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California Water Service Group Creates Texas Water Service Subsidiary; Seeks to Capitalize on Growth Opportunities in Texas

Texas Water Service Enters into Strategic Partnership with BVRT Utility Holding Company

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — California Water Service Group announced today that its new Texas-based subsidiary, TWSC, Inc. (Texas Water Service) now owns the majority of BVRT Utility Holding Company (BVRT), a Texas-based utility development company owning and operating four wastewater utilities serving growing communities outside of Austin and San Antonio. Austin and San Antonio are among the five fastest growing cities in the United States, and communities surrounding them are also experiencing high growth.

“We are pleased to be moving into a fifth state, the great state of Texas, into a dynamic area with considerable opportunities for growth,” said California Water Service Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Martin A. Kropelnicki.

Texas Water Service initially invested funds to enable BVRT to continue to build wastewater infrastructure. Today it converted its investment to equity, with the intention of continuing to invest in BVRT’s existing infrastructure and new developments, and has the right to eventually acquire all of BVRT’s growing portfolio of wastewater systems.

BVRT’s four wastewater utilities currently serve or are under contract to serve over 2,500 connections, with a potential total build-out of more than 61,000 connections. Texas Water Service, through its partnership with BVRT, is actively and aggressively pursuing additional opportunities to build and enhance wastewater infrastructure.

“BVRT is an excellent partner with key strategic relationships in this growing part of Texas. Texas Water Service looks forward to working with them to provide more and more people with the reliable wastewater service that is vital to every community’s success,” Kropelnicki said.

About California Water Service Group

California Water Service Group is the parent company of regulated utilities California Water Service, Hawaii Water Service, New Mexico Water Service, and Washington Water Service, and now Texas Water Service, a utility holding company. Together, these companies provide regulated and non-regulated water and wastewater service to more than 2 million people in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. California Water Service Group’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CWT.” Additional information is available online at www.calwatergroup.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“Act”). The forward-looking statements are intended to qualify under provisions of the federal securities laws for “safe harbor” treatment established by the Act. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections, and management’s judgment about the Company, the water utility industry and general economic conditions. Such words as would, expects, intends, plans, believes, estimates, assumes, anticipates, projects, predicts, forecasts or variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from what is contained in a forward-looking statement. Factors that may cause a result different than expected or anticipated include, but are not limited to: ability to complete the acquisition and ability to operate the wastewater systems in an accretive manner; natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics, epidemics or outbreaks of a contagious disease, such as the recent outbreak of coronavirus (or COVID‐19), governmental and regulatory commissions’ decisions, including decisions on proper disposition of property; consequences of eminent domain actions relating to our water systems; changes in regulatory commissions’ policies and procedures; the timeliness of regulatory commissions’ actions concerning rate relief and other actions; changes in water quality standards; changes in environmental compliance and water quality requirements; electric power interruptions; housing and customer growth trends; the impact of opposition to rate increases; our ability to recover costs; availability of water supplies; issues with the implementation, maintenance or security of our information technology systems; civil disturbances or terrorist threats or acts; the adequacy of our efforts to mitigate physical and cyber security risks and threats; the ability of our enterprise risk management processes to identify or address risks adequately; labor relations matters as we negotiate with unions; changes in customer water use patterns and the effects of conservation; the impact of weather, climate, natural disasters, and diseases on water quality, water availability, water sales and operating results, and the adequacy of our emergency preparedness; and, other risks and unforeseen events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements included in this paragraph, as well as the annual 10-K, Quarterly 10-Q, and other reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Company assumes no obligation to provide public updates of forward-looking statements.

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sparks & honey Welcomes Clineu Fernandes as New Chief Operating Officer to Its Leadership Team

Global Operations & Marketing Veteran Will Help The Tech-led Consultancy Continue To Scale

NEW YORK, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — sparks & honey, Omnicom’s (NYSE:OMC) technology-led cultural consultancy, today announced the appointment of Clineu Fernandes to the role of Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Fernandes will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, managing and optimizing internal processes, systems and infrastructure to ensure the continued growth of the consultancy and its cultural intelligence platform, Q™. He will work closely with sparks & honey Founder and CEO, Terry Young.

