A demonstration in the country’s east was the latest in a cluster that has exposed the grievances of veterans, despite the opening of a ministry to address their needs.
Reported by NYTimes.com 1 hour ago.
Marching Across China, Army Veterans Join Ranks of Protesters
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China’s Ex-Soldiers Join Its Legions of Protesters
A demonstration in the country’s east was the latest in a cluster that has exposed the grievances of veterans, despite the opening of a ministry to address their needs.
Reported by NYTimes.com 17 hours ago.
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High Hampton Expands Strategic Network in California -- CFN Media
SEATTLE, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CFN Media Group (“CFN Media”), the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, today announced publication of an article covering High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE:HC) (HC.CN) (CNSX:HC) (FSE:0HCN). The company recently announced the expansion of its cannabis distribution network in California through the acquisition of 420 Realty LLC, which has multiple permits to vertically integrate in the City of Cudahy, CA (Greater Los Angeles).California’s cannabis industry could exceed $7.7 billion by 2021, according to Arcview Market Research, driven by the legalization of adult-use cannabis this year. With cannabis cultivation scaling higher, investors are looking towards branding and distribution as potentially higher margin plays within the industry. But, there are only a handful of companies that have started building a large state-wide presence.
*420 Realty’s Unique Position*
Most investors are familiar with the concept of a Conditional Use Permit, or CUP, which are commonplace in cities like Coachella. The City of Cudahy uses a Development Agreement in lieu of a Conditional Use Permit. The Development Agreement, or DA, outlines what the developer is planning in an official application. The city reviews the application, vets the business, and conditionally gives a letter of approval upon meeting the requirements.
420 Realty LLC has applied for a Development Agreement that includes cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and distribution licenses of which the city of Cudahy has a pre-approved all on a single parcel location. In addition to the pre-approved license, the company is applying for six temporary state licenses and two of them have come through, including the processing license for processing cannabis flower and the cultivation license to actually grow cannabis flower -- which also covers the nursery as part of the process.
The company plans to establish a brand identity that is synonymous with top shelf quality and accessible pricing throughout California, while manufacturing, delivering, and distributing a wide variety of flower strains and marijuana concentrates in multiple CBD-to-THC ratios and terpene profiles. These products will be available in wholesale flower, concentrate, and vaporized cartridge forms, while the company may also provide white label services.
*Building a Strategic Network*
High Hampton is building a strategic cannabis distribution network in California that brings more products and quality brands online.
Christian Scovenna, High Hampton’s Sr. VP Corporate Finance, commented:
“This transaction further expands High Hampton’s strategic cannabis distribution network in California and will ultimately allow us to bring more products and quality brands online as we advance this and our other assets. With the previously announced acquisitions of CaliGold (see press release April 18, 2018) and Bravo Distro (see press release May 2, 2018) expected to close soon, High Hampton will be well positioned with distribution hubs, product and cultivation opportunities across California.”
The company’s flagship investment is its wholly-owned subsidiary, CoachellaGro Corp., which is building a 254,000 sq. ft. greenhouse facility situated in the cannabis industrial park located in Coachella, CA. The subsidiary has secured a Conditional Use Permit for development of a full-service production facility to serve third party state licensed medical marijuana operators and could become a leading complex in the state.
In addition to this project and the 420 Realty deal, the company previously announced the acquisitions of CaliGold and Bravo Distro. CaliGold sells seven multi-strain flavors of award-winning chocolate bars in dispensaries across the state with approximately $2 million in 2016/2017 revenue, while Bravo is a fast-growing cannabis distributor with a team of alcohol distribution veterans and cannabis industry experts.
*Looking Ahead*
High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE: HC) (FSE: 0HCN) represents a compelling investment opportunity in California’s burgeoning cannabis market. With a growing distribution network and brand portfolio, the company is uniquely positioned to deliver long-term shareholder value. Investors may want to take a closer look at the stock as it continues growing its brand portfolio and distribution network through strategic acquisitions.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.highhampton.com.
Please follow the link to read the full article: http://www.cannabisfn.com/high-hampton-expands-strategic-network-california/
*About CFN Media*
CFN Media (CannabisFN) is the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the global cannabis industry, helps companies operating in the space attract investors, capital, and publicity. Since 2013, private and public cannabis companies in the US and Canada have relied on CFN Media to grow and succeed.
Learn how to become a CFN Media client company, brand or entrepreneur: http://www.cannabisfn.com/featuredcompany
Download the CFN Media iOS mobile app to access the world of cannabis from the palm of your hand: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cannabisfn/id988009247?ls=1&mt=8
Or visit our homepage and enter your mobile number under the Apple App Store logo to receive a download link text on your iPhone: http://www.cannabisfn.com
*Disclaimer*
CannabisFN.com is not an independent financial investment advisor or broker-dealer. You should always consult with your own independent legal, tax, and/or investment professionals before making any investment decisions. The information provided on http://www.cannabisfn.com (the ‘Site’) is either original financial news or paid advertisements drafted by our in-house team or provided by an affiliate. CannabisFN.com, a financial news media and marketing firm enters into media buys or service agreements with the companies that are the subject of the articles posted on the Site or other editorials for advertising such companies. We are not an independent news media provider. We make no warranty or representation about the information including its completeness, accuracy, truthfulness or reliability and we disclaim, expressly and implicitly, all warranties of any kind, including whether the Information is complete, accurate, truthful, or reliable. As such, your use of the information is at your own risk. Nor do we undertake any obligation to update the items posted. CannabisFN.com received compensation for producing and presenting high quality and sophisticated content on CannabisFN.com along with financial and corporate news.
The above article is sponsored content. Emerging Growth LLC, which owns CannabisFN.com and CFN Media, has been hired to create awareness. Please follow the link below to view our full disclosure outlining our compensation: http://www.cannabisfn.com/legal-disclaimer/
Frank Lane
206-369-7050
Flane@cannabisfn.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 16 hours ago.
*420 Realty’s Unique Position*
Most investors are familiar with the concept of a Conditional Use Permit, or CUP, which are commonplace in cities like Coachella. The City of Cudahy uses a Development Agreement in lieu of a Conditional Use Permit. The Development Agreement, or DA, outlines what the developer is planning in an official application. The city reviews the application, vets the business, and conditionally gives a letter of approval upon meeting the requirements.
420 Realty LLC has applied for a Development Agreement that includes cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and distribution licenses of which the city of Cudahy has a pre-approved all on a single parcel location. In addition to the pre-approved license, the company is applying for six temporary state licenses and two of them have come through, including the processing license for processing cannabis flower and the cultivation license to actually grow cannabis flower -- which also covers the nursery as part of the process.
The company plans to establish a brand identity that is synonymous with top shelf quality and accessible pricing throughout California, while manufacturing, delivering, and distributing a wide variety of flower strains and marijuana concentrates in multiple CBD-to-THC ratios and terpene profiles. These products will be available in wholesale flower, concentrate, and vaporized cartridge forms, while the company may also provide white label services.
*Building a Strategic Network*
High Hampton is building a strategic cannabis distribution network in California that brings more products and quality brands online.
Christian Scovenna, High Hampton’s Sr. VP Corporate Finance, commented:
“This transaction further expands High Hampton’s strategic cannabis distribution network in California and will ultimately allow us to bring more products and quality brands online as we advance this and our other assets. With the previously announced acquisitions of CaliGold (see press release April 18, 2018) and Bravo Distro (see press release May 2, 2018) expected to close soon, High Hampton will be well positioned with distribution hubs, product and cultivation opportunities across California.”
The company’s flagship investment is its wholly-owned subsidiary, CoachellaGro Corp., which is building a 254,000 sq. ft. greenhouse facility situated in the cannabis industrial park located in Coachella, CA. The subsidiary has secured a Conditional Use Permit for development of a full-service production facility to serve third party state licensed medical marijuana operators and could become a leading complex in the state.
In addition to this project and the 420 Realty deal, the company previously announced the acquisitions of CaliGold and Bravo Distro. CaliGold sells seven multi-strain flavors of award-winning chocolate bars in dispensaries across the state with approximately $2 million in 2016/2017 revenue, while Bravo is a fast-growing cannabis distributor with a team of alcohol distribution veterans and cannabis industry experts.
*Looking Ahead*
High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE: HC) (FSE: 0HCN) represents a compelling investment opportunity in California’s burgeoning cannabis market. With a growing distribution network and brand portfolio, the company is uniquely positioned to deliver long-term shareholder value. Investors may want to take a closer look at the stock as it continues growing its brand portfolio and distribution network through strategic acquisitions.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.highhampton.com.
Please follow the link to read the full article: http://www.cannabisfn.com/high-hampton-expands-strategic-network-california/
*About CFN Media*
CFN Media (CannabisFN) is the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the global cannabis industry, helps companies operating in the space attract investors, capital, and publicity. Since 2013, private and public cannabis companies in the US and Canada have relied on CFN Media to grow and succeed.
Learn how to become a CFN Media client company, brand or entrepreneur: http://www.cannabisfn.com/featuredcompany
Download the CFN Media iOS mobile app to access the world of cannabis from the palm of your hand: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cannabisfn/id988009247?ls=1&mt=8
Or visit our homepage and enter your mobile number under the Apple App Store logo to receive a download link text on your iPhone: http://www.cannabisfn.com
*Disclaimer*
CannabisFN.com is not an independent financial investment advisor or broker-dealer. You should always consult with your own independent legal, tax, and/or investment professionals before making any investment decisions. The information provided on http://www.cannabisfn.com (the ‘Site’) is either original financial news or paid advertisements drafted by our in-house team or provided by an affiliate. CannabisFN.com, a financial news media and marketing firm enters into media buys or service agreements with the companies that are the subject of the articles posted on the Site or other editorials for advertising such companies. We are not an independent news media provider. We make no warranty or representation about the information including its completeness, accuracy, truthfulness or reliability and we disclaim, expressly and implicitly, all warranties of any kind, including whether the Information is complete, accurate, truthful, or reliable. As such, your use of the information is at your own risk. Nor do we undertake any obligation to update the items posted. CannabisFN.com received compensation for producing and presenting high quality and sophisticated content on CannabisFN.com along with financial and corporate news.
The above article is sponsored content. Emerging Growth LLC, which owns CannabisFN.com and CFN Media, has been hired to create awareness. Please follow the link below to view our full disclosure outlining our compensation: http://www.cannabisfn.com/legal-disclaimer/
Frank Lane
206-369-7050
Flane@cannabisfn.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 16 hours ago.
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Pure Safety Group Grows to Top Spot as Largest Independent Height Safety Company through Aggressive Acquisition Strategy
Pure Safety Group (PSG) today announced its second acquisition in the past two weeks, purchasing Ty-Flot, Inc., the global leader in dropped objects prevention products and services, rounding out the PSG comprehensive line up of market-leading height safety products for applications across multiple industries.
HOUSTON (PRWEB) June 25, 2018
Pure Safety Group (PSG) today announced its second acquisition in the past two weeks, purchasing Ty-Flot, Inc., the global leader in dropped objects prevention products and services, rounding out the PSG comprehensive line up of market-leading height safety products for applications across multiple industries. The transaction closed June 15, 2018.
