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Los Defensores and the Jaime & Blanca Jarrín Foundation Open 2026 Scholarships for Latino Students in Law and Journalism

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Through its Siempre Contigo community initiative, Los Defensores deepens its commitment to underserved Latino students across Southern California — part of nearly $200,000 in scholarships awarded since 2019.

LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Los Defensores, the trusted legal-access brand serving the Latino community across the United States, today announced the opening of its 2026 Scholarship Application Program in partnership with the Jaime & Blanca Jarrín Foundation (JBJF). Applications are open now through July 24, 2026, for California college students pursuing degrees in law and journalism. The program is part of Los Defensores’ Siempre Contigo community initiative, which has helped award close to $200,000 in scholarships to students from underserved communities since 2019.

This year’s theme, “The Power of Believing,” celebrates the transformative effect of being seen, supported, and believed in. Hearing someone say “I believe in you” — especially from a trusted mentor or guide — can be a turning point. It fuels resilience, awakens self-confidence, and affirms that a student’s dreams are worth pursuing. Rooted in cultural pride and personal perseverance, the theme resonates with the journey of students from underserved communities, who often carry the weight of generational sacrifice while striving to find their voice, their place, and their path forward.

As the Foundation’s founding fiscal corporate partner, Los Defensores leads this effort as an active investor in the next generation of Latino leaders. The brand’s support extends beyond legal access to direct, community-rooted action — helping close educational gaps and championing future attorneys and journalists, fields where Latino stories, perspectives, and voices are sorely needed. Together with JBJF, Los Defensores is working to ensure that financial barriers never stand between a talented student and their potential.

“At Los Defensores, we know that behind every dream there is a community willing to fight for it,” said Ariela Nerubay, Chief Brand Officer at Los Defensores. “The Power of Believing is not just a message — it’s our commitment. When a student faces doubt, financial barriers, or the pressure of being the first in their family to pursue higher education, we want them to know that we see them, we stand with them, and we believe in their potential. Supporting scholarships is one of the most powerful ways we live our brand — because true strength comes from lifting others and reminding them that with the right support, anything is possible.”

The Jaime & Blanca Jarrín Foundation was founded to support the next generation of changemakers through meaningful scholarship opportunities for college students from underserved communities.

“When we invest in our youth’s education, we’re investing in stronger, more vibrant communities for us all,” said Jaime Jarrín, MLB Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster. “By offering meaningful financial support, we help protect students’ hard-earned dreams while reinforcing a powerful message: we believe in their potential to succeed, thrive, and lead.”

“Receiving the JBJF scholarship has been an incredible boost to my confidence and my future. There were people who doubted me — who said it was too hard, that I didn’t belong there. But I pushed through my first year at USC and proved them wrong. I want to give back to my community, and this scholarship brings me one step closer to that goal. I’m deeply grateful to Los Defensores and JBJF for investing in my journey,” stated Atilio Sagara, 2025 JBJF Scholarship Recipient, University of Southern California.

WHO CAN APPLY

To be eligible for a 2026 JBJF scholarship, applicants must:

Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higherDemonstrate financial needBe enrolled at a California-based schoolProvide basic contact details and the school(s) they attend or plan to attendProvide family and household informationComplete a brief questionnaire

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are accepted from June 20 through July 24, 2026. To apply or request additional information, visit https://www.losdefensores.com/scholarship/.

ABOUT LOS DEFENSORES

Los Defensores is a distinguished brand committed to supporting the Latino community across the United States by connecting consumers with qualified attorneys. With a history dating back to 1984, Los Defensores leverages a network of more than 200 independent attorneys across practice areas including personal injury, workplace accidents, and employment law. Renowned for its accessibility, Los Defensores connects Latinos with attorneys who offer free initial consultations in Spanish. The brand aims to connect clients with legal support within 10 minutes and operates around the clock, emphasizing both urgency and quality of service.

ABOUT THE JAIME & BLANCA JARRÍN FOUNDATION (JBJF)

The Jaime & Blanca Jarrín Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young Latinos through education. Through scholarships and mentoring programs, the Foundation creates opportunities for underserved students to reach their full potential, investing in economically challenged college students working to realize their goals through higher education. Learn more at https://www.jarrinfoundation.org/.

ABOUT THE SIEMPRE CONTIGO COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Los Defensores’ Siempre Contigo community initiative is an extension of the brand’s belief in treating every individual like family — offering unwavering support, guidance, and advocacy when it is needed most. Officially launched in 2024, Siempre Contigo empowers individuals and families to overcome common barriers and thrive despite adversity, ensuring the communities Los Defensores serves receive not just legal assistance, but meaningful support that fosters long-term well-being across the United States.

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Advanced Technology Services Earns Top 10 Ranking Among America’s Best Private Companies

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PEORIA, Ill., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Technology Services, Inc. (ATS), a leading provider of technology–driven industrial maintenance and reliability solutions, today announced it has been ranked No. 6 on TIME’s America’s Best Private Companies 2026 list, developed in partnership with Statista.

The inaugural ranking recognizes 500 privately held companies in the United States based on two key measures: employee satisfaction and company impact. According to TIME and Statista, employee satisfaction was evaluated through independent employee survey data, while company impact was assessed across four dimensions: society, knowledge, health, and environment.

