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Guild Expands Equitable Access to Education and Skilling Across Canada, Mexico, India, and the UK, With More to Come

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guild, a comprehensive education and skilling solution for building talent, announced today the global expansion of its industry-leading talent solution, providing Chipotle Mexican Grill and other employer partners with a benefit solution designed to equitably attract, retain, and engage international talent. It also announced additions to its offering for U.S. customers, like courses taught in Spanish, advanced manufacturing offerings, and more. Scaling Guild’s Global

Glass Lewis Aligns with Korea Zinc’s Leadership, Backing Cumulative Voting and Board Size Cap

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HostileAcquisition--Glass Lewis, a leading global proxy advisory firm based in the United States, has expressed its full support for the provisions proposed by Korea Zinc (KRX:010130) for the upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) amidst the ongoing management dispute with the MBK-Young Poong consortium. The firm has recommended shareholders endorse the board’s key proposals, including the adoption of a cumulative voting system and setting an upper limit on the number of

ZoomInfo-Salesloft Partnership Gives Sellers AI-Ready Insights for Timely, Personalized Engagement

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZoomInfo, the Go-To-Market Intelligence platform, and Salesloft today announced an expanded partnership to accelerate revenue growth for GTM teams.

WellSaid Announces “Caruso,” Highest Quality and Fastest AI Voice Model Yet with New Features Like “AI Director”

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WellSaid announces “Caruso,” highest quality and fastest AI voice model yet with new features Like “AI Director”

Gramercy Funds Management LLC Names Sara Schaefer Muñoz as Managing Director, Head of Content and Communications

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gramercy Funds Management LLC (“Gramercy”), a $6 billion global emerging markets alternatives investment manager, is pleased to announce that Sara Schaefer Muñoz has joined the firm in the newly created role of Managing Director, Head of Content and Communications. Ms. Muñoz will be based in Gramercy’s Greenwich office and will work closely with Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Robert Koenigsberger, Chair, Mohamed A. El-Erian and President, Tom H

A.R.I. Provides $10 Million Financing Facility to Monalee to Accelerate the Energy Transition with AI-Powered Software

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ARI--A.R.I. provides $10M financing to Monalee, driving the clean energy transition with AI-powered software that simplifies solar adoption and cuts costs.

Ameriprise Financial Announces Schedule for Fourth Quarter 2024 Investor Conference Call

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) plans to announce its fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Live audio of the conference call, presentation slides and an audio replay will be available on the Ameriprise Financial Investor Relations website at ir.ameriprise.com. At Amerip

Newly Launched Permuto Capital Announces Filing of Registration Statement for New Type of Equity Product

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
NEW YORK & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Permuto Capital LLC (Permuto), a joint venture between 3V Capital Partners SE LLC (3V Capital Partners) and Chia Network Inc. (Chia), today announced that a new voting trust investment vehicle (Trust) formed by Permuto has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed public offering of a new type of equity product. Permuto will act as the trust administrator of the Trust. The prod

Slingshot Aerospace Selected to Provide Technology to USSF to Detect GPS Jamming and Spoofing Threats to International Security

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, today announced it has been awarded $1.9 million from the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop Slingshot’s existing GPS jamming and spoofing detection, as well as more precisely geolocate the sources and predict patterns of interference. Intentional GPS spoofing–a mal

Farmers National Bank Bolsters Executive Team with Chief Banking Officer Appointment

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
CANFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers National Bank announces the appointment of a key executive position. The role of Chief Banking Officer will be filled by Tim Shaffer, a tenured leader of the organization who most recently served as Chief Credit Officer. After joining Farmers in 2011, Shaffer went on to hold various leadership positions within the bank, including Commercial Lending Team Leader, Director of Commercial Banking/Private Banking Services, Mahoning Valley Regional President, a

Alight Announces Rob Sturrus as Chief Client Officer

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alight announced the promotion of Rob Sturrus to Chief Client Officer.

