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Realty ONE Group Will Plant ONE Tree for Every ONE of Its Transactions in 2021

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Realty ONE Group, a modern lifestyle brand and ONE of the real estate’s fastest growing franchisors, has launched a new program to impact the environment and make a difference in communities around the world. Through the ONE Tree, ONE World program, the global franchisor pledges to plant one tree for every home bought or sold by its real estate professionals in 2021, with a goal of 111,111 trees.

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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Realty ONE Group, a modern lifestyle brand and ONE of the real estate’s fastest growing franchisors, has launched a new program to impact the environment and make a difference in communities around the world. Through the ONE Tree, ONE World program, the global franchisor pledges to plant one tree for every home bought or sold by its real estate professionals in 2021, with a goal of 111,111 trees.

ONE Tree, ONE World is a part of the company’s ONE Cares 501(c)3 and will also give its REALTORS(R) the opportunity to purchase or plant trees on behalf of their clients for homes bought and sold throughout the year.

«Love is our ONE Golden Rule and giving back is part of our COOLTURE, it’s in our DNA,» said Kuba Jewgieniew, CEO and Founder of Realty ONE Group. «ONE Tree, ONE World gives us an opportunity to make a direct and significant impact on our communities around the world in more than 111,111 ways.«

Last year, the UNBrokerage, as it’s known in the industry, was incredibly proud to donate nearly $100,000 to charitable organizations and communities across the nation, along with thousands of volunteer hours in local markets.

The global franchisor had another record year, selling 86 franchises, despite the pandemic, and added more than 2,600 real estate professionals. 

Learn more at www.OwnAOne.com.

About Realty ONE Group

Founded in 2005, Realty ONE Group is an industry disruptor, radically changing the face of real estate franchising with its unique business model, fun coolture, technology infrastructure and superior support for its real estate professionals. The company has rapidly evolved to include more than 15,000 real estate professionals in over 300+ offices across 45 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and Canada. Realty ONE Group ranks in the top one percent in the nation by REAL Trends, has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top 5 Real Estate Franchise and has been on Inc. 500’s list of the Fastest-Growing Companies for seven consecutive years. Realty ONE Group is surging ahead, opening doors, not only for its clients but for real estate professionals and franchise owners. To learn more, visit www.RealtyONEGroup.com.

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Boston Architectural College Announces New Vision and Strategic Plan Highlighting Innovation and Expanding Global Access to Future-Oriented Design Education

BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Boston Architectural College (BAC) today announced the launching of its bold new vision through its ‘BAC to the Future’ strategic plan. Through this innovative plan, the BAC’s focus will be transforming current programs and creating future-oriented design programs accessible to students in the U.S. and around the world.

 

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BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Boston Architectural College (BAC) today announced the launching of its bold new vision through its ‘BAC to the Future’ strategic plan. Through this innovative plan, the BAC’s focus will be transforming current programs and creating future-oriented design programs accessible to students in the U.S. and around the world.

 

The Boston Architectural College campus at 320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA.

The plan is the culmination of efforts that began in 2019, spearheaded by President Mahesh Daas. «This bold initiative demonstrates the institution’s long-term commitment to inclusive access to world-class design education for all students,» said Daas. «Our focus is to lead the way by creatively responding to sector-wide changes in higher education, and harnessing the wisdom gained during pandemic times.»

Throughout the BAC’s collaborative process, leadership engaged students, faculty, staff, trustees, and creative instigators as well as gathered insights for the institution’s future direction through «think wrong» design workshops and other creative fora along with conducting rigorous strategy validation studies to inform the plan. The five-year plan has been enthusiastically approved by the BAC Board of Trustees.

This year-long effort translated into a set of six vision statements:

  • We envision delivering on our educational mission of diversity and inclusion to help our students fully actualize their potential.
  • We envision the college as a global network, a cloud canopy with virtual aerial roots that capture social differences and facilitate the learning of the curious, the creative, the ambitious, the exemplary traditional and nontraditional students irrespective of social identities and geographic location.
  • We envision a network of seamless flows propelling students from preK-12 systems and across national and international postsecondary systems into design education.
  • We envision a world where design literacy is an essential quality of global citizens, and design thinking becomes a basic skill for all to build a sustainable, thriving, and robust community.
  • We envision promoting design literacy and design thinking to build a resilient and flourishing society.
  • We envision the BAC evolving into a robust and growing institution, and the BAC’s educational innovations emulated across the higher education spectrum.

This vision combined with supporting goals and strategies enable the BAC to undertake nine key initiatives in areas such as Academic Excellence, Social Justice, Global Growth, Design Entrepreneurship, and others.

One of the early initiatives, The BAC Cloud Canopy™ platform was expedited and launched its first component, The BAC Cloud Lab™ during the Coronavirus pandemic to meet students’ emerging needs. The groundbreaking platform offers cloud-based access to coursework, labs, events, and services on any enabled device—regardless of where students are located around the world.

