Mes: agosto 2020

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mohegan Sun, one of the world’s leading integrated entertainment resort destinations, today announced a historic residency with SHOWTIME Sports and Bellator MMA, who selected Mohegan Sun Arena as its broadcast center for a string of nationally televised and much-anticipated events. As part of this relationship, Mohegan Sun’s world-class arena will host a series of major Premier Boxing Champions events on SHOWTIME® and SHOWTIME PPV® and mixed martial arts (MMA) fights from Bellator MMA – under strict safety protocols and with no fans in attendance – over the coming months. These leading combat sports entities chose Mohegan Sun’s award-winning arena in part due to its health and safety practices, and versatile, broadcast-friendly arena.  

As live, in-person entertainment takes a backseat to virtual and televised content amid the current climate, Mohegan Sun has made proactive and strategic improvements to its facilities to successfully operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the brand has made several enhancements to ensure Mohegan Sun Arena is a fully functional, international remote broadcast center until audiences can be safely welcomed back to the property.

«We are extremely pleased and excited to join forces with these major sports brands, SHOWTIME Sports, Premier Boxing Champions and Bellator MMA. Our world-class venue, along with our accommodating resort facilities on-site, allows us to create a safe environment as a broadcast center and adhere to today’s sports protocols. Being chosen as host is truly a compliment to Mohegan Sun’s leadership role in the entertainment industry,» said Tom Cantone, President of Sports & Entertainment for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment. «This is a result of a strong longtime relationship, and we are eager to bring world-class sports and entertainment back to Mohegan Sun Arena where it belongs.»

Since its phased reopening earlier this summer, Mohegan Sun has also developed a series of best-practice safety protocols to ensure proper social distancing for groups is made possible and convenient for production staff, athletes and executives while on-property. This operational framework allows Mohegan to embrace the complexity of creating a health and safety ‘bubble’ for two different organizations running live broadcast events through the month of December.

«Tom Cantone and his team at Mohegan Sun have been excellent partners and the venue has suited our unique needs to deliver both boxing and MMA,» said Stephen Espinoza, President of SHOWTIME Sports. «In order to safely broadcast these events, we have a wide range of logistics to consider. Mohegan Sun has provided everything we could need in terms of safety, continuity, and convenience. We’re proud to work with them as we deliver our first live sports telecasts since March.»

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® at Mohegan Sun Arena is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and kicked off on Saturday, August 1, with a matchup of unbeaten prospects, Angelo Leo and Tramaine Williams, battling for the vacant Jr. Featherweight World Championship. Additional Premier Boxing Champions events slated for SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena include David Benavidez vs. Alexis Angulo on Saturday, August 15, Erickson Lubin vs. Terrell Gausha on Saturday, September 19 and a SHOWTIME PPV doubleheader featuring the twin brothers Jermell and Jermall Charlo in separate world championship main events.

Upcoming Bellator MMA events, broadcast on Paramount Network and DAZN, include Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 on Friday, August 7, Bellator 244 on Friday, August 21 and Bellator 245 on Friday, September 11 broadcast live from the Mohegan Sun Arena.

For additional information on entertainment offerings at Mohegan Sun and live COVID-19 updates, please visit: mohegansun.com/updates.

ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN:
Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States.  Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 80 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.

Contact: Mohegan Sun PR – mohegansun@coynepr.com

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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Global Widget, a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor and marketer of industrial hemp-derived CBD products from its iconic brands Hemp Bombs®, Nature’s Script™ and Perfect Paws Hemp™, announced today the launch of its new white label and raw ingredients division, GWCBD.

With the CBD market expected to exceed a startling $20 billion by 2024 (BDS Analytics), some industry experts think private label is the next frontier for CBD.

«This is a value-add solution that distributors and retailers have been asking for,» said Chad Levitt, Vice President of White Label & Bulk Ingredients for GWCBD. «We’re taking our companywide commitment to compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices, and science-based R&D development — along with everything we have learned from creating our own successful products — and are providing that expertise to white label customers.»

GWCBD offers industrial hemp-derived CBD edibles, topicals, tinctures and pet products, as well as bulk CBD ingredients.

Levitt, who previously served as Chief Commercial Officer for Mile High Labs in Colorado, leads a new GWCBD team consisting of five experienced CBD white label sales specialists. The company currently employs 175 team members working in its three Tampa facilities.

Kevin Collins, co-founder of Global Widget, said the company’s latest white label and raw ingredient offerings have been years in the making.

«Over the last two years, we have built a huge foundation,» Collins said. «We now have a 50,000 square-foot facility for manufacturing with in-house lab testing capabilities. We have a 15,000 square-foot facility for extraction, and another 50,000 square-foot facility for distribution. We’re looking to be the premier supplier and one-stop shop for everything CBD.»

