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Konnected Introduces GDO blaQ at CEDIA 2024: Unlocking Local Integration and Control for Leading Garage Openers With 3rd-party Platforms That myQ Says You Can’t Have

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Local and lightning-fast garage door control with Control4 —GDO blaQ will be on Display at CEDIA 2024, Booth 3252

DENVER and ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — This week, Konnected will showcase GDO blaQ smart garage door opener accessory, compatible with Chamberlain, LiftMaster and Merlin brand Security+ and Security+2.0 garage openers, at CEDIA 2024 in Denver, CO. The interactive demo will highlight the product’s new Control4* integration developed in partnership with Chowmain Software, with SmartThings, Home Assistant, and Alexa integrations enabling unrestricted garage door control and automation with 3rd-party smart home apps.

“We created the GDO blaQ in response to myQ’s failure to support a diverse ecosystem of integrations for professional integrators and smart home consumers alike,” says Nate Clark, CEO and Founder of Konnected. “The open-source software community figured out how to tap into the Security+ protocol, and we improved upon it to create a standards-compliant plug-and-play alternative to myQ that’s 100% local, open source, providing unprecedented access beyond opening and closing the garage”.

In 2023, Chamberlain Group, maker of myQ, officially closed access to most independently developed software integrations using its cloud service. This left many integrators scrambling to find viable solutions for garage door monitoring and control.

Alan Chow, Managing Director of Chowmain Software, a leading developer of home automation drivers and apps said “With Konnected’s GDO blaQ there are no additional reed switches or cables needed—everything is conveniently located at the garage door opener, with built-in audio and visual pre-close warnings that adhere to UL325 standards. Konnected blaQ is the premier solution for integrating Chamberlain and LiftMaster garage door openers with Control4 including garage door openers with myQ, making it the top choice for professional integrators.”

GDO blaQ directly communicates with the majority of residential garage openers on the market. Simply by connecting two wires to the garage opener motor or wall button. GDO blaQ instantly emulates a digital wall button, enabling it to know the state of the garage door and control it without additional sensors or hacks. It also enables control of the garage light and remote lock-out, and monitoring of the wall-button motion sensor and safety beam sensor.

Featuring built-in audible and visual pre-closing warning, the GDO blaQ is a professional solution that meets the safety standards specified by U.S. 16 CFR Part 1211 and UL 325 for unattended garage control accessories* without any additional effort by the integrator.

Use the GDO blaQ to keep your customers’ garage safe and secure. Automate closing and alerts if the garage is left open, automatically lock-out the remote controls at night, and integrate the garage’s motion sensor with smart home security. GDO blaQ is a purpose-built device designed and assembled in North America.

Konnected will be featuring the GDO blaQ and its suite of Smart Home solutions at CEDIA 2024, September 5-7, 2024 in Denver, CO. Stop by booth 3252 for more details or visit the website at https://konnected.io/

* The product has not been evaluated by UL.

Chamberlain, LiftMaster, Merlin, Security+, Security+ 2.0 and myQ are registered trademarks of Chamberlain Group.

About Konnected
Established in 2017, Konnected (konnected.io), is an Orlando-based startup and maker of open-source smart home technology boasting flagship products like the Alarm Panel Pro and Smart Garage Door Openers; compatible with over nine smart home platforms. The company is focused on releasing next-gen versions of its flagship products, cultivating new partnerships, expanding its global reach, and making home automation and security open, easy, and accessible to all.

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Greenlane Renewables Announces Management and Board of Director Changes

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~Appointment of Stephanie Mason as CFO completes planned succession~

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 15, 2024 /CNW/ – Greenlane Renewables Inc. (“Greenlane”) (TSX: GRN) (FSE: 52G) today announces the appointment of Stephanie Mason as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective January 13, 2025.

Ms. Mason brings over 15 years of experience to her new role as Greenlane’s CFO. Ms. Mason has been with Greenlane for over 4 years, most recently as Director of Finance following a promotion from Corporate Controller. Prior to working at Greenlane, Ms. Mason gained experience at other TSX-listed renewable energy companies managing teams responsible for financial reporting, regulatory compliance and other finance activities. Ms. Mason developed her strong accounting foundation at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she obtained her CPA, CA designation.

“We are excited to welcome Stephanie into the role of CFO,” said Brad Douville, CEO of Greenlane Renewables. “Stephanie brings a depth of expertise in finance, reporting, and operations and provides continuity in leadership at Greenlane. Transitioning overall financial leadership from Monty Balderston to Stephanie starting at the beginning of 2025 completes a planned succession as we continue to advance our strategic goals in the RNG space. During his tenure as CFO over the last couple of years, Monty has provided solid leadership of the finance function at Greenlane and played a pivotal role on the senior management team. I want to thank Monty for all of his contributions.”

“I am honored to become Greenlane’s CFO. This is an organization recognized for its commitment to sustainability and innovation,” stated Ms. Mason. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s financial reporting strength and supporting its growth objectives.”

Mr. Balderston will remain as CFO until voluntarily resigning effective January 13, 2025. Mr. Balderston will support the transition to Ms. Mason upon her appointment, following which he will leave the Company on January 24, 2025.

Further to the management update announced on August 23, 2024, Ian Kane will be completing his transitional role as President and will leave the Company on November 22, 2024 when he will step down from Greenlane’s Board of Directors. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Kane for all of his efforts in helping drive Greenlane’s business plan.

