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Isabelle Bonneau is Named Director General of the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau
MONTRÉAL, June 3, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Isabelle Bonneau has been appointed the new Director General of the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau (SPJD), effective July 6. The appointment, approved today by the City of Montréal's executive committee, ratifies the recommendation made by the SPJD's Board of directors. Ms. Bonneau's appointment comes after the retirement of the current Director General, Ronald Cyr, who has served as the DG since April, 2015.
Ms. Bonneau, an engineer, who has a PhD in administration, has 25 years of professional experience in various fields, including transportation, municipal and public organization, engineering consulting and high technology. She has been the Director, Office of Capital Projects and Programs, City of Montréal, since February, 2019. In this capacity, Ms. Bonneau oversaw the scope, budgets and timelines for some 50 active projects, totalling more than $400 million.
"Parc Jean-Drapeau is an integral part of Montréal's identity," said Montréal Mayor Valérie Plante. "With its setting in the heart of the river, affording a one-of-a-kind view of the city, Parc Jean-Drapeau defines Montréal's insular feature, its affinity for nature, as well as its charm and joie de vivre that emanate from the major events organized at the Parc. We cherish this legacy, and it is our duty to preserve it for future generations. The arrival of Ms. Bonneau as the Director General of the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau is great news. With her impressive experience, I am sure she will be able to make the Master Plan for Parc Jean-Drapeau's enhancement, conservation and development an opportunity to establish a solid foundation that will enable us to preserve and further enrich this unique area."Â
Robert Beaudry, the City of Montréal Executive Committee member in charge of housing, building strategy, major parks and Parc Jean-Drapeau, remarked: "Parc Jean-Drapeau is a great asset for Montréal, and its development is a priority for our administration. "There will be major changes occurring at the Parc in the coming years and, through her vision and managerial ability, Ms. Bonneau will be contributing to this transformation. I wish her the utmost success in this huge, engaging challenge, and she can be assured of my full collaboration."
Renaud Coulombe, the Chair of the SPJD Board of directors, added: "This appointment is the culmination of an extensive, step-by-step process over several months. The SPJD board members are pleased to welcome Ms. Bonneau, whose major mandate will be the implementation of the new Master Plan once it is adopted this September. I would also like to thank Ronald Cyr for his outstanding contribution to the development of Parc Jean-Drapeau and for his considerable collaboration that will enable a smooth and seamless transition in the coming weeks.
About the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau
The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau is a para-municipal organization of the City of Montréal whose mission is to manage, administrate, develop, protect and animate Parc Jean-Drapeau.
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Stella Connect Releases Remote CX Toolkit
NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella Connect, a disruptive provider of SaaS contact center Quality Assurance and Performance Management solutions, has recently released its Remote CX Toolkit. This resources toolkit combines advice from CX leaders and experts, industry insights, and actionable tips that can immediately be put into practice by customer service teams to set their agents up for success while dealing with rapid and continuous changes to contact center work.
"Whether in the form of an offshore BPO, centers spanning multiple locations and sites, or simply a large percentage of Contact Center agents working from home, managing remote agents has become an enduring feature of today's Contact Center and will continue to be an important factor going forward," said John Ernsberger, co-founder and SVP of Client Services at Stella Connect. "With that in mind, Stella has worked with industry experts and our customers to assemble a set of resources that provide Contact Center leaders insight into facilitating agent success in a dispersed environment."
Making the transition to a fully remote team can be overwhelming, but the benefits are undeniable. No matter the distribution of your contact center, Stella Connect is committed to helping your team thrive.
To download the toolkit, visit https://info.stellaconnect.com/remote-customer-service-bundle
About Stella Connect
Stella Connect focuses on unlocking the potential of millions of frontline people to better serve and connect with their customers. Our solutions serve to inspire and help teams create great customer experiences.
Stella Connect is the first platform that connects QA with customer feedback and coaching, giving CX leaders insight into contact center performance and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Brands using Stella Connect include Williams-Sonoma, Walmart, Mercedes-Benz, and hundreds more across industries. Stella Connect is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.stellaconnect.com.
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Green light from the National Assembly of Quebec - La Capitale and SSQ Insurance in the process of completing merger of equal on July 1st
QUEBEC CITY, June 3, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ -Â La Capitale Insurance and Financial Services and SSQ Insurance have reached an important milestone in their merger of equals announced in January. The National Assembly of Quebec has given the green light and adopted the two private bills required to create the biggest insurance mutual in Canada. Following the completion of this step, the new company should come into existence on July 1st.
Only the authorizations of the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Minister of Finance remain to be obtained. However, the work underway with these two organizations is on track. Both companies also obtained the approval of their mutualists last March.
For now, nothing is changing for clients and employees. A transition committee with representatives from each company is already working to ensure the merger of equals goes smoothly. Integration will take place gradually, and the next steps will be announced in the coming weeks.
Both entities are forging ahead with efforts to join forces and build a new company with nationwide reach and a head office that will remain in Quebec City for the long term. The name of the new company will be announced in the next few months.
The company will build on a solid foundation of skilled employees, strong mutualist values, sound finances, and a broad range of expertise. Combined assets under management for the new company will total more than $20 billion, and consolidated premiums will be worth $5 billion.
Once the new entity is in place, M. Jean St-Gelais will serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and M. Jean-François Chalifoux as CEO.
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"It's a big day for La Capitale and SSQ Insurance. We have everything we need to create an influential and trusted player in Canada's insurance landscape. By pooling our talents, expertise, and mutualist values, we are stronger together. For our new company, the future looks bright."
–Jean-François Chalifoux
CEO of SSQ Insurance
"Our merger of equals will become official on July 1st, and we couldn't be happier. I'd like to thank the employees and board members who have made it possible to reach this historic milestone and create the biggest insurance mutual company in Canada. I am also very grateful to the members of the National Assembly of Quebec for working with us. This is the beginning of an exciting journey and it's all happening right here, in Quebec City."
–Jean St-Gelais
Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive, La Capitale
About La Capitale
La Capitale Insurance and Financial Services, created in 1940, has a strong presence across Quebec and throughout Canada. With close to 2,800 employees and guided by the values of mutualism on which it was founded, La Capitale works with clients to build, protect, and manage what they consider critical to their financial security. The company offers insurance products and financial services to the general public as well as to Quebec public service employees. With assets of $8.8 billion, La Capitale features prominently among leading insurers in Canada.
About SSQ Insurance
Founded in 1944, SSQÂ Insurance is a mutualist company that puts community at the heart of insurance. With $13 billion in assets under management, SSQ Insurance is one of the largest insurers in Canada. Serving a community of over 3 million members and customers, SSQÂ Insurance employs 2,000 people. A leader in group insurance, the company also sets itself apart through its expertise in individual life and health insurance, general insurance and the investment sector.
For more information, go to ssq.ca.
