Meet Annual Award Winners, Network with Tax Credit Community Leaders, Discuss
Legislation and More June 5-6, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Novogradac will reveal and celebrate the winners of the 2025 Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Awards Community Development Qualified Low-Income Community Investments (QLICIs) of the Year at the Novogradac 2025 Spring New Markets Tax Credit Conference, held June 5-6, 2025, at the Fairmont in Washington, D.C. Participants can network with professionals in the new markets tax credit (NMTC) community in addition to hearing experts speak about some of the community’s most pressing issues, including an extension of the incentive, what to expect from the upcoming $10 billion allocation round and more.

“With a $10 billion double round, we’re on the cusp of a huge moment in the 25-year history of the new markets tax credit,” said Greg Clements, CPA, a partner in Novogradac’s Dover, Ohio, office and conference chair. “It’s such an important time to be making, establishing and maintaining connections with other experts in the tax credit community for your own transactions as well as to get the chance to sit in on the panels and hear what some of those same experts are hearing and anticipating about the future of NMTCs.”

Other sessions on the agenda include panels on technical transaction issues, insights from Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund insiders, navigating qualified active low-income community business (QALICB) issues and more. The full agenda can be found here.

The conference is co-hosted by Capital One and U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, sponsored by Advantage Capital, Dudley Ventures/Valley Bank, Enterprise, Husch Blackwell, Longwell Riess, National Trust Community Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo, and features exhibitors Impact Marketplace and Stinson.

In addition to the panel topics, Novogradac will host two pre-conference workshops June 4. The NMTC Basics Workshop will feature experts teaching the fundamentals of the NMTC program. The NMTC Compliance Workshop will inform attendees about the compliance requirements by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the CDFI Fund and more. Separate registration fees for the pre-conference workshops apply.

About Novogradac
Novogradac, which has been in business for 35 years, has grown to more than 850 employees and partners with offices in more than 25 cities. Tax, audit and consulting specialty practice areas for Novogradac include affordable housing, community development, historic rehabilitation and renewable energy. For additional information on Novogradac’s personnel and areas of expertise, visit www.novoco.com or call (415) 356-8000.

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Chicago-based summit brings together retail and technology leaders to share insights on composable commerce and digital transformation

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — KIBO Commerce, a market leader in composable commerce solutions, today announced its highly anticipated 2025 KIBO Connect Summit. This premier event will take place from May 7-9, 2025 at the Loews Chicago Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

The KIBO Connect Client Summit is designed to bring together KIBO clients, partners, and industry experts for three days of insightful sessions, collaborative networking, and hands-on learning experiences focused on commerce to drive growth and innovation. Attendees will gain invaluable knowledge and connections to navigate the evolving commerce landscape.

The 2025 KIBO Connect Client Summit will feature a dynamic agenda packed with engaging content sessions with expert speakers, including:

Forward-Looking Keynotes: KIBO has two compelling keynotes planned. Forrester Analyst Sucharita Kodali will deliver the presentation “Only the Paranoid Survive—Strategies for Surviving Uncertainty Now.” Bain & Company Partner Dan Brenner will deliver the presentation “Market Trends and Generative AI Applications in Retail.”Inspirational Panels and Main Stage Sessions: Hear from leading brands and experts on commerce trends and evolving customer experience strategies for success. Speakers include experts from Ace Hardware, The ODP Corporation, Al-Futtaim, Google, Autozone, Total Wine & More, REEDS Jewelers, Alchemee (Proactiv), Publicis Sapient, Perficient and KIBO.Product Innovations: Hear from KIBO leadership and get an exclusive look at KIBO’s upcoming product innovations and how they will empower your business.Deep Dive Breakout Sessions: Engage in targeted discussions on topics like leveraging GenAI and agentic commerce for operational efficiency and revenue, scaling B2C & B2B commerce, optimizing omnichannel customer experiences and more. Hear directly from experts across companies like Zwilling, Playboy Enterprises, Al-Futtaim, Fortis Life Sciences, Ignitiv, and KIBO.Best-Practice Product Sessions and Workshops: Participate in interactive sessions focused on practical strategies for optimizing your commerce and order management strategies with the KIBO platform to achieve tangible results. Speakers will include KIBO experts and featured partners, SMITH and Builder.io.