“We’ve been busy building the type of company we’ve heard customers want,” said PSG CEO Brad Gates. “We’re hand-selecting market leaders, with an intentional focus on U.S.-made products in important categories, asking them to join us to build the world’s premier provider of height safety equipment and services.”
PSG was formed in August 2017 by industry veterans with deep safety expertise and through the acquisition of Guardian Fall Protection, Seattle and Web Devices, Houston. Just 14 days ago, the group announced it had added Checkmate Lifting and Safety Ltd., based in the U.K., to the growing PSG family of companies. Checkmate is the leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of lifting and height safety equipment.
Through the Ty-Flot acquisition, PSG will bring 126 granted or pending patents into PSG’s expansive proprietary portfolio, and add dropped object prevention products (tool tethers, anchors, attachment points and containers) as a new PSG product offering in the PSG premium product line-up. Ty-Flot will maintain its East Coast facility, which will be considered the Pure Safety Group innovation center for dropped object prevention products. Its engineers and product teams will join the now worldwide PSG innovation group.
The growing product offering will allow PSG to be a greater resource to oil and gas, power generation, construction and other market segments.
Ty-Flot leaders will stay active in the broader business, concentrating on continued innovation in the dropped objects category, and the ramp up of production to meet the needs of a larger marketplace. They will also focus on customer continuity, maintaining the family-style service and culture that Ty-Flot customers and employees have come to expect from founders Reggie Moreau, now general manager of the dropped objects prevention business, and Darrell and Andre Moreau, now product directors. Current Ty-Flot customers can continue to work with their Ty-Flot contacts for customized solutions to their safety needs. The Moreau family founded Ty-Flot in 1995.
According to Gates, their leadership also aligns well with PSG’s intent to be the leader in compliance of ANSI standards for height safety products. Last month, PSG announced ANSI Z359.18 compliance for several anchor products including details behind the testing that is performed in its accredited ISO 17025 laboratory and witnessed by a Professional Engineer. Ty-Flot leaders are active in developing ISEA and ANSI industry standards for dropped objects prevention products, serving on the ISEA 121 committee as influential, highly experienced advisors. If the standards in development for dropped objects prevention products are adopted by ISEA and ANSI, Pure Safety Group will voluntarily comply with them as part of its standards commitment.
“Customers want all the benefits an independent company provides – like product availability, excellent customer service, and trusted relationships,” said Reggie Moreau. “Yet their businesses demand continuous product innovation and centralized sourcing of a wide breadth of products and services. Pure Safety Group has built a company that brings together the best of independence and scale to benefit customers worldwide.”
About Pure Safety Group
Pure Safety Group™, parent company of Guardian Fall Protection, Web Devices, Checkmate and now Ty-Flot, is the world’s largest independent provider of height safety equipment and training. PSG’s leadership team including industry veterans such as Brad Gates, Kevin Coplan, Pat Velasco, Anders Pettersson, and Roland Schylit have deep experience as innovators, thought leaders and business builders in the global height safety industry. Their decades of experience and combined strengths, along with the talent and technology of the teams at Pure Safety Group facilities across the world, have quickly built the company into the global source for keeping workers safe at height. Learn more at PureSafetyGroup.com. Reported by PRWeb 15 hours ago.
HOUSTON (PRWEB) June 25, 2018
Pure Safety Group (PSG) today announced its second acquisition in the past two weeks, purchasing Ty-Flot, Inc., the global leader in dropped objects prevention products and services, rounding out the PSG comprehensive line up of market-leading height safety products for applications across multiple industries. The transaction closed June 15, 2018.
“We’ve been busy building the type of company we’ve heard customers want,” said PSG CEO Brad Gates. “We’re hand-selecting market leaders, with an intentional focus on U.S.-made products in important categories, asking them to join us to build the world’s premier provider of height safety equipment and services.”
PSG was formed in August 2017 by industry veterans with deep safety expertise and through the acquisition of Guardian Fall Protection, Seattle and Web Devices, Houston. Just 14 days ago, the group announced it had added Checkmate Lifting and Safety Ltd., based in the U.K., to the growing PSG family of companies. Checkmate is the leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of lifting and height safety equipment.
Through the Ty-Flot acquisition, PSG will bring 126 granted or pending patents into PSG’s expansive proprietary portfolio, and add dropped object prevention products (tool tethers, anchors, attachment points and containers) as a new PSG product offering in the PSG premium product line-up. Ty-Flot will maintain its East Coast facility, which will be considered the Pure Safety Group innovation center for dropped object prevention products. Its engineers and product teams will join the now worldwide PSG innovation group.
The growing product offering will allow PSG to be a greater resource to oil and gas, power generation, construction and other market segments.
Ty-Flot leaders will stay active in the broader business, concentrating on continued innovation in the dropped objects category, and the ramp up of production to meet the needs of a larger marketplace. They will also focus on customer continuity, maintaining the family-style service and culture that Ty-Flot customers and employees have come to expect from founders Reggie Moreau, now general manager of the dropped objects prevention business, and Darrell and Andre Moreau, now product directors. Current Ty-Flot customers can continue to work with their Ty-Flot contacts for customized solutions to their safety needs. The Moreau family founded Ty-Flot in 1995.
According to Gates, their leadership also aligns well with PSG’s intent to be the leader in compliance of ANSI standards for height safety products. Last month, PSG announced ANSI Z359.18 compliance for several anchor products including details behind the testing that is performed in its accredited ISO 17025 laboratory and witnessed by a Professional Engineer. Ty-Flot leaders are active in developing ISEA and ANSI industry standards for dropped objects prevention products, serving on the ISEA 121 committee as influential, highly experienced advisors. If the standards in development for dropped objects prevention products are adopted by ISEA and ANSI, Pure Safety Group will voluntarily comply with them as part of its standards commitment.
“Customers want all the benefits an independent company provides – like product availability, excellent customer service, and trusted relationships,” said Reggie Moreau. “Yet their businesses demand continuous product innovation and centralized sourcing of a wide breadth of products and services. Pure Safety Group has built a company that brings together the best of independence and scale to benefit customers worldwide.”
About Pure Safety Group
Pure Safety Group™, parent company of Guardian Fall Protection, Web Devices, Checkmate and now Ty-Flot, is the world’s largest independent provider of height safety equipment and training. PSG’s leadership team including industry veterans such as Brad Gates, Kevin Coplan, Pat Velasco, Anders Pettersson, and Roland Schylit have deep experience as innovators, thought leaders and business builders in the global height safety industry. Their decades of experience and combined strengths, along with the talent and technology of the teams at Pure Safety Group facilities across the world, have quickly built the company into the global source for keeping workers safe at height. Learn more at PureSafetyGroup.com. Reported by PRWeb 15 hours ago.
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Ninja Nation Explodes Onto the Scene With First Location Opening in Colorado
American Ninja Warrior legends join forces to give athletes, kids and families a fun and competitive arena experience. Founding Memberships Available Now
DENVER, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ninja Nation is a world-class obstacle course facility making its debut in Colorado with the first location opening June 30th, 2018. The flagship arena is located just north of Denver in Lafayette, with state of the art equipment and developmental programming that empowers everyone to become their own Super Hero!Founded by Colorado entrepreneur, Wayne Cavanaugh, Ninja Nation brings the arena experience to life and makes the sport of obstacle racing accessible to all ages and skill levels. Some of the country’s top Ninja Warrior athletes have joined Ninja Nation to lead the creative, operations and coaching teams. Fans will be thrilled to see American Ninja Warrior™ veterans, Geoff Britten, Jamie Rahn, Brian Arnold, Ryan Stratis and Karsten Williams as members of the Ninja Nation team.
“As Ninja Warriors, we have all worked with kids and athletes who have been transformed by this sport – seeing people gain confidence and determination is incredibly powerful,” said Geoff Britten, American Ninja Warrior athlete and Creative Director for Ninja Nation. “Joining the Ninja Nation team gives us the chance to introduce the sport to even more people in a safe and encouraging environment. There’s nothing else like it, and we know you’ll be blown away by the experience we’ve created.”
These Ninjas have been working together to build the most inventive and dynamic obstacle courses ever constructed. Each obstacle has been thoughtfully developed to encourage progression of skill, making it possible for beginners and elite athletes to tackle the same course at different levels of difficulty. And unlike other facilities, the Ninja Nation obstacles are designed to transform, so the courses will be ever-changing and always dynamic.
Top of the line obstacles are just the beginning. Ninja Nation arenas will also feature the most advanced technology available, with audio, video and lighting producing a complete “Sportainment” experience that is one of a kind.
“Every detail at Ninja Nation has been designed to create a fun and empowering environment where you feel like a super hero in your own video game,” said Britten. “You even get to choose your own hero name. And in addition to the killer obstacles, we’ve developed programs where you earn points for achieving new skills and level up as you progress.”
Ninja Nation offers monthly memberships, organized classes, open gym, events, competitions, birthday parties and even a mobile unit for obstacle courses anywhere. The inaugural location in Lafayette will open in June 2018. A second Colorado location will open in Englewood, CO near the Centennial Airport in August and then Frisco, TX late this summer, with many more locations in the works. For those who can’t wait to get in on the action, a limited number of Founding Memberships are available right now. To purchase a Founding Membership and learn more about Ninja Nation visit NinjaNation.com/founder.
And now is the time to join the Ninja Nation team! The Colorado arenas are looking for high energy, enthusiastic and outgoing team members. Those who love fun and fitness and want to grow with Ninja Nation are encouraged to apply. Visit NinjaNation.com/Careers.
*About Ninja Nation*
Ninja Nation is the leading provider of obstacle course arenas across the country, serving America’s youth and adults with the most exciting facilities for developing skills, strength and confidence. We love the sport of Obstacle Course Racing, support every aspect of its growth and believe everyone across the U.S. should have access to such an incredible activity.
We believe in providing a fitness alternative that is fun, challenging and teaches us to get back up and try again. We are development focused, driven to help our members get stronger, more fit and more confident. Our goal is to create over one million heroes. That’s one million kids and adults pushing their minds and bodies to limits they never thought possible in our arenas. Play, Train and Compete.
Follow us for the latest updates:
NinjaNation.com
Instagram @OneNinjaNation
Twitter @OneNinjaNation
Facebook.com/OneNinjaNation
*Media Inquiries:*
Jenn McFerron Sloan
816-468-6802
Jenn.mcferron@gmail.comA photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/990670ed-5b6c-43a5-941e-be77e163860e Reported by GlobeNewswire 12 hours ago.
DENVER, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ninja Nation is a world-class obstacle course facility making its debut in Colorado with the first location opening June 30th, 2018. The flagship arena is located just north of Denver in Lafayette, with state of the art equipment and developmental programming that empowers everyone to become their own Super Hero!Founded by Colorado entrepreneur, Wayne Cavanaugh, Ninja Nation brings the arena experience to life and makes the sport of obstacle racing accessible to all ages and skill levels. Some of the country’s top Ninja Warrior athletes have joined Ninja Nation to lead the creative, operations and coaching teams. Fans will be thrilled to see American Ninja Warrior™ veterans, Geoff Britten, Jamie Rahn, Brian Arnold, Ryan Stratis and Karsten Williams as members of the Ninja Nation team.
