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Western Forest Products Inc. Announces Effective Date of Share Consolidation
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today that, further to its news release dated July 1, 2025, the effective date for the consolidation of...

IPinfo Appoints Paul Heywood as Co-CEO
SEATTLE, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPinfo, the internet data company, today announced that COO Paul Heywood has been appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer, joining Founder and CEO Ben Dowling in leading the company forward. As IPinfo...

Trupanion to Participate in the Canaccord Genuity 45th Annual Growth Conference
SEATTLE, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trupanion, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP), a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, announced today that Margi Tooth, Chief Executive Officer and President, will participate in a fireside chat at the...

State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers (07-24-2025)
For immediate release: July 24, 2025 (25-093) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or...

RAKsmart Expands Global Cloud Network with New São Paulo, Brazil Datacenter
RAKsmart launches a new self-owned datacenter in São Paulo, delivering faster connectivity, low latency, and high-performance cloud for South America. SANTA CLARA, CA, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- RAKsmart, a global...

AVANTI Appoints Sergio Yanes as Art Director, Elevating Creative Leadership Across the Agency
Sergio Yanes named Art Director at AVANTI, leading creative vision and design execution across the agency while based in Seattle. ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AVANTI announced the appointment of Sergio Yanes as...

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2025
Quarterly Comparable Hotel Total RevPAR Growth of 4.2% and Comparable Hotel RevPAR Growth of 3.0% Raises Full Year Guidance, Reflecting Outperformance in the First Half of the Year Completed Sale of The Westin Cincinnati BETHESDA, Md., July 30,...

Starting July 27, Washington will be the first state in the nation to implement a uniform antitrust premerger notification law
SEATTLE – Starting July 27, Washington will be the first state in the nation to require companies to file a premerger notification to the Washington Attorney General’s Office at the same time that they file a premerger notification to the federal...

Timber River Connections now serving as Lewis County SHIBA sponsor
CHEHALIS, Wash. – As of July 1, Timber River Connections is serving as the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for Lewis County. A public service offered by the Washington state Office of Insurance Commissioner, SHIBA...

Is polite driving in the rearview? PNW drivers say rudeness is on the rise
SEATTLE, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If you’ve felt a shift in driver behavior on Pacific Northwest roads, you’re not alone. PEMCO’s poll of Washington and Oregon residents found that rudeness on the road may be more than a feeling; it’s a...

Fifty 1 Labs, Inc. Hosts Successful Virtual Shareholder Teleconference, Showcasing AI-Driven Functional Medicine Strategy and World-Class Leadership
SEATTLE, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- Fifty 1 Labs, Inc. (OTC: FITY), a pioneer in AI-powered health and wellness solutions, successfully hosted its virtual shareholder teleconference on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST via X...

State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers (07-22-2025)
For immediate release: July 22, 2025 (25-091) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or...

Real Veterans, Real Voices- Suffering in Silence: A Roll Call for Community Inclusion
Real Veterans, Real Voices- Suffering in Silence: A Roll Call for Community Inclusion Your Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Suicide Prevention Team would like to recognize the importance of not only mental health wellness but...

Sana Biotechnology Announces Publication in New England Journal of Medicine of Groundbreaking Clinical Data from Transplantation Without Immunosuppression of Hypoimmune-Modified, Insulin-Producing Islet Cells in Patient with Type 1 Diabetes
Data Demonstrate that Sana’s Hypoimmune (HIP)-Modified Pancreatic Islet Cells, Transplanted with No Immunosuppression, Persist and Function Over Time in Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Study Establishes Ability to Genetically Modify and Transplant...

Achieve Life Sciences to Participate in the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference
SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHV), a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the global development and commercialization of cytisinicline as a...

Timberland Bancorp Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income Increases to $7.10 Million
Quarterly EPS Increases 22% to $0.90 from $0.74 One Year Ago Quarterly Net Interest Margin Increases to 3.80% Quarterly Return on Average Assets Increases to 1.47% Quarterly Return on Average Equity Increases to 11.23% Announces New Stock...

The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results; Raises Annual Earnings and Revenue Guidance
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of companies, which provide post-acute healthcare services and invest in the long-term healthcare...

Animal Welfare Groups Applaud Introduction of U.S. Senate Resolution to Spare Half a Million Barred Owls
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Calling the federal government’s barred owl kill plan “unworkable, costly, and inhumane,” Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today praised the...

Kite Realty Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Operating Results
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG), a premier owner and operator of high-quality, open-air grocery-anchored centers and vibrant mixed-use assets, reported today its operating results for the second...

Dana Christiansen of Tree Hill Learning Center Recently Featured on Close Up Radio
CAMAS, WA, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “We are the industry that enables all other people to work,” our guest declares. “Without us the economy would completely crumble. People don’t realize the importance of the work I...