FireOneUp is launching its newest pizza oven the PINNACOLO® L'Argilla Thermal Clay Gas-Powered Oven at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show Booth W3671.

LAS VEGAS, January 26, 2023 (Newswire.com) - FireOneUp.com is proudly launching the new PINNACOLO® L'Argilla Thermal Clay Gas-Powered Oven. The PINNACOLO® L'Argilla in many ways replicates the igloo shape of the ancient Pompeii ovens. The curvature of the dome wraps heat around food, cooking it from all sides. With 50,000 BTUs of cooking power, the CSA-approved L'Argilla heats the cordierite cooking surface to over 600˚F in well under 10 minutes while the outside remains safe to the touch. The 26.5" diameter interior (3.83 sq ft) provides the space to easily handle 2+ pizzas at a time. Since the oven is gas-powered, you have far greater temperature control, making it superb for roasting, baking, and searing. The L'Argilla comes complete with a custom-designed steel stand featuring oversized front wheels and locking rotational rear casters to make positioning the new PINNACOLO® oven easy. The L'Argilla includes a selection of PINNACOLO®-branded pizza-making accessories (a retail value of over $500). Just add gas.

FireOneUp will also be launching a full line of pizza oven accessories. This will include over 20 real-life tested products to help make the cooking experience easier, safer, faster, and far more enjoyable. The company has been working with customers/real users to develop these accessories. The growing line will help home cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, and professional chefs achieve better results.

The PINNACOLO® line also includes their original Premio Wood Fired Oven and their popular PINNACOLO® IBRIDO Hybrid Wood/Gas Oven with 35,000 BTUs and two side prep shelves. The line of PINNACOLO® ovens each comes with a selection of essential cooking accessories so they are immediately ready to begin making great food. 

Fire One Up Sales Inc., (FireOneUp.com), a WeConnect Certified Women Owned Company, is the global distributor of the PINNACOLO® line. The company, which began in Canada in 2020, has seen tremendous response and rapid growth. For more details, contact [email protected] or through the website at www.FireOneUp.com or by calling 1-877-288-1110.

Contact Information:
Beverly Michelin
President
[email protected]
1-877-288-1110
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Plantd's proprietary low carbon-emissions production technology transforms fast-growing perennial grass into durable home construction products.

DURHAM, N.C., January 26, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Revolutionary sustainable building materials company Plantd is making waves in the construction industry with the announcement of its $10 million Series A funding round. Led by American Family Ventures, the funding solidifies Plantd's position as a pioneer in carbon-negative building materials.

"We are thrilled to back this exceptional and visionary team," said Kyle Beatty, Managing Director at American Family Ventures. "Plantd is creating fundamentally better construction materials that are cost-effective and truly carbon negative. We have been impressed by how they have reinvented every step of the production process from first principles, all the way from input material to logistics."

Plantd's production team is led by co-founders and engineers Huade Tan and Nathan Silvernail, who worked together for years at SpaceX designing and building key systems and components of the Dragon cargo and crew spacecraft. Together with co-founder and CEO Josh Dorfman, a serial entrepreneur and longtime sustainability leader, Plantd is redefining the value chain for engineered building materials.

Plantd's proprietary low carbon-emissions production technology transforms fast-growing perennial grass into durable, carbon-negative building materials that outperform competitive products on key attributes, including strength and moisture resistance. 

Starting with structural panel products for walls and roofs, Plantd will fabricate building materials that are a direct substitute for traditional home construction products and require no alternative installation techniques. By cultivating fast-growing perennial grass instead of cutting down trees and pioneering novel production technology to minimize carbon emissions, Plantd Structural Panels™ retain 80% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide captured in the field, which is then locked away inside the walls and roofs of new homes. 

"We can't move quickly enough to solve climate change unless we develop profitable methods to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere," said Dorfman. "We're going to change an industry by offering builders a better product at the same price and, in the process, scale a business that can help save the planet."

Building with Plantd materials enables home builders to offer their customers homes that are affordable, durable, and sustainable. And by sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide within structural frames, homes built with Plantd materials will play a key role in solving climate change.

Plantd will use this round of funding to establish their agriculture supply chain and build the first-of-its-kind, modular automated continuous press for engineered building materials. The company is currently working with the nation's largest builders and architects to integrate these materials into their projects and quickly make them a standard in the industry.

