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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Nacha and the U.S. Faster Payments Council announced that 161 payments professionals successfully passed the inaugural Accredited Faster Payment Professional (AFPP) exam, marking an important milestone in demonstrating expertise and commitment within the faster payments ecosystem. The AFPP accreditation, developed as a collaboration between Nacha and the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), with assistance from Payments Associations and other leading payments...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) has launched its upgraded Technician Training: Job Fundamentals course—an interactive online program designed to sharpen technician skills, reduce vending and coffee machine downtime, and minimize liability on service calls. Tailored for the unique needs of convenience services, the training combines narrated modules with real-world problem-solving scenarios. Technicians walk away with the knowledge they ca...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) today announced it will host an Investor Day in New York City on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m ET. The event will feature presentations from Horace Mann’s executive leadership team who will provide insight into the company’s strategic initiatives and vision for the future, as well as a Q&A. The Investor Day and accompanying presentation materials will include statements relating to the company’s o...

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), the nation’s premier showcase for high school science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research, proudly announces the 2025 winners of the 63rd National JSHS competition. JSHS is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) and administered by the National Science Teaching Association. This year’s National JSHS event took place April 22-26 at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles in Chantilly, Virginia...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Inns of Court Professionalism Awards are presented to individuals with high standards of character, ethics, civility, and professionalism....

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support and innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced that the Mobile Learning Unit (MLU) at the University of Melbourne has selected Rimini Manage™ and Rimini Consult™ for Salesforce as its strategy to bring stability and enhancement to its eLearning platform. The MLU is on a mission to make learning ac...

DUBLIN & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Portal Innovations, a leading life science venture development engine, today announced its international expansion through a strategic partnership with Dublin City University (DCU). This collaboration was established under a Memorandum of Understanding which expands Portal’s footprint at DCU Alpha – Dublin City University’s Innovation Campus – where Portal opened space earlier this year. Portal’s expansion at DCU Alpha will help create new opportunities for bi...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has completed assembly of the Aspera space astrophysics microsatellite bus. The spacecraft is ready for integration with the far-UV Aspera telescope being built by the University of Arizona. SFL will perform instrument-spacecraft integration and testing at its Toronto facility later this year with launch slated for early 2026. Aspera is a bold NASA astrophysics mission that seeks to understand the formation and evolution of galaxies throug...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With just days to go until Green Socks Day on April 30, excitement is building across the country as a growing list of major corporations and leading organizations join individuals as they step up to support this national call to action for financial literacy. Launched by Operation HOPE and Financial Literacy for All (FL4A) to celebrate the advancement of financial literacy as a national priority during Financial Literacy Month, the Green Socks Day Challenge is gaining...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--School district leaders unite at ScratchWorks Gathering in Minneapolis, May 5-8, to increase scratch cooking for healthier student meals....