Duke Energy Foundation has made an initial commitment of $100,000 to support the needs of the local community due to the incident.
  • Duke Energy will continue to work with organizations like the Red Cross and Moore County Emergency Management to identify ways to help the residents of Moore County.
  • Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies.

Duke Energy responding to outages in Moore County

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Sunday, December 4, 2022
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy crews are currently responding to widespread outages in Moore County.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy crews are currently responding to widespread outages in Moore County.
  • "Duke Energy is pursuing multiple repair paths to restore as many customers as possible, as quickly and safely as possible," said Jason Hollifield, Duke Energy's general manager, Emergency Preparedness.
  • "This is a significant local outage that is affecting nearly all customers in Moore County.
  • Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies.

APTIM Provides Expertise for Impacts of Climate Disasters in New Report

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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APTIM, with our full-service approach to resiliency, stands ready to assist our clients in navigating these urgent challenges and protect those most vulnerable.

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  • APTIM, with our full-service approach to resiliency, stands ready to assist our clients in navigating these urgent challenges and protect those most vulnerable.
  • APTIM engineers, scientists, and geographic information systems experts researched, analyzed, methodized, and visualized more than 300 county-level maps.
  • The findings hit home for APTIM, based in Baton Rouge, as Louisiana had the fourth highest number of federally declared disasters (18) and the highest per capita spending on climate disasters in the nation at $1,736.
  • Lafourche, West Feliciana, and Assumption parishes had the highest number of disasters in the state at 12 disasters each.

Draganfly Selected by PromoDrone to Provide its Public Safety UAV Technology for Emergency Management

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Los Angeles, CA., Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, is pleased to announce it has been selected to provide its Public Safety technology to the PromoDrone platform for Emergency Management.

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  • Draganfly is providing its product development and manufacturing capabilities to develop the next generation of PromoDrones safety drone and digital enclosure package.
  • Draganfly will also supply its versatile, multirotor UAV technology by integrating the enclosure on the Commander 3XL aerial system.
  • We are really excited to be partnering with Draganfly to build out our fleet of public safety drones, said Jamar Williams, PromoDrone Founder and CEO.
  • Drone technology is offering a new frontier in risk management for large-scale events, said Cameron Chell, President and CEO of Draganfly.

Smart & Final Supports Youth Hunger Relief with 12th Annual KFI AM 640 and Caterina’s Club PastaThon Donation Drive

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221116005353/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221116005353/en/
    Smart & Final supports youth hunger relief with 12th annual KFI AM 640 and Caterinas Club PastaThon in-store donation drive through December 4.
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    To join Smart & Final in contributing to PastaThon, shoppers at all Smart & Final stores can donate any amount of their choosing during checkout now through Dec. 4.
  • The entire Smart & Final family is proud of our longtime partnership with Caterinas Club and the PastaThon fundraiser.
  • The Smart & Final Charitable Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life and nourishing the communities Smart & Final serves.

4Cast Announces Partnership with SPIN Global, I-DIEM and IAEM for Emergency Decision-Making Tool Results to be Shared at EMEX 2022

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 4Cast, the leading developer of DI powered by AI platforms that support decision-making processes and optimize effectiveness, today announced its collaboration with SPIN Global, The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM), and the International Association of Emergency Management (IAEM). Together, they are forming a global initiative intended to shape the development of decision-making, enabling more equitable decisions before, during and after disasters.

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  • Together, they are forming a global initiative intended to shape the development of decision-making, enabling more equitable decisions before, during and after disasters.
  • Together, they are forming a global initiative intended to shape the development of decision-making, enabling more equitable decisions before, during and after disasters.
  • These pilots helped test and evaluate methods of utilizing AI in the context of emergency management planning, equity assessments, and workforce development.
  • We provide solutions focused on disaster resilience, risk reduction, emergency and crisis management for private industry, governments and communities.

Commercial Satellite Imaging Market to Witness CAGR of 11% (2022-2028) owing to the Advent of Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles| UnivDatos Market Insights

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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The Commercial Satellite Imaging market report has been aggregated by collecting informative data on various dynamics such as market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.

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  • The Commercial Satellite Imaging market report has been aggregated by collecting informative data on various dynamics such as market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
  • This innovative report makes use of several analyses to get a closer outlook on the Commercial Satellite Imaging market.
  • The Commercial Satellite Imaging market report offers a detailed analysis of the latest industry developments and trending factors in the market that are influencing the market growth.
  • Furthermore, this statistical market research repository examines and estimates the Commercial Satellite Imaging market at the global and regional levels.