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Vexcel Collects High-Resolution Aerial Imagery After Hurricane Milton

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Now Available: Detailed Imagery and Property Damage Assessments Covering Nearly 20% of Florida and 4.43 million buildings.

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vexcel has completed a wide-scale, multi-day aerial imagery collection in response to Hurricane Milton, covering nearly 20% of Florida. As part of its post-disaster Gray Sky Program, the collection includes high-resolution ortho and multispectral imagery across all areas, with oblique imagery captured in select urban locations.

Every property in the Hurricane Milton Gray Sky collection features a comprehensive damage assessment along with timestamped before-and-after imagery for comparison. This enables insurers, emergency managers, and government agencies to assess the storm’s impact with greater efficiency. The collection spans more than 33,000 square kilometers—approximately 20% of Florida—helping response and recovery needs. Across this collection, nearly 4.43 million structures were analyzed for damage.

Areas Captured

Key cities in the Florida collection include: Anna Maria, Bradenton, Clearwater, Daytona Beach, Fort Meade, Fort Myers, Homosassa Springs, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Largo, Longboat Key, Melbourne, Naples, Orlando, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Sebring, Siesta Key, Spring Hill, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Town ‘n’ Country.

Swift Response to Collect Imagery

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm on October 9. Within 16 hours, Vexcel mobilized its first fleet of aircraft to begin collecting imagery. Over the next eight days, and as weather conditions permitted, up to nine fixed-wing aircraft were deployed daily to capture high-resolution ortho and multispectral imagery in areas affected by hurricane-force winds and tornadoes. Oblique imagery was also captured in key cities and urban areas.

Throughout the collection process, imagery was processed and released in waves to customers and partners. This imagery is all available through the Vexcel Platform and on select partner websites.

Comparing Hurricane Impacts Over Time

Vexcel’s ongoing collection programs across Florida enable before-and-after comparisons, helping stakeholders visualize the full extent of storm damage. Some areas within the Milton Gray Sky collection also feature imagery from previous hurricanes, including Hurricane Ian in 2022, offering valuable insights that span multiple years.

Just days before Hurricane Milton, Vexcel collected imagery from areas affected by Hurricane Helene across five states—Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. As part of its Gray Sky Program, Vexcel, along with its sister brand, the Geospatial Insurance Consortium (GIC), captures high-resolution aerial imagery of properties impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, and tornadoes.

Learn More

View sample imagery from Hurricane Milton and explore more about Vexcel’s and GIC’s disaster response efforts at: https://gic.org/gray-sky-hurricane-milton/

About Vexcel
For over 30 years, Vexcel has been the industry leader in the photogrammetric and remote sensing space, building market-leading UltraCam sensors and providing a comprehensive library of cloud-based geospatial data. The Vexcel Data Program is the largest aerial imagery program in the world, collecting high-resolution imagery and geospatial data in 40+ countries. Its dedicated fleet of fixed-wing aircraft captures imagery in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and across Western Europe. Vexcel’s unique technology stack results in consistency across its aerial collection programs. Its comprehensive aerial data library helps customers streamline remote assessment, innovate common workflows, and enhance decision-making with confidence. More at: vexceldata.com

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GreenPower Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting and Appointment of Officers

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 23, 2025 /CNW/ — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (the “Company”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, announces the results of the Annual General and Special Meeting (AGM) that was held today.

The shareholders elected all of management’s director nominees being Mark Achtemichuk, Fraser Atkinson, Malcolm Clay, Sebastian Giordano, David Richardson and Brendan Riley.

The shareholders also re-approved the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and appointed BDO Canada LLP as the Company’s auditors for the ensuing fiscal year.

Following the AGM the Directors of the Company appointed the following officers of the Company for the ensuing year:  Fraser Atkinson – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Riley – President and Michael Sieffert – Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.

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Fraser Atkinson, CEO 
(604) 220-8048

About GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo vans and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose-built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. © 2025 GreenPower Motor Company Inc. All rights reserved.

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Caris Life Sciences Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

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IRVING, Texas, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Caris Life Sciences® (“Caris”), a leading, patient-centric, next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Caris has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CAI.”

BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC will act as lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Citigroup will also act as a book-running manager for the proposed offering. TD Cowen, Evercore ISI and Guggenheim Securities will act as additional book-running managers for the proposed offering. BTIG and Wolfe | Nomura Alliance will act as co-managers for the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made available only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282 or by email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Caris Life Sciences
Caris Life Sciences® (Caris) is a leading, patient-centric, next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer that is actively developing and commercializing innovative solutions to transform healthcare. Through comprehensive molecular profiling (Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome Sequencing) and the application of advanced AI and machine learning algorithms at scale, Caris has created the large-scale, multimodal clinico-genomic database and computing capability needed to analyze and further unravel the molecular complexity of disease. This convergence of next-generation sequencing, AI and machine learning technologies, and high-performance computing provides a differentiated platform to develop the latest generation of advanced precision medicine diagnostic solutions for early detection, diagnosis, monitoring, therapy selection and drug development.

Caris was founded with the belief and vision that combining a vast set of consistently generated molecular information with robust data-driven insights could realize the potential of precision medicine for patients. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Caris has offices in Phoenix, New York, Cambridge (MA), Tokyo, Japan and Basel, Switzerland. Caris or its distributor partners provide services in the U.S. and other international markets.

Caris Life Sciences Media:
Corporate Communications
CorpComm@CarisLS.com
214.294.5606

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INDY 500 Stars Join Forces with ZERO Prostate Cancer to Put Veterans’ Health in the Spotlight at Memorial Day Weekend Races

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INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — This Memorial Day Weekend, the spotlight won’t only be on speed—it’ll be on saving lives. ZERO Prostate Cancer (ZERO), the nation’s leading advocacy and support organization for prostate cancer, is proud to announce its powerful presence across America’s most iconic motorsports stages: the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 and BetMGM 300. The message? Veterans are twice as likely to face prostate cancer—and early detection saves lives.

“This weekend isn’t just about racing—it’s about saving lives,” said Josh Bilicki.

In partnership with Juncos Hollinger Racing, ZERO’s logo will be featured on two cars in the 1009th Running of the Indianapolis 500—the world’s biggest single-day sporting event—on Sunday, May 25 at 12:45 PM ET (FOX). ZERO’s logo will appear on the cars of INDYCAR drivers Conor Daly and Sting Ray Robb.

At the same time, ZERO and partner AstraZeneca are making waves in NASCAR’s patriotic tribute weekend with two ZERO-branded vehicles:

No. 66 Ford Mustang driven by Josh Bilicki in the Coca-Cola 600 (Sunday, May 25 at 6:00 PM ET on Amazon Prime)No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro driven by JJ Yeley in the BetMGM 300 (Saturday, May 24 at 1:00 PM ET on The CW)

Together, this high-octane campaign is bringing national visibility to a deadly disease that claims a man’s life every 15 minutes in the U.S.—and hits military Veterans at double the rate of the general population.

“This weekend isn’t just about racing—it’s about saving lives,” said Josh Bilicki. “If even one man schedules a PSA test because of this message, we’ve done our job.”

“As a 48-year-old and part of a sport deeply rooted in the Veteran community, this message really hits home,” said JJ Yeley. “We’re proud to be racing for something bigger than ourselves.”

“Prostate cancer has become too big to ignore,” said Courtney Bugler, President and CEO of ZERO Prostate Cancer. “More than 3 million men in the U.S. are living with this disease, and too many don’t even know they’re at risk—especially our Veterans. Memorial Day is about honoring those we’ve lost, and at ZERO, we’re also fighting to save the ones still here.”

This campaign aligns with ZERO’s bold initiative to save 100,000 lives by 2035, with targeted efforts toward Veterans, Black men, and rural communities—the populations most impacted by the disease.

“It’s time to race toward solutions,” said Daniele Paone, VP US, GYN/GU Cancer Franchise, AstraZeneca. “We’re proud to team up with ZERO and the motorsports community to drive awareness where it’s urgently needed.”

For nearly 30 years, ZERO has been on the front lines of the prostate cancer fight, providing education, support, and advocacy to patients and families. This Memorial Day, from Indy to Charlotte, the message is unmistakable: know your risk, talk to your doctor and get screened.

Watch the Races Live:

BetMGM 300 (Xfinity Series): Saturday, May 241:00 PM ET on The CWCoca-Cola 600 (Cup Series): Sunday, May 256:00 PM ET on Amazon PrimeIndianapolis 500 (IndyCar): Sunday, May 2512:45 PM ET on FOX

Learn more and find resources at ZEROcancer.org

MEDIA CONTACT:
Steph Johnson
Vice President, Communications
ZERO Prostate Cancer
steph.johnson@zerocancer.org

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