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Jennifer Hedly

Jennifer Hedly
Jennifer hedly is the managing content editor for Florida Newswire™, and has been a team member of the Neotrope® News Network since Dec. 2008. She is a creative writer, former surfer girl, and currently resides in South Florida. She paints, is a foodie, and owns two pure white tabby cats who prefer their identities be kept secret (and no, they don't have their own Facebook page).

Thelma Wright, Philadelphia’s Beloved ‘American Gangster’ Empowers a New Generation with Mentoring and Reform

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It has been well over a decade since Thelma Wright, once reputed to be one of the most dangerous and powerful Black women in Philadelphia, came to the forefront and shocked the nation with true confessions in her memoir, "With Eyes From Both Sides - Living My Live In and Out of the Game." Today however, Thelma Wright is impacting her city and the tri-state area in positive ways with her mentoring program, The Thelma Wright Empowerment Program.

AmTrav announces Gather, the guest travel planning solution that makes BOTH arrangers and guests happy

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AmTrav, the one connected platform for business travel, announces Gather, the travel planning solution for today's guest traveler. Gather enables travel arrangers to quickly invite guest travelers to book their own travel within set itinerary parameters and travel policies, giving arrangers the controls they need and guests the travel choice they want.

With Low-Cost Barriers to Entry, Many are Exploring Growing Resale Industry as New Career, says Industry Experts at Aravenda Consignment Software

TYSONS, Va., Feb. 8, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Aravenda Global Resale Technology, a U.S.-based consignment software company, speaks to the exponential growth of new resellers as the Great Resignation continues - a mass exodus of employees that began in 2020 during economic uncertainty.

OLIVOIX Releases Stunning Debut EP ‘GODDESS’

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The menacingly dramatic opening notes of OLIVOIX's new EP "GODDESS" immediately give away front-woman Monica Olive's extensive background on stage and screen. She is a charismatic performer, capable of turning a room pin-drop silent with a single line.
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For Stage Play ‘Willie & Esther,’ Two TV Icons Take the Stage at The Pompano Beach Cultural Center

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present the humorous and insightful stage play "Willie & Esther," starring 70s television legends Ted Lange and BerNadette Stanis. Combining quick-witted dialogue and deeply emotional scenes, James Graham Bronson's story follows two middle-aged African American lovers as they fantasize about robbing a bank.

Prolific inventor and beauty guru, Laura Hunter, has launched her newest invention, the Perfect Contour Beauty Sponge

SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 2, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For many years, stars like Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez have popularized the highlighted and contoured makeup look, but without access to a professional makeup artist, getting Kardashian perfect contour was nearly impossible. For most, the result was streaks of brown or white that just won't blend in. Tori Belle Cosmetics promises to have solved this problem.

After, Inc. Acquires Accentf(x) to Deepen its Post-Sale Marketing Services Offering

NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 2, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- After, Inc., the leading customer experience technology company providing post-sale software and services to the world's top manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce sellers, just announced its acquisition of Accentf(x) Marketing.

Capstone Logistics Launches CapstonePay for Digital Unloading Payments

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., Feb. 1, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Logistics, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, has announced the launch of CapstonePay, a remote payment system that enables truck drivers delivering into Capstone-supported facilities to electronically pay for unloading services without leaving their cab.

Tori Belle Cosmetics is giving up to $25,000 in Grants to Those in Need!

WOODINVILLE, Wash., Feb. 1, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Tori Belle community is making a difference to those in need during the upcoming TB's Got Talent Charity Bash, airing Live, March 3 at 4 p.m. PT. "This is our fourth Virtual Charity Bash and we have raised nearly $90K for families in need to date. It is an honor to make a positive impact in the lives of our most vulnerable families all over the world," said Co-founder and CEO of Tori Belle Cosmetics, Laura Hunter.

