El Pollo Loco Unveils New L.A. Mex Restaurant Design with Enhanced Off-Premise Convenience and Digital Footprint to Meet Evolving Customer Demand

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COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today unveiled its new restaurant of the future designed to enhance off-premise convenience powered by a more robust and frictionless digital experience.

The re-imagined El Pollo Loco restaurants have been inspired by the changing habits of consumers to enjoy a more digital-forward and contactless off-premise experience that was inevitably sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new concept will also feature a modern interpretation of the brand’s heritage and strengths, including iconography distinct to Los Angeles and the El Pollo Loco L.A. Mex brand.

There are two versions of this new restaurant design. One version is fully focused on driving business off-premise and has a take-out window, a dual drive-thru, dedicated curbside pick-up parking spaces, and patio seating but no indoor dining room. The second version includes a dual drive-thru, dedicated curbside pick-up parking spaces, and a smaller than typical dining room that opens up to an expansive patio through the use of flexible garage style doors. When open these garage doors seamlessly blend the indoor and outdoor experience and increase the comfort level of customers dining inside by enabling them to enjoy their meal in an airy, well ventilated environment.

The restaurant designs share an enhanced digitized experience – including cubbies for mobile to-go orders, a double drive-thru with digital menu boards, and GPS-enabled curbside pick-up, all integrated with the company’s dynamic and versatile mobile app.

To honor the brand’s heritage and highlight what makes El Pollo Loco so unique, subtle brand cues permeate throughout the entire restaurant, from the cleaver door handles (which is a nod to the fact that all chicken is cut to order) to the turning fork chandeliers (which repurposes a tool of trade used by the brand’s skilled Grill Masters). Similarly, murals, imagery and city maps evoking the brand’s 40-year Los Angeles hometown roots on the interior and exterior walls.

“Where you will see our commitment to design manifest itself in the most dramatic of ways is with our new restaurant of the future,” said Brian Carmichall, Chief Development Officer at El Pollo Loco. “To compete in a COVID world, we knew we needed to create a unique concept that is anchored in technology, accessibility, and modern design elements infusing our brand history to make it easier and more rewarding to be a customer.”

EL Pollo Loco’s new L.A. Mex restaurants, the first of which are being built this quarter and in 2021, will come to life with innovative features for the most seamless customer experience possible:

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  • Pick-Up
    Cubbies: Customers will have the option to go fully contactless and pick up their mobile to-go orders from designated cubbies inside the restaurant.
  • GPS-Enabled
    Curbside: As part of the recently launched loyalty experience, Loco Rewards™ customers will have expanded access to GPS-enabled curbside pickup on the mobile app – allowing the opportunity to automatically alert the restaurant team that they have arrived from the dedicated pickup parking spots for the fastest possible service.
  • Outdoor
    Seating: A new extension to the traditional dining room, giving customers the option to enjoy dining outdoors under a covered patio.

“The future is now. We’re excited to roll out our evolved restaurant concept, which brings us to the culmination of the company’s three-year transformation agenda and sets us up for geographical expansion in the years ahead,” said Bernard Acoca, President & Chief Executive Officer at El Pollo Loco. “This will be the catalyst to eventually get us back to 5% annual new unit growth across the U.S.”

A version of the L.A. Mex restaurant formats will open in the Los Angeles market in the form of remodels this month. To preview the design, please visit El Pollo Loco’s YouTube here.

About El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq:LOCO) is the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant with a mission to bring people together around food, family, and culture in the communities it serves. El Pollo Loco is renowned for its handcrafted L.A. Mex food, an innovative blend of traditional Mexican cuisine and better-for-you eating, that Los Angeles is known for. Since 1980, El Pollo Loco has successfully opened and maintained more than 465 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana while remaining true to its Mexican-American heritage. El Pollo Loco continues to grow and evolve, nourishing connections to tradition, culture, and one another through fire-grilled goodness that makes us feel like familia. For more information, visit us at www.elpolloloco.com.