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COVID-19 Impact on Facial Recognition Market - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarketsâ„¢
CHICAGO, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "COVID-19 Impact on Facial Recognition Market by Component (Software Tools and Services), Vertical (BFSI, Government & Defense, Retail & E-commerce, Healthcare, Education, Automotive, and Others), and Region - Global Forecast to 2021", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the global Facial Recognition Market is projected to grow from USD 3.8 billion in 2020 to USD 4.5 billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.1% during the forecast period.
COVID-19 impact on enterprises and economies is transforming the way businesses are operated and delivered worldwide. Public and private sector organizations are taking drastic measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on regular business conditions, such as remote work culture, ensuring the safety of their workforce through social distancing within the premises.
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The gig economy way of conducting businesses through permanent and contract employees have become the new normal during this crisis period. Factors such as a rise in government spending on security and public safety, along with the increase in demand for contactless identity verification systems, are driving the demand for facial recognition solutions and services. The increasing need for security and maintaining privacy has impacted the facial recognition market.
The government and defense vertical is projected to witness the maximum growth rate during the forecast period
Governments are relying on ubiquitous sensors and powerful analytics algorithms, instead of the physical presence of a human. In the war against COVID-19, several governments have implemented these new surveillance devices in healthcare, public safety, and surveillance applications. There are some major surveillance and authentication use cases of facial recognition to fight against COVID-19.
Governments of all the COVID-19-affected nations have allocated special budgets to fight the epidemic. Different countries are also using digital technology to tackle the pandemic by strict monitoring with Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and using smart city services, such as smart transportation, smart parking, and smart citizen services for their citizens. People are advised to use delivery apps for essential items required. Maps are used to locate the real-time availability of essential items with confirmation from local people over the app. Digital banking transactions are also promoted to avoid touch and flow of contaminated cash.
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By region, Asia Pacific is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period
The widespread effect of COVID-19 has changed the dynamic of many countries and their working cultures. Countries such as South Korea and Singapore have done better than Spain and Italy. Asian countries have used technologies, which can resist the pandemic. However, questions have been raised about violations of citizen's privacy in these countries. China has also implemented a facial recognition system with a temperature indicator in buses, which will help to identify COVID-19 affected individuals instantly and alert driver in such situations.
The use of these technologies is also seen in the banking sector. The digital channels provide banks with data quickly and securely from the customers. Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea are among the countries that already have digital banking licenses. Several banks in Asia are implementing new technologies. For example, Seven Bank of Japan is using facial recognition technology in its ATMs so that the customers can open their accounts directly from the machines for which it is not required to visit banks. According to McKinsey, it is found that 55% to 80% of people preferred accessing their accounts digitally.
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Nikola and VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. Announce Closing of Business Combination
PHOENIX, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation today announced the completion of its previously announced business combination with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: VTIQ), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Nikola's listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The business combination, which was approved on June 2, 2020 by VectoIQ stockholders, further solidifies Nikola as a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions. On June 4, 2020, the combined company's shares will trade on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol "NKLA."
The transaction proceeds are expected to accelerate vehicle production, allow Nikola to break ground on its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, and continue its hydrogen station infrastructure roll out.Â
"Nikola is thrilled to complete the Nasdaq listing and be part of the ESG investment world. This is a significant endorsement in fuel-cell and battery-electric technology. Since Nikola launched its first fuel-cell semi-truck, you have seen the world rally behind hydrogen and follow our lead. What was once considered the fuel of the future is now accepted as today's solution," said Nikola's Founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton. "With our Nikola IVECO joint venture and over $10 billion in pre-order reservations, Nikola is positioned to be a wonderful story of how one company can literally change the world."
Stephen Girsky, CEO of VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. added, "The VectoIQ team and I are proud to support Nikola in its transition to a public company. It's an exciting time to be in the zero-emissions transportation space and Nikola is at the forefront of this technology. I look forward to continuing to support the company as a member of the Board, and helping to make Nikola's vision of a cleaner world a reality. Congratulations to Trevor and the Nikola team on this milestone, a definitive step toward a sustainable future. I would also like to thank the VectoIQ team for their amazing contributions over the past two years, and tireless work to execute on this transaction."
The company expects to generate revenue by 2021 with the roll out of its Nikola Tre Class 8 BEV, followed by the Nikola Two Class 8 FCEV starting in 2023. The build out of hydrogen fueling stations will serve Nikola customers' fleets, such as Anheuser-Busch.
In addition to Milton, Nikola will continue to be led by its seasoned management team including Chief Executive Officer, Mark Russell; Chief Financial Officer, Kim Brady; Chief Legal Officer, Britton Worthen and Chief Human Resources Officer, Joseph Pike.
Cowen served as sole financial advisor and lead capital markets advisor, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as legal advisor to VectoIQ. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as an additional capital markets advisor to VectoIQ. Morgan Stanley served as financial advisor, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP served as legal advisor to Nikola.
About Nikola Corporation
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen fueling station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit nikolamotor.com or Twitter: @nikolamotor.
About VectoIQ
VectoIQ was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. VectoIQ is sponsored by VectoIQ Holdings, LLC (including P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LP) and Cowen.
Forward Looking Statements Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's expected uses of proceeds from the business combination; potential future revenue; the company's expectations for its trucks and hydrogen fuel cell network; market acceptance of hydrogen fuel solutions; and market opportunity. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Nikola's management and are not predictions of actual performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the potential effects of COVID-19; the outcome of judicial proceedings to which Nikola is, or may become a party; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; the conversion of pre-orders into binding orders; Â risks related to the rollout of Nikola's business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Nikola's future business; the availability of capital; and the other risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus/information statement filed by VectoIQ on May 8, 2020 and other documents Nikola files with the SEC in the future. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and Nikola specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Global Motorcycle Demand to Show Growth of 4.3% Annually Through 2024 Despite Short-Term Challenges
CLEVELAND, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Freedonia Group analyst Gleb Mytko, "While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global motorcycle market is likely to be extensive and multifaceted in the near term, the market is expected to return to growth with renewed strength beyond 2020."
In economic terms, the global COVID-19 pandemic will have a direct impact on:
- personal incomes
- consumer spending
- fixed investment
- industrial output
- foreign investment
In the corporate sphere, divestitures and acquisitions will be reviewed and key strategic decisions will be delayed. Companies will reorganize their operations to deal with the new reality, as severe currency fluctuations could eat into corporate profits. Â
Learn more about the short and long term trends for motorcycles in the new Global Motorcycles. https://www.freedoniagroup.com/industry-study/global-motorcycles-3827.htm
Here are a few key trends for the long term.
- North America, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe will continue to register swift growth through 2024 because of surging electric model sales, while ICE motorcycle sales in the Asia/Pacific and Africa/ Mideast regions, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe are projected to improve considerably.
- The Asia/Pacific region is forecast to account for 86% of global motorcycle output gains between 2019 and 2024. Western Europe and Central and South America will account for much of the remaining shipment growth.
