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Fitness Machine Technicians Enters Sacramento and Northern California

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Fitness is an important part of life, and we’re looking forward to offering a service that enables people to partake in a workout with peace of mind, knowing their equipment is running at its best.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Fitness Machine Technicians, specialists in the maintenance and repair of exercise equipment for corporate gyms, universities, hotels, apartment complexes, and private residences, announced today it is expanding into Northern California. The local owners are husband and wife team Bart and Joy Stevans of Sacramento.

Fitness Machine Technicians offers service/repair and maintenance on a variety of exercise equipment on a contract and non-contract basis. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia and currently operates in more than 70 markets across the country.

Bart and Joy are lifelong Californians. They grew up in Northern California and met at Pepperdine University where they received degrees in History and English. Bart spent his career as a regional manager with Nordstrom, overseeing a large team of IT technicians. Joy homeschooled their five daughters and continues to teach locally. Together, Bart and Joy bring years of expertise in customer service and a deep knowledge of the region to their new venture – Fitness Machine Technicians.

“Fitness is an important part of life, and we’re looking forward to offering a service that enables people to partake in a workout with peace of mind, knowing their equipment is running at its best,” says Joy. “It’s also a great opportunity for us to share our passion for customer service – we strive to treat everyone with respect,” adds Bart.

CEO & Founder Don Powers notes, “Bart and Joy are exceptional people with a real sense of what it means to run a successful business. It’s refreshing to see their commitment to the service we offer and we’re thrilled to have them on board.”

For more information about having a fitness machine or exercise facility serviced, please contact Bart and Joy Stevans at 916-526-7072 or visit http://www.FitnessMachineTechnicians.com/NorCal.    

About Fitness Machine Technicians

Fitness Machine Technicians specializes in the maintenance and repair of equipment for commercial and home exercise facilities. Clients include health clubs, corporations, hotels, condos, education, government, and residential homes across the United States. Fitness Machine Technicians also offers franchise opportunities to individuals with an interest in fitness and looking to run a service-based business based on a proven operating model. For more information, visit the website at http://www.FitnessMachineTechnicians.com or call 844-FMT-FIXX.

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TPA Partnership with Medical Travel Program is Saving Plan Members Up to 80%

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This program not only gives plan members an option to save substantially on surgical care, but it also provides access to some of the most skilled specialists in the world.


APPLETON, Wis. (PRWEB)

A third party administrator (TPA) specializing in self-funded benefits, Cypress Benefit Administrators, a Lucent Health Company, has announced that its newly formed partnership with SkyMedicus is saving the health plans it manages as much as 80% when members travel internationally for medical care.

With this collaboration, Cypress employer-clients are able to offer their employees an option for top-quality care outside the U.S. through carefully credentialed providers and facilities that meet Joint Commission International (JCI) standards and save them significant amounts of money in the process. Surgical procedures are costing considerably less through the network of international providers selected by SkyMedicus, and this medical travel program – also referred to as medical tourism – is eliminating much of the members’ responsibilities for out-of-pocket and deductible costs.

Some of the average savings rates Cypress plan participants are experiencing through SkyMedicus on commonly performed procedures include knee replacements (67%), hip replacements (68%), rotator cuff (70%), gastric bypass (63%), coronary bypass (83%) and angioplasty with stent (42%). Plan participants are also realizing savings on more alternative treatment options for things like cancer care and stem cell therapies.

A TPA since 2000, Cypress has long operated with a focus on containing health benefit costs while still offering top-quality care on behalf of its employer-clients and their employees. The medical travel program has been a solution that addresses both.

“This program not only gives plan members an option to save substantially on surgical care, but it also provides access to some of the most skilled specialists in the world,” explained Tom Doney, president of Cypress. “In working together, we found that SkyMedicus goes through an extremely diligent vetting process and only accepts facilities with a hospital-acquired infection rate of 2% or less.”

As one savings example, SkyMedicus shared that a patient who required surgery for the removal of a large, precancerous breast mass and reconstruction was quoted approximately $18,750 for two separate procedures in the U.S. Using the medical travel program, she was able to have a single procedure done in El Salvador for $6,970 with all travel accommodations included and the deductible waived.

In addition to procedures being coordinated on their behalf, Doney explained that Cypress health plan members benefit from having other corresponding care needs/consults arranged, medical records transferred and travel/lodging accommodations planned. All international locations included in the medical travel program’s network are also visited and assessed for safety before being accepted.