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Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C. Announces Investment in Auto Driveaway Systems LLC

CHICAGO and LOMBARD, Ill., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private investment firm based in Chicago, today announced its investment in Auto Driveaway Systems, LLC, the leading professional vehicle relocation service in North America. Auto Driveaway, a portfolio company of Evanston Partners LLC, primarily serves large corporate fleets, upfitters, vehicle manufacturers and dealer groups as well as leasing and fleet management companies with fast, safe and reliable door-to-door service nationwide. Rush Street Capital of Chicago arranged the transaction.

Granite Creek’s investment in Auto Driveaway was made from its $200 million fund, Granite Creek FlexCap II, L.P. (“FlexCap II”). Within FlexCap II, Granite Creek is investing in a total of 15-20 companies engaged in manufacturing, business services, healthcare and agribusiness. Granite Creek plays an active role with the leadership of its portfolio companies and serves as a trusted advisor and partner.

“We are truly excited to partner with Rodney Ruth and the impressive management team at Auto Driveaway along with the experienced investment group at Evanston Partners. Under Rod’s steady leadership, the company has achieved exceptional growth along with an industry-leading commitment to customer service and operational excellence,” said Mark Radzik, Partner at Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C. “Auto Driveaway has a distinctive business model that delivers a high-touch, cost-effective service to its entire customer base. That unique combination and its excellent, long-tenured management team position the company well for continued expansion.”

“As we explored capital partners, Granite Creek’s flexible financing mandate and focus on providing value-added advice for growth companies like ours made them an ideal partner for us,” said Rodney Ruth, CEO of Auto Driveaway.

“We have enjoyed a 30-year relationship with Brian Boorstein, one of Granite Creek’s co-founders, and are thrilled to partner with them on Auto Driveaway to continue the company’s rapid growth,” said William V. Glastris, Chairman of Auto Driveaway and Managing Member of Evanston Partners.

About
Auto Driveaway

Auto Driveaway, based in Lombard, Illinois, is the leading professional vehicle relocation service in North America. Auto Driveaway primarily serves large corporate fleets, upfitters, vehicle manufacturers and dealer groups as well as leasing and fleet management companies with fast, safe and reliable door-to-door service nationwide through over 40 offices throughout the United States.

About
Evanston Partners
LLC

Based in Evanston, Illinois, Evanston Partners is a private equity investment firm which partners with management teams to recapitalize, acquire and build small growth companies. Evanston Partners seeks to work with partners who demonstrate passion, integrity and strong work ethic to build and grow already profitable companies with a long-term focus on value creation. (www.evanstonpartners.com)

About Rush Street Capital

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Rush Street Capital provides debt and equity capital markets, mergers and acquisition, financial restructuring, and valuation services to world-class, industry-leading companies. With over 100 years of combined investment and commercial banking experience Rush Street has developed significant industry expertise, deep relationships, and a keen understanding of how to address a company’s corporate finance and investment banking needs. Our clients include private equity firms, private business owners, and some of the largest corporations in the United States. (www.rushstreetcapital.com)

About Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C.

Founded in 2005, Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C. is a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on providing capital and operational resources to lower middle market companies engaged in manufacturing, business services, healthcare, and agribusiness. With an experienced team of investment professionals bringing expertise in private equity, banking, operations, and business development, Granite Creek has a successful track record of investing in and supporting its portfolio companies. In addition to providing funding to lower middle market companies, in 2011 Granite Creek co-founded Renovo Financial, one of the largest regional private lenders serving real estate entrepreneurs. Granite Creek was recently named to Inc.’s 2020 Private Equity 50 list. For more information on Granite Creek, visit www.granitecreek.com or call 312-895-4500.