Attentive’s AI Marketing Innovations and Business Milestones Set New Standards Heading into 2025

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attentive®, the innovative leader in AI-powered mobile marketing, kicks off 2025 with a series of achievements that solidify its position as the frontrunner in transforming brand-to-consumer communication into personalized, impactful experiences for the world’s top brands. Patent Lawsuit Wins In December 2024, Attentive reached a favorable settlement in its patent infringement lawsuit against Emotive, receiving an undisclosed monetary payment. As part of the agreement

Fortune 500 HR Leaders Say Flexible, Employer-Sponsored Child Care Benefits Are Essential for Employers in Today’s Market

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation’s leading provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity, reveals that employer-sponsored child care benefits are a strategic necessity for Fortune 500 companies in the competition for top talent. The 2025 KinderCare CHRO Perspectives Survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, highlights human resources leaders’ recognition of the critical role child ca

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the 4th Quarter and Year 2024

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
PIKEVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-CTBI): Earnings Summary Earnings Summary           (in thousands except per share data) 4Q 2024 3Q 2024 4Q 2023 Year 2024 Year 2023 Net income $22,493 $22,142 $18,659 $82,813 $78,004 Earnings per share $1.25 $1.23 $1.04 $4.61 $4.36 Earnings per share - diluted $1.25 $1.23 $1.04 $4.61 $4.36             Return on average assets 1.47% 1.50% 1.30% 1.41% 1.40% Return on average equity 11.77% 11.77% 10.98% 11.31% 11.75% Efficiency

Priority Announces Secondary Offering of Common Stock

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:28
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH) (“Priority” or the “Company”), the payments and banking solution that streamlines collecting, storing, lending and sending money to unlock revenue opportunities, announced today that it has commenced an underwritten secondary offering for 9,157,600 shares of Priority’s common stock to be sold by certain selling stockholders. In conjunction with the offering, certain selling stockholders intend to grant to the un

RF Investment Backs Leading Vital Care Franchisee to Expand Access for Critical Infusion Therapies

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 06:28
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RF Investment Partners, a provider of flexible growth capital, is pleased to announce its majority investment in Valley Infusion, LLC and Home Infusion Richmond, LLC (together “Valley Vital”) — a leading franchisee within the Vital Care Infusion Services (“Vital Care”) franchise system. Operating infusion therapy pharmacies across four territories of Virginia and West Virginia, Valley Vital provides a wide range of infusion services to enable chronic and acute patient

Maki Raised $28.6M Series A to Redefine HR with Conversational AI Agents

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 06:28
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maki, the conversational AI agent transforming talent acquisition, has announced the successful closing of its $28.6 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Blossom Capital, with participation from DST Global and existing investors Frst, GFC, and Picus Capital. In 2024, Maki experienced over 300% growth, driven by large-scale contracts with Fortune 500 companies such as H&M, BNP Paribas, PwC, Deloitte, FIFA, Abercrombie, and Capgemini. These organizat

Innovative Lab Services LLC Acquires PL Consultants, LLC to Expand Scientific Capabilities and Service Offerings

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 06:28
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovative Lab Services (ILS), a premier provider of laboratory solutions, today announced the acquisition of PL Consultants (PLC), a leading provider of lab management services. This acquisition marks an exciting new chapter for both organizations, which have a long and trusted history of working together with overlapping customers. Through this acquisition, ILS strengthens its position as an industry leader by combining its extensive analytical instrument serv

BlackRock Reports Full Year 2024 Diluted EPS of $42.01, or $43.61 as Adjusted; Fourth Quarter 2024 Diluted EPS of $10.63, or $11.93 as Adjusted

Lastest from Businesswire - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 06:28
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today reported financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024. $11.6 trillion in AUM following a record $641 billion of full year net inflows, including $281 billion in the fourth quarter 14% increase in full year revenue driven by the positive impact of markets on average AUM, organic base fee growth, and fees on AUM acquired in the GIP Transaction, as well as higher performance fees and technology service revenue

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Announces Investigation of Asure Software, Inc. (ASUR)

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 01/14/2025 - 21:27
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) announces its investigation of Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASUR) concerning the Company and its directors’ and officers’ possible violations of state laws. If you own Asure Software stock, would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Tom Kennedy, of GPM, 230 Park Avenue, Suite 358, New York, NY 10169 at

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