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FabriTec Structures Wins IFAI International Achievement Award For Greater Rochester International Airport

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DALLAS (PRWEB)
October 03, 2019

FabriTec Structures has won the 2019 International Achievement Award in the tensile structures, 600 – 2,300 square meters category from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). The award-winning tensile structures are a series of canopies the company built at the Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York.

The Greater Rochester International Airport project in Rochester, New York consisted of a series of nested tensile membrane structure canopies. The new fabric structures greet travelers and provide weather protection at the arrivals and departure areas of the airport. The fabric structures incorporate advanced LED lighting, a security camera system, and a 40,000-gallon rainwater collection system.

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association comprised of member companies representing the international specialty fabrics marketplace. Member companies range in size from one-person shops to multinational corporations. Members’ products cover the broad spectrum of specialty fabrics and include fibers, fabrics, end products, equipment and hardware. IFAI is the largest, most comprehensive trade association serving this industry, and provides value to its members through trade shows and events, publications, and educational programs.

About FabriTec Structures

FabriTec Structures is an award-winning lightweight structures contractor specializing in the design and construction of complex cable and custom tensile membrane structures, and building envelopes. FabriTec Structures builds tensile membrane structures that range vastly in scope and service from massive stadiums and amphitheaters to building entryways and covered walkways. The company designs and develops fabric structures from an assortment of highly engineered membrane materials including ETFE foil, PTFE, and PVC fabrics. The company’s support structures are forged from cold-formed carbon steel and include specially designed cables and fittings – all manufactured in-house.

If you would like further information about this press release or to schedule an interview with FabriTec Structures, please contact Gary Taylor at garytaylor(at)fabritecllc(dot)com or call 1-877-887-4233.

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Why Drivers Should Carefully Analyze The Car Insurance Contract Before Signing It

“It is recommended to read every phrase of the car insurance contract before signing it. You should know exactly for what you are insured”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
October 05, 2019

Autoinsurancequotesave.com has released a new blog post that informs the clients why they should pay attention to the car insurance contract before sealing the deal

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Car insurance is required in order to legally drive across the United States. After buying the minimum required by each state (except New Hampshire), drivers can add extra coverage. However, do not be hasty and sign the contract before carefully reading it. Even if this may look complicated and time-consuming, it will prevent unpleasant surprises. Drivers who want to get really advantageous deals should use the free quotes provided by http://www.autoinsurancequotesave.com.

Pay attention to the “Declarations” section of the contract. This section can cover one or more pages and it is one of the most important parts of the contract. Here the driver will find listed the item or items that are covered by the contract. This section also provides details about the expiration date and coverage limits.

The Named Insured is the section where the policyholder will have to write his address, phone number, email address and other related details. Furthermore, there is a section dedicated to the insured vehicle or vehicles, where multiple details must also be added. This is where car owners can add one or more additional drivers.

Carefully look for coverage exclusions. They specify what events will not be covered under the current policy. For example, collision coverage will not cover the insured if the car is vandalized or stolen. Using a personal car for commercial purposes is also a common exclusion.

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Foundations in Learning Names Mark Mitrovich CEO

Mark Mitrovich, CEO of Foundations in Learning

Mark Mitrovich has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of Foundations in Learning

We are thrilled to welcome Mark Mitrovich to Foundations in Learning. His impressive commitment to education and innovation, proven over the course of a long career in numerous high-profile roles, is clear evidence of his perfect fit as our CEO.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (PRWEB)
October 03, 2019

Foundations in Learning, creator of the Foundations Learning System™, today announced that Mark Mitrovich has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Mitrovich joins the company at an exciting time, following the September launch of the Foundations Learning System. The integrated system includes a screener, diagnostic and intervention solution designed to make visible the needs of underserved students in second grade through high school who struggle with reading comprehension and fluency due to poor word recognition skills.

“I am honored to join Foundations in Learning and embrace the opportunity to work closely alongside the company’s co-founders, Dr. Carolyn Brown and Dr. Jerry Zimmermann, to expand awareness and implementation of their timely and innovative solution to address a critical issue in reading failure—one of the most perplexing and persistent problems facing education in this country,” said Mitrovich. “Based on years of research and development in collaboration with scientists at the University of Iowa and school districts, the Foundations System leverages a powerful learning framework from cognitive science and gives school systems a proven way to identify, diagnose and remediate struggling readers who have been left behind despite years of well-meaning interventions. I firmly believe this is not just a reading solution, but a framework to support learning outcomes that truly transform the lives of at-risk students.”

