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WeSalute Commemorates America’s 250th Anniversary Launching Unprecedented Savings for Those Who Serve With the New WeSalute Travel

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$3,000 WeSalute Travel Cash Gift Annually for WeSalute+ Members

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WeSalute, a registered Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to recognizing and rewarding those who serve with new benefits, today announced the new launch of WeSalute Travel, a premier, members-only travel portal designed to provide significant financial empowerment to U.S. military members, veterans, and a newly established community of service professionals enrolled in WeSalute.

For the launch of WeSalute Travel, WeSalute is announcing a new benefit for its members of a gift of up to $3,000 in WeSalute Travel Cash to reduce the cost of member travel to wholesale rates. This initiative commemorates America’s 250th Anniversary, reinforcing WeSalute’s 25+ year mission to deliver A Real Thank You® through meaningful benefits and premium savings.

“At WeSalute, we deliver A Real Thank You, which is much more than a heartfelt sentiment. It means creating and delivering tangible, lifestyle-enhancing benefits that honor the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve and protect our country, our communities, and our world,” said Lin Higgins, CEO and Co-Founder, and the daughter of a World War II Marine Corps Lieutenant.  “The launch of WeSalute Travel exemplifies our commitment to offering WeSalute Members unprecedented savings to enhance their lifestyles, as we look ahead to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary of independence, and embracing the more than two centuries of selfless service and patriotism that defines our nation.”

WeSalute Travel offers a private members-only booking engine, with exclusive pricing restricted solely to those who are verified as having served our country or committed professionally to be in service to others. Unlike standard public digital booking sites – such as Expedia, Orbitz or Travelocity – WeSalute Travel provides members-only access to wholesale rates and travel perks not available elsewhere, which can be booked online or by phone reservation at no additional cost.

Key Features and Benefits of the WeSalute Travel Platform Include:

Up to $3,000 in WeSalute Travel Cash Annually: Premium WeSalute+ Members receive an annual $3,000 WeSalute Travel Cash Gift, a currency which arrives in their travel wallet as Savings Credits to be applied directly during booking, significantly lowering travel costs to wholesale rates. Basic WeSalute Members, who have been verified and enrolled in a free membership, receive a one-time $250 WeSalute Travel Cash Gift.

Exclusive, Deeply Discounted Inventory: Members gain access to discounted, non-public, wholesale rates on over 1 million hotels, 700 airlines, and 30,000 cruise itineraries. The travel portal also offers significant deals on major car rentals, and over 150,000 unique guided tours and global experiences.

Best Value Compare Tool: A built-in feature allows members to view WeSalute Travel’s private pricing side-by-side with rates from standard online booking sites like Expedia or Hotels.com, ensuring transparency and confirming the best possible price.

Loyalty Rewards: In addition to their WeSalute Travel Cash gifts, members can earn even more Travel Cash in the form of “Reward Credits” on eligible bookings. Rewards Credits, acting as a separate loyalty currency, allows members to save on future getaways. With this additional points currency, members may accrue additional Travel Cash with each trip, potentially unlocking free future travel or experiences.

Best Value Guarantee: WeSalute ensures its members get the lowest price on their bookings. If a member can find a publicly available, identical travel package, cruise, or hotel for a lower price within 24 hours of booking, WeSalute will match it and, in many cases, refund or credit the difference.

Other Major Travel Discounts for Those Who Serve

WeSalute Members can enjoy airline ticket discounts every day of the year, without blackout dates, booked directly with major air carriers such as JetBlue, American Airlines Vacations, Delta Vacations, Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines.

Premium WeSalute+ Members also receive complimentary premium status upgrades with rental car leaders Avis and Budget, and get free bags with JetBlue, potentially saving up to $200 on a round trip.

For added peace of mind while travelling, WeSalute Members are also eligible for private, low-cost travel insurance. Members can purchase a WeSalute Travel Protection insurance policy which provides $50,000 in global emergency medical evacuation, $5,000 in AD&D insurance, and travel assistance services around the clock, every day of the year, whenever the WeSalute community travels, more than 100 miles from home. It’s important to note that WeSalute Travel Protection is much more affordable for members than purchasing any per-trip insurance offers, typically offered upon booking with major travel providers.

