Opening marks the second of a 55-branch buildout in the Carolinas over three years

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Huntington National Bank (Huntington) has officially opened its first North Carolina branch at 6700 Fairview Road, Suite 113, in Charlotte’s SouthPark area. The full-service branch will begin serving customers with tellers, personal and private bankers and ATMs.

A Wealth Hub – conveniently located in the building – will offer personalized wealth management and comprehensive financial services.

“Huntington’s expansion in North Carolina is a key part of our strategy to bring our full franchise to high-growth markets,” said Brant Standridge, President of Consumer and Regional Banking. “Establishing a physical branch network in the Carolinas reinforces our long-term commitment to our communities. We’re excited to deliver our full suite of personal, wealth, business, and commercial banking capabilities to customers across this dynamic region.”

The SouthPark branch is part of Huntington’s broader strategy to add approximately 55 branches and hire more than 350 colleagues across North and South Carolina over the next three years. This expansion builds upon the bank’s Commercial Banking growth in the Carolinas and the opening of its regional headquarters in Charlotte.

“What sets Huntington apart is our people-first approach, we show up with personalized service, a deep commitment to the community, and the resources to support customers through every stage of their financial journey,” said Heath Campbell, Regional President for the Carolinas.

The next North Carolina branch opening is set for Charlotte’s South End area in September.

Explore Huntington’s banking services at Huntington.com.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $210 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle‐market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services. Huntington operates 968 branches in 13 states, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Visit Huntington.com for more information.

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Bringing a Special Screening, Creator Talk Show and Music Performance to Anime Expo 2025

LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. announced today that the latest installment in the Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX — a first-ever collaboration between studio khara and Sunrise — will participate in Anime Expo 2025, North America’s largest anime convention. 

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a theatrical film composed of re-edited episodes of the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX series that premiered in February of this year, became the highest-grossing Gundam title in U.S. box office history, earning $1.03 million and attracting more than 76,000 viewers to theaters. Now, the breakout film lands in Los Angeles for a special event taking place at the Peacock Theater during Anime Expo 2025 on Thursday, July 3. The event will feature a screening of the theatrical Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film followed by a talk session with key creative staff. Scheduled panelists include Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay) and Tomoyo Kurosawa, voice actor of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU) and Naohiro Ogata (Gundam Executive Producer from Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.). To conclude the event, there will be a live music performance.

Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. will also attend Japan Expo 2025, Europe’s largest celebration of Japanese culture, held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6. The event will feature a special movie screening of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- with Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay), and Mahiro Maeda (Design Works and Storyboard) taking the stage to share behind-the-scenes insights into the making of the series and explore the evolving world of Gundam.

Full details on both events are as follows:

Event Logistics

Anime Expo

Gundam Rising in Los Angeles – Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Special Event
When: Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM (PT)
–          11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Screening Segment
–          1:00 PM- 2:30 PM Talk & Performance Segment
Where: Peacock Theater

Guests:
Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay), Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU), Naohiro Ogata (Gundam Executive Producer), and more

What:
Movie screening, Talk Show, Live Music Performance, Free Giveaways
*Please note that an Anime Expo badge is required for entry to this event.
*All information in this press release is current as of the time of announcement and may be subject to change without notice.

Anime Expo 2025 takes place July 3-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Visit the official website at https://www.anime-expo.org/ for more information and to purchase a badge.

Japan Expo

“Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX” Panel in Paris

When: Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM (CET)
–          10:00 AM – 11:25 AM Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Screening Segment
–          11:25 AM – 12:15 AM Talk Segment
Where: Yuzu Stage

Guests：
Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay), Mahiro Maeda (Design Works and Storyboard)

*Please note that a Japan Expo ticket is required for entry to this panel.
*All information in this press release is current as of the time of announcement and may be subject to change without notice.

Japan Expo 2025 is set for July 3-6 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris, France. For more information and ticket purchasing, visit https://www.japan-expo-france.jp/.

About Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is a brand new series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and is the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION series creator studio khara, and Sunrise, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam works. The anime series is currently streaming exclusively on Prime Video with new episodes coming out every Tuesday at 9:00 AM PT.

The series follows Amate Yuzuriha, a high school girl living peacefully in a space colony, who is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling competition known as “Clan Battle” after encountering a mysterious girl named Nyan. Taking the entry name “Machu,” Amate dives headfirst into the intense world of mobile suit dueling.

Around the same time, a mysterious Gundam mobile suit and its pilot, a boy named Shuji, who are being hunted by both the space military and the police, appear before her.

The world is now on the brink of a new era.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Streaming Information & Socials
Streaming Platform:
Only on Prime Video
https://amazon.com/dp/B0CY9Q3TVR

Socials:
Official Website: https://en.gundam.info/about-gundam/series-pages/gquuuuuux/
Official X (Japanese Only): @G_GQuuuuuuX
Hashtags: #ジークアクス #GQuuuuuuX

About Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.
We at Bandai Namco Filmworks develop and produce film video titles. We not only distribute them through various media such as television, movie theaters and Internet streaming but also bring them to fans throughout the world by licensing and managing their copyrights, developing and marketing film video-related merchandise and other services. As a comprehensive entertainment enterprise handling the A to Z of film & video business, we continue to create “Awesome works” and make them readily available to everyone.
Official Website: https://www.bnfw.co.jp/en/    