Fernandes joins sparks & honey from ShopFully, an Italy-based tech company where he served as the LATAM, VP and CEO of the Americas operations for the past four years overseeing corporate growth. Throughout his career, Fernandes has worked to scale both agencies and tech companies, becoming a champion for redesigned internal processes and business models that ended up driving exponential growth. He’ll now be using that experience to help sparks & honey continue its growth trajectory. Fernandes will be charged with overseeing various aspects of the company’s operations to ensure things are executed effectively, from human resources and the implementation of new DEI-focused initiatives to super-charging sparks & honey’s powerful Q™+ Consulting business as a true differentiator in the market.

“Clineu has a proven record of leading organizational growth at global companies. Much like the work we do for our clients – helping business leaders to see around corners and plan for disruption – he has a keen ability to anticipate business challenges and opportunities and translate that into an actionable, strategic plan,” said Young. “His rich mix of experience in both tech and consultative business will certainly help us scale our market-defining products.”

A Brazilian-born industry veteran, Fernandes’ two decades of experience spans operations, multichannel media, communications, marketing and advertising, working for international companies, technology startups, as well as global advertising agencies like WPP, Omnicom and Publicis.

“sparks & honey is one of the most innovative, exciting and inspiring companies in the global consultancy market. On top of learning day-to-day from this brilliant team, I’m excited to help the company continue to grow and move into a well-deserved leadership position it the market,” said Fernandes. “I’m also looking forward to fostering more innovation and shepherding some of the new DEI initiatives, ensuring innovation and diversity stay at the core of sparks & honey’s corporate culture.”

For more information on sparks & honey and its work, visit: sparksandhoney.com.

About sparks & honey: sparks & honey is a technology-based cultural consultancy delivering innovative growth and transformation strategy for global organizations. Leveraging a unique suite of proprietary tools, algorithms and a global network of human scouts to identify emerging cultural trends and industry shifts, sparks & honey helps organizations stay relevant and ahead of the curve in a fast-changing world.
Produced in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, sparks & honey’s recent intelligence report, Precision Consumer 2030, was presented from the stage at Davos in 2020. sparks & honey is a part of the Omnicom Precision Marketing Group.

About Omnicom Group Inc.: Omnicom Group (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news.

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Darby Swank appointed Senior Vice President, Sales of Kapsch TrafficCom North America

Darby Swank appointed Senior Vice President, Sales of Kapsch TrafficCom North America

MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Darby Swank has been appointed Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Development of Kapsch TrafficCom North America. In this role, Darby will provide strategic and operational leadership to the Sales & Business Development, Bid Management & Proposal, and Project Estimation teams in order to generate new business and growth for the company’s North America solution portfolio including electronic tolling, traffic management, and connected vehicle solutions. Darby replaces JB Kendrick, who was appointed the President of Kapsch TrafficCom North America in April 2021.

Darby has built a successful career in intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for electronic toll collection and traffic management. He has more than 24 years of experience in senior and leadership roles, with more than 20 years of experience in the transportation and tolling industries. He previously served as Vice President, All-Electronic Tolling Solutions for Kapsch from 2016, and was formerly Vice President of Electronic Tolling Solutions at Schneider Electric. Throughout his career, Darby directed several of the largest and most complex open road tolling (ORT) and all-electronic tolling (AET) projects in the United States, and has overseen technical strategy, technological and software development, and project testing and maintenance.

“I am looking forward to working with Darby in his new role. His comprehensive leadership in the North American tolling industry is a significant asset to Kapsch TrafficCom,” said JB Kendrick, President of Kapsch TrafficCom North America. “His professional relationships, technical expertise, and customer-focused approach will help solidify our future in the American and Canadian markets as a leading provider of toll systems, traffic management, and connected vehicle solutions. Darby will also support inter-department operations throughout the company.”

Darby is a standing member of the Finance Committee for the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Authority (IBTTA) and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He is located in Austin, Texas.

Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.

Kapsch has brought projects to fruition in more than 50 countries around the globe. With one-stop solutions, the company covers the entire value chain of customers, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems.

As part of the Kapsch Group and headquartered in Vienna, Kapsch TrafficCom has subsidiaries and branches in more than 30 countries. It has been listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange since 2007 (ticker symbol: KTCG). In its 2019/20 financial year, around 5,100 employees generated revenues of EUR 731.2 million.

For more information: www.kapsch.net and www.kapschtraffic.com. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/kapschnet.