«Since its inception over 130 years ago, this institution has been a hub promoting creativity and innovation. Its alumni—spread around the globe—continually transform the human experience through the built environment,» said Board Chair, Richard Martini, B.Arch. ’84. «Now, under the direction of President Daas, the BAC is advancing toward fulfilling its vital mission of diversifying the design fields. Not only does this influence how we approach the global learning experience, but it also prepares our students for producing real world, sustainable solutions.»

Founded 131 years ago, The Boston Architectural College is a recognized institution providing excellence in practice-integrated design education to members of diverse communities―with students representing 35 countries. Ranked #1 for Best Graduate School for Earning Potential and #4 for Best Architecture School offering Bachelor’s Degrees in the U.S. in 2020 by GradReports, the BAC offers on-site and online bachelors and graduate degrees in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, design studies, and continuing education. In 2005, the BAC became the first institution in the U.S. to offer an accredited online degree in architecture. The BAC upholds the importance of inclusive admission, diversity, innovation, dedicated faculty, and the intrinsic value of both academic and experiential education.

The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is an independent, professional college in Boston's Back Bay that provides an exceptional design education by combining academic learning with innovative experiential learning and by making its programs accessible to diverse communities. The College offers professional and accredited graduate and undergraduate degrees in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and design studies.

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Boston Architectural College Announces New Vision and Strategic Plan Highlighting Innovation and Expanding Global Access to Future-Oriented Design Education

BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Boston Architectural College (BAC) today announced the launching of its bold new vision through its ‘BAC to the Future’ strategic plan. Through this innovative plan, the BAC’s focus will be transforming current programs and creating future-oriented design programs accessible to students in the U.S. and around the world.

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BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Boston Architectural College (BAC) today announced the launching of its bold new vision through its ‘BAC to the Future’ strategic plan. Through this innovative plan, the BAC’s focus will be transforming current programs and creating future-oriented design programs accessible to students in the U.S. and around the world.

The BAC is a recognized institution providing excellence in practice-integrated design education to members of diverse communities.

The plan is the culmination of efforts that began in 2019, spearheaded by President Mahesh Daas. «This bold initiative demonstrates the institution’s long-term commitment to inclusive access to world-class design education for all students,» said Daas. «Our focus is to lead the way by creatively responding to sector-wide changes in higher education, and harnessing the wisdom gained during pandemic times.»

Throughout the BAC’s collaborative process, leadership engaged students, faculty, staff, trustees, and creative instigators as well as gathered insights for the institution’s future direction through «think wrong» design workshops and other creative fora along with conducting rigorous strategy validation studies to inform the plan. The five-year plan has been enthusiastically approved by the BAC Board of Trustees.

This year-long effort translated into a set of six vision statements:

  • We envision delivering on our educational mission of diversity and inclusion to help our students fully actualize their potential.
  • We envision the college as a global network, a cloud canopy with virtual aerial roots that capture social differences and facilitate the learning of the curious, the creative, the ambitious, the exemplary traditional and nontraditional students irrespective of social identities and geographic location.
  • We envision a network of seamless flows propelling students from preK-12 systems and across national and international postsecondary systems into design education.
  • We envision a world where design literacy is an essential quality of global citizens, and design thinking becomes a basic skill for all to build a sustainable, thriving, and robust community.
  • We envision promoting design literacy and design thinking to build a resilient and flourishing society.
  • We envision the BAC evolving into a robust and growing institution, and the BAC’s educational innovations emulated across the higher education spectrum.

This vision combined with supporting goals and strategies enable the BAC to undertake nine key initiatives in areas such as Academic Excellence, Social Justice, Global Growth, Design Entrepreneurship, and others.

One of the early initiatives, The BAC Cloud Canopy™ platform was expedited and launched its first component, The BAC Cloud Lab™ during the Coronavirus pandemic to meet students’ emerging needs. The groundbreaking platform offers cloud-based access to coursework, labs, events, and services on any enabled device—regardless of where students are located around the world.

«Since its inception over 130 years ago, this institution has been a hub promoting creativity and innovation. Its alumni—spread around the globe—continually transform the human experience through the built environment,» said Board Chair, Richard Martini, B.Arch. ’84. «Now, under the direction of President Daas, the BAC is advancing toward fulfilling its vital mission of diversifying the design fields. Not only does this influence how we approach the global learning experience, but it also prepares our students for producing real world, sustainable solutions.»

Founded 131 years ago, The Boston Architectural College is a recognized institution providing excellence in practice-integrated design education to members of diverse communities―with students representing 35 countries. Ranked #1 for Best Graduate School for Earning Potential and #4 for Best Architecture School offering Bachelor’s Degrees in the U.S. in 2020 by GradReports, the BAC offers on-site and online bachelors and graduate degrees in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, design studies, and continuing education. In 2005, the BAC became the first institution in the U.S. to offer an accredited online degree in architecture. The BAC upholds the importance of inclusive admission, diversity, innovation, dedicated faculty, and the intrinsic value of both academic and experiential education.

