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Gale Toyota is offering customer cash back on select Toyota vehicle models

ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Gale Toyota is offering a customer cash back deal on select Toyota vehicle models for a limited time only. The customer cash back deal ends on Feb 1, 2021, and this deal can only be found at your local Gale Toyota dealership.

The customer cash back deal has been broken up into two different segments, one segment where potential customers can get $1,000 cash back on select Toyota…

ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Gale Toyota is offering a customer cash back deal on select Toyota vehicle models for a limited time only. The customer cash back deal ends on Feb 1, 2021, and this deal can only be found at your local Gale Toyota dealership.

The customer cash back deal has been broken up into two different segments, one segment where potential customers can get $1,000 cash back on select Toyota models and another segment where customers can get $1,500 cash back on Toyota models. The models available for the $1,000 cash back deal is the 2021 Toyota Highlander, 2021 Toyota Rav4, 2021 Toyota Corolla, 2021 Toyota Corolla Hatchback and the 2021 Toyota Camry. The models available for the $1,500 cash back option are the 2021 Toyota Prius AWD, 2021 Corolla Hybrid and the 2021 Camry Hybrid models.

This cash back deal is only valid at your local Gale Toyota dealership, and it is worth noting that no actual cash will be handed to the customer. The idea behind the cash back is simply that the potential driver who chooses to buy one of these vehicles will get either $1,000 or $1,500 off their purchase, and the cash back payments can only happen during a vehicle transaction.

If interested in seeing what other specials are available at Gale Toyota, or if potential customers need more information about this cash back promotion, they can find out more by visiting Gale Toyota’s website at https://www.galetoyota.com/ or by calling the sales department at 860-269-3608.

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Ontario Volkswagen is offering two distinct tire coupons to drivers in the area

ONTARIO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ontario Volkswagen is offering two service coupons for when it is time to start looking at new tires for a vehicle. The first coupon being offered is a Volkswagen tire store match guarantee, and the second coupon being offered is $20 off four-wheel alignment with the purchase of four tires.

The Volkswagen tire store match guarantee coupon is valid all year long, with an expiration date of <span…

ONTARIO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ontario Volkswagen is offering two service coupons for when it is time to start looking at new tires for a vehicle. The first coupon being offered is a Volkswagen tire store match guarantee, and the second coupon being offered is $20 off four-wheel alignment with the purchase of four tires.

The Volkswagen tire store match guarantee coupon is valid all year long, with an expiration date of Dec 31, 2021. The way that this coupon works is if there are tires out there that have a lower price than what Ontario Volkswagen is offering, they will refund the difference between the two sets of tires. On top of covering that difference, Ontario Volkswagen will also provide 100% coverage of the tires the first year after purchase, and 50% coverage throughout the second year after the purchase. This coupon is only valid at Ontario Volkswagen, located in Ontario, CA.

The four-wheel alignment coupon that offers $20 off with the purchase of four tires is only available until March 31, 2021. With this coupon, the service team at Ontario Volkswagen will mount and balance the new tires, check the front and rear toe-in, toe-out and camber. They will adjust all these parts as needed also. This coupon must be presented at the time of service and can only be used at the local Ontario Volkswagen dealership.

If drivers are interested in learning more about the service deals available at Ontario Volkswagen, they can visit their website at https://www.ontariovolkswagen.com/ or by calling the service department at 855-603-6789.

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Earl Reed, Ontario Volkswagen, 909 230 5619, ereed@ontariovw.com

 

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Toyota of Santa Maria is promoting special offers on select 2021 Toyota vehicle models

SANTA MARIA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Toyota of Santa Maria is offering select promotional offers on a wide variety of 2021 Toyota vehicle models. These deals end on Feb 1, 2021, and are only available at the local Toyota of Santa Maria dealership which is in Santa Maria, CA.

The first vehicle that is involved with this promotion is the 2021 Toyota…

SANTA MARIA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Toyota of Santa Maria is offering select promotional offers on a wide variety of 2021 Toyota vehicle models. These deals end on Feb 1, 2021, and are only available at the local Toyota of Santa Maria dealership which is in Santa Maria, CA.