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Cannabix Technologies Receives Notice of Allowance for Detection of Molecules – FAIMS U.S. Patent

Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (the “Company” or “Cannabix”) developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application, No. 17/019728 entitled, “Apparatus and Methods for Detection of Molecules”. This Track 1 patent application is centered on innovations made by Cannabix with its FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) based marijuana breathalyzer technology. This patent application is the culmination of research and development work conducted by Cannabix scientists and engineers in the areas of ion mobility spectrometry, non-volatile molecule sampling and fluid dynamics. These developments will provide utility in several areas related to detection of molecules in breath.

Cannabix is using its FAIMS technology to isolate and detect ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), a non-volatile compound, in breath. The Cannabix FAIMS marijuana breathalyzer device uses ion mobility filtering techniques (related to mass spectrometry – the gold standard analytical technique for molecular detection). The Cannabix device has been designed and built in a series of modules that together allow for sample intake, ionization, filtering and detection – all done under atmospheric pressure. In addition, the device has the ability to couple directly to a mass spectrometer in order to validate its detector responses.

It should be noted that a notice of allowance from the USPTO does not constitute a grant of patent. The Company will report on future material developments regarding its “Apparatus and Methods for Detection of Molecules” patent application in due course.

The Company has been steadily growing its intellectual property (IP) portfolio over recent months. In April, the Company received a notice of allowance for its patent application, No. 2887841 entitled, “Cannabis Drug Detection Device” from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). In addition, the Company was granted a granted patent No. 14/689434 entitled, “Cannabis Drug Detection Device” from the USPTO in January 2021. The newly received notice of allowance from the USPTO for its FAIMS related patent application builds on this IP momentum.

The Company expects to ship its THCBA to a clinic in the Northwestern, U.S. for beta testing in May. The collaborating clinic has a robust drug testing operation and is one of the top drug testing providers to employers within its respective state. The beta testing is focussed on improving user experience through testing and feedback and training the device’s machine learning database.

About Cannabix Technologies Inc.

Cannabix Technologies Inc. is a developer of marijuana breathalyzer technologies for law enforcement and the workplace. Cannabix is working to develop drug-screening devices that will detect THC – the psychoactive component of marijuana that causes impairment using breath samples. Breath testing for THC would allow employers and law enforcement to identify recent marijuana use that better aligns with impairment.

We seek Safe Harbor.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Rav Mlait”

CEO
Cannabix Technologies Inc.

For further information, contact the Company at [email protected]

The CSE has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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This press release contains forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance of the Company, such as final development of a commercial or prototype product(s), successful trial or pilot of company technologies, no assurance that commercial sales of any kind actually materialize; no assurance the Company will have sufficient funds to complete product development. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and the Company’s plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including: (i) adverse market conditions; (ii) risks regarding protection of proprietary technology; (iii) the ability of the Company to complete financings; (iv) the ability of the Company to develop and market its future product; and (v) risks regarding government regulation, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company’s public announcements and filings. There is no assurance that the marijuana breathalyzer business will provide any benefit to the Company, and no assurance that any proposed new products will be built or proceed. There is no assurance that existing “patent pending” technologies licensed by the Company will receive patent status by regulatory authorities. The Company is not currently selling commercial breathalyzers. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.



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Suited’s Equitable AI-Powered Recruiting Platform Selected as Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas

More than 4,000 entries received across various industries with AI and data among the most popular categories

LOS ANGELES, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Suited, the AI-powered, assessment-driven recruiting network, has received honorable mention in the AI and Data category of Fast Company’s Fifth Annual 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. Results of the awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.

Suited is on a mission to advance a new, unbiased hiring standard in historically homogenous, professional services industries. In spaces like investment banking and law, certain students often find an easier path into prestigious firms by way of personal connections or elite degrees. Suited released its inaugural product for investment banking recruiting in early 2019 and now partners with more than a dozen major investment banks to help them more equitably and effectively source and assess talent. In December 2020, Suited launched its recruiting network in the legal space to expand its mission by enabling forward-thinking law firms to discover candidates with the highest potential, address the industry’s lack of diversity, and enable highly efficient recruiting practices.

A free service for candidates, Suited creates custom AI models that identify which key employee traits lead to high performance and cultural fit on a firm-by-firm basis. In both investment banking and law, Suited has succeeded in creating a screening metric that is both more predictive of performance and less biased than existing metrics like GPA or university rank.