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Informa Pharma Intelligence and QLS Advisors Partner to Pilot Predictive Analysis Tool for Clinical Trials

Partnership will help inform key decisions with new drug-level probability of approval scores powered by QLS and incorporated into Informa Pharma Intelligence’s Biomedtracker

LONDON, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Informa Pharma Intelligence, the global business intelligence provider for the biopharma industry, and Quantitative Life Sciences(QLS) Advisors today announced a partnership to further enhance the predictive level insights currently available in Informa Pharma Intelligence’s Biomedtracker. This partnership will allow Biomedtracker to not only have an industry leading Likelihood of Approval (LOA) score to support risk management and investment decisions, but will also enhance the tool further with QLS’s machine learning driven forecasts of clinical outcomes. These program-level probability of approval (POA) scores will provide biopharma portfolio managers and licensing teams even more robust tools for managing the risk of their drug development pipelines.

The industry has often relied on historical success rates in making drug development decisions. This partnership will give Biomedtracker users access to forward-looking drug-specific machine-learning forecasts that can be explained through intuitive “key features” underlying each prediction. These features include sponsor track record, clinical trial design parameters, the availability and type of biomarkers, drug and disease characteristics, and over 200 other inputs from Informa Pharma Intelligence’s industry leading Pharmaprojects™, Trialtrove™ and Biomedtracker™ databases. The QLS machine-learning algorithms are commercial-grade implementations of peer-reviewed academic research published by one of its founders in 2019 in the Harvard Data Science Review.

“Our partners at QLS have worked hard—largely in stealth mode—to get both transparency and correlation risk right, and we’re excited to partner with them to bring these new predictive analytic tools to the biopharma industry through Biomedtracker,” said Nicola Marlin, Chief Product Officer, Informa Pharma Intelligence. “Andrew Lo and his QLS colleagues have taken the next step of advancing drug-program and portfolio-wide risk assessment to complement the work we began with our own colleague, Michael Hay, in his pathbreaking 2014 nature publication on Biomedtracker’s Likelihood of Approval tool which used expert evaluation metrics to streamline decision making.”

The QLS scores are computed using several AI and natural language processing techniques and are applied to Informa Pharma Intelligence’s 30+ years of clinical development history to “learn” which attributes are most important for determining a drug program’s POA, and by how much. This added level of artificial intelligence coupled with the tools LOA offers allows for Biomedtracker users to have the most comprehensive information base to support decision-making and understand the overall direction an asset is headed.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure, so the starting point of any decision in the biopharma industry is getting the most accurate estimates of POA available—this is what motivated our partnership with Informa Pharma Intelligence,” said Andrew Lo, co-founder and chairman of QLS Advisors and director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering. “In discussions with our longtime collaborator Informa Pharma Intelligence, we agreed that, by making our POA score available to all Biomedtracker users, we can set an even higher industry standard that will ultimately help attract greater and smarter investment capital to the biopharma industry.”

POA scores will be rolled out to users throughout the end of the year. To learn more or gain access to Biomedtracker, please reach out to [email protected].

About Informa
Pharma Intelligence

Informa Pharma Intelligence powers a full suite of analysis products – Datamonitor Healthcare™, Sitetrove™, Trialtrove™, Pharmaprojects™, Medtrack™, Biomedtracker™, Scrip™, Pink Sheet™ and In Vivo™ – to deliver the data needed by the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry to make decisions and create real-world opportunities for growth.

With more than 500 analysts keeping their fingers on the pulse of the industry, no key disease, clinical trial, drug approval or R&D project isn’t covered through the breadth and depth of data available to customers. For more information visit pharmaintelligence.informa.com.

About QLS Advisors

QLS Advisors LLC is a technology and advisory company based in Cambridge, MA, dedicated to fostering innovation in the life sciences. QLS employs a unique blend of fundamental and quantitative tools to help clients manage risk, assess reward, and develop investment and financing strategies for portfolios of healthcare-related assets. For more information visit www.qlsadvisors.com.

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Bundle Up with Savings This Holiday Season at Food Lion

Food Lion Outlines Ways to Save On Holiday Shopping

SALISBURY, N.C., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whether you’re having a small gathering or celebrating with the people in your household this holiday season, Food Lion understands that saving money is important to all our customers. That’s why the grocer is highlighting ways to bundle up your savings to get the most for your holiday grocery dollars.

