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Fintech Acquires Armadillo Insight, LLC to Bring Actionable Intelligence to Alcohol Industry
TAMPA, Florida, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Financial Information Technologies, LLC (“Fintech”), the leading business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, today announced that it has acquired Armadillo Insight, LLC, a company that turns complex craft beer data into sales and marketing intelligence that drives product placement across chain retailers. This acquisition furthers Fintech’s mission to deliver specialized technology that maximizes efficiency and improves communication across the three tiers of the alcohol industry.
With decades of experience as an electronic payment provider, Fintech solves the unique challenges of beverage alcohol management for 150,000 retailers and 4,000 distributors across the country. Fintech’s platform capabilities have expanded significantly since the company’s inception, evolving to provide business process automation and data-driven services for anyone who buys or sells alcohol. Adding Armadillo Insight to its portfolio of products brings actionable intelligence that enables sales growth for breweries. By integrating Armadillo Insight with the previously acquired Lilypad Solutions, Fintech will empower its rapidly growing base of nearly 500 supplier clients with an intelligent CRM solution.
“Armadillo Insight presents an exciting opportunity for Fintech to fortify and expand its services to the supplier market. Armadillo’s impressive ability to combine various data sets and derive mission-critical information combines perfectly with Fintech’s mission to offer technologies that drive operational efficiency and better align all businesses operating in the alcohol industry,” said Tad Phelps, Chief Executive Officer of Fintech. “We look forward to working with the Armadillo team, and we’re eager to expand on the strategic advancement that this acquisition affords our company.”
Since its founding in 2012, Armadillo Insight has served suppliers with task-specific, industry-relevant data. By combining depletion and competitive scan data, craft beer suppliers are able to improve productivity and increase their understanding of complex brand and package intelligence. Today, Armadillo Insight works with the industry’s top brands to provide an innovative data platform that drives sales growth.
“There is tremendous synergy between Fintech’s operational solutions and Armadillo Insight’s data solutions, which made it an easy decision to join forces,” stated Doug Mills, founder of Armadillo Insight. “We are proud of the developments that we have made since 2012, and we are honored to continue serving the industry’s top craft brands with Fintech’s technology and data science resources helping us innovate faster.”
This acquisition is the second within 12 months for Fintech and was completed in the first quarter of 2020. The Armadillo Insight team will integrate with Fintech, and all employees will continue their normal day-to-day operations as the partnership develops further.
About Fintech
Fintech is the leading business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, empowering alcohol suppliers, distributors, and retailers with smart solutions that simplify beverage alcohol management. From product ordering and invoice payments, to sales strategy, business intelligence, and industry insights, Fintech continues to lead the development of technologies that increase margins and maximize operating efficiencies for anyone who sells alcohol. With decades of industry experience and unwavering dependability, Fintech connects over 600,000 business relationships nationwide. To learn more, visit www.fintech.com.
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FlixLatino Available Free For One Month
MIAMI, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — FlixLatino, the subscription video on demand service available in the United States and Puerto Rico will be offered free for 30 days. This incentive forms part of the efforts that SOMOS Next (part of the SOMOS Group’s companies) is doing to support home entertainment during these times. SOMOS Next’s digital platform offers content in Spanish in a variety of genres, and answers the demand, from audiences, to access more entertainment on television and electronic devices. FlixLatino is offering this free trial period without any contracts or obligations.
FlixLatino allows subscribers to enjoy the best of the Spanish cinema as well as series, documentaries and animation. The service includes the most recent series such as El Corazón del Océano, La Caza de Monteperdido, Más Hablar de Mambo, Secretos, including talent from the Iberoamerican industry such as Mario Casas, José Coronado, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú, Diego Luna, Carlos Alcántara, among others. Its kids’ profile, FlixLatino Kids includes animation such as Little people, Doodleboo, Elías, Mouk and Los Doozers.
Luis Guillermo Villanueva, COO of SOMOS Next, stated: “We feel that as a business, we have the responsibility of supporting the population in this unique moment where entertainment at home and on various screens, is fundamental. This extended trial will allow people to, apart from testing our service, enjoy much-needed moments of recreation during quarantine.”
To take advantage of this special promotion, customers must enter the code QUEDATEENCASA through the website www.flixlatino.com.
Visitors who register on the FlixLatino website can do so until May 31 to enjoy the service for 30 days without any commitment.
