Find out how PuroClean's commitment to excellence led to a 44.4% systemwide sales increase and continues to fuel its success in the industry.

Jon-Don has launched a temporary Hurricane Support Center in Sarasota, FL to provide essential disaster restoration equipment, supplies, and expertise to contractors aiding in the recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

RT Specialty’s Hamilton, NJ office has promoted Justin Kochmer, Kelly Jackson, and Joe Fagan to Senior Account Managers, recognizing their contributions to enhancing the insurance experience for clients. Their dedication and leadership are expected to drive further success within the team.

Stellar Service Brands announces the promotion of Jessica Wescott to CEO, marking a new chapter for the company. Wescott, who joined in 2022, has driven significant growth and expansion, positioning the company for continued success. 

CRDN moves up on the 2024 Franchise Times Top 400 list, ranking third in sales growth within the Disaster Restoration category. Securing an overall ranking of 243, up from 278 in 2023, CRDN continues to showcase its growth and leadership in the restoration industry.

Ryan Martin, CUNY's first director of inclusive and adaptive sports, has quickly built a nationally recognized wheelchair basketball program. His focus is on bringing athletes with disabilities to CUNY, but he says it's ultimately not about the game.

Crystal Hana Kim says the Korean War is so deeply ingrained in her family's history--but so remote for Americans today--that it became the driving force for her to become a writer.

CSI and Graduate Center professor Ava Chin uncovers her family's remarkable history and reveals the deeper history of exclusion that defined the Chinese American experience for a century in "Mott Street."

This week for our weekly How-To’s powered by KnowHow, we learn how to lay hard-surface floor protection.

Discover the chemistry of fire cleaning with this in-depth guide. Learn how solvents, chemical reactions and other scientific principles can transform soot-stained surfaces.

The restoration industry is constantly evolving, with shifts in customer expectations and advancements in drying techniques. This article highlights the role of contractors, insurance relationships, and the myths surrounding the "three-day drying" rule.

ProjectorCentral's Rob Sabin installs and demonstrates Elite ProAV's huge 120-inch motorized ALR screen for UST projectors.

The winner won't be called until all the provisional votes are counted.

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A national report on local news calls Charlottesville Tomorrow one of 12 "bright spots" in a beleaguered ecosystem.

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Here are some of our postings for Monday’s PA March for Life. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/KNZfyjbgaMeFPfj3/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/gp5xVu7y8kxW49kv/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YpxiCotA4v22Q7tb/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/uNFWLVKh3vcTHH7u/?mibextid=WC7FNe https://www.facebook.com/share/v/ZJmyUxQnDzEUQs1N/?mibextid=WC7FNe  

We continue our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues with more on the subject of breastfeeding. For the next several days we will look at the important work being done by the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank and how the PCC is looking to help them. https://fb.watch/dv4YBuc3qS/ https://twitter.com/PAcatholic/status/1532416678121857025?s=20&t=6XAnUbQUJooExYYWxkr1WQ  

Presidential Voter Guide https://www.hbgdiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-PA-Presidential-Voter-Guide.pdf Allentown Diocese https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/38ozcuv2k9a8284l3g5oj/State-Voter-Guide-for-Diocese-of-Allentown.pdf?rlkey=d736o5zt9dim845lp5i8x264g&e=1&st=n431ntpo&dl=0 Harrisburg Diocese  https://www.hbgdiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-State-Voter-Guide-Harrisburg.pdf Erie Diocese  https://www.eriercd.org/images/pdf/2024-PCC-Voter%20Guide.pdf Altoona-Johnstown Diocese https://www.dioceseaj.org/2024-pcc-voter-guide/ Scranton Diocese https://www.dioceseofscranton.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PCC-Voter-Guide-Scranton.pdf Pittsburgh Diocese https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:50d08636-546a-4ad1-8030-46a1fa4ed5e3        