The first vehicle that is involved with this promotion is the 2021 Toyota C-HR. If interested in this vehicle, Toyota of Santa Maria is offering $1,000 cash back on this model, as well as special leasing terms that are listed at $219 a month for 36 months with only $1,999 due at signing. They are also offering extended APR financing for 72 months on the 2021 C-HR as well.

The second vehicle involved with this promotion is the 2021 Corolla Hybrid. Toyota of Santa Maria is offering a few deals on this vehicle, with one of them being 0% APR financing for the first 60 months. Drivers interested in the 2021 Corolla Hybrid also have the chance to get $2,000 cash back on this model or lease the vehicle for $199 a month for 36 months, with only $1,999 due at signing.

Toyota of Santa Maria is also offering similar deals with cash back and financing options on the 2021 Toyota Rav4 and the 2021 Toyota Camry. Interested customers who might be more interested in those vehicles are encouraged to go visit the Toyota of Santa Maria website at https://www.toyotaofsantamaria.com/ or they can give the sales department a call at 805-928-3881.

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Rodrigo Duran, Toyota of Santa Maria, 805-928-3881, rduran@toyotasm.com

 

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Mirasol’s Director of Food & Beverage Awarded Club Industry Scholarship

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Amanda Sprenger, Director of Food & Beverage at The Country Club at Mirasol, has been awarded the Sally Rambo Burns Scholarship from The Club Foundation.

Amanda began at Mirasol in 2016 as a member of the Club’s Manager in Development program, which offers recent college graduates the opportunity to learn the hospitality business in a nurturing and constructive environment. She was promoted to…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Amanda Sprenger, Director of Food & Beverage at The Country Club at Mirasol, has been awarded the Sally Rambo Burns Scholarship from The Club Foundation.

Amanda began at Mirasol in 2016 as a member of the Club’s Manager in Development program, which offers recent college graduates the opportunity to learn the hospitality business in a nurturing and constructive environment. She was promoted to Restaurant Manager in 2017 and became the Club’s Director of Food & Beverage in November.

Amanda was born and raised in Perry, New York and attended Niagara University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management with a focus in Private Club Management. While attending school, Amanda played on Niagara’s Division I Golf Team, where she traveled to and learned about various clubs around the country.

This scholarship will help to pay for Amanda’s coursework as she continues on her path to earn the Certified Club Manager (CCM) designation. She has already completed her first three Club Management Association of America Business Management Institutes – Club Management, Leadership & Principles, and GM/COO – and has been earning education credits towards her CCM by attending workshops and conferences since her time at Niagara.

Mirasol General Manager and COO Matt Lambert said, «We are very proud of Amanda’s well-deserved recognition! Our members and team benefit on a daily basis from her professionalism and leadership and she has been a tremendous role model and mentor, especially to those who have served in our Manager in Development program. Anyone who has met Amanda knows she is destined for great things in our industry, and we look forward to watching her progression as she endeavors to manage her own club someday.»

As a mentor and role model, Sally Burns Rambo, CCM was a pioneer who paved the way for the success of countless club industry leaders. To honor her memory and the legacy that she created, this scholarship provides financial support to female club managers interested in furthering their professional development. Each year, The Club Foundation provides critical financial support for club professionals at every stage in their career. Since 1988, The Club Foundation has awarded more than $8 million in scholarships and grants, providing professional development opportunities, education and research, and essential training for up-and-coming leaders.

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Meredith Emond, The Country Club at Mirasol, +1 (561) 776-4949 Ext: 110, memond@mirasolcc.com

 

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Alight And International Creatives Host Virtual Premiere Of Humanitarian Film Bringing A Little Piece Of Home To The Kitchen Table

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In the spirit of camaraderie and support throughout the creative community, global humanitarian organization, Alight, in collaboration with <a target="_blank"…

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In the spirit of camaraderie and support throughout the creative community, global humanitarian organization, Alight, in collaboration with Burners Without Borders, renowned architect and designer, Ronald «RAEL» Rael, and filmmaker, Kai Schoenhals, has embarked upon igniting a global movement to transform migrant shelters and create sustainable change along the US/Mexico border in a program called A Little Piece of Home. The initiative will be unveiled February 6, 2021 during a virtual fundraising event featuring: an interactive cooking demonstration with activist, food educator and innovator, Chef Charles Michel; the premiere of A Little Piece of Home/Pedacito de la Tierra, a documentary short film by award-winning Director, Lina Lyte Plioplyte; and an in-depth Q&A with project contributors.

