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SBS Fires Back At Allegations Made By SAG-AFTRA
MIAMI, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (“SBS”) (OTCQX: SBSAA) today released a statement repudiating the recent claims made by SAG-AFTRA regarding alleged anti-union actions purported to have been undertaken at its radio facilities in Los Angeles.
“The recent allegations trumpeted by the Union against our Company are not only totally false and malicious, they are, in fact, an insult to the talented and professional on-air personnel the Union claims to represent,” stated SBS Chairman Raúl Alarcón.
“Not only are the recent claims not true in the case of our Los Angeles personnel, they are untrue as evidenced by hundreds of employees who have worked at SBS during nearly 35 years of operations at dozens of broadcasting facilities throughout the country.
“SBS is one of the last remaining broadcasting entities owned, operated and controlled by Hispanics and a source of pride for millions of listeners as well as the artists and advertisers it has served since 1983.
“I find it ironic that, at this critical juncture when Latino culture and its institutions are under relentless attack, the Union has singled out for criticism the one truly national Hispanic media organization with an unblemished historical record of service to our community.
“Nevertheless, the Company will vigorously defend itself against these false claims to the fullest extent permitted by the law,” asserted Alarcón.
SBS General Counsel, Richard D. Lara, stated, “It is unfortunate that SAG-AFTRA once again is resorting to blatant and transparent attempts at intimidating our Company into accepting unfair contract demands.”
Lara further noted, “SBS has provided witness testimony and thousands of documents to the NLRB directly contradicting the outlandish SAG-AFTRA allegations concerning a handful of employees at our two LA-based radio stations, and we fully expect to prevail against these spurious claims.
“Despite the Union’s schoolyard tactics, SBS will continue to coordinate, cooperate and negotiate in good faith with SAG-AFTRA as we expect the Union to focus on the facts and discontinue making untrue and inflammatory remarks in the media,” Lara added.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. owns and operates 17 radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Spanish Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Latin Rhythmic format genres. SBS also operates AIRE Radio Networks, a national radio platform which creates, distributes and markets leading Spanish-language radio programming to over 250 affiliated stations reaching 93% of the U.S. Hispanic audience. SBS also owns MegaTV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. SBS also produces live concerts and events and owns multiple bilingual websites, including www.LaMusica.com, an online destination and mobile app providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. For more information, visit us online at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
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Toyota Marks 25 Years of Knowledge Sharing with North American Small Business and Non-Profits by Engaging New Sectors
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Ace Metal Crafts in Bensenville, Ill., needed to find a way to reduce their production lead time. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s eye clinic wanted to serve more patients. SBP sought to reduce the amount of time it takes to rebuild homes after natural disasters. These are some of the more than 300 organizations throughout North America that have collaborated with Toyota to find better ways of doing their day-to-day work.
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For 25 years, Toyota Motor North America, through its Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC), has shared the “Toyota Production System,” (TPS) the same operational philosophy and practices the company follows in its own factories to make automobiles.
The company started sharing its know-how with small to mid-sized manufacturers, later expanding and applying the system beyond manufacturing to government entities, non-profits involved in disaster recovery and hunger relief, and, more recently, healthcare organizations.
Today, Toyota announced that its knowledge sharing efforts will now be extended to sectors including retail and construction, among other sectors in North America.
“Our years of manufacturing experience have taught us that small improvements in a process can make a big difference — and we’ve learned that this approach can help other organizations outside of manufacturing, too,” said Terry Horinouchi, president of TSSC. “Through our collaborations over the years, our partners have acquired the knowledge to feed more clients, build more homes, improve quality of care, gain more business, and preserve or even create jobs in North America.”
The goal of TSSC is to equip non-Toyota organizations with the tools to solve operational problems, maximize available resources, and preserve or even create jobs.