About FlixLatino: FlixLatino is an SVOD service offering award-winning movies, series and documentaries originally produced in Spanish. FlixLatino’s movie catalog consists of contemporary theatrical releases from Latin America and Spain, displayed in HD quality. The service refreshes titles monthly, with weekly premieres, and continuously add new content to cater to subscriber’s demands. Enjoy a world of Spanish- language entertainment at your fingertips.
About SOMOS Next: SOMOS Next LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of SOMOTV LLC, focused on the development and commercialization of audiovisual Spanish content in the online environment through all currently available windows. Its lineup includes a robust film library together with dynamic children programs among other genres. Its distribution is directed through the premium digital distributors taking advantage of their applications and other technologies, with access to platforms, mobile or fixed electronic devices.
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Solis Health Plans and Florida Family Primary Care Centers to Offer COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing at Six Center Locations in Tampa With Test Results Available in 48 Hours
TAMPA, Florida, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Solis Health Plans, a Medicare Advantage Plan, is joining with Florida Family Primary Care Centers to bring COVID-19 testing to senior citizens in Tampa beginning Monday, May 4, 2020. The testing will focus on residents aged 65 or older who are experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus. Test kits will be provided by CBS Labs. Testing will only be offered for those who have scheduled an appointment in advance by calling 813-461-7084. The call center opens at 9:00 a.m. daily and will remain open until the appointment slots for the following day are filled. The drive-thru testing will be available by appointment Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
“We are pleased to be working with Florida Family Primary Care Centers to bring additional testing options to Tampa,” said Solis Health Plans CEO Daniel Hernandez. “This community is important to us, and we are proud to be a part of keeping Tampa safe.”
“Our partnership with Solis is essential for ensuring that Tampa seniors have access to coronavirus testing,” said Florida Family Primary Care Centers CEO Octavio “Butch” Bravo. “We invite those who are experiencing symptoms to schedule a test. The staff at our centers are prepared to take all necessary precautions to ensure your health and safety.”
Testing will take place at the following Florida Family Primary Care Centers locations:
- Pinellas – Pinellas Park (6245 66th Street, Pinellas Park, FL 33781)
- Hillsborough – Town & Country (6726 Hanley Road, Tampa, FL 33634)
- Hillsborough – Temple Terrace (11531 N 56th Street #103, Temple Terrace, FL 33617)
- Hillsborough – Palm River (7444 E. Palm River Rd, Tampa, FL 33619)
- Hillsborough – Plant City (1608 W. Oak Avenue, Plant City, FL 33563)
- Pasco – Hudson (7463 State Road 52, Hudson, FL 34667)
Individuals with an appointment should go to the confirmed center location at their scheduled time. An attendant will be outside to provide additional direction. ID is required for testing. Test results will be provided within 48 hours.
About Solis Health Plans
Solis Health Plans is a community-focused Florida Medicare Advantage health plan that delivers outstanding member experience and exceptional service to its members, providers, and brokers and offers competitive plans with expanded benefits in multiple counties. The company is locally based and self-identifies as the Un-Corporate Plan: personal as opposed to bureaucratic, innovative instead of risk-averse, and accountable rather than ambiguous. Solis Health Plans is committed to exceeding expectations and to being the plan of choice for the communities served, with the goal of achieving better healthcare outcomes.
For more information on Solis Health Plans, please visit www.solishealthplans.com.
Solis Health Plans is an HMO with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Florida Medicaid Program. Enrollment in Solis Health Plans depends on contract renewal.
About Florida Family Primary Care Centers
Florida Family Primary Care Centers (FFPCC) is a network of full-service family practice medical centers of dedicated, experienced healthcare professionals who believe in working with patients to prevent illness and injury and improve their overall health. Each medical professional comes to the practice with years of experience in their area of specialty. FFPCC works together to serve patients’ entire families for all medical needs in all stages of life. The centers’ healthcare professionals believe in providing comprehensive healthcare services to patients in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
For more information on Florida Family Primary Care Center, please visit www.floridafamilyprimarycarecenters.com.
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Transtelco Acquires Innovative LATAM Carrier Neutrona Networks
EL PASO, Texas, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Transtelco Holding Inc. (“Transtelco”), the leading fiber infrastructure provider of high-capacity, low-latency communication solutions between the U.S and Mexico, announced today its purchase of Miami-based Neutrona Networks International (“Neutrona”), a Software-Defined Network Service Provider that spans Latin America and the Caribbean with an international presence in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
“We are excited to welcome Neutrona onto the Transtelco platform and into our ecosystem of family-owned companies, whose legacy of operating global businesses stretches back over 100 years,” said Transtelco’s CEO Miguel Fernandez. “Neutrona’s co-founders Luciano Salata and Mateo Ward have built a world-class company whose core values align well with our own.”