«Through the connection of food and storytelling, the goal of this virtual event is to deepen the understanding of migrant populations and to unite communities across borders in a deep, human-centered way,» said Alight Director of the Americas, Annie Nolte-Henning. «It’s Alight’s purpose to serve every individual no matter their circumstances, everyone needs space – to nourish, to rest, to dream – everyone deserves A Little Piece of Home.»

Chef Michel will lead an interactive cooking demonstration highlighting a family-friendly recipe traditionally made in a horno, similar to the one designed and built by RAEL and members of the community at Casa da Misericordia, the first shelter transformed as part of this program.

«Food has been at the center of families, communities and societies for hundreds of years, today, however, most of us have lost our connection to food and our agricultural roots,» said Chef Charles Michel. «This virtual event allows families from around the world to come together, share in the joy of cooking a meal while learning about A Little Piece of Home and enjoy that meal with one another.»

Guests will engage in meaningful conversation and share a meal with project collaborators and families currently living at the shelter on their migrant journey. The event will conclude with the premiere of A Little Piece of Home/Pedacito de la Tierra.

‘»Hope’ guides our film about a shelter in Nogales, a border city, where we were welcomed by hundreds of migrants who journeyed across the Americas with a common dream of crossing that border,» said A Little Piece of Home Executive Producer, Kai Schoenhals. «Our story follows this community building, cooking and breaking bread together,  as members of all ages share thoughts and ideas about their futures.»

Register here to attend the event on February 6, 2021. Learn more about Alight’s work and A Little Piece of Home along the U.S./Mexico border, at www.wearealight.org.

ABOUT ALIGHT
Established in 1978 by founder Neal Ball, Alight, formerly known as American Refugee Committee, provides health care, clean water, shelter, protection and economic opportunities to more than 3.5 million people in 19 countries each year. Alight believes in the incredible creativity, potential and ingenuity of the displaced and works to shine a light on their humanity, the tremendous amount of good that’s already happening and the possibilities to do more. In 2020, Alight received the prestigious 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the tenth consecutive year, celebrating a decade of impactful work. The organization exists to see and help every person make meaningful change in the world – from displaced and marginalized communities in Africa, Asia and the Americas to…anyone, anywhere.

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Scality accelerates with record-breaking Q4 and 30% YoY annual growth in 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Scality, the object storage pioneer, achieved worldwide annual growth of 30% year over year, successfully navigating an unprecedented 2020 with the largest quarterly revenue results in the company’s 10-year history. Results were fueled by ever-increasing customer demand for large-scale data management solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the company announced today.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Scality, the object storage pioneer, achieved worldwide annual growth of 30% year over year, successfully navigating an unprecedented 2020 with the largest quarterly revenue results in the company’s 10-year history. Results were fueled by ever-increasing customer demand for large-scale data management solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the company announced today.

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Scality’s enterprise customers now span 43 countries across multiple industries, including healthcare, financial services, cloud service providers, government agencies and media content deliverers. Customer investments grew the most in the areas of all-flash file and object storage solutions, as well as S3 hybrid-deployments across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Public Cloud.

Additional highlights of Scality’s growth in 2020 include:

Customer expansion was accompanied by significant wins in the form of some of the largest enterprise deployments in Scality’s history. In 2020, Scality was selected by:

  • A top five U.S. bank for a major long-term financial analytics solution using RING for a large Splunk SmartStore analytics workload with HPE Ezmeral and GreenLake
  • A major U.S. medical imaging service provider that will use RING to support long-term storage requirements for thousands of patients
  • Irish Prison Service to secure the health and safety of inmates and staff with a multi-petabyte storage solution for video storage and maintenance
  • National Library of Spain for backup and archiving, putting Scality RING at three national libraries across the globe
  • KADOKAWA Connected to power seamless data streaming for a leading video-sharing platform

Jerome Lecat, CEO, Scality, said: «In 2020 customers entrusted us with their most valuable asset, their data. As they faced accelerated digital transformation, Scality worked tirelessly to make data more accessible for faster, smarter business decisions. Moving into 2021, we remain committed to being a source of continued stability and innovation despite fluctuating headwinds.»