“We know that our customers are looking for ways to make every dollar count this holiday season,” said Neil Norman, director of customer loyalty for Food Lion. “We are committed to ensuring our neighbors can nourish their families this holiday season while maximizing savings.”

Customers can bundle their savings by:

  • Signing up for an MVP Rewards Card, which allows customers to save on items they already buy. Scanning this card every shopping trip allows them to receive personalized coupons and discounts.
  • Taking advantage of the “Priced Low Everyday Items.” Just look for the signs on some of the most popular items and get ready to save!
  • Looking for weekly “Hot Sale!” items. These extra savings can help customers save on anything from meat to produce to household products.
  • Creating a digital MVP account then visiting the MVP Coupon Hub to load coupons directly to their MVP card.
  • Tracking their Shop & Earn Rewards progress, where customers earn rewards each month on products they buy the most.
  • Looking for specials in our weekly ad flyer and pairing them with manufacturer’s coupons and in-store kiosk coupons.

Customers can also visit www.foodlion.com to see additional ways to save and a holiday meal shopping guide.

About Food Lion

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, has more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 77,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding heritage of low prices and convenient locations, Food Lion is working to own the easiest full shop grocery experience in the Southeast, anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness, and the communities it serves. Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has donated more than 500 million meals to individuals and families since 2014, and has committed to donate 1 billion more meals by 2025. Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com or job applicants may visit www.foodlion.com/careers.

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Therapeutic Solutions International Announces Clinical Trial Assessing “Kaihani Score” Proprietary Biomarker Based Assay for Quantifying Gambling Addiction

Clinical Stage Bionutraceutical Company Expands its Immunology Based Approach to Psychiatric Conditions

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OCEANSIDE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Therapeutics Solution International, Inc., (OTC Markets: TSOI), announced today opening of a clinical trial assessing ability of its proprietary “Kaihani Score” for quantifying severity of gambling addiction utilizing immunology-based protein biomarkers. 

The study, which is listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinicaltrials.gov website1 will assess correlation between immune associated proteins which the Company previously found associated with addictive behaviors, and validated psychological means of quantifying gambling addiction.

“Online gambling represents an over 50-billion-dollar annual global market2, with a significant proportion of participants possessing addictive-like behavior.  We sought to expand our work in the area of biological quantification of pathological behaviors to the significant problem of gambling addiction, which in comparison to other addictions, is highly understudied” said Famela Ramos, Vice President of Business Development for the Company.

“Having seen close friends of mine undergo severe consequences as a result of their gambling addictions, I am honored that my colleagues at Therapeutic Solutions proposed we name our bio-assay for this pathology based on my surname” said Wais Kaihani, co-inventor of the Kaihani Score and consultant to the Company.  “The correlations between various proteins associated with addictive behavior and cancer progression are astonishing.  I am thankful for the leadership of our Company for supporting this investigation into what initially was a “gut feeling”.

“We at Therapeutic Solutions International are pinpoint focused on developing, rapidly assessing, and commercializing game-changing technologies.  We are thankful for the support our clinical trials have been receiving and are excited to launch our 3rd trial listed on the federal database” said Timothy Dixon, co-inventor and President and CEO of the Company. “By scientifically establishing the connection between abhorrent immunity, and behavioral abnormalities such as gambling, we hope to initiate a new wave of scientific research focused on leveraging the brain-immune interaction.”

About Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc.
Therapeutic Solutions International is focused on immune modulation for the treatment of several specific diseases. The Company’s corporate website is www.therapeuticsolutionsint.com, and our public forum is https://board.therapeuticsolutionsint.com/ and Campbell Neurosciences at https://www.campbellneurosciences.com

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Caldwell Enhances Insurance Recruiting Capabilities with the Addition of Allison Dubrow to New York office

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TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX: CWL) today announced a major enhancement to its recruiting capabilities in the insurance sector with the addition of Allison Dubrow as a partner in Caldwell’s Insurance and Financial Services practices, and based in the firm’s New York and Stamford offices.