Most recently, Mitrovich was CEO for Global Learning and Leadership (GL2), a not-for-profit consultancy he founded, dedicated to building capacity within school districts and communities to increase student achievement and success. In addition, he brings to Foundations in Learning 35 years of experience as an educator and district leader, including superintendent positions in Gig Harbor, Wash., and Naperville, Ill. Mitrovich was also Chief Academic Officer for the School Services Division of Pearson North America and has consulted for districts across the United States, as well as for state and federal agencies, superintendents’ associations, Apple, Microsoft, the New York City Board of Education, and the Ministries of Education in New Zealand and Victoria, Australia.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mark Mitrovich to Foundations in Learning. His impressive commitment to education and innovation, proven over the course of a long career in numerous high-profile roles, is clear evidence of his perfect fit as our CEO,” said Dr. Carolyn Brown, President and co-founder of Foundations in Learning. “Mark has demonstrated his willingness to tackle a variety of challenges in pursuit of equal access to educational and economic opportunities for all children. We are confident that this same thoughtful and passionate approach will significantly advance our efforts to improve educational equity through literacy.”

One of Mitrovich’s first initiatives in his new role is to ensure that education leaders and stakeholders nationwide have access to an effective solution, in the form of the Foundations Learning System, to help struggling readers reach proficiency. The Foundations System is an innovative solution that applies the learning framework known as the “Varied Practice Model,” which is proven to enhance automatic skill development in many other domains—including sports, music, language and math—to the development of automatic word recognition skills, an essential precursor of fluency and reading comprehension. Using the system, educators can quickly identify and help students whose academic progress has stagnated due to a lack of foundational reading skills, including persistently struggling readers, students with special needs and English language learners.

Mitrovich is also eager to introduce the education community to the depth of research behind Foundations in Learning’s solutions. Dr. Brown and Dr. Zimmermann have spent more than 30 years studying the needs of struggling readers, and the Foundations Learning System is built on 10 years of research and product development. For the development of the screener and diagnostic, they collaborated with Dr. Bob McMurray, Dr. Eliot Hazeltine, Dr. Deborah Read and Dr. Keith Apfelbaum, who are cognitive scientists and/or reading researchers from the University of Iowa. Support was provided by the SBIR program at the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences under contract ED-IES-15-C-0023. Additionally, through a series of National Science Foundation awards, Professors McMurray and Hazeltine have demonstrated that the principles underlying expert skill learning are applicable to learning to read.

For more information on bringing the Foundations Learning System to a school or district, call 888-701-3009 ext. 100 or contact Foundations in Learning by email at info@foundations-learning.com.

About Foundations in Learning

Foundations in Learning is a provider of scientifically based, empirically derived intervention solutions for elementary and middle school age students. The company’s researchers and program developers have decades of experience in creating, testing, and providing schools with effective programs to meet the individual needs of their students. Foundations in Learning’s technology-delivered, research-based programs are supported by learning models that have been demonstrated to be effective in areas of learning that are particularly relevant to the development, application and generalization of reading and mathematics skills. Learn more at https://www.foundations-learning.com/

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Enrollment is Open for the New SMART TD Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP)

SMART TD Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP)

This new Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP) was designed to work well with the benefits that SMART TD members already have available to them.”

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (PRWEB)
October 03, 2019

Since May 2019, SMART TD members have had a new disability benefit available to them. Enrollment for the new Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP) which began in May, ends November 30, 2019. Members can apply for coverage if they are a dues paying member of SMART TD living in the United States and working at least 20 hours per week.

Previously, SMART TD members had Long-Term Disability Insurance available to them through MetLife, but the MetLife Plan ended April 1, 2019. The new plan is underwritten by Amalgamated Life Insurance Company. Members who were enrolled in the previous MetLife plan are guaranteed approved for a monthly benefit of up to $1,000 per month (2 or 5 years duration).

