SCOTTSDALE: Emerge ranks fifth on the Best Places to Work in the Valley 2020 list by the Phoenix Business Journal. The rankings take into account confidential surveys of local Phoenix-area employees, analyzing aspects of company culture like communication, managerial effectiveness, team dynamics and trust in leadership to gauge overall employee affinity Placing within the top…
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Comfort Systems USA announces Chief Operating Officer appointment
HOUSTON: Comfort Systems USA Inc. announced the transition of Trent T. McKenna from his current role as Senior Vice President and Vice President – Region 4 to Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Brian Lane, President and CEO of the Company, commented, “I’m thrilled to congratulate Trent on his new role. Trent is an…
Michael Bell appointed new Chief Financial Officer of Guardant Health
REDWOOD CITY: Guardant Health Inc. has named Michael Bell as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 5, 2021. Michael will succeed Derek Bertocci who has retired after successfully ushering the company through its successful transition as a public company. “I am delighted to welcome Michael Bell to our executive leadership team,” said…
WNS extends partnership with Scandinavian Airlines
NEW YORK: WNS (Holdings) Limited has extended its partnership with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), a news release said. With this extension, WNS will continue to provide SAS with a comprehensive range of services including Passenger Revenue Accounting (PRA) and Cargo Revenue Accounting (CRA), and will now incrementally add analytical support and new solutions across risk,…
NTT DATA Services to acquire Hashmap
PLANO: NTT DATA Services has entered an agreement to acquire Hashmap, adding deep technical expertise with modern data platforms to support analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Hashmap is a Snowflake Premier Partner and has partnerships with Databricks and several other leading cloud, data and technology providers. These partnerships, together with NTT DATA’s existing relationships…
HealthStream acquires myClinicalExchange
NASHVILLE: HealthStream has acquired substantially all of the assets of myClinicalExchange LLC, a Denver-based information technologies company, for approximately $4.5 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Through the acquisition, HealthStream gains myClinicalExchange’s SaaS application that allows healthcare organizations to track, manage, and report the intern and clinical rotation educational requirements of medical,…
Resource Label Group acquires Labels West
FRANKLIN: Resource Label Group LLC has acquired Seattle-based Labels West, broadening its presence in the Pacific Northwest, a news release said. Resource Label is a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, and TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG. Founded in 1978, Labels West…
sPower acquires nine New York solar projects from National Grid Renewables
SALT LAKE CITY: sPower has acquired nine solar projects in New York from National Grid Renewables, the renewable energy arm of National Grid’s competitive, unregulated division, a news release said. The portfolio includes projects in Franklin, Jefferson, Chautauqua, Lewis, and other counties across Upstate New York. This portfolio is estimated to have a 1-gigawatt (GWdc)…
Skylo partners with BSNL to launch world’s first satellite-based IoT network in India
PALO ALTO: Skylo announced an exclusive partnership with BSNL, India’s government-owned telecommunications provider. “For centuries, industries including agriculture, railways, and fisheries, have been operating in the physical world and haven’t had the opportunity to take full advantage of modern digital technologies like AI, machine learning, IoT, and space connectivity, regardless of their geography — until…
Seritage Growth Properties announces CEO transition
NEW YORK: Seritage Growth Properties announced that Benjamin W. Schall, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee is resigning from his role to pursue another opportunity. Mr. Schall will facilitate the transition of his responsibilities by mid-January 2021. The Board of Trustees will conduct a search for Mr. Schall’s successor, which shall include internal…
Ripcord acquires Engine ML
HAYWARD: Ripcord announced the acquisition of deep learning company Engine ML. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Catapult, Engine ML builds distributed deep-learning infrastructure designed to scale. Now the integrated solution will enable leading brands in finance, insurance, retail and energy to quickly and easily unlock the power of their data and turn it into actionable…
AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation Global Group
CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and AT&T Inc. announced that AT&T agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, LLC. Funimation is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex Inc. Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T’s WarnerMedia segment with…