 

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What Do Traders And Investors Primarily Look For In A Stock?

DETROIT, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about and interested in as they manage and build their personal portfolios.

This week we posed the following question to over 500 traders and investors:

What do you primarily look for in a stock?

  • Story and Personal Use
  • Technicals
  • Short Float
  • Dividends and…

DETROIT, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about and interested in as they manage and build their personal portfolios.

This week we posed the following question to over 500 traders and investors:

What do you primarily look for in a stock?

  • Story and Personal Use
  • Technicals
  • Short Float
  • Dividends and Earnings

Benzinga readers spoke, and 48% of respondents said they invest based on dividends and earnings.

One way to simplify this approach is to look at a stock’s earnings per share and dividends per share, which communicate their profit per share and the portion of earnings per share that are paid out to shareholders.

For Benzinga readers, the second-highest scoring category was story and personal use, as 24% of investors said they primarily look at this.

Benzinga video producer Mitch Hoch put this approach to use back in November on the Premarket Prep Show, in which he highlighted the sports streaming/gambling story behind FuboTV Inc, which has more than doubled since then.

For fast and to the point story summaries on stocks, check out the WIIM feature (Why Is It Moving?) in Benzinga Pro. WIIMs are a one-sentence description as to why that stock is moving.

Next was technicals, with 17% of traders saying they primarily look to this when making an investment. Some key technical indicators that many investors follow include Moving Averages (MA), Bollinger Bands, the Relative Strength Index (RSI), and Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP).

Last was short float, with 11% of traders primarily looking at how many shares of a company are short before placing an order. As the recent r/WallStreetBets inspired short squeezes have demonstrated, a stock that has a high percentage of shorts has the potential to rise in price rapidly in an event known as a short squeeze.

This study was conducted by Benzinga in January 2021 and included the responses of a diverse population of adults 18 or older. The study reflects results from over 500 adults.

About Benzinga:

Benzinga is the largest vendor of financial news and data to North American financial institutions. Its financial APIs have helped a number of brokerages, educational platforms, and paper trading organizations provide their users with state of the art market coverage.

To see Benzinga’s menu of APIs, check out https://www.benzinga.com/apis/.

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Empire State Realty Trust Becomes Nation’s Largest 100% User of Green Power in Real Estate

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today added to its industry leadership in sustainability with the purchase of renewable wind electricity for its entire commercial portfolio. A new three-year contract with <a target="_blank"…

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today added to its industry leadership in sustainability with the purchase of renewable wind electricity for its entire commercial portfolio. A new three-year contract with Green Mountain Energy makes ESRT the nation’s largest 100% user of green power in real estate (source).

«ESRT is the leader in sustainable operations with a viable example of how to scale carbon neutral technologies, strategies and policies to balance with an effective economic business case,» said Dana Robbins Schneider, SVP, director of energy, sustainability & ESG at Empire State Realty Trust. «We have purchased renewable power from Green Mountain Energy for the World’s Most Famous Building, the Empire State Building, for a decade. We now expand that to all properties in New York State with an additional Direct Energy contract for our Connecticut properties. We continue to advance our commitment to solutions that reduce our environmental impact. Our tenants now work in carbon neutral offices and the investment community can recognize our leadership.»

100% of ESRT’s more than 10.1 million square-foot portfolio is now powered by renewable wind energy. This three-year expansion will purchase more than 300 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy and avoid the production of 450 million pounds of carbon dioxide. Comparable equivalent measures would require:

  • Every New York State household to turn off all their lights for a month; or
  • Removal of all New York City taxis for one year; or
  • The addition of two Central Parks to New York City

«At Green Mountain, we’re encouraged by the sustained and vocal advocacy from Empire State Realty Trust that continues to lead New York’s transition to renewable energy,» said Mark Parsons, vice president and general manager of Green Mountain Energy. «As the longest-serving competitive green energy provider, our mission is to use the power of consumer choice to change the way power is made, and we are committed to helping New Yorkers reduce their carbon footprint.»

Green Mountain Energy was awarded the electricity contract after a bid process that involved multiple electricity providers and was facilitated by 5, an award-winning energy advisory firm that serves clients throughout North America. 5 and Green Mountain worked together to create a custom rate structure for ESRT’s New York properties that leveraged favorable market conditions for both energy and capacity, and which is expected to result in more than $800,000 in savings to ESRT for the first year of the contract.

«We were excited to advise ESRT on the electricity procurement strategy for the Empire State Building,» remarked Taylor Duncan, vice president of 5. «As our team continued to help ESRT, we were able to expand our impact to include powering the entire ESRT portfolio throughout New York and Connecticut with renewable wind electricity.»

ESRT’s Empire State Building was one of the first Green Power Partners to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its use of green power as an effective way to reduce the environmental impacts of electricity consumption. The iconic landmark also underwent a groundbreaking energy and efficiency retrofit, which began over 10 years ago as part of the $550 million Empire State ReBuilding restoration program and has already delivered a 40% reduction in energy use and emissions.