Jason Donohue, chairman of the board, Scality, said: «Investors committed $20M in new financing to Scality for investment in R&D, customer support and sales. With Scality now funded to profitability, this new financing gives the company the push it needs to continue on its long-term, rapid growth curve. Along with its impressive growth last year, Scality came much closer to profitability in 2020 and, with this new investment, we anticipate the company will reach profitability in 2021.»

Read more in our blog: Reflections on 2020, the year of resilience

About Scality
Scality® builds a market leading software-defined file and object platform designed for on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments. We give customers the freedom and control necessary to compete in a data driven economy. Scality is recognized as a leader by Gartner and IDC. Follow us @scality and LinkedIn. Visit www.scality.com or subscribe to our company blog SOLVED.

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Corey Eldridge
831-440-2414
corey.eldridge@nadelphelan.com

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FoA to FWS: Giraffes need ESA protections or face extinction

DARIEN, Conn, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Habitat loss, trophy hunting, poaching, climate change, mining and the bushmeat trade have placed giraffes in danger of extinction and they should be placed on the Endangered Species list, Friends of Animals said in comments filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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DARIEN, Conn, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Habitat loss, trophy hunting, poaching, climate change, mining and the bushmeat trade have placed giraffes in danger of extinction and they should be placed on the Endangered Species list, Friends of Animals said in comments filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

FoA to FWS: Giraffes need ESA protections or face extinction

Giraffes currently have no protection under U.S. law. In 2019, the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species listed giraffes on Appendix II, which regulates trade in the species but doesn’t ban it.

The species has declined nearly 40 percent to under 100,000 in the past three decades from 150,000.

Although animal advocacy groups filed a petition ibn 2017 urging FWS to list giraffes as endangered it hasn’t.

Meanwhile, trade in their parts continues to thrive with the U.S. being a major importer.

«It is widely recognized that the U.S. market and American trophy hunting culture are driving factors contributing to both legally targeted hunting and illegal hunting of giraffes. More than 40,000 giraffe parts and products were imported into the U.S. over one decade’s time,» FoA said in comments filed by its Wildlife Law Program.

Between 2006 and 2016, the U.S. imported 21,402 bone carvings, 3,008 skin pieces and 3,744 hunting trophies and 3,000 pelts and skin products and 825 jewelry pieces. Body parts are being turned into Western boots, knives, pillows, rugs and furniture.

«As soon as you put a price tag on vulnerable, threatened and endangered animals, you send a mixed message about whether or not they need to be protected at all, and that’s detrimental to actual conservation,» FoA President Priscilla Feral said. «There is urgency for the U.S. to act fast to protect giraffes.»

In addition to urging FWS to list giraffes on ESA, FoA is also working to protect them from trophy hunters by supporting legislation in New York – the nation’s largest importer of trophies— and Connecticut that would ban the importation, possession, sale or transportation of the trophies of African giraffes as well as leopards, lions, elephants, and black and white rhinos.

The legislation known as the Big 5 African Trophies Act, has twice passed the state senates in New York and CT.  FoA is working to move the bill to law in this upcoming legislation session in both states. 

Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in N.Y. in 1957 and headquartered in Darien, CT, advocates for the rights of free-living and domestic animals. FoA is proud to be a woman-founded and -led organization for more than 60 years.

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Jennifer Best
jennifer@friendsofanimals.org

Nicole Rivard
press@friendsofanimals.org
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CIT Leads $69 Million Financing for Solar Portfolio

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Power…

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Power and Energy business led a $69 million financing for a portfolio of solar facilities owned and operated by Strata Solar LLC, a leading integrated  solar and storage energy service provider based in North Carolina.

The 23 operating solar assets in the portfolio, a majority of which are located in North Carolina, have a combined capacity of more than 130 megawatts. Output from the solar assets is covered by purchase agreements that ensure a steady demand for the renewable power they generate.

