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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest providers of audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, has announced a new leader for the Chicago market. Arla Lach, an Audit and Assurance partner who has been with Grant Thornton nearly 25 years, will succeed Mark Sullivan. Sullivan is retiring after a successful, decades-long career, including more than 14 years with the firm. Lach and Sullivan are working closely to ensure a seamless transition, and Lach’s term as

WEEHAWKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Applicationprotection--TrueFort, the lateral movement protection company, today announced it was named to the Citizens JMP Cyber 66 report for the second year in a row. In the annual report, Citizens JMP's experts identify private cybersecurity companies that are best-positioned to influence the future of cybersecurity due to their innovative technologies, strong leadership, and commitment to customer success. TrueFort will demonstrate the TrueFort platform next week at the RSA Confe

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) and revised the outlook to positive from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the FSR of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR of “bb+” (Fair) of One Alliance Insurance Corporation (One Alliance) (San Juan, Puerto Rico). The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect One Alliance’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as adequate, as we

CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.7650 per share of common stock, an increase of 8.1 percent. “American Water continues to be an industry leader in dividend growth, which is a result of our successful execution of key strategic initiatives,” said M. Susan Hardwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Water. “We recognize the value of our dividend a

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To continue serving consumers’ varying retirement-income needs, Pacific Life recently enhanced the features of three of its optional benefits, available with certain advisory and traditional variable annuities for an additional cost. Designed for growth and protection, these strategies offer clients the flexibility to protect their money or withdraw income in retirement. Open Architecture from Pacific Life with Future Income Generator Clients who select F

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creativeeconomy--XR Extreme Reach, XR Extreme Reach (XR), a global technology company that powers the creative economy, announces its Chief Executive Officer, Louisa Wong, has been elected as a board member to the Ad Council. Joining the ranks of 23 newly elected senior executive board members, Wong will help ensure that the Ad Council’s campaigns remain effective and impactful as the organization remains steadfast in addressing the country’s most critical and pressing social and heal

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #MilitaryAppreciationMonth--Navy Federal launches celebratory activities and member deals to honor Active Duty, Veterans and their families for Military Appreciation Month.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitchell Sandler PLLC, a majority-women-owned and women-managed law firm focused on financial services and civil litigation, celebrates its five-year anniversary this month by adding two industry leaders to its Fair Lending Practice Group. Jon Seward and Olivia Kelman are joining the firm’s multidisciplinary team of financial services attorneys and compliance professionals that advise banks, credit unions, independent mortgage companies and fintechs on regulatory, e

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CNM LLP announced today that Managing Director Adel Zahiry has been promoted to Partner.

LOWELL, Mass., & WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HCM--Smaller businesses with a simple and intuitive HR, payroll, and timekeeping solution for their teams can recruit and retain employees more easily.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upstart launches first AI Certification Program for Financial Services

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DPSI) to an affiliate of Barcoding Holdings, LLC for $10.22 in cash per share is fair to DecisionPoint shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages DecisionPoint shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com. The inv

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amy Witherite, a notable Texas attorney and founder of Witherite Law Group, highlights the ongoing issues and fatalities linked to Tesla's autonomous driving feature. This raises significant concerns about the safety of introducing driverless tractor-trailers on the road. In 2024, there are plans to introduce autonomous tractor-trailers on the roads of Texas and Georgia. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently disclosed the findings of a two-

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Acquisition--An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has completed the acquisition of USA DeBusk.

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched a new ETF, the First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF (NYSE Arca: RND) (the “fund”). The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index (the “Index”). RND provides exposure to companies

STAMFORD, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) will host a live audio webcast of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The meeting will be held in a virtual format only and can be accessed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PM2024. Presentation slides, script and an archived recording of the webcast will be available at the same link. The recording will be available for approximately one year from

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ESG #CPG--Church Pension Group will host a conversation on socially responsible investing on May 14 from 1:00 to 2:00. Register at cpg.org/Insights&Ideas.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiduciary Trust International Welcomes Edward J. Mooney as Managing Director and Financial Planning Director

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Platform Advisors, the professional services arm of Platform Accounting Group, announced the launch of Platform Wealth Advisors, a national wealth management advisory. With the acquisition of Walpole Financial Advisors based in Goleta, Calif., Platform has launched Platform Wealth Advisors to better serve its current tax and accounting clients in need of trusted wealth advisors. The firm stands apart with a commitment to Evidence-Based Investing™ backed by 50 ye

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diversified Maintenance, a leading service provider for facility maintenance services, has announced the successful acquisition of Superior Maintenance dba First Maintenance, a well-established commercial cleaning company headquartered in Tulsa, OK. This acquisition underscores the Company’s commitment to enhancing its service offerings and geographical reach to better serve its growing customer base. First Maintenance, founded by Bill Farr, has built a reputation