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Miami Herald
30-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lifetime Value Company Recognized Nationally and Regionally as a 2025 Best and Brightest Company to Work For(R)
Honored by the National Association for Business Resources, Lifetime Value Company Earns Prestigious Recognition for Workplace Excellence at Both the National and New York Regional Levels NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / May 30, 2025 / The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) has officially announced its 2025 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, and Lifetime Value Company is proud to be recognized, earning distinction both nationally and in the New York region. This prestigious recognition is awarded to organizations that demonstrate exceptional business acumen and innovative human resource practices. Given the competitive nature of this program, with a 10-to-1 ratio, these winning companies truly excel in their employee engagement strategies. "We are honored to receive both national and regional recognition as a 2025 Best and Brightest Company to Work For," Josh Levy, CEO and co-founder of The Lifetime Value Company, said. "One of our core values is Be All In, and these awards truly speak to the passion everyone at LTVCo. has to produce their best work and maintain a thriving culture while doing it." The winning companies were evaluated by an independent research firm based on these metrics: Compensation, Benefits, and Employee Solutions; Creative Wellness and Wellbeing Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement, and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment and Selection; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Civility and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives and Corporate Responsibility; and Leadership, Strategy, and Company Performance. With over 25 years of experience conducting the Best and Brightest competitions, the NABR has identified numerous best HR practices and provided benchmarking for companies that are leaders in employment standards. Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and the Best and Brightest Programs, emphasized that "these companies have excelled by prioritizing their workplace culture. By putting their employees first, this exceptional group of top-tier leaders has created a strong foundation that sets them apart as leaders in their industries and communities." These winning companies will be profiled in Corp! Magazine's All Winner Issue in December 2025. About the National Association for Business Resources' Best and Brightest Programs NABR offers a variety of recognition programs that celebrate excellence in different aspects of business, such as workplace culture, wellness initiatives, and leadership. These programs include the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, Best and Brightest in Wellness, Best and Brightest CEOs, and Best and Brightest Leadership Teams that are presented in several markets that include Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, Nashville, New England, New York, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Southern California, South Florida, West Michigan and nationally. Nominations are now being accepted for all programs. Visit to obtain an application. For more information, contact Jennifer Kluge at (586) 393-8813. About The Lifetime Value Company LTVCo. is a tech company with a culture of innovation and a passion for data. We build and ship best-in-class apps, web-based products and tools that put the power of information into the hands of our customers. Our mission is to help people discover, understand and use data in their everyday lives. Learn more at and on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X. Contact Information Press LTVCo. press@ SOURCE: The Lifetime Value Company Related Images press release
Associated Press
30-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Lifetime Value Company Recognized Nationally and Regionally as a 2025 Best and Brightest Company to Work For(R)
Honored by the National Association for Business Resources, Lifetime Value Company Earns Prestigious Recognition for Workplace Excellence at Both the National and New York Regional Levels NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / May 30, 2025 / The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) has officially announced its 2025 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, and Lifetime Value Company is proud to be recognized, earning distinction both nationally and in the New York and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation This prestigious recognition is awarded to organizations that demonstrate exceptional business acumen and innovative human resource practices. Given the competitive nature of this program, with a 10-to-1 ratio, these winning companies truly excel in their employee engagement strategies. 'We are honored to receive both national and regional recognition as a 2025 Best and Brightest Company to Work For,' Josh Levy, CEO and co-founder of The Lifetime Value Company, said. 'One of our core values is Be All In, and these awards truly speak to the passion everyone at LTVCo. has to produce their best work and maintain a thriving culture while doing it.' The winning companies were evaluated by an independent research firm based on these metrics: Compensation, Benefits, and Employee Solutions; Creative Wellness and Wellbeing Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement, and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment and Selection; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Civility and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives and Corporate Responsibility; and Leadership, Strategy, and Company Performance. With over 25 years of experience conducting the Best and Brightest competitions, the NABR has identified numerous best HR practices and provided benchmarking for companies that are leaders in employment standards. Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and the Best and Brightest Programs, emphasized that 'these companies have excelled by prioritizing their workplace culture. By putting their employees first, this exceptional group of top-tier leaders has created a strong foundation that sets them apart as leaders in their industries and communities.' These winning companies will be profiled in Corp! Magazine's All Winner Issue in December 2025. About the National Association for Business Resources' Best and Brightest Programs NABR offers a variety of recognition programs that celebrate excellence in different aspects of business, such as workplace culture, wellness initiatives, and leadership. These programs include the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, Best and Brightest in Wellness, Best and Brightest CEOs, and Best and Brightest Leadership Teams that are presented in several markets that include Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, Nashville, New England, New York, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Southern California, South Florida, West Michigan and nationally. Nominations are now being accepted for all programs. Visit to obtain an application. For more information, contact Jennifer Kluge at (586) 393-8813. About The Lifetime Value Company LTVCo. is a tech company with a culture of innovation and a passion for data. We build and ship best-in-class apps, web-based products and tools that put the power of information into the hands of our customers. Our mission is to help people discover, understand and use data in their everyday lives. Learn more at and on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X. Contact Information Press LTVCo. [email protected] SOURCE: The Lifetime Value Company Related Images press release
The Guardian
28-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel
Charley Baginsky's pink hair and piercings do not conform to the popular image of a rabbi, but her personal choices speak to the cornerstone of inclusivity on which a new British Jewish movement stands. In a historic step that could redefine British Judaism, the Liberal and Reform traditions in the UK merged earlier this month to form Progressive Judaism, with each group voting 95% in favour of uniting. Baginsky co-leads the movement with Rabbi Josh Levy, a self-confessed 'middle-aged man with a beard'. The votes were the culmination of two years of soundings, mostly against the backdrop of the horrific attack on Israelis by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and the devastating war waged in Gaza ever since. Now, as despair and revulsion at Israel's renewed assault on people in Gaza felt by many British Jews spills over into the public domain, Progressive Judaism is under a spotlight. 'We are a Zionist movement – that is, we are committed to there being a Jewish, liberal, pluralist, democratic state in our historic homeland,' said Levy. 'That remains our vision.' But, he added, 'the vast majority of Jews in this country are really troubled by what is happening. One of the things that is distinctive about us is that we think we are stronger for being willing to speak about how difficult this is, and that we do not see criticism of Israel as an act of disloyalty. We are open to a diversity of voices.' This stance contrasts with the Board of Deputies, the largest body representing British Jews, which has opened disciplinary proceedings against three dozen of its board members after they signed an open letter saying 'Israel's soul is being ripped out' by the war in Gaza. Most of the 36 are from the Liberal or Reform traditions that merged last weekend. 'Judaism has at its heart the idea that we grapple with one another, that we are stronger by having that conversation. It's not a very Jewish thing to suppress that disagreement and suggest that we all think the same,' said Levy. It was impossible to watch images from Gaza 'and not feel deep worry, pain, upset', said Baginsky. 'But how do people hold both their proud Zionism and their huge critique of what is happening, in a world that does not speak into complexity, that wants to polarise, wants to divide and wants simple answers, and doesn't necessarily understand what it means to be Jewish and a Zionist and believe the Israeli government does not speak with our voice?' Progressive Judaism represents about one-third of Jews affiliated to synagogues, and estimates the same proportion of non-affiliated Jews share its values. It hopes to grow by attracting non-affiliated Jews to its core principles of equality and inclusion, and by welcoming people of Jewish heritage and mixed faith families. In Orthodox Judaism, a person inherits their Jewishness only through their mother. Progressive Judaism says it can be inherited from either parent. Instead of referring to the one in three UK Jews who marry non-Jews as 'marrying out' of the faith, Progressive Judaism prefers to welcome in non-Jewish partners to its synagogues and communities. It also hopes to build on last year's 25% rise in the numbers of those converting to Liberal and Reform Judaism, attributed partly to people discovering Jewish heritage through DNA ancestry tests and partly to a more general increase in spirituality and interest in faith communities among young people since the Covid pandemic. 'Very often, religious life has been seen as judgmental, stern, unwelcoming, dated – and Progressive Judaism is not that,' said Levy. 'There is a place for people in a Judaism which is non-dogmatic, non-judgmental, genuinely egalitarian, genuinely inclusive, that wants to meet people where they are and help them to have rich and meaningful Jewish lives.' Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion About half of Progressive Judaism's rabbis are women, and about one in five are LGBTQ+. Liturgy – prayers, readings, ritual – is non-gendered. Baginsky, who has been a rabbi for 17 years, said: 'Our community is very used to women rabbis but as soon as I step out, whether that is in interfaith settings or in other parts of the Jewish community, often I'm the only woman with seniority in that space. There is a need to prove oneself, whereas if I was a man I would automatically walk in with authority. Within Progressive Judaism, I have the authority. Outside, I am fighting to be recognised as a rabbi, let alone as a senior rabbi.' The merger between the Liberal and Reform traditions was partly for practical reasons – to use resources more efficiently. But it is also an 'act of repair', said Levy. 'We are the only country in which there has been a divide between Reform and Liberal Judaism, so this feels like putting right something that should never have been. 'It is a statement of what we want Jewish life, religious life, to be – ambitious and optimistic and open, but also capable of holding diversity in multiple voices. And that we can work better if we work together. This is an act of friendship.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Luxury apartments are headed to Hollywood, and that means spots like J28 Sandwich Bar are out