“Allison brings a depth of expertise, a disciplined approach and a relentless focus on client service that will be invaluable to us as we continue to grow our Insurance Practice,” said Peter Reed, managing partner of Caldwell’s Insurance Practice. “Her addition to the practice enhances the core capabilities of our team in North America and is part of an ongoing initiative to elevate our practice within the global insurance landscape.”

“With 15 years of executive search experience, Allison has worked on more than 200 client engagements, giving her a deep understanding of the insurance sector,” said Paul Heller, co-managing partner of Caldwell’s Financial Services Practice. “I have known Allison for over 10 years and have seen why she has a reputation for excellence, making her an exceptional complement to our team,” said Glenn Buggy, co-managing partner of Caldwell’s Financial Services Practice.

Ms. Dubrow focuses on the recruitment of senior business and functional leaders across the C-suite and boardroom in the insurance industry including property & casualty and life insurance carriers, as well as brokers and other industry-related service providers.

Along with placing senior business leaders, Ms. Dubrow’s functional work has included sales and marketing executives, chief financial officers, chief investment officers and chief risk officers. She partners with Fortune 100 and 500 corporations as well as private operators and private equity portfolio companies across the U.S. and abroad. She has written and spoken about the merits of increasing diversity in the insurance industry; it has become a passion for her personally and professionally.

Ms. Dubrow joins Caldwell from Spencer Stuart, where she was a key member of the Financial Services and Insurance practices. Prior to her career in executive search, she worked in asset management marketing at M.D. Sass, in equity research at Sanford Bernstein, and in private equity at Easton Hunt Capital Partners. 

Ms. Dubrow holds a B.A. in psychology from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

“We continue to make targeted, strategic additions to our partner team where we can enhance our market presence and competitiveness,” said John N. Wallace, chief executive officer.  “Allison’s reputation for outstanding client service and the depth of her understanding of the markets she serves will serve to strengthen our already impressive group of partners focused on the insurance industry. We’re delighted to welcome her to the Caldwell team.”

About Caldwell

At Caldwell we believe Talent Transforms. As a leading provider of executive talent, we enable our clients to thrive and succeed by helping them identify, recruit and retain their best people. Our reputation–nearly 50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. We leverage our skills and networks to also provide agile talent in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations. With offices and partners across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, we take pride in delivering an unmatched level of service and expertise to our clients.

Caldwell’s Common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CWL). Please visit our website at www.caldwellpartners.com for further information.

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Torrey Smith Joins Rose Health as Investor and Brand Ambassador to Promote Mental Health Resilience

BALTIMORE, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baltimore-based mental health technology startup, Rose Health, announced today that two-time Super Bowl champion and former Baltimore Raven, Torrey Smith, has become an investor in the company and will work on creating strategic partnerships and supporting initiatives for Rose. Smith also will serve as a spokesperson to promote the Rose Health app and mental health resilience.

Earlier this month, Rose Health announced it raised more than $1.5M in seed round funding, which was oversubscribed due to overwhelming interest from investors. This comes at a time when the need for comprehensive mental health care resources and building resiliency is a critical health priority.  

“I’ve had my share of mental health struggles, which began in my childhood and led into my adult life. I experienced first-hand the gap in accessible resources to mental healthcare. When I was introduced to Rose Health and its remote monitoring app, I immediately saw the benefits it provided to both doctors and patients. I want to play an active role in creating awareness surrounding this important issue and let the public know that there are resources available to help build mental health resilience and overcome challenges,” said Smith.

At the core of Rose Health is the company’s mental health patient monitoring app and provider dashboard, which uses patented AI and Natural Language Processing to detect markers in speech and emotion to help identify early warning signs of depression and mood disorder conditions. The platform produces a Rose score, a patient’s mental health credit score, based on the user’s input into the app.