Through philosophies of TPS, ACE Metals Crafts reduced their production lead time by 38 percent, retained their largest client and added more jobs; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center reduced the time from check-in to discharge by half for their patients and increasing the number of new patients seen each day; and SBP reduced the amount of time takes to rebuild a home after a natural disaster from an average of 116 days to 60 days (48 percent improvement).
“Toyota engages other organizations with our know-how so that they can build a culture of continuous improvement,” said Chris Nielsen, executive vice president of product support and chief quality officer of Toyota Motor North America. “We see strong opportunity in organizations in sectors other than automotive or manufacturing, and are excited to see how TSSC can collaborate with them to help improve processes, maximize operations, build more resilient communities, and serve more people.”
To commemorate the 25th anniversary, TSSC held an event with various partners across sectors to share experiences and academia to discuss TPS and how it is applied to various organizations. Panels included, “Made in America: TPS in manufacturing and much more” and “TPS in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead.”
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 33 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 46,000 people (more than 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold almost 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.45 million in the U.S.) in 2016 – and about 85 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with community, civic, academic, and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We share company resources and extensive know-how to support non-profits to help expand their ability to assist more people move more places. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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Fulkerson Lotz Law Firm Files Class Action Suit Against United States Army Corps of Engineers
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Fulkerson Lotz charges that an “intentional flooding of thousands of residences” is a taking under the 5th amendment. The law firm does not dispute the Corps’ desire to prevent the Addicks and Barker reservoirs from overtopping and potentially collapsing but notes the Corps’ own explanation and spokesman’s admission that it knew a release of water would “inundate” homes.
The suit was filed in Washington, D.C., in the U.S. Court of Claims on behalf of between 4,000 and 10,000 affected property owners.
“If the government takes your property to build a highway or building a school, it has to compensate you. It should do the same thing if it uses your property as a water holding pen. This principle has been upheld in numerous legal decisions,” said Tom Fulkerson, managing partner.
Case Number: 2017-1194C
Additional details will be posted to the firm newsletter.
Neighborhoods affected include:
Arcadia, Arcadia Court, Barker Addition, Barkers Branch, Barkers Crossing, Bear Creek Central, Bear Creek Estates, Bear Creek Farms, Bear Creek Trails, Bear Creek Village, Bear Creek West, Bradford Colony, Charlestown Colony, Cinco Ranch Equestrian Village, Clay Hill Park, Clay Hills Plaza, Clay Meadows, Concord Bridge, Concord Bridge North, Concord Colony, Cypress Parke, Eldridge Park, Estates at Cullen Park, Estates of Baker Lane, Feste Park at Bear Creek Village, Flagstone Estates, Forest Village, Georgetown Colony, Glencairn, Glencairn Park, Glencairn South, Green Trails, Green Trails Crossing, Green Trails Forest, Green Trails Oaks, Green Trails Park, Green Trails Village, Hearthstone Place, Heatherwood Park, Highland Trails, Jamestown Colony, Kelliwood, Kelliwood Enclave, Kelliwood Gardens, Kelliwood Lakes, Kelliwood Nottingham Country, Kelliwood Place, Kelliwood Trails, Kingsland Acres, Kingsland Estates, Krystal Lake Estates, Lake Harbor, Lakeforest of Kelliwood, Lakes of Buckingham Kelliwood, Lakes of Pine Forest, Lakes on Eldridge, Lakes on Eldridge North, Landing at Park Harbor, Langham Creek Colony, Mayde Creek Farms, Memorial Bend, Memorial Parkway, Memorial Parkway Village, Nottingham Country, Oak Park Trails, Park Harbor, Park Harbor Estates, Park Harbor Oaks, Park Place Center, Parklake Village, Parkview at Barker Cypress, Pine Forest Green, Pine Forest Landing, Pine Forest Village, Ranch at Barker Cypress, Ricefield Village, Savannah Estates, Stonelodge, Timber Creek Place, Twin Lakes, University Park West, Villages at Lakepoint, West Side Forest, Westgreen Park, Westlake, Westlake Forest, Westlake Place, Willow Park Greens, Windsor Park Estates, Windsor Park Lakes, Yorktown Crossing and many other neighborhoods.
