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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
After record-breaking attendance, The Big E seeks to disperse crowds in 2025
The Big E is seeking to avoid crowding issues, which stemmed from record-breaking attendance last year, by offering half-priced tickets for this year's fair. The fair is hosting a flash sale from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday where weekday tickets, which normally cost $21.50, will be priced at $10.75. 'The midweek tickets aim to promote the Fair's fantastic entertainment offerings and highlight the best days to come to the Fair,' a press release read. 'We hope this becomes part of how people plan their Fair visit, making it a mini getaway in the middle of the week. It's a fresh way to experience the Fair, and this flash sale is the perfect reason to give it a try!' Customers can purchase up to eight tickets. Tickets are valid only one weekday of The Big E, Monday through Thursday. Tickets are exclusively available on The Big E's website. The sale was announced after The Big E broke an all-time total attendance record by welcoming 1,633,935 people in 2024. As one of the largest fairs in the U.S. and Canada, the 175-acre West Springfield event also broke its all-time single daily attendance record at 178,608 attendees on Sept. 21, and reported seven attendance records broken over the course of this year's 17-day fair, with five of them in a row. The Big E now nears — or far surpasses — daily attendance numbers of the 375-acre The Great New York State Fair and the 277-acre Texas State Fair. Last year's fair led may fairgoers to be concerned for their safety due to large crowds. Multiple viral social media videos showed gridlocked crowds across The Big E, with some fairgoers becoming concerned for their safety. 'It was almost impossible to walk through, because there were so many people,' Alice Flyte, of Westfield, previously told MassLive. 'I was just totally amazed at how full it was,' the 74-year-old said while describing lines of well over 20 people at every food stand and restroom and 'gridlocked' paths. Flyte was one of 49 people who told MassLive last year they felt unsafe at the fair over that weekend. Others said they experienced varying degrees of feeling secure with their family. The Eastern States Exposition said it was prepared for the crowds. 'In preparation for these large crowds, Eastern States Exposition increased its security detail and worked closely with law enforcement and emergency service partners to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all,' a statement to MassLive read. 'Thanks to these efforts, only minor incidents occurred, with just one arrest related to a domestic matter in the parking lot — an outstanding safety ratio given the high volume of attendees.' The Big E takes place from Sept. 12 to Sept. 28. Pop headliner announced for The Big E Arena in fall 2025 performance Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes to headline the Big E Arena together for fall 2025 Sparking interest, powering growth: Manufacturing tech show fills Big E Folk rock band The Avett Brothers to headline The Big E Arena in fall 2025 'Halfway to St. Paddy's Day' 2025 performance lineup unveiled by The Big E Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Creatd, Inc. Publishes Q1 2025 Financial Report Highlighting a $7.9M Improvement in Net Equity
NEW YORK, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creatd, Inc. (OTC: CRTD), a holding company focused on acquiring synergistic companies, today announced the publication of its Q1 2025 financial results. Q1 2025 Highlights: Net equity improved by $7.9 million in Q1 2025, an 80% quarter-over-quarter increase from Q4 2024. Revenues reached $721,815, up from $428,000 in Q1 2024, representing 70% year-over-year growth Continued execution of uplisting strategy focused on strengthening the balance sheet and acquiring accretive operating businesses A major contributor to the first quarter's performance was the completed acquisition of Flyte, an emerging platform in the private aviation and travel technology sector. Flyte's addition supports Creatd's strategy of acquiring established businesses that deliver immediate financial results and align with long-term strategic goals. The momentum from Q1 is carrying into Q2, notably with yesterday's announcement of Creatd's intent to acquire a stake in PCG Advisory and its affiliated companies for a collective $2.3 million. Given recent developments in Q2, Creatd has now achieved positive net equity for the first time in over four years since its Nasdaq listing. This is an important step toward applying for an uplisting to a national exchange in Q3 2025. With a targeted closing at the end of June 2025, the PCG transaction is one of several deals designed to further increase the company's net equity. In tandem, Creatd is reducing liabilities and advancing additional strategic transactions already in motion. Jeremy Frommer, CEO of Creatd, commented: 'In addition to our accretive acquisitions and overall reduction in liabilities, we're seeing improving financials across our existing businesses, Vocal and OG Collection. While many microcap companies chase short-term wins at shareholders' expense, we're focused on fundamentals: growing revenue and maintaining a strong balance sheet. We're laying the groundwork for an uplisting, one transaction at a time.' The full Q1 2025 Quarterly Report is available on OTC Markets. About Creatd, Inc. focuses on investments and operations across technology, media, aviation, advertising, and consumer sectors. By leveraging its expertise in structured finance and acquisitions, Creatd identifies and nurtures opportunities within small-cap companies, driving growth and innovation across its diverse portfolio. For investor inquiries, contact:ir@