“As Ninja Warriors, we have all worked with kids and athletes who have been transformed by this sport – seeing people gain confidence and determination is incredibly powerful,” said Geoff Britten, American Ninja Warrior athlete and Creative Director for Ninja Nation. “Joining the Ninja Nation team gives us the chance to introduce the sport to even more people in a safe and encouraging environment. There’s nothing else like it, and we know you’ll be blown away by the experience we’ve created.”
These Ninjas have been working together to build the most inventive and dynamic obstacle courses ever constructed. Each obstacle has been thoughtfully developed to encourage progression of skill, making it possible for beginners and elite athletes to tackle the same course at different levels of difficulty. And unlike other facilities, the Ninja Nation obstacles are designed to transform, so the courses will be ever-changing and always dynamic.
Top of the line obstacles are just the beginning. Ninja Nation arenas will also feature the most advanced technology available, with audio, video and lighting producing a complete “Sportainment” experience that is one of a kind.
“Every detail at Ninja Nation has been designed to create a fun and empowering environment where you feel like a super hero in your own video game,” said Britten. “You even get to choose your own hero name. And in addition to the killer obstacles, we’ve developed programs where you earn points for achieving new skills and level up as you progress.”
Ninja Nation offers monthly memberships, organized classes, open gym, events, competitions, birthday parties and even a mobile unit for obstacle courses anywhere. The inaugural location in Lafayette will open in June 2018. A second Colorado location will open in Englewood, CO near the Centennial Airport in August and then Frisco, TX late this summer, with many more locations in the works. For those who can’t wait to get in on the action, a limited number of Founding Memberships are available right now. To purchase a Founding Membership and learn more about Ninja Nation visit NinjaNation.com/founder.
And now is the time to join the Ninja Nation team! The Colorado arenas are looking for high energy, enthusiastic and outgoing team members. Those who love fun and fitness and want to grow with Ninja Nation are encouraged to apply. Visit NinjaNation.com/Careers.
*About Ninja Nation*
Ninja Nation is the leading provider of obstacle course arenas across the country, serving America’s youth and adults with the most exciting facilities for developing skills, strength and confidence. We love the sport of Obstacle Course Racing, support every aspect of its growth and believe everyone across the U.S. should have access to such an incredible activity.
We believe in providing a fitness alternative that is fun, challenging and teaches us to get back up and try again. We are development focused, driven to help our members get stronger, more fit and more confident. Our goal is to create over one million heroes. That’s one million kids and adults pushing their minds and bodies to limits they never thought possible in our arenas. Play, Train and Compete.
Follow us for the latest updates:
NinjaNation.com
Instagram @OneNinjaNation
Twitter @OneNinjaNation
Facebook.com/OneNinjaNation
*Media Inquiries:*
Jenn McFerron Sloan
816-468-6802
Jenn.mcferron@gmail.comA photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/990670ed-5b6c-43a5-941e-be77e163860e Reported by GlobeNewswire 12 hours ago.
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Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 400,000 Pounds of Protein to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Donation Part of Smithfield’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes® Tour
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. donated more than 400,000 pounds of protein to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as part of the company’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes^® tour. Now in its 10^th year, Helping Hungry Homes^® is Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on helping Americans become more food secure. This donation, the largest in Helping Hungry Homes^® history and equivalent to more than 1.6 million servings, will help support the estimated 1.2 million people in Los Angeles County who live with food insecurity.“Smithfield Foods has given us the opportunity to fight hunger and give hope to our community,” said Michael Flood, president and CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. “With this historic donation, we can continue to be a resource, an advocate, and voice for those who are fighting food insecurity.”
Smithfield presented the donation to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at the 7^th Annual Feed SoCal Stuff-A-Truck event, hosted by Vons and ABC7 in Redondo Beach. Members of participating organizations discussed food insecurity in the local community and the significance of this donation and event, which will provide protein and other food resources throughout the food bank’s service area.
This is the 32^nd large-scale protein donation made by Smithfield to food banks across the country during the company’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes^® tour. Since the program’s inception in 2008, Smithfield has provided more than 100 million servings of protein to food banks, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs nationwide.
“Smithfield Foods is proud to provide the largest single donation in the history of our Helping Hungry Homes^® program to one of the nation’s most heavily populated cities with a tremendous need,” said Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for Smithfield Foods. “We recognize that this requires the greatest amount of support we can deliver, and are honored to provide a helping hand to the families battling food insecurity throughout the Los Angeles area.”
Smithfield’s Los Angeles, California facility employs more than 1,200 area community members, and has participated in every Annual Feed SoCal event for the past seven years. Smithfield Foods’ support aligns with the company’s commitment to contribute to the vitality of the communities where its employees work, live, and raise their families.
For more information about Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes^® initiative and a list of upcoming donation events, visit helpinghungryhomes.com.
*About Smithfield Foods*
Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield^®, Eckrich^®, Nathan's Famous^®, Farmland^®, Armour^®, Farmer John^®, Kretschmar^®, John Morrell^®, Cook's^®, Gwaltney^®, Carando^®, Margherita^®, Curly's^®, Healthy Ones^®, Morliny^®, Krakus^® and Berlinki^®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.
*About Los Angeles Regional Food Bank*
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to end hunger in Los Angeles County since 1973 and has distributed the equivalent of more than 1 billion meals across our community. The Food Bank provides food to more than 300,000 clients on a monthly basis and distributed 70 million pounds of food in 2017 to children, seniors, working families, veterans and other neighbors in need. To support the vision that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles county, food and products are distributed through a network of more than 650 partner agencies, directly to children through our Children’s Backpack and Summer Lunch programs, to approximately 27,000 seniors each month through our Senior Nutrition program, and to working families and college students through our Mobile Food Pantry. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is a 4-star rated charity by Charity Navigator. For more information, visit lafoodbank.org/.
Media Contacts:
*Dalton Agency for Smithfield*
Jana Beasley
(904) 534-8568
jbeasley@daltonagency.com *Los Angeles Regional Food Bank *
Courtney Morra
323-234-3030 ext. 196
cmorra@lafoodbank.org
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/07cbb661-9227-41c0-b5db-fd0b9b0ab568 Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. donated more than 400,000 pounds of protein to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as part of the company’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes^® tour. Now in its 10^th year, Helping Hungry Homes^® is Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on helping Americans become more food secure. This donation, the largest in Helping Hungry Homes^® history and equivalent to more than 1.6 million servings, will help support the estimated 1.2 million people in Los Angeles County who live with food insecurity.“Smithfield Foods has given us the opportunity to fight hunger and give hope to our community,” said Michael Flood, president and CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. “With this historic donation, we can continue to be a resource, an advocate, and voice for those who are fighting food insecurity.”
Smithfield presented the donation to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at the 7^th Annual Feed SoCal Stuff-A-Truck event, hosted by Vons and ABC7 in Redondo Beach. Members of participating organizations discussed food insecurity in the local community and the significance of this donation and event, which will provide protein and other food resources throughout the food bank’s service area.
This is the 32^nd large-scale protein donation made by Smithfield to food banks across the country during the company’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes^® tour. Since the program’s inception in 2008, Smithfield has provided more than 100 million servings of protein to food banks, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs nationwide.
“Smithfield Foods is proud to provide the largest single donation in the history of our Helping Hungry Homes^® program to one of the nation’s most heavily populated cities with a tremendous need,” said Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for Smithfield Foods. “We recognize that this requires the greatest amount of support we can deliver, and are honored to provide a helping hand to the families battling food insecurity throughout the Los Angeles area.”
Smithfield’s Los Angeles, California facility employs more than 1,200 area community members, and has participated in every Annual Feed SoCal event for the past seven years. Smithfield Foods’ support aligns with the company’s commitment to contribute to the vitality of the communities where its employees work, live, and raise their families.
For more information about Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes^® initiative and a list of upcoming donation events, visit helpinghungryhomes.com.
*About Smithfield Foods*
Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield^®, Eckrich^®, Nathan's Famous^®, Farmland^®, Armour^®, Farmer John^®, Kretschmar^®, John Morrell^®, Cook's^®, Gwaltney^®, Carando^®, Margherita^®, Curly's^®, Healthy Ones^®, Morliny^®, Krakus^® and Berlinki^®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.
*About Los Angeles Regional Food Bank*
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to end hunger in Los Angeles County since 1973 and has distributed the equivalent of more than 1 billion meals across our community. The Food Bank provides food to more than 300,000 clients on a monthly basis and distributed 70 million pounds of food in 2017 to children, seniors, working families, veterans and other neighbors in need. To support the vision that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles county, food and products are distributed through a network of more than 650 partner agencies, directly to children through our Children’s Backpack and Summer Lunch programs, to approximately 27,000 seniors each month through our Senior Nutrition program, and to working families and college students through our Mobile Food Pantry. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is a 4-star rated charity by Charity Navigator. For more information, visit lafoodbank.org/.
Media Contacts:
*Dalton Agency for Smithfield*
Jana Beasley
(904) 534-8568
jbeasley@daltonagency.com *Los Angeles Regional Food Bank *
Courtney Morra
323-234-3030 ext. 196
cmorra@lafoodbank.org
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/07cbb661-9227-41c0-b5db-fd0b9b0ab568 Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
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Edge Music Network Dedicates Percentage of Profits to Charitable Causes
Video Syndication Platform Takes a Fair and Globally Altruistic Approach to Helping the World Through Music
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edge Music Network (EMN), a music video streaming service delivering on-demand video content through a powerful syndication platform, is dedicating 10 percent of its advertising revenue to charitable causes, including those that feed the hungry, aid victims of natural disasters and support homeless veterans. The cutting-edge platform was designed to address the undisputable marginalization of the music industry, creating a fair compensation structure that levels the playing field for all stakeholders with a 90/10 split to the artist’s favor. With a goal to unleash the universal and transformative power of music, EMN is on a path to revolutionizing one of the world’s most valuable industries.“I felt that streaming services were taking more than their fair share and not providing artists and those who support them with the recognition and compensation they deserve,” says CEO Elizabeth Vargas, who founded EMN in 2011. “The platform both ensures artists and labels get the royalties they deserve, and fans get uninterrupted real-time access to the music videos they love. Developing a fair compensation structure is just one step towards making a difference.”
Driven by a commitment to do good in the world, EMN was launched with unification in mind – seeking a more direct connection between artists and fans. The platform allows users to interact, book a band, watch their favorite artists new music video releases, watch live performances and with its “Play It Forward” feature fans can make monetary donations via the click of a button. EMN exists as much to help artists extend their reach and realize lucrative monetization opportunities, as it does to serve as a catalyst for change. With a collective community of global citizens that believe in the power of music, the platform is determined to make the world a better place.
EMN is available through the Apple ITunes Store and Google Play. For more information, visit www.edgemusic.com.
*ABOUT EDGE MUSIC NETWORK: *Edge Music Network (EMN) is a music video streaming service delivering on-demand video content through a powerful syndication platform designed to enable a fair compensation structure ensuring artists get the royalties they deserve and fans get uninterrupted access to the music they love—anytime, anywhere. With powerful search tools for discovering and streaming on demand, users can watch the latest music videos, concerts and events of the highest quality. The EMN mobile app unlocks premium content, allowing users to easily create, manage and share custom playlists and enjoy channels with music videos curated by EMN experts. The Edge Music Network dedicates a percentage of profits to charitable causes that feed the hungry, aid victims of natural disasters and support homeless veterans. Supported by an advisory board of renowned musicians and industry professionals, and in partnership with leading content creators, independent artists and marquee music labels like Universal, Capitol Records, Def Jam and Geffen—Edge Music Network is on a mission to reinvent how music is heard, viewed and shared. Edge Music Network delivers an unlimited, unrestricted and unbelievable audio and video experience—and unites people with the transformative power of music. For more information, follow Edge Music Network on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, and visit www.edgemusic.com.