«We are happy to serve as a groundbreaker in sustainability,» said Robbins Schneider.

Empire State Realty Trust recently earned the highest possible GRESB 5 Star Rating, widely recognized as the most rigorous standard for the sustainability performance of real estate companies and their funds. The company’s portfolio was also the first in the U.S. to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating, an evidence-based, third-party verified rating focused on operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans, and stakeholder education to address a COVID-19 environment now and broader health and safety-related issues into the future. ESRT was additionally named a Fitwel Champion from the rigorous third-party healthy building certification created as a joint initiative between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the General Services Administration (GSA), with 83% of its NYC portfolio certified.

For more information about ESRT and its sustainability efforts, visit https://www.empirestaterealtytrust.com/about-us/sustainability/.

About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the «World’s Most Famous Building.» The company’s office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of Sept. 30, 2020, which consists of 9.4 million rentable square feet across 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York; as well as approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio. 

Empire State Realty Trust is a leader in energy efficiency in the built environment and sustainability, with 76 percent of the eligible portfolio ENERGY STAR certified and 100 percent fully powered by renewable wind electricity. As the first commercial real estate portfolio in the U.S. to achieve the evidence-based, third-party verified WELL Health-Safety Rating for health and safety, ESRT additionally earned the highest possible GRESB 5 Star Rating and Green Star recognition for sustainability performance in real estate and was named a Fitwel Champion for healthy, high-performance buildings. To learn more about Empire State Realty Trust, visit empirestaterealtytrust.com and follow ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.  

About Green Mountain Energy Company
Green Mountain Energy Company is the nation’s longest serving renewable energy retailer and believes in using wind, sun and water for good. The company was founded in 1997 with a simple mission: to change the way power is made. Green Mountain offers consumers and businesses the choice of cleaner electricity products from renewable sources, as well as a variety of carbon offset products and sustainable solutions for businesses. Green Mountain customers have collectively helped avoid more than 81 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. To learn more about Green Mountain, visit greenmountainenergy.com.

About 5
5 comprises a team of energy innovators, commodity traders, analysts, engineers and former energy supplier executives. Together they serve a broad array of private and public sector clients throughout the United States and Mexico, providing strategic advice on energy-related matters including procurement, rate optimization, risk management, demand-side management, renewable power, and distributed generation. With an eye on growth, 5 purchased Luthin Associates in 2019, and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the U.S. for five straight years. Visit www.energyby5.com or follow 5 on LinkedIn.

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Cantu Beauty anuncia a las ganadoras de la serie de talleres Elevate en asociación con 25 Black Women in Beauty

STAMFORD, Connecticut, 3 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Cantu Elevate, la más reciente iniciativa de<a target="_blank"…

STAMFORD, Connecticut, 3 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Cantu Elevate, la más reciente iniciativa de Cantu Beauty, una galardonada marca multicultural para el cuidado del cabello, y «25 Black Women In Beauty» (25BWB) seleccionaron a las ganadoras del acelerador de empresas de belleza: Alicia Scott de Range Beauty, Arah Sims de Kyutee Nails y Tomi Alisha de NaturAll Club. Cada una de las ganadoras participó de la serie de talleres Cantu Elevate el otoño pasado, y fueron seleccionadas entre más de 60 empresas de belleza lideradas por mujeres para recibir una campaña patrocinada por Cantu valuada en $160,000. Scott, Sims y Alisha lograron avanzar en el proceso de selección gracias a sus esfuerzos entusiastas y su compromiso durante los talleres, lo que combinado con su innovadora oferta de productos, atrajo la atención de Cantu.

Ganadoras 2021 de Cantu Elevate: Kyutee Nails, NatruAll y Range Beauty

«Debido a que ha aumentado la proporción de personas afrodescendientes emprendedoras, especialmente mujeres que lanzan nuevas empresas, queríamos proporcionar un catalizador para que estos emprendimientos tengan éxito», explicó Dametria Mustin, vicepresidenta de Marketing Global en Cantu Beauty. «Después de conocer más sobre estas magníficas empresas lideradas por mujeres, me siento inspirada al saber que pudieron aprovechar esta experiencia para ayudarlas a sortear los cambios que tienen lugar en la industria de la belleza».

Para las personas emprendedoras, siempre hay lugar para la educación continua. Durante esta etapa transformadora, Cantu Beauty se unirá a The Sasha Group (una compañía VaynerX) y Reddish para que trabajen en forma directa con cada una de las emprendedoras y continúen la trayectoria de fortalecimiento de sus marcas. Juntos, Cantu, Sasha y Reddish utilizarán sus respectivos conocimientos para ayudar a construir una campaña de marketing o una presencia de comercio electrónico para cada una de las marcas de belleza, que se lanzarán en la primavera de 2021.

