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AGC Si-Tech to Increase Production Capacity of RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM), Cosmetic Silica Material Made from Natural Sources

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星期四, 七月 13, 2023

TM, Microplastics, AGC, Cosmetics, Blemish (album), Population growth

RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM) is a cosmetic material made from natural silica processed into a spherical shape using the Company's unique manufacturing process.

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RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM) is a cosmetic material made from natural silica processed into a spherical shape using the Company's unique manufacturing process.
The product has been used by cosmetic manufacturers worldwide since its launch in 1990.
The global cosmetics market is expected to grow over 4% per year*, driven by population growth and growing awareness of skincare.
AGC Si-Tech has decided to increase the capacity of SUNSPHERE (TM) to address this strong demand.

AGC Si-Tech to Increase Production Capacity of RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM), Cosmetic Silica Material Made from Natural Sources

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星期四, 七月 13, 2023

TM, Microplastics, AGC, Cosmetics, Blemish (album), Population growth

RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM) is a cosmetic material made from natural silica processed into a spherical shape using the Company's unique manufacturing process.

Key Points:

RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM) is a cosmetic material made from natural silica processed into a spherical shape using the Company's unique manufacturing process.
The product has been used by cosmetic manufacturers worldwide since its launch in 1990.
The global cosmetics market is expected to grow over 4% per year*, driven by population growth and growing awareness of skincare.
AGC Si-Tech has decided to increase the capacity of SUNSPHERE (TM) to address this strong demand.

Assured Guaranty Hires Marc Livolsi as Managing Director, Public Finance Marketing

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星期二, 七月 11, 2023

Asset Management, Professional Services, Insurance, Finance, Marketing, NA, Airport, Villanova University, Citibank, Assured Investment Management, AGM, Housing, Senior, AGC, Management, Security (finance)

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM)* and Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC)* announced today that Marc Livolsi has joined the company as Managing Director, Public Finance Marketing, effective July 10, 2023.

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Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM)* and Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC)* announced today that Marc Livolsi has joined the company as Managing Director, Public Finance Marketing, effective July 10, 2023.
In his new role at Assured Guaranty, Mr. Livolsi will focus on further building relationships with public finance professionals, and business development and originations across all our U.S. Public Finance sectors.
He reports to Christopher Chafizadeh, Senior Managing Director, Public Finance Marketing.
Before his position as Managing Director, Mr. Livolsi also held several other senior positions at Citibank, NA.

AGC of California launches Culture of CARE program to bolster inclusion in the construction industry

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星期四, 七月 6, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 6, the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) launched Culture of CARE, a collection of resources designed to aid construction industry companies and organizations' understanding and implementation of belonging and diversity, equity & inclusion's (DE&I) best practices.

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"Our Culture of CARE initiative allows our industry to work together to address long-standing underrepresentation in the construction workforce and provide an environment where every worker feels welcome and included."
"Since its launch in 2021, the AGC of California Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Steering Committee has been working to adapt AGC of America's Culture of CARE initiative to maximize its impact on the California construction industry," said Erin Volk, AGC of California's senior vice president, workforce & community development, and executive director, AGC Construction Education Foundation.
AGC of California, based in Sacramento, California, and the state's largest construction advocacy association that represents over 900 contractors, is dedicated to inspiring a culture shift in the construction industry.
Culture of CARE resources are on AGC of California's new branded Culture of CARE website complete with actionable tools and resources.

IFF Pioneers Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform to Deliver Sustainable Biopolymers

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星期四, 六月 29, 2023

OEGSTGEEST, Netherlands, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IFF today announced the launch of its new-to-the-world Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials (DEB) technology for the development of biobased materials at scale.

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OEGSTGEEST, Netherlands, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IFF today announced the launch of its new-to-the-world Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials (DEB) technology for the development of biobased materials at scale.
Designed to deliver meaningful sustainability benefits – with performance comparable or superior to fossil-based materials – DEB technology helps to address growing preferences for environmentally-friendly, high-performance biopolymers.
To learn more about how Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials from IFF are powering a new frontier in biomaterial innovation, visit here .
IFF, the IFF Logo, and all trademarks and service marks denoted with ™, SM or ® are owned by IFF or affiliates of IFF unless otherwise noted.