“We are incredibly proud that our platform has been recognized by Fast Company as a World Changing Idea,” said Matthew Spencer, Suited co-founder and CEO. “The Suited network brings firms that compete for talent into a common ecosystem, expanding the talent pool for each firm and providing more equitable access and consideration for every candidate. The network effects that are created are crucial to driving industry adoption, making the Suited platform a job search necessity for any candidate interested in breaking into the industries we serve, creating a more widespread and unbiased standard for recruiting early talent.”

A panel of eminent Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 4,000 entries across transportation, education, food, politics, technology, and more. The 2021 awards feature entries from across the globe.

“There is no question our society and planet are facing deeply troubling times. So, it’s important to recognize organizations that are using their ingenuity, impact, design, scalability, and passion to solve these problems,” says Stephanie Mehta, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “Our journalists, under the leadership of senior editor Morgan Clendaniel, have discovered some of the most groundbreaking projects that have launched since the start of 2020.”

About Suited

With offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Austin, Suited is an AI-powered, assessment-driven recruiting network designed to help the most promising candidates from all backgrounds access highly sought-after opportunities in the professional services industries. Using the power of machine learning and proven best practices from industrial-organizational psychology, Suited has created an assessment-driven ecosystem that enables hiring teams to equitably expand the way they identify and consider talent while providing candidates with an easy way to demonstrate their full potential. Additional information may be found at https://www.wellsuited.com/about.

About the World Changing Ideas Awards

World Changing Ideas is one of Fast Company’s major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the problems that affect us all.

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Built In Recognizes Jennifer Meyer of Gotransverse with 2021 Moxie Award as an Outstanding Woman in Tech

Gotransverse Director of Product receives recognition for her passion and contribution to the tech community

AUSTIN, Texas, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gotransverse (www.gotransverse.com), the leading global provider of enterprise order-to-cash solutions, today announced that Jennifer Meyer, Director of Product, has received a Built In 2021 Moxie Award. Built In’s annual awards program recognizes 50 outstanding women in tech who have made outsized contributions to their places of work, communities, and the tech industry as a whole.

“Jen has been a vital member of our product management team for the last six years, not only helping customers and coworkers but acting as a mentor and teacher as well,” said James Messer, founder and CEO of Gotransverse. “We are committed to diversity, including giving more women a chance to shine in what has traditionally been a male-dominated industry. Professionals like Jennifer are paving the way for women in technology, and we are delighted that her passion as a business leader and mentor has been recognized.”

Gotransverse continues to expand thanks to the commitment and leadership of professionals like Jennifer. As more global enterprises embrace recurring and subscription pricing, Gotransverse continues to grow as globally recognized experts in intelligent billing and order-to-cash systems delivered at scale.

Built In’s open call for nominations saw more than 400 applications this year. An esteemed panel of judges, all women who joined in a shared mission to empower women in tech, reviewed the nominations and chose the 50 women they believe showed the most moxie — a combination of courage, determination, energy, and know-how. The winners of the 2021 program show outsized passion, achieve excellence in their respective fields and uplift other women.

“These women raise the bar for what it means to be a rising leader in technology,” says Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer, Built In. “Their courage, determination, energy, and know-how will drive them to the pinnacle of their careers in tech and motivate other women to do the same along the way.”

You can learn more about Built In’s 2021 Moxie Award winners on their website.

About Gotransverse

Gotransverse provides cloud-based software that enables companies to operate as a subscription business model, including the often-challenging aspects of usage-based pricing and monetization at internet scale. Founded by globally recognized billing experts, the company offers an intelligent billing and subscription management platform that automates the subscription order-to-cash process, including billing, rating, collections, mediation, analytics, and revenue recognition. Gotransverse was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

For more information, visit http://gotransverse.com.

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Tom Woolf
Gotransverse
415.842.7398
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TCH and Jack Henry to Bring Real-Time Payments to Minority Communities

Companies fund implementation fees for minority-owned banks and credit unions, increasing access to real-time payments

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NEW YORK, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to bring the benefits of real-time payments to all Americans, especially those in communities served by minority-owned depository institutions (MDIs), The Clearing House and Jack Henry & Associates are jointly covering the costs of the onboarding fees for MDIs connecting to the RTP® network, the real-time payments network operated by The Clearing House, using JHA PayCenter™, Jack Henry’s proprietary payments hub.

The FDIC defines MDIs as any federally insured depository institution with 51 percent or more of the voting stock owned by minority individuals. Minority banks and credit unions are key contributors to their local economies and often provide financial services for many individuals and small businesses that are historically underserved and often susceptible to predatory lending practices, such as exorbitant interest rates or check cashing services that charge high fees.

