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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Pet Wants of Springfield Mobile Business Set to Open Retail Location

After three years of operating Pet Wants Springfield as a mobile business, local owners Holly and Dennis Ensor are getting ready to cut the ribbon on their first retail store location at 1342 East Battlefield Road in Springfield.

"We've been focused on growing the Pet Wants brand here in Springfield over the last few years and, now that we are feeding more than 1,000 animals in the area, we decided it was time to expand the business," Holly said. "Having a physical location will allow us to serve more customers, and it will also allow us to expand our product line to include additional treats, raw, freeze-dried raw, toys, leashes and more."

Pet Wants Springfield will continue to offer free, personal delivery to Springfield, Nixa and Ozark, once the retail store is open. The retail store hours will be Monday through Friday from 10am to 7pm, Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 11am to 4pm.

Pet Wants' specially-crafted, private-label pet food formulas are made in small batches with fresh, natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins and minerals for a complete and balanced diet in every bowl. Pet Wants Springfield has multiple blends of dog and cat food formulas as well as CBD products, healing salve, calming balm, anti-itch spray, paw wax and more.

Dennis and Holly are passionate about their pets. Before they found Pet Wants, they spent 2 days every month for eight years cooking 80 pounds of hamburger, 50 cups of rice and 15 pounds of carrots for their two dogs – Ben and Jerry – because they could not find a commercial food that agreed with their stomachs. But when they tried Pet Wants food, Jerry's coat got softer and shinier, his skin issues cleared up and his chronic ear infections went away. The Ensors now have two female yellow labs named Jessie and Bo Peep that have been on the Pet Wants food since they joined the Ensor family.

"When we realized the difference Pet Wants made for Jerry, we knew we were sold on Pet Wants, both as customers and as franchise owners. We have loved being able to bring Pet Wants to pet families in the community we've lived in for more than 30 years and we're thrilled to be able to expand that presence with the new store," Holly said.

Dennis and Holly have been married for 39 years and they have two grown children – Sarah and Chris – as well as three grandsons. When they aren't talking to people about pet food and healthy pet treats, they love to be outdoors, playing with the grandkids or traveling.

To order Pet Wants food for your favorite companion or to learn about the company, call (417)210-8574, email HEnsor@PetWants.com or visit http://www.PetWantsSpringfieldMO.com.

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KnowBe4 Hires James McQuiggan as Security Awareness Advocate

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the hiring of James McQuiggan as a new security awareness advocate for the U.S.

McQuiggan has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. Prior to joining KnowBe4, he worked at Siemens where he held various cybersecurity roles, including product and solution security officer for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. In this role, he consulted and supported various corporate divisions on cybersecurity standards, information security awareness and securing product networks. McQuiggan is a part-time faculty professor at Valencia College in the Engineering, Computer Programming and Technology division. He also volunteers for several initiatives through (ISC)2, including president of the (ISC)2 Central Florida Chapter, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Center for Cyber Safety and Education and Safe and Secure Online education and awareness program volunteer where he has educated over 7,000 students, parents and teachers. Read this for more information.

"James is a passionate educator, which is a perfect fit for the type of person we look for to fulfill an advocate role," said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "Our global team of advocates is an invaluable resource for KnowBe4, and we're excited to add another experienced cybersecurity professional to our growing organization."

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"This was an incredible opportunity to work for a hypergrowth cybersecurity organization," said McQuiggan. "I have a passion for educating people on cybersecurity topics and possess skills in security awareness, so an advocate role at KnowBe4 was an ideal fit for me. The people, benefits and the culture are what attracted me to the organization, and I look forward to contributing to the team."

For more information on KnowBe4, visit http://www.knowbe4.com.

About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 29,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as the last line of defense.

Number 161 on the list Inc. 500 of 2019, #34 on 2018's Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, and #2 in Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity 500, KnowBe4 is headquartered in Tampa Bay, Florida, with offices in Brazil, Australia, Japan, England, the Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Singapore.
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New Children’s Storybook Gently Informs Young Kids About Global Warming

Highly-acclaimed children's author Andrew Newman has brought forward a new and important children's book, The Sunburnt Polar Bear, and its message is both timely and highly relevant to today's world dynamic. The Sunburnt Polar Bear, the 14th addition to the Conscious Bedtime Stories series, is a tale about the plight of polar bears in the wake of global warming that gently introduces young readers to climate change and offers them ways to become a part of the solution. A one-of-a-kind children's book, this new offering from Conscious Stories takes up the goal to help parents and teachers educate children in a non-fearful way about what is occurring right now on our planet.

