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MOORESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — POWERHOME SOLAR, a leading provider of solar panel installation and energy efficiency services, earned six honors in the 2021 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, including gold for Field Sales Team of the Year.

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals. The Stevie Awards organizes eight of the world’s leading business awards programs, also including the prestigious American Business Awards® and International Business Awards®.

Winners will be recognized during a virtual awards ceremony on April 14.

In a competitive applicant pool of more than 2,300 nominations, POWERHOME SOLAR also received five silver honors for Senior Sales Executive of the Year (Ben Brookhart), National Sales Executive of the Year (Brookhart), National Sales Team of the Year, Sales Distinction of the Year, and Sales Growth Achievement of the Year. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide on nine specialized judging committees.

Since its launch in 2014, POWERHOME SOLAR has become one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. To date, POWERHOME SOLAR has helped nearly 25,000 customers reduce their reliance on grid energy, with solar installations totaling 150 MW. The company also has spurred economic growth in 11 states by hiring more than 1,600 employees and using American-made solar panels. POWERHOME SOLAR also has forged partnerships with seven professional and collegiate sports teams to help promote renewable solar energy in the markets where it operates.

«It’s an honor for POWERHOME SOLAR to be recognized globally alongside some of the most prestigious companies in the world,» said CEO Jayson Waller. «Our sales team had its best year ever in 2020, and our growth and success is a testament to drive and vision of the entire company. Our achievements were a team effort.»

«In the toughest working environment in memory for most organizations, 2021 Stevie Award winners still found ways to innovate, grow sales, please their customers, and secure new business,» said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher. «The judges have recognized and rewarded this, and we join them in applauding this year’s winners for their continued success. We look forward to recognizing them on April 14.»

To learn more about the various awards POWERHOME SOLAR and its executives have won, visit http://www.powerhome.com.

About POWERHOME SOLAR
POWERHOME SOLAR is an energy efficiency company that provides high-quality American-made solar panels as part of a complete energy-savings package for residential customers. The company launched in 2014 in Mooresville, N.C., and today has more than 1,600 employees, including a commercial division. Operating in 11 states, it is ranked No. 255 on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America — the third time in four years that the company has made the top 300 on this prestigious list. For more information, visit http://www.powerhome.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Media Contact

Roger Kuznia, POWERHOME SOLAR, +1 704-622-6038, cindy@cindymetzler.com

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SOURCE POWERHOME SOLAR

New proposal eliminates retirement income inequity for all future generations of Americans

GLASSBORO, N.J., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Ric Edelman, Distinguished Lecturer at Rowan University and one of the most acclaimed financial advisors in the nation, today released a proposal that eliminates poverty in retirement for all future generations of Americans.

Called RISE (Retirement Income Security for Everyone), Edelman’s proposal is permanent and completely self-funding, with no financial support needed by Congress or taxpayers. Instead, the U.S. Treasury Department would sell one RISE Savings Bond for each baby born in America each year. The money would be managed as determined by Congress.

Under Edelman’s proposal, each RISE Bond of $5,884 would be redeemed in 20 years, just like other U.S. Savings Bonds. Redemptions and the program’s administrative expenses would be funded by the program itself so there would be no cost to the government or taxpayers.

In 70 years, the now-retired babies would each begin receiving monthly income through age 100. Each baby would receive enough income to place them at the median income of all U.S. households. Every child would receive benefits from RISE, and those born into lower-income households would receive more than those born into higher-income households.

«RISE eliminates poverty in retirement for all future generations of Americans,» said Edelman, who founded Edelman Financial Engines, the largest independent financial planning and investment management firm in the nation, managing $260 billion for 1.2 million American families. Several industry publications have called Edelman one of the most influential thought leaders in the financial services field, and he was named the country’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor three times by Barron’s.

«The key to RISE is seven decades of compound growth,» Edelman said. He noted that only one person—Benjamin Franklin—ever applied the principle of compounding to such long periods.

«Benjamin Franklin gave money to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia,» Edelman noted, «with the stipulation that they not touch the money for 100 years. His foresight produced huge financial support to both cities.» Edelman wrote about Benjamin Franklin’s will to illustrate how small donations can become worth many millions of dollars after many decades of growth.

«A one-time funding of $5,884 at birth is enough to give each retiree $120,000 in annual income starting at age 70,» Edelman said. By contrast, the average worker will spend more than $420,000 contributing to a 401(k) and Social Security – yet will receive less income in retirement than RISE provides, he noted.

