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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NATSO, representing the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas, in a letter to the Biden Administration on January 27 outlined the market and incentive structure that would most effectively prompt existing fuel retailers to invest more in lower carbon fuels, including electric vehicle charging stations.  

NATSO, along with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), outlined six principles that should guide the Administration’s approach to lowering the carbon footprint of transportation fuel. The letter was sent to the Secretary Designates for the Departments of Transportation and Energy as well as the Administrator Designate for the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Climate Advisor.

Collectively, NATSO, NACS, and SIGMA represent approximately 90 percent of retail sales of motor fuel in the United States and represent an established nationwide network of hundreds of thousands of fueling locations capable of driving the Administration’s goals forward.

The principles provide a roadmap that, if adopted, will align policy incentives to ensure the private sector is equipped to facilitate a faster, more widespread and cost-effective transition to alternative fuels.

Specifically, the fuel retailing groups articulated the following principles:

1. Science should be the foundation for transportation climate policies;
2. Establish performance goals without mandating specific technologies to allow for the benefits of innovation and technology development;
3. Develop competitive market incentives to ensure a level playing field and provide long-term consumer benefits;
4. Harness existing infrastructure to help commercialize new technology, maximize diverse investments, and achieve near-term and long-term emission reduction goals;
5. Set consistent, uniform national policy so that the market has certainty to help it invest, and state policies do not create inconsistent or counterproductive measures;
6. Ensure fair treatment so that all households are not forced to subsidize alternative energy users.

«Policies that adhere to these organizing ideas will enable the Biden Administration to achieve its climate goals. We want to help them take advantage of the existing fuel retailing landscape and harness the desire of the private sector to sell fuels that consumers want to buy at the lowest-possible price,» said NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings. «The case for new fuel strategies is enhanced when we utilize the ingenuity of the private sector.»

«Fuel retailers across the country represent the best opportunity for achieving the Biden Administration’s objectives of lowering greenhouse gas emissions and advancing alternative fuels,» said NATSO Vice President of Government Affairs David Fialkov. «We want to work constructively with the Administration and continue working constructively with Congress as more alternative fuels, including electricity, become part of the transportation mix.  Drivers have come to expect a certain experience when they refuel, and our members’ facilities are best equipped to accommodate them.»

NATSO is advancing the number of electric vehicle charging stations across the United States through the National Highway Charging Collaborative formed in 2019 in conjunction with electric vehicle charging vendor ChargePoint. The National Highway Charging Collaborative will add electric vehicle charging to more than 4,000 travel plazas in the next decade. This will increase access to EV charging along highways and in rural America by filling alternative fuel infrastructure gaps along the National Highway System, including along the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) designated alternative fuel corridors. FHWA highlights the National Highway Charging Collaborative as part of its Alternative Fuel Corridors Best Practices.

NATSO is the trade association of America’s travel plaza and truckstop industry. Founded in 1960, NATSO represents the industry on legislative and regulatory matters; serves as the official source of information on the diverse travel plaza and truckstop industry; provides education to its members; conducts an annual convention and trade show; and supports efforts to generally improve the business climate in which its members operate. Contact: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman, Vice President, Public Affairs. 703-739-8578.

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ROSEVILLE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Always Best Care Senior Services, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced today that it achieved significant growth amid an unprecedented year for the home health care industry, launching eights new territories in untapped markets including Naperville, Illinois; Thousand Oaks, California; Upper Chesapeake, Maryland and its first location in the state of Utah. Most notably, the brand celebrated international expansion with the signing of a Canadian Master Franchise Agreement and the opening of Always Best Care of Oakville in the province of Ontario.

Demand for in-home care rose quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with long-term care facilities like nursing homes identified as hotspots for the virus’ transmission. This emerging industry trend catalyzed considerable growth within Always Best Care’s system. Throughout 2020, several existing franchisees reinvested in Always Best Care, resulting in a total of 18 franchise territory renewals, and serving as a true testament to the brand’s sustainable positioning and long-term viability in a rapidly evolving landscape. Additionally, four established operators expanded their portfolios with Always Best Care through the acquisition of new and existing territories, emphasizing the brand’s best-in-class franchise opportunity and unlimited potential for success. As a result of these acquisitions and expansions, Always Best Care grew its brand presence in states like Florida and New Mexico, as well as welcomed new owners to territories in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California.

«2021 marks Always Best Care’s 25^th year in business and coming out of an unprecedented year, I couldn’t be more optimistic about the future and longevity of our brand. Despite the challenges our industry faced, I’m incredibly proud of how our dedicated corporate team and franchisees rallied alongside one another to reach new heights and best serve our clients and their needs during such a high-risk time,» said Jake Brown, President & CEO of Always Best Care. «As we reflect on the franchise development growth we experienced in the midst of the pandemic, most of which was driven by existing franchisees, we’re fortunate to have such passionate, talented and proud owners alongside us as we kick off a milestone year.»