“Applying for the new Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP) is easy, because Amalgamated Life Insurance Company uses simplified medical underwriting,” stated Carl Galdine, the VDP Enrollment Director. “With simplified underwriting, there is no medical exam, only a few medical questions on the application.”

Enrollment packets including a letter, a summary of benefits, and information on how to enroll were mailed to SMART TD members in May and June. Members can enroll online by visiting http://www.smart-vltd.com or by calling the SMART TD VDP Enrollment Center at 224-770-5328 and speaking with a benefit specialist.

Below are highlights of the new Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP):

Members can choose between a 2 or 5 year option

Members can enroll in a monthly benefit ranging from $300 to $5,000 ($100 benefit increments) (monthly benefit may not exceed 60% of gross earnings)

Previous MetLife participants are guaranteed approved for a monthly benefit of up to $1,000

Benefit does not offset and pays in addition to all other benefits

Benefit starts paying after 180 days (6 months)

Pre-existing conditions are covered after 12 months on the plan

Benefit covers members on and off the job (24-hour coverage)

Benefit is not subject to repayment upon receipt of a FELA or personal injury settlement

Members can retain coverage even if they are furloughed or suspended (portable)

“This new Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP) was designed to work well with the benefits that SMART TD members already have available to them,” explained Carl Galdine. “It stacks on top of all other benefits including the Voluntary Short-Term Disability Plan and RRB benefits. Also, this plan starts after a 6-month waiting period when RRB Sickness Benefits typically end.”

Open Enrollment ends November 30, 2019. For more information or to enroll visit http://www.smart-vltd.com or call the SMART TD VDP Enrollment Center at 224-770-5328.

About SMART TD

The SMART Transportation Division (SMART TD) is comprised of approximately 125,000 active and retired members of the former United Transportation Union, who work in a variety of different crafts in the transportation industry. With offices in North Olmsted, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., SMART TD is the largest railroad operating union in North America.

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PrimeGov Announces Appointment of New Chief Operations Officer

Sherif Agib

We are pleased to welcome Sherif on board, confident that his industry experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving the business forward, growing our customer base, and leading a strong and dedicated team.

SALT LAKE CITY (PRWEB)
October 04, 2019

PrimeGov today announced the appointment of Sherif Agib as Chief Operations Officer. Former VP of Operations at Granicus, Sherif will be responsible for the strategic leadership of business operations and growth of the organization effective September 2019. With extensive experience in the government sector, considerable expertise, and a fresh perspective, Sherif’s appointment comes at an opportune time as PrimeGov focuses its efforts on building a stronger and enhanced business structure to promote and sustain further growth, expansion, and success. Sherif brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles in Granicus, NetSuite, and ServiceMax.

Announcing the appointment, Tom Spengler, PrimeGov’s Board Director, said: “We are pleased to welcome Sherif on board, confident that his industry experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving the business forward, growing our customer base, and leading a strong and dedicated team. His experience and leadership style make him the ideal person to head up operations at PrimeGov and we are excited to have him joining us to scale business at a time of rapid growth.”

Sherif’s appointment comes as interest from the market in PrimeGov solutions continues to grow, with PrimeGov more than doubling its number of clients in the last year alone with recent wins from the city of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Ventura County. Government agencies are rapidly adopting PrimeGov’s industry-leading legislative solution for its advanced technology and enhanced capabilities and the new Chief Operations Officer will be instrumental in driving business forward.

Speaking of his appointment in the new leadership role at PrimeGov, Sherif said: “I’m excited about this new role at PrimeGov because it aligns very closely with my own values of putting our customers first and leading with passion and determination to meet their needs. PrimeGov collaborates with its customers and creates trusted partnerships and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to make an industry-changing impact in the government space.”

As PrimeGov’s client base continues to grow, Sherif will play a key role in scaling business processes. As part of this business scaling strategy and development, PrimeGov has undergone a rebranding to consolidate its products and services, which includes an updated logo and new website, which was launched this week: http://www.primegov.com

About PrimeGov

PrimeGov provides market-leading legislative software solutions for governments. For more information, visit http://www.primegov.com

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Frankenmuth Insurance Welcomes Jeff Lind to Agency Council

Frankenmuth Insurance welcomes Clark Insurance’s Jeff Lind to its Agency Council.