- Through 2024, the Asia/Pacific region will remain the only net exporter of motorcycles with a trade surplus projected to expand to 16 million units.
Contact Corinne Gangloff for an interview with the analyst Gleb Mytko.
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IIROC Trade Resumption - RVV
VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2020 /CNW/ - Trading resumes in:
Company: Revive Therapeutics Ltd.
CSE Symbol: RVV (All Issues)
Resumption (ET): 11:45
IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.
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Terrace Energy Provides Corporate Update
VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2020 /CNW/ - Terrace Energy Corp. (the "Company") (TSXV: TZR) provides the following update on corporate activities.
Due to the drastic deterioration of energy commodity prices resulting from the COVID 19 Pandemic and the collapse of world-wide oil demand, the Company has determined that its partnership interest in its Maverick County exploration program no longer holds any commercially viable value. The Company had been pursuing efforts to market its interest in the project; however, discussions with all apparent potential buyers have been unsuccessful. In light of current and forecasted commodity prices, the Company has determined that there is no reasonable likelihood that a viable buyer can be identified or that a transaction will occur. Consequently, the Company has elected to cease activities related to the project including seeking a potential buyer and will write off its remaining value in the asset in its most recently filed financial statements.
The Maverick County exploration program was the Company's sole remaining oil & gas project. The Company has filed a Form NI 51-101F5 noticing cessation of oil & gas activities.
The Company is currently evaluating alternatives to reorganize its capital structure. Â
About Terrace Energy
Terrace Energy is an oil & gas development stage company that is focused on unconventional oil extraction in onshore areas of the United States.
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Dave Gibbs, CEO
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Statement By The Table Mountain Rancheria Tribal Council And Casino Board Of Directors
FRIANT, Calif., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Table Mountain Rancheria Tribal Council and Casino Board of Directors are preparing to "Welcome Back" guests on Monday, June 8, 2020 with doors opening from 10am until 2am and closing from 2am to 10am for continuous sanitation of the property.
On Monday, March 16, 2020 Table Mountain Casino 'Voluntarily Closed' as a precaution to the nationwide COVID-19 Pandemic and the CDC Recommendations, and in collaboration with Governor Newsom and our local Government.
During our twelve (12) week closure, our Casino and Rancheria teams have collaborated on an extensive and aggressive Health and Sanitation Program that emphasizes the safety, health and protection of our guests, team members and Tribe.
Upon arrival to our property, you will see firsthand our New Standards of Operations are as follows:
- The Casino Floor will be open to a 25% capacity of #750 active slot machines to allow for social distancing
- There will be a Guest occupancy level of 650 during the first phase of opening
- Guests must be active players, as no loitering will be permitted
- Mandatory temperature readings will be taken at the entrance doors. Guests with temperatures over 100.1 will be given a courtesy 2nd reading after five minutes; if temperature remains high, entry will be denied
- Guests age 65 and older and/or anyone with underlying health issues should follow CDC/Government guidelines on attending group events
- Masks are required upon entry and throughout your visit
- Club Cards are required for entry (Hosts will be available in the queue for sign-ups and reprints of Club Cards)
- Social Distancing decals have been placed throughout the property
- Table Games, Poker and Bingo will be closed until further notice
- Valet service will not be offered at this timeÂ
- No bus program will be offered at this time
- Food and Beverage: Eagles Landing Restaurant and the Mountain Feast Buffet will be closed until further notice
- TM Café will be open with a limited menu and all orders will be served in to-go containers
- The Mountain Feast Buffet will be utilized as a seating area to eat with a social distancing set up
- No children age 17 and under will be permitted on the propertyÂ
- We have converted to a NO SMOKING property, with a designated limited access outside smoking areaÂ
- Plexiglass has been installed at our Club Hosts "Help Stations" and at our Casino cages
- Nearly 250Â Sanitation Stations have been placed throughout our property for our Guests and Team Members to access
- Our Team Members have been provided with a mandatory social distancing training program and issued masks as a mandatory part of their uniform; gloves have been issued to be utilized as a precautionary tool based on their job duties
- Our TMC 'Clean Team' will be providing continuous sanitation throughout business hours, and at any time a guest may request their machine be sanitized for their comfort
As we enter this phase of reopening, the Tribal Council and Casino Board of Directors would like to remind our property guests that we are in this together and yes, it will take time to adjust to our new Standards of Operations as they are a necessity for all of our health and safety.
In advance, we would like to thank you for your patience and understanding as we welcome you back.
Our Tribal Council and Casino Board of Directors would like to recognize and thank our Tribal Nation's Leaders as we unite and implement our 'Extensive Health and Sanitation Protocols' for the protection of our guests, team members and Tribal people.Â
This has been an unprecedented road that we have traveled to bring stability to our Tribal Governments. Table Mountain Rancheria commends your leadership and we will continue to join forces with Tribal Nations, Governor Newsom, the CDC and local governments for the protection of our communities.
Stay safe on this journey as we welcome our guests back.
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Motivating Memoirs Featured in LibraryBub Selection for June
LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â LibraryBub is an industry first. Founded in 2015, it is dedicated to making strong, mutual connections between indie and small-press authors and an extensive network of libraries. Imbued with the enthusiasm and ambition of its founder, the bestselling author Alinka Rutkowska, the core commitment of the LibraryBub service, which has been working with all major libraries for four years, is to help librarians to identify acclaimed books from the independent publishing sector. Offering an extensive range of outreach and output, Rutkowska enables thousands of emerging authors to achieve publishing success.Â
The June list of outstanding books by self-publishing authors appears below. The selected publications have been enthusiastically received by independent critics and are already proving popular with devotees and newfound readers alike. Some have already become Amazon best sellers in their particular categories. Moreover, the cream of the selected books have won awards within the independent publishing sector. LibraryBub introduces thousands of librarians to bestselling and award-winning books from the independent publishing sector. These books hold immense potential for enhancing the lives of their readers. Acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed explains "My main memory of books in my childhood is one of longing. In elementary school, they used to hand out catalogs from the Scholastic publishing company that allowed you to order books... I never turned in the forms because my family was too poor to pay for the books. It's such a visceral memory, aching for those books! The public libraries and school libraries saved me, as did my mother's bookshelf. I read everything that looked even a little bit interesting." Librarians enable writers to make that kind of difference to people's lives and LibraryBub CEO Alinka Rutkowska is delighted to support them in that role.
Below is June's selection by category.