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Discovery of genes linked to preterm birth in landmark study
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A massive DNA analysis of pregnant women has identified six gene regions that influence the length of pregnancy and the timing of birth. The findings, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, may lead to new ways to prevent preterm birth and its consequences—the leading cause of death among children under age 5 worldwide.
The study, coordinated by Louis Muglia, MD, PhD, co-director of the Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children’s and principal investigator of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center–Ohio Collaborative, together with Bo Jacobsson, MD, PhD, of Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, involved data from more than 50,000 women. The globe-spanning team included first author Ge Zhang, MD, PhD, of the Division of Human Genetics at Cincinnati Children’s, along with researchers from Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Yale University, University of Iowa, and the genetic testing company 23andMe. Vital funding was provided by the March of Dimes, the National Institutes of Health, The Research Council of Norway, Swedish Research Council and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center–Ohio Collaborative, launched in 2013, is responsible for the gene identification component of the network of five Prematurity Research Centers nationwide established by the March of Dimes to identify the unknown causes of preterm birth. Because preterm birth is a complex disorder with many possible causes, other Prematurity Research Centers are charged with exploring different aspects of preterm birth and how to prevent it. The centers work together on complementary investigations and share data and biosamples to accelerate progress.
WHAT IS PRETERM BIRTH?
Preterm birth is defined as any birth occurring before 37 weeks of pregnancy. In addition to the risk of death, babies who survive an early birth often face serious, lifelong health problems, including chronic lung disease, vision and hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, and neurodevelopmental disabilities. The scientific world has been hunting for the causes of preterm birth for decades.
LARGE-SCALE PROJECT REQUIRED LARGE-SCALE COLLABORATION
“We have known for a long time that preterm birth is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Previous research has suggested that about 30 to 40 percent of the risk for preterm birth is linked to genetic factors. This new study is the first to provide robust information as to what some of those genetic factors actually are,” says Dr. Muglia.
“This is a very exciting discovery that can be expected to lead to the development of new treatments to prevent pregnant women from going into labor too soon and to give more babies a healthy start in life,” says Stacey D. Stewart, president of the March of Dimes. She noted that identifying the biologic causes of preterm birth will be necessary for the United States to reach the March of Dimes goal to reduce the preterm birth rate to 5.5 percent by 2030.
Dr. Muglia notes that this study assembled extensive genomic data from at least five times as many pregnant women than had been gathered by any previous study of pregnancy and preterm birth. The findings are based heavily on data from more than 44,000 women who provided saliva samples to 23andMe. These women also answered questions about their past pregnancies and agreed that their genetic information could be analyzed, anonymously, for science.
The other crucial reference data set involved more than 8,000 Nordic women with the assistance of the Mother Child Cohort of Norway (MoBa); The Finnish Birth Cohort (FIN); and the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC).
“In the past year, there have been several successful large genome-wide association studies of reproductive behaviors; in that context, I think this study is particularly important because of the immediate clinical relevance of gestational timing,” says David Hinds, PhD, 23andMe Principal Scientist and Statistical Geneticist, who helped to co-author the paper. “This work shows that genetics can improve our understanding of variation in timing.”
“These are exciting findings that could play a key role in reducing newborn deaths and giving every child the chance to grow up smart and strong,” says Trevor Mundel, President of the Global Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Not only did the study reveal several genes linked to pre-term birth, it also identified a simple, low-cost solution – selenium supplements for expectant mothers – that, if confirmed, could save thousands of lives. It’s a great example of the power of public-private partnership.”
WHAT DO THESE DISCOVERIES MEAN?
Today’s breakthrough findings lead to several key implications:
- This is a beginning point. The six gene areas identified by the project serve as a launching platform for deeper research, some of which has already begun. Potential diagnostic tests, new medications, improved dietary supplements or other changes that could help more women have full-term pregnancies will require several more years of study, the authors say.