“We are extremely pleased with the results the SkyMedicus program has had for our self-funded clients so far, and the Cypress team is excited to see how this partnership will evolve,” Doney shared.

About Cypress Benefit Administrators

Cypress Benefit Administrators, a Lucent Health company, has been pioneering the way toward cost containment in self-funded health benefits since 2000. Privately held and headquartered in Appleton, Wis., the third party administrator (TPA) is the country’s first to bring claims administration, consumer driven health plans and proven cost control measures together into one package for companies ranging from 50 employees to thousands of employees. It serves employer-clients across the U.S. with additional locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Denver, Col. For more information on Cypress and its customized employee benefits, visit http://www.cypressbenefit.com.

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New Laboratory of Industrial Fluidic Translation (LIFT) to Develop Microfluidic Device Tests for the Diagnostic Market

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Cryopak Canada and Launchworks Manufacturing Lab are announcing a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to create the Laboratory of Industrial Fluidic Translation (LIFT).

New Laboratory of Industrial Fluidic Translation (LIFT) to Develop Microfluidic Device Tests for the Diagnostic Market

“The NRC’s 20 years of experience in scientific development combined with Launchworks ISO 13485 manufacturing capabilities will provide point-of-care diagnostic companies a complete and cost-effective service solution,” said Jeff Kelly, VP of Corporate Development for Cryopak.


MONTREAL (PRWEB)

Cryopak Canada and Launchworks Manufacturing Lab are announcing a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to create the Laboratory of Industrial Fluidic Translation (LIFT). By joining their knowledge in nanofabrication and lab-on-a-chip technologies and in manufacturing, LIFT will offer a competitive capacity to accelerate the creation, certification and deployment of microfluidic bio-devices, a one-stop shop expertise and service not available in North America.

LIFT will support the diagnostic device industry’s objectives by combining the NRC’s expertise in sciences, materials, and design with Launchworks’ expertise in cGMP and ISO 13485 manufacturing at clinical and industrial scale. Through this partnership, the organizations will work with diagnostic companies to translate microfluidic application ideas into workable devices.

“Microfluidic diagnostic companies are driving device development to be faster, easier to use and more cost effective,” said Jeff Kelly, VP of Corporate Development for Cryopak. “The NRC’s 20 years of experience in scientific development combined with Launchworks ISO 13485 manufacturing capabilities will provide point-of-care diagnostic companies a complete and cost-effective service solution to rapidly bring their ideas to successful commercialization.”

Design and development will be done at the NRC in Montréal, with manufacturing to be done initially at the LaunchWorks facility in Beverly, MA, and plans to develop an additional manufacturing facility with Cryopak Canada in the near future. Cryopak and LaunchWorks are affiliate companies both owned by TCP Reliable.

For further information, please visit http://www.LaunchWorksML.com, http://www.cryopak.ca, or https://nrc.canada.ca/en

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Global Wellness Institute Releases 2nd White Paper in its “Understanding Wellness” Series

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The wellness economy is now a $4.2 trillion global industry, yet the growth has been largely a private sector phenomenon and off the radar of most government leaders, policymakers and economic developers.


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The Global Wellness Institute™ (GWI), a nonprofit research and educational resource for the world wellness industry, today released the second white paper in its “Understanding Wellness” series. The white papers are designed to serve as primers for policymakers, businesspeople, researchers and students on how wellness has become a major force around the world and the ways it will evolve in the future.

This second paper, “Opportunities and Impacts of the Wellness Economy for Regional Development,” outlines the ways a growing wellness industry can facilitate development and growth in countries, regions and communities around the world.

READ THE WHITE PAPER HERE

“The wellness economy is now a $4.2 trillion global industry, yet the growth has been largely a private sector phenomenon and off the radar of most government leaders, policymakers and economic developers,” explained Ophelia Yeung, GWI senior researcher and coauthor of the series.

“We think it’s time governments around the world start paying more attention to this crucial sector, not only because it enables economic development, competitiveness and growth, but because it has massive implications in the arenas of health, urban planning, environmental and cultural sustainability, workforce equity and diversity, social and cultural affairs, and much more,” continued Katherine Johnston, GWI senior researcher and coauthor of the series.

Wellness is now over half the size of global health expenditures, which were estimated at $7.3 trillion in 2015*. As an industry, wellness is a major force in the global economy—close in size to the information and communications technology (ICT) industry and larger than the sports, pharmaceuticals, and travel and tourism industries.

Expect in-depth, digestible analysis on the following topics:

Wellness is an economic growth driver.

