Novocure Hosts Ceremonial Groundbreaking with Gov. Chris Sununu at its new flagship facility in Portsmouth, NH

 

Gov. Chris Sununu 

  ST. HELIER, Jersey – Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) joined Novocure for a ceremonial event commemorating the start of construction of its new flagship facility in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

  The flagship building will provide space for Novocure’s growing employee base in Portsmouth and house a world-class training and development center where partners from around the world can come to learn about Novocure’s Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) cancer therapy.

William F. (Bill) Doyle

Sununu delivered remarks before an audience of Novocure employees and local community and business leaders.

 

“Employers like Novocure help ensure New Hampshire remains the best state in which to live, work, and raise a family,” Sununu said.

 Sen. Jeanne Shaheen 

“Thanks to our pro-jobs agenda, New Hampshire is the #1 state for business in New England, and I would like to congratulate the whole Novocure team on the groundbreaking for their latest expansion!”

 

“We thank Governor Sununu for his leadership and support, on behalf of our workforce and the thousands of patients we are able to serve around the world,” said Bill Doyle, Novocure’s Executive Chairman.

 

“Since establishing our U.S. operations in Portsmouth more than 15 years ago, the Seacoast has become an important part of our company’s history.

Sen. Maggie Hassan

"It is an honor to host the Governor here today, and we look forward to completing the construction of our new flagship facility so we may continue to bring high-quality jobs to the community.”

 While they were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) provided prepared remarks that were read aloud by representatives from their offices.

 

“This achievement is a testament to your thorough work, your focus on building community among employees and your commitment to sharing your expertise and insights with physicians and partners from around the world. Much has changed since you planted roots in Portsmouth more than 15 years ago,” said Shaheen.

Chris Pappas

“Innovative businesses like Novocure are driving our economy forward and creating good jobs that expand middle class opportunity,” said Hassan.

 

“The work being done here at Novocure is an important part of the growing BioTech/MedTech economy in New Hampshire that is leading the way in developing cutting-edge products and services that improve the health and well-being of our people.”

 

“Founded on the concept of approaching the most daunting challenges in healthcare by reimagining how science can be used, Novocure has been a leader in its field,” said Pappas.

 

“Your work to pioneer new cancer treatments has the potential to change the lives of patients around the country and around the world.”

Headquartered in Jersey, and with a growing global footprint, Novocure has regional operating centers in Root, Switzerland, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Tokyo, as well as a research center in Haifa, Israel.

 

 For additional information about the company, please visit Novocure.com and follow @Novocure on LinkedIn and Twitter.

 

CONTACT:

Alexa Cangialosi 

Account Executive  

Violet PR 
8 Hillside Avenue, LL1 
Montclair, NJ 07042 

845.825.1271  

www.violetpr.com  

KAI Enterprises Hires Kristin Copeland, PHR as Director of People & Culture

 

Kristin Copeland

 

 St. Louis, MO, April 20, 2022 -- KAI Enterprises is excited to announce the hiring of Kristin Copeland, PHR as its new Director of People & Culture.

 Copeland has worked in Human Resources for over 20 years. Prior to KAI, she worked at Emerson for just over eight years, most recently as an HR Manager.

 As KAI’s Director of People & Culture, Copeland will lead and direct the functions of the HR department.

 She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Kansas and is a licensed Professional in Human Resources.

 

Michael Kennedy, Jr.

“Kristin has a valuable role to play at KAI, and we are excited to have an HR professional of her caliber joining our team,” said KAI CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr.

 “Our employees are our greatest asset, so having someone who embraces diverse perspectives and works to fulfill our employees’ needs in a work environment is what we were looking for and found in Kristin.”  

 

CONTACT:

 Jennifer Beidle

314-607-9459

jennifer@jbeidlepr.com

www.kai-db.com.

Florida’s Housing Market: Median Prices Up, Supply Tight in March

Christina Pappas

 

 ORLANDO, FL, April 20, 2022 – Florida’s housing market in March and 1Q 2022 showed the impact of rising mortgage rates, increased home prices and a shortfall of for-sale supply, with fewer closed sales compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors®’ latest housing data.

 “Buyers and sellers in Florida in March continued to see rising mortgage rates, a very limited supply of for-sale homes and rising prices,” said 2022 Florida Realtors President Christina Pappas, vice president of the Keyes Family of Companies in Miami.

 “Housing affordability remains a challenge, and higher mortgage rates may mean some buyers who had previously qualified under a lower rate are forced to rethink their plans."

 “Now more than ever, consumers can benefit from the expertise of a local Realtor, who can guide them through current market conditions.”

 Brad O’Connor

 

Higher mortgage rates and less pandemic-driven buyer demand helped drive the drop in closed sales, according to Florida Realtors Chief Economist Dr. Brad O’Connor.

 He pointed out several factors that make it difficult to make exact comparisons between last year’s spring homebuying season and this year’s, now underway with the March data.

 “First, last year could really be considered our first spring buying season in two years, with the 2020 season having been snuffed out by the onset of the pandemic,” he said. “So there was an excess of pent-up demand there.

 "Second, the pandemic was still quite severe a year ago and was spurring relocations and second home purchases in Florida from out-of-state buyers. That’s still happening now, but not to the same extent.

 "Third, while our single-family inventory was severely depleted by the beginning of 2021, there was still some slack in our condo and townhouse inventory at the time. 

"That inventory cushion allowed for last year’s massive statewide boom in condo and townhouse sales.

"And last, but certainly not least, mortgage rates were still near record lows last spring. It simply can’t be understated how much these low rates helped fuel housing demand during the pandemic.”

 To see the full statewide housing activity reports, please visit the Florida Realtors Newsroom at http:// floridarealtors.org/newsroom and look under Latest Releases or download the March 2022 and 1Q 2022 data report PDFs under Market Data at: http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom/market-data.

 CONTACTS:

Marla Martin, Florida Realtors® Media Relations and Communications Manager, or

  Jeff Zipper, Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing; 407/438-1400, ext. 2326 or 2314

 http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom.

 

JLL Capital Markets arranges financing for the planned 148-unit Iota Fox Station apartments in emerging Denver, CO submarket

 

Rendering of planned 148-unit 
 Iota Fox Station apartments
 in Fox Station, CO

 DENVER, CO – JLL Capital Markets has capitalized Iota Fox Station, a 148-unit, Class A, type III podium apartment development at 500 West. 41st Avenue, in the burgeoning Fox Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.

 JLL worked on behalf of the developer, Highland Development Company.

 The JLL Capital Markets Debt and Equity Advisory team representing the borrower was Director Rob Bova.

Rob Bova

“Iota Fox Station is an exciting project located in Fox Station, a rapidly changing and burgeoning Denver submarket,” said Bova.

“The Highland Development Company team did an excellent job programming the site to the needs of the submarket and future tenant base, which was reflected in kind through robust capital interest.

"The development team had the foresight to identify, program and move quickly through a rapidly evolving capital markets environment in order to be a trailblazer for the neighborhood.”

 

 CONTACT:

Jenna Sharp

JLL

M +1 214 394 3356

JLL.com

HighlandDevelopmentCo.com.