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• Houston Astros' Carlos Correa and Michael Feliz greet fans and sign autographs during toy drive at Houston Methodist Emergency Care Center in The Woodlands

  12-12-2017 23:53 via prnewswire.com
  
  THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Astros fans started lining up at 8 a.m. Saturday, December 9, outside Houston Methodist Emergency Care Center in The Woodlands to meet Houston Astros' shortstop Carlos Correa.  The emergency care center teamed up with Correa for a toy dri...
  
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• Sinclair Raises Additional Term Loans and Amends Bank Credit Agreement

  12-12-2017 23:49 via prnewswire.com
  
  BALTIMORE, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ("Sinclair" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("STG"), has raised new incremental term B loans and amended certain terms under its...
  
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• Backbase präsentiert digitale Banking-Plattform der nächsten Generation

  12-12-2017 23:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  AMSTERDAM, December 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Backbase 6 überwindet wichtige Hürden, die der Digitalisierung den Weg verbauen Backbase hat im Rahmen seiner jährlichen Kundenkonferenz Backbase Connect, an der 650 Kunden teilgenommen haben, die neueste Version seiner führenden digita...
  
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• AARP Foundation and Rock Health Announce DispatchHealth as Winner of the 2017 Aging in Place $50K Challenge

  12-12-2017 23:37 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Foundation and Rock Health have announced DispatchHealth as the winner of the 2017 Aging in Place $50K Challenge, a startup competition for entrepreneurs with solutions that help vulnerable older adults remain in their homes and...
  
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• SafeDeposit Secures Partnership With Dash In Convenience Stores

  12-12-2017 23:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeDeposit, Inc. has been selected as the smart safe managed service provider of choice by DASH IN, a rapidly growing convenience store chain in the Mid-Atlantic. This endorsement comes after several years of industry research and...
  
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• Consensus' Buyer Enablement Technology Recognized as Top B2B Marketing Tool for 2017

  12-12-2017 23:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  SANDY, Utah, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus, an enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) startup that drives B2B sales through Buyer Enablement, has been recognized as one of the Top Marketing Tools of 2017 by Smart Selling Tools. "We're honored to be listed as one of the...
  
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• W.W. Grainger, Inc., Names Lucas E. Watson to its Board of Directors

  12-12-2017 23:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Lucas E. Watson to its Board, effective December 12,...
  
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• Casio G-SHOCK Officially Breaks Guinness World Records Title

  12-12-2017 23:28 via prnewswire.com
  
  DOVER, N.J., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio G-SHOCK announces it has earned the Guinness World Records title for the Heaviest vehicle to drive over a watch. In order to prove G-SHOCK's namesake as the toughest watch, Casio challenged the title on October 30, putting its G-SHOCK...
  
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• ESSA Pharma Announces Overnight Marketed Equity Offering

  12-12-2017 23:22 via prnewswire.com
  
  HOUSTON and VANCOUVER, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - ESSA Pharma Inc. (TSXV: EPI; NASDAQ: EPIX) ("ESSA" or the "Company"), a pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer, is pleased to announce that...
  
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• Young Living Essential Oils Welcomes Mike Green as Senior Vice President of Information Technology

  12-12-2017 23:21 via prnewswire.com
  
  - Affirms Company's Commitment to Growing Information Technology Infrastructure -LEHI, Utah, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Young Living Essential Oils, the world leader in essential oils, today announced that it has hired Mike Green as Senior Vice President of Information Technology....
  
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• TIO Networks' data compromise potentially affects PSE&G customers

  12-12-2017 23:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has learned that its customers may be affected by a potential data breach involving the systems of TIO Networks, a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings. PayPal notified PSE&G that there was...
  
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• NuStep, LLC Announces Winners of the 2018 Pinnacle Award®

  12-12-2017 23:12 via prnewswire.com
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- NuStep, LLC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 NuStep Pinnacle Award®, the international award that recognizes excellence in whole-person wellness programming for older adults. The Pinnacle is awarded to senior living co...
  