  • Employment creation and small business development

  • Promotion of locally sourced, produced and branded products

  • Women’s empowerment and benefits to families


Wellness improves public health.

  • Mitigating rising healthcare costs

  • Improving health equity by engaging wellness workers in the community

  • Addressing the growing mental health epidemic

  • Harnessing indigenous wellness knowledge, traditions and modalities


Wellness supports the protection of natural and cultural assets.

  • Environmental protection

  • Preserve and celebrate local culture and heritage

  • Mitigate tourism-related challenges


Wellness supports workforce development and worker welfare.

  • Developing new models and solutions for businesses and workers


For more information, contact Beth McGroarty: beth.mcgroarty@globalwellnessinstitute.org.

About the Global Wellness Institute: The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a nonprofit 501(c)(3), is considered the leading global research and educational resource for the global wellness industry and is known for introducing major industry initiatives and regional events that bring together leaders to chart the future. GWI positively impacts global health and wellness by advocating for both public institutions and businesses that are working to help prevent disease, reduce stress, and enhance the overall quality of life. Its mission is to empower wellness worldwide.

*Global health expenditures data from: WHO, Global Health Expenditures Database, http://apps.who.int/nha/database/Home/Index/en. 2015 is the most recent year available.

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Clinicians Not Consistent With Guidelines When Managing HIV/HCV Coinfection

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“In many cases where learners initially selected an option that differed from the guidelines, they indicated that they would change their treatment plan to match the guidelines after using the tool.” – Edward King, Executive Vice President of CCO


RESTON, Va. (PRWEB)

Many healthcare providers showed discordance from guideline recommendations in their first-line treatment selection for patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to an analysis of data from an online treatment decision support tool developed by Clinical Care Options (CCO) during the past year.

The online tool allows users to define a patient case scenario using variables, such as current HIV therapy, HCV genotype, and liver histology, and receive instant recommendations from published guidelines. In more than one third of the 972 cases entered into the online tool between August 2018 and August 2019, users selected treatments that were inconsistent with guideline recommendations. Key areas of inconsistency involved user choices that were suboptimal due to drug–drug interactions, specific HCV genotype or HIV drug resistance, or the patient’s renal function or HLA-B*5701 status.

“In many cases where learners initially selected an option that differed from the guidelines, they indicated that they would change their treatment plan to match the guidelines after using the tool,” said Edward King, Executive Vice President of CCO. “Decision support tools such as this may improve outcomes for people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C by helping healthcare providers to make optimal treatment choices.”

The results were presented October 3 at IDWeek 2019 in Washington, DC, and can be reviewed at https://www.clinicaloptions.com/publications/2019/10_2019_hcvhivcoinfection

About Clinical Care Options

Clinical Care Options, LLC, is a global leader in the development of innovative educational programs and technology platforms. CCO’s team has been a pioneer in the creation of continuing education and decision support resources for healthcare professionals both in the United States and around the world for more than 2 decades. For more information, visit clinicaloptions.com.

Contact:

Tradd Sanderson

Director of Marketing

Clinical Care Options

Telephone: 855.224.2241

tsanderson@clinicaloptions.com

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Strong Partnership between Carle Foundation Hospital, Christie Clinic, Pivot Point Consulting and Epic Produces Large Scale Go-Live Success

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To successfully launch a Connect for the first time across a 200 doctor clinic speaks to the strength of the partnership between all involved parties.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)

As stewards of the health the Champaign-Urbana communities, Carle Foundation Hospital went live with the Christie Clinic as its first Epic Community Connect affiliate on October 1, 2019. With this partnership, the nearly 200 providers across Christie Clinic’s 17 sites can securely access the clinical data of their mutual patients and patients can appreciate an elevated experience.

Healthcare IT strategy, implementation and talent solutions leader, Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, provided services and resources for the entire project life cycle, including initial assessment and Connect Program strategic planning, staffing Epic analysts, trainers, and at-the-elbow-specialists supporting Go-Live.

“To successfully launch a Connect for the first time across a 200 doctor clinic speaks to the strength of the partnership between all involved parties. Our collaboration from the planning phase through Go-Live has resulted in a platform that enhances all provider’s ability to care for our patients” – Suzanne Sampson, Carle Foundation Hospital, VP of Transformation.

Epic Community Connect promotes a community record for the host and its affiliates, provides access to the industry-leading EHR to a broad range of organizations, supports regulatory compliance and enhances patient experience.