“We’re honored to receive this recognition,” said Jeff Owens, CEO of ATS. “Our greatest strength has always been our people. Every day, our team helps manufacturers solve complex problems, improve performance, and prepare for what’s next. As our industry continues to evolve, we’re excited about the opportunities ahead and remain committed to investing in our people, expanding our capabilities, and helping our customers succeed.”

ATS continues to invest in employee development, technical capabilities, and technology-driven service delivery to help manufacturers improve safety, reliability, productivity, and operational performance. Through those investments, the company is helping manufacturers address increasingly complex maintenance and reliability challenges while creating opportunities for employees to build meaningful careers in manufacturing.

About Advanced Technology Services: Advanced Technology Services, Inc. (ATS), is a global services provider with over four decades of proven experience as a single source for industrial maintenance, technology, and parts. Established in 1985, the company has grown to be a market leader supporting over 1,400 customer manufacturing sites. Through its industry-leading safety, people, processes, and technologies, ATS is advancing solutions that make its customers’ operations more productive, more reliable, and more data-driven. Learn how ATS makes factories run better and smarter at www.advancedtech.com.

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Maywood Collaborates with S&P Global Market Intelligence to Integrate its Data into Maywood’s AI Workflows

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NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Maywood, the first finance-compliant proactive AI built for investment banking, private equity, and the broader financial services industry, today announced it has collaborated with S&P Global Market Intelligence to integrate its data into Maywood’s proactive AI harness. The integration lets Maywood’s agents proactively track important companies, identify key signals, and help teams do more deals.

Maywood’s collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence significantly upgrades the power of its proactive AI agent.

The integration enables Maverick, Maywood’s proactive AI agent, to monitor real-time private and public company financials, transactions, and corporate events as they happen. Financial teams can now stay ahead of the moments that move deals: a target approaching a financing need, a portfolio company nearing an exit, a sponsor’s hold period maturing, a leadership change that signals a new mandate. Rather than running a search after the fact, Maverick watches these signals continuously across a dealmaker’s universe, connects them to the relationships and live deals already in the CRM and deal book, and surfaces the right move, drafted and ready, the moment it matters.

“Senior dealmakers don’t miss opportunities because the data isn’t available. They miss them because no one was watching at the right moment,” said Kent Goodman, Chief Operating Officer of Maywood. “Most artificial intelligence waits to be prompted, which makes the managing director the bottleneck. Maverick inverts that. It’s AI that prompts you, now grounded in S&P Global Market Intelligence’s trusted data, so managing directors and partners are in front of the right person at exactly the right time.”

Maverick is purpose-built for the senior professionals who drive revenue across investment banking, private equity, commercial banking, wealth management, auditing, and business development. It embeds compliant AI into the systems they already use and is built to FINRA and SEC requirements from day one, with human approval at every external boundary.

About Maywood
Maywood is a leader in proactive AI for finance, spanning investment banking, commercial banking, lending, private credit, private equity, wealth management, auditing, and business development. Its agent Maverick is the first finance-compliant proactive AI that runs 24/7, purpose-built for managing directors and partners. Every senior professional carries hundreds of relationships and dozens of live deals, and today’s AI waits to be prompted, making the human the bottleneck. Maywood inverts that: it works in the background across your network and your deal book, surfacing moves, drafting replies, and pushing process forward. For more information, visit www.maywoodai.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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STI Launches EZ Path® ULTRA Fire-Rated Pathway for Demanding High-Density Cable Applications

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SOMERVILLE, N.J., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) is raising the bar for high-capacity cable management with the launch of the brand-new EZ Path® ULTRA Fire-Rated Pathway. Engineered to meet the growing demands of today’s data centers and telecommunications infrastructure, ULTRA provides a fire-rated solution for large volumes of data, communications, and power cabling, including high-fill cable tray-supported systems that exceed the capacity of conventional pathway solutions.

ULTRA is specifically designed for cable dense environments, supporting high-fill cable tray systems, main distribution pathways, and backbone routing in data center and telecommunications high-capacity network environments. The fire-rated pathway device promotes efficient, repeatable installation that helps accelerate construction schedules by reducing installation complexity in high-capacity cable environments. Ample entryway headroom accommodates oversized pulling heads or pre-connectorized fiber optic cables for the lifecycle of the device.

The EZ Path® ULTRA accommodates continuous and discontinuous cable tray systems. Appropriately sized devices accommodate 12″, 18″, and 24″ wide cable trays, up to 6″ tall, ensuring firestopping performance for the full capacity of the cable tray.

“We wanted to support the next generation of digital infrastructure with a modern solution purpose-built for cable-dense environments,” says Product Manager Justin Mentuck. “By streamlining installation and simplifying ongoing pathway management, this product helps keep projects on schedule and minimizes downtime in mission-critical facilities.” Documentation for the new EZ Path® ULTRA Fire-Rated Pathway is available here.

Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) is dedicated to advancing life and asset safety through innovative passive fire protection systems and digital solutions that help prevent the spread of fire, smoke, and hot gases. The company’s SpecSeal® and EZ Path® product lines are engineered for simplified installation and high performance, often resulting in lower installed costs. With firestopping as its sole focus, STI concentrates all resources on delivering fully tested, high-quality, and forward-thinking firestopping solutions.

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