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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Southland Development Authority/
In the news release, Nathalie Molina Niño and Walker Deibel Confirmed as Latest Speakers for ACHIEVE Summit 2025, issued May 30, 2025 by Southland Development Authority over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "The Southland Development Authority (SDA) is excited to announce that celebrated investor, author and one of People Magazine's Most Powerful Latinas, Nathalie Molina Niño, and the founder of Acquisition Lab and Wall Street Journal best selling author, Walker Deibel, have been confirmed as speakers for next month's ACHIEVE Summit 2025 conference in Tinley Park, Illinois." rather than "...the founder of Acquisition Labs and Wall Street Journal best selling author, Walker Diabel,..." as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: Nationally renowned investors, entrepreneurs and authors add their names to the premier economic summit happening next month TINLEY PARK, Ill., May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southland Development Authority (SDA) is excited to announce that celebrated investor, author and one of People Magazine's Most Powerful Latinas, Nathalie Molina Niño, and the founder of Acquisition Lab and Wall Street Journal best selling author, Walker Deibel, have been confirmed as speakers for next month's ACHIEVE Summit 2025 conference in Tinley Park, Illinois. Nathalie and Walker are the latest additions to a star-studded program of speakers, which includes accomplished real estate developers, entrepreneurs, investors and acclaimed authors, set to headline ACHIEVE. Set for June 27–29 at the Tinley Park Convention Center, the ACHIEVE Summit is an opportunity to unlock generational wealth through real estate investment, business development, partnerships and entrepreneurship. Attendees will include brokers, agents, appraisers, developers, lenders, contractors, legal and accounting professionals—anyone seeking to thrive and scale as an active business developer. Nathalie Molina Niño is a Co-Founder and President at Known, helping build vehicles for multigenerational prosperity. She is an investor, and as part of her work as a champion of women, communities of color and the planet, Molina Niño co-founded the trade organization for Builder Capitalism, a long-view, alternative asset class to Venture Capital. In 2018, her book LEAPFROG, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs, was named one of Book Authority's "Best CEO Books of All Time." Molina Niño launched her first tech startup at the age of twenty and is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. "I'm excited to be joining the amazing lineup of speakers at the upcoming ACHIEVE Summit!" Molina Niño said. "This event is all about equipping the next generation of changemakers with the tools to build boldly, and I look forward to sharing tangible strategies to build generational prosperity and invest in systems that empower entrepreneurs." Walker Deibel's work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. Walker has practiced entrepreneurship since 2006, amassing $16.5 million in revenue through acquisitions. He has co-founded three startups, acquired nine companies outright, and has consulted on or participated in over $200 million in business transactions. He's also an active investor in private companies and real estate, an Emmy-nominated film producer, and currently owns companies in manufacturing, online education, and e-commerce. Diebel is a Certified M&A Advisor, Certified M&A Professional, M&A Master Intermediary, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and former SEC-licensed stockbroker. He was awarded the Platinum Award from M&A Source and Thought Leader of the Year by both The Alliance of M&A Advisors and "I'm thrilled to be speaking at the ACHIEVE Summit 2025," said Diebel. "The Southland Development Authority is facilitating an incredible opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to thrive together. With huge economic upside and hundreds of motivated professionals ready to make a deal, I'm excited to be helping ACHIEVE lay a foundation of excellence for years to come." The ACHIEVE Summit 2025 will be a transformative experience for business owners, real estate developers, investors, and visionaries. Attendees will have the opportunity to unlock financial opportunities, forge game-changing partnerships, and gain insider knowledge that drives revenue. The summit's agenda includes dynamic keynotes, networking events, and workshops on generational wealth, real estate investment, personal fulfillment, and entrepreneurship. "Nathalie Molina Niño and Walker Diebel are two more vibrant additions to the ACHIEVE Summit stage, bringing together groundbreaking work at the intersection of social equity and entrepreneurship. Specifically, they boast extensive expertise in navigating mergers and acquisitions," said Bo Kemp, CEO of the Southland Development Authority. "Alongside our list of nationally recognized speakers, their voices will add incredible depth to our conversations around inclusive growth and generational wealth." For information about meet-and-greet access for VIPs, visit About the Southland Development AuthorityThe Southland Development Authority, a not-for-profit economic development organization, is committed to driving equitable and sustainable economic growth in the south suburbs of Chicago. Through innovative programs, strategic partnerships, and impactful direct investments, the SDA is building a vibrant, inclusive economy that drives wealth growth for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. Combined with the benefits of the South Suburban Land Bank and the Monarch Fund, the SDA serves as a model for regional development. For more information, visit Media ContactBob Spoerl395948@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Southland Development Authority
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nathalie Molina Niño and Walker Deibel Confirmed as Latest Speakers for ACHIEVE Summit 2025