You will never guess where you can find a wide selection of biblical quotations when you visit Harrisburg. Well, yeah, the bible. But I’m talking a building. It’s the State Capitol of all places–hard to believe in this day and age where there is always someone looking to be offended. PA Rep. Kathy Rapp, a Republican out of the northwestern part of the state, put out a nice booklet that is complete with the verses and the scenes that accompany those verses. Many are in the Governor’s reception room, House chambers and Senate chambers. Rapp stated in the first page of her book “Pennsylvania’s history and heritage is rooted in religious significance. From William Penn’s own vision and statement of establishing a Holy Experiment, to the first laws proposed by the General Assembly, to the first section of the first Constitution, the Charter of Privileges, entitled the freedom of conscience, our founders based their way of life on religious convictions. There are verses from the Old Testament, including Isaiah 42:1,4,7,10 “Behold my servant whom I uphold to pen the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. Sing unto the Lord a new song ye that go down to the sea.” There are also several from the New Testament and the Gospels, like Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake.” No, this would not happen today. Not with the hyper-politically correct world we live in. In fact, it’s kind of surprising no one has fought to take it down. Maybe they have and I don’t know it. For example… There’s a case involving Lehigh County and the cross on its county seal that was added in 1944. It was fine then, but of course it had to offend somebody eventually. Yep. It did. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation—how they came across the symbol is beyond me—joined four Lehigh County residents and filed a lawsuit. According to the Morning Call, they argued “the seal was a violation of their first amendment rights.” U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith agreed with the folks who were offended. He ruled in September that Lehigh Co. would have to change it on flags, cars or other property but could keep it on older documents. The County appealed to the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which is waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to act on a similar case before it makes a ruling.  

Like many lawmakers in Harrisburg, State Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford, Fulton and Franklin Cos.) will be keeping a close eye on budget talks at the Capitol.  The process started after Governor Wolf unveiled his budget proposal earlier this month. “It’s basically the Governor saying ‘this is my wish list,’” said Topper. “That’s the way I look at it. “ There’s a good chance that Topper and his Republican colleagues will have a different set of wishes. Topper said they will be looking at what is needed to run the government efficiently. “There’s always going to be disagreement on that number. It’s a negotiation,” he said. “But from my standpoint, I’m always going to be advocating for spending less money–being more efficient with what we have and not going back to the tax payers for their hard-earned money.” One of the programs that Topper will be pushing for is the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, or EITC for short. It enables businesses to get a tax credit for contributing to a scholarship organization, educational improvement organization or a pre-K scholarship organization. “This is a way that we can make sure that businesses who want to contribute to our Catholic schools—and private schools really, whether they are Catholic or not, that we can’t give direct dollars to directly through the state, this is a chance for them to be able to contribute to their communities and get tax deductions through that. It has been a widely successful program that has benefited both the communities and the businesses they serve in, as well as the schools. “ Topper sees a lot of support for not only keeping, but also increasing the EITC. “We’ve seen increases in the EITC since I’ve been here. Speaker Turzai has been leading the charge on that, as well as a former colleague of mine, Jimmy Christiana and Senator Regan when he was Representative Regan in the House. There’s a lot of bi-partisan support for increasing the EITC. “ Another issue that Topper will keep his eye is abortion. He is part of a staunch Pro-Life Caucus at the Capitol. Like many of his colleagues he was alarmed by what happened in New York with the new abortion law. “You’ve seen a lot of—even millennials,” Topper said, “who have come to understand that – I think technology has really made a difference, when you can see these children through ultrasounds…I knew what my kids looked like before they were born. That technology wasn’t available back in the time of Roe V. Wade.” “It just wasn’t something that people could look at and understand. Now they can. The science is on our side. And I think that’s one social and cultural issue that we’ve moved to our side, the pro-life movement.” And Topper joined his colleagues in adding re-assurance to pro-lifers in PA. “This is something I don’t expect to see in Pennsylvania under this legislature but we have to have an answer for it—as we talk about the value of life at conception, what these little children mean to us as a society and how we are going to protect them.”    

Assistant Professor of Humanities Orlando Woods from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has a keen research interest in areas including religion, cities and urban landscapes, digital technologies, space, and social and cultural geography. He has published a research paper on the role of Christianity in migrant integration in Singapore, and has received a grant from the Singapore Ministry of Education to conduct further research on this subject. Titled ‘New Religious Pluralism in Singapore: Migration, Integration and Difference”, the study seeks to better understand new types of socio-cultural diversity in Singapore. In this podcast, Assistant Professor Woods discusses the role of whether religion enables or dis-enables migrant integration into Singapore.