“Many communities served by MDIs need access to flexible, faster payments which can help prevent missed payments, avoid late fees and penalties, protect credit scores, and improve cash flow and financial health,” said Tede Forman, head of consumer and commercial payments for Jack Henry & Associates. “This exciting program enables Jack Henry to financially partner with The Clearing House to give these financial institutions parity with larger institutions and hopefully prevent many consumers and small businesses from being underbanked.”

“Demand for faster payments has never been higher, and all Americans deserve to enjoy the benefits that can help solve many customer cash-flow concerns,” said Jim Aramanda, President & CEO, The Clearing House. “By easing the access to the RTP network for minority-owned banks and credit unions, many individuals and small businesses in these communities can reap the benefits of faster funds availability.” “

Real-time payments processed on the RTP network provide consumers and small businesses with the ability to receive payments 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with immediate confirmation of payment receipt. These capabilities help to put the customer in control of their payments and could dramatically reduce reliance on the use of check cashing services, or dependence on slower payment methods that may lead to late fees and penalties.  Small businesses served by MDIs with JHA PayCenter and the RTP network will have the ability to receive payments immediately, which will allow them to pay workers or purchase inventory or supplies on the same day. Currently, Jack Henry has more than 115 financial institutions live on its faster payments hub, JHA PayCenter.

The RTP network, developed by The Clearing House, is empowering financial institutions of all sizes and businesses to implement innovative, value-added use cases for faster payments. The RTP network gives the banking industry a modern platform for 24/7 domestic real-time payments, complete with rich data capabilities and immediate payment confirmation. The network enables instantaneous settlement and availability, so funds can be used or withdrawn as cash within seconds.

The RTP network’s real-time payment capabilities reach approximately 60% of U.S. demand deposit accounts, with more financial institutions joining the network each week. Moreover, financial institutions that hold 70% of U.S. DDAs have technical access to the RTP network, often through core banking technology providers, such as Jack Henry & Associates and others. The RTP network offers a flat pricing structure for all depository institutions regardless of size, does not include volume discounts or have minimum volume requirements, and, unlike ACH, does not charge an operator fee to receive payments.

About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading SaaS provider primarily for the financial services industry. We are a S&P 500 company that serves approximately 8,500 clients nationwide through three divisions: Jack Henry Banking® provides innovative solutions to community and regional banks. Symitar® provides industry-leading solutions to credit unions of all sizes; and ProfitStars® offers highly specialized solutions to financial institutions of every asset size, as well as diverse corporate entities outside of the financial services industry. With a heritage that has been dedicated to openness, partnership, and user centricity for more than 40 years, we are well-positioned as a driving market force in cloud-based digital solutions and payment processing services. We empower our clients and consumers with the human-centered, tech-forward, and insights-driven solutions that will get them where they want to go. Are you future ready? Additional information is available at www.jackhenry.com.

About The Clearing House
The Clearing House operates U.S-based payments networks that clear and settle more than $2 trillion each day through wire, ACH, check image, and real-time payments. It is the nation’s most experienced payments company, with a long track record of providing secure and reliable systems, payments innovation, and strategic thought leadership to financial institutions. Most recently, The Clearing House has revolutionized U.S. payments infrastructure with the RTP® network, which supports the immediate clearing and settlement of payments, along with the ability to exchange related payment information across the same secure channel. These RTP capabilities enable all financial institutions to offer safer, faster, and smarter digital transaction services for their corporate and retail customers. Learn more at www.theclearinghouse.org.

 

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Yogurtland Introduces Online Ordering, A New App, and A Revamped Loyalty Program

The Nation’s Leading Froyo Franchise Undergoes a Digital Transformation to Elevate Customer Experience With Enhanced Convenience and Customization

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IRVINE, Calif., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  Yogurtland, the nation’s leading frozen yogurt franchise, is excited to announce it has partnered with Olo (NYSE: OLO), the leading digital ordering provider for over 400 restaurant brands across the U.S., to offer online ordering for Yogurtland guests. In addition to making it more convenient to get your froyo fix through online ordering, Yogurtland has revamped its mobile app and Rewards Program, which makes every purchase more rewarding. 