Locals strolling Hollywood's Young Circle may have noticed changes afoot within the aging La Piazza complex, a low-slung shopping strip crowned with apartments on Hollywood Boulevard. A Cricket phone retailer is shuttered. The FedEx facility is gone, too, having moved to Tyler Street. And one of La Piazza's last holdouts, J28 Sandwich Bar — an 11-year-old Peruvian eatery and TV-famous favorite of 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' host Guy Fieri — is expected to close its location by the end of May. So what's happening here? Answer: They're clearing out to make way for a long-promised demolition. In La Piazza's place will rise Soleste Young Circle, a sleek, 23-story apartment tower and the latest luxury residences to spring up along the busy traffic circle. At 1845 Hollywood Boulevard, Soleste Young Circle will feature 378 units, swanky spas, resort-style pools with cabanas, a fitness center and roughly 7,000 square feet of ground-floor restaurants and shops. It joins the fleet of new and under-construction high-rises now ringing Young Circle, and if you ask Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy, the project represents one of the final puzzle pieces helping the city realize its urban vision of a vibrant downtown. 'With high-rises like these, we wanted to transform Young Circle into a center of economic growth, and that plan is succeeding,' Levy said. 'We need more density. All the restaurants down there can't just survive on Friday and Saturday night dinner business. They need breakfast and lunch clientele and people who live at the doorstep of those commercial spaces.' Which is why the transformation of La Piazza into Soleste Young Circle has been a long time coming, said Raelin Storey, Hollywood's assistant city manager. 'The La Piazza parcel has been a gap in the redevelopment around Young Circle and the vision for the area that was put in place 20 years ago,' Storey says. 'The new residents who will live at Soleste Young Circle will add to the vitality of the local economy.' Soleste's developer, Miami-based The Estate Cos., hasn't announced when it plans to demolish La Piazza or break ground, but city records show it applied for 12 building permits on Dec. 4, all awaiting approval. A demolition permit wasn't among them. Developer Robert-James Suris, a partner at The Estate Cos., could not be reached for comment about the Soleste project's timeline despite multiple attempts by email, phone calls and texts. Hollywood's Community Redevelopment Agency, which owned the land under La Piazza for decades, agreed to sell the building and land in July 2023 to 1845 Young Circle Holdings LLC, which is owned by The Estate Cos., for $1.5 million, according to property records. (The land and building are currently valued at almost $9.2 million.) Though some businesses have already cleared out ahead of La Piazza's expected teardown, a few remain, including a dry cleaner, a salon-spa and an independent coffeehouse, Le Cafe In. A Papa John's pizzeria is still there but its franchisee, Coastal City Pizza LLC, recently registered for a new space a block north at 1860 Radius Drive, in the Radius Hollywood condo. Also hanging on are Marco and Javier Rondon, the chef-owners behind the acclaimed J28 Sandwich Bar, who have fretted over the Soleste project ever since the city gave the green light in 2023. The goal is to relocate, Javier Rondon told the South Florida Sun Sentinel, though soaring rents nearby and a 'lack of turnkey spaces' have delayed the move-out, leaving the restaurant in limbo. For now, J28 is operating on a month-to-month 'verbal agreement' with its landlord after the 10-year lease ran out a year ago, he said. 'We did so much remodeling already, it's hard to let it go,' said Rondon, who estimates they spent $100,000 on J28's build-out. 'But if we move anywhere else, our rent will be doubled, which means our prices will double. 'And no one wants to spend $30 for sandwiches in Hollywood,' he added. Rondon thinks J28's Hollywood legacy is worth saving. Known for chicharron and lomo saltado sandwiches on crusty, housemade white rolls, the eatery has drawn praise with a high-profile stint on Food Network's 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,' a rare four-star review in the Sun Sentinel and a spot on Yelp's 'Top 100 Places to Eat in Florida' list. Their food costs are high because of imported ingredients such as rocoto peppers, aji amarillo and lucuma, a Peruvian fruit, he said. 'If we moved, we'd lose quality,' said Carmen Spangaro, Javier Rondon's wife. 'We couldn't make bread from scratch or have imported goods anymore, which is not authentic Peruvian.' For his part, Hollywood's mayor, a self-proclaimed J28 fan, doesn't want to see this 'displaced tenant' leave the city. So Levy and Hollywood's CRA have suggested nearby storefronts, including at Block 40 Food Hall on the southern end of Young Circle, he said. 'As far as I know, J28 is in negotiations with other brokers, [but] they're not finding anything,' Levy said. 'Sometimes a tenant needs some place very specific.' And their specific need is a space that's move-in ready, Rondon added. He's still looking. So Rondon has privately told fans they'll close in late May, ahead of the wrecking balls. He stressed that he doesn't blame Soleste's developer for J28's possible demise. 'The developers gave us plenty of warning and they're doing the right thing,' he said. 'But our fan base knows us here. We tried to drag it out as much as possible, but everybody's moving out and it's the end of the line.'
