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Fear Free Announces Strategic Alliance with Gravity Payments

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3 hours ago

October 14, 2024

Fear Free announces an alliance with Gravity Payments to streamline stress-free payment processing, enhancing veterinary care by reducing fear, anxiety, and stress for pets and their caregivers.

DENVER, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Fear Free is excited to announce a strategic alliance with Gravity Payments to offer top-of-the-line credit card processing services to veterinary practices. After a comprehensive evaluation process, Fear Free selected Gravity Payments for their reliability, exceptional customer service, and commitment to transparency.

“Partnering with Gravity Payments allows us to offer our veterinary practices a dependable and stress-free payment processing solution.” – Randy Valpy, CEO, Fear Free

This alliance with Gravity Payments aligns seamlessly with Fear Free’s mission to enhance the emotional and physical wellbeing of pets and the people who care for them. By integrating reliable and efficient payment processing solutions, we aim to reduce stress and improve the overall experience for both veterinary staff and pet owners. With Gravity Payments, veterinary teams can now process payments where pets feel most comfortable—whether that’s in the exam room, alternative waiting areas, or other low-stress environments. This flexibility supports our goal of reducing fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS) during veterinary visits.

Benefits of Our Alliance with Gravity Payments:

Transparent Consultation Process: Gravity Payments provides tailored recommendations that best suit your business needs, even if the best solution isn’t with Gravity.Seamless Integration: Their payment solutions integrate effortlessly with your practice management software through partnerships with leading veterinary software providers, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow.Competitive Rates: Most clinics experience immediate cost savings with Gravity’s clear, upfront pricing structure.Rapid Support: With 24/7 multilingual support and an average response time of 36 seconds, Gravity Payments ensures that help is always readily available.

“Partnering with Gravity Payments allows us to offer our veterinary practices a dependable and stress-free payment processing solution,” said Randy Valpy, CEO of Fear Free. “This collaboration enhances our ability to support veterinary professionals by reducing operational burdens and allowing them to focus more on providing high-quality care to their patients.”

Dr. Marty Becker, Founder of Fear Free, added, “By aligning with Gravity Payments, we are taking another step towards making every aspect of the veterinary visit as fear-free as possible. Efficient and reliable payment processing means fewer distractions and a smoother experience for both the veterinary team and pet owners, ultimately contributing to a calmer and more pleasant environment for pets.”

Veterinary practices affiliated with Fear Free can continue to choose any credit card processing service. However, our strategic alliance with Gravity Payments ensures that they have access to the best possible service, tailored specifically to their unique needs.

To learn more about this exciting alliance and how it can benefit your practice, please visit https://gravitypayments.com/lp/fear-free/

About Gravity Payments:

Founded in 2004, Gravity Payments serves over 23,000 merchants in the U.S. and Canada, processing billions of dollars each year. Committed to transparency and no hidden fees, Gravity helps business owners focus on growth by prioritizing purpose and people over profit. Learn more at gravitypayments.com.

About Fear Free:

Founded by Dr. Marty Becker and developed by hundreds of experts in behavior, medicine, and handling, Fear Free is a global initiative that offers online and in-person education that empowers veterinary professionals, the pet professional community, animal shelter staff and volunteers, and pet owners to create low-stress environments for pets. Fear Free provides both professionals and pet lovers alike with the knowledge and tools to look after a pet’s physical and emotional wellbeing thereby reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in animals during veterinary visits and other interactions, i.e. grooming, pet sitting, daycare and boarding visits.

Veterinary or pet professionals can learn more about becoming Fear Free Certified by visiting fearfree.com. Pet owners can visit fearfreehappyhomes.com to access free videos, articles, and more that will help improve the physical and emotional health of their pets right at home. Shelter, rescue, and animal welfare employees and volunteers can visit fearfreeshelters.com to enroll in the complimentary program.

Media Contacts:

For Fear Free:

Andru Valpy

Marketing & Communications Manager

Email: marketing@fearfree.com

Phone: (306) 226-9086

For Gravity Payments:

Robert Cornes

VP, Marketing & Strategic Development

Email: media@gravitypayments.com

Phone: (440) 544-6483

Media Contact

Andru Valpy, Fear Free, 1 303-226-9086, marketing@fearfree.com, fearfree.com

Robert Cornes, Gravity Payments, 1 440-544-6483, media@gravitypayments.com, gravitypayments.com

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Nelnet to Announce Third Quarter Results

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51 mins ago

October 14, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) today announced it will release earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Upon release, additional earnings information will be available at www.nelnetinvestors.com.

Learn more about Nelnet at www.nelnetinc.com.

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Modine Announces New Chief Information Officer

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51 mins ago

October 14, 2024

RACINE, Wis., Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Modine (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, is pleased to announce that Dan Hedstrom has joined Modine as Chief Information Officer (CIO) effective today. He takes over from Steve Langer, current Vice President Information Technology, who has announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.

As CIO, Hedstrom will have responsibility for leading Modine’s global IT function and executing Modine’s digital strategy. He will focus on building business-aligned IT solutions that optimize performance, enhance productivity, and improve cyber security in alignment with overall corporate strategy.

Hedstrom comes to Modine from Cubic Corporation where he worked for 12 years in roles of increasing responsibility. In 2018, he was named Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to that, he held senior roles leading enterprise infrastructure teams and has experience scaling IT systems to support growth. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.

“Dan’s strong track record as a technology leader will be an asset to Modine as we continue to execute on our global business strategies. We are pleased to welcome him to the team,” said Mick Lucareli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “I also would like to thank Steve Langer for his seven years of service at Modine and wish him well in retirement.”

About Modine
At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 11,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.

Media Contact: pr@modine.com

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Leading Creative Experience Agency DCG ONE Announces Acquisition of Cirangle Design

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51 mins ago

October 14, 2024

New acquisition will further expand DCG ONE’s direct marketing capabilities and provide incremental DM design support for its collective client base.

SEATTLE, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — DCG ONE, one of the largest privately owned creative experience agencies and marketing services providers in the country is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cirangle Design. This strategic acquisition aligns with DCG ONE’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional direct marketing solutions for a wide range of DCG ONE enterprise clients.

Cirangle Design, a boutique direct marketing agency based in New Jersey, has a long track record of success with 20+ years developing an expertise and niche in the direct marketing design space, becoming an anchor DM agency for clients such as American Express.

“This acquisition opportunity allows us to expand our capabilities while maintaining the high standards of excellence our clients have come to expect from DCG ONE,” said Ben Allen, EVP and Managing Director at DCG ONE. “We are thrilled to integrate Cirangle Design’s expertise and high caliber work into our operations as we see continued growth within the direct mail vertical.”

This acquisition not only introduces a significant new body of work but also opens doors to other direct marketing clients looking for a more comprehensive solution to delivering successful campaigns. It represents a substantial opportunity for growth and strengthens DCG ONE’s position as a turnkey direct marketing partner – from initial creative concepts to print/mail execution and corresponding digital touchpoints.

Media Inquiries: Please contact: Kelcie Brewer // Kelcie.brewer@dcgone.com

About DCG ONE

Based in Seattle WA, DCG ONE has grown to become one of the largest privately held marketing services providers in the country. With locations in Seattle, Washington D.C. and New York City, DCG ONE services a variety of Fortune 500 companies and provides world-class marketing, technology, and business solutions, incorporating core competencies of print production to integrated fulfillment and data services to a full-service creative agency division.

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