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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Motivosity Launches Lifestyle Spending Accounts to Help Companies Offer Flexible, Hassle-Free Employee Perks
LSAs are now seamlessly integrated into Motivosity's Recognition & Rewards platform, eliminating admin overhead and offering flexible, people-first benefits LEHI, Utah, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Motivosity, the leading people-first employee recognition and rewards platform built for today's workforce, is proud to announce the launch of its new Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs) program. With this release, HR leaders can now offer personalized, competitive employee perks without the burden of spreadsheets, reimbursements, or disconnected systems—right inside the employee recognition and rewards platform their teams already know and love. Designed to meet the growing demand for flexible benefits, Motivosity's LSA solution enables companies to easily fund and manage perks like wellness stipends, learning budgets, WFH allowances, and commuter benefits—all while maintaining control, visibility, and automation. 'Most companies want to offer meaningful perks, but they get stuck in the admin,' said Scott Johnson, CEO of Motivosity. 'Motivosity lifestyle spending accounts are the most flexible way to offer tailored rewards and incentives to employees. Because employees engage heavily with our platform, the impact of doing LSA's within Motivosity is unmatched. This gives HR leaders comfort and confidence of knowing programs they put together will have maximum value.' Motivosity's LSAs are fully integrated with the company's ThanksMatters Visa® card, allowing employees to spend their benefits in the Motivosity store, through custom reward catalogs, or out in the world in pre-defined categories set by their company. Administrators can launch multiple LSA programs in minutes, configure detailed spending rules, and automate top-ups—all while tracking usage and ROI from a single dashboard. 'Our goal was to make LSAs just as engaging as the rest of our platform,' Johnson added. 'When perks are easy to use and visibly celebrated, they don't just make employees happy—they reinforce your culture.' Key benefits of Motivosity's new LSA offering include: Fully controllable spending: Employers define categories and limits, ensuring every dollar is used as intended. Pre-funded accounts: Eliminate unfunded liabilities with proactive wallet funding. Automated workflows: No more manual receipt reviews or ad hoc reimbursements. Centralized platform: Run LSAs alongside recognition, rewards, and people programs to boost participation and connection. Motivosity's approach to employee experience has already earned the trust of leading brands like Toyota, Bosch, Western Governors University, and KPMG. With the addition of LSAs, the platform now supports even more ways for companies to build culture, increase retention, and simplify HR operations—all without adding another tool to the tech stack. To learn more or request a custom demo, visit About MotivosityMotivosity is the people-first Recognition and Rewards solution built for today's workforce. By combining peer-to-peer recognition, meaningful rewards, and community-building tools, Motivosity helps organizations create connected cultures where employees feel valued, motivated, and inspired to do their best work. Contact Details:Name: Erik YorgasonTitle: Director of Creative & BrandEmail: 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
Otago Daily Times
26-05-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Blis Technologies posts after-tax profit increase
Unexpected patent issues have taken up considerable time for Blis Technologies which has welcomed positive full-year financial results. The Dunedin-founded probiotics company posted improved after-tax net profit of $800,000 — up on the previous year's $600,000 result — for the year to March 31. Revenue of $12.6million was 10% higher on the previous year while ebitda of $1 million was a 26% improvement on FY24. Chairman Geoff Plunket and chief executive Scott Johnson said in the review that patents filed by the company's largest customer in Europe and a party associated with that customer became public in September last year. Blis maintained the patent applications contained confidential information provided under earlier agreements. Since the public release of the patent filings, Blis had been in negotiation with its customer "to reach an acceptable outcome for Blis". Both parties were working to conclude an agreement within the immediate future. An agreement would enable the parties to refocus on growing sales of Blis products in the market, they said. The increased revenue was underpinned by solid growth across the company's finished product sales and modest growth in its business-to-business revenue. Higher royalty revenue was partially offset by some softness in ingredient revenue from European customers. Growth was achieved in other ingredient markets. The company sold both probiotic ingredients and finished product into the United States. The US tariff regulations provided an exemption for bulk probiotic ingredient imports but the Blis-finished products for sale on Amazon US and US web store sales were subject to a general 10% tariff. The tariff impacts, although not material to the overall company result, had resulted in an Amazon US and US web store price increase being implemented through April this year. The company entered FY26 "with cautious optimism". While macroeconomic conditions remained mixed, demand for science-backed probiotics continued to grow, they said.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Men's group aims to 'break mental health stigma'