Exceptionally illustrated by Liesl Bell, The Sunburnt Polar Bear tells the tale of polar bears trying to cope with increasing heat at the North Pole. Like all Conscious Bedtime Stories, the book begins by inviting readers and listeners to engage in Snuggle Breathing to slow down and become present to the unfolding story. Following the story, kids are invited to learn more about climate change. The story concludes with Top Tips to Help the Polar Bears Thrive. Included in the book is a letters kids can remove, sign, and mail to their legislators, asking for attention and action to help stem the fast-moving effects of global warming on our planet. Finally, the book offers a set of stickers for kids to peel and wear to let others know they care about the planet. Read this for more information.

The Sunburnt Polar Bear is now available for pre-order through Indiegogo, where campaign supporters can order copies for themselves and others, for a classroom or school, obtain an e-book copy or school climate kit, donate to several African book programs, or choose from among the other enormously popular children's titles that are a part of the Conscious Stories Series. Supporters can participate by visiting https://igg.me/at/Sunburntpolarbear.

"Our children hold a key to solving the challenges we are facing as humanity but how we introduce them to these challenges makes all the difference. The first step is to create a safe, connected, loving space in which they can learn about their inner and outer worlds. Then we can help them to engage with some of the big challenges and climate change is one of these," observed Newman. "The most powerful vehicle in addressing climate change is individual awareness and action. To allow our kids to move to action we need to make them aware of the issues in a comfortable and inspiring way. The Sunburnt Polar Bear does just this by introducing them to the concept of climate change in a safe and non-threatening way."

Newman's Conscious Bedtime Stories book series has already garnered public notice and industry accolades, including four Mom's Choice Awards for Excellence Gold Medals for The Boy Who Searched for Silence, The Hug That Got Stuck, The Elephant Who Tried to Tiptoe, and The Laughing Witch, awarded in May, 2017, and Best Children's Book Gold Medal for The Circle People from the Coalition of Visionary Resources in June 2019.

A collection of bedtime picture books for kids ages 3 to 7, Newman's conscious stories are experiential, beginning with asking the reader and listeners to enjoy easy breathing practices that soften the atmosphere and create deep connection. Each of his stories offer heroic characters who employ a heart- and value-based approach to exciting challenges. As the story characters overcome difficult situations, young children learn a new social-emotional skill. Each story ends with an activity designed to bring awareness and integration about the themes and spiritual values the stories contain. The architecture of each story creates a unique yet significant opportunity for bonding between parents and children. Click here.

"My stories are for families who recognize the wisdom of their children and want to nurture their spirituality, sense of oneness, and belonging to a larger global community. They are a tool for conscious parents to grow connection with their children through simple breathing exercises, meaningful characters and heart-centered activity pages," noted Newman, a native South African now living in the Boulder, Colorado area. "They are specially written and illustrated to make advanced spiritual concepts easily accessible and even more easily integrated into a child's daily life."

Andrew Newman is a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing; he has been actively involved in men's work through the Mankind Project since 2006. His additional portfolio of work includes publishing over 2500 donated poems as the PoemCatcher, volunteer coordination for Habitat for Humanity in South Africa and directing Edinburgh's Festival of Spirituality and Peace. Newman's Conscious Bedtime Story Club is a culmination of all of these areas of experience, intended to bring parent and child into deeper connection and spiritual union with each other.

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Indonesia Highway Authority Bina Marga Wins Excellence Award for Modernizing National Roadway Management Strategy

The Indonesian Directorate General of Highways, known as Bina Marga, took first prize in the 2019 AgileAssets® Excellence in Infrastructure Asset Management (AXIAM) Awards, which recognize organizations that deliver value to the traveling public by managing infrastructure assets in innovative ways using AgileAssets solutions. Bina Marga earned the award for adopting a groundbreaking, data-driven approach to maximize nationwide road transportation quality, improve safety, and reduce maintenance costs using the advanced analytics of an integrated AgileAssets solution. Read this here.

As part of Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works, Bina Marga had set an ambitious goal of modernizing its national road strategy by acquiring the capabilities to implement industry-leading transportation asset management practices. The agency reached its goal in 2018 by engaging AgileAssets, a leading global provider of infrastructure asset lifecycle management software, to deliver a fully integrated, enterprise solution to help manage Indonesia's 30,000 miles (47,000 km) of roads and 18,000 bridges.

The AgileAssets solution also helps Bina Marga improve road safety, maximize asset lifecyles, and conduct cross-asset tradeoff analysis, which enables the agency to make the best use of infrastructure funding while improving road performance nationwide.

"We congratulate Indonesia on achieving an unprecedented caliber of transportation quality and innovation that will benefit the traveling public for generations to come," said AgileAssets CEO Stuart Hudson, P.E. "The AXIAM Award affirms industry recognition of Bina Marga's forward-thinking approach, and we hope it inspires other agencies to take ownership of moving their transportation management strategies forward with similar energy and success."

AgileAssets partnered with Esri Indonesia, a supplier of geographic information systems software, to provide Bina Marga with advanced location mapping and spatial analysis capabilities, and worked alongside Global Tekno Tritama, a local IT consulting firm, to ensure a smooth deployment of the AgileAssets solution.