Sims, Alisha y Scott se centrarán específicamente en los retos de negocios que deben afrontar para llevar a sus marcas a nuevas alturas dentro del mundo de la belleza. Después de obtener la aprobación del público, Kyutee Nails, una empresa de belleza de uñas con ventas directas al consumidor, alcanzó la fama al utilizar tecnología de avanzada para crear un esmaltado de uñas artístico autoadherente. Muchos influencers y celebridades populares las adoptaron, y los diseños se convirtieron en tendencia con su exposición a más de 20 millones de usuarios de plataformas. Sims quiere aprovechar esta oportunidad para presentar Kyutee Nails como una marca innovadora que combina la belleza con un propósito y revitaliza su estrategia de comercio electrónico.

NaturAll busca establecer un nuevo estándar de belleza al utilizar únicamente ingredientes frescos, congelados, naturales y no tóxicos para crear fórmulas para la salud del cabello, hechas a mano, que resulten ultrahidratantes. Range Beauty, una marca de maquillaje vegana y sin crueldad animal, se enfoca en productos limpios para tonos de piel olvidados, utilizando ingredientes botánicos en sus maquillajes para crear fórmulas especiales destinadas a pieles con tendencia al acné o eczema. Estas dos últimas marcas buscan aprender a gestionar una campaña de marketing exitosa utilizando las más recientes herramientas de medición para comparar sus métricas contra las de otras empresas emergentes competidoras.

«Los talleres fueron un excelente llamado de atención para regresar constantemente a nuestro ‘porqué’ y nuestros ‘quiénes'», declaró Alicia Scott de Range Beauty. «Mi sección preferida de los talleres fue la tarea después de la primera sesión. Describir cuál es mi norte y pensarlo a través de mi audiencia con más detalle me ayudó a considerar nuestros esfuerzos de marketing con un enfoque más orientado».

Cantu Beauty creó Elevate junto a sus asociados de marketing para brindar acceso y educación que ayude a empresas lideradas por mujeres afrodescendientes a prosperar económicamente dentro del nuevo panorama de la belleza. A través de talleres guiados y un programa de subvenciones, Cantu continuará con su trabajo junto a 25 BWB para brindar una plataforma que acelere el crecimiento continuo para las empresas de belleza.

Para conocer mejor a cada una de las ganadoras de Cantu Elevate, siga a Kyutee Nails (@kyuteenails), NaturAll Club (@naturallclub) y Range Beauty (@range_beauty) en Instagram. Además, siga a Cantu Beauty en Instagram, Facebook y Twitter para recibir actualizaciones sobre los próximos talleres y eventos Elevate en el transcurso del año.

ACERCA DE CANTU
La misión de Cantu Beauty es celebrar a sus clientes en toda su gloria. Bien sea que luzcan bucles apretados, rizos, ondas o cabello lacio, Cantu diseña productos que específicamente tienen a sus clientes y la versatilidad de su cabello en mente. La colección de galardonados productos de Cantu está inspirada en la belleza del cabello con textura, para ayudar a sus clientes a lograr cualquier estilo que deseen. Con su fórmula exclusiva, Cantu ayuda a lograr cualquier estilo, sea de vanguardia o clásico.

ACERCA DE 25BWB
25 Black Women in Beauty está dedicada a elevar y celebrar a las mujeres afrodescendientes que son emprendedoras, ejecutivas y estrellas en ascenso del mundo de la belleza. La organización ofrece una red exclusiva que permite contactos intencionales, colocaciones laborales y otros servicios. Glamour, Forbes, Essence, The Zoe Report, WWD y otras publicaciones líderes han presentado a 25BWB en sus artículos. Visite 25BWB.org para obtener más información.

ACERCA DE PDC
PDC Wellness & Personal Care Co. (antes conocida como PDC Beauty & Wellness Co.) tiene sus orígenes en Parfums de Coeur, Ltd., fundada en 1981. PDC ha emergido como una de las compañías de belleza y bienestar de más rápido crecimiento en el mundo. La cartera de marcas líderes en su categoría de PDC incluye a Cantu®, Dr Teal’s®, Eylure® y Body Fantasies®. Los productos de PDC se pueden encontrar en los principales sitios de venta masiva, cadenas de farmacias, hipermercados y minoristas especializados más reconocidos de Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y más de 60 mercados a nivel global. Recientemente, PDC fue nombrado por Walmart como Proveedor del Año de Estados Unidos en la categoría de Productos de Consumo, Salud y Bienestar. PDC es propiedad de empresas afiliadas de CVC Funds y Leonard Green & Partners, además de sus directivos. Para obtener más información, visite pdcbeauty.com.