Nationally renowned investors, entrepreneurs and authors add their names to the premier economic summit happening next month TINLEY PARK, Ill., May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southland Development Authority (SDA) is excited to announce that celebrated investor, author and one of People Magazine's Most Powerful Latinas, Nathalie Molina Niño, and the founder of Acquisition Labs and Wall Street Journal best selling author, Walker Diabel, have been confirmed as speakers for next month's ACHIEVE Summit 2025 conference in Tinley Park, Illinois. Nathalie and Walker are the latest additions to a star-studded program of speakers, which includes accomplished real estate developers, entrepreneurs, investors and acclaimed authors, set to headline ACHIEVE. Set for June 27–29 at the Tinley Park Convention Center, the ACHIEVE Summit is an opportunity to unlock generational wealth through real estate investment, business development, partnerships and entrepreneurship. Attendees will include brokers, agents, appraisers, developers, lenders, contractors, legal and accounting professionals—anyone seeking to thrive and scale as an active business developer. Nathalie Molina Niño is a Co-Founder and President at Known, helping build vehicles for multigenerational prosperity. She is an investor, and as part of her work as a champion of women, communities of color and the planet, Molina Niño co-founded the trade organization for Builder Capitalism, a long-view, alternative asset class to Venture Capital. In 2018, her book LEAPFROG, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs, was named one of Book Authority's "Best CEO Books of All Time." Molina Niño launched her first tech startup at the age of twenty and is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. "I'm excited to be joining the amazing lineup of speakers at the upcoming ACHIEVE Summit!" Molina Niño said. "This event is all about equipping the next generation of changemakers with the tools to build boldly, and I look forward to sharing tangible strategies to build generational prosperity and invest in systems that empower entrepreneurs." Walker Deibel's work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. Walker has practiced entrepreneurship since 2006, amassing $16.5 million in revenue through acquisitions. He has co-founded three startups, acquired nine companies outright, and has consulted on or participated in over $200 million in business transactions. He's also an active investor in private companies and real estate, an Emmy-nominated film producer, and currently owns companies in manufacturing, online education, and e-commerce. Diebel is a Certified M&A Advisor, Certified M&A Professional, M&A Master Intermediary, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and former SEC-licensed stockbroker. He was awarded the Platinum Award from M&A Source and Thought Leader of the Year by both The Alliance of M&A Advisors and "I'm thrilled to be speaking at the ACHIEVE Summit 2025," said Diebel. "The Southland Development Authority is facilitating an incredible opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to thrive together. With huge economic upside and hundreds of motivated professionals ready to make a deal, I'm excited to be helping ACHIEVE lay a foundation of excellence for years to come." The ACHIEVE Summit 2025 will be a transformative experience for business owners, real estate developers, investors, and visionaries. Attendees will have the opportunity to unlock financial opportunities, forge game-changing partnerships, and gain insider knowledge that drives revenue. The summit's agenda includes dynamic keynotes, networking events, and workshops on generational wealth, real estate investment, personal fulfillment, and entrepreneurship. "Nathalie Molina Niño and Walker Diebel are two more vibrant additions to the ACHIEVE Summit stage, bringing together groundbreaking work at the intersection of social equity and entrepreneurship. Specifically, they boast extensive expertise in navigating mergers and acquisitions," said Bo Kemp, CEO of the Southland Development Authority. "Alongside our list of nationally recognized speakers, their voices will add incredible depth to our conversations around inclusive growth and generational wealth." For information about meet-and-greet access for VIPs, visit About the Southland Development AuthorityThe Southland Development Authority, a not-for-profit economic development organization, is committed to driving equitable and sustainable economic growth in the south suburbs of Chicago. Through innovative programs, strategic partnerships, and impactful direct investments, the SDA is building a vibrant, inclusive economy that drives wealth growth for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. Combined with the benefits of the South Suburban Land Bank and the Monarch Fund, the SDA serves as a model for regional development. For more information, visit Media ContactBob Spoerl395948@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Southland Development Authority Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Hearing aids could help reduce falls among older adults, results from clinical trial suggest
New Delhi: Providing hearing aids to older adults, along with counselling their families, were found to reduce falls by nearly 30 per cent over a three-year period, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. Falls -- a leading cause of injury and major health concern among the elderlies -- have been linked with hearing loss, among other factors, including a decline in physiological responses, mobility and cognitive skills. Researchers, including those from Edinburgh Napier University, UK, provided hearing aids and counselling to family members of half of 977 adults in the US, aged 70-84, with untreated hearing loss and without substantial cognitive impairment. The other half -- 487 participants -- were the 'control group' and given health education. Results from the 'ACHIEVE' trial revealed that the average number of falls over three years among those receiving hearing interventions -- hearing aids and counselling -- was 1.45, compared to 1.98 in the control group. "The intervention group had a 27 per cent reduction in the mean number of falls over three years compared with the control group," the authors wrote. The team said that evidence from previous studies that examined the link between using hearing aids and falls has been contradictory. The ACHIEVE trial is the "first large-scale" randomised control trial that has explored the potential effect of hearing intervention on falls, the researchers said. Findings from the trial suggest that hearing aids and counselling may reduce falls among older adults with hearing loss, even as further research is required to examine the longer-term effects of hearing intervention on falls. A study, published in 'The Evidence' journal in March 2024, found that prevalence of falls among older adults in India (aged 60 and above) was 11.43 per cent. Data of 28,710 participants from the Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI), collected during 2017-2019, was analysed. The study attributed the risk of falling to chronic conditions, such as diseases of bones and joints, and vision problems. Self-reported poor health emerged as a strong predictor for falls, emphasising the interplay of physical health and self-perception in risk of falling, it said. Further, women were found to be at a 31 per cent higher risk of falling, compared to men.