As the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia is home to more than 261 million residents and spans more than 17,500 islands, including coastal plains and mountain regions. The nation's economy depends on being able to move people and goods across a complex road network exposed to the environmental extremes of its equatorial climate. Despite mostly warm temperatures, Indonesia is subject to monsoons, typhoons, rapid ocean currents, and even sporadic tundra conditions, which pose challenges for maintaining infrastructure reliability and road safety.

"Bina Marga demonstrates extraordinary commitment to serving the public by ensuring its roadway performance will be able to keep pace with the nation's growing economy," said Pascal Laumet, Ph.D., Vice President of International Sales and Operations at AgileAssets. "The agency's collaborative efforts and innovative results are worthy of the prestige that comes with winning the AXIAM Award."

The award ceremony took place at AgileAssets Xchange 2019, a global user conference and networking event for AgileAssets clients and business partners hosted in Austin, Texas. The winner was voted by Xchange attendees—among them transportation industry leaders from public and private agencies in seven countries, including 4 Canadian provinces and 26 U.S. states. Read news here.

The other AXIAM Award nominees included AgileAssets clients Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Minnesota Department of Transportation (2019 AXIAM Award runner-up), Montana Department of Transportation (2016 AXIAM Award winner), Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2018 AXIAM Award winner), Quebec Ministry of Transport, and Wyoming Department of Transportation.

About Directorate General of Highways – Bina Marga
The role of Direktorat Jenderal Bina Marga (Directorate General of Highways, or "Bina Marga") is to realize a sustainable national road network with adequate mobility, accessibility, and safety, including serving local, regional, and national strategic activity centers. Bina Marga reports to Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Housing.

About AgileAssets
AgileAssets is a leading global provider of transportation asset lifecycle management software for public and private organizations. From advanced analytics and strategic decision-making to day-to-day maintenance operations, AgileAssets' enterprise solutions support the complete lifecycle management of infrastructure asset portfolios, helping agencies to deliver safer, more reliable transportation networks while achieving the highest return on infrastructure investments. Learn more at AgileAssets.com.

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Gilbane Building Company Names Karen Medeiros as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

As part of its global growth strategy, Gilbane Building Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Medeiros as senior vice president, chief marketing officer (CMO). In this newly-created role, Karen joins the executive management team and will lead the company's global marketing, brand and communication strategies.

As CMO, Karen will be responsible for all aspects of Gilbane's strategic marketing communications including brand strategy and positioning, innovative campaign development, distribution channel design, alliance marketing, and partnerships with teams across the company. In alignment with the firm's Vision 2025 plan, Karen will provide enterprise-wide leadership and connectivity with sales, finance, human resources and operations to drive change with a direct link to business strategy and results. Her approach to marketing solutions has generated award-winning marketing campaigns and innovative digital strategies that inspire connectivity with clients, industry partners, employees and prospects across the marketplace.

"Karen is an accomplished leader and marketing visionary with a strong history of building innovative, brand marketing programs with a client-first mindset," said Ryan Hutchins, executive vice president of Gilbane Building Company. "The new role of chief marketing officer ensures that our brand and key marketing initiatives for new services and geographies are an integral part of our company's visionary growth."

Throughout her nearly 20-year career with Gilbane, Karen has held leadership roles throughout the company, including vice president, senior director of client development for the Mid-Atlantic division, and most recently she served as vice president, global sales and marketing services, a shared services department. Her extensive experience has been instrumental in strategic plan implementation, developing the company's sales and marketing organization, and team building throughout the company's expanded geographic footprint. Karen is also a strong advocate for employee development and advancement. She serves as an executive leader for the company-wide women's Employee Resource Group, empoWer, leads training and orientation sessions, and mentors emerging leaders. Read news here.

Karen holds a BA in marketing from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. She is a member of the Society of Professional Marketing Services and has served in several leadership roles in community organizations. She is a former board member for the UMass Dartmouth - Charlton College of Business Advisory Board, as well as the Somerset Federal Credit Union. Karen resides with her husband, John, in Somerset, Massachusetts and Center Barnstead, New Hampshire.

About Gilbane Building Company
Gilbane provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services – from pre-construction planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, general contracting, design-build and facility management services – for clients across various markets. Founded in 1870 and still a privately held, family-owned company, Gilbane has more than 45 office locations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.gilbaneco.com.

Whym Launches First-of-Its-Kind Text Boutique that Redefines the Online Shopping Experience

Whym announces the launch of first-of-its-kind text boutique that is changing the way people shop through an innovative text commerce platform. Created to bring convenience, simplicity and customization to shoppers, Whym takes what consumers enjoy most about online and offline shopping and combines them.