ACERCA DE CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS
CVC es una empresa líder de capital privado y asesoría de inversiones. Fundada en 1981, hoy CVC tiene una red de 23 oficinas y más de 550 empleados en Europa, Asia y los Estados Unidos. Hasta la fecha, CVC ha asegurado compromisos por más de $160,000 millones de algunos de los inversionistas institucionales líderes en el mundo a través de sus estrategias de capital privado y crédito. En total, CVC administra actualmente aproximadamente $105,000 millones en activos. A la fecha, los fondos bajo administración o asesoría de CVC se invierten en más de 80 empresas en todo el mundo, dando trabajo a más de 400,000 personas en numerosos países. En conjunto, estas empresas tienen ventas anuales combinadas de aproximadamente $92,000 millones. Para obtener más información sobre CVC, visite cvc.com.

ACERCA DE LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. («LGP») es una firma de inversión de capital privado fundada en 1989 y con sede en Los Ángeles. La firma se asocia con equipos de administración experimentados y a menudo con fundadores para invertir en empresas líderes del mercado. Desde su creación, LGP ha invertido en más de 90 empresas bajo la forma de adquisiciones totales tradicionales, transacciones de salida del mercado de capitales, recapitalizaciones, capital de desarrollo y posiciones selectivas de títulos públicos y deuda. La firma se centra principalmente en empresas que proporcionan servicios, incluidos servicios a consumidores, a empresas y de atención de la salud, al igual que en el comercio minorista. Para obtener más información, visite leonardgreen.com.

CONTACTO DE PRENSA
Ariel Smith, Reddish
asmith@reddishagency.com
212-714-5748

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Richardson Announces Candidacy for SC 7th Congressional District

CONWAY, S.C., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Horry County School Board Chairman Ken Richardson announced today he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the South Carolina 7th Congressional District.

Richardson‘s announcement makes him the first official candidate to declare a run at the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Tom…

CONWAY, S.C., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Horry County School Board Chairman Ken Richardson announced today he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the South Carolina 7th Congressional District.

Richardson‘s announcement makes him the first official candidate to declare a run at the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Tom Rice.

«I will not be seeking reelection to the school board chairmanship in 2022,» Richardson said. «Instead I am 100 percent dedicated to taking Tom Rice out of Congress.

«I want to thank the voters for placing their trust in me as school board chairman,» Richardson said. «I believe we have made a lot of progress within the school district and will continue to do my very best for the students of the Horry County in the two years I have left in office.»

Richardson is the only person in the state to have served as Chairman of the Board at both the K-12 and college levels. He served 20 years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Horry Georgetown Technical College before being elected as Chairman of the Board of Horry County Schools.

«Education will continue to be a top priority of mine at the federal level,» Richardson said. «I believe what is taught in our schools is very important and I am willing to fight for top quality education across the nation.»

Richardson said federal government dollars sent to local school districts often come with many strings attached. He said he will work in Congress to lessen federal dictates on local schools.

«Parents, teachers and school boards should have input into what is taught in local schools,» Richardson. «I don‘t believe the school curriculum should be dictated by the demands of standardized tests alone.»

Richardson has spent the last two weeks putting together a campaign staff all of whom live and work within the congressional district.

«It‘s not necessary to go to Columbia or other states to staff a campaign,» Richardson said. «There are plenty of quality people within the 7th District and I prefer to use those local specialists in my campaign. The money my campaign is going to spend in this effort will be spent within this district.»

Those hiring practices go along with Richardson‘s philosophy of Congressional representation.

«This is not Tom Rice‘s seat nor is it Ken Richardson‘s seat. It is the People‘s seat and I believe the peoples‘ representative in Washington should vote according to the wishes of the majority of those he represents.»

Ken Richardson will hold a one hour press conference today at the Richardson Art Gallery, Conway Campus of Horry Georgetown Technical College, U.S 501, Conway, SC. The press conference will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday February 3, 2021.

Ken Richardson is a lifelong resident of Horry County. He is married to wife Donna for 43 years. The couple has two children and two grandchildren. All three generations are products of Horry County Schools.

Education has always been a passion of Richardson‘s. He served four years on the Coastal Carolina University Advisory Board, 20 years on the Horry Georgetown Technical College Board of Trustees, 16 as Chairman. Richardson was elected in 2018 as Chairman of the Horry County School Board.

Richardson is currently Chairman Emeritus of the HGTC Board, a member of the Conway High School Alumni Hall of Fame and the Richardson Art Gallery at HGTC is named for him.

 

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Con Edison Customers Made 2020 an Impressive Year for Solar Energy

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Con Edison customers continued their rapid adoption of solar energy in 2020, despite the economic and logistical challenges the coronavirus pandemic posed.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Con Edison customers continued their rapid adoption of solar energy in 2020, despite the economic and logistical challenges the coronavirus pandemic posed.

Customers in New York City and Westchester County, N.Y. completed 5,542 arrays during the year. The panels customers placed on their roofs last year have the capacity to produce 44.77 megawatts, or 44.77 million watts.

«The pandemic caused a pause in construction and the recession created apprehension among people who wanted to invest in their homes and businesses,» said Lenny Singh, Con Edison’s senior vice president, Customer Energy Solutions. «But it’s a tribute to our customers that they continued to choose clean, renewable solar energy. Our customers are our greatest asset as we seek to lead our state and region toward a clean energy future.»