About Pivot Point Consulting

Pivot Point Consulting enables healthcare organizations to realize the most value from their technology and data through their KLAS ranked advisory, implementation/optimization, managed services and talent solutions. The company provides strategy and consulting services for providers, payers and life sciences organizations – with roughly 400 consultants serving over 125 clients across the United States. Pivot Point Consulting has earned many industry and workplace quality awards including: Top three Best in KLAS for HIT Implementation and Support for four years running (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018), Highest Rated Vendor in KLAS Implementation Services in the Select Category (July 2017), #1 in KLAS for Epic Consulting in the Select Category (2016), #9 in Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in 2016.

For more information about Pivot Point Consulting, visit http://www.pivotpointconsulting.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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Safety Tips for Seniors During Fire Prevention Week

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In observance of Fire Prevention Week, Home Instead Senior Care wants to help older adults identify potential fire risks in their homes. For family members or family caregivers, Fire Prevention Week is the perfect time to have a conversation about fire safety with aging loved ones, as they may be particularly vulnerable in the event of a fire.

For example, over time, a decrease in sensory skills can make it difficult for seniors to identify signs of a fire. They may not smell natural gas or burning food. Vision impairments can contribute to depth perception issues, increasing risks related to placing flammable items near open flames, such as candles or stovetops.

“As we age, it’s natural that we lose the full-capacity of our senses,” explains Lakelyn Hogan, Gerontologist and Caregiver Advocate at Home Instead Senior Care. “Because their senses can’t protect them like they once could, we must take time for extra precautions to help seniors protect themselves in other ways from fire risks.”

Additional factors that can put seniors at increased risk include memory loss and limited mobility. Memory loss can be a dangerous factor when a senior forgets to turn off the oven, blow out a candle or clean out the lint drawer in the dryer. For those with mobility challenges, they may need assistance to evacuate in the event of a fire, especially for those living in a multilevel dwelling, such as an apartment where elevators will not be in use and they must exit by stairs.

Home Instead Senior Care offers these five tips to help reduce the risk of fire loss in your home or the home of a loved one:


  • Install Senior-Friendly Smoke Alarms – Smoke alarms are imperative in ensuring the safety of a senior in their home. Family members should conduct routine checks on smoke alarms to make sure they are working. Consider installing alarms that use voice-technology to alert of a fire. Hearing a voice may be more distinguishable for a senior than a beeping noise.

  • Use Candle Alternatives – Candles create great fire risks in the home. They are easily forgotten. Wall plug-in lights are a smart alternative to open-flame candles for seniors to decrease the risk of catching nearby objects on fire.

  • Make Fire Extinguishers Accessible – Do not store fire extinguishers in hard-to-reach places or out of sight from the kitchen. Seniors should keep fire extinguishers in easy-to-reach places where they can get them quickly.

  • Keep Outlets Clear – Electric malfunctions are a leading cause of house fires. Make sure to keep flammable items away from outlets. Also, do not plug too many devices into an outlet. This is especially true in the winter months, when electricity use is high and people put up seasonal decorations.

  • Set-up an evacuation plan – For seniors with limited mobility, or those that live alone, establish a plan for evacuation in the event of a fire. Practice that plan to make sure your aging loved one knows how to get out. This may include getting neighbors involved to ensure someone is available and prepared to assist in the event that evacuation becomes necessary.

For more tips on fire-safety, visit https://www.caregiverstress.com/senior-safety.

ABOUT HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE

Founded in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska, the Home Instead Senior Care® franchise network provides personalized care, support and education to enhance the lives of aging adults and their families. Today, the network is the world’s leading provider of in-home care services for seniors, with more than 1,200 independently owned and operated franchises that provide more than 80 million hours of care annually throughout the United States and 11 other countries. Local Home Instead Senior Care offices employ approximately 90,000 CAREGiversSM worldwide who provide basic support services that enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. Home Instead Senior Care franchise owners partner with clients and their family members to help meet varied individual needs. Services span the care continuum – from providing personal care to specialized Alzheimer’s care and hospice support. Also available are family caregiver education and support resources.

Visit HomeInstead.com. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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ChoiceSpine™ Announces Changes in Key Growth Leadership Positions

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Executive leadership changes designed to grow the company’s expertise, deepen its knowledge base, and drive sales growth.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)

ChoiceSpine LLC, a privately-held spinal device manufacturer based in Knoxville, TN, today announced several executive leadership changes designed to grow the company’s expertise, deepen its knowledge base, and drive sales growth.

The following changes and new additions have been made in the sales and marketing teams.