Boston Globe
27-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Boston Globe
At my gym, I can vibe, ignite, achieve, bodypump, bodyjam, and more. If only I knew what that meant.
But this wasn't a sultry invitation from my husband or a would-be paramour. It came from my gym buddy. It turns out VIBE is an indoor cycling class at our all-women's gym. On special occasions, participants spin their wheels by candlelight. Then it becomes: Candlelit VIBE. I imagine it happened like this. One day, on a Zoom call, corporate voted to reinvent the gym to lure new bodies to its dumbbells and those weird weighted ropes. A return to office, gym edition. When plans for the new floor layout — suspiciously similar to the old one, with minor Scandinavian design tweaks — were approved, someone who thought they were muted mumbled, 'What's next? Renaming all the classes?' and the agenda was set. Because how does one reinvent oneself in America? By rebranding. Giving new names to old things. I used to be a copywriter. Then I became a Strategic Corporate Storyteller. Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up Before I go on, and lest my gym membership mysteriously freeze, I should say that I love my gym. I would be a madwoman without it. I just wish I appreciated its language as much as I do its group classes and sauna. I wish I didn't feel so nostalgic about the erstwhile paper schedule that offered 'aerobics,' 'weights,' 'dance,' and other perfectly predictable amusements that didn't require random and inconsistent capitalization. Advertisement VIBE is just the tip of the indecipherable-name iceberg. If you don't make it to VIBE, you can pop into ACHIEVE. What's ACHIEVE? Coincidentally, also a cycling class. (I could say 'spinning,' but then I'd have to admit how long it took me to figure out that it involves a bike and not one of those '80s Twist-A-Ciser things.) Advertisement So is VIBE the one where you don't ACHIEVE as much? And are the caps-lock classes louder? That might explain the artisanal bowl of mass-produced earplugs by the exercise room entrance. To be fair-ish to the gym: I wasn't born in this country and have maintained a foreigner's perennial surprise at the English language. I dissect the meaning of new terms and try to make sure I fully grasp a phrase's meaning before throwing it around in conversation. Having grown up without a particular variety of poultry, for example, the notion of quitting something 'cold turkey' told me nothing. Nor did the state of being 'under the weather' — aren't we all, all the time, under some kind of weather? Also: Who puts cats in bags? I am fascinated by words, the way they shape our experience of the world and how these facilitators of communication so often end up complicating our lives. Like, say, at the gym. The other day, I felt like shaking off all the existential questions in a dance class. I opened the gym app and sat there, blinking, as I tried to figure out which of the following might involve rhythmic movement to music: Ignite? BODYPUMP? BODYJAM? Locomotion? Remix? I figured Locomotion. Nope! Dance is BodyJam. But also Remix. 305 Fitness, too. Locomotion, by the way, is half aerobics, half strength training. Would Aerobics & Strength have been too obvious a name? Have I lost all sense of fun? Advertisement Maybe Octane would help me get it back. Or BODYATTACK? I don't know — I've been too scared to try it, and BODYCOMBAT makes me even more nervous. Though you do have to wonder about 'body' as a prefix for anything that happens at a gym or why you would want to combat it. If you're curious about 305 Fitness and imagine it relates to 360-degree, full-body exercise minus an unspecified 55 degrees of the body, you, like me, would be wrong. It's named after a Miami area code where the residents apparently know how to party. So now we have to learn Florida geography to take a dance class? To obfuscate with language is to exclude. Was this my gym's goal in rebranding? I doubt it. With the exception of its membership fees, it seems to live up to its inclusive aspirations. But what I've learned in my decades in America is that it's a land where people keep things moving. When things are going well, we shake them up. When they're not broken, we fix them — or at least gussy them up. Good becomes great. Dance becomes Remix. At least some classes are still what they used to be: Yoga, Pilates, Barre. Actually, scratch that. Barre, too, has reinvented itself. Like a decaffeinated coffee, a sugar-free brownie, a meatless burger — it's become Barreless Barre. Isn't that just — the floor? At least my middle-aged brain is getting a workout. But it's getting sore, too. Advertisement
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Addressing Hearing Loss May Reduce Isolation Among the Elderly