An Expanded Mission for Inclusion of New Service Groups

WeSalute’s mission, which was launched on President’s Day 2000 to deliver greater respect to U.S. active-duty, military veterans, and their families, has recently expanded its work to recognize and reward a broader community of heroes. The newly expanded WeSalute Community now includes Nurses, First Responders, Medical Professionals, Civil Servants, Teachers, and Students, the next generation of service workers.

As a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), WeSalute is all about enhancing the lives of those who serve, but not through charity or a ‘hand out’. WeSalute is committed to delivering the respect, recognition and financial empowerment of those who serve through the powerful economic advantages of WeSalute. The new WeSalute Travel builds on this legacy of commitment, contributing to the strength of WeSalute’s “Invisible Hand” effect, which ultimately generates societal dividends far beyond the everyday benefits that have been conferred.

“WeSalute is more than its benefits; it is a community that understands the challenges and sacrifices inherent in a life of service, and provides greater recognition and respect for those who serve,” Higgins added. Members can rely on expertly curated private offers, VIP Member Support, and unlimited consultations with live U.S.-based WeSalute Personal Benefits Specialists.

WeSalute’s Pledge for Privacy & Data Security

Unlike many free discount consumer plug-ins, WeSalute operates as a registered Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) – just like AI leaders Anthropic and OpenAI – and utilizes a proprietary, privacy-enhanced service verification system.

WeSalute cross-references official government and authoritative databases to verify eligibility to receive benefits, eliminating the need for members to share or upload sensitive discharge documents like Form DD-214. Furthermore, once verified, WeSalute deletes any sensitive records, and since inception, has adhered to its strict WeSalute policy to never sell member data to third-party advertisers.

WeSalute’s service verification, built on a stellar 25 year record of outstanding processes and success, ensures that offers only reach those who are most deserving of these benefits, while at the same time, protecting member privacy, and fostering trust with WeSalute partners that their special offers for those who serve will be protected from fraud or dilution.

To explore the benefits of WeSalute and start saving today, visit wesalute.com/plans.

About WeSalute

Founded in 2000 as Veterans Advantage, PBC, WeSalute is a registered Public Benefit Corporation founded by a U.S. military veteran for U.S. active duty, veterans & families. For over 25 years, WeSalute has been dedicated to delivering A Real Thank You® by providing tangible, premium benefits and savings for those who serve. The program has expanded its mission to honor other deserving service groups who protect our communities and our world, including nurses, medical professionals, first responders, civil servants, teachers, and students, who represent the future of service workers, with a commitment to providing continuous, meaningful rewards, and financial empowerment.

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Roy Asfar
Chief Commercial Officer, WeSalute
press@wesalute.com

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LiftLab Launches PlatformSense: Delivers Real-Time Intelligence That Makes MMMs React Today, Not Next Quarter

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Marketing mix models now respond to what’s happening today, not three months ago.

OAKLAND, Calif., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LiftLab, the Full-Funnel MMM and Incrementality Testing platform, announced PlatformSense: a real-time intelligence layer connecting LiftLab’s Agile MMM to live ad platform data for daily updates to channel effectiveness.

With LiftLab’s PlatformSense, Marketing Mix Models now respond to what’s happening today, not three months ago.

Most MMMs rely on historical data to identify effective channels and investment levels. While this is grounded in statistical rigor, it cannot capture real-time changes: a creative losing effectiveness mid-campaign, a competitor eroding auction position, or a seasonal demand shift moving faster than expected.

Marketing teams rely on two separate sources: platform dashboards, which provide speed but lack verifiability, and MMMs, which are credible but slow. As a result, decisions are often instinct-driven. This gap can lead to significant financial loss. Effective spend scales slowly, while inefficient spend persists. According to industry research, 60% of marketing budgets are lost to planning and execution inefficiencies, making every misallocated dollar more consequential.