While Transtelco owns and operates fiber-dense network infrastructure spanning nearly 15,000 miles throughout the U.S. and Mexico, Fernandez added that this acquisition enables the Texas-based company to extend its reach beyond its core network and geography and offer a complete solution throughout the Americas. The acquisition will further enhance its capabilities for its customer base of global clients.
Both Salata and Ward will join Transtelco’s executive team and contribute to the combined company.
“Transtelco offers Neutrona a platform that will accelerate the next step of our overall growth strategy and allow us to continue to re-write the rules of telecommunications within Latin America and beyond,” says Salata. “We will continue to efficiently solve complex, global connectivity challenges for wholesale and enterprise customers, while gaining access to a unique and expansive fiber network to leverage between the United States and Mexico.”
“This transaction delivers substantial financial and operating benefits to our combined companies and provides a winning solution for all of our clients. Transtelco has deep operating experience in our core growth markets, the U.S. and Mexico, and we believe we can further complement their expansion plans beyond their current footprint,” said Ward. “We appreciate the outstanding work of the Neutrona team and the ongoing loyalty of our clients and partners. We look forward to a seamless integration with Transtelco over the coming months.”
UBS Investment Bank served as the exclusive financial advisor and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP provided legal counsel to Transtelco. Deutsche Bank provided the acquisition financing. Bank Street Group LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Neutrona.
About Transtelco
Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, Transtelco is the leading binational fiber infrastructure communication solutions provider between the U.S. and Mexico. It offers Dedicated Internet Access, Long-Haul & Metro Transport, Colocation and Telephony services to global telecom carriers and blue-chip enterprise customers. Transtelco’s differentiated bi-national and bi-cultural approach allow it to consistently deliver superior results to customers and exceed expectations. Transtelco delivers its services over its state-of-the-art fiber infrastructure that spans nearly 15,000 miles from Los Angeles to Dallas and Tijuana to Mexico City over a unique network that offers redundancy and protection. For more information, visit transtelco.net.
About Neutrona
Neutrona Networks is a neutral and independent carrier that is re-writing the rules of telecommunications in Latin America by pioneering innovation in customer experience, network intelligence, and process automation. It is the only Latin American network to provide multiple sub-sea cable systems and terrestrial fiber rings monitored and managed with a home-grown SDN solution. Neutrona’s market-leading Cloud Connectivity services also add advanced SD-WAN capabilities for ubiquitous and secure access to public and private cloud platforms. For more information, visit neutrona.com.
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March of Dimes and Partners Launch ‘It Starts With Mom’ Educational Campaign Focused on Pregnancy and Maternal Health & Wellness
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — This Spring, in honor of Mother’s Day, March of Dimes and supporting partners — Clearblue, Enfa, The Honest Company, Macy’s, Inc., Ovia Health, and PARENTS and PARENTS LATINA — are raising awareness among moms, moms-to-be and the more than 6 million women who will become pregnant this year on how best to stay healthy and strong as they navigate their motherhood journey. In response to a growing maternal health crisis, and in the midst of a global pandemic impacting women who want to become pregnant or already are, It Starts With Mom is an online resource center to educate and inform moms and moms-to-be on health and wellness issues, and empower them to plan for the best possible start for their families.
According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the United States approximately two babies die every hour and every 12 hours, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications – making America among the most dangerous places to give birth in the developed world. Despite these staggering statistics, a recent Harris poll funded by the March of Dimes found that American women are lacking the resources they need in order to understand the depth and complexities of pregnancy. Only 50% of women age 19 to 44 believe there is a health crisis in the United States around women trying to get pregnant and having healthy pregnancies.
“The gap between the complicated realities of pregnancy in the U.S. and women who are largely unaware of them is wide and that is unacceptable,” said Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes. “It is our core belief that every mom and baby deserves the best possible start. Through It Starts With Mom, we are filling the void by providing women with easily accessible resources that educate and empower them as they begin to navigate their pregnancy journey.”
Launched today, ItStartsWithMom.org will serve as a central hub and provide easy-to-access health and wellness information and resources, covering an array of topics related to maternal health categorized into three areas – pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and post-partum stages of the motherhood journey. According to the Harris poll, women are increasingly going online to learn about and find answers to their pregnancy-related questions. Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed report a need for a new online resource for moms, moms-to-be and their families on how to stay healthy before, during and after birth.
