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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), the largest short film festivals in Asia and Academy Award® qualifying festivals, have joined together for the second time to showcase Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood on January 11, 2024. The one-day film festival celebrating film and culture will screen several diverse short films created by Japanese and international filmmakers, from up-and-comers to an Academy Award-winning filmmaker. Marking the 5th anniversary of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, and the 25th anniversary of the SSFF & ASIA, this year’s…
New York, NY and Oakville, ON, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — After Heidi Montag’s weight jumped to 134 lbs shortly after the birth of her second child, she knew she wanted some help to take back control. Once she started to take Hydroxycut®, combined with a steady diet and a trainer-backed exercise routine, she would go on to lose 22 pounds over the course of 12-weeks from July to October 2023.* Montag’s transformation will be the emphasis of the Hydroxycut® 2024 ad campaign (VIDEO HERE), scheduled to launch on December 26th on national television, OTT, OOH, digital and social…
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Redwood Services (“Redwood”), a home services firm focused on investing in leading residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services companies in growing U.S. markets, today announced it has invested in B&J Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning (“B&J”). B&J is a family business that was founded in 1976 in Wilson, N.C. Today, B&J has over 60 employees and over 13,000 customers. Since 2020, B&J has more than tripled in size and is up over 40% in revenue this year alone. Mark Wethington, President of B&J, will retain a significant minority ownership stake as part…
BOSTON, MA, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Digital Twin Consortium® today announced a liaison agreement with Texas State University’s (TXST) Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CIEDAR) Consortium. CIEDAR is a new research and development marketplace at TXST. CIEDAR delivers its expertise to its members using a transdisciplinary focus of technologies with relevant application to infrastructure digitalization, decentralization, and decarbonization. Collaborating with multiple industry partners, CIEDAR aims to establish 14 living labs across 800 acres with a focus on nine verticals including Smart Utilities, Smart Cities, Smart Energy, Smart Water, Smart Mobility, Smart Networks, Sensors, Big…
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FMW Media Works Corp’s’ New to The Street business television show has re-signed Blue Castle Ventures, LTD. (CRYPTO: BCVD) ($BCVD) (“Blue Castle”). The new media agreement is for two years, continuing televised interviews on the FOX Business Network and Bloomberg TV as sponsored programs. The agreement also calls for creating, producing, and airing informative media commercials and digital billboard ads that will stream throughout key locations in New York City. Every month, Blue Castle Ventures, LTD.’s CEO/Founder, David Rojas, will appear with New to The Street’s TV Host, Jane King, to discuss the…
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Presto Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) one of the largest drive-thru automation technology providers in the hospitality industry, today announced Debarag Banerjee as Head of Voice Engineering. Debarag joins Presto after a 25+ year career pioneering cutting-edge innovations as a technologist deeply involved with AI platforms and techniques such as Deep Learning, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and Audio and Voice Signal Processing. He was in the past a founder of an algorithm-based startup for wireless audio chipsets, holds 15 issued patents, and has a PhD from Stanford University. “We are thrilled…
RENO, Nev., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ITS Logistics today released the December forecast for the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. This month, the index reveals that operations at ocean terminals throughout the US are running at normal levels and are expected to do so for the remainder of the year. Looking to 2024, trucking capacity is expected to continue exiting the market and could be compounded by California’s ban on new internal combustion truck registrations for drayage. West Coast ports also face the possibility of significant congestion, the levels of which have not been seen in almost…
Believes Structural Change is Necessary to Unlock Significant Shareholder Value Seeks Relaunch of Office Depot Separation Process and Sale of Varis NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AREX Capital Management, LP, together with its affiliates, a long-term shareholder of The ODP Corporation (NYSE: ODP) (the “Company”), today issued an open letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The full text of the letter is set forth below: December 18, 2023 Via Electronic Mail The Board of DirectorsThe ODP Corporation6600 North Military TrailBoca Raton, FL 33496 Attention: Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Chairman of the Board Dear Joseph and…
Pune, India, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global rockets and missiles market is expected to reach a size of USD 84.77 billion by 2029, with a projected annual growth rate of 4.58%. This growth is attributed to the increasing use of 3D printing technology in manufacturing weapons systems worldwide. The report by Fortune Business Insights™ highlights that the market is influenced by factors such as the type of missiles and rockets, platforms like airborne, naval, and ground, launch modes including surface-to-surface and air-to-air, and propulsion methods such as solid, liquid, hybrid, scramjet, cryogenic, and ramjet. The forecast spans…
BOSTON, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has earned recognition from Insurance Business America’s (IBA) Hot 100 list for 2024, which is proudly supported by ACORD. Teaqoshawn Nelson, a senior product marketing manager, has been named an honoree to the annual IBA list for her steadfast dedication and innovative work in the insurance industry, which spans almost twenty years. For the ninth annual Hot 100 list, Insurance Business America invited insurance professionals from across the country to anonymously nominate hundreds of the…