In December 2020, Always Best Care was recognized by Franchise Dictionary magazine as a Top 100 Game Changer, for creating opportunities for aspiring business owners, filling a niche in the home health care industry and helping the local communities it serves. Always Best Care also ranked #30 of the 2020 Franchise Gator Top 100 ranking, an esteemed list developed to assist prospective franchisees in their search for a franchise opportunity to invest in, recognizing the top franchisors based on strong growth, financial stability, experience, and several other criteria.

Always Best Care is one of the nation’s leading providers of non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral services. The company delivers its services through an international network of more than 200 independently owned and operated franchise territories throughout the United States and Canada. 

By working with case managers, social workers, discharge planners, doctors, and families, Always Best Care franchise owners provide affordable, comprehensive solutions that can be specifically matched to meet a client’s particular physical or social needs. The hallmark services of Always Best Care include non-medical in-home care and assisted living finder and referral services, with skilled home health care in some limited markets.

For information on franchising with Always Best Care, please visit https://home-care-franchise.alwaysbestcare.com/, call 855-430-2273 or email Jason Wiedder at jwiedder@abc-seniors.com.

About Always Best Care   
Founded in 1996, Always Best Care Senior Services is based on the belief that having the right people for the right level of care means peace of mind for the client and family. Always Best Care assists seniors with a wide range of conditions and personal needs, and currently provides thousands of hours of care every year. Franchise opportunities are available to individuals interested in leveraging the company’s clear strategy and proven track record for delivering affordable, dependable service to seniors in their local areas.

Always Best Care also offers an exclusive program called Always in Touch, a telephone reassurance program that provides a daily phone call to seniors and disabled adults who are living alone and have limited contact with the outside world. Always in Touch is a national telephone reassurance program offered in the USA and Canada. For more information on Always in Touch, or to request an application, visit www.Always-In-Touch.com.

CONTACT:
Chelsea Bear
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954-893-9150
cbear@fish-consulting.com  

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HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the «Company»), today announced that the Company will report results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020 after the market closes on Thursday, February 18, 2021. The Company will discuss its financial results on a conference call scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.planetfitness.com. An audio replay of the webcast will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and remain available for 1 year.

About Planet Fitness

Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of September 30, 2020, Planet Fitness had more than 14.1 million members and 2,086 stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company’s mission is to enhance people’s lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone®. More than 95% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.

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STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ApiJect Systems, Corp, a public benefit corporation based in Stamford, CT., announced today the creation of its new Leadership Advisory Board, along with the appointment of the Board’s initial six outside members. They will join ApiJect’s co-founder and Chairman, Jay Walker, and company CEO, Franco Negron, on this new Board. Mr. Walker and Mr. Negron will serve as ex-officio board members.

ApiJect Systems, Corp., is a global injectable technology company. The company is building the world’s largest pharmaceutical fill and finish manufacturing facilities in Durham, North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. The ApiJect campus is projected to produce up to 3 billion doses annually of injectable medicines. ApiJect has also built, using a $138 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services, an emergency manufacturing capacity in Columbia, South Carolina to produce monthly up to 45 million single-dose prefilled syringes.

ApiJect’s new Leadership Advisory Board members are:

• Professor Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D., Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Clinical Professor, Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Professor Larson previously headed Global Immunization Communication at UNICEF, chaired the Gavi Alliance’s Advocacy Task Force, and served on the WHO SAGE Working Group on vaccine hesitancy.
• Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, M.D. Dr. Benjamin served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. As Surgeon General she oversaw more than 6,500 uniformed public health officers around the world. She currently serves as the founder and CEO of BayouClinic, Inc. and the NOLA.com/Times Picayune Endowed Chair of Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana.
• Dr. Edward Kelley, Chief Global Health Officer for ApiJect Research Foundation. Dr. Kelley most recently served as Director of Integrated Health Services with the World Health Organization, leading WHOs work on primary health care and patient safety. Prior to his joining WHO, Dr. Kelley served for nearly a decade as Director of the U.S. National Healthcare Reports for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Dr. Michael J. Free, OBE, devoted 32 years serving as the Vice President for Technology at PATH. He led PATH’s team of more than 100 scientists, engineers, product designers, public health and commercialization experts to a track record of success in bringing new technologies and products to resource-challenged populations. In 2011, Dr. Free was honored as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to global health.
• Rueben M. Stokes, former Vice President of Global Diversity & Inclusion for Thermo Fisher Scientific, and former corporate senior executive in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). Mr. Stokes’ DEI experience addresses talent acquisition, multicultural marketing, supplier diversity and community involvement. He is a former member of the 100 Black Men of America and a former member of the Board of Advisors at the Boston Museum of Science.
• Dr. Marietta Vázquez, M.D., Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, attending, Yale Pediatric Primary Care Center. Dr. Vázquez is the first Latina to serve as a voting member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; she was appointed by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Vázquez studies the clinical epidemiology of infectious diseases, with a focus on assessing the efficacy of vaccines.