FICTION
Literature & Fiction
After December by Kasie Whitener ISBN: 978-1948604536
Cobalt Chronicles by Kathryn Den Houter ISBN: 978-1950659449
The Showdown at San Benito by Roy Calvin Moore ISBN: 978-0996307871
Mystery & Thriller
No Pit So Deep, Part I (Book One of the Cody Musket series) by James Nathaniel Miller II ISBN:
78-0692857304
No Pit So Deep, Part II (Book Two of the Cody Musket series) by James Nathaniel Miller II ISBN: 978-0692857311
Knoxi's World (Book Three of the Cody Musket series)Â by James Nathaniel Miller II ISBN: 978-982019518
Land without Shame (Book Four of the Cody Musket series)Â by James Nathaniel Miller II ISBN: 978-1729762936
Young Adult
Selo by Doug Setter ISBN: 978-1105082795
Children's
The First Day of School by Ann Marie Hannon ISBN: 978-1952244711
A Going Home Surprise by Ann Marie Hannon ISBN: 978-1480877658
The Lost Boys of Lampson (Book Two of the Vancouver Island Mysteries series) by Peter Holland ISBN: 978-1771279185
NON-FICTION
Biographies & Memoirs
Destination D.C.: a modern-day Jonah? by Ann Rich Duncan ISBN: 978-1545668696
Grabbing Lightning: the messy quest for an extraordinary love by Donald Marrs and Paige Marrs ISBN: 978-0925887030
Toward Happier Choices by Michael Oborn ISBN: 978-1793809193
Business
You Can't Google It!: the compelling case for cross-generational conversation at work by Phyllis Weiss Haserot ISBN: 978-1683505815
Music
Garage Band Theory: tools the pros use to play by ear by Duke Sharp ISBN: 978-0976642008
Self-Help
The Secret To RIGHTsizing: a guide to redesigning your life by SharonAnn Hamilton ISBN: 979-8616778871
Travel
Paper Maps, No Apps: an unplugged travel adventure by Johnny Welsh ISBN: 978-0996307895
"I'm very happy to see the results from the LibraryBub promotion were so impressive," says LibraryBub author Charles Veley. "The newsletter got great open and click rates!" He's convinced that "this was a great way to increase discoverability."
Librarians are invited to register for LibraryBub at http://librarybub.com/
Independent publishers are encouraged to visit http://librarybub.com/authors/ to submit their books for consideration.
Media Contact:
Alinka Rutkowska
alinka@authorremake.com
Government of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Ontario
OTTAWA, ON, June 3, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and diversity, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Maria V. Carroccia, a sole practitioner in Windsor, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. Madam Justice Carroccia fills one of two remaining positions authorized under the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1.
Biography
Justice Maria Carroccia was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario and is a first-generation Canadian. Both of her parents were born in Italy and immigrated to Canada.Â
Madam Justice Carroccia earned her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature in 1984 from the University of Windsor and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor in 1987. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1989.
Justice Carroccia started her practice at Gordner Klein and subsequently was a partner in Gordner Carroccia. Since 2001, she has been a sole practitioner. Her practice has focused exclusively on criminal defence work. She was the president of the Windsor-Essex Criminal Lawyers' Association and in that capacity was involved with a number of committees related to the administration of justice in both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court. She has been an occasional lecturer at the Faculty of Law in Windsor and has mentored many young lawyers who practise criminal law. She also sits on the Board of the Leone Residence for Women.Â
Justice Carroccia and her husband, Jamie, are the proud parents of two daughters, both of whom are university students.
Quick Facts
- At the Superior Court level, more than 380 judges have been appointed since November 2015. These exceptional jurists represent the diversity that strengthens Canada. Of these judges, more than half are women, and appointments reflect an increased representation of visible minorities, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S, and those who self-identify as having a disability.
- The Government of Canada is committed to promoting access to justice for all Canadians. To improve outcomes for Canadian families, Budget 2018 provides funding of $77.2 million over four years to support the expansion of unified family courts, beginning in 2019-2020. This investment in the family justice system will create 39 new judicial positions in Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- In addition, Budget 2018 provides funding for a further seven judicial positions in Saskatchewan and Ontario, at a cost of $17.1 million over five years.
- Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.
- The Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada play a key role in evaluating judicial applications. There are 17 Judicial Advisory Committees, with each province and territory represented.
- Significant reforms to the role and structure of the Judicial Advisory Committees, aimed at enhancing the independence and transparency of the process, were announced on October 20, 2016.
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Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Alberta
OTTAWA, ON, June 3, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and diversity, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Denise J. Kiss, counsel at Bruyer Mackay Family Law in Edmonton, is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Madam Justice Kiss replaces Mr. Justice D.J. Manderscheid (Edmonton), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective November 19, 2019.Â
Sherry L. Kachur, Q.C., partner at WK Family Lawyers in Calgary, is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Madam Justice Kachur replaces Madam Justice K.M. Horner (Calgary), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective April 26, 2020.
Thomas Rothwell, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Legal Services Division at the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta in Edmonton, is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Mr. Justice Rothwell replaces Mr. Justice V.O. Ouellette (Edmonton), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective January 3, 2020.
Biographies
Justice Denise Kiss earned a Bachelor of Arts (Special) with Distinction in Criminology from the University of Alberta in 1987. She graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1991 and completed her Articles of Clerkship with the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench and Alberta Court of Appeal and with the law firm Milner Fenerty.
Immediately after completing her Articles, Madam Justice Kiss joined the boutique law firm of Rand Moreau in Edmonton, where she practised family law exclusively for more than 27 years. She has extensive litigation experience, having appeared before all three levels of court in as well as the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. She was an early advocate of alternative dispute resolution processes and assisted parties by mediating their disputes in her private practice for over 20 years.
Justice Kiss volunteered as a mediator with the Edmonton Community Mediation Services and also with the Provincial Court of Alberta Civil Division. She was a volunteer mediator with the Child Support Resolution Program offered through Alberta Justice. Justice Kiss was a panel member for the Alberta Citizen's Appeal Panel. She was a volunteer member of the Law Society of Alberta Conduct Committee and a member of the Appeal Committee for the Legal Aid Society of Alberta for many years. Justice Kiss was also involved with the Independent Legal Advice Program for Survivors of Sexual Violence offered through the Elizabeth Fry Society of Alberta.
Justice Sherry Kachur, Q.C., holds a Bachelor of Arts (Criminology) degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta. She first articled, and was called to the Bar, in British Columbia, and subsequently continued her practice in Alberta.
For most of her career, Madam Justice Kachur has practised primarily in the area of family law, most recently as a partner and co-founder of WK Family Lawyers LLP (originally Widdowson Kachur Ostwald Menzies LLP). She sat as the decision maker in numerous arbitral proceedings. She is a past president of the Calgary Bar Association and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2012.
As a frequent speaker and contributor to the family law bar, Justice Kachur has been an instructor at the Alberta Bar Admission course and numerous Legal Education Society of Alberta events. She has presented at the Federation of Law Societies' National Family Law Program, Canadian Bar Association events and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference. Access to justice, particularly as it relates to family matters, has been an important part of her career. She has been a volunteer at the Calgary Women's Centre and has served as dispute resolution officer. Â
Justice Kachur is the mother of two teenage boys and enjoys spending time with her husband and family exploring the globe, near and far, its cultures, cuisines and wildlife.