NEW YORK, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows. Its authors say that this approach could help ease the loneliness epidemic that older Americans face. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a quarter of seniors say they have little or no contact with others, and a third report feeling lonely. Experts have linked such isolation in part to hearing loss, which can interfere with communication and relationship building. The 2023 U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory named improving social connection as great a priority as targeting tobacco use, obesity, and addiction. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health as part of the ACHIEVE clinical trial, the study revealed that those treated for hearing loss retained one additional social connection on average over a three-year period when compared with those who received no hearing therapies and were instead educated about healthy aging. Publishing online May 12 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the work further showed that those given hearing aids had more diverse relationships, with networks that had many different types of connections (e.g., family members, friends, and acquaintances). They also maintained deeper, higher quality bonds than those who were not treated for hearing loss. "Our findings add to evidence that helping aging patients hear better can also enrich their social lives and boost their mental and physical well-being," said study lead author Nicholas Reed, AuD, PhD, a member of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Optimal Aging Institute. Experts have linked both loneliness and hearing loss to depression, heart disease, and early death, among other concerns, adds Reed, also a faculty member in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A 2023 report on the ACHIEVE trial showed that hearing interventions may slow cognitive decline among those at highest risk for dementia. "These results support efforts to incorporate hearing aid coverage into Medicare as a means of addressing the nation's social isolation epidemic, which is especially risky for the elderly," said ACHIEVE trial co-principal investigator Josef Coresh, MD, PhD. "Making sure Americans can continue engaging with their family and friends as they age is a critical part of maintaining their quality of life," added Coresh, also the Terry and Mel Karmazin Professor in the Department of Population Health. For the study, the research team collected data about older adults with untreated hearing loss across four sites in Maryland, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Mississippi. The study is among the largest to date to explore if hearing care can help prevent weakening of social networks, having included nearly 1,000 men and women ages 70 through 84. Half of the participants received hearing aids, counseling sessions and personalized instruction with an audiologist, and when needed, tools such as adaptors that connect hearing aids to televisions. The other half of the participants were given instruction about exercise, strategies for communicating with healthcare providers, and further resources for healthy aging. To measure social isolation, the researchers assessed how regularly participants spent time with others, the size and variety of their social networks and the roles they played in them, and the depth of their connections. Loneliness was calculated using a 20-question scoring system that evaluates how often a person feels disconnected from others. After the initial data was collected, the team followed up at six months and then every year for three years. Among the other findings, the study revealed that before treatment, participants in both groups reported feeling equally lonely. Three years after the intervention took place, loneliness scores slightly improved among those who had received hearing care, while scores slightly worsened among those who did not. Hearing aids and their related audiology appointments cost an average of $4,700, which is usually paid out of pocket, notes Coresh, who is the founding director of the Optimal Aging Institute. Also a professor in the Department of Medicine, Coresh says the authors plan to continue following the participants for another three years and to repeat the study with a more diverse group of people—the patients were mostly White. He cautions that the participants received concierge-level hearing care that provided more resources and time with audiologists than is typically offered to the public. Damaged hearing aids, for example, were replaced within days instead of weeks. Funding for the study was provided by National Institutes of Health grants R01AG055426, R01AG060502, U01HL096812, U01HL096814, U01HL096899, U01HL096902, and U01HL096917. In addition to Reed and Coresh, NYU Langone researcher James Pike, MBA, was involved in the study. Frank Lin, MD, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is study senior author and the co-principal investigator of the ACHIEVE trial along with Coresh. Other study co-investigators are Jinyu Chen, MS; Alison Huang, PhD, MPH; Ziheng Chen, BS; Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH; Jennifer Deal, PhD, MHS; Christine Mitchell, ScM; Esther Oh, MD, PhD; and Jennifer Schrack, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University; Michelle Arnold, AuD, PhD; Theresa Chisolm, PhD; and Victoria Sanchez, AuD, PhD, at the University of South Florida in Tampa; Sheila Burgard, MS; David Couper, PhD; and Lisa Gravens-Mueller, MS, at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; Adele Goman, PhD, at Edinburgh Napier University in the United Kingdom; Nancy Glynn, PhD, and Theresa Gmelin, MSW, MPH, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania; Kathleen M. Hayden, PhD, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Thomas Mosley Jr, PhD, at the University of Mississippi in Jackson; and James Pankow, PhD, MPH, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. About NYU Langone HealthNYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 115 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise. 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