*MEDIA CONTACT: *Leslie Licano, Beyond Fifteen Communications, Inc.
leslie@beyondfifteen.com | 949-733-8679 x 101 Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edge Music Network (EMN), a music video streaming service delivering on-demand video content through a powerful syndication platform, is dedicating 10 percent of its advertising revenue to charitable causes, including those that feed the hungry, aid victims of natural disasters and support homeless veterans. The cutting-edge platform was designed to address the undisputable marginalization of the music industry, creating a fair compensation structure that levels the playing field for all stakeholders with a 90/10 split to the artist’s favor. With a goal to unleash the universal and transformative power of music, EMN is on a path to revolutionizing one of the world’s most valuable industries.“I felt that streaming services were taking more than their fair share and not providing artists and those who support them with the recognition and compensation they deserve,” says CEO Elizabeth Vargas, who founded EMN in 2011. “The platform both ensures artists and labels get the royalties they deserve, and fans get uninterrupted real-time access to the music videos they love. Developing a fair compensation structure is just one step towards making a difference.”
Driven by a commitment to do good in the world, EMN was launched with unification in mind – seeking a more direct connection between artists and fans. The platform allows users to interact, book a band, watch their favorite artists new music video releases, watch live performances and with its “Play It Forward” feature fans can make monetary donations via the click of a button. EMN exists as much to help artists extend their reach and realize lucrative monetization opportunities, as it does to serve as a catalyst for change. With a collective community of global citizens that believe in the power of music, the platform is determined to make the world a better place.
EMN is available through the Apple ITunes Store and Google Play. For more information, visit www.edgemusic.com.
*ABOUT EDGE MUSIC NETWORK: *Edge Music Network (EMN) is a music video streaming service delivering on-demand video content through a powerful syndication platform designed to enable a fair compensation structure ensuring artists get the royalties they deserve and fans get uninterrupted access to the music they love—anytime, anywhere. With powerful search tools for discovering and streaming on demand, users can watch the latest music videos, concerts and events of the highest quality. The EMN mobile app unlocks premium content, allowing users to easily create, manage and share custom playlists and enjoy channels with music videos curated by EMN experts. The Edge Music Network dedicates a percentage of profits to charitable causes that feed the hungry, aid victims of natural disasters and support homeless veterans. Supported by an advisory board of renowned musicians and industry professionals, and in partnership with leading content creators, independent artists and marquee music labels like Universal, Capitol Records, Def Jam and Geffen—Edge Music Network is on a mission to reinvent how music is heard, viewed and shared. Edge Music Network delivers an unlimited, unrestricted and unbelievable audio and video experience—and unites people with the transformative power of music. For more information, follow Edge Music Network on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, and visit www.edgemusic.com.
*MEDIA CONTACT: *Leslie Licano, Beyond Fifteen Communications, Inc.
leslie@beyondfifteen.com | 949-733-8679 x 101 Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
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Werner Enterprises Earns 2018 Freedom Award
OMAHA, Neb., June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN), a premier transportation and logistics company, is honored to receive the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).The Freedom Award is the highest recognition awarded by the Department of Defense (DoD) to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members. Werner was the only carrier selected among the 15 winners from 2,350 nominations.
“Our company is committed to supporting all veterans, veteran spouses and those who currently serve in the National Guard and Reserve,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Leathers. “We are proud to have the opportunity to support those who have dedicated themselves to serving our country.”
Award nominations come from a Guard or Reserve member who is employed by the organization they are nominating. The ESGR received nominations for employers in all 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
“I couldn’t do what I do without the support of Werner Enterprises,” said Air National Guard Captain Adam Cassidy. “The company does a fantastic job of honoring and supporting the military community, and they actively maintain contact with family members of deployed service members and provide assistance when needed.”
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. Werner maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and maintains offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated; medium-to-long-haul, regional and expedited van; and temperature-controlled. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes truck brokerage, freight management, intermodal, international and final mile services. International services are provided through Werner’s domestic and global subsidiary companies and include ocean, air and ground transportation; freight forwarding; and customs brokerage.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^SM under the symbol “WERN.” For further information about Werner, visit the company’s website at www.werner.com.
Contact: Fred Thayer, Director of Corporate Communications
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
402.895.6640 ext. 100 2065
fthayer@werner.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
“Our company is committed to supporting all veterans, veteran spouses and those who currently serve in the National Guard and Reserve,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Leathers. “We are proud to have the opportunity to support those who have dedicated themselves to serving our country.”
Award nominations come from a Guard or Reserve member who is employed by the organization they are nominating. The ESGR received nominations for employers in all 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
“I couldn’t do what I do without the support of Werner Enterprises,” said Air National Guard Captain Adam Cassidy. “The company does a fantastic job of honoring and supporting the military community, and they actively maintain contact with family members of deployed service members and provide assistance when needed.”
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. Werner maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and maintains offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated; medium-to-long-haul, regional and expedited van; and temperature-controlled. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes truck brokerage, freight management, intermodal, international and final mile services. International services are provided through Werner’s domestic and global subsidiary companies and include ocean, air and ground transportation; freight forwarding; and customs brokerage.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^SM under the symbol “WERN.” For further information about Werner, visit the company’s website at www.werner.com.
Contact: Fred Thayer, Director of Corporate Communications
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
402.895.6640 ext. 100 2065
fthayer@werner.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 10 hours ago.
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StreetShares Foundation and Sam Adams Beer Partner to Support Military Entrepreneurs in the Food and Beverage Industry
Coaching and four $25,000 grant programs available each year to military community entrepreneurs; summer program to focus on food and beverage small businesses.
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 25, 2018
The StreetShares Foundation and Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream program have partnered to present the food and beverage edition of the Veteran Small Business Award. The summer cycle of the Veteran Small Business Award will provide small business capital and extensive mentoring, educational materials and inspiration to “vetrepreneurs” in the food and beverage industry. The finalists will also have the opportunity to pitch their business idea live in front of an audience of the biggest military community bloggers, media, and thought leaders.
To apply, qualified applicants will submit a video pitch and a brief application to the StreetShares Foundation website. Finalists are chosen based on five criteria: business idea, use of funds and impact, product or service, team and company history, and the social impact the business has on the military and veteran community. Previous winners have impacted the military community in health care, children and families, and education. The StreetShares Foundation will select the semi-finalists and the public will vote to determine the three finalists. For rules, terms and conditions please visit the StreetShares Foundation website at streetshares.com/foundation.
“Military veterans go into business ownership at higher rates than non-veterans, and many enter the food and beverage industries,” said Mark L. Rockefeller, Chairman of the StreetShares Foundation. “This program matches them with the three things they need most to succeed: coaching, mentoring, and funding.”
The final stretch of the food and beverage Veteran Small Business Award will take place in Orlando, Fl in September at the Military Influencer Conference, a conference that allows military veteran influencers and entrepreneurs to immerse themselves in three days of workshops, educational lectures and networking events in which they will discover how to better build brand recognition and grow their small business. On the last day of the conference, the three finalists with the highest number of votes will have the opportunity to pitch their business to a live audience of community bloggers, media, and thought leaders. Shortly after the conclusion of the pitches, the audience will vote to determine which individuals receive the awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
To learn more about the StreetShares Foundation and find out if you qualify for the Veteran Small Business Award please visit streetshares.com/foundation.
About the StreetShares Foundation
The StreetShares Foundation was launched on Veterans Day 2016 with a mission to inspire, educate, and support veterans’ business owners in America and produce measurable social outcomes for the veteran and military communities. The StreetShares Foundation is located outside of Washington, D.C. Learn more at streetshares.com/foundation.
About Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream
Jim Koch started Samuel Adams in his kitchen in 1984 when imported and domestic beer were the only option for beer lovers. In his pursuit of a better beer, he ignited a similar revolution, the craft beer movement, inspiring a whole new category that’s produced millions of jobs in communities from coast-to-coast. In the wake of his success, and with a passion for supporting entrepreneurs who are in the place where he once found himself, Jim launched Brewing the American Dream - a philanthropic program that embodies Sam Adams’ pursuit of better.
Brewing the American Dream provides startups in food and beverage with real-world business advice and financing through Speed Coaching, Pitch Room Competitions, loans, mentoring and more. Since 2008, Brewing the American Dream has provided thousands of small businesses with mentoring and loans totaling millions of dollars, which have helped create or retain thousands of jobs across the country. Additionally, Sam Adams has provided loans to over 40 breweries totaling more than $1 Million, as well as coaching to hundreds of brewers across the country. Reported by PRWeb 10 hours ago.
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 25, 2018
The StreetShares Foundation and Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream program have partnered to present the food and beverage edition of the Veteran Small Business Award. The summer cycle of the Veteran Small Business Award will provide small business capital and extensive mentoring, educational materials and inspiration to “vetrepreneurs” in the food and beverage industry. The finalists will also have the opportunity to pitch their business idea live in front of an audience of the biggest military community bloggers, media, and thought leaders.
To apply, qualified applicants will submit a video pitch and a brief application to the StreetShares Foundation website. Finalists are chosen based on five criteria: business idea, use of funds and impact, product or service, team and company history, and the social impact the business has on the military and veteran community. Previous winners have impacted the military community in health care, children and families, and education. The StreetShares Foundation will select the semi-finalists and the public will vote to determine the three finalists. For rules, terms and conditions please visit the StreetShares Foundation website at streetshares.com/foundation.
“Military veterans go into business ownership at higher rates than non-veterans, and many enter the food and beverage industries,” said Mark L. Rockefeller, Chairman of the StreetShares Foundation. “This program matches them with the three things they need most to succeed: coaching, mentoring, and funding.”
The final stretch of the food and beverage Veteran Small Business Award will take place in Orlando, Fl in September at the Military Influencer Conference, a conference that allows military veteran influencers and entrepreneurs to immerse themselves in three days of workshops, educational lectures and networking events in which they will discover how to better build brand recognition and grow their small business. On the last day of the conference, the three finalists with the highest number of votes will have the opportunity to pitch their business to a live audience of community bloggers, media, and thought leaders. Shortly after the conclusion of the pitches, the audience will vote to determine which individuals receive the awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
To learn more about the StreetShares Foundation and find out if you qualify for the Veteran Small Business Award please visit streetshares.com/foundation.
About the StreetShares Foundation
The StreetShares Foundation was launched on Veterans Day 2016 with a mission to inspire, educate, and support veterans’ business owners in America and produce measurable social outcomes for the veteran and military communities. The StreetShares Foundation is located outside of Washington, D.C. Learn more at streetshares.com/foundation.
About Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream
Jim Koch started Samuel Adams in his kitchen in 1984 when imported and domestic beer were the only option for beer lovers. In his pursuit of a better beer, he ignited a similar revolution, the craft beer movement, inspiring a whole new category that’s produced millions of jobs in communities from coast-to-coast. In the wake of his success, and with a passion for supporting entrepreneurs who are in the place where he once found himself, Jim launched Brewing the American Dream - a philanthropic program that embodies Sam Adams’ pursuit of better.