Yogurtland is excited to announce it has partnered with Olo to give fan a more frictionless customer experience

Yogurtland fans can anticipate a more frictionless user experience through the integration with Olo, where they can now order their favorite customized frozen yogurt orders for delivery, in-store pickup, or catering directly through yogurt-land.com/order or the Yogurtland app. The digital optimizations allow Yogurtland guests to order easily and safely from the comfort of home without compromising the Yogurtland experience of creating a unique treat. 

The benefits get even sweeter with Yogurtland’s revamped Real Rewards program, which introduces new Rewards member advantages such as earning two points for every dollar spent, a $5 reward for every 100 points earned, a free birthday treat, three new Rewards tiers, and 50 bonus points just for signing up. Joining the Real Rewards program is easy when you download the Yogurtland mobile app on your Android or iOS phone.

New mobile app features include in-app ordering, quick access to your account and transaction history, adding Yogurtland gift cards to your account as a payment option, creating and viewing favorite orders, and tracking your progress towards the next reward. 

“We’re proud of taking a digital-forward strategy that makes Yogurtland more accessible and relevant for our guests,” says Yogurtland’s Senior Marketing Manager, Brittany Knollmiller. “Launching a new Real Rewards program and mobile app during our 15-year anniversary allows us to celebrate and connect with our guests in an entirely new way.” 

For more information about Yogurtland, please visit yogurt-land.com.  To place an order for delivery, in-store pickup, or catering, please visit yogurt-land.com/order. 

About Yogurtland: Celebrating 15 Years

Since 2006, Yogurtland has been leading the frozen yogurt chain delivering over 200 handcrafted artisan flavors and providing fans an anytime treat for the whole family. Championing a milestone year for the brand, Yogurtland is bringing fans more froyo moments this anniversary year with fan-favorite creations, at-home experiences, and innovations on the digital front like its new app that offers online ordering and rewards points with every purchase. Yogurtland has a team of flavorologists that exclusively use real ingredients and scratch-made, handcrafted flavors from across the globe for fans to enjoy a truly customized frozen dessert. The company’s premium frozen yogurt and delicious toppings are available through delivery, pickup or catering, giving customers more flexibility to enjoy dessert for any occasion wherever they are. Presently, Yogurtland has more than 250 locations across the U.S., Dubai, Guam, Myanmar, Oman, Indonesia, and Thailand. For more information, visit www.yogurt-land.com

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Petco Publishes Its 2020 Annual Report

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SAN DIEGO, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF) today published its 2020 Annual Report for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021. The report is available in the investor relations section of Petco’s website at https://ir.petco.com/investor-relations.

“This past year was a defining one for all of us at Petco as we served pets and pet parents in more ways than ever before,” said Ron Coughlin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Petco. “Our unique model and commitment to purpose driven performance drove strong results in a category that is experiencing significant growth. Leveraging our innovative health and wellness ecosystem and transformed digital platform, we quickly adapted to the changing environment and launched new, socially distanced offerings like curbside pickup, same-day delivery and online training. These capabilities, combined with our continued aggressive build-out of our services platform, including our veterinary care offerings, are key strategic differentiators for Petco moving forward. I would like to thank our more than 27,000 passionate Petco partners for their hard work and commitment to Petco’s continued success.”

About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. Since our founding in 1965, we’ve been striving to set new standards in pet care, delivering comprehensive wellness solutions through our products and services, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a growing network of more than 125 in-store veterinary hospitals, and offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, we’ve helped find homes for more than 6.5 million animals.

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U.S. Gold Corp. Announces Plans for 2021 Summer Field Season Program at the CK Gold Project in Southeast Wyoming

– CK Gold Project Pre-Feasibility Study remains on track for a mid-year release

– The program will be designed to assess complete information necessary to work toward a Feasibility Study by the end of 2021 or early 2022

– PFS mine planning, metallurgical testing, process design, hydrological, geotechnical, environmental studies and social outreach are ongoing

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CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) (the “Company”), a gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce its potential 2021 summer field season program at its CK Gold Project, located in southeast Wyoming. This program intends to fill any remaining gaps identified in the coming Pre-Feasibility study (PFS) program due mid-year and lead to the Feasibility Study (FS) for the project, expected toward the end of the year or early 2022.

