March 2023 - Page 30 of 57

14 Mar

Big Sky Recycling Partners with Call to Safety to Combat Domestic and Sexual Violence

Business

Big Sky Recycling, a leading cell phone recycling company and Certified B Corporation, has announced a partnership with Oregon non-profit Call to Safety to combat domestic and sexual violence. Big Sky Recycling Logo Big Sky Recycling Logo PORTLAND, Ore., March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - According to statistics from National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 39.8% of women in Oregon and 36.2% of Oregon men experience physical violence from their partners during their lifetime. In 2018, Oregon domestic violence services fielded over 128,000 calls for help. Call to Safety offers a 24/7 crisis line, follow-up advocacy for survivors, support groups, community outreach…

14 Mar

Spectrm State of Social Conversational Commerce 2023 Report Finds Consumers Spend More With Brands That Communicate on Messaging Apps

Business

State of Social Conversational Commerce NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Spectrm, the conversational marketing platform businesses use to automate one-to-one conversations with consumers on messaging channels, has released the findings from their "State of Social Conversational Commerce 2023." The report surveyed 1,000 consumers from around the world with the purpose of better understanding their experiences messaging with brands on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or WhatsApp. It investigated if messaging led to them purchasing a product, their thoughts on privacy and data collection, and more. Commenting on the findings, Max Koziolek, CEO of Spectrm, said: "As we uncovered in last year's…

14 Mar

NetLine Academy Introduced as NetLine Aims to Better Educate B2B Demand Generation Marketers

Business

The company that democratized B2B lead generation is now empowering marketers and agencies with all the tools necessary to become a NetLine platform expert Informa Tech's NetLine Introduces NetLine Academy as a Means to Educate B2B Professionals CAMPBELL, Calif., March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Today, NetLine, an Informa Business, announced its launch of NetLine Academy, a collection of self-paced modules aimed to assist B2B demand generation marketers in gaining an expert-level understanding of NetLine's Portal. Designed with B2B marketers, agencies, and media companies in mind, NetLine Academy equips these professionals with the tools necessary to become a NetLine Portal expert.…

14 Mar

BNY Mellon to Leverage Proxymity’s Full Digital Proxy Voting Service, Goes Live in Belgian and French Markets

Business

Global Bank initially rolling out to Belgium and France for 2023 season Proxymity Logo Proxymity Logo LONDON, England, March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Proxymity, one of the world's leading digital investor communication platforms, announced today that The Bank of New York Mellon will leverage its digital voting service Vote Connect Total across several international markets. The global bank is initially rolling out this service to the Belgium and France markets for the 2023 season. Proxymity Vote Connect Total is the digital proxy service powered by Proxymity's investor communications platform. The service allows "golden source" meeting announcements and agendas to be…

14 Mar

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer

Politics

Today, in Monterey Park, California, President Biden will announce an Executive Order with the goal of increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales, moving the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation. The Executive Order will also keep more guns out of dangerous hands by increasing the effective use of “red flag” laws, strengthen efforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerate law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend the shooters menacing our communities. President Biden is also encouraging the Federal Trade Commission to issue a public report analyzing how gun…

14 Mar

Manufacturer of Defense Products Introduces a Non-Lethal Pepper Bullet Gun After Increased Demand

Business

Fireball - Pepper Ball Launcher Fireball - Pepper Ball Launcher ORLANDO, Fla., March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Guard Dog Security, a Florida-based company specializing in pepper sprays and bulletproof backpacks, has released a gun that fires non-lethal pepper balls from up to 60 feet in distance. The company cites growing demand for such non-lethal projectiles in the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd and ensuing discontent with lethal force. The gun has a retail starting at $99, which is designed to be used for civilians and law enforcement. "We've worked hard on this gun to make it affordable…

14 Mar

FACT SHEET: Trilateral Australia-UK-US Partnership on Nuclear-Powered Submarines

Politics

On March 13, 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) capability through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership. On September 15, 2021, our three nations embarked on an 18-month consultation period to identify the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire this capability, while setting the highest nuclear non-proliferation standard. The plan announced today will deliver on that commitment. Further, this plan will lift all three nations’ submarine industrial…

14 Mar

OnePlan Announces Expansion Into the United Kingdom

Business

Global Strategic Portfolio Management software provider OnePlan is expanding into the UK with the launch of a new office OnePlan Comes to the UK LONDON, England, March 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) - OnePlan, a leading provider of Strategic Project Portfolio Management solutions, today announced the opening of a new office as part of the company's continued growth in the United Kingdom. The new office will serve as a hub for the company's regional operations and allow OnePlan to better serve its clients in the United Kingdom and surrounding areas. The office will house a team of managers and consultants and will…

14 Mar

Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Equal Pay

Politics

Ahead of Equal Pay Day 2023, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Director of the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, and White House senior staff convened legislators on the frontlines of advancing equal pay at the state level. President Biden has taken executive action to tackle the gender wage gap, including promoting efforts to achieve pay equity and transparency for Federal workers as well as for job applicants and employees of Federal contractors, and he continues to call for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would strengthen existing equal…

14 Mar

Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route San Diego, CA

Politics

Aboard Air Force OneEn Route San Diego, California 2:24 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. I got a quick thing at the top, and then I’ll hand it over to Jake. So, good afternoon, everyone. As you all know, we’re headed to San Diego, California, where the President will meet with — with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom and discuss the Australia, United Kingdom, United States — or AUKUS — partnership. National Security Advisor — as you’ll see, standing to my right — is here to talk a little bit about the AUKUS announcement…