Brewing the American Dream provides startups in food and beverage with real-world business advice and financing through Speed Coaching, Pitch Room Competitions, loans, mentoring and more. Since 2008, Brewing the American Dream has provided thousands of small businesses with mentoring and loans totaling millions of dollars, which have helped create or retain thousands of jobs across the country. Additionally, Sam Adams has provided loans to over 40 breweries totaling more than $1 Million, as well as coaching to hundreds of brewers across the country. Reported by PRWeb 10 hours ago.
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Twenty-Two Startups Join Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator in Fall 2018 Cohort
*Largest Funded Cohort Ever Represents Groundbreaking Startups from Four Continents and 10 Countries in Technology Sectors Including AI, IoT, Gene Therapy, and Robotics*
***BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 25, 2018 / *UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the largest official startup accelerator of UC Berkeley, announces its 22 Fall 2018 funded Cohort startups today. With a total of 102 teams (22 funded Cohort teams and 80 HotDesk teams) this is the largest cohort ever at SkyDeck. The new startup teams encompass such multi-disciplinary technologies as AI, robotics, enterprise and consumer software, gene therapy, and therapeutics. These technologies have transformational potential applications which can widely benefit e-commerce, consumer products, information technology, disease treatment, and currency solutions. Twenty-two funded Cohort teams receive $100,000 from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund as well as more than $250,000 in free and discounted services, and intensive mentorship.
HotDesk teams are startups at varying stages, either too early for institutional funding, or having already received institutional funding from top VC funds. They have access to workspace, events and mentors at SkyDeck, offering additional cross-pollination and institutional knowledge to the Fall 2018 cohort.
The Fall 2018 funded Cohort teams are evenly split between U.S. and global companies representing 10 countries and four continents. Since Berkeley SkyDeck was founded in 2012, over 300 companies have participated in the university's landmark accelerator program.
''Berkeley SkyDeck is at the center of UC Berkeley's powerful startup ecosystem. We bring the massive resources of our university and our talented Cal alumni to accelerate our startups,'' said Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck. ''With the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund supporting our teams, it's moonshot territory here.''
Added Chon Tang, Founding Partner, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, ''Silicon Valley remains the best place in the world to build a high-tech startup. With UC Berkeley's long tradition of entrepreneurship, and with the support of a strong group of engaged alumni advisors from the startup community, SkyDeck is uniquely positioned to help startups succeed in Silicon Valley.''
The Fall 2018 Berkeley SkyDeck funded Cohort includes:
*Bungee Tech*
How about: Founded by three Amazon veterans, Bungee enables enterprises to mine geo-specific data reliably and at scale, worldwide, in real time. AI/ML applied on the data collected provides recommendations to empower e-commerce businesses of all sizes - like retailers, airlines, and hotels - to compete in real-time on price, selection, promotions, ad listings, and more. Bungee's solution is turnkey - no dedicated technology team required.
*Cashbot. ai*
Cashbot AI has built an analytics-driven platform to help chatbot owners both monetize their current users, and also pay to acquire new users. Imagine a native ad network like Outbrain, but custom designed for the growing chat and conversational ecosystem.
*Chameleon Biosciences* is transforming gene therapy with a re-dosable, AAV based gene therapy. Their two base technologies Effector Vectors and Exo-AAV, are not constrained by the same immune system limitations that prevent more widespread use of current AAV gene therapies. Chameleon is committed to treating greater numbers of patients suffering from rare diseases with disease correcting genetic medicines administered as many times as needed.
*Cooljamm** *has developed a set of AI platforms which can, first, ''learn'' the key melody from any piece of music, and then second, ''compose'' a new track based on the same melody but customized with style, rhythm, pacing, instruments, etc. Their product will be sold to power-users who upload hours of videos online every week; these video producers can use this tool to generate accompanying music tracks - without any copyright issues.
*Empire Biotechnologies*
Empire has developed a therapeutic drug used to control absorption of nutrients through the digestive system - a critical problem for a variety of diseases.
*Examus*
Examus has built a browser-based plug-in which can run a sophisticated neural network on the edge, used to monitor user expressions, glance direction, and surrounding environment. This is used to revolutionize the proctoring / test-taking market: students of online-courses can now be proctored effectively, even if the network ''dies'' mid-test. The same technology can be applied to webinar analytics, even advertising.
*HUMM*
Ever wished you could upgrade your brain like you update an app on your phone? HUMM is building a hardware/software platform for anyone who depends on their cognition for success. The first users are ''cognitive athletes'' in the professional e-sports gaming space, unlocking improved mental processing speeds and accelerating training.
*Impressivo** *is a sensitive, low latency, inexpensive 3D sensor fabric. It has an intelligent 3D multi-touch interface solution that can be used in a number of different applications. Their immediate products are for very precise foot/posture/gait measurements. The sensor technology can also be used for a number of unique input applications, including VR, gaming, or automobile consoles.
*KorroBox* is a gaming marketplace founded by a group of game industry veterans from Riot Games, Blizzard and Twitch that utilizes blockchain technology to significantly lower distribution cost and create a secure peer-to-peer marketplace for microtransactions and tradeable game assets.
*Peanut Robotics * combines experienced robotics entrepreneurs with technical experts, to design a consumer-facing robot using breakthrough technologies for agile gripping of household items. This robot can be used to retrieve anything, ranging from heavy books to fragile eyeglasses, for seniors and others with physical ailments unable to bend effectively.
*Perfect Dashboard* is using AI to disrupt a technology industry that has largely remained unchanged for 20 years: website hosting providers. The company not only offers a suite of tools that automate tasks which were handled manually by web agencies (such as WordPress updates) but also provide data-driven marketing automation to fuel rapid adoption. Perfect Dashboard gives legacy hosting providers the technology to compete and generate more revenue from existing users.
*PredictEV** *is a blockchain-powered, prediction-focused social network that empowers users with a fun way to earn cryptocurrency by discussing the events they care about, and gives them a stake in the outcome of those events without having to risk a dime. PredictEV will initially focus on sports predictions, positioning it to leverage a budding sports betting renaissance in the United States. Later, the network will also support stock, cryptocurrency, and political predictions.
*Predictim*
Using the next generation of natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, Predictim has built an advanced AI tool that can generate unique insights about an individual using their digital footprint. After scanning someone's social media accounts, our AI can assign them an overall risk score as well as evaluate them on different personality traits such as politeness, positivity/negativity, aggression, ability to work with others or other criteria.
*Researchably** *has built an easy to use, personalized AI search engine targeted for individual researchers and clinicians. Individual users can use the search engine to quickly narrow in on research papers and case studies of interest.
*Resonance* created a technology that uses comparative analysis of ambient noise to identify, authenticate and pair devices in proximity. In layman terms, if devices are hearing the same thing, they are in the same place. Use cases range from IoT, fintech and security to gaming and social networking.
*Seamless Microsystems** *is an IP core semiconductor startup, working on an innovative high-speed ADC design for next generation SOC chips in a wide range of applications, ranging from 5G networking, to LIDAR in autonomous driving.
*SimpleDataLabs*
SimpleDataLabs builds Prophecy - a Predictive Analytics Designer for Business Analysts, powered by our DeepWisdom engine for auto-generating machine learning models. It will put Predictive Analytics in every Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboard in the world. Every business executive can now ask - "what's going to happen next, and what can I do to change it?''
*Skyloom Global*
Skyloom is developing a spaceborne infrastructure based on optical communication technology and relay satellites placed in geostationary orbit to drastically increase space-to-earth bandwidth and unlock the true economic potential of low Earth orbit.
*SMBX* is a platform connecting small businesses with the people who want to invest in them. It's a public marketplace that facilitates the issuance and trading of small business financial securities, beginning with the Small Business Bond.
*Snipfeed*
Snipfeed is a news and information recommendation AI-based engine and is the go-to for everything that matters to users. It provides daily and highly-personalized snippets for its users, engaging them in learning by breaking up original content into short chat messages, GIFs/Images, videos and quizzes. After 40 days in existence, the MVP serves 13K daily active users.
*ThinkCyte* has built the Ghost Cytometry technology, the world's first high-throughput image-based cell sorting system by integrating advanced imaging, machine learning and microfluidics technologies. It enables researchers to identify cells based on their images and isolate target cells, including rare cells in real time. This innovative approach brings ultrahigh throughput, content-rich analysis and sorting on a single cell level to disciplines such as drug discovery, cell therapy and clinical diagnostics.
*Triton Cloud*
Triton allows media companies to tailor which content they show each user. Their API builds unprecedented loyalty by making every user interaction feel personal. Triton's platform caters to media companies by offering intuitive control and visibility into the system.
For more information visit Berkeley SkyDeck at http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/.
Media files, images here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/186FB36-stQZRSVIaUhtzoeNXaR0-hnS4
*ABOUT BERKELEY SKYDECK*
As UC Berkeley's largest official startup accelerator, Berkeley SkyDeck is a joint program of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. SkyDeck combines the hands-on mentorship of traditional accelerators with the vast resources of its research university. This holistic partnership is coupled with SkyDeck's unique accelerator program to create a powerful environment for startups. Participating startups have access to over 130 advisers, 30 industry partners, and a large network of accredited investors who connect SkyTeams to the expertise and capital they need to launch and grow their world-changing innovations. For more information, see http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/.
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*SOURCE:* UC Berkeley SkyDeck Reported by Accesswire 9 hours ago.
***BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 25, 2018 / *UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the largest official startup accelerator of UC Berkeley, announces its 22 Fall 2018 funded Cohort startups today. With a total of 102 teams (22 funded Cohort teams and 80 HotDesk teams) this is the largest cohort ever at SkyDeck. The new startup teams encompass such multi-disciplinary technologies as AI, robotics, enterprise and consumer software, gene therapy, and therapeutics. These technologies have transformational potential applications which can widely benefit e-commerce, consumer products, information technology, disease treatment, and currency solutions. Twenty-two funded Cohort teams receive $100,000 from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund as well as more than $250,000 in free and discounted services, and intensive mentorship.
HotDesk teams are startups at varying stages, either too early for institutional funding, or having already received institutional funding from top VC funds. They have access to workspace, events and mentors at SkyDeck, offering additional cross-pollination and institutional knowledge to the Fall 2018 cohort.
The Fall 2018 funded Cohort teams are evenly split between U.S. and global companies representing 10 countries and four continents. Since Berkeley SkyDeck was founded in 2012, over 300 companies have participated in the university's landmark accelerator program.
''Berkeley SkyDeck is at the center of UC Berkeley's powerful startup ecosystem. We bring the massive resources of our university and our talented Cal alumni to accelerate our startups,'' said Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck. ''With the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund supporting our teams, it's moonshot territory here.''
Added Chon Tang, Founding Partner, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, ''Silicon Valley remains the best place in the world to build a high-tech startup. With UC Berkeley's long tradition of entrepreneurship, and with the support of a strong group of engaged alumni advisors from the startup community, SkyDeck is uniquely positioned to help startups succeed in Silicon Valley.''