“Jeff brings more than 25 years of insurance experience and is a great addition to the Agency Council,” said John Benson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for FI.

PORTLAND, Maine (PRWEB)
October 04, 2019

Frankenmuth Insurance, a regional insurance carrier based in Frankenmuth, Mich., is pleased to announce the addition of Jeff Lind of Clark Insurance to its Agency Council. Frankenmuth Insurance (FI) formed its Agency Council in 2009 and selects agents from each region where FI does business to ensure the needs and concerns of all its agency partners are represented.

Lind is the chief operating officer (COO) of Clark Insurance, located in Portland, Maine, and has been with the agency since 1993. He works with a variety of complex commercial accounts, such as construction firms, real estate developers, non-profit and social service organizations, public entities and technology firms. In 2015, Lind received INSUREtrust’s Cyber Risk Management Leadership Award, which recognizes select independent agents who are committed to helping their clients implement privacy and security best practices through cutting-edge cyber insurance products and solutions.

“Jeff brings more than 25 years of insurance experience and is a great addition to the Agency Council,” said John Benson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for FI. “His contributions will be vital as we work together to explore strategic issues that ultimately benefit all our agency partners.”

Members of the Frankenmuth Insurance Agency Council meet twice annually to discuss strategic issues of mutual interest, providing valuable insight that helps strengthen the company’s partnerships with all agencies. Other members of Frankenmuth Insurance’s Agency Council include:

Brian Bartosh, Top O’ Michigan Insurance Agency (MI)

Gary Burton, Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc. (WI)

Gretchen Hopp Doyle, Baker-Hopp & Associates (MI)

Victor Jowers, Upchurch & Jowers Agency (SC)

Mike Kuhl, Kuhl Insurance Agency (IL)

Scott McVicker, Savage McVicker Insurance (OH)

Brent Neal, Frank E. Neal & Co. (TN)

Todd Piersol, Brown & Brown of Detroit (MI)

Rich Smith, Hickok & Boardman (VT)

Bill St. Charles, Michigan Community Insurance Agency (MI)

Todd VanDyk, Olivier – VanDyk Insurance Agency (MI)

Vickie Wolcott, M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services (IN)

Benson said, “We are grateful to all our council members for their time and efforts and look forward to working with Jeff in the years to come.”

Frankenmuth Insurance has been providing peace of mind for families and businesses for 150 years. Because insurance is both complicated and critical to people’s lives, Frankenmuth works exclusively with 600 independent agents to provide business, home, auto and life insurance policies. With more than 700 employees, the company is headquartered in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and offers insurance products in 15 states. Frankenmuth Insurance is financially sound, with $1.7 billion in assets. The company has an A.M. Best rating of “A” (Excellent) and is a Ward 50® Top Performer. For more information visit fmins.com.

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Root Sciences Names Forrest Didier As Chief Executive Officer

BELFAIR, Wash. (PRWEB)
October 04, 2019

Root Sciences is pleased to announce that Mr. Forrest Didier has joined the company as its Chief Executive Officer, a highly successful global executive with significant expertise leading startup, turnaround and high growth businesses.

Mr. Didier is a strategic leader and operating professional with more than 25 years of experience in Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Marketing, Strategic Planning, COO and Senior Operating roles and has helped many clients develop and execute strategic plans, close and integrate acquisitions and drive strategic and operational business recoveries and turnarounds.

Most recently, Mr. Didier has been active as Founder and CEO of Apsara Ventures, a Seattle, WA based company focused on driving venture success including early stage financing, business development and strategic execution. Prior roles also included Chief Operating Officer at Builders Capital, a leading residential construction lender, and Chairman and CEO of Statsit Pte Ltd., a global leader in social media intelligence solutions.

Mr. Didier previously enjoyed a successful career at the Nielsen company, driving business turnarounds and launching new business units. As President, NetRatings – Asia Pacific Latin America, he led a turnaround which delivered the first profitability for the region and was a company officer and management team leader in the sale of the company to private equity at a valuation of over $800 million. He was recruited to turnaround the regional business and produced 40% revenue growth and drove income from a $2M loss to a $3M profit in 18 months.