«That’s because workers only save for three or four decades. By letting money grow for seven decades, RISE unleashes the true long-term power of compounding,» Edelman explained.

Millions of retirees enter retirement with insufficient savings because they don’t earn enough money to save, he said. Since 1970, incomes for the top 5% of households have more than doubled, while incomes for the bottom fifth of households fell 15%, according to the Pew Research Center.¹ As a result, upper-income families by 2016 had 75 times more wealth than the lowest-income families – up from 28 times in 1983.

«RISE is an important plan to supplement Social Security for future generations to ensure safe and secure retirements, especially for lower income Americans, by starting to fund retirement at birth,» said James Lockhart III, Former Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Social Security Administration. «The funding mechanism is a very innovative approach that should be explored.»

«We owe it to the youngest among us to provide paths to financial security in old age and RISE represents exactly the kind of out-of-the-box thinking we need,» said Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D.,
Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy and Director of Stanford University’s Center on Longevity.

«This is the time for big ideas,» said Paul Irving, Chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. «RISE is a bold plan to ensure that every American child can look forward to a financially secure retirement. RISE offers the opportunity to narrow gaps and change the financial futures of future American generations.»

«This innovative proposal to help reduce poverty and income inequality in the U.S. can be elegantly put into use to benefit the society at large,» said Ihsan Isik, Ph.D., Professor of International Banking and Finance in Rowan University’s William G. Rohrer College of Business.

Jason Grumet, Founder and President of the Bipartisan Policy Center, said, «As the country grapples with the twin challenges of retirement security and inequality, innovative ideas like RISE are needed to address retirement security for all.»

RISE is a permanent and completely self-funding way to ensure that all future generations of Americans enjoy a financially secure retirement.

Read the proposal and FAQs at www.WeCanRise.com.

¹https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/

SOURCE Rowan University

Changes to Prop 65 warnings and five substance restricted under TSCA

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – On February 3 2021, Claigan Environmental Inc. (www.claigan.com) will present a webinar on the significant changes to both California Proposition 65 and US TSCA.  Under the proposed Prop 65 changes, the generic small form warnings will be replaced by warnings that include identification of at least one chemical.  Under TSCA, in January 2021, the US EPA has banned five substances in articles.  In both cases, the deadlines are in 2022 – leaving companies with very little time to prepare.

California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) is the most heavily enforced restricted materials legislation in the world, with over 300 prosecutions per month.  Prosecutions under Prop 65 have been avoidable by providing simple generic warnings on products or packaging.  Under the proposed amendments, companies will now have to identify specific chemicals in their generic warnings.  In the first half of the webinar, Claigan will go into specific detail on the changes including practical outcomes.

Unlike the EU and California, the US, at a federal level, has had very few chemical restrictions in products.  Under the new final rules published by the EPA in January 2021, five substances will now be banned in articles.  In the second half of the webinar, Claigan will describe the restrictions, deadlines, common uses of the chemicals, and practical approaches to compliance, considering the short deadlines involved.

The main topics to be covered in this webinar are –

• Prop 65
• Current warning rules
• Changes to short form warning rules
• Identification of chemical substances
• Timelines
• Practical approaches to compliance
• US TSCA Final Rules
• 5 Substances newly restricted
• Scope and deadlines
• Common uses for each for the chemicals
• Practical approaches to compliance

Due to the interest in these topics, two (2) webinars will be held on February 3 to accommodate a larger audience.

Webinars – Changes in US Restricted Materials Requirements
Date: 3 February 2020
Time: 10am and 2pm EST
Duration: 1 hour plus Q&A
To Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2816298291875716879 or on Claigan Website at www.claigan.com/webinars

Register now or send an e-mail to webinar@claigan.com.  For more information on Claigan Environmental’s restricted materials services – see Claigan’s services at www.claigan.com

About Claigan Environmental (www.claigan.com)

Claigan is a leading provider of regulatory consulting and ISO 17025 accredited laboratory testing for restricted materials legislation.  Claigan analyzes and tests hundreds of products a year for restricted materials compliance.  Claigan is dedicated to providing practical solutions for supply chain due diligence and social responsibility.  At Claigan, we believe in ‘More Results.  Less Journey.’

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SOURCE Claigan Environmental Inc.