The Fall 2018 Berkeley SkyDeck funded Cohort includes:
*Bungee Tech*
How about: Founded by three Amazon veterans, Bungee enables enterprises to mine geo-specific data reliably and at scale, worldwide, in real time. AI/ML applied on the data collected provides recommendations to empower e-commerce businesses of all sizes - like retailers, airlines, and hotels - to compete in real-time on price, selection, promotions, ad listings, and more. Bungee's solution is turnkey - no dedicated technology team required.
*Cashbot. ai*
Cashbot AI has built an analytics-driven platform to help chatbot owners both monetize their current users, and also pay to acquire new users. Imagine a native ad network like Outbrain, but custom designed for the growing chat and conversational ecosystem.
*Chameleon Biosciences* is transforming gene therapy with a re-dosable, AAV based gene therapy. Their two base technologies Effector Vectors and Exo-AAV, are not constrained by the same immune system limitations that prevent more widespread use of current AAV gene therapies. Chameleon is committed to treating greater numbers of patients suffering from rare diseases with disease correcting genetic medicines administered as many times as needed.
*Cooljamm** *has developed a set of AI platforms which can, first, ''learn'' the key melody from any piece of music, and then second, ''compose'' a new track based on the same melody but customized with style, rhythm, pacing, instruments, etc. Their product will be sold to power-users who upload hours of videos online every week; these video producers can use this tool to generate accompanying music tracks - without any copyright issues.
*Empire Biotechnologies*
Empire has developed a therapeutic drug used to control absorption of nutrients through the digestive system - a critical problem for a variety of diseases.
*Examus*
Examus has built a browser-based plug-in which can run a sophisticated neural network on the edge, used to monitor user expressions, glance direction, and surrounding environment. This is used to revolutionize the proctoring / test-taking market: students of online-courses can now be proctored effectively, even if the network ''dies'' mid-test. The same technology can be applied to webinar analytics, even advertising.
*HUMM*
Ever wished you could upgrade your brain like you update an app on your phone? HUMM is building a hardware/software platform for anyone who depends on their cognition for success. The first users are ''cognitive athletes'' in the professional e-sports gaming space, unlocking improved mental processing speeds and accelerating training.
*Impressivo** *is a sensitive, low latency, inexpensive 3D sensor fabric. It has an intelligent 3D multi-touch interface solution that can be used in a number of different applications. Their immediate products are for very precise foot/posture/gait measurements. The sensor technology can also be used for a number of unique input applications, including VR, gaming, or automobile consoles.
*KorroBox* is a gaming marketplace founded by a group of game industry veterans from Riot Games, Blizzard and Twitch that utilizes blockchain technology to significantly lower distribution cost and create a secure peer-to-peer marketplace for microtransactions and tradeable game assets.
*Peanut Robotics * combines experienced robotics entrepreneurs with technical experts, to design a consumer-facing robot using breakthrough technologies for agile gripping of household items. This robot can be used to retrieve anything, ranging from heavy books to fragile eyeglasses, for seniors and others with physical ailments unable to bend effectively.
*Perfect Dashboard* is using AI to disrupt a technology industry that has largely remained unchanged for 20 years: website hosting providers. The company not only offers a suite of tools that automate tasks which were handled manually by web agencies (such as WordPress updates) but also provide data-driven marketing automation to fuel rapid adoption. Perfect Dashboard gives legacy hosting providers the technology to compete and generate more revenue from existing users.
*PredictEV** *is a blockchain-powered, prediction-focused social network that empowers users with a fun way to earn cryptocurrency by discussing the events they care about, and gives them a stake in the outcome of those events without having to risk a dime. PredictEV will initially focus on sports predictions, positioning it to leverage a budding sports betting renaissance in the United States. Later, the network will also support stock, cryptocurrency, and political predictions.
*Predictim*
Using the next generation of natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, Predictim has built an advanced AI tool that can generate unique insights about an individual using their digital footprint. After scanning someone's social media accounts, our AI can assign them an overall risk score as well as evaluate them on different personality traits such as politeness, positivity/negativity, aggression, ability to work with others or other criteria.
*Researchably** *has built an easy to use, personalized AI search engine targeted for individual researchers and clinicians. Individual users can use the search engine to quickly narrow in on research papers and case studies of interest.
*Resonance* created a technology that uses comparative analysis of ambient noise to identify, authenticate and pair devices in proximity. In layman terms, if devices are hearing the same thing, they are in the same place. Use cases range from IoT, fintech and security to gaming and social networking.
*Seamless Microsystems** *is an IP core semiconductor startup, working on an innovative high-speed ADC design for next generation SOC chips in a wide range of applications, ranging from 5G networking, to LIDAR in autonomous driving.
*SimpleDataLabs*
SimpleDataLabs builds Prophecy - a Predictive Analytics Designer for Business Analysts, powered by our DeepWisdom engine for auto-generating machine learning models. It will put Predictive Analytics in every Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboard in the world. Every business executive can now ask - "what's going to happen next, and what can I do to change it?''
*Skyloom Global*
Skyloom is developing a spaceborne infrastructure based on optical communication technology and relay satellites placed in geostationary orbit to drastically increase space-to-earth bandwidth and unlock the true economic potential of low Earth orbit.
*SMBX* is a platform connecting small businesses with the people who want to invest in them. It's a public marketplace that facilitates the issuance and trading of small business financial securities, beginning with the Small Business Bond.
*Snipfeed*
Snipfeed is a news and information recommendation AI-based engine and is the go-to for everything that matters to users. It provides daily and highly-personalized snippets for its users, engaging them in learning by breaking up original content into short chat messages, GIFs/Images, videos and quizzes. After 40 days in existence, the MVP serves 13K daily active users.
*ThinkCyte* has built the Ghost Cytometry technology, the world's first high-throughput image-based cell sorting system by integrating advanced imaging, machine learning and microfluidics technologies. It enables researchers to identify cells based on their images and isolate target cells, including rare cells in real time. This innovative approach brings ultrahigh throughput, content-rich analysis and sorting on a single cell level to disciplines such as drug discovery, cell therapy and clinical diagnostics.
*Triton Cloud*
Triton allows media companies to tailor which content they show each user. Their API builds unprecedented loyalty by making every user interaction feel personal. Triton's platform caters to media companies by offering intuitive control and visibility into the system.
For more information visit Berkeley SkyDeck at http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/.
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*ABOUT BERKELEY SKYDECK*
As UC Berkeley's largest official startup accelerator, Berkeley SkyDeck is a joint program of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. SkyDeck combines the hands-on mentorship of traditional accelerators with the vast resources of its research university. This holistic partnership is coupled with SkyDeck's unique accelerator program to create a powerful environment for startups. Participating startups have access to over 130 advisers, 30 industry partners, and a large network of accredited investors who connect SkyTeams to the expertise and capital they need to launch and grow their world-changing innovations. For more information, see http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/.
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Hawks will be in no rush to enter free-agent bidding wars
Hawks to let free-agent market develop before looking to sign veterans to join 3 first-round draft picks
Reported by USATODAY.com 9 hours ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 9 hours ago.
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QYOU Media Raises $3 Million Via Bought Deal
*NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.*
TORONTO and DUBLIN, Ireland and LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QYOU Media Inc. (TSXV:QYOU) (the “*Company*” or “*QYOU*”) has today entered into an agreement with Clarus Securities Inc., on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “*Underwriters*”), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 15,000,000 units (the “*Units*”) of the Company at a price of C$0.20 per Unit (the “*Offering Price*”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$3,000,000 (the “*Offering*”). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (a “*Unit Share*”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “*Warrant*”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company (a “*Warrant Share*”) at a price of C$0.37 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months following the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company has also agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 Units at the Offering Price, exercisable in whole or in part, for a period ending 30 days from and including the Closing Date. In the event the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be C$3,450,000.
The Units will be offered in each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario by short form prospectus. The Units may also be sold to United States purchasers on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements in Rule 144A of the United States Securities Act, and in those jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States which are agreed to by the Company and Clarus, where the Units can be issued on a private placement basis, exempt from any prospectus, registration or other similar requirements.
The Offering is expected to close on or about July 17, 2018 (the “*Closing Date*”) and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
PowerOne Capital Markets Limited has also been appointed as a special advisor to the Company.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities of QYOU Media Inc. in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons unless registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
*About QYOU*
QYOU is a fast-growing global media company that curates and packages premium ‘best-of-the-web’ video for multiscreen distribution. Founded and created by industry veterans from Lionsgate, MTV, and CinemaNow, QYOU’s millennial-focused products including linear television networks, genre-based series, mobile apps, and video-on-demand formats reach millions of customers on six continents. Distribution partners include Sinclair Broadcast Group, Vodafone, 21st Century Fox, Liberty Global, Telenor and TATA Sky. More information on QYOU Media can be found at www.theqyou.com. and the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
*Contact Information*
Curt Marvis, Chief Executive Officer
310-869-8617, curt@theqyou.com
*Forward-looking Statements*
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the Offering and the Closing Date. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates” and “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on QYOU’s current projections and expectations about future events and other factors management believes are appropriate. Although QYOU believes that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and readers cannot be assured that the Offering and the closing thereof will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including certain risk factors, many of which are beyond QYOU’s control. Additional risks and uncertainties regarding QYOU are described in its publicly-available disclosure documents, filed by QYOU on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) except as updated herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent QYOU’s expectations as of the date of this news release, or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made, and subsequent events may cause these expectations to change. QYOU undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Reported by GlobeNewswire 8 hours ago.
TORONTO and DUBLIN, Ireland and LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QYOU Media Inc. (TSXV:QYOU) (the “*Company*” or “*QYOU*”) has today entered into an agreement with Clarus Securities Inc., on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “*Underwriters*”), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 15,000,000 units (the “*Units*”) of the Company at a price of C$0.20 per Unit (the “*Offering Price*”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$3,000,000 (the “*Offering*”). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (a “*Unit Share*”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “*Warrant*”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company (a “*Warrant Share*”) at a price of C$0.37 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months following the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company has also agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 Units at the Offering Price, exercisable in whole or in part, for a period ending 30 days from and including the Closing Date. In the event the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be C$3,450,000.
The Units will be offered in each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario by short form prospectus. The Units may also be sold to United States purchasers on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements in Rule 144A of the United States Securities Act, and in those jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States which are agreed to by the Company and Clarus, where the Units can be issued on a private placement basis, exempt from any prospectus, registration or other similar requirements.
The Offering is expected to close on or about July 17, 2018 (the “*Closing Date*”) and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
PowerOne Capital Markets Limited has also been appointed as a special advisor to the Company.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities of QYOU Media Inc. in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons unless registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
*About QYOU*
QYOU is a fast-growing global media company that curates and packages premium ‘best-of-the-web’ video for multiscreen distribution. Founded and created by industry veterans from Lionsgate, MTV, and CinemaNow, QYOU’s millennial-focused products including linear television networks, genre-based series, mobile apps, and video-on-demand formats reach millions of customers on six continents. Distribution partners include Sinclair Broadcast Group, Vodafone, 21st Century Fox, Liberty Global, Telenor and TATA Sky. More information on QYOU Media can be found at www.theqyou.com. and the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
*Contact Information*
Curt Marvis, Chief Executive Officer
310-869-8617, curt@theqyou.com
*Forward-looking Statements*
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the Offering and the Closing Date. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates” and “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on QYOU’s current projections and expectations about future events and other factors management believes are appropriate. Although QYOU believes that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and readers cannot be assured that the Offering and the closing thereof will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including certain risk factors, many of which are beyond QYOU’s control. Additional risks and uncertainties regarding QYOU are described in its publicly-available disclosure documents, filed by QYOU on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) except as updated herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent QYOU’s expectations as of the date of this news release, or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made, and subsequent events may cause these expectations to change. QYOU undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Reported by GlobeNewswire 8 hours ago.