Plantd's ultimate vision is to build the factory of the future, ensuring that new homes and buildings contribute to reversing the effects of climate change.

Learn more about Plantd by visiting https://www.plantdmaterials.com/ and discover how they are shaping the future of the construction industry and the planet.

Contact Information:
Josh Dorfman
CEO
[email protected]
828-337-9627
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Original Source: Plantd Secures $10M in Series A Funding to Commercialize Carbon Negative Building Materials

Orange is signaling its intent to drive EV adoption by bringing reliable, affordable EV charging to apartments and disadvantaged communities.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Today, Orange announced the close of its $2.5MM pre-seed round to scale affordable electric vehicle charging for apartment communities by leveraging lower-powered charging solutions. 

Founded by former Tesla engineers and backed by prominent EV investors, Orange is creating an affordable charging platform that provides site owners with a compelling return on investment while maintaining equitable costs, bringing EV charging to more disadvantaged communities.

Orange installs EV chargers for the lowest possible cost while providing enough energy to satisfy daily driving needs using lower-powered 120-volt and 240-volt solutions. More stations are installed on the same circuit, making EV charging possible for the maximum number of residents at any property. 

The Orange Outlet lowers the costs of charging for 39 million Americans living in apartment communities by ~70% over traditional charging solutions and carries little to no maintenance cost due to its simplified design. Additionally, Orange leverages the proprietary software, OrangeNet, which allows property owners to manage outlets across multiple sites and brings an average return on investment of 150%.

"Orange has achieved equitable access to electricity by re-thinking the entire process of vehicle charging by creating a system specifically for apartment communities, rather than pushing a public charging model that doesn't fit onto them," Nicholas Johnson, Orange CEO, said. 

Baukunst, a leading pre-seed firm investing at the frontiers of technology and design, led the round. They are joined by notable angel investors in the EV space, including Tesla co-founders Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard, Johnathan Crowder, founder of the energy-focused firm Intellus Capital, and Sven Thesan, a Nobel-winning chemist.

About Orange
Redwood City, CA-based Orange is an electric vehicle charging solutions provider at multi-unit properties led by technology entrepreneurs and electrical experts. Founded in 2020, Orange offers customers an affordable and scalable way to bring EV charging capabilities to their residents by leveraging lower-powered charging outlets that reduce total costs by upwards of 70% compared to traditional charging solutions. The company's innovative approach allows the millions of Americans living in multi-family housing access to affordable charging. For more information, please visit orangecharger.com.

INVESTOR QUOTES

Matt Thoms, General Partner at Baukunst: 
"We're thrilled to lead the pre-seed round for Nicholas and the team at Orange. At Baukunst, we believe a charging solution designed specifically for affordability and rapid adoption in apartment communities will catalyze the equitable EV movement."

Marc Tarpenning, Co-founder of Tesla Motors and Venture Partner at Spero Venture: 
"Orange's low-cost EV charging solution for apartment communities solves a major problem for widespread and equitable EV adoption. We are excited to be part of Orange's journey."

Jonathan Crowder, Partner at Intelis Capital: 
"We're excited to partner with the Orange Charger team on their mission to solve the challenge of delivering affordable and convenient EV charging solutions for multi-family property residents and building owners."

Contact Information:
Joseph Nagle
Head of Marketing and Business Development
[email protected]
3038810494


Original Source: Orange Closes Pre-Seed Round to Bring Affordable EV Charging to Apartments

Awardees include public officials, a former NFL player, a philanthropist and dedicated mentoring leaders.

BOSTON, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - MENTOR, the nation's unifying champion of the mentoring movement, today announced the 2023 Recipients of the Annual Excellence in Mentoring Awards. The awards will be presented from Jan. 25-27 during the National Mentoring Summit, MENTOR's annual convening that brings together more than 2,000 experts, practitioners, advocates and philanthropic partners and closes out National Mentoring Month, celebrated each January to focus national attention on the value of mentoring.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - William Pitts, Family Engagement Consultant, Life Pieces to Masterpieces, Washington, D.C.

William "Elder Bill" Pitts is a family engagement consultant at Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a nonprofit that uses artistic expression to develop character and leadership, unlock potential, and prepare Black boys and young men to transform their lives and communities.