Staff of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Series Supervision: Yoji Enokido
Character Design: Take
Mechanical Design: Ikuto Yamashita
Animation Character Design / Chief Animation Director (Characters): Yumi Ikeda / Fumie Kobori
Animation Mechanical Design / Chief Animation Director (Mecha): Kim Sejun
Original Work: Yoshiyuki Tomino / Hajime Yatate
Screenplay: Yoji Enokido / Hideaki Anno
Design Works: Toshiaki Iwahara / Mahiro Maeda / Shingo Abe / Hidehito Matsubara / Takuya Lio / Shuichi Iseki / Takeshi Takakura /絵を描く PETER / Ami / mebae (PONCOTAN) / Wataru Inada / Shinya Mizuno / Yusuke Omura / Yutaka Izubuchi / Tomoko Masuda / Ayano Hayashi / Hideaki Anno / Kazuya Tsurumaki
Art Setting: Hiroshi Kato (Totonyan) Concept Art: Hajime Ueda
Storyboard: Kazuya Tsurumaki / Hideaki Anno / Mahiro Maeda / Toko Yatabe / Tetsuro Araki
Direction: Kazuya Tsurumaki / Daiten Komatsuda / Toko Yatabe / Tetsuro Araki
Character Animation Director: Hidehito Matsubara / Mayumi Nakamura / Shuichi Iseki
Mechanical Animation Director: Shingo Abe / Gen Asano
Detail Works: Toshiaki Iwahara / Tatsuya Tanaka
Animation Check: Yasuto Murata
Digital Animation Check: Mayuko Karesue (Studio Eight Colors) / Ayaka Miura / Emi Nakano
Color Design: Akiko Inoue (Wish)
Color Spec & Check: Saeko Kujima (Wish), Hiromi Okamoto (Wish)
Special Effects: Shin Inoie Art Director: Hiroshi Kato (Totonyan)
Assistant Art Director: Chihiro Goto (Totonyan)
CGI Director: Takashi Suzuki
CGI Animation Director: Masanori Iwari / Sigma Morimoto
CGI Modeling Director: Shintaro Wakatsuki / Ryosuke Kusudo CGI Technical Director: Harusuke Kumagai
CGI Art Director: Hiroyasu Kobayashi
Graphic Design Director: Kayoko Zama Visual Development Director: Yosuke Chigo
Director of Photography: Tomoyuki Shiokawa (T2 studio) Photography Advisor: Akira Fukushi (T2 studio)
Special Effects Director: Hiroaki Yabe
Look Development: Nanae Hirabayashi / Yoko Miki
Editor: Emi Tsuji
Music: Junsei Terui / Masayuki Hasuo / Seigen Tokuzawa
Opening Theme “Plazma”: Kenshi Yonezu
Insert Song “Midnight Reflection”: NOMELON NOLEMON
Insert Song “Yoru ni Saku”: Suisei Hoshimachi
Ending Theme: Suisei Hoshimachi “Mou Dou Natte mo Ii ya”
Sound Director & Sound Mixing: Akira Yamada (Sound Team Don Juan)
Sound Effects: Naoto Yamaya (Sound Box)
Chief Producer: Yuki Sugitan
Gundam Executive Producer: Naohiro Ogata
Producer: Keisuke Kasai
Production Desk / Setting Production: Hayato Tanaka
Digital Production Desk: Kohei Fujiwara
Production: studio khara / Sunrise
Production Committee: Bandai Namco Filmworks / Nippon Television Network

Cast of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU): Tomoyo Kurosawa / Nyaan: Yui Ishikawa / Shuji Itō: Shimba Tsuchiya / Shalia Bull: Shinji Kawada
When publishing or using image materials, please ensure the following copyright notice is included:
©SOTSU・Sunrise

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CHICAGO, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sierra Public Safety Group, LLC, a premier provider of innovative public safety technology solutions, today announced the appointment of Andrew Velasquez III as Senior Vice President of Operations and Development. This strategic hire brings exceptional leadership with extensive local, state, and federal government experience to Sierra’s executive team.

In his new role, Velasquez will spearhead strategic initiatives, optimize operational performance, and accelerate the growth of Sierra’s comprehensive solution portfolio for public safety agencies.

Velasquez brings over three decades of distinguished experience at the highest levels of public service, having served in presidentially appointed, gubernatorial, and mayoral positions. His career encompasses leadership of large-scale, complex operations across law enforcement, emergency management, homeland security, and aviation sectors.

“Andrew’s exceptional background in government operations and his proven leadership in public safety make him an invaluable addition to our executive team,” said Jose F. Sierra, CEO of Sierra Public Safety Group. “His unique perspective will be instrumental as we continue to develop smarter, more integrated solutions that help public safety agencies protect their communities more effectively.”

Prior to joining Sierra Public Safety Group, Velasquez served as:

Account Executive at IEM, providing strategic counsel to government clients on emergency and homeland security initiativesExecutive Director of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and CommunicationsLeading executive in aviation security and operations

“I am honored to join Sierra Public Safety Group at such a pivotal time for public safety technology,” said Velasquez. “Throughout my career, I’ve witnessed firsthand how the right technologies and strategies can transform agencies’ capabilities. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help Sierra deliver solutions that make a meaningful difference for public safety professionals and the communities they serve.”

This appointment underscores Sierra Public Safety Group’s commitment to assembling a leadership team with exceptional industry expertise and a shared dedication to advancing public safety through innovative technology solutions.

About Sierra Public Safety Group, LLC
Sierra Public Safety Group is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and trusted IT support and consulting firm built on over 20 years of proven industry expertise. Led by seasoned professionals, the firm is recognized for delivering pragmatic solutions, innovative thinking, and exceptional service tailored to the unique challenges of today’s public safety technology landscape.

Media Contact:
Eve Rodriguez Montoya
773-908-0672 cell
eve@rodriguezmediacommunications.com

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