Leading South Florida In Home Healthcare Company, Amerihome Healthcare, Expands Reach

BOCA RATON, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- Amerihome Healthcare is excited to announce that due to a recent new hire, it will expand its geographic reach and operations. For more than 10 years, it's been a leader in Palm Beach's home health care industry and will now service Broward County as well to focus on in-home health care staffing.

A New Mental Health App Has Arrived! The Mavin App

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 31, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a Wisconsin startup, 3oi LLC announces the launch of the Mavin App, a mental health app to help the world conquer mental health in addition to supporting and educating the masses. Furthermore, the 3oi team is also proud to publicize that we are onboarding participants to the Conscious Venture Lab Cohort 8 Accelerator program.

Netcube Achieves World’s First Multi-Slice Application Service Architecture Proven on Commercial Grade 5G System

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 26, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Netcube, Inc., a Korea-based leading telecom software company just announced that the company has achieved a significant milestone towards a 5G-led business for a 5G ecosystem. It's successfully proved its network slicing application enabler platform on a commercial-grade 5G system.

Send2Press Earns 2022 Safest Content Award

TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Send2Press®, a newswire service and dba of Neotrope®, announced today that its website has earned a 2022 Safest Content Award from Sur.ly. Send2Press, celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2022, has consistently been ranked as one of the best U.S.-based press release newswire service companies.

Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin Wins Harm Reduction Award Presented by the GPF Foundation

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 24, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For his work in medical toxicology, public health and medical education, Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin is the most recent winner of the Harm Reduction Award presented by the GPF Foundation (GPFF), a not-for-profit based in Lake Forest, Illinois that is dedicated to saving lives through awareness about the dangers and risks of recreational drugs.
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Modern Foot and Ankle, a Florida Podiatric Group Brings High-Tech, High-Quality Healthcare to Largo

LARGO, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- Modern Foot & Ankle opens its sixth clinic - and first in Pinellas County - on Friday. The Central Florida podiatric group has selected Kyle Haverstrom, DPM, as the provider for the new Largo, Florida, location.

Laura Hunter Wins 2022 BIG Innovation Award

WOODINVILLE, Wash., Jan. 17, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier this month, the Business Intelligence Group named Laura Hunter, founder of LashLiner, Inc., and wholly-owned subsidiary, Tori Belle Cosmetics, as a leader and winner in the 2022 BIG Innovation Awards. This annual business awards program recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing new ideas to life in innovative ways.
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Florida Governor Announces $17M for Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements in Bonita Springs

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- This week, on Jan. 12, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced nearly $17 million has been awarded to the City of Bonita Springs in Lee County through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. Funding will be used to make critical improvements to 2.5 miles of stormwater infrastructure and will repair damage caused by Hurricane Irma.

PushSave is Excited to Announce Two-Year Agreement with Washington Youth Soccer as its Preferred Fundraiser

FARGO, N.D., Jan. 13, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Youth Soccer and PushSave are proud to announce their two-year partnership agreement. Over the next two years PushSave will serve as Washington Youth Soccer's managed services fundraising solution. Through this partnership, PushSave will provide Washington Youth Soccer and its member associations and clubs the opportunity to capitalize on PushSave's unique and innovative way to raise money.

New Online Bookstore Creates Marketplace for Self-Published Authors Struggling to Compete on Amazon

NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 13, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The self-publishing book industry's exponential growth has taken the world by storm. Opening doors once closed to unknown writers, self-publishing creates an alternative - some may say disruptive - option for writers with a small fan base to share their work and build brand awareness on a global scale. Empowered by the popular do-it-yourself movement, a new direct-to-customer bookselling platform, Direct2Author.com, launched in December.

Minority Business Accelerator Program Expands to Support Small Underrepresented Female Entrepreneurs in Arizona, Georgia and Florida

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ThinkZILLA Consulting, announced its 15-week entrepreneur accelerator program for female minority entrepreneurs. The only firm that combines program management resources with extensive DE&I expertise, a network of thousands of minority-led business suppliers and full-service marketing capabilities, has expanded programming to combat poverty and support entrepreneurs in need of access.