«Solar power is an increasingly important source of clean, renewable energy,» said Jimmy Chuang, Chief Capital Markets Officer of Strata Solar. «We appreciated CIT’s expertise and agility in arranging financing for this portfolio of solar facilities.»

«Strata Solar has a well-earned reputation for excellence in solar power development, and we are pleased to support their continuing efforts with this latest financing,» said Mike Lorusso, managing director and group head of CIT’s Power and Energy business.

CIT consistently ranks among the nation’s top lenders for renewable energy projects, as reported by market research firm Inframation, an Acruis company. CIT also was recognized as Renewable Energy Lead Arranger of the Year in 2020 by Power Finance & Risk, a top energy industry trade publication.

Power and Energy, part of CIT’s Commercial Finance division, leverages its deep industry knowledge and expertise to offer comprehensive financing solutions for renewable and conventional power generation. The unit manages a large, diverse portfolio that includes investments in all asset classes across the energy sector.

About CIT
CIT is a leading national bank focused on empowering businesses and personal savers with the financial agility to navigate their goals. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is a financial holding company with over a century of experience and operates a principal bank subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender). The company’s commercial banking segment includes commercial financing, community association banking, middle market banking, equipment and vendor financing, factoring, railcar financing, treasury and payments services, and capital markets and asset management. CIT’s consumer banking segment includes a national direct bank and regional branch network. Discover more at cit.com/about.

About Strata Solar
Strata Solar is a leading provider of utility-scale solar and battery-energy-storage systems. The company’s integrated approach, which includes development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, and operations and maintenance, allows Strata to consistently develop and build highly profitable, clean-energy projects for clients with long-term ownership in mind.

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212-461-5507
john.moran@cit.com

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Covalent Taps IBM Blockchain to Help Track the Carbon Impact of its AirCarbon®-based Fashion Goods

ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Covalent, a fashion brand recently launched by Newlight Technologies, today announced that Covalent is using IBM Blockchain technology on IBM LinuxONE so consumers can track the carbon footprint and supply chain of its sustainable, AirCarbon-based fashion accessories, from…

ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Covalent, a fashion brand recently launched by Newlight Technologies, today announced that Covalent is using IBM Blockchain technology on IBM LinuxONE so consumers can track the carbon footprint and supply chain of its sustainable, AirCarbon-based fashion accessories, from eyewear to handbags. 

Purchasing sustainable products is a growing motivation for consumers. A recent study by IBM showed 57% of consumers surveyed were willing to change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact. 

Covalent’s products, which can be purchased on its website, are made with AirCarbon, a biomaterial made by microorganisms that is meltable and can be used as an alternative to fiber, plastic and leather. Because it is made using renewable power, AirCarbon is certified as carbon-negative by the Carbon Trust, meaning it reduces the amount of carbon in the air.

In addition to being part of a new category of «regenerative» products emerging that can have a positive impact on the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, Covalent’s AirCarbon-based products provide a new level of traceability through the application of IBM Blockchain technology. Often, when consumers buy products labeled as sustainable fashion, they cannot see a verified record of how the product was made or how it affects the environment. Covalent’s products bridge that gap with a blockchain-based number that can be used to show the steps in the production process for that specific product as well as its third-party-verified carbon impact so customers can view impact the product is having on the environment.  

A unique 12-digit number printed on each Covalent product, known as the «Carbon Date,» represents the time when the AirCarbon used to create that specific product was created. The number can be entered into Covalent’s website to trace the steps that went into creating the product. The supply chain journey that brought each product to life is stored in an immutable record on the blockchain and stretches from when the AirCarbon was formed and molded into a handbag to who independently verified its carbon footprint and when it was moved to a stockroom. 

«Our goal was to give people the information they need to decide what kind of impact they want to make,» Newlight CEO Mark Herrema said. «With IBM Blockchain and LinuxONE technology, we can now provide visibility into not only the steps used to make each Covalent product, but also the carbon impact that each specific product has on the environment.  For us, that’s important, because it helps make tangible the unique pathway that led to the creation of that product.»