- One of the gene areas identified suggests that cells within the lining of the uterus play a larger-than-expected role in the length of pregnancy, which in turn provides a new target for medications to help prevent preterm birth.
- Another newly identified gene area raises important questions about how a lack of selenium—a common dietary mineral found in some nuts, certain green vegetables, liver and other meats—might affect preterm birth risk. People living in regions with low selenium in soil and diet, and people in the U.S. who live in low-income “food deserts” are most at risk of having a lack of selenium in their diets.
WHAT’S NEXT?
In the months and years to come, much more research will be conducted to build upon today’s findings.
For example, work is underway to launch studies in Africa and Asia to determine how precisely the gene associations found in this study apply to non-European populations.
Planning work has started to conduct more-specific testing of selenium levels in pregnant women in low-income nations and areas within the United States.
Dr. Muglia noted that today’s findings will also be part of a March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center database that will allow researchers to study the importance of these genes not only in isolation but in context with other potential factors in preterm birth now under investigation, including:
- the microbiome and inflammation/infection;
- structural integrity of cervix and uterine pacemakers that drive contractions;
- fetal-maternal signaling to initiate labor;
- nutrition and mitochondria;
- the molecular basis of social determinants of preterm birth.
The March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center–Ohio Collaborative partners are Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Mount Carmel Health System, Case Western Reserve University, University MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, and the MetroHealth System.
The other centers are located at Stanford University School of Medicine; Washington University in St. Louis; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; and University of Chicago–Northwestern University–Duke University.
CITATION
Zhang, G, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, et al. Genetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1612665.
The paper appears free online beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, September 6 and will be in the September 21 printed issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Major funding and collaboration for the study were provided by the March of Dimes, White Plains, NY; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; 23andMe, Inc., Mountain View, CA; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD; The Finnish Birth Cohort (FIN); Mother Child Cohort of Norway (MoBa); and the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC).
Other partners in the study in the U.S. included Fifth Third Foundation, Cincinnati; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA; Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; and Yale University, New Haven, CT.
ABOUT THE MARCH OF DIMES
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. If you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our shareyourstory.org community to find comfort and support. For detailed national, state and local perinatal statistics, visit peristats.org. You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
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CVS Pharmacy Addressing Access, Affordability and Quality Care with Annual Free Health Screening Campaign
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In its continuing commitment to improve access to affordable health care for all Americans, CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), announced the launch of Project Health, the company’s annual free health screening campaign. Over the next four months, 450 Project Health wellness events will deliver more than $5 million worth of free health services in select CVS Pharmacy locations across 10 multicultural communities with a large number of uninsured or underinsured Americans.
“Project Health is part of CVS Health’s commitment to improve access to health care and ensure that cost isn’t a barrier to important preventive services,” said Troyen A. Brennan, M.D., chief medical officer of CVS Health. “Our free health screenings can help identify health concerns or risk factors for participants who may not have access to care otherwise.”
Project Health events, which are held from September 7 through December 17, are open to everyone and do not require an appointment. Current CVS Pharmacy locations for the events include: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and select CVS Pharmacy stores in Puerto Rico.
Given the catastrophic flooding and ongoing recovery efforts in Houston, all Project Health events in the area are being postponed. CVS Health is committed to rescheduling these free health and wellness events to the residents of Houston when it is safe to do so and when the community will have greater access to these much needed services.
Project Health offers an array of free comprehensive health assessment screenings, including blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), glucose and total cholesterol screenings, which can help detect risk for chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Today, 1 in 2 Americans has at least one chronic illness with 85 percent of our health care dollars spent each year caring for Americans with these diseases.1
“These chronic conditions, which can often be life-threatening, can be treated very effectively when identified early, helping to improve a patient’s health and well-being, as well as reducing costs for both the patient and the overall health care delivery system,” added Brennan.