“We are excited to have Torrey on board to support Rose Health’s initiatives, and share the Rose app with his broad audience,” said Rose Health CEO and founder Kavi Misri. “As a two-time Super Bowl champion, Torrey has reached the pinnacle of success in his career, but that did not make him immune to mental health struggles. He is truly passionate about helping others manage their mental health issues, and his role as a brand ambassador will strengthen our fundamental message that mental health issues can affect anyone and should not be downplayed. Rose provides the tools and resources to help clinicians work with patients at any stage of their life to build resilience and get the help they need to live a fulfilling life.”

By incorporating deep technology, Rose is able to look for the key indicators in questionnaire answers and journal entries provided by users, which show warning markers for the presence and advancement of symptoms, including anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide. Providers receive a dashboard to monitor users’ well-being and alert them to any changes, allowing them to provide appropriate care in between office visits.

“I see first-hand how the app provides incredible resources to patients to help significantly improve their mood and mental health in between doctor visits,” said Torrey Smith. “Knowing you are not alone and that your clinician is able to monitor your progress and can be there for you in a crisis, is such a reassuring feeling – truly a breakthrough in how we approach mental healthcare,” said Torrey Smith.”

It has been a busy last few months for Smith, whose nonprofit, LEVEL82 Fund, recently announced a partnership with Baltimore City Recreation & Parks to revitalize, staff and program the Hilton Recreation Center. Since 2011, Smith has been committed to giving back to the Baltimore community and hopes to continue positively impacting the lives of others through his partnership with Rose Health.

To download the Rose App for free, please visit rosehealth.com/app

ABOUT ROSE HEALTH:

Rose Health is a comprehensive technology solution that provides a HIPAA-compliant mental health monitoring platform based on clinical trials and research by Johns Hopkins University. The Rose Health platform is powered by patented artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology, which enables it to identify key indicators and warning markers for the presence and/or advancement of mental health symptoms in a user’s responses to questions and prompts. Rose offers a mobile app for the 43 million Americans experiencing mental illnesses and an artificial intelligence-powered tool for health care providers to monitor and support their patients. To download the Rose App, please visit rosehealth.com/app (rosehealth.com)

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Freddie Mac Announces Issuance of New Three-Year Reference Notes Security

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new three-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EAFA2, due on December 4, 2023. The issue will settle on Friday, December 4, 2020, at benchmark size.

The new Reference Notes security will be offered via a syndicate of dealers headed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Co-managers will be Blaylock Van LLC, Great Pacific Securities, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Multi-Bank Securities Inc., Samuel A. Ramirez & Company Inc. and Stern Brothers & Co.

This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars and related supplements, which incorporate Freddie Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2020; all other reports Freddie Mac filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) since December 31, 2019, excluding any information “furnished” to the SEC on Form 8-K; and all documents that Freddie Mac files with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of the Exchange Act, excluding any information “furnished” to the SEC on Form 8-K.

Freddie Mac’s press releases sometimes contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the company’s control. Management’s expectations for the company’s future necessarily involve a number of assumptions, judgments and estimates, and various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these and other forward-looking statements. These assumptions, judgments, estimates and factors are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and its reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, which are available on the Investor Relations page of the company’s Web site at www.FreddieMac.com/investors and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements it makes to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

The financial and other information contained in the documents that may be accessed on this page speaks only as of the date of those documents. The information could be out of date and no longer accurate. Freddie Mac undertakes no obligation, and disclaims any duty, to update any of the information in those documents.

Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Since our creation by Congress in 1970, we’ve made housing more accessible and affordable for homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. We are building a better housing finance system for homebuyers, renters, lenders and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac’s blog FreddieMac.com/blog.