Justice Thomas Rothwell was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in 1993 and graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1997.Â
Mr. Justice Rothwell served as law clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice J.C. Major at the Supreme Court of Canada. He then joined the Edmonton firm of Reynolds, Mirth, Richards and Farmer LLP in 1998. In 2004, he accepted a position with Alberta Justice and practised in the areas of Aboriginal, constitutional and health law; most recently, he held the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Legal Services Division. In this role, Justice Rothwell had the privilege of leading a team of approximately 225 lawyers and was responsible for overseeing the delivery of legal and strategic advice on myriad matters to the Government of Alberta.Â
Justice Rothwell has always enjoyed teaching and mentoring new lawyers and has co-taught constitutional litigation at the University of Alberta Law School for the past seven years. He sat on the board of the Alberta Law Foundation and currently sits on the board of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta. In addition to volunteering in the legal community, he has also volunteered his time with his community league in southwest Edmonton and within his faith community.
Justice Rothwell is married to Brenda, and they are the proud parents of two teenage daughters.
Quick Facts
- At the Superior Court level, more than 380 judges have been appointed since November 2015. These exceptional jurists represent the diversity that strengthens Canada. Of these judges, more than half are women, and appointments reflect an increased representation of visible minorities, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S, and those who self-identify as having a disability.
- The Government of Canada is committed to promoting access to justice for all Canadians. To improve outcomes for Canadian families, Budget 2018 provides funding of $77.2 million over four years to support the expansion of unified family courts, beginning in 2019-2020. This investment in the family justice system will create 39 new judicial positions in Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- In addition, Budget 2018 provides funding for a further seven judicial positions in Saskatchewan and Ontario, at a cost of $17.1 million over five years.
- Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.
- The Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada play a key role in evaluating judicial applications. There are 17 Judicial Advisory Committees, with each province and territory represented.
- Significant reforms to the role and structure of the Judicial Advisory Committees, aimed at enhancing the independence and transparency of the process, were announced on October 20, 2016.
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SOURCE Department of Justice Canada
West Shore Home Announces Recipients of Healthcare Heroes Event
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of May, West Shore Home announced that it would select 6 Healthcare Heroes and give them a free shower or tub replacement completely free of charge. The company wanted to thank frontline workers for their dedication to serving their local communities. Â Â
"Healthcare professionals and first responders have done so much to keep us healthy and safe," said BJ Werzyn, owner of West Shore Home. "We are excited to thank these heroes by providing them with a hassle-free remodeling experience."Â
The Healthcare Hero recipients are:
Caleb Chiappetta: Registered nurse at UPMC Hospital in McCandles Township, Pennsylvania.Â
Sunny Goodyear: Registered nurse of Geisinger Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
DeAnn Huff: Registered nurse at the University of Kentucky hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Robyn King: Emergency room doctor in Clearwater, Florida.
Brenna Lassiter: Emergency room nurse in Charleston, South Carolina.
Melanie and Lance Morgan: Morgan is an intensive care unit nurse at Medical City Dallas. Lance is finishing nursing school in Dallas, Texas.Â
About West Shore Home
West Shore Home, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is a home remodeling company operating across the Eastern United States. Since its founding in 2006, West Shore Home's mission has been to provide the fastest, most convenient home remodeling services in the market. With a focus on speed, efficiency and convenience for the customer, West Shore Home aims to make remodeling as simple as using Uber or Amazon. For additional information about West Shore Home, please visit www.westshorehome.com.
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Effectual Increases Momentum with Acquisition of AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Five Talent, Strengthening DevOps and Cloud Native Application Development Services
HOBOKEN, N.J., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â Effectual, an innovative, cloud first, security first managed and professional services company, has acquired Five Talent, a technology consultancy and custom software modernization and development firm headquartered in Bend, Oregon. Five Talent collaborates with customers to design, develop, and architect applications built using DevOps methodologies that integrate best practices and drive innovation.
"Effectual and Five Talent have been working as partners on a number of engagements with our mutual customers," said Robb Allen, CEO, Effectual. "Simply put, we believe we can accomplish more together as one company, delivering a complete suite of services for modernizing, securing and ensuring the continuous compliance of mission critical applications and workloads for our customers. We will leverage our combined experience, resources, skill sets and geographic reach, to continue to execute on our vision to be the leader in IT modernization services for commercial enterprises and the public sector."
Five Talent has extensive experience in DevOps automation, custom application development, SaaS enablement, and refactoring workloads. Their expertise in cloud native services, including containers and serverless, enhance Effectual's portfolio of professional and modern cloud managed services.
"Working together over the past year, it is clear that the cultural similarities of our organizations and our complementary services provide customers with a complete solution for delivering successful business outcomes," said Preston Callicott, CEO, Five Talent. "We are committed to building trusted, long-term relationships with our customers in every engagement. Similarly, Effectual approaches each engagement with a thorough understanding of each customer's goals and success criteria. The alignment in our approach, and shared passion to learn and innovate alongside our customers has inspired us to set new goals and grow our businesses as one."
Five Talent holds Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps, SaaS, and Mobile Competencies and recently surpassed the AWS 50 Certified milestone within the AWS Partner Network, placing them among the most technically experienced Advanced Consulting Partners in the AWS partner ecosystem. At a minimum, every Five Talent team member is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, ensuring a foundational understanding of the AWS Cloud architectural principles as well as basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform. In addition, 25% of the certifications achieved by the team are at the Professional or Specialty level, the most challenging and sought after of all AWS certifications.
"Technical excellence and continuous learning are core values for both Effectual and Five Talent," said Ryan Comingdeer, CTO, Five Talent. "Together, we can pursue greater levels of expertise and continue to push our team to advance their skills. The certifications, competencies, and programs we have achieved through our partnership with AWS demonstrate this commitment and provide customers with the confidence that we are cloud experts who can deliver high performing, impactful solutions."
Combining Effectual's certified Modernization EngineersTM with the certified expertise of the Five Talent team puts the company at over 150 AWS certifications. Effectual is the only AWS Premier Consulting Partner to hold both the AWS Government Competency and the VMware Master Services Competency in VMware Cloud on AWS.
About Effectual
Effectual, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, is an innovative, cloud first, security first managed and professional services company that works with commercial enterprises and the public sector to enable IT modernization and mitigate risk. A deeply experienced and passionate team of problem solvers apply proven methodologies to business challenges across Amazon Web Services and VMware Cloud on AWS. Effectual is backed by Catalyst Investors and Lumerity Capital, private equity firms focused on investments in cloud and data infrastructure. Effectual is a member of the Cloud Security Alliance, and the PCI Security Standards Council.
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Cboe Global Markets Reports May 2020 Trading Volume
CHICAGO, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today reported May monthly trading volume.