A growing support group in London that aims to break the stigma attached to men talking openly about mental health is expanding to the South Wallis, who lives in Pevensey Bay in East Sussex but is originally from London, joined The Proper Blokes Club (TPBC) in 2022 and has since become a lead Wallis said: "Before I joined TPBC, I was undergoing problems at work and other things in my life. I had also contemplated taking my own wife suggested he attend one of TPBC's support groups in Sutton after seeing the group's social media post. "Initially I was unsure, but I went along anyway. I realised there were other people similar to myself and no one judged me," he retiring from his job, the couple sold their London home and relocated to East Sussex. Mr Wallis worked with Scott Johnson, founder of TPBC, and started an Eastbourne weekly walk group in April. Mr Johnson, from south London, said so far 15 people have signed up to be regular members. Since TPBC's launch in 2020, more than 500 men take part in its weekly walks and drop-in sessions across said: "The groups have grown so much and it's only getting busier. We've had people across the country asking if there's a group near them."Mr Johnson started TPBC after undergoing family issues and, due to the stress, he turned to gambling and alcohol. When Mr Johnson researched mental health groups, he said he could not find one that suited him. "There were many groups where people sit in a circle and talk about their problems," he said. "I felt intimidated by that so I started up TPBC. Men talk more freely in more casual settings and they can form strong bonds."To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday, Mr Johnson and co-founder Ed Gibson are undertaking an 85-mile (136km) walk from Deal Pier to Eastbourne Pier on Thursday."We are walking to raise funds so TPBC can create more safe spaces for men to share their mental health experiences and find support," Mr Johnson said. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can visit BBC Action Line.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Beautiful sunset as atmosphere stays capped: Monday storm recap
DES MOINES, Iowa — Severe storms moved through Central Iowa but stayed focused in northern Iowa, where the highest risk was located for the day. A few isolated storms crossed central Iowa later in the evening and brought some severe wind gusts. Temperatures on Monday rose well above average to the upper 70s and low 80s. Skies stayed cloudy through much of the day in Central Iowa. Severe weather began by late afternoon in Northwest Iowa and crossed the state along the Minnesota border. This brought numerous hail reports in northern Iowa and a few tornado warnings. Scott Johnson in Swea City shared the picture below of hail that fell in that Kossuth County town. Winds were a concern throughout the day. We had strong south winds ahead of the cold front with numerous gusts over 40 mph. You'll notice the 62 mph gust reported in Ames. This was associated with the severe storm that moved through Story County last night. Lamoni also had a strong thunderstorm gust of over 60 mph. Meteorologists were closely focused on the upper layers of the atmosphere where a warm cap of temperatures prevented storms from firing in Central Iowa. This is a look at the Weather Balloon launch and sounding out of Omaha on Monday afternoon. It shows a warm layer of air in the upper atmosphere above. It's where the red line bends back to the right and flattens out. This is a visual representation of an atmospheric cap. Ingredients including wind shear, atmospheric energy and high dewpoints were in place Monday, but the cold front and lifting mechanism to get above the cap arrived later, as the ingredients of wind shear, energy and dewpoints started to decrease across our area. Because of that, the storms stayed isolated as they crossed Central Iowa through Monday evening. This is a good thing! Instead, Central Iowa witnesses anti-crespecular rays shooting across the sky, as shadows were cast by the billowing cumulonimbus clouds in western Iowa. Click Here for an explainer and what causes Crespecular Rays. Check out more Monday evening pictures in our photolink here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Yellow Cab Co. rolls into Quad Cities
Yellow Cab, central Iowa's largest taxi transportation provider, now is serving the Quad Cities, according to a news release. Yellow Cab in 2024 provided more than 108,000 trips in Des Moines and central Iowa, the release says. Yellow Cab is starting with six cabs in the Quad Cities. 'At Yellow Cab Co., we believe in the power of community and the ability to make a difference,' said Scott Johnson, CEO of Yellow Cab Co. 'We have talked with many people in the community needing reliable transportation. Yellow Cab listened have taken action to help.' For more information, call 563-723-8000 or download the app.. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