Once screened, patients have access to on-site consultations with bilingual nurse practitioners or physician assistants who will analyze results and refer patients who require additional medical care and follow up to no-cost or low-cost medical facilities nearby or to their primary care physician.
Since it was established in 2006, Project Health has delivered more than $117 million in free health care services to more than 887,000 people, many of whom lack access to preventive care. Last year, high rates of specific treatable conditions among Project Health participants were detected, including:
- 49 percent were found to be overweight or obese
- 39 percent had abnormal blood pressure readings
- 31 percent had abnormal glucose readings
- 38 percent were found to have abnormal cholesterol levels
CVS Health will be partnering with YMCAs in Houston, Atlanta and Los Angeles this year to encourage their members to participate in Project Health screenings in these markets.
“As a leading community-based organization dedicated to improving the nation’s health, the Y shares CVS Health’s goal to deliver preventive care, like screenings, in places where access is a barrier,” said Kevin Washington, President and CEO, YMCA of the USA. “Taking health care out of clinical settings and putting it into our neighborhoods can save lives, reduce costs and make our communities stronger.”
Project Health events will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at select CVS Pharmacy locations. For a full calendar of Project Health events, visit www.cvs.com/projecthealth (in Spanish: www.cvs.com/proyectosalud).
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is America’s leading retail pharmacy with over 9,700 locations. It is the first national pharmacy to end the sale of tobacco and the first pharmacy in the nation to receive the Community Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, the leading health care accreditation organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on their path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Health is available at www.cvshealth.com.
1 Centers for Disease Control. Chronic Disease Overview. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/
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GTB Appoints New Global Creative Chief
DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — GTB, a leading global advertising agency, today announced that Tito Melega has joined the firm as Global Chief Creative Officer. Mr. Melega, who takes the creative reins on the Ford brand later this month, is widely recognized in the industry with numerous awards and distinctions, including Emmy, Cannes Lions, EFFIE, Clio, Webby, and The One Show, among others.
Most recently, Melega led his own consultancy working with brands both in and outside the Automotive sector and across all channels from TV to Retail to Digital. His experience spans Miller Lite, Pepsi, Kodak, Holiday Inn, and Clairol among others.
Prior to that, Melega was the lead creative for TBWACHIATDAY on the Nissan North America business. There he championed integrated platforms with campaigns rooted in innovation such as ESPN’s “Heisman House,” Amazon “Giant Box,” and the hit reality TV show “GT Academy,” which takes gamers and turns them into professional race car drivers.
Earlier in his career, Melega worked at BBDO where he led Mitsubishi, pioneering interactive vehicle experiences that resembled social media before social media was a thing. While there, he also won an Emmy for Best Commercial TV Campaign for DirecTV.
“We’re very excited to have Tito on board. His work speaks for itself, and he’s a complete creative in every sense. We aim to do the best for our client, and Tito is proof of that ongoing commitment,” said Kim Brink, global chief operations officer of GTB.
Born and raised in Argentina, Mr. Melega came to the U.S. decades ago with little in his pocket and big dreams. His associations with the Ford brand were shaped by a fondness for his father’s 1960’s Ford Falcon and the Argentinian countryside strewn with Ford trucks and rancheros at work. “The Ford brand is iconic, and I’m excited to be part of a team that pushes it successfully into the future,” said Melega.
Mr. Melega will be based at GTB’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.
About GTB
Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and founded in 2007, GTB is an industry-leading advertising and communications agency. Formerly known as Team Detroit, Blue Hive, and Retail First, the agency unified under the single name GTB in May of 2016 and acquired Zubi Advertising Services in January 2017. A WPP company, GTB has 52 global offices across 6 continents. Clients include Ford Motor Company, Johnson Controls, and Ohio Art, among others. Visit http://www.gtb.com for more information.
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Texas Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network Names Inaugural “Texas Realtors to Watch” Recipients
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Texas Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network (YPN) recently named 11 Texas Realtors to receive its inaugural “Texas Realtors to Watch Award” for their excellence in leadership, community involvement, and sales in 2017. These Texas Realtors under the age of 40 have demonstrated distinguished service in the real estate industry and will be recognized during the YPN reception at the Texas Realtors Conference in Dallas on September 10.