Outside GC Introduces a New Role into the Legal Ecosystem

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星期三, 六月 28, 2023

Legal, Professional Services, OGC, CFOS, GC, ALSP, Lawyer, AGC, Private law, Practice of law

Outside GC, a law firm of veteran attorneys that augment in-house legal teams and provide early-stage companies with a business-first approach to lawyering, today announced its new brand identity and will now be known as OGC.

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Outside GC, a law firm of veteran attorneys that augment in-house legal teams and provide early-stage companies with a business-first approach to lawyering, today announced its new brand identity and will now be known as OGC.
“But finding the right resources is a challenge and adding internal legal headcount is not always an option.” The OGC represents a fourth model for doing legal work and a solution to those resourcing challenges.
“OGC is much more than an outside law firm to our business.
“I look forward to the day when the term ‘OGC’ is as ubiquitous as GC, AGC or DGC.”

Granite’s Pacific Northwest Region Recognized by AGC Washington at Build Washington Awards

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星期四, 六月 22, 2023

Granite (NYSE:GVA) received multiple awards from the Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGCW) at this year’s Build Washington Awards.

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Granite (NYSE:GVA) received multiple awards from the Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGCW) at this year’s Build Washington Awards.
Granite’s Pacific Northwest Region was recognized for three awards: Construction Excellence Award - Highway/Transportation Under $5M for the Grape Drive Intersection Safety Improvements Project, Construction Excellence Award - Highway/Transportation $15M-$50M for the Padden Creek Fish Passage Design-Build Project, and Safety Excellence in the General Contractor Highway/Civil Over 500,000 Worker Hours.
On May 18th, members of the Pacific Northwest team gathered at the Seattle Museum of Flight to celebrate and received the awards on behalf of our team.
It was part of the Washington State Department of Transportation's Collision Reduction and Prevention program.

Sapia.ai Launches World-First Proprietary Model to Detect AI Generated Content in Online Chat Interviews

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星期二, 六月 20, 2023

Professional Services, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Technology, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Natural language processing, ChatGPT, Bias, AGC, Media, NLP, Natural language, Medical device

A world first, the new function draws from Sapia.ai’s growing proprietary dataset of over one billion words -- collated from over 12 million responses from 2.5 million candidates that have used its platform.

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Sapia.ai , the world’s only smart chat platform powered by deep-learning AI, has released a new function which will detect and flag responses sourced by generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in real time.
A conversational, Natural Language Processing (NLP) based chat AI interviews, assesses and screens for the best talent at scale via an easy to use messaging platform.
This new feature prevents candidates from using generative AI tools to respond to prompts from Sapia.ai ’s platform.
This is due to our ability to distinguish the differences between human-written text and the formulaic nature of content coming from generative AI models, leveraging our large human-written response data set.”

Making an Economic Impact

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星期四, 六月 15, 2023

With Cedarville University spending more than $21 million this summer on its long list of projects, it is becoming a major economic generator in the Miami Valley and statewide.

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With Cedarville University spending more than $21 million this summer on its long list of projects, it is becoming a major economic generator in the Miami Valley and statewide.
These projects total an economic impact of $37 million and represent Cedarville's investment in its students and the growth of the university.
While construction on college campuses indicates growth, it also provides a significant economic boost to the local and state economies.
Construction is a known entity to contribute economic growth, both locally and nationally.

Roosevelt County Water Coop Sues 3M, DuPont, Raytheon, Several Others Over PFAS Contamination

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星期二, 六月 13, 2023

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), including perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ("PFOS"), have been detected in the water around Portales, which provides the water used by the Roosevelt County Water Coop.

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), including perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ("PFOS"), have been detected in the water around Portales, which provides the water used by the Roosevelt County Water Coop.
The suit specifically calls out how these corporations manufactured and sold aqueous film forming foam ("AFFF"), which contains forever chemicals.
The highly contaminated groundwater from the base is moving toward the Roosevelt County Water Co-op properties and PFAS has been detected in drinking water wells around Portales.
The PFAS from the base has contaminated surrounding properties and has resulted in significant damage which is still in the process of being assessed.