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Through this new technology, customers engage in a text conversation with a Whym team member in real-time to ask questions about products, get suggestions, and add products from the boutique's lookbook to their cart with a hashtag.

"Many companies are starting to explore text-message as a means of marketing, but we've built a fully-functional text boutique complete with frictionless payments, a full product offering and a one-on-one customer concierge," said Whym CEO Kelly Nyland. "Whym is the retail experience of the future. We are a female-founded company focused on creating a more personal way to shop. We believe that getting the things you love and buy regularly should be simple and convenient - as easy as sending an emoji to a friend. Our customers love that they can chat with a human team member, not a bot, to ask questions and get personal responses in real-time."

The process of shopping using Whym is simple. First, a consumer signs up by texting 95479. Next, a Whym employee will text the consumer in real-time an easy-to-understand list of shopping options that the consumer will respond to using emojis. Pictures and links within the text conversation allow the customer to see exactly what is available in the lookbook.

A customer selects the desired product by texting a predetermined hashtag and checks out using their secure Whym Wallet. Shipping and payment information is collected during the first purchase only and products are delivered within two to five days. All future purchases happen entirely over text message - eliminating the need to remember a password or credit card PIN.

Whym has curated its list of unique products by sorting through hundreds of "instabrands." The instabrands chosen are niche companies that have less than 30,000 social media followers and offer products that are high quality and easily replenishable. Each brand offers customers a unique value proposition by focusing on things that matter most to the modern woman, such as ethics, wellness and taking women's bodies into consideration. Through these collaborations, Whym hopes to not only offer unique products to customers but simultaneously aid in the success of small online brands.

Products available to consumers include desk accessories, office supplies, flowers, coffee, tea, sweets, natural care, sexual wellness and room fragrances that embrace femininity. Prices vary between products and shipping is free if a customer spends at least $40 USD.

To learn more about Whym, please visit http://www.mywhym.co or follow Whym on Instagram. To sign up for Whym, please text 95479.

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ABOUT WHYM
Founded by the dynamic female duo behind the launch of Snapchat Spectacles, Whym makes getting the things consumers love, easy. Whym is a first-of-its-kind, female-centered text boutique that offers customers a more personable way to browse and buy. Whym was created for convenience with career-focused women in mind. Through Whym, customers speak with real people, not bots, to easily ask questions, edit orders and provide feedback, in real-time. All purchases can be made with the Whym Wallet, which eliminates the need for a password, purse and PIN from transactions. Learn more about Whym at http://www.mywhym.co/.

IntentData.io Announces AI Powered Intent Data Algorithm Engine

IntentData.io, Inc., a marketing technology firm that provides third-party intent data to enhance clients' demand generation and support account-based marketing (ABM), today announces the development of an AI-powered intent data algorithm engine. This puts the power of nuanced, granular intent data from a bespoke algorithm in the hands of marketers and sales teams with very little effort and a short lead-time. Click here.

As more marketers turn to intent data they have faced a choice between better data from a robust algorithm, or faster launch via topic selection and other methods. IntentData's new system delivers both simultaneously. That means rapid implementation, short runway to ROI, and quick wins. Those benefits come without compromise on the detailed data which is still harvested using a robust, custom algorithm.

IntentData.io's contact level™ intent data includes actionable signals with contact details including name, email and job title, firmographic information and detailed, contextual information on the nature of the intent signal. Together these provide the detail necessary to execute programmatic personalization at scale in account-based marketing and demand generation applications.

"Marketers and sales teams are too busy to waste time on unnecessary tasks. But unlocking the power of intent data means they need the detail and nuance that only contact level data from a custom algorithm delivers. We're so excited to solve for both," said Yvonne Haendel, President and Chief Customer Officer of IntentData.io, Inc.

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The algorithm, which is customized for each client, incorporates elements including customers, target accounts, competitors, key terms spanning the buying journey, industry events and thought leaders. The AI-powered algorithm creation builds a robust set of recommended criteria which marketers can then quickly tweak and personalize.

"Fully operationalizing intent data requires quickly building the right algorithm to deliver the right data, rich in detail for quick wins. We're always looking for creative ways to improve our process and customer experience to help them start faster, win more, and extract more value from their intent data," said John McTigue, Chief Data Scientist

Companies can typically start to receive their data within a week of providing some basic information. That shortens the time to launch, the marketing resources required and the cost. IntentData.io offers special pilot project pricing for companies that are interested in adding contact level intent data to their Martech stack.

Learn more at http://www.IntentData.io.

About IntentData.io
IntentData.io, Inc. is a female-owned marketing technology firm that provides third-party intent data to enhance clients' demand generation and support account-based marketing (ABM). Through a suite of intent data and activation services, IntentData.io closely aligns companies' sales and marketing departments, by offering tailored intelligence pertinent to both. Specifically, IntentData.io provides individual level contact details and granular context, based on competitor and industry engagement.