“MMMs implicitly assume that all impressions are created equal. Most marketers instinctively know this is wrong, so they often override MMM recommendations. PlatformSense changes this by incorporating real-time signals allowing marketers to discern impression quality as it actually varies. This is not just an improvement — it solves a fundamental problem plaguing econometric measurement for decades,” said John Wallace, CEO, LiftLab.

PlatformSense addresses this gap by connecting LiftLab’s MMM to live platform data — click-through rates, conversion rates, and verified spend signals — delivering daily channel effectiveness updates. The long-term model remains grounded in historical data for reliability, and the daily intelligence layer surfaces current insights. The two work together: stable response curves and live performance signals.

The result is sharper, faster decision-making. When a new creative outperforms, PlatformSense detects it within 24 hours, not after the next quarter model refresh. If a channel becomes inefficient, budget recommendations adjust before overspend accumulates. During seasonal peaks and campaign optimization windows, the model reflects current performance, not historical averages. 

PlatformSense is out of beta and available to enterprise omnichannel brands, D2C/eCommerce brands, and next-generation CPGs. To learn more or schedule a demo, visit https://liftlab.com.

About LiftLab

LiftLab is the Full-Funnel MMM and Incrementality Testing platform trusted by category leaders like SKIMS, Pandora, Birkenstock, and Cinemark. LiftLab enables brands to maximize the value of every media dollar by lowering CAC, improving ROAS, and building long-term brand equity on the P&L.

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S3 Recycling Solutions expands to 34,000-square-foot facility

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The new California space triples the size of existing location.

FULLERTON, Calif., Jun 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — S3 Recycling Solutions, a nationally recognized IT asset disposition (ITAD) company serving clients across North America, announced the expansion of its California operations with the relocation to a new 34,000-square-foot facility at 2350 Artesia Ave in Fullerton. The move triples the company’s existing California footprint and supports increasing demand across the Western United States.

The company expects to complete the transition to the new facility within 60 days.

“This expansion represents a strategic investment in infrastructure, people, and systems to support long-term growth and increasing client demand across the West Coast,” said Rod McDaniel, CEO of S3 Recycling Solutions.

S3 encourages organizations looking for a secure, transparent, and scalable ITAD partner to schedule a pickup today.

The California expansion coincides with several major milestones for S3, including:

the 10-year anniversary of Rod McDaniel’s leadership.the two-year anniversary of S3’s acquisition of iGlobal Asset Management.the 2025 acquisition of assets of ERS in Gallatin, Tenn.S3’s implementation of an enterprise resource planning platform, Makor ERP 2.0. The system unifies operations into a single platform, enabling real-time visibility, improved processing speed, serialized chain-of-custody tracking, and enhanced reporting capabilities for clients while increasing operational efficiency.

The new Fullerton facility will operate as a full-service processing location aligned with S3’s Tennessee operations and is expected to significantly increase processing capacity, improve turnaround times, and support continued client growth throughout healthcare, enterprise, and technology sectors.

S3 plans to pursue R2v3 certification at the new Fullerton facility, with a target completion date in Q2 2027. S3’s Tennessee facility currently maintains R2v3 certification, as well as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, which support quality management systems, environmental responsibility, and employee health and safety standards across the organization.

In 2025, S3 processed more than 500,000 devices across its operations in Tennessee and California. In 2026, S3 is projected to achieve more than 3,000 percent revenue growth since 2016, a benchmark that has been accomplished through acquisitions, operational standardization, technology investments, and enterprise client expansion across North America.

About S3 – S3 is a full-service ITAD firm that helps businesses responsibly and securely manage their electronic and biomed assets. S3 customers reduce the cost of ownership of their assets while receiving the industry’s highest safety and security standards. For more information, visit www.s3rs.com

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Capital, Policy, Corporates, Connectivity: New Guide Maps the Four Strengths Powering Singapore’s Climate-Tech Ecosystem

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New Venture Climate Alliance guide details how Singapore anchors climate technology commercialization across Southeast Asia — a practical resource for companies, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders, produced through the philanthropic HSBC-supported Innovation Scaling Initiative

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today the Venture Climate Alliance (VCA) has launched the Singapore Climate Technology Ecosystem Guide, a practical resource designed to help climate technology companies, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders navigate one of the world’s most important growth markets for climate innovation and regional expansion.