The data sheet "Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report" contains an overview of May and year-to-date trading statistics and market share by business segment, volume in select index products, and RPC, which is reported on a one-month lag, across business lines.  Â
| MONTHLY TRADING VOLUME | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| May | May | % | April | % | May | May | % | |
| 2020 | 2019 | Chg | 2020 | Chg | 2020 | 2019 | Chg | |
| OPTIONS (contracts, thousands) | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| Trading Days | 20 | 22 | 21 | 103 | 104 | |||
| Total Volume | 191,428 | 178,540 | 7.2% | 200,828 | -4.7% | 1,057,599 | 746,285 | 41.7% |
| Total ADVÂ | 9,571 | 8,115 | 17.9% | 9,563 | 0.1% | 10,268 | 7,176 | 43.1% |
| FUTURES (contracts, thousands) | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| Trading Days | 20 | 22 | 21 | 103 | 104 | |||
| Total Volume | 2,675 | 7,514 | -64.4% | 2,343 | 14.2% | 25,532 | 26,194 | -2.5% |
| Total ADVÂ | 134 | 342 | -60.8% | 112 | 19.9% | 248 | 252 | -1.6% |
| U.S. EQUITIES (shares, millions) | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| Trading Days | 20 | 22 | 21 | 103 | 104 | |||
| Total Volume | 37,944 | 25,199 | 50.6% | 42,619 | -11.0% | 194,368 | 120,109 | 61.8% |
| Total ADV | 1,897 | 1,145 | 65.6% | 2,029 | -6.5% | 1,887 | 1,155 | 63.4% |
| EUROPEAN EQUITIES (€ millions) | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| Trading Days | 21 | 23 | 20 | 105 | 106 | |||
| Total Notional Value | € 118,132 | € 186,892 | -36.8% | € 123,459 | -4.3% | € 823,481 | € 943,799 | -12.7% |
| Total ADNV | € 5,625 | € 8,126 | -30.8% | € 6,173 | -8.9% | € 7,843 | € 8,904 | -11.9% |
| GLOBAL FX ($ millions) | Year-To-Date | |||||||
| Trading Days | 21 | 23 | 22 | 107 | 108 | |||
| Total Notional Value | $658,664 | $760,188 | -13.4% | $643,629 | 2.3% | $4,076,013 | $3,752,471 | 8.6% |
| Total ADNV | $31,365 | $33,052 | -5.1% | $29,256 | 7.2% | $38,094 | $34,745 | 9.6% |
ADV= average daily volume
ADNV= average daily notional value
May 2020 Volume Highlights
- Cboe C2 and BZX Options Exchanges posted gains in ADV over May 2019: C2 up 30 percent and Cboe BZX up 44 percent.
- Cboe EDGX Options Exchange set a new all-time monthly ADV record with more than 1.2 million contracts traded, up 98 percent over May 2019.
- Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange market share reached a 52-week high for the second month in a row, capturing 6.4 percent of the market.
- Cboe's new retail priority offering on Cboe EDGX Exchange hit a monthly ADV high of 87.7 million shares traded, up 83.5 percent over April 2020.
- Cboe® iBoxx® iShares® $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index (IBHY) futures traded on Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) saw record ADV of 1,240 contracts traded.
About Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) is one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, offering cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world. The company is committed to defining markets to benefit its participants and drive the global marketplace forward through product innovation, leading edge technology and seamless trading solutions.
The company offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global foreign exchange (FX) and volatility products based on the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index), recognized as the world's premier gauge of U.S. equity market volatility.
Cboe's subsidiaries include the largest options exchange and the third largest stock exchange operator in the U.S. In addition, the company operates one of the largest stock exchanges by value traded in Europe and is a leading market globally for ETP listings and trading.   Â
The company is headquartered in Chicago with a network of domestic and global offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia, including main hubs in New York, London, Kansas City and Amsterdam. For more information, visit www.cboe.com.
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BlackRock makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by Markit or its affiliates, the parties to the Contracts or any other person with respect to the use of the Underlying Data or any data included therein. BlackRock makes no express or implied warranties and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Data or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall BlackRock have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) resulting from the use of the Underlying Data or any data included therein, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Canadian tech start-up revolutionizes the electrical plug with magnetic design and patented technology
~ First to market product receives top international safety certification ~
VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -Â Canadian tech start-up, VoltSafe is redefining the way the world connects to electricity with the very first prong-less magnetic electrical plug. Its patented technology creates a safer, simpler, and smarter alternative to the traditional pronged plug. VoltSafe's revolutionary design hasn't been seen since electricity first came into homes more than a century ago. In fact, the company's prong-less plug is so innovative, there have been no certification standards that have existed for it, until now. Years in development, the company has recently achieved a SIL3 (safety integrity level 3) rating for its first to market product, the Magnetic Block Heater Plug. This is the highest safety integrity level that is economically feasible for industrial applications.
"We challenged the world standard for electrical plugs and won," says Trevor Burgess, CEO of VoltSafe. "For our prong-less design to receive such a high level of Âsafety certification across North America is unprecedented and groundbreaking. We're excited to bring the electrical plug into the 21st century with safer and more energy efficient technology for consumers and global industries."Â
VoltSafe's plug technology uses proximity and sensing-based actuation methods. Instead of metal prongs plugging into an outlet where live electricity is easily accessible, this invention has a flat receptacle with circular contacts that magnetically connect with a plug of a similar and complementary configuration. With this new patented technology, electricity does not flow until both sides are fully connected and a fingerprint-like check takes place. The plug's surface is always completely safe to touch. This eliminates possibility of electrocution (there is no live electricity accessible), reduces the risk of arcing (sparks/fires), and injury or damage, as it connects and disconnects easily and quickly. VoltSafe plugs automatically sense what is connected, and immediately deliver the level of power/voltage/amperage necessary (be it a phone, stove or even a large piece of machinery). Additionally, the VoltSafe design includes an easy-to-use adaptor that retrofits onto existing plugs in any country – creating the world's first universally compatible plug.
As VoltSafe gains momentum, its go-to market strategy includes creating new iterations of the magnetic plug internally and through licensing deals. New solutions include product designs for electric vehicles, home and marine. The smart technology also lets users control and automate their homes and vehicles with real-time energy management using an App. VoltSafe's technology has sparked interest from the US military, emergency services, and the likes of NASA.
VoltSafe is currently filling the final tranche of its seed round, which is expected to close by the end of June 2020. More information here.
To learn more about VoltSafe and its capabilities, visit voltsafe.com/technology, or contact info@voltsafe.com. You can also join the company on its social media channels at LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Â
About VoltSafe
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, VoltSafe is a Canadian tech startup that has reinvented how the world connects to electricity. The groundbreaking and patented technology has created the world's safest, simplest, and smartest plug design. In 2018, VoltSafe successfully pitched on Dragon's Den, receiving three offers, and recently won the BC Cleantech Newcomer award at GLOBE 2020. It's first to market product, the Magnetic Block Heater Plug, has received a SIL3 certification. The company's current product pipeline includes solutions for household, commercial, marine, electric vehicles, and more.