CORPORATE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD - Pritika Kharkwal, High School Student, Lebanon Trail High School, Frisco, TX

Pritika Kharkwal is a tenth-grade student who participates in Step Up, a nonprofit organization that helps girls define and achieve their unique visions of success.

IMPACTFUL PHILANTHROPY AWARD - Anne M. Naqi, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Equitrans Midstream Corporation; President, Equitrans Midstream Foundation

Anne Naqi is the Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Equitrans Midstream Corporation, a role she has held since 2019; President, Equitrans Midstream Foundation; and is Chair of the Board of The Mentoring Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania, where she has been a board member since 2017.

PUBLIC ELEVATION AWARD: Marques Colston, former New Orleans Saints wide receiver and ambassador for Son of a Saint, Medford, New Jersey

Marques Colston is a Super Bowl champion, inductee to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania and Louisiana Sports Halls of Fame, and an ambassador for Son of a Saint, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of fatherless young males.

PUBLIC SERVICE

The Public Service Award celebrates individuals at both the federal and state/local level as champions in government who support the mission of mentoring.

FEDERAL: The Honorable Don Bacon (Nebraska 02)

Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska serves on the Congressional Youth Mentoring Caucus and co-leads the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth. He is a lead sponsor of the Foster Youth Mentoring Act, has long been a key supporter of the Youth Mentoring Grant, and co-sponsors the Youth Workforce Readiness Act.

STATE & LOCAL: Representative Chynah Tyler (Massachusetts 07 - Suffolk)

Massachusetts State Rep. Chynah Tyler is currently serving her fourth term as a Massachusetts state representative and is the vice chair of the Judiciary Committee and chair of the Black and Latino Caucus. Rep. Tyler champions mentoring issues and works collaboratively with Mass Mentoring Partnership to effectively support the needs of youth in her district.

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Contact Information:
David Loewenberg
Associate Director
[email protected]

Caroline Holland
Storytelling Manager
[email protected]


Original Source: MENTOR Announces 2023 Excellence in Mentoring Honorees

Four Corners is Now Live on Kickstarter

SPINDALE, N.C., January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Calliope Games is excited to announce the launch of their new living puzzle board game, Four Corners.

Full of eye-catching artwork sure to dazzle players of all ages, Four Corners will be going live on Kickstarter Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. EST with not one, but two versions! 

Using their innovative, modular, Tip-Pivot gameboard, players can easily place, rotate, move, and swap tiles—all without affecting the rest of the board. 

Each player is given three secret goals. The winner is the player who best manipulates the board, adapts to changing strategies, and completes their goals first.

By supporting this campaign, gamers around the globe can be the first to own this revolutionary game in two different themes: Galaxy and Kaleidoscope. Backers will also receive a special thank you in the form of a Calliope Exclusive Tile Bag. With three different ways to play the game (standard, teams, and solo) and two aesthetics to choose from, there is a combination to suit players of all ages and interests. 

Regardless of which theme you choose, Four Corners features the same quick-to-learn gameplay; it's up to each family to choose the theme that's right for them. Will their next game night set sail for the stars, or travel through time with a nostalgic toy?

About Calliope Games:

Over 10 years ago, Calliope Games began as a collaboration between Dawne Weisman, Jordan Weisman, and Ray Wehrs. Calliope Games has been producing and selling quality tabletop games ever since. Calliope products are inspired by families, for families. While they are most readily known for their Tsuro and Roll For It! game lines, they have successfully released 24 titles, many of which were brought to life on Kickstarter.

With both current and future gamers in mind, their designs make the perfect gateway to the tabletop hobby. Calliope games are excellent for starting out game night and are easily played between heavier games. They focus on entertaining adults while allowing children to compete with their parents without a single game "thrown". It's really a simple concept; instead of having parents step down into the child's world, these games invite the child to step up into the parents' world.

Calliope games are easy to learn, play in under 60 minutes, and provide a fun and engaging experience for players of all ages.

Four Corners Media Kit

CalliopeGames.com

Contact Information:
Ray Wehrs
President
[email protected]

Brittani-Pearl Eaton-Koch
Manager, Marketing & Creative Strategy
[email protected]
5184355580
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Original Source: Calliope Games Debuts a New Living Puzzle Game in Two Dazzling Themes