Event Sponsors

KIBO Commerce is proud to partner with leading technology and service providers in support of its 2025 KIBO Connect Summit. We would like to thank our current sponsors:

Summit Lead: Google Cloud Diamond+: Publicis Sapient, Perficient, IgnitivDiamond: Builder.io, SMITHPremiere: OneRailSupporting: PeakActivity, AbsoluteLabs, Skillnet, Avalara, Tejas

For more information on the agenda and to register for the event, visit: https://kibocommerce.com/events/2025-client-summit/

About KIBO

KIBO Commerce is a composable commerce platform for retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers who want to simplify the complexity in their businesses and deliver modern customer experiences. KIBO is the only modular commerce platform supporting experiences that span Order Management, eCommerce, and Subscriptions. Companies like Zwilling, Ace Hardware, Boscov’s, Nivel, and REEDS Jewelers trust KIBO to bring simplicity and sophistication to commerce operations and exceed customer expectations. To learn more, visit https://kibocommerce.com/.

Media Contact

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CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Aclaimant, a leader in next generation risk management solutions, today announced the launch of DIPDash, its patent-pending Data Ingestion Pipeline & Dashboard product. This specialized multi-stage platform is designed to solve the significant challenges the insurance industry faces in obtaining, creating and maintaining high-quality data sets across all systems of record, most notably with insurance claims.

DIPDash transforms the traditionally manual, error-prone, and time-consuming tasks of data acquisition, mapping, preparation, validation and loading while providing a transparent view into the entire process. DIPDash provides a scalable and efficient solution that consolidates claims and other insurance data, enhances data quality, and significantly improves transparency.

“All stakeholders in the insurance industry face significant challenges in obtaining high-quality data from their partners,” stated Kathy Burns, CEO of Aclaimant. “DIPDash is the first product of its kind, purpose built to address the data challenges for brokers, TPAs, carriers and policyholders alike. Using this platform not only enhances data quality for users but also improves data quality with insurance partners. Information is power and we intend to empower our clients with the most robust and accurate data sets in the industry.”.

Key benefits and features of Aclaimant’s DIPDash include:

Automated Data Ingestion: DIPDash automates the monitoring of incoming data, alerts teams to missing files, and automatically processes data upon receipt from Carriers and TPAs, thus eliminating manual handling and increasing accuracy.Data Transformation and Standardization: DIPDash transforms any file type into a digestible format, validates the presence and correct formatting of data, and normalizes data, ensuring consistency across various sources.Robust Data Validation: DIPDash’s validation engine checks data for quality against hundreds of validations at each stage, including initial validation, after normalization, and post-load. These validations include data format validations, logical validations, business logic validations, and customer-specific validations with customizable rules and configurable escalations at every stage.Increased Efficiency and Speed: DIPDash provides immediate visibility to critical insurance data, eliminating delays associated with manual processes. In one case study, DIPDash reduced a 3-week manual claims consolidation process to just 10 minutes.Enhanced Data Quality and Transparency: The automated validation process ensures high data quality. DIPDash’s visual dashboard and code free management engine provide transparency and clear visibility to data passes and failures. DIPDash creates an auditable trail for all data quality-related activities and is useable by all team members, regardless of coding acumen.

DIPDASH Unique Value Adds:A visual interface for non-developers to adjust errors, mappings, and codings, and to review data quality scores.A carrier/TPA Data Quality Scorecard to facilitate data quality improvements with your partnersA capability to append and extend data sets with information from other sources and derive new data to enhance data value.

For more information about Aclaimant and DIPDash, please visit https://www.aclaimant.com

About Aclaimant

Aclaimant is a next-generation Risk Management Information System (RMIS) designed to empower every organization to protect what matters most. Our intuitive, easy-to-use and powerful platform enables employers, brokers, carriers and TPAs to reduce the cost of risk and drive higher productivity. Aclaimant transforms the management of data, people, and processes through its workplace safety, incident and claims management, assets and exposures, AI and analytics solutions. Thousands of safety and risk management professionals rely on Aclaimant to achieve better outcomes. For more information, visit https://www.aclaimant.com.

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