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Weight Loss Revolution Part 2: How Connecticut is helping state workers shed pounds
Click here to watch part one of Weight Loss Revolution: The pros and cons of weight loss drugs. HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The biggest employer in Connecticut is the state. While other states have rolled back GLP-1 coverage, Connecticut is leaning in by partnering with a new program that state officials hope will save tax dollars in the long run. Darlene Erlingheuser-Marks is a math teacher at Kaynor Technical High School. She needed a bilateral knee replacement, but her doctor said she needed to lose weight to get the surgery. Weight Loss Revolution Part 1: The pros and cons of weight loss drugs 'I went to see a weight loss doctor, and he immediately jumped to weight loss surgery,' she said. 'I said it's not something I'm interested in, so he offered to prescribe Ozempic or something along those lines, one of those GLP medications. It just wasn't available. It wasn't something you could find a year ago.' Marks' predicament wasn't unique. Due to the rising popularity of weight loss medications, drug makers have struggled to keep up with skyrocketing demand. Sometimes, there are shortages, making finding GLP-1 medications impossible. Weighing the supply, demand and costs for these drugs. Comptroller Sean Scanlon said the state needed to change how insurance covers weight loss for state workers. 'We had a big problem, which was that our costs had increased by 50% in 2023 over what we had used the previous year, and rather than just turn off access to these drugs like other states are doing, or continue cover them and see our numbers go up and up, we were searching for an innovative solution and we found one in a Connecticut company,' he said. The state of Connecticut partnered with FlyteHealth, a medical weight management program co-founded by Dr. Katherine Saunders and Sloan Saunderes. Saunders is also an obesity physician at Cornell Medicine. 'The reason why the state of Connecticut brought us in is because we have the expertise,' she said. 'We have so much experience using the full range of obesity medications so we can do this in a way that's really effective but also cost-effective because we are prescribing the GLP-1s in a really judicious way.' By telehealth, Flyte pairs patients with a team of specialists and physicians to develop a detailed plan to tackle obesity. 'It's really important, before prescribing a really powerful medication like this, to do an extremely thorough evaluation of every single patient to understand every single factor that has led to their obesity and every single barrier that has made it hard to treat their obesity,' Saunders said, She said FlyteHealth ensures doctors know GLP-1 drugs aren't the only solution to weight loss. They can prescribe them as one of the many medications available. Marks enrolled in Flyte, and doctors prescribed her an anti-diabetic drug called Metformin and Topamax, a migraine medication. Marks said the drugs have helped quiet what's called 'food noise.' 'It was almost like a miracle,' she said. 'All of a sudden, I was like, I don't care what we're having for dinner. I'll worry about it when it's time to eat dinner.' Marks lost 70 pounds. 'I'm at the same weight I was in my 20s,' she said. 'And I'm 46 now. I'm wearing the same size now when I got married. That alone is a huge accomplishment.' The state of Connecticut has more than 40,000 people on its payroll. As of February, 11,000 state employees had enrolled in Flyte. For those who had been enrolled for more than a year, weight dropped an average of 16.6%. 'If we can make their health better, they will be more productive,' Scanlon said. 'I see it in the faces of state employees.' Since the start of Flyte in 2023, the comptroller's office says GLP-1 drug spending has dropped from 55% annual growth to 20%, reducing state projected costs by $10 million. Following the success of FlyteHealth's pilot, the state has chosen to expand the program for three years and expand coverage to retirees. The state is projecting 1,000 more employees join Flyte in 2025. 'The state is saving money in the problem in the long run because of all the other diseases that come along with untreated obesity, like heart disease, cancer, different problems that will cost the state more money in the long run,' he said. 'Every person who is a taxpayer in this state should want a productive, healthy workforce serving them on a daily basis.' This program has made a big difference in Marks's life. She is now eligible for knee surgery, but she said she won't need it soon. 'I haven't scheduled it yet because now I'm in less pain,' she said. 'And I'd like to put it off a little longer 'cause I'm not very old. I want a good healthy heart, and now that I'm moving more and being a more physically active person, I'm helping my body be healthier, which matters to me.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