Con Edison customers have now completed more than 35,700 projects with the capacity to produce 322 megawatts. Those projects avoid 300,000 tons of carbon emissions and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by more than 64,000 cars.

It’s a lot of clean electricity. The panels customers have installed have the capacity to produce enough power to run more than 4 million 42-inch LED TVs.

Among the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County, Queens has the most customer solar arrays, 11,334. When it comes to production, Westchester is the leader with the panels there having the capacity to produce 83.75 megawatts.

Solar Energy in NYC and Westchester County

Projects 

Capacity (in megawatts)

Bronx

2,543

30.39

Brooklyn

5,767

47.2

Manhattan

272

7.27

Queens

11,334

83.01

Staten Island

8,455

70.59

Westchester County

7,341

83.75

Total

35,712

322.2

Customers in Queens completed the most projects last year – 2,064. That borough also added the most capacity, 13.35 megawatts.

A typical residential customer with a 6-kilowatt solar array can generate enough power to provide up to $700 in annual savings, helping reduce a bill by more than 60 percent.

Con Edison encourages customers to consider solar energy and tries to make the installation process faster, easier, and less expensive.

The company recently began offering solar installers and their customers a device called Smart ConnectDER, which allows a customer to avoid the cost of upgrading the home’s circuit breaker panel and excessive electrical boxes on the side of the house.

The device can save a solar customer upwards of $1,000 and is available following a successful pilot program in 2019. Customers or installers who are interested can send an e-mail to ConnectDer@coned.com.

The company also sought and received New York State Public Service Commission approval to shorten the process for customers with solar projects up to 5 megawatts. Until this year, customers applying to interconnect these projects had to pay for a detailed engineering review that could take up to three months. This new process has shortened the interconnection timeline for dozens of projects.

Con Edison’s efforts to speed the approval process include allowing developers to make payments electronically via Automated Clearing House or wire transfers.

The company has also enhanced a software program that streamlines communication and project inquiries between developers, applicants and Con Edison’s Distributed Energy Services Group.

Through its Clean Energy Businesses, Con Edison Inc. is the second largest solar producer in North America and seventh largest in the world.

The company also supports utility ownership of large-scale renewable generation in New York State. Utility ownership would be less costly for customers since utilities can finance and operate these projects less expensively than private developers.

Adding more solar to the region’s energy mix is part of Con Edison’s Clean Energy Commitment.

Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $60 billion in assets. The utility delivers electricity, natural gas and steam to 3.5 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, N.Y.

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IMEC Launches Move Ahead Faster Initiative to Advance Illinois Manufacturing Competitiveness

PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, IMEC, the Illinois affiliate of the U.S Commerce NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network, launched the Move Ahead Faster Projects for Illinois small and mid-sized manufacturers. This initiative provides the necessary assessments and technical assistance to improve key drivers of their organizational success.  Presented with fully funded projects to…

PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, IMEC, the Illinois affiliate of the U.S Commerce NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network, launched the Move Ahead Faster Projects for Illinois small and mid-sized manufacturers. This initiative provides the necessary assessments and technical assistance to improve key drivers of their organizational success.  Presented with fully funded projects to address their most critical needs, eligible Illinois manufacturers can receive support led by industry experts to help them plan, implement and excel.  Projects vary in focus and were developed based on insights and immediate needs reported from over 1,200 manufacturers.  These projects are fully funded through the CARES Act Recovery Assistance Funds.

Illinois manufacturing is a major contributor to the Illinois economy.  In fact, the Illinois Manufacturers Association’s Manufacturing Matters report highlights that Illinois manufacturing is 12.0% of the Gross State Product and creates 592,200 jobs.  In many cases, these manufacturers are at the heart of their community and their success drives the success of the people and places where they reside. 

«Our state is an incredibly powerful manufacturing engine for the global economy.  Coming out of the pandemic, this is the right moment for manufacturers to upskill and retool.  These Move Ahead Faster Projects will build on manufacturing strengths and ensure our manufacturers become even more competitive in 2021» – David Boulay, Ph.D. President – IMEC.

The Move Ahead Faster Projects, valued at $5,000 each, emphasizes topics such as:  Industrial Hygiene, Global Market Presence, Maintenance, Leadership, Finance, and Technology.  Existing small and mid-sized Illinois manufacturers with less than 500 employees are encouraged to apply for one project that best suits their immediate needs. Selected projects must be conducted in Illinois and completed by July 30, 2021 and projects are limited to one project per company.

«This is a great opportunity for our state’s manufacturing companies. The Move Ahead Faster project options are the right range of topics critical to advancing manufacturing competitiveness in today’s marketplace» – Marcia Ayala, President -Aurora Specialty Textiles Group.

For more information about the program and to apply for a Move Ahead Faster Project, visit https://www.imec.org/rebound/. 