ApiJect CEO, Franco Negron commented: «ApiJect is indeed privileged to welcome its first members of our Leadership Advisory Board. We see this Board as an essential part of our company’s mission to be world leaders in the technological advancement of injectable devices. These are individuals who dream big and seek aggressive change in global and U.S. public health.»

Mr. Negron continued: «In Rueben Stokes, we have a Fortune 500 veteran who knows global sales and how to navigate access to new markets. Rueben’s work on behalf of diversity, equity and inclusion also gives ApiJect a powerful voice supporting a value system and culture that will help us attract and retain a workforce with pride in our company and its mission. Dr. Marietta Vazquez brings to us a deep and wide-ranging perspective on public health. Her unique combination of expertise in clinical epidemiology of infectious diseases and a decade long public health collaboration with the Dominican Republic adds to ApiJect’s understanding of working in regions and communities with limited resources and underdeveloped health networks and infrastructure.»

ApiJect Chairman, Jay Walker commented: «Companies always benefit when they look beyond their day-to-day management team for additional leadership and strategic guidance and advice. Our Leadership Advisory Board has been created in recognition that identifying and associating with independent advisors with wide-ranging expertise and experience will be a significant asset for our company.»

Mr. Walker continued: «In Professor Heidi Larsen our Board has one of the world’s most recognized experts on vaccine hesitancy. Her work with the WHO, the European Union, FDA, and other global health agencies in the design and support of vaccination campaigns will inform ApiJect as we seek to establish our role in global health. Dr. Regina Benjamin is an American original. Her passion for improving access to quality health care for all Americans has taken her from service at the highest levels of our federal government, as our nation’s 18th Surgeon General, to her work supporting community health needs. Dr Ed Kelley and Dr Michael Free are two of the world’s leading experts on global health. Ed created the WHOs first public-private collaboration working directly with the pharmaceutical and the medical device industries to improve health services and patient safety. Michael helped pioneer the operating model of nonprofits in public and global health working cooperatively with private enterprise.»

About ApiJect Systems, Corp.

ApiJect Systems, Corp., is a global medical injectable technology company that seeks to change how medicines and vaccines are packaged and delivered to the world. Its platform is centered around the combination of two globally trusted technologies: pen needle-style hubs and Blow-Fill-Seal drug packaging, or BFS for short. The ApiJect platform’s first device, the Prefilled Injector, allows a healthcare professional to twist on an IM Needle Hub onto a BFS prefilled container, creating a simple, safe and convenient-to-use prefilled injector that reliably delivers a single dose of medicine or vaccine.

The ApiJect team is led by a seasoned group of senior employees in pharma management, operations, engineering, production, quality and sales.

By creating a domestic and global network of partners that can package medicines and vaccines in BFS containers at high-speed, and providing them with interlocking Needle Hubs, the ApiJect platform can potentially supply healthcare markets with billions of single dose, ready-to-use prefilled injectors. ApiJect, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a founding member of the RAPID Consortium, a public-private partnership dedicated to giving the U.S. and the world the surge drug packaging capacity it needs for addressing future pandemics and bio-emergencies.

ApiJect was awarded a $138 million contract from the Department of Defense, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to create a high-volume domestic capacity to supply prefilled injectors. The U.S.-based capacity ApiJect has built through this emergency program aims to provide approximately 45 million prefilled injectors per month to America’s population through 2021.

ApiJect has also recently been approved by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for a $590 million loan to construct a multi-facility campus enabling the U.S. to more quickly package high volumes of injectable medicines and vaccines in the event of a national emergency, beginning with COVID-19. Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, this 1.2 million square foot campus will be home to the ApiJect Gigafactory, featuring one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical fill-finish facilities, which is expected to have an annual production capacity of up to 3 billion single-dose prefilled injectors. Learn more about ApiJect at www.apiject.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in these materials that address activities, events or developments that ApiJect expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words «believe», «expect», «may», «estimates», «will», «anticipate», «plan», «intend», «foresee», «should», «would», «could», or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward looking. Without limiting the generality of

the foregoing, forward-looking statement contained in this press release specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, and objectives of ApiJect. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of ApiJect, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements.

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