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Senate takes up $145B spending bill to fund energy, veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is taking up a $145 billion spending bill to fund the Energy Department and veterans' programs for the next budget year.Approval of the bill Monday would send it back to the House, which approved a similar...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 8 hours ago.
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World Cup 2018: What we learned from day 12
“The football is almost like a side-show,” moaned BBC co-commentator Mark Lawrenson. “It’s all about VAR and the referees. It’s crazy.”For once, the watching viewers were inclined to agree with him. Video assistant referees were bound to take time to bed in, but during Portugal’s 1-1 draw with Iran the man in charge, Enrique Caceres, allowed the game to descend into chaos.
*Read more*: World Cup 2018: England should not fear Group H last 16 opponents
Cristiano Ronaldo successfully appealed for a VAR-assisted penalty (which he then had saved) and was shown a yellow card after an off-the-ball clash with Morteza Pouraliganji, while finally Iran’s equalising penalty came courtesy of a VAR referral for hand ball against Cedric Soares.
The result: everyone on the pitch, in the stands and at home left bemused by the decision-making.
*Spain scrape through top to face Russia*
Spain stretched their unbeaten run to 23 matches last night to make sure they finished top of their group for the fourth time in their last five tournaments, but their 2-2 draw with Morocco was far from straightforward.
There are problems for stand-in coach Fernando Hierro to address before Spain play hosts Russia in the last 16. Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos, normally two dependable veterans, were at fault for Khalid Boutaib’s opener and it took an injury-time goal from Iago Aspas to spare their blushes.
The defence in particular looks suspect: Spain have now conceded 12 goals in their last six World Cup matches – as many as they had in their previous 18 combined.
*Russia’s World Cup bandwagon loses a wheel*
After a blockbusting start to their home World Cup, Russia were brought back down to earth with a bump when they lost 3-0 to Uruguay in Samara.
For those who had been wondering how much to read into Russia’s swashbuckling wins over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, this appeared to provide an answer: not too much.Russia's optimism after their opening two wins was tempered by a 3-0 defeat by Uruguay (Source: Getty)
In a match to forget for Stanislav Cherchesov’s side, they had Igor Smolnikov sent off and saw Denis Cheryshev – until now, their star performer at the tournament – net an unfortunate own goal.
While Russia’s bandwagon has lost a wheel, Uruguay’s is positively gathering pace.
*Golden oldie El Hadary makes history*
He may have ended up on the losing side and bottom of Group A but Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary at least made history in today's 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia.
At 45 years and five months, El Hadary became the oldest player to feature at a World Cup and even saved a first-half penalty from Fahad Al Muwallad to keep his side in front.
Perhaps the evergreen stopper – older than three of the managers at this tournament – took inspiration from Panama veteran Felipe Baloy, who netted his side’s consolation goal in Sunday’s thrashing by England at the ripe old age – for a striker – of 37.
Reported by City A.M. 8 hours ago.
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Final hurdle for Wright-Patt expansion project on Senate docket
A bill that would allow the U.S. government to spend $116 million on a massive expansion project at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is expected to pass the Senate on Monday evening. Less than a week after the Senate approved the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, a measure known as the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act will come to a vote. Passage of the NDAA meant the government was able to authorize the funding, while the appropriations act spends the money.…
Reported by bizjournals 7 hours ago.
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The Latest: Senate approves $145B bill to fund energy, vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a Senate vote on a $145 billion spending bill to fund the Energy Department and veterans' programs (all times local):6:05 p.m.The Senate has approved a $145 billion spending bill to fund the Energy...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 6 hours ago.
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From political rivals to buddies: Bill Clinton visits George HW Bush; finds his face on socks
At a time when it's normal to see tweets where political rivals go after each others throats, a tweet involving two former US Presidents - both political rivals - has left us smiling.
Former US President Bill Clinton visited his predecessor George HW Bush at his home in Texas. Clinton had led a successful campaign against the senior Bush in the early 1990s, but that rivalry ended soon after and developed into a close-knit friendship.
The former president, 94, was paid a visit by fellow former president Bill Clinton, 71, on Monday. The two were photographed during the sweet moment in which Bush showed off his blue and black socks that had Clinton’s face on them.
Special visit today with a great friend -- and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion. pic.twitter.com/v9jb4sRexh
— George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) June 25, 2018
In fact, Bush had even worn Clinton socks to welcome the husband of Hillary Clinton. "Special visit today with a great friend -- and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion (sic)," Bush tweeted.
A great joy to welcome home the newest member of our family, "Sully," a beautiful -- and beautifully trained -- lab from @AmericasVetDogs. Could not be more grateful, especially for their commitment to our veterans. pic.twitter.com/Fx4ZCZAJT8
— George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) June 25, 2018
The two of them are also seen posing with a rescue dog that once belonged to Army vetereans. Sitting with Bill Clinton, Bush tweeted, "A great joy to welcome home the newest member of our family, "Sully," a beautiful -- and beautifully trained -- lab from @AmericasVetDogs. Could not be more grateful, especially for their commitment to our veterans."
Recently, Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital for an infection that spread to his blood a day after the funeral of Barbara Bush, his wife of seven decades, a family spokesman said on Monday.
Bush, 93, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Sunday, spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. Bush was seen in a wheelchair on Saturday at the funeral of his wife, the former US first lady, who died last Tuesday. The two had been married for 73 years.
"He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering," McGrath said in a statement.
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Former US President Bill Clinton visited his predecessor George HW Bush at his home in Texas. Clinton had led a successful campaign against the senior Bush in the early 1990s, but that rivalry ended soon after and developed into a close-knit friendship.
The former president, 94, was paid a visit by fellow former president Bill Clinton, 71, on Monday. The two were photographed during the sweet moment in which Bush showed off his blue and black socks that had Clinton’s face on them.
Special visit today with a great friend -- and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion. pic.twitter.com/v9jb4sRexh
— George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) June 25, 2018
In fact, Bush had even worn Clinton socks to welcome the husband of Hillary Clinton. "Special visit today with a great friend -- and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion (sic)," Bush tweeted.
A great joy to welcome home the newest member of our family, "Sully," a beautiful -- and beautifully trained -- lab from @AmericasVetDogs. Could not be more grateful, especially for their commitment to our veterans. pic.twitter.com/Fx4ZCZAJT8
— George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) June 25, 2018
The two of them are also seen posing with a rescue dog that once belonged to Army vetereans. Sitting with Bill Clinton, Bush tweeted, "A great joy to welcome home the newest member of our family, "Sully," a beautiful -- and beautifully trained -- lab from @AmericasVetDogs. Could not be more grateful, especially for their commitment to our veterans."
Recently, Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital for an infection that spread to his blood a day after the funeral of Barbara Bush, his wife of seven decades, a family spokesman said on Monday.
Bush, 93, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Sunday, spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. Bush was seen in a wheelchair on Saturday at the funeral of his wife, the former US first lady, who died last Tuesday. The two had been married for 73 years.
"He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering," McGrath said in a statement.
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The Mission Continues Celebrates Growth, New Opportunities With Diverse Donor Investments
The veterans’ nonprofit engages new donors and increases established investments to support veterans and communities nationwide
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 26, 2018
The Mission Continues is expanding its base of supporters with several new donor partnerships and increased strategic investments from existing donors. These developments will provide additional capacity, furthering the organization’s mission of empowering veterans to find growth, purpose and connection through community service.
New donors to The Mission Continues’ growing list of supporters include Kaiser Permanente and Diageo North America. The organization also received strategic funding from two of its existing partners, The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The Schultz Family Foundation. Through these partnerships, the organization will collaborate on cause-marketing campaigns, corporate social responsibility initiatives and new opportunities to support their growing programs.
“Enduring commitments from our donors both fuel us and motivate us as we continue to drive impact in communities,” said Spencer Kympton, U.S. Army veteran and president of The Mission Continues. “We are locking arms with our terrific partners in cities across the country - and together we are effecting positive change for veterans and for the communities in which they live.”
Kaiser Permanente, one of the newest partnerships, is already jumping into action, supporting the third-annual Mass Deployment – Operation Watts Is Worth It – benefiting Los Angeles’ historic Watts neighborhood from June 21-28.
“Community service is in our DNA at Kaiser Permanente and as a veteran myself it’s an honor to help empower other veterans to serve their communities,” said Jim Branchick, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center. “With the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center, we’ve been part of the community for 50 years and being a part of Operation Watts is Worth It is an extension of that commitment.”
Highlights about recent donors to The Mission Continues include:
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente and The Mission Continues are both nonprofit organizations with shared beliefs and a commitment to providing high-quality resources to communities nationwide, which is why the partnership to support Operation Watts Is Worth It is a natural fit. The Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has been providing care to more than 370,000 members in the Southeast Los Angeles community since 1965, while the Mass Deployment brings together more than 80 veterans, volunteers and local organizations for a weeklong series of high-impact projects to create a lasting, visible impact in the same area.
The Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation, a founding funder of The Mission Continues’ Service Platoon Program in 2013, recently increased its commitment to the organization through additional grant support. This funding will ensure the establishment of a new Puerto Rico service platoon that will engage local veterans and support long-term recovery efforts addressing the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria. Additionally, the grant will fund ten veteran members of the Service Leadership Corps, a new program that empowers veterans to be community based leaders of social change.
The Schultz Family Foundation
Since 2015, the Schultz Family Foundation (SFF) has been a supporter of The Mission Continues and recently renewed its commitment to their efforts for 2018. SFF continues to invest in initiatives that foster veterans’ success, unifying the leadership of our communities and country through the support of the Service Leadership Corps, Service Platoon Programs and the Mass Deployment Program.
Diageo
The Mission Continues is engaging in a cause-marketing initiative, which was established by Diageo North America for the release of its latest spirit, American Anthem Vodka. As part of the initiative, one dollar from each bottle produced of American Anthem Vodka will go to help veterans and veteran organizations, including The Mission Continues, to further propel the organizations’ efforts to empower veterans as they address real-time community issues.
To get involved with The Mission Continues, by donating or volunteering as part of a local service project, head to http://www.missioncontinues.org. More information about additional events happening around the country can also be found on the website.
About The Mission Continues
The Mission Continues is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that empowers veterans to build stronger communities through service. Our programs in cities across the country deploy veteran volunteers alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, increase access to parks and green spaces, foster neighborhood identity, and more. Through this unique model, veterans build meaningful connections and grow as individuals while creating long-term, sustainable local impact. To learn more, visit http://www.missioncontinues.org or follow us on Twitter at @missioncontinue.
About Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Nationally, we currently serve more than 12.2 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. For more than 50 years, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has provided care to more than 370,000 members in the southeast Los Angeles community. The nearly 700,000 square foot facility in Downey combines innovative technology with a warm touch that emphasizes patient comfort, healing and wellness. For more information follow us on twitter; @KPDowneyNews or go to: http://www.kp.org/downey.