The studies in progress for the PFS have expanded the Company’s understanding of the project and the program will be aimed at a number of areas where a planned second phase of data collection will be necessary to finalize a project FS toward the end of 2021. In the case of geotechnical work for mine slope stability, and hydrology to assure an understanding of the groundwater behavior during mining, drilling is necessary to fill data gaps and confirm assumptions put forth in the PFS. Advances in the studies to date reveal the detailed scope and precise needs for the follow-up work leading to the FS, following normal course for project development.

While ongoing metallurgical testing on sample extracted from the prior field season continues to support and further develop the initial findings for recovery of gold, copper and silver from the project, further testing to ensure those assumptions for recoveries are consistent across the deposit (variability testing) will be continued beyond the mid-year PFS on sample already extracted, supporting the FS.

As a consequence of the detailed geological studies, relogging of historic core, optical down-the-hole televiewer data and field mapping, the understanding of the CK Gold Project resource has improved dramatically. A new resource should eliminate smearing of metal grades across hard geologic boundaries, incorporate new drill data and apply rigorous best-practice standards to the resource estimates that are then used in the mine planning to establish proven and probable reserves. The updated resource and reserves, when published, is expected to incorporate an estimate silver content which was previously not reported. The silver, while not a large contributor to project economics, will further help and should be in sufficient quantities to reap some payment from concentrate sales.

George Bee, U.S. Gold Corp.’s President and CEO, states, “We continue to advance the CK Gold Project along the development track and remain on schedule. We now have accumulated baseline environmental data for over six months and we expect to be in a position to submit a permit application early in 2022. The identified project footprint, having been declared non-jurisdictional by the US Army Corp of Engineers, now falls entirely within the jurisdiction of the regulatory bodies of the state of Wyoming. With no tailings dam, no smelter stack emissions from a process plant and the gravity and flotation process employed for metal recovery, the project avoids many of the concerns that have been a feature of similar mining ventures. We hope that the simple nature of the project, well supported by local infrastructure, will lead to the fast-track approval and development, in benefit of local stakeholders and U.S. Gold Corp. shareholders.” 

COVID-19 Policy

U.S. Gold Corp. recognizes the heightened health risks associated with the current pandemic. At this stage of the CK Gold Project development, focusing largely on the gathering of information from the field, our personnel, contractors and consultants do not need to come into close contact with others apart from work within individual pods such as the drill crew and core logging personnel. Much of our work is conducted outdoors and physically separated. Meetings are conducted from remote locations using available video conferencing software. When it is necessary for individuals to meet or visit facilities, health guidelines are followed to avoid and minimize the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus. We take the health and safety of all those associated with our activities very seriously. If necessary, we will suspend activities and observe quarantine regimens until any health uncertainty passes. We encourage all those associated with the company to follow both CDC guidelines and obtain vaccinations as soon as possible.

About U.S. Gold Corp.

U.S. Gold Corp. is a publicly traded, U.S. focused gold exploration and development company. U.S. Gold Corp. has a portfolio of exploration properties. Copper King, now the CK Gold Project, is located in Southeast Wyoming and has a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) technical report, which was completed by Mine Development Associates available on the US. Gold Corp. website. Keystone and Maggie Creek are exploration properties on the Cortez and Carlin Trends in Nevada. The Challis Gold Project is located in Idaho.  For more information about U.S. Gold Corp., please visit www.usgoldcorp.gold

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “forecast,” “estimated,” and “intend,” among others. These forward-looking statements are based on U.S. Gold Corp.’s current expectations, and actual results could differ materially from such statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to
, risks arising from: the prevailing market conditions for metal prices and mining industry cost inputs, environmental and regulatory risks, risks faced by junior companies generally engaged in exploration activities, whether U.S. Gold Corp. will be able to raise sufficient capital to implement future exploration programs, COVID-19 uncertainties, and other factors described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at 
www.sec.gov
. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks, contingencies, and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company makes no representation or warranty that the information contained herein is complete and accurate and we have no duty to correct or update any information contained herein.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Mineral Resources

We may use certain terms on this press release, which are defined in Canadian Institute of Metallurgy guidelines, the guidelines widely followed to comply with Canadian National Instrument 43–101– Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43–101”).  We advise U.S. investors that these terms are not recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  However, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.  Note that a preliminary economic assessment is preliminary in nature, and it includes Inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied that would enable them to be classified as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the preliminary assessment will be realized.

For additional information, please contact:
U.S. Gold Corp. Investor Relations:
+1 800 557 4550
[email protected] 
www.usgoldcorp.gold

 

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