  • KC Gilbert promoted to Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships;

  • Keith Clements hired as Vice President of Sales; and

  • Ron Moore hired as Senior Director of Marketing.


KC Gilbert ’s promotion to Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships expands his current marketing and surgeon education responsibilities to include: Sales Support and Asset Management, Employee Education and Training, Surgeon Relationship Management, Key Account Management, and Healthcare Institution and Distributor Contracting.

“ChoiceSpine is very fortunate to have a leader with KC’s expertise and proven track-record, which makes him an exceptional choice for this new leadership role. KC has demonstrated his strategic-thinking, management style, and surgeon relationships to be key drivers for the company’s future growth plans,” exclaimed Rick Henson and Marty Altshuler, co-founders of ChoiceSpine.

With 13 years of spinal device sales success, Keith Clements recently joined the ChoiceSpine sales team as Vice President of Sales. “We have known Keith, and respectively competed against him, for most of his previous spine sales career. Keith’s salesmanship, work ethic, and spine industry knowledge are a great fit with our corporate culture and business goals,” said Rick and Marty.

“We are excited to see what Ron Moore can do as ChoiceSpine’s Sr. Director of Marketing. His collaborative work style, creative thinking, and industry experience will energize our marketing team to continue to position the company and its product portfolios as industry leaders in the spinal surgery market,” concluded Rick and Marty.

These leadership changes and additions are aligned with the company’s long-term strategic goals and expectations of increased sales growth.

About ChoiceSpine

ChoiceSpine LLC is a spinal device company located in Knoxville, TN and is privately-held by Altus Capital Partners. The Company prides itself on providing excellent products and exceptional service to meet the needs of their customers. ChoiceSpine offers a breadth of innovative and surgeon-focused systems that are designed to be safe, efficient, and easy-to-use. By working closely with physicians and maintaining a service-focused distribution, ChoiceSpine will continue to bring technically-superior spinal products to market.

About Altus Capital Partners

Altus Capital Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in middle market manufacturing businesses. We believe that our exclusive focus on manufacturing provides us with a unique understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by companies in the sector. We utilize a patient, thoughtful investment approach and seek to partner with the management teams of our operating companies to achieve growth. With offices in Wilton, CT and Lincolnshire, IL, Altus Capital Partners has completed 18 platform investments and numerous add on acquisitions since 2003. For more information, please visit http://www.altuscapitalpartners.com.

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Delivering Operational Consistency, Quality & Reproducibility to Preclinical Pharma, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

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Both at the sponsor and the contract service provider, value takes the form of price, delivery time, reputation, transparency and security — the kind of efficiencies a software investment is expected to provide.


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Fewer than 50 percent of preclinical research studies, conducted at a cost of $28 billion per year, are reproducible. Rigor in bioanalytical method validation is emerging in the form of a global standard: preclinical studies are increasingly outsourced (by some estimates, more than half of the time) and senior scientists add the management of an offshore team to their duties.

How can software increase the reproducibility of preclinical research studies amid the shift towards outsourcing and the convergence of regulation and expectations?

Both at the sponsor and the contract service provider, value takes the form of price, delivery time, reputation, transparency and security — the kind of efficiencies a software investment is expected to provide.

Join Graeme Dennis, Commercial Director of Preclinical Pharma at IDBS in a live webinar on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 10am EDT (3pm BST/UK) where attendees will learn about:


  • What sets apart a successful preclinical informatics implementation

  • How the software market has responded to the shift to outsourcing

  • Where competitive advantage may be gained for outsourced pharma

  • Why software can help improve reproducibility in preclinical studies

This webinar will examine how the deployment of tools in a unit operations or “Workflow-as-a-Service” context can enable reproducible, consistent and transparent work at the scientist bench — while delivering sponsor value at the same time.

For more information or to register for this event, visit Workflow-as-a-Service: Delivering Operational Consistency, Quality & Reproducibility to Preclinical Pharma.

ABOUT IDBS

IDBS helps research and development (R&D) teams around the world make discoveries that have the potential to transform the lives of populations worldwide.

Our advanced scientific informatics platform, The E-WorkBook Cloud, enables organizations to securely capture, manage, share and gain insight from their structured and unstructured data.

Our diverse customer list includes 22 of the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies, and other R&D-driven organizations in biotechnology, agricultural sciences, chemicals, consumer goods, energy, food and beverage, and healthcare.

Privately held since 1989, IDBS joined Danaher’s Life Sciences platform at the end of 2017. IDBS will help provide the foundation for a portfolio of life sciences informatics and knowledge management solutions, within Danaher, that will accelerate the speed of discovering, developing and producing new drugs and therapies.