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North Star Imaging Moves To A Purpose-Built Imaging Facility In California
ROGERS, Minn., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â North Star Imaging is proud to announce the move of its West Coast Inspection Services business to a much larger testing facility in Aliso Viejo, California. The new facility provides more space for expansion, more warehousing for larger parts to be brought in for x-ray scanning services, and more room to introduce new innovations as the business continues to grow.
"We know that this year is, and continues to be, a very hard year for everyone due to COVID-19. Nonetheless, as a business, we are all very excited by this move as it signifies the confidence that our parent company, ITW, has on our growth plans for the West Coast,"Â said David Nokk, Manager for NSI's US Inspection Services business.
The NSI West Coast office in Aliso Viejo has an X3000â„¢, an X5000â„¢ and another X5000 with 450kV. What this means is that NSI West Coast has the capability to scan objects as small as a few microns to objects as large as a 50-gallon barrel and, can do single or multiple batch scans as quickly as possible.
Kevin Bresnahan, Business Development Manager for the NSI West Coast operation says, "My team and I can do 2D, 3D and 4D scans. Very, very soon, we will also have a high energy system that will be a great asset to aerospace and defense businesses in North America. We will launch this new system this year and I am very excited for our West Coast customers to be the first to experience the power and capabilities that are being engineered into this system."
"We are thrilled to be adding high energy to our portfolio to better serve our customers and further enhance the industry's ability to provide safe, reliable products. Our customers drive our progression and our intent is to provide premium capabilities to world-class organizations who demand the most challenging of inspections on critical projects. Thank you to all of NSI's customers and friends who have made this possible," says Seth Taylor, General Manager of North Star Imaging.
To learn more about the x-ray inspection services at NSI West Coast, contact scanning.ca@4nsi.com or visit our Inspection Services page https://xrayinspectionservice.com/ @4nsi.com.
North Star Imaging manufactures industrial 2D Digital Radiography & 3D Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray equipment. Industrial X-ray scanning is often used for R&D, Failure Analysis, Quality Control, Internal Measurements, High-Speed 3D Scanning & more. X-ray scanning allows users to view & inspect the external & internal structures of a part without destroying it. NSI's efX® CT integrates the most powerful CT reconstruction & visualization software available, including modules for calibration, measurement, real-time density segmentation & surface extraction. NSI also offers X-ray Inspection Services at their 6 global sites in Minnesota, California, Massachusetts, France, UK, China and 24/7 technical service & NDT basic and advanced training classes. NSI is ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Tiger Pistol Partners with Anheuser-Busch InBev for Worldwide Local Recovery and Revitalization Initiative
AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â Tiger Pistol, the only social advertising platform that delivers local activation at global scale, has partnered with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) to support the brand's worldwide network of local retailers, bars, and restaurants that have been affected by COVID-19.
"We all have our go-to local establishments, whether it's the neighborhood pub for happy hour, our favorite dinner spot, or our chosen venue for celebrating milestones," said Paul Elliott, CEO, Tiger Pistol. "Very few companies have a global footprint like AB InBev, and they support their worldwide community and make sure their establishments have everything they need to weather the storm today and succeed in a new normal future."
Restaurants and bars are among the hardest hit industries across the globe. According to Statista, the year-over-year decline of seated patrons in restaurants worldwide dropped day by day February to May reaching a staggering 100% decline by early May A study by Deloitte states that while global at-home consumption has increased, it will unlikely cover the cost of lost sales even once the situation begins to normalize. In a survey by Technomic, 32% of consumers say they plan to eat at restaurants less often out of COVID-19 concerns. With layoffs and hour cuts prevalent across the industry, restaurants and bars need help to survive the crisis. In a Datassential survey, 33% of operators cited they needed help communicating their establishment's status, and 25% of local operators cited the need for collaboration to promote traffic.
Tiger Pistol provides the ability to reach deeply into local communities all throughout the world, empowering individual restaurants and bars with locally relevant ads that use powerful messaging alongside globally-recognized brand creative. The ads are flexibly deployed from the local business' Facebook Page, with objectives in line with state, regional, or city-level government restrictions. This social strategy gives these small retailers, most of whom are suffering during this time, an advertising option to help them continue to drive business and recall the essential role restaurants and bars play in fostering memories and connections in the lives of consumers.
"Tiger Pistol's global-to-local approach marries two strategies together to ensure AB InBev's success," said Elliott. "First, it brings their brands directly to consumers for immediate identification. Second, the local establishments can drive a personal connection with the consumer. By providing enterprise-strength tools to the local market, the consumer ends up with a highly relevant, localized ad."
With each region affected differently, AB InBev and Tiger Pistol are working closely with the brand's global markets to create social media marketing plans to support small businesses during this crisis and to help them recover. AB InBev uses the Tiger Pistol Platform to support the following initiatives, among others, worldwide:
- Brazil, with tens of thousands of locations with local Facebook and Instagram campaigns that promote new e-commerce options, including through Ze Delivery, a delivery app that ABI Brazil created to promote online ordering and delivery services available from their favorite local spots, and with planned campaigns to help businesses connect with consumers in the post-crisis environment.
- Belgium and the UK, with campaigns to promote their "Cafe Courage" and "Save Pub Life" initiatives that allow patrons to purchase gift cards or make donations to support their favorite hang outs, and with planned campaigns to help businesses promote their new operating hours and safety protocols to consumers as they begin to re-open.
- Canada, with campaigns that support local on- and off-premise establishments in promoting take-out and online ordering and delivery options.
These efforts are part of a long-term partnership to provide AB InBev's worldwide network of restaurants, bars, and retailers with an industry-leading platform for publishing high performance, local Facebook and Instagram ads.
AB InBev first engaged Tiger Pistol for a Facebook advertising pilot in 2019. Tiger Pistol developed a simple, effective way for local establishments to automatically publish on-brand, best-practice Facebook ads straight from the local establishment's Facebook Business Page. The campaigns produced a 60% lower cost of advertising among other remarkable results. AB InBev continued to expand the program throughout the year, culminating in a global multi-year partnership.
"We are partnering with Tiger Pistol to develop new tools that evolve how we market our brands and build relationships with our network of establishments - both in a time of crisis and in ordinary times," said Gabriel Mello, Global Vice President of Category Management and Trade Solutions, AB InBev. "Their technology and knowledge of social advertising have made Tiger Pistol the right partner to collaboratively develop a scaled social advertising solution."
To learn more about Tiger Pistol's social advertising tools and how Tiger Pistol, the world's #1 social advertising automation platform for local, unlocks local activation at global scale for brands, resellers, and agencies visit www.tigerpistol.com.