March of Dimes and supporting partners – Clearblue, Enfa, The Honest Company, Macy’s, Inc., Ovia Health, and PARENTS and PARENTS LATINA – are committed to the health of moms and babies. Throughout the month of May and beyond, corporate partners will engage customers and mobilize their employees in the campaign to raise awareness of the resources made available through ItStartsWithMom.org.
“We face a very serious maternal health crisis in the United States. It is not acceptable that our country is one of the most dangerous developed nations to give birth in with this trend continuing to worsen over the last 25 years,” said The Honest Company Founder, Jessica Alba. “Now more than ever, in the wake of COVID-19, we’re faced with even more challenges as we prepare to welcome new children into this world and take care of our little ones at home. As a company dedicated to the health and well-being of all moms and children, we’re committed to helping moms everywhere who are in need of comprehensive healthcare.”
On May 7th, The Honest Company and the March of Dimes will co-host an inaugural virtual thought leadership conference, It Starts With Mom Live, to shed light on topics that moms and moms-to-be find the most pressing today. Led by actress and The Honest Company founder, Jessica Alba, the conference will be live streamed on the March of Dimes YouTube and Facebook Channels.
“As we approach Mother’s Day, we believe the time is now to make a difference and elevate this moment for moms everywhere,” said Alba. “So we’ve partnered with March of Dimes, committing time and financial support for the ‘It Starts With Mom’ Campaign. In honor of this partnership, we will be hosting a FREE virtual summit, with healthcare, nutrition and fitness experts as well as special guests and real moms sharing their stories. By working together, we can bring awareness to this health crisis and ensure moms have access to the care and resources they need. As a mom of three, advocate for social injustices that affect women and children and founder of The Honest Company, I join my company in devoting the Month of May to Mamas everywhere. Because… real talk, every day is Mother’s Day!”
March of Dimes is committed to leveling the playing field for all moms and babies, no matter their age, socio-economic background, demographics or situation. We must do more to support moms and encourage all women to discuss concerns or issues they have about their health before, during and after pregnancy directly with their doctor. For more information, please visit: ItStartsWithMom.org.
About March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every baby can have the best possible start. Building on a successful legacy of more than 80 years of impact and innovation, we empower every mom and every family. Visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org for more information. Visit shareyourstory.org for comfort and support. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
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Kia Motors Delivers 15,000 Medical Use Face Shields To The Georgia Emergency Management Agency
IRVINE, Calif., April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In response to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kia Motors has delivered an initial supply of 15,000 face shields produced at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA).
“Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia asked how they could help, and then stepped up to provide life-saving equipment for the heroes on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner, Pat Wilson. “We thank Kia once again for being such a strong partner in our Georgia-made family.”
Face shields are being assembled by paid volunteers from KMMG, which has implemented a series of safety measures to protect team members, including: conducting temperature scans, providing face masks and gloves, and staggering workstations.
Kia will be gradually increasing face shield production, ultimately reaching a capacity of 200,000 units per month, in support of donations the company has scheduled over the next several weeks to medical facilities in Southern California and New York. Face shield production is the latest extension of Kia’s Accelerate the Good program following the company’s pledge to donate a total of $1 million to non-profit partners that assist homeless youth nationwide, including Covenant House, StandUp for Kids and Family Promise. Kia’s donation will help provide much needed shelter and care to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Earlier, Kia donated N95 masks and gloves to medical facilities throughout Orange County, California, where the brand’s U.S. headquarters is located.
“Kia is a proud member of the Georgia community and the talented team members of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia are giving it everything to supply desperately needed protective equipment to those on the frontlines of this pandemic,” said Sean Yoon, president and CEO, Kia Motors North America. “Kia is grateful to both GEMA representatives and the healthcare workers on the frontlines of this crisis for their ongoing courage and bravery and hope that this donation helps them continue to give it everything.”
Kia will continue to look for ways to best utilize its resources and support its valued customers and communities during this time.
About Kia Motors America
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia Motors America has been the highest ranked mass market brand in initial quality for five consecutive years according to J.D. Power1, and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands by Interbrand. Kia serves as the “Official Automotive Partner” of the NBA and offers a complete range of vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800 dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly assembled in West Point, Georgia.*
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*The Telluride, Sorento and Optima (excluding Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.
1 Kia received the lowest rate of reported problems among mass market brands in the J.D. Power 2015-19 U.S. Initial Quality Studies of new vehicle owners’ experiences with their own vehicle after 90 days of ownership. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
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