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• Лицензионное соглашение на недропользование SL Mining Ltd единогласно одобрено Парламентом Сьерра-Леоне

  12-12-2017 23:11 via prnewswire.com
  ЛОНДОН (LONDON), 12 декабря 2017 г. /PRNewswire/ -- 6 декабря министр горной промышленности, от имени Национальl
  
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• Gibbs & Cox Appoints Jeffrey Bowles Director of Donald L. Blount & Associates Division

  12-12-2017 23:10 via prnewswire.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gibbs & Cox, Inc., a global leader in naval architecture and marine engineering, today announced the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey B. Bowles as Director of our division in Chesapeake, VA.Mr. Bowles joined DLBA in 2001 as a Webb...
  
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• Advisor Partners Names Chris Schrobilgen Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  12-12-2017 23:09 via prnewswire.com
  
  WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran financial services industry executive, Chris Schrobilgen, has joined Advisor Partners as the firm's EVP of Sales and Marketing. Schrobilgen is based in Advisor Partner's Walnut Creek, CA office."We're thrilled that someone...
  
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• Obsidian Energy Ltd. Announces Board of Directors Appointment

  12-12-2017 23:04 via prnewswire.com
  
  CALGARY, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSX/NYSE – OBE) ("Obsidian Energy", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") is pleased to announce that Mr. Gordon Ritchie has been appointed to the Obsidian Energy Board of Directors (the "Board"). George Brookman, Obsidian...
  
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• How to avoid boring your audience

  12-12-2017 23:00
  The first rule of many professions is: Do no harm.
  For content marketers, the first rule is: Do not—under any
  circumstances—bore your audience.
  This rule can be applied to any medium—blog posts, podcasts, video,
  etc.—that a business may use to educate its audience, and by proxy, market
  itself. While it takes experience and a keen eye to create viral content,
  creators can save themselves much pain and rewriting by putting themselves
  in the seat of a reader.
  Ask yourself:
  
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• Effex Supports New Retail-Driven Client During Scale Up Of Q4 Manufacturing Capacity

  12-12-2017 22:17 via prnewswire.com
  
  HOUSTON, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Effex Management Solutions, a large-volume contingent workforce staffing and management firm that specializes in solving the shortcomings of the traditional staffing model, proudly announces the ramp up of manufacturing support by 600% in Q4 with its...
  
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• Brown Gibbons Lang & Company: Buyers Come to the Table in Specialty Foods

  12-12-2017 22:17 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Food and beverage companies are capitalizing on today's selective consumer, with the need to innovate driving investment strategy, according to the Consumer Products & Retail Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang &...
  
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• «Paddington 2: la historia de la película», las aventuras del oso inmigrante continúan con un libro mágico

  12-12-2017 22:08 via prnewswire.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tennessee, 12 de diciembre de 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Tras el éxito de la primera película que dio vida al oso más querido de Inglaterra, HarperCollins Español presenta el libro «Paddington 2: La historia de la película», basado en la nueva aventura en la pantalla...
  
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• Encyclopaedia Britannica Group Appoints Karthik Krishnan as Global Chief Executive Officer

  12-12-2017 22:08 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Encyclopaedia Britannica Group (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Digital Learning, Britannica Knowledge Systems, Merriam-Webster, and Melingo) announces the appointment of Karthik Krishnan as its new global chief executive officer. Krishnan's...
  
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• Dream On Me Recalls Crib & Toddler Bed Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard

  12-12-2017 22:07 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Dream-On-Me-Recalls-Crib-Toddler-Bed-Mattresses-Due-to-Violation-of-Federal-Mattress-Flammability-Standard Recall SummaryName of Product: Crib and toddler bed mattressesHazard: The...
  
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• Willamette Surgery Center First in Oregon to Receive Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement

  12-12-2017 22:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  SALEM, Ore., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Willamette Surgery Center, in partnership with Hope Orthopedics of Oregon, is the first facility in Oregon to receive advanced certification for outpatient total hip and total knee replacement. Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee...
  
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• Service Corporation International Completes Offering of $550 Million of Senior Notes and Announces Redemption of Senior Notes Due 2018

  12-12-2017 22:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  HOUSTON, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) (the "Company") announced today that it has successfully completed its previously announced public offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027. J.P. Morgan acted as...
  
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• MongoDB, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2018 Financial Results

  12-12-2017 22:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB), the leading modern, general purpose database platform, today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2017. "MongoDB delivered strong third quarter results, highlighted by 58%...
  