By working with IBM Business Partner Cognition Foundry, a services provider and systems integrator, Covalent is able to host its IBM Blockchain solution on IBM LinuxONE, a highly secured server for mission critical workloads and that provides scalability and resiliency, including the industry’s first and only FIPS 140-2 Level 4 certified Hardware Security Module (HSM).[1] 

«Blockchain’s ability to foster trust gives Covalent’s customers a better understanding of how their products were made,» said Alistair Rennie, General Manager of IBM Blockchain.  «In turn, Covalent can create a better customer experience, and a better opportunity for consumers to understand how their choices impact the environment. This is another great example of how blockchain is supporting our mission of using technology for good.» 

For information on how IBM is using blockchain for social good, please visit here.

About Newlight Technologies

Founded in 2003, Newlight Technologies is a biotechnology company in Huntington Beach, California dedicated to producing materials that help improve life.  After over ten years of research, Newlight developed AirCarbon: a regenerative material made by natural ocean microorganisms that is being used to replace synthetic plastic and fibers to help solve plastics pollution and climate change.  AirCarbon was named «Biomaterial of the Year» by the Nova Institute and «Innovation of the Year» by Popular Science.  Newlight was also recognized as a «Technology Pioneer» by the World Economic Forum and awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  

About IBM Blockchain 

IBM is recognized as the leading enterprise blockchain provider. The company’s research, technical and business experts have broken barriers in transaction processing speeds, developed the most advanced cryptography to secure transactions, and are contributing millions of lines of open source code to advance blockchain for businesses. IBM is the leader in open-source blockchain solutions built for the enterprise. Since 2016, IBM has worked with hundreds of clients across financial services, supply chain, government, retail, digital rights management and healthcare to implement blockchain applications, and operates a number of networks running live and in production. The cloud-based IBM Blockchain Platform delivers the end-to-end capabilities that clients need to quickly activate and successfully develop, operate, govern and secure their own business networks. IBM is an early member of Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. For more information about IBM Blockchain, visit https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/ or follow us on Twitter at @ibmblockchain.

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Anthony Colucci, IBM External Relations
Anthony.colucci@ibm.com

[1] The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 is a U.S. government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules. It is issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Level 4 is the highest level of security.

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Leading Provider of Customized Compliance Solutions HCG Associates Completes Integration with MaxPSM

TAUNTON, Mass., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HCG Associates (HCG), a leading nationwide provider of professional environmental health and safety (EH&S), compliance advice and support to leading organizations in the industrial refrigeration, manufacturing, storage/distribution, and critical environment sectors, today announced it has integrated operations with MaxPSM, a regional provider of Process Safety Management (PSM) solutions for anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems.

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TAUNTON, Mass., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HCG Associates (HCG), a leading nationwide provider of professional environmental health and safety (EH&S), compliance advice and support to leading organizations in the industrial refrigeration, manufacturing, storage/distribution, and critical environment sectors, today announced it has integrated operations with MaxPSM, a regional provider of Process Safety Management (PSM) solutions for anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems.

MaxPSM Founder and President G.J. «Max» Lindsay will continue to serve as a Regional Director at HCG and remain active in the management and integration of the two businesses.

By joining forces and benefiting from the synergies of the two firms, HCG is increasing its technical scale and depth of customized compliance solutions while assisting their combined clients with an increased portfolio of services. As a direct result of the acquisition, HCG will continue to provide nationwide consulting services to both companies’ existing clients, while expanding its national focus with regional offices in Wisconsin, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

«We plan to integrate the businesses methodically and ensure that our clients continue to receive the highest quality service without any disruptions,» said Scott Sweet, President, HCG Associates. «Today, two premier Process Safety and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) consulting firms are about to become even better. We’re excited to bring these benefits to our customers and employees and are even more delighted that an industry expert like Max is now part of our team.»

For more information on today’s announcement and how to work with HCG, please contact Scott Sweet at (857) 299-7240, or email him at ssweet@hcgassoc.com.

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Bill McCue, McCuenications PR, +1 (718) 208-7391, bill.mccue@gmail.com

Bill McCue, McCuenications PR, bill.mccue@gmail.com

 

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