About IMEC

IMEC is a team of improvement specialists who are dedicated to changing lives and creating a positive impact on Illinois’ workforce and economy. With a mission to drive growth through enterprise excellence, they help organizations become more effective and efficient by identifying issues, developing and implementing solutions and providing the necessary support that will allow them to excel in areas of leadership, strategy, customer engagement, operations, workforce, and measurement and results. In 2020, they assisted over 1,144 companies and help create or retain over 6100 jobs, resulting in over $645M aggregate impact to the Illinois economy.  IMEC has seven offices statewide and 48 full-time industry improvement specialists. For more information, visit www.imec.org.

IMEC is one of the 51 MEP Centers in the US and Puerto Rico.  MEP Centers are part of the MEP National Network, which includes the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and over 1000 manufacturing experts at over 400 service locations, with the tools and resources to help US manufacturers succeed and advance US Manufacturing. Being that each Center is a public-private partnership, they are able to connect manufacturers with government agencies, universities and research facilities, trade associations and many more resources that foster growth and innovation. In 2018, the MEP National Network helped over 2700 manufacturers and created over 122,000 jobs. Find your local MEP Center here.

 

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Compost Crew drives 50% growth in 2020

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Compost Crew announced its results for 2020, the best year on record for the Maryland-based firm.  In the most recent fiscal year, Compost Crew grew its business by over 50%.

«I’m proud of what the team has been able to accomplish, despite the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic,» said CEO Ben Parry. «With DMV residents spending more time at home and generating more food scraps, demand…

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Compost Crew announced its results for 2020, the best year on record for the Maryland-based firm.  In the most recent fiscal year, Compost Crew grew its business by over 50%.

«I’m proud of what the team has been able to accomplish, despite the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic,» said CEO Ben Parry. «With DMV residents spending more time at home and generating more food scraps, demand for our residential composting services was especially strong.»

More than 1,500 additional homes in the Maryland, District of Columbia and Northern Virginia area signed up for Compost Crew’s convenient curbside food scrap collection services in 2020.  The company extended its service area into Reston, Virginia and Ellicott City, Maryland and experienced particularly strong growth on its Baltimore and Northern Virginia routes.

While dozens of commercial clients put their services on hold due to COVID, the company added strategic new clients for its commercial collection services including JBG SMITH, Medstar Health and Episcopal High School.  The company also expanded its relationship with important commercial clients like Brookfield Properties, MOM’s Organic Market and Goodwin House.

Compost Crew continued its efforts to partner with local municipalities to bring composting options to communities around the DMV.  In 2020, the company opened food scrap drop-off sites on behalf of municipal governments in Fairfax County, Virginia; the Town of Berwyn Heights, Maryland; and the City of Greenbelt, Maryland.  In addition, Compost Crew worked with Chevy Chase Section 3 and Chevy Chase Section 5 to launch residential curbside collection programs.  

«Compost Crew made it easy for the City of Greenbelt to launch a food scraps drop-off program to help our residents divert more food scraps from the landfill,» said Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, Environmental Coordinator with the City of Greenbelt.  «The company’s prior expertise with similar programs and its reliable service have helped make this a success for our community.»

In all, Compost Crew diverted nearly 2,500 tons of food from landfills and incinerators in 2020, saving valuable landfill space and avoiding approximately 4.4M tons of greenhouse gases (CO2-e) created by food sent to landfills. For its efforts, Compost Crew was named the best composting service in Washington, DC for 2020 by Treehugger.

To help meet the region’s rising demand for processing organic waste into compost, Compost Crew introduced an innovative new modular composting facility.  The Compost Outpost℠ can be rapidly deployed in a range of locations to promote distributed composting.  The first Compost Outpost was built on One Acre Farm in Dickerson, Maryland.  Construction took less than two months.  The company is partnering with local officials to pave the way for zoning legislation to support additional composting options.

To address the growth in its customer base, Compost Crew expanded its fleet to 11 trucks – the largest dedicated organic waste hauling fleet in the DMV area.  The company opened a new truck depot in Prince George’s County to reduce the amount of time drivers and trucks spend on route.

Compost Crew grew its staff by 25% in 2020, including two new members of its leadership team.  Dan Israel joined the company as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.  Israel previously held a number of marketing and general management roles at Google and Vlocity.  In addition, Musa Collidge-Asad joined the company as Head of Strategy and Finance. Collidge-Asad has extensive leadership, strategy and investment experience, including with the World Bank Group. 

Compost Crew has been actively supporting compost advocacy efforts at the state and local levels. It helped organize a composting roundtable with Montgomery County, took a leading role in the newly formed MD Compost Advocacy Coalition to work on state legislation, and established collaborative partnerships with Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, Ward 4 Mutual Aid and the Baltimore Community Fridge.

About Compost Crew

Compost Crew is the leading organics recycling company in the DMV. The company provides simple, clean, and convenient composting to thousands of businesses, organizations and residential customers throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Press Contact:

Dan Israel
202-468-4258
https://compostcrew.com

 

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