About Tiger PistolÂ
Tiger Pistol is the world's #1 social advertising automation platform for local. For nearly a decade, the company has been obsessively focused on building the world's most effective social advertising platform for global brands, resellers, and agencies who realize the power of local activation at scale. As a preferred Facebook Marketing Partner and the largest third-party publisher of social advertising for local, Tiger Pistol creates, deploys, manages, and optimizes high-performance Facebook and Instagram ads at unprecedented scale, with over 800k Facebook and Instagram campaigns published to date. Tiger Pistol's first of its kind technology delivers meaningful and measurable business impact for brands, resellers, and agencies alike, helping to unlock value and efficiency through innovation-led social advertising automation. Tiger Pistol has been recognized by Digiday as the Best Social Media Marketing Platform, by Street Fight for Best Social Media Campaign and by Localogy as Best Localized Marketing Campaign. Tiger Pistol Ranks in the Top 100 on the Inc. 5000 List of Texas's Fastest Growing Private Companies and in the top 5 among advertising and marketing companies. To learn more, call (888) 400-8845, visit TigerPistol.com, or follow on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico and South Africa stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange. Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck's®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2019, AB InBev's reported revenue was 52.3 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).
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Capital Bank, N.A., Delivers for Small Businesses, Securing $234 Million in PPP Loans for 1,156 Businesses Around Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â In an incredible display of agility, round-the-clock hard work, and dedication to small businesses, Maryland-based Capital Bank, N.A., successfully secured $234 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for 1,156 applicants, all but a few of which are in the DMV area.
"We were able to move quickly in leveraging technology to create a secure portal for our applicants to submit their application and documentation," said Capital Bank CEO Edward Barry. "We are proud to have helped so many small-business applicants obtain PPP loans, especially since the Bank's PPP loan volume represents slightly more loans than the Bank would ordinarily make over a two-year timeframe," said Barry. "At Capital Bank, we went all-in to help our applicants get through this difficult time."
Herculean Effort
Before PPP application procedures had even been published by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Bank's staff launched an all-hands-on-deck customer-service strategy focused on helping small businesses.
- Their first step was to develop, in the space of only five days, a secure, easy-to-use portal to which PPP applicants could upload their SBA-required documentation.
- Bank staff worked long hours, including nights and weekends, to ensure that the applications were successfully submitted to the SBA for loan authorization, even as SBA developed and refined its procedures and technology.
- After the first round of PPP funding was exhausted, the Bank prepared rapidly for the second round, automating the workflow, streamlining the process and communications adding efficiency to the PPP application process.
Outsized Impact
"Our shared philosophy empowers us to achieve the unthinkable," explained Barry. "It's what makes us perfectly aligned to help small businesses who are dedicated to uplifting their own communities. As nearly 50% of the applicants weren't even clients prior to applying, the PPP experience showed how our bank really punched above its weight class to defend our regional economy."
Capital Bank's efforts had a positive effect not only for small business owners, but for those companies' more than 36,000 employees, as well as the many families and communities they help support. With an average loan size of $203 thousand, businesses received loans for as little as $2,000 to $4.5 million.
All of the applicants Capital Bank secured loans for are small businesses as defined by the SBA. Capital Bank's years of small-business lending experience, with staff that specializes in SBA loans, contributed to its PPP success. The Bank has been among the top two SBA lenders, by volume, in the DMV region since 2014, ascending to #1 last year.
Pivoting to Forgiveness
Capital Bank is already turning its attention to helping its customers qualify for PPP loan forgiveness. The Bank is using an online portal to simplify the forgiveness process for its customers. And is ready to adapt to any changes that may arise as a result of the signed Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act.
"Our message to business owners is simple — not only during the COVID-19 crisis, but year-round," said Barry. "We're here for you, no matter what."
About Capital Bank
Capital Bank, N.A., is the eighth largest bank headquartered in Maryland. The Bank has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates branches in five locations in the greater Washington, D.C./Baltimore metro area. The Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Bancorp, which had assets of approximately $1.5 billion at March 31, 2020; its common stock is traded in the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "CBNK."
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Ana G. Méndez University Launches Virtual Course for Professionals to Learn Spanish
ORLANDO, Fla., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Â With a sustained growth of almost 20% annually in the Hispanic Florida population, the basic knowledge of the Spanish language becomes a vital and necessary tool for professionals who want to be successful in their career or business.
In tune with this demographic reality and as part of its growing portfolio of community-focused initiatives, Ana G. Méndez University (UAGM) announces the launch of a modular and interactive short program for teaching Spanish. UAGM, a leading institution for the professional development of Hispanics in the United States, designed the curriculum for professionals who have little to no knowledge of this language.
First to launch on June 8 "Spanish for Professionals", will be delivered over an 8-week period.
"This program was created as a result of a demand from Florida companies and corporations that have long sought an accredited education institution offering these courses so their employees could aquire basic knowledge of Spanish to serve a growing customer base that demands products and services in the language," said Eduardo Cases, director of Business Development at UAGM.
"We have created this short, practical and effective course not only for corporate employees, but for the general public who wishes to enrich their knowledge and increase their chances of success in a competitive job and economic market like Central Florida," he added.
In 2018, the Hispanic population had an extraordinary population growth of 26.1%, according to the Federal Census Office. An upward demographic trend is expected to be documented when the agency analyzes 2019 data and continues to grow by 2020.
Florida has a population of 21.1 million, 5.5 million of which are Hispanic. The majority of Hispanic groups are Cubans, with a population of 1.5 million; Puerto Ricans, who number 1.2 million; and Mexicans who reach a population of 736,566, according to the Census.
The course is designed with three levels. Level 1 is an introductory level intended for professionals who have little to no knowledge of the language. It includes vocabulary, basic grammar as well as emphasizes pronunciation, reading, comprehension and basic communication in Spanish. Customs and cultural insights are also presented. Â
This introductory course will be offered virtually on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning next Monday, June 8. The duration of the course is 32 hours and the cost is $399. Registration can be completed through this link: http://bit.ly/uagmspanish1.
Intermediate and Advanced Courses
Beginning August, UAGM will begin to offer Intermediate and Advanced Spanish courses.
The Intermediate or Level 2 course not only expands new vocabulary and conversational skills, but participants will have a more active and intensive participation in oral communication, reading, writing and grammar practices. At this level, listening and speaking skills will be emphasized.
In Advanced or Level 3, students will engage and participate in authentic experiences simulating real-life situations during which they will be able to use Spanish. To achieve a more immersive and meaningful experience, these practical excercises will include sample situations respective to the professional field of the student.Â
"UAGM is committed to empowering Floridians with the skills they need to thrive professionally," emphasized Cases.
About Ana G. Méndez University: Ana G. Méndez University is a post-secondary education institution accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone: 267-284-5000. The MSCHE is a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. UAGM offers technical's, associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in a range of professions, including healthcare, business, technology, criminal justice and education, as well as Continuing Education programs. UAGM campuses are located in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Puerto Rico, Maryland and Dallas. For more information, please visit: https://agmus.suagm.edu/en
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Maritza Caban
(833) 877-1917
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