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Affordable Care Selects Weave to Drive Growth, Efficiency, and Enhanced Patient Experience
LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weave (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one customer experience and payments software platform for small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, has been selected as the platform of record for patient communications, engagement, and payments for its supported dental practices by Affordable Care, America’s largest dental support organization for tooth replacement solutions. The collaboration aims to help Affordable Care streamline operations, enhance the patient experie
Essential Declares December 2024 Dividend
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3255 per share, payable December 2, 2024, to all shareholders of record on November 12, 2024. The December 2024 dividend payment of $0.3255 per share represents a $0.0184, or 6.0% increase over the December 2023 dividend payment of $0.3071 per share. Essential Utilities has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends for 79 years. About Essential Essentia
Johnson Fistel, LLP Announces Investigation into Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. Following Damaging Short Report
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prominent shareholder rights law firm, Johnson Fistel, LLP, has initiated an investigation into potential securities law violations by The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWIN) (“Baldwin”), and its executive officers. This action comes in the wake of a critical analysis by Blue Orca Capital, which publicized concerns about Baldwin’s financial reporting integrity. The Blue Orca report, released earlier today, alleges that Baldwin has engaged in "questionable fi
Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
PASCAGOULA, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merchants & Marine Bancorp Announces Quarterly Earnings
Mouser Electronics Reveals Winner of Circuit Showdown Competition Featuring Engineering Students
DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, announced the final episode and winner of the Circuit Showdown Design Contest, a unique design competition show produced by eeDesignIt. The contest pitted three electrical and mechanical university engineering students against each other, head-to-head, in a design standoff. Over four episodes, the students were challenged to complete themed design project buil
Alliant Insurance Services Relocates Office in Downtown Portland, Oregon; Stays Committed to City Revitalization
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AlliantInsurance--Alliant Insurance Services has signed a three-year lease for its new office space in the heart of Downtown Portland, Oregon.
Udemy’s Inaugural Learning Excellence Awards Honor Six Organizations Excelling in Skills-Best Practices
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, announced the winners of its first global Udemy Learning Excellence Awards. This awards program honors organizations that are effectively empowering employees through personalized learning at scale to advance talent, reduce hiring costs, and enhance overall productivity. "We are incredibly proud to celebrate Udemy customers who have demonstrated excellence in creating innovative lear
Northern Trust Asset Management Strengthens Wealth Client Group Team
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024, announced today that Robert Eaton has joined Northern Trust Asset Management as a Senior Relationship Manager within NTAM’s Wealth Client Group. “Robert’s broad experience and industry networks are unique and we look forward to enriching our client relationships by leveraging his passion and expertise as we serve en
Gibson Dunn Grows its Powerhouse Litigation Practice with Acclaimed Trial Lawyer Barry Berke & Elite Team
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gibson Dunn grows Litigation Practice with acclaimed trial lawyer Barry Berke, Dani James, Michael Martinez, Darren LaVerne, and Jordan Estes.
ISG to Evaluate Salesforce Ecosystem Partners Worldwide
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $III #GenAI--ISG has launched a research study examining service providers supporting the Salesforce CRM platform, including emerging new uses of GenAI.
AM Best Removes From Under Review With Negative Implications and Affirms Credit Ratings of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group’s Members
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company (PMIC) and its wholly owned reinsured subsidiary, Chiron Insurance Company (Chiron). Concurrently, AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) on the $25 mil
SBL Holdings, Inc. Completes Issuance of $650 Million of Senior Debt
TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SBL Holdings, Inc. (“Security Benefit”), today announced the completion of an offering of $650 million of 7.2% senior notes due 2034. Security Benefit is the parent company of Topeka-based Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. Security Benefit intends to use net proceeds of the issuance to repay borrowings under its corporate revolving credit facility. The remaining net proceeds will be available for general corporate purposes. The notes have been assigned a ra
Davis Wright Tremaine Continues Expansion of Bank Regulatory Capabilities with Addition of Max Bonici in D.C.
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Max Bonici joins Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner in Washington, D.C.
IDC Unveils 2025 FutureScapes: Worldwide IT Industry Predictions
NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #IDCFUTURESCAPE--Today, International Data Corporation (IDC) released its highly anticipated worldwide information technology (IT) industry predictions for 2025 and beyond. The IDC FutureScape report outlines IDC’s top 10 predictions shaping the future of the IT industry and highlights how organizations across all industries will strategically pivot towards AI (artificial intelligence) to build resilient, AI-driven enterprises. This year’s predictions underscore the urgent need
CardFree Provides Only Integrated Wallet Solution for NFC Space
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Given the recent news about major mobile Operating Systems allowing 3rd party access to the NFC Wallet and the Secure Element, CardFree, the all-in-one platform empowering merchant wallets, is pleased to provide partners with a purpose-built platform delivering customized order, pay, and loyalty solutions to deploy through a single API integration. The team that helped launch the gold standard in merchant wallets 17 years ago formed CardFree to bundle the same se
TD Bank Ranks No. 1 in SBA Lending for 8th Straight Year
CHERRY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TD, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced today that it ranked No. 1 for the eighth consecutive year in total number of approved U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans in its Maine-to-Florida footprint for the SBA's 2024 fiscal year. TD was also awarded No. 1 rankings in eight states for 7(a) loan units – Eastern Pennsylvania, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Washington, D.C. – and is ranked the #2 SBA lende
Westwood Financial Opens The Italiano at Mercado del Rancho
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwood Financial, a more than 50-year-old leading retail real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles, today announces The Italiano is now at Mercado del Rancho, an 89,506-square-foot Sprouts-anchored shopping center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since acquiring the property in 1998, Westwood Financial has successfully repositioned the community-driven center, which is 100% leased, by upgrading the tenant mix. Founded by renowned Chef Joey Maggiore, The Italiano br
Hard Habit to Break: Breaking Up with Your Financial Advisor is Hard to Do According to Dynasty Connect Survey
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dynasty Financial Partners today announced the results of its annual Dynasty Connect Survey of high-net-worth investor sentiment. The 1,000 respondents, all of whom currently work with financial advisors, each have a minimum of $500,000 in investable assets and were surveyed between July 5 – July 15, 2024. For context, 29% began working with their financial advisors within the past four years, and 27% within the past nine. Dynasty Connect is an outsourced
Red River Bank Selects Q2 to Provide a More Modern Digital Banking Experience
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for financial services, today announced Red River Bank has selected Q2 to deliver a cohesive digital banking experience for its consumer and commercial customers. Q2’s best-in-class, innovative digital banking platform will enable Red River Bank’s consumer and commercial account holders to seamlessly conduct banking transactions across mobile and online banking. Founded in 1999
Deluxe Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits Through New Employee Resource Group (ERG) Initiative
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), a Trusted Payments and Data company, announced today that nine nonprofit organizations nationwide have been awarded grants from the Deluxe Corporation Foundation, following the company’s first-ever ERG-led grant selection process. Each nonprofit, aligned with the mission of one of the Deluxe Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), will receive a $25,000 grant to advance initiatives that address critical needs within their communities. This new grant st