As Managing Director, Nielsen Media Research – Asia Pacific, he was promoted to the position to restructure the business after a major contract loss. He led all aspects of operations across 12 countries and 750 employees. He produced a revenue increase of over 40% to more than $70M while driving a 300% increase in profitability in four years.

Previous roles included Managing Director, Asia, eRatings.com – where he led the launch of internet measurement services, including the first services in China after extensive negotiations with the government; Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development, ACNielsen – where he helped lead the development of the Corporate Direction for the newly public company; and Director, Acquisitions and Business Development, Nielsen – where he helped drive the expansion from 30 to over 100 countries and completed more than 20 M&A deals around the world.

Mr. Didier is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Mathematics. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Eric Croft, Chief Financial Officer, Root Sciences said “We are extremely excited to have Forrest join the Root Sciences team. After an extensive search process, we felt that Forrest’s vast experience and wealth of knowledge would be a great addition to the current management team. Forrest will be a great asset and leader and will drive further development and execution of the strategic plan. We look forward to building on a strong foundation and the continuation of the Root Sciences growth trajectory while serving current and future customers with world class equipment and service.”

About Root Sciences

Root Sciences is the global leader in the distribution of equipment and support services for processing facilities in the cannabis and hemp industries, representing premium extraction, distillation and other post-processing technologies. Founded in 2016, Root Sciences has clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North and South America. For more information, visit http://www.rootsciences.com.

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ZyDoc Partners with athenahealth’s Marketplace Program to Allow athenaClinicals® users to Streamline EHR Charting with Dictation

ZyDoc Medical Transcription has joined athenahealth’s marketplace program

“Using ZyDoc, athena clinical users can reduce time associated with manual data entry tasks by allowing them to dictate their clinical encounters using smartphones, telephones or digital recorders,” said James M. Maisel, M.D., founder and CEO.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (PRWEB)
October 04, 2019

ZyDoc, a leading provider of medical transcription and EHR documentation services for physicians, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through athenahealth’s Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, ZyDoc’s services are now available to athenahealth’s growing network of 160,000 healthcare providers to enable athenaClinicals® users to streamline their medical documentation tasks using dictation-based methods.

“Using ZyDoc, athena clinical users can reduce time associated with manual data entry tasks by allowing them to dictate their clinical encounters using smartphones, telephones or digital recorders,” said James M. Maisel, M.D., founder and CEO. “Our U.S. medical transcription typists and editors quickly generate highly accurate text that is automatically inserted into the appropriate sections of athenaClinicals®, typically in under two hours, resulting in a rich, readable human health story and justifying higher levels of reimbursement. The service can be implemented within 24 hours for athenaClinicals® users, is easy to use and lets doctors work up to 61% more efficiently with dictation. Simply pick the patient from the schedule, choose the job-type, dictate and send.”

athenahealth is a network-enabled, results-oriented services company that offers medical record, revenue cycle, patient engagement, care coordination, and population health services for hospital and ambulatory clients. The company’s vision is to build a national health information backbone to help make healthcare work as it should. As a Marketplace partner, ZyDoc joins a network of like-minded healthcare professionals who are looking to disrupt established approaches in healthcare that simply aren’t working, aren’t good enough, or aren’t advancing the industry and help providers thrive in the face of industry change.

To learn more about how this newly integrated service can help enhance athenaClinicals®, please visit ZyDoc’s athenahealth® Marketplace page.

About ZyDoc Medical Transcription

Founded by James M. Maisel, M.D. – a practicing retina surgeon – ZyDoc Medical Transcription has been easing the clinical documentation burden faced by physicians, hospitals and surgery centers nationwide since 1993. Using a blended approach, ZyDoc utilizes the latest HIPAA-secure cloud technology combined with highly trained, U.S.-based medical transcription specialists to help busy healthcare professionals efficiently manage their note-taking and documentation responsibilities. With physician burnout directly relating to manually entering data into EHRs, our transcription services combined with EHR integration come as a welcome solution, helping both doctors and patients enjoy a new level of efficiency and care. ZyDoc was rated #1 in medical transcription customer care and support by Black Book by over 2900 users in 2018 and offers options of U.S. based, HIPAA trained and background checked transcriptionists, editors and support staff with turnaround time under four hours.

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