Notable Insider Buys Of The Past Week: Howard Hughes, Party City, Perrigo And More

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty. A beneficial owner began the new year with a buying spree. Insiders at a private equity firm, a real estate company and a pharmaceutical company added to their stakes as well, as the new year got underway. Conventional wisdom says … Read more

Georgians for the Arts presents 2021 Annual Georgia Arts Action Summit & Arts Advocacy Week February 7-12, 2021

SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Georgians for the Arts presents the 2021 Georgia Arts Action Summit, which will be held virtually Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8, 2021, is a two-day digital event bringing together arts advocates from every corner of the State of Georgia.   The event provides grassroots arts advocates training led … Read more

Apple has banned Parler from its app store for failing to remove content that promotes violence

Apple and Google have both banned Parler from their app stores. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Apple has banned the social media app Parler from the App Store for failing to remove content that promotes violence. “Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people’s safety,” Apple said in … Read more

Park West Gallery Promotes Chad Parsons to Sr. Manager, Shipboard Operations

MIAMI, Jan. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Park West Gallery is pleased to announce that Chad Parsons has been promoted to Sr. Manager, Shipboard Operations. In this new role, Parsons will oversee Park West’s Fleet Management Team in addition to his role managing Park West’s operations on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise Lines. In making the announcement, … Read more

Google kicks Parler out of Play Store over failing to remove violent content

OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Google has banned Parler from the Play Store for allowing content “that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US,” a spokesperson told Business Insider on Friday. “In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app’s listings from the Play Store until it addresses … Read more

Logo Brands Signs Exclusive Licensing Deal With University of Minnesota

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Logo Brands, Inc. has finalized a four-year licensing agreement with University of Minnesota for blankets, throws and pillows, effective April 1, 2021. The agreement is an expansion of a partnership struck earlier this year granting Logo Brands exclusive rights to manufacture, produce and distribute U of M Golden Gophers tailgate … Read more

Trump tried tweeting from the official POTUS account despite Twitter’s ban, but the tweets were immediately removed

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images President Donald Trump tweeted from the official @POTUS Twitter account Friday evening shortly after the social media company permanently banned his personal account, @realDonaldTrump. But Twitter almost immediately deleted the tweets, in which Trump railed against Twitter, Democrats, and Section 230, and said he was considering building his own … Read more

Appian Selected by Accenture as a Core Partner in the INTIENT Network for Life Sciences

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) today announced that it has joined Accenture’s INTIENT partner ecosystem as a core partner. The ecosystem is designed to help independent software vendors (ISVs) and life science companies integrate more effectively to accelerate drug discovery efforts and improve patient outcomes. The INTIENT Network is an integral … Read more

Plan Announces Amendment to Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 7, 2021 /CNW/ – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce that the size of the non-brokered private placement financing previously announced on December 22, 2020, has increased from … Read more

Country Garden Forest City once again bagged the 2020 Asian Townscape Jury’s Award

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the winners of the 2020 Asian Townscape Awards were announced. Country Garden Forest City’s ” Water Cycle System & Sponge City Concept” stood out from the contestants, and once again bagged the 2020 Asian Townscape Jury’s Award, demonstrating a great recognition from the international community to Forest … Read more

Trump’s Facebook ban is just ‘a Band-Aid on a bullet wound,’ critics say – but no one can agree on the best way to wipe out the disinformation contagion

Trump supporters gather near the US Capitol Building on Wednesday. Probal Rashid / Contributor via Getty US Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday the social media companies were “collaborators” with Capitol rioters. Experts and activists say disinformation must be addressed beyond suspending the president’s account for election falsehoods.  While … Read more

Horrified by Trump supporters storming the US Capitol, VCs are calling on others to stop doing deals with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images As the Capital came under siege on Wednesday, many VCs took to Twitter to express their outrage. Some went even further and demanded that their fellow investors stop doing business deals with Trump’s son-in-law, and White House senior advisor, Jared Kushner. “Why would you put Jared … Read more

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