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Avid Launches Fourth Annual Avid Customer Vote

In the spirit of listening to the voice of customers Avid engages its media technology user community to shape future innovation

BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that the annual Avid Customer Vote is now open. Sponsored by the Avid Customer Association (ACA), the Avid Customer Vote gives the media technology user community a direct line into shaping Avid’s innovation strategy, product roadmaps and customer experience. Customers have until Monday, December 30 to cast their votes at avid.com/vote and share their evolving needs and unique vision. The collective results of the 2020 Avid Customer Vote will be revealed in January 2021.

“Across the entire media and entertainment industry, there’s nothing that compares to the Avid Customer Vote’s ability to gather the collective wisdom and influence of the creative community,” said Jeff Rosica, CEO and President, Avid. “In 2020, the Avid Customer Vote has never been more important. We need to learn from each other and collaborate more closely to solve unprecedented challenges and help our industry to continue moving forward.”

TV, film and music professionals from thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries have cast ballots in past Avid Customer Votes, which consistently inspires Avid to go to great lengths for the community. Since revealing the results of the inaugural vote, the company has delivered on hundreds of customer requests for new capabilities and enhancements, including a totally reimagined Media Composer® experience, MediaCentral® workflows that tie in Adobe® Premiere® Pro users, and Avid’s most recent breakthrough, the Pro Tools | Carbonhybrid audio production system.

To expand the efforts of surveying, capturing and analyzing the media and entertainment community’s crucial input, the Avid Customer Vote is hosted and managed by Devoncroft Partners, a leading provider of media technology research.

About the Avid Customer Association

Avid and its customers established the Avid Customer Association (ACA) to create the world’s most innovative and influential media technology community representing organizations and professionals across the industry. Within six years of its founding, the ACA has grown rapidly to give a voice and proven influence to more than 30,000 members from every discipline and job level in content creation, production, management and delivery—from global media organization leaders to individuals just getting started in their careers. Through its rapid enrollment process, the ACA enables qualified TV, film and music professionals who are not yet taking advantage of the ACA to easily join the association for free.

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Happy and Healthy Tips For 2021

Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This is what happy and healthy is all about.  We are a group of individuals who love to cook, love to fuel our bodies and minds with goodness, and love to share ideas with you.  We can help you discover the healthy and happy you that is in there. It really is a lifestyle and a choice to be happy and healthy, we want that for you.  Check out some of the Happy and Healthy Tips For 2021 below.

 

Not only do we have an array of recipes, like, a whole slew of them, but we also have tips, tricks, and ideas for beauty hacks, lifestyle choices and the like.  We want to be your one stop shop for new recipes such as quinoa stuffed avocado, or maybe how to help your dry and cracked lips by wearing lip balm.  There are even articles on health issues, like steatorrhea, what is that and what causes it?  We are in no way medical professionals, but have done some research and want to give you the best reviews or results for you. 

 

Happy Healthy Hub is a place where you can get ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  We all have to eat, but let’s face it, coming up with ideas for each meal can be overwhelming at times.  So we have decided to take the guesswork out of it.  We have a few vegan recipes on our site, or if you have ever wanted to try Zoodles (zucchini noodles), there is a great recipe for trying that, easy to follow and most of the ingredients you will probably already have at home. We even have ideas to get the kids involved and have them make their own food or help with the family cooking.  

 

Have you ever wanted to start working out at home?  We have a couple blogs on ways to start, where you can work out in your home and ideas on which exercises to do.  There are even some on how to organize your kitchen and different ways of eating to help lose weight. The more you read up on these topics, the more knowledge you will have about exercising and ways to benefit your body and the more likely you will actually follow through with your physical goals.  Not only are there ideas on working out your body, but a lot of important ways to exercise your mind and take care of your mental health.  

 

All in all, we want to be your one stop shop for recipes, general health and nutrition, beauty recommendations and even articles on mental health, which is so important these days.  Getting outside is crucial; we have blogs on how to do that safely and if you have children, tips and ideas for getting you places with your sanity still intact.  We hope that you will find what you are looking for here at Happy Healthy Hub, and that we can help you be the happiest and healthiest you this year. 

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