“These young real estate professionals follow a calling to help people navigate their dream of property ownership and they support their fellow professionals in doing so,” said Vicki Fullerton, 2017 Chairman of TAR. “The honorees of this award have gone above and beyond the call of service on local, state and national levels to not only support clients engaging in property transactions, but also set a shining example of integrity for their colleagues.”
The honorees also hold critical roles in their associations of Realtors to further support their profession. Honoree involvement includes a broad range of positions held as board officers and committee members, spokespersons, and advisory group participants. The award winners also have played a strong role in political and legislative advocacy.
The award recipients are:
- Joe Atkins of Joe Atkins Realty in Dallas
- Jef Conn of Coldwell Banker Commercial Capital Advisors in Lubbock
- Jamie Dalzell of Dalzell REALTORS® in Abilene
- Brandy Guthrie of Sky Realty in Austin
- Evan Martin of RE/MAX Signature Properties in Sherman
- James Martin of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate in Dallas
- Johnny Mowad of Ebby Halliday REALTORS in Dallas
- Sylvia Seabolt of The Dream Connectors Real Estate Group in Garland
- Ray Wade of Legacy Texas Properties in The Woodlands
- Taylor Walcik of The Blair Group Real Estate in Addison
- Jennifer Wauhob of BHGRE Gary Greene in Katy
For more information about the 2017 Texas REALTORS® Conference, please visit www.texasrealtorsconference.com.
About the Texas Association of REALTORS®
With more than 110,000 members, the Texas Association of REALTORS® is a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in Texas. We advocate on behalf of Texas REALTORS® and private-property owners to keep homeownership affordable, protect private-property rights and promote public policies that benefit homeowners. Visit texasrealestate.com to learn more.
Texas Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network
The Young Professionals Network is a dynamic entry point for real estate professionals striving to become more successful in their careers and gain leadership experience. YPN’s growth has been driven by REALTORS®. YPN has evolved from a magazine offshoot to a determined, passionate, savvy group of members who use social media effectively and transparently and who are committed to strengthening the REALTOR® brand.
CONTACT: Hunter Dodson, 512-448-4950, [email protected]
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CPSC To Consumers: Avoid Deadly Home Hazards When A Hurricane Strikes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — As Hurricane Irma is on the move and other storms may threaten to follow, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning residents in its path of the deadly dangers that can exist after a hurricane sweeps through, knocking out power and causing flooding.
CPSC wants consumers to remember to prevent these four home safety hazards:
1. POISONOUS CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)
The exhaust from portable generators contains poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) – a deadly, odorless and colorless gas.
NEVER use a portable generator anywhere inside your home or garage. Portable generators should be outside, at least 20 FEET from the house, any open window or vent.
NEVER use charcoal grills or camp stoves indoors.
CO from portable generators, charcoal grills and camp stoves can kill in a matter of minutes. CO alarms can save lives. Make sure that you have CO alarms in your home and that they are working.
2. DEADLY ELECTROCUTION HAZARDS
Stay away from downed wires. They can be live with deadly voltage.
Do not operate or handle electrical appliances that are or have been in standing water.
Have a qualified electrician check electrical appliances, circuit breakers, outlets and wiring before using them if they have gotten wet or have been in standing water.
3. CANDLE-RELATED HOUSE FIRES
Candles should be used with extreme caution. Never leave burning candles unattended. Battery-operated lights such as flashlights are a safer option.
4. GAS LEAKS: IF YOU SMELL IT, REPORT IT
If you smell gas, don’t turn lights on or off, or use electrical equipment, including a phone.
Leave the home immediately. Then call 911.
CPSC spokespeople are available for interviews, including in Spanish. Call the Office of Communications to arrange for an interview at 301-504-7908.
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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