Developed through VCA’s Innovation Scaling Initiative and supported by HSBC, the guide provides insights into Singapore’s climate technology ecosystem, including the capital stack, policy and regulatory frameworks, corporate landscape, and pathways for expansion across Southeast Asia.

As climate technologies move beyond innovation toward commercial deployment, founders and investors increasingly face questions about where to establish regional operations, access customers, attract capital, and scale solutions. The guide aims to address these questions by providing practical intelligence on Singapore’s role as a platform for climate technology commercialization and regional growth.

The research draws on more than 200 publicly available sources, interviews, and insights from ecosystem leaders across government, investment, corporate, and startup communities.

“HSBC is proud to support the Venture Climate Alliance’s practical guide for climate tech start-ups and investors entering the Singapore market and beyond. Too often progress is slowed by market complexity—policy nuance, fragmented demand, partnership dependencies, access to capital and perceived and actual risk —rather than technology. This report turns ecosystem insight into actionable guidance to reduce friction and help innovators scale from pilots to deployment.”

Kiran Sura, Global Head of Sustainability Partnerships, HSBC

“Climate technology is at an inflection point; the solutions exist but scaling them into new markets remains one of the sector’s greatest challenges. Southeast Asia is a standout global growth opportunity combining urgent need, rising demand, and an increasingly sophisticated capital ecosystem. Singapore sits at the heart of this, offering the stability, connectivity, and financial infrastructure innovators need to move from validation to large-scale deployment. Guides like this help turn ecosystem complexity into actionable insight, helping founders and investors to make faster, better-informed decisions about where and how to grow.”

Thomas Miles, Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance & Transition, Climate Tech, HSBC

“Across the ecosystem, we heard a common challenge: companies don’t just need capital. They need the partners, policy support, corporate demand, and regional connections that must come together for a solution to scale. Singapore’s strength lies in how it brings these elements together within a highly connected ecosystem. This guide was developed to help founders, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders better understand that landscape and identify practical pathways for commercialization and regional expansion across Southeast Asia.”

Kate Costaris, Venture Climate Alliance

The guide identifies four key strengths that position Singapore at the center of climate technology commercialization across Southeast Asia:

Access to capital through a deep ecosystem of venture capital, growth investors, institutional capital, blended finance vehicles, and government-supported funding programs. Singapore accounts for over half of ASEAN’s green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bond and loan issuance.A coordinated policy environment that provides regulatory clarity and long-term support for climate innovation and deploymentDense corporate networks that create opportunities for pilot projects, commercial partnerships, and customer acquisitionStrategic regional connectivity that enables companies to coordinate growth and deployment across Southeast Asia

The release marks the first in a planned series of Innovation Scaling Initiative market guides exploring key growth climate technology markets globally.

The full guide is available here: https://ventureclimatealliance.org/resources/singapore-guide

About Venture Climate Alliance

The Venture Climate Alliance (VCA) is a global non-profit network of leading venture capital firms that provides general partners and portfolio companies with practical tools, market intelligence, support, and connections to help identify opportunities arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy and navigate climate-related risks. Founded by VCs for VCs, the VCA membership represents more than US$60 billion in assets under management. The VCA helps its members shape best practices, address ecosystem-wide challenges, and embed commercially relevant, climate-aligned strategies within portfolios from day one.

About the Innovation Scaling Initiative

The Innovation Scaling Initiative (ISI) is a two-year program designed to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of climate technologies. Philanthropically sponsored by HSBC and delivered by Venture Climate Alliance in close collaboration with its members, ecosystem partners, and Node, the initiative works to address critical scaling barriers facing climate technology companies through research, ecosystem engagement, market intelligence, and strategic convening.

About HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 56 countries and territories. With assets of US$3,306bn at 31 March 2026, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

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