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Element Fleet partners with Qmerit to simplify the transition to electric vehicles through new charging solutions
/TORONTO, July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSX: EFN) (“Element”), the largest pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, today announced a home charging agreement with Qmerit, a leader in green energy transformation with the largest network of EV charger installers in North America. Through its Charging@Home solution, Qmerit will provide Element clients with seamless end-to-end installations and support of EV chargers at individual [and multi-family] residences.
“At Element, we specialize in making the complex simple for our clients in everything we do. With the transition to EVs, this means helping clients navigate considerations such as total cost of ownership trends, tax subsidies, and charging infrastructure for clients’ drivers and electric fleet vehicles,” said Chris Gittens, EVP, Strategic Relationships at Element. “Qmerit is a trusted leader at the forefront of at-home EV charger installation, which is a critical component of EV fleet operations for many of our clients. This partnership allows Element to offer our clients a safe, turnkey solution to address the challenge of at-home EV charging options for drivers, as clients transition their fleets to EVs and seek to maintain high levels of driver satisfaction.”
‘Doctor Sleep’ Filmmakers Tackling Hot Comic ‘Something is Killing the Children’
/Something is Killing the Children, a Boom! Studios horror comic and one of the biggest indie titles currently on shelves is getting the series treatment thanks to Netflix and the makers of The Haunting of Hill House.
Trevor Macy and Mike Flanagan, the spookmeisters whose Intrepid Pictures was behind not just Hill House but Stephen King adaptations Doctor Sleep andGerald’s Game, are co-writing and will executive produce a pilot adapting the comic written by James Tynion IV and drawn by Werther Dell’Edera.
Also executive producing are Boom!’s president of development Stephen Christy, CEO Ross Richie, and head of TV Mark Ambrose. Tynion and Dell’Edera will act as co-executive producers as will Intrepid’s Adam Fasullo.
How DailyPay and Pinwheel Are Using Technology To Reinvigorate the World of Payroll
/In the world of technology, it seems for a category to truly stand out and earn the ultimate title of “disruptive,” it first must go through a few other nomenclature-related steps. First, it’s defined as a trend, then an innovation, then as a penultimate step. It’s awarded a unique category name. While the name is more hype than substance in some instances, in other cases, it’s a distinct category worthy of its own label. One such category is Paytech. Like its older sibling, Fintech, it’s built on a simple combination of payments and technology. As it has grown, it’s changed how people, businesses, employers, and many other parties in a transaction, transact.
To earn disruptor status, a company or a category must look at a legacy system, find ways to deconstruct it, and ultimately rebuild it in a way that considers users’ needs now versus when it was created. One key example is in the world of payroll. Despite being driven by a group of global companies, many key functions and data sources remain disparate. Several legacy systems make what, on the surface, may seem like a simple change is actually harder than it appears, ultimately making the rules that drive the system unfair for many involved.
When Anish Basu, Curtis Lee, and Kurt Lin built a company to provide employees with pre-tax benefits transit and healthcare accounts, they ran into a small problem. They learned there was no simple way to offer their product to the handful of large companies that dominate the payroll space. Seeing this challenge and several other legacy brick walls drove the group to found Pinwheel in 2018. The company’s mission is “to build a fairer financial system by unlocking access to payroll.”
This '90s-Inspired Jewelry Brand Is the Next Best Thing to Delia*s Coming Back
/Still heartbroken over the loss of the planned Lizzie McGuire reboot, I've found comfort in knowing that many of the youthful trends I once adored are coming back around. Gossip Girl has returned, skorts are apparently cool again, and as a grown adult with my own allowance of sorts, I can finally purchase the '90s accessories I always dreamed of owning. My great quest through nostalgia led to me Frasier Sterling, an accessories brand making colorful chokers, fun accent rings, and more.
Founded by Frasier Lipton, the handmade jewelry company makes trendy '90s pieces that I can't get enough of. My favorites so far include a synthetic pearl choker, an oversized gold ring adorned with a sparkly mushroom, and a pair of smiley face earrings.