About Greenlane Renewables

Greenlane is driving change: accelerating the energy transition to a net-zero emissions economy. We are cleaning up two of the largest and most difficult to decarbonize sectors of the global energy system: the natural gas grid and commercial transportation. As a pioneer and leading specialist in biogas upgrading, we have been actively contributing to the decarbonization of our planet for over 35 years. The systems we provide transform biogas generated from organic waste into high-value grid-ready renewable natural gas (“RNG”). Our systems produce clean, low-carbon and carbon-negative RNG from organic waste sources including agriculture (such as dairy and hog manure), water resource recovery facilities, food waste, landfills, and sugar mills. Greenlane is the only biogas upgrading company offering and actively deploying the three main upgrading technologies: waterwash, pressure swing adsorption, and membrane separation, plus proprietary biogas desulfurization technology. Greenlane has delivered over 145 biogas upgrading systems into 19 countries, including some of the largest RNG production facilities in the world, and over 160 biogas desulfurization units. For further information, please visit www.greenlanerenewables.com.

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Eastside Distilling, Inc. Announces Private Placement Offering

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Eastside Distilling, Bridgetown Spirits Corp., a consumer-focused beverage company that builds craft inspired experiential brands and Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc. (“Beeline”), a digital mortgage technology and lending company, announces the completion of a private placement offering (the “Offering”) with accredited investors, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,615,000.

PORTLAND, Ore. and PROVIDENCE, R.I. , Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) (“Eastside” or the “Company”), a holding company for Bridgetown Spirits Corp., a consumer-focused beverage company that builds craft inspired experiential brands and for Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc. (“Beeline”), a digital mortgage technology and lending company, announces the completion of a private placement offering (the “Offering”) with accredited investors, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,615,000. Under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $1,938,000 in original issue discount Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”) and Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase 363,602 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”).

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering.

For an overview of the terms of the securities and transactions involved in the Offering, and copies of the forms of transaction documents entered into in connection therewith, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2024 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company plans to utilize the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate expenses, among other uses.

About Eastside Distilling

Eastside Distilling, Inc. (Nasdaq: EAST) is a producer of award-winning craft spirits, including whiskey, vodka, and rum. Founded in Portland, Oregon, Eastside is committed to quality, innovation, and sustainability, delivering exceptional products that reflect the spirit of the Pacific Northwest.

About Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc.

The Company recently closed on a merger with Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc. Beeline is a technology-driven mortgage lender offering a fully digital, AI-enhanced, platform that simplifies and accelerates the home financing process for homeowners and property investors. Based in Providence, RI, Beeline is dedicated to transforming the mortgage industry through innovative technology and customer-centric solutions.

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Nick Luzza, BEELINE MORTGAGE , LLC Refinance, 1 4014184461 4014184461, nick@makeabeeline.com, https://www.eastsidedistilling.com/ 

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The game-changer: New partnership between real estate tech innovator and luxury brokerage investor just gave agents at select firms valuable advantages and ease

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DALLAS, Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The parent company of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, the leading luxury brokerage in Dallas, Fort Worth and all of North Texas, announces its groundbreaking partnership with Rechat, real estate’s only AI-powered Experience Management Platform for agents.          

Peerage Realty Partners, the world’s largest strategic investor in Sotheby’s International Realty affiliates, and Dallas-based Rechat have just advanced the real estate industry in a significant leap, through state-of-the-art technology. With the partnership, Rechat is now offering its advanced suite of tools and services to all Peerage Realty Partners brokerages — 206 offices across the U.S. and Canada — equipping its advisors with valuable advancements in real estate technology.          

Rechat was built to solve a universal and persistent problem faced by agents: the need to toggle between disparate platforms to manage the various aspects of their business. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has been working with Rechat almost since its beginning, as a first client, test case and collaborator. Now, years of innovation later, Rechat includes a marketing center, people center and deals center, allowing advisors to work within one integrated ecosystem to streamline tasks, automate listing marketing, create high-quality collateral, track transactions and more.          

Says Rechat CEO Shayan Hamidi: “We are dedicated to equipping agents with all of the tools they need — in one single tab or one single app — to excel in today’s competitive market.”          

Peerage Realty Partners is a leading residential real estate services firm, serving luxury markets across North America. Its brokerage partners include top Sotheby’s International Realty affiliates and other renowned independent firms. It has more than 6,100 advisors across 206 offices in the U.S. and Canada, to whose brokerages it provides strategic input, technology, marketing, operational expertise and much more. Its primary goal is to continually enhance the client, advisor and brokerage experiences through every phase of a transaction and beyond. Peerage Realty is projected to transact about $34.8 billion in sales in 2024 through its partner firms. Peerage Realty Partners, based in Toronto, Canada, has the unique benefit of being a privately owned enterprise, committed to long-term partnerships and investments.  

Says Gavin Swartzman, CEO of Peerage Realty Partners: “We are delighted to partner with Rechat to enhance our technological capabilities and provide our advisors with industry-leading tools. This collaboration aligns seamlessly with our ongoing commitment to leveraging innovation to better serve our clients and propel growth across our network.”    

To learn more, visit briggsfreeman.com, rechat.com and peeragerealty.com.

Peerage Realty Partners — the parent company of Dallas-based Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and the world’s largest strategic investor in Sotheby’s International Realty affiliates — and Dallas-based Rechat, the creator of real estate’s only AI-powered Experience Management Platform for agents, have just advanced the real estate industry via state-of-the-art technology. With the partnership, Rechat is now offering its advanced suite of tools and services to all Peerage Realty Partners brokerages — 206 offices across the U.S. and Canada — equipping its advisors with valuable advancements in real estate tech. Rechat has eliminated the need for agents to toggle between disparate platforms to manage the various aspects of their business. After years of collaboration with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, Rechat now includes a marketing center, people center and deals center, allowing advisors to streamline tasks, automate listing marketing, create collateral, track transactions and more.

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