The rise of new technologies is changing the way companies raise funds. Along with increased popularity of crowdfunding in recent years, a new form of funding has emerged – that is, the use of Initial Coin Offerings, or ICOs. In 2017, companies in the United States raised over $4 billion through ICOs; in 2018, more than $21 billion has been raised. ICOs generate many challenges for securities regulators, and also give rise to other issues including corporate governance, data protection, anti-money laundering and insolvency. Assistant Professor Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez from the SMU School of Law has conducted legal research on financial regulation. In this podcast, he shares his recent comparative and interdisciplinary study which addresses the issue of ICOs and makes recommendations to regulators and policy makers in a way that aims to promote innovation and firms’ access to finance without harming investor protection, market integrity and the stability of the financial system.

Data has emerged as the most important driver for modern economic development. New industries have arisen from the use of data with personal information as the core asset, while many traditional models of business are ‘disrupted’ or drastically transformed. Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has also become an integral tool for the management and processing of data, including personal data, as it provides greater accuracy and capability. How should the use of A.I. in data management be regulated and should it be treated any differently under the data protection regime? What role can A.I. play in regulating the use of personal data and as a cybersecurity tool? Is creating a form of propertisation of personal data and ‘data ownership’ useful? These are just some of the lingering questions that regulators and organisations are currently grappling with. Central to the issue is how A.I. can best serve and safeguard humanity’s interests. Warren Chik is Associate Professor of Law at SMU School of Law, and concurrently Deputy Director at SMU’s Centre for AI and Data Governance. In this podcast, he shares his recent research into Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Singapore, which takes a deeper look into consumers’ trust, organisational security and government regulation.

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Over the weekend, quite a large mudflow occurred on the banks of Loch Broom in the Wester Ross area of northern Scotland

AGU is an organization committed to a culture of Experiment / Learn / Adapt. In response to voter input over many elections, the Leadership Development / Governance Committee chose to test ranked choice voting in 4 elections – International Secretary, Board Director, Council Students and Council Early Career Scientists. In case you’re not familiar, this is an increasingly popular electoral system that allows voters to rank candidates by preference, meaning …

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An initiative from three of America's biggest beverage companies, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper, aims to improve the recycling and processing of plastic bottles.

The global pharmaceutical packaging market is set to grow over 5% year-over-year in 2019, and bottles will remain highly sought after, followed by blisters, vials and ampoules.

Drug-producing industries are expected to continue to operate at normal or near normal capacities despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode the topic is 3D printed blister tool prototyping and how it can be used to improve cannabis packaging.

Winning entry suggests replacing the plastic and aluminum often used in medication packaging with paperboard.

The coffee is said to be the first super-concentrated coffee available in plastic bottles.

Discover what inspired these six professionals to pursue careers in packaging and their advice for young women considering the same.

ProMach brand Pharmaworks will debut their capability to handle new 100-percent recyclable, mono-material packaging films on their blister machines.

At its Booth W-19027, the company will showcase Vial Protect Pack II, a robust, multilayer vial protection/labeling solution for high-value or high-potency drug applications whose container breakage rates must be near-zero.

Expanded recycled polymer offering at former oil refinery will target the high-performance packaging market, particularly packaging for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The 250ml Domino bottle includes a 75-mm-wide front face and customizable side panels.

This reusable and fully recyclable plastic packaging is available in three colors and is suitable for all caps.

The bottles are made with 50% post-consumer recycled plastic, and the dosing ball previously provided with every bottle has been removed, reducing the amount of virgin plastic by 1,000 tonnes annually.

The new labels are designed to attract attention and are easy to read on store shelves.

Custom packaging can help offset rising freight costs by optimizing packaging size and weight, reducing damage, streamlining logistics, and enhancing brand recognition.

The latest step in brand's sustainability journey is expected to reduce more than 90 percent of plastic use across all canister offerings.

The big news for 2025 is the focus of the Product Innovation awards on producers of packaging – one of the hottest areas of sustainability innovation today.

The Home Depot has spent the past several years reducing waste by eliminating hard-to-recycle materials, and those efforts continue.

Meet Dana Austin, General Manager for IWK North America.

Meet Jessica Fischer, Parts and Service Manager for OMV Technologies, USA.

Meet Babitha George, Portfolio Manager for Packaging Solutions at Tetra Pak U.S. & Canada.

Meet Kate Gilpin, Product Manager of Luxury Packaging for James Cropper.

Meet Amy Mercante, General Manager of Specialty Products at PPG.