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• Manning & Napier, Inc. Reports November 30, 2017 Assets Under Management

  12-12-2017 22:05 via prnewswire.com
  FAIRPORT, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Manning & Napier, Inc. (NYSE: MN), ("Manning & Napier" or "the Company") today reported preliminary assets under management ("AUM") as of November 30, 2017 of $25.6 billion compared with $26.4 billion at October 31, 2017 and $26.5 billi...
  
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• Cascades announces early tender results of cash tender offers for its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2022 and 5.750% Senior Notes due 2023

  12-12-2017 22:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) (the "Company") announces the early tender results of the previously announced cash tender offers (together, the "Tender Offers") to purchase up to US$200 million aggregate principal amount (the "Aggregate Maximum...
  
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• Brinker Capital Announces Departure of Vice Chairman

  12-12-2017 22:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinker Capital, a leading investment management firm focused on multi-asset class investing, announced today that Vice Chairman John Coyne III will be leaving the company to pursue a new opportunity, effective December 31, 2017. John served as...
  
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• Cedar Realty Trust Announces Re-Opening Of Shares Of 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

  12-12-2017 22:04 via prnewswire.com
  PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced an offering to sell shares of its 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock") in an underwritten public...
  
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• NuVasive To Acquire SafePassage

  12-12-2017 22:02 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, and SafePassage™, a privately-held provider of intraoperative...
  
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• Streamline Health® Reports Third Quarter 2017 Revenues of $6.4 Million; Breakeven Net Income; Adjusted EBITDA of $1.5 Million

  12-12-2017 22:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), provider of integrated solutions, technology-enabled services and analytics supporting revenue cycle optimization for healthcare enterprises, today announced financial results for the third quarter of...
  
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• JLL named Most JUST Company in real estate for second straight year

  12-12-2017 22:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL (NYSE: JLL) today was named one of America's Most JUST Companies and, for the second consecutive year, the industry leader in real estate. The recognition comes from Forbes and JUST Capital, a nonprofit that for two years has ranked the largest...
  
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• Akamai Recommends Shareholders Reject "Mini-Tender" Offer by TRC Capital Corporation

  12-12-2017 22:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that it received notice of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Corporation (TRC) to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Akamai's common stock at a price of 54.00 per s...
  
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• AGNC Investment Corp. Declares Monthly Common Stock Dividend of $0.18 per Common Share for December 2017 and Announces Estimated Tangible Net Book Value of $19.50 per Common Share as of November 30, 2017

  12-12-2017 22:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock for December 2017.The dividend is payable on January 9, 2018 to common...
  
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• AGNC Investment Corp. Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend on Its Series B and Series C Preferred Stock

  12-12-2017 22:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends for the fourth quarter 2017 on its 7.750% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B...
  
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• Rakuten Card Modernizes Data Architecture with Cloudera

  12-12-2017 22:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE: CLDR), the modern platform for machine learning and analytics, optimized for the cloud, announced that Rakuten Card Co., Ltd, one of the leading credit card companies in Japan, is using Cloudera Enterprise to scale with their...
  
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• How influencer and content marketing will shape PR in 2018

  12-12-2017 20:00
  The power that content and influential social media users wield isn’t
  new—but tapping into it will take new tricks.
  Both strategies continue to dominate, as PR pros looking to make a splash
  in 2018 look for the next big thing. However, the shape and reign of both
  has been affected by a barrage of brand messages, the fake news crisis, PR
  and marketing budgets and more.
  Here are several insights from communicators on how to adapt to the
  changing landscape—while still taking adva
  
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• Hound & Gatos CEO Joins Protest Against Lifting Ban on Elephant Trophies

  12-12-2017 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent announcement that President Trump will lift the ban on importing elephant trophies into the US was quickly postponed amid concerns voiced by conservation groups and congressional representatives. Hound & Gatos President and CEO, Will...
  
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• Mars Petcare Turns to the Sun to Help Power a Better World for Pets

  12-12-2017 19:44 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mars Petcare flipped the switch on a brand new solar garden linked to the company's San Bernardino, Calif., manufacturing facility that produces PEDIGREE® Brand dry dog food. Mars partnered with Ahana Renewables, a subsidiary of...
  