Levitt added: «To see this much vertical integration in one place is what’s really going to set us apart in the market.»

You can learn more about partnering with GWCBD by visiting www.gwcbd.com and following GWCBD on LinkedIn.

About Global Widget:
Global Widget, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor and marketer of industrial hemp-derived CBD products, and the powerhouse behind the iconic Hemp Bombs, Nature’s Script and Perfect Paws Hemp brands. Founded in 2016, Global Widget remains committed to revolutionizing the CBD industry through unrivaled transparency, rigorous adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practices and strict compliance standards, and extensive quality control processes — from extraction to finished product. With our 110,000 square feet of facility space and state-of-the-art technology, we are constantly raising the bar on how to deliver the industry’s best CBD experience to wholesalers, retailers and consumers. We provide CBD education and expert marketing support, and offer white label, private label and bulk services. Learn more at www.globalwidget.com.

Media Contact:
Joe Agostinelli, PR Manager
813.497.5752 | mediarelations@globalwidget.com

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July 2020 Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^®

TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in July for the second consecutive month, say the nation’s hospital supply executives in the latest Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^®.

The report was issued today by Nancy LeMaster, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) Hospital Business Survey Committee: «The Hospital PMI^™ registered 68.9 percent, up 5.3 percentage points from the June reading of 63.6 percent. This was the second month of growth following two months of decline. The Business Activity Index continued to show growth, but at a slower pace than in June. The varying degrees of COVID-19 across the country is impacting levels of elective procedures performed, which affects overall growth and revenues. The Employment Index indicated growth after three months of contraction. The Case Mix Index remained unchanged in July, with a reading of 61.5 percent. The Days Payable Outstanding Index increased 4 percentage points to 55 percent, compared to the June reading of 51 percent. The Technology Spend Index registered 49.5 percent; a decrease of 1 percentage point from the June reading of 50.5 percent.

«Survey Committee members’ comments highlighted disparities in resumption of elective procedures across the country, with some commenting that their facilities were back to 100 percent of historic levels, while others still had not resumed such procedures. There was consensus agreement that personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages continue to be a problem; one panelist’s comment was typical: ‘COVID-19 continues to dominate the current and future availability of PPE and downstream consumable items in the treatment and care for COVID-19 patients,’ » says LeMaster.

About This Report
The information compiled in this report is for the month of July 2020.

The data presented herein is obtained from a survey of hospital supply executives based on information they have collected within their respective organizations. ISM^® makes no representation, other than that stated within this release, regarding the individual company data collection procedures. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.

Data and Method of Presentation
The Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^® is based on data compiled from hospital purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (Business Activity, New Orders, Employment, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, Prices, Prices: Pharmaceuticals, Prices: Supplies, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Imports, Inventory Sentiment, Case Mix, Days Payable Outstanding, Technology Spend, and Touchless Orders), this report shows the percentage reporting each response and the diffusion index. Responses represent raw data and are never changed.

The Hospital PMI^™ is a composite index computed from the following, equally weighted indexes: Business Activity, New Orders, Employment and Supplier Deliveries. Diffusion indexes have the properties of leading indicators and are convenient summary measures showing the prevailing direction of change and the scope of change. A Hospital PMI^™ index reading above 50 percent indicates that the hospital sub-sector is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. For the sub-indexes, except Supplier Deliveries, an index reading above 50 percent indicates that the sub-index is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting. A Supplier Deliveries Index above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries and below 50 percent indicates faster deliveries.

The Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^® survey is sent out to the Hospital Business Survey Committee respondents the first part of each month. Respondents are asked to ONLY report on U.S. operations for the current month. ISM^® receives survey responses throughout most of any given month, with the majority of respondents generally waiting until late in the month to submit responses to give the most accurate picture of current business activity. ISM^® then compiles the report for release on the fifth business day of the following month.

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About Institute for Supply Management^®
Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) serves supply management professionals in more than 90 countries. Its 50,000 members around the world manage about US$1 trillion in corporate and government supply chain procurement annually. Founded in 1915 as the first supply management institute in the world, ISM is committed to advancing the practice of supply management to drive value and competitive advantage for its members, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable world. ISM leads the profession through the ISM Report On Business^®, its highly regarded certification programs and the ISM Mastery Model^®. This report has been issued by the association since 1931, except for a four-year interruption during World War II.

The full text version of the Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^® is posted on ISM^®‘s website at www.ismrob.org on the fifth business day* of every month at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The next Hospital ISM^® Report On Business^® featuring August 2020 data will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

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