About The Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) was founded in 2006 after reporter Bob Woodruff was hit by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq. Since then, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has led an enduring call to action for people to stand up for heroes and meet the emerging and long-term needs of today’s veterans. To date, BWF has invested more than $55 million to Find, Fund and Shape™ programs that have empowered impacted veterans, service members and their families. For more information, please visit bobwoodrufffoundation.org or follow us on Twitter at @Stand4Heroes.
About The Schultz Family Foundation
The Schultz Family Foundation, established in 1996 by Sheri and Howard Schultz, aims to unlock America’s potential, one individual and one community at a time. It creates opportunities for populations facing barriers to success to ensure that their place in life isn’t determined by zip code, race, religion, gender or sexual identity. Investing in innovative, scalable solutions and partnerships, the Foundation focuses its efforts on two groups with enormous promise: the 4.6 million youth and young adults aged between 16 and 24 who are out of school and out of work, and the 3.8 million post 9/11 veterans and the approximately 300,000 service members who transition from active, National Guard, or Reserve duty to civilian life each year
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Diageo products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, http://www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 26, 2018
The Mission Continues is expanding its base of supporters with several new donor partnerships and increased strategic investments from existing donors. These developments will provide additional capacity, furthering the organization’s mission of empowering veterans to find growth, purpose and connection through community service.
New donors to The Mission Continues’ growing list of supporters include Kaiser Permanente and Diageo North America. The organization also received strategic funding from two of its existing partners, The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The Schultz Family Foundation. Through these partnerships, the organization will collaborate on cause-marketing campaigns, corporate social responsibility initiatives and new opportunities to support their growing programs.
“Enduring commitments from our donors both fuel us and motivate us as we continue to drive impact in communities,” said Spencer Kympton, U.S. Army veteran and president of The Mission Continues. “We are locking arms with our terrific partners in cities across the country - and together we are effecting positive change for veterans and for the communities in which they live.”
Kaiser Permanente, one of the newest partnerships, is already jumping into action, supporting the third-annual Mass Deployment – Operation Watts Is Worth It – benefiting Los Angeles’ historic Watts neighborhood from June 21-28.
“Community service is in our DNA at Kaiser Permanente and as a veteran myself it’s an honor to help empower other veterans to serve their communities,” said Jim Branchick, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center. “With the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center, we’ve been part of the community for 50 years and being a part of Operation Watts is Worth It is an extension of that commitment.”
Highlights about recent donors to The Mission Continues include:
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente and The Mission Continues are both nonprofit organizations with shared beliefs and a commitment to providing high-quality resources to communities nationwide, which is why the partnership to support Operation Watts Is Worth It is a natural fit. The Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has been providing care to more than 370,000 members in the Southeast Los Angeles community since 1965, while the Mass Deployment brings together more than 80 veterans, volunteers and local organizations for a weeklong series of high-impact projects to create a lasting, visible impact in the same area.
The Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation, a founding funder of The Mission Continues’ Service Platoon Program in 2013, recently increased its commitment to the organization through additional grant support. This funding will ensure the establishment of a new Puerto Rico service platoon that will engage local veterans and support long-term recovery efforts addressing the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria. Additionally, the grant will fund ten veteran members of the Service Leadership Corps, a new program that empowers veterans to be community based leaders of social change.
The Schultz Family Foundation
Since 2015, the Schultz Family Foundation (SFF) has been a supporter of The Mission Continues and recently renewed its commitment to their efforts for 2018. SFF continues to invest in initiatives that foster veterans’ success, unifying the leadership of our communities and country through the support of the Service Leadership Corps, Service Platoon Programs and the Mass Deployment Program.
Diageo
The Mission Continues is engaging in a cause-marketing initiative, which was established by Diageo North America for the release of its latest spirit, American Anthem Vodka. As part of the initiative, one dollar from each bottle produced of American Anthem Vodka will go to help veterans and veteran organizations, including The Mission Continues, to further propel the organizations’ efforts to empower veterans as they address real-time community issues.
To get involved with The Mission Continues, by donating or volunteering as part of a local service project, head to http://www.missioncontinues.org. More information about additional events happening around the country can also be found on the website.
About The Mission Continues
The Mission Continues is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that empowers veterans to build stronger communities through service. Our programs in cities across the country deploy veteran volunteers alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, increase access to parks and green spaces, foster neighborhood identity, and more. Through this unique model, veterans build meaningful connections and grow as individuals while creating long-term, sustainable local impact. To learn more, visit http://www.missioncontinues.org or follow us on Twitter at @missioncontinue.
About Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Nationally, we currently serve more than 12.2 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. For more than 50 years, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has provided care to more than 370,000 members in the southeast Los Angeles community. The nearly 700,000 square foot facility in Downey combines innovative technology with a warm touch that emphasizes patient comfort, healing and wellness. For more information follow us on twitter; @KPDowneyNews or go to: http://www.kp.org/downey.
About The Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) was founded in 2006 after reporter Bob Woodruff was hit by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq. Since then, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has led an enduring call to action for people to stand up for heroes and meet the emerging and long-term needs of today’s veterans. To date, BWF has invested more than $55 million to Find, Fund and Shape™ programs that have empowered impacted veterans, service members and their families. For more information, please visit bobwoodrufffoundation.org or follow us on Twitter at @Stand4Heroes.
About The Schultz Family Foundation
The Schultz Family Foundation, established in 1996 by Sheri and Howard Schultz, aims to unlock America’s potential, one individual and one community at a time. It creates opportunities for populations facing barriers to success to ensure that their place in life isn’t determined by zip code, race, religion, gender or sexual identity. Investing in innovative, scalable solutions and partnerships, the Foundation focuses its efforts on two groups with enormous promise: the 4.6 million youth and young adults aged between 16 and 24 who are out of school and out of work, and the 3.8 million post 9/11 veterans and the approximately 300,000 service members who transition from active, National Guard, or Reserve duty to civilian life each year
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Diageo products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, http://www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
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Lending Experts Launch a New Alternative Lending Platform for Bitcoin and Ethereum
AltLending Inc. has launched a beta version of its new lending platform that allows companies to use cryptocurrencies as collateral to borrow US dollars. Potential borrowers will be able to apply for access at https://www.altlending.com.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 26, 2018
AltLending Inc. has launched a beta version of its new lending platform that allows companies to use cryptocurrencies as collateral to borrow US dollars. AltLending is a subsidiary of Dominion Capital, a New York City based investment firm. AltLending is currently piloting the beta product with select clients leveraging Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral. Potential borrowers will be able to apply for access at https://www.altlending.com.
AltLending’s platform will allow companies to leverage their blockchain assets to borrow US dollars. The platform currently allows clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral with other crypto currencies expected to follow in future releases.
Currently the platform offers simple interest-only loans, and maturities between 6 to 12 months. In the future AltLending will offer additional products such as amortizing loans and flexible credit lines.
AltLending brings years of finance and technology expertise to the blockchain space. Our parent company, Dominion Capital, has been active in many traditional areas of capital markets, including equities and bonds trading, public structured credit, venture capital, and real estate. Unlike most other lenders in the space, we are not a peer-to-peer lender. Having access to institutional capital means borrowers don’t need to wait days or even weeks to receive a loan.
Select clients are being invited to onboard to the beta platform now at https://www.altlending.com. Public release is scheduled for Fall 2018.
“Our team has been involved in capital markets for almost a decade now, and blockchain technologies, along with cryptocurrencies, provide an amazing new way to transfer assets and store value in this digital age. Last year we’ve seen a large number of companies come our way requesting loans backed by blockchain assets. Some have done an ICO and are looking for working capital, some are miners that need to finance their operations, and others are early adopters in need of funds to act as a bridge to large purchases. There is tremendous demand in the market for large loans and high-quality institutional level service. We are very excited about the opportunity to help blockchain holders unlock value without selling the underlying blockchain asset and obtain liquidity through AltLending.” Mikhail Gurevich CEO AltLending.
Company Description
Alt Lending is an institutional lending platform that makes U.S. Dollar loans secured by existing blockchain assets of their borrowers (initially BTC and ETH.) The core team is comprised of veterans that have successfully built technology startups, worked at large financial institutions, built and operated strong compliance and regulatory programs and transacted in over a $1 billion in direct principal investments. Alt Lending builds on Dominion Capital's and its teams' experience in originating and managing loans, conducting risk management, setting up best practices, and helping businesses scale.
To learn more about AltLending please email us at contact(at)altlending(dot)com
Related links:
https://www.altlending.com
http://www.domcapllc.com
http://www.linkedin.com/company/alt-lending/
http://www.twitter.com/alt_lending Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 26, 2018
AltLending Inc. has launched a beta version of its new lending platform that allows companies to use cryptocurrencies as collateral to borrow US dollars. AltLending is a subsidiary of Dominion Capital, a New York City based investment firm. AltLending is currently piloting the beta product with select clients leveraging Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral. Potential borrowers will be able to apply for access at https://www.altlending.com.
AltLending’s platform will allow companies to leverage their blockchain assets to borrow US dollars. The platform currently allows clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral with other crypto currencies expected to follow in future releases.
Currently the platform offers simple interest-only loans, and maturities between 6 to 12 months. In the future AltLending will offer additional products such as amortizing loans and flexible credit lines.
AltLending brings years of finance and technology expertise to the blockchain space. Our parent company, Dominion Capital, has been active in many traditional areas of capital markets, including equities and bonds trading, public structured credit, venture capital, and real estate. Unlike most other lenders in the space, we are not a peer-to-peer lender. Having access to institutional capital means borrowers don’t need to wait days or even weeks to receive a loan.
Select clients are being invited to onboard to the beta platform now at https://www.altlending.com. Public release is scheduled for Fall 2018.
“Our team has been involved in capital markets for almost a decade now, and blockchain technologies, along with cryptocurrencies, provide an amazing new way to transfer assets and store value in this digital age. Last year we’ve seen a large number of companies come our way requesting loans backed by blockchain assets. Some have done an ICO and are looking for working capital, some are miners that need to finance their operations, and others are early adopters in need of funds to act as a bridge to large purchases. There is tremendous demand in the market for large loans and high-quality institutional level service. We are very excited about the opportunity to help blockchain holders unlock value without selling the underlying blockchain asset and obtain liquidity through AltLending.” Mikhail Gurevich CEO AltLending.
Company Description
Alt Lending is an institutional lending platform that makes U.S. Dollar loans secured by existing blockchain assets of their borrowers (initially BTC and ETH.) The core team is comprised of veterans that have successfully built technology startups, worked at large financial institutions, built and operated strong compliance and regulatory programs and transacted in over a $1 billion in direct principal investments. Alt Lending builds on Dominion Capital's and its teams' experience in originating and managing loans, conducting risk management, setting up best practices, and helping businesses scale.
To learn more about AltLending please email us at contact(at)altlending(dot)com
Related links:
https://www.altlending.com
http://www.domcapllc.com
http://www.linkedin.com/company/alt-lending/
http://www.twitter.com/alt_lending Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
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Man protesting VA burns self in front of Georgia Capitol
A man who says he was disgruntled with the Veterans Affairs system strapped fireworks to his chest and lit himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday.
Reported by FOXNews.com 12 hours ago.
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