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• Blackjewel, Javelin and Uniper Form Joint Venture to Market Thermal and Metallurgical Coal

  12-12-2017 19:44 via prnewswire.com
  LONDON, December 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Blackjewel LLC ("Blackjewel"), Javelin Global Commodities ("Javelin") and Uniper SE ("Uniper") announce the formation of a joint venture called Blackjewel Marketing and Sales Holdings LLC (the "Joint Venture").The Joint Venture will...
  
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• Current Meditation™ Announces Strategic Investment Partnership Opportunity

  12-12-2017 19:41 via prnewswire.com
  
  PHOENIX, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Current Meditation™ is announcing its search for a strategic investment partner to capitalize on the exploding meditation and mindfulness movement. Current is a modern approach to the ancient practice of meditation, and is planning to expand its...
  
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• CRMLS Joins Broker Public Portal, Making Homesnap Pro Available to All Users

  12-12-2017 19:41 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN DIMAS, Calif., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CRMLS has announced a partnership with industry-leading mobile MLS platform Homesnap to give access to Homesnap Pro, the agent-only version of its service, to all 85,000+ CRMLS users. As part of the core CRMLS Solutions line of products,...
  
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• Coming to America: So-Kleen Innovations Inc. Launches the American Bidet -- an Affordable, Convenient, Hygienic Toilet Enhancement

  12-12-2017 19:39 via prnewswire.com
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "It's time to always be clean," say the founders of So-Kleen Innovations, and the American Bidet is set to make attaining that goal easier than ever. The company's affordably priced toilet add-on delivers all the benefits one...
  
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• Xpress Money entra no Brasil em parceria com a Confidence Corretora

  12-12-2017 19:35 via prnewswire.com
  DUBAI, Emirados Árabes Unidos, 12 de dezembro de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantendo seu foco em expandir sua rede na América Latina, a Xpress Money, uma das marcas mais confiáveis do mundo para transferência de dinheiro criou uma parceria com a Confidence Corretora De Câmbio S.A., uma renomada...
  
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• Turning Garbage to Jet Fuel: New Energy Risk Designs Innovative Performance Insurance Program for Fulcrum BioEnergy, as Company Raises $150M for Landmark Waste-to-Fuel Project

  12-12-2017 19:31 via prnewswire.com
  
  Menlo Park, Calif., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New Energy Risk, a provider of customized insurance technology solutions for renewable energy projects, has provided Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a company that turns municipal solid waste (MSW) into renewable transportation fuels, with a...
  
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• WolfPAC Simplifies Risk Management with New Software Release

  12-12-2017 19:26 via prnewswire.com
  
  BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- WolfPAC Integrated Risk Management has launched their new platform "WolfPAC 4.0". The platform is designed for risk managers at organizations in heavily regulated industries, like financial institutions. With this new software, risk managers use full...
  
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• Zephyr delivers advanced testing efficiency and improved UI with the release of Zephyr for JIRA 3.6.2

  12-12-2017 19:22 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Zephyr, the industry's leading provider of software quality management solution, announces the release of Zephyr for JIRA 3.6.2 deployed in the Server, offering its customers an enhanced UI and advanced test execution efficiency. "Our...
  
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• Gong.io Named to the 2018 AI 100, Highlighting Advancements in B2B Sales Conversation Intelligence

  12-12-2017 19:21 via prnewswire.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --CB Insights today named Gong.io to the prestigious AI 100, a select group of promising private companies working on groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology. CB Insights CEO and co-founder Anand Sanwal will reveal the full list...
  
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• VMR Products LLC to Present Online at "Mini-IPO" Investor Conference, December 13

  12-12-2017 19:20 via prnewswire.com
  
  Company invites individual and institutional investors as well as advisors to attend interactive real-time virtual VirtualInvestorConferences.comMIAMI, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- VMR Products, LLC, a leading electronic cigarette and vaporizer company based in Miami, FL, today...
  
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• More than 500 Commercial Aircraft Now Flying with Gogo's 2Ku Technology

  12-12-2017 19:18 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it now has more than 500 aircraft flying with its 2Ku technology with more than 400 of those installations...
  
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