ABOUT XTALKS

Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.

To learn more about Xtalks visit http://xtalks.com

For information about hosting a webinar visit http://xtalks.com/why-host-a-webinar/

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Oregon Organic Coalition Names LivBar “Processor of the Year”

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Jessi Freitag and Wade Brooks from LivBar, with Susan Schechter (middle) OOC Board Treasurer

LivBar is honored to be recognized by the Oregon Organic Coalition. We take great pride in making our bars organic and hope to use this award to further educate consumers about the benefits of supporting organic products.


EUGENE, Ore. (PRWEB)

LivBar was named “Processor of the Year” by the Oregon Organic Coalition in the 2019 Organic Awards for Excellence. To be considered for this prestigious award, nominees are required to qualify in a variety of categories, including innovation in organic practices; service to the industry; expansion of organic business opportunities; and overall achievement in the state’s organic trade.

The recipients of the 2019 Oregon Organic Coalition (OOC) Awards for Excellence were presented awards by OOC leadership during a statewide tour of recipient individuals and organizations. Susan Schechter, OOC Board Treasurer, presented LivBar’s award in Salem to CEO Wade Brooks and Director of Marketing and Operations Jessi Freitag.

Brooks said, “LivBar is honored to be recognized by the Oregon Organic Coalition. We take great pride in making our bars organic and hope to use this award to further educate consumers about the benefits of supporting organic products.”

“We’d like to thank the Oregon Organic Coalition for their support of organic companies like LivBar,” Freitag said. “Everyone at LivBar is passionate about living and buying organic and also sustainability practices, such as compostable packaging. Together we can make real change in the consumer packaged goods industry!”

LivBar is setting a new standard for energy bars by creating a bar that is made from organic, whole food in a planet-friendly compostable wrapper. LivBar recently publicly challenged energy bar juggernaut CLIF Bar, and the bar community at large, to switch to compostable packaging in addition to all-organic ingredients. LivBar also does not use a co-packer and instead hand-bakes every bar in Oregon, creating and keeping organic product manufacturing jobs in the state.

This latest award for LivBar comes directly on the heels of the company’s nomination as one of the top gluten free snack bars by the Gluten Free Awards and their win as “Entrepreneur of the Year” from SEDCOR. Earlier in the year, LivBar was awarded “Most Mindful Consumer Packaged Good” by the Mindful Awards.

LivBars are currently available online at Amazon Prime, Amazon Subscribe and Save, direct from the LivBar website (http://www.livbar.com), and in hundreds of stores including Erewhon, New Seasons Markets, Market of Choice, Zupan’s, Garden Bar, and Roth’s Fresh Markets.

LivBar is distributed nationally through KeHE and DPI Specialty Foods.

About LivBar®

LivBar was founded in 2012 in Salem, Oregon, by two nutrition and fitness experts, Jan and Gabe Johansen. Jan was challenged to find any truly healthy energy bars she could recommend to her clients, so she created the LivBar recipes. LivBars are crunchy and chewy and come in five delicious superfood flavors: Coffee Maple Cacao, Raspberry Kale Maca, Blueberry Vanilla Kale, Ginger Lemon Turmeric, and Lemongrass Cherry Matcha. For more about LivBar, visit http://www.LivBar.com or check out our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & LinkedIn.

About Oregon Organic Coalition

The Oregon Organic Coalition (OOC) is a trade support organization, working to advance the development and growth of the organic industry and community in Oregon. The OOC consists of a wide array of key players in Oregon’s organic industry who volunteer their time and energy-from farmers to wholesalers and processors, as well as organic certifiers, scientists, consumers and retailers. The OOC acts as an organizing body, providing direction and endorsement of activities in promotion of Oregon’s organic trade, such as the celebration of OGOW every September, advocating for state policy in favor of Oregon’s organic trade and supporting continued federal support for organic research at Oregon State University.

About the Organic Awards for Excellence

The Oregon Organic Coalition Awards for Excellence provide an opportunity for the Coalition to honor colleagues and organic enterprises for their support of Oregon’s organic trade through their hard work and leadership—farmers, food processors, researchers, organizations and individuals who are leading the state’s organic sector. To be considered for this prestigious award, nominees are required to qualify in a variety of categories, including innovation in organic practices; service to the industry; expansion of organic business opportunities; and overall achievement in the state’s organic trade.

If you would like more information, please call Jessi Freitag, Marketing and Operations Director at (971) 200-5257.

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