Red Cross Rolls Out New CPR Training Dummy

Based in Dublin, Ohio, Idea Buyer, LLC, assists entrepreneurs by helping them bring their ideas to fruition through design, development, manufacturing, and distribution guidance. A philanthropic organization, Idea Buyer supports the efforts of the American Red Cross.

In December 2017, the American Red Cross debuted a new device that it believes represents the next evolution in CPR training. The organization rolled out a new training dummy named BigRed that features illuminated feedback to indicate whether a trainee is properly administering CPR. These lights can show how deep the chest compressions are going, how well the blood is circulating based on the compression, and provides overall feedback about the quality of the trainee’s technique. 

In addition to the illuminated features, the training dummy has a head that tilts, a chest cavity that rises and falls with realism compared to a human chest, and true-to-life nasal and oral features. To learn more about BigRed and how the Red Cross believes it will revolutionize CPR training, visit redcross.org/bigred.

Green Light Acquisitions Focuses on Legal Cannabis

An executive in the payment industry, Jerome Uffner recently served as CEO and president of FirstView Financial. Jerome Uffner also serves as an advisor to Green Light Acquisitions (GLA), a company that works with payment solutions and other aspects of the legal cannabis industry. 

The legalization of cannabis in the U.S. has created major opportunities for business. Thus far, 30 states allow medical marijuana use and nine states plus the District of Columbia allow recreational use. The drug is still illegal on the federal level, but the legal business is booming at the state level. 

In 2017, the legal cannabis industry generated about $9 billion in revenue, and some estimates project its value will rise to $22 billion by 2020. The industry is in a position to create many jobs, from growing to selling, and money that previously spent on illegal drugs is now being taxed. 

GLA has worked to raise funds to help the legalization process, contributing $28 million so far. As the industry continues to grow and prohibition continues to weaken, GLA intends to partner with other companies to address all aspects of the legal cannabis industry.

The Joint Prepaid Expo and All Wireless Expo Conference

An advisor to Green Light Acquisitions, LLC, Jerome Uffner previously held leadership positions at companies such as FirstView Financial, LLC, TransCard, and InComm. With decades of experience in the payments industry, Jerome Uffner has spoken at events such as the Prepaid Expo.

In 2018, the Prepaid Expo will take place alongside the All Wireless Expo, giving attendees the opportunity to view exhibitions from a diverse range of prepaid and wireless service companies and to attend advanced conference sessions. The two-day event also benefits businesses by allowing them to network with potential clients.

Hosted at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, the 2018 Prepaid Expo will begin at 9 am on Tuesday, August 21, with conference sessions to last until 5:30 pm. The exhibit hall will open at 11 am and run until 5 pm, opening again the next day from 10 am to 2 pm. On Tuesday evening the expo will host a networking party for attendees.

For more information about the Prepaid Expo or to register for the event, visit www.theprepaidexpo.com.

The Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh

While attending the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Jerome Uffner helped raise more than $50,000 for the Arthritis Foundation through his fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. Jerome Uffner earned a bachelor of arts in economics and political science from the university.

The Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences offers several programs to help students prepare for careers as accountants, insurance underwriters, market research analysts, and financial analysts and examiners. Economics majors can pursue careers at corporations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and many other places of business. 

The bachelor of arts degree in economics at the University of Pittsburgh requires students to complete 28 credits in economics courses along with the Dietrich School standard requirements for a BA degree. The university features an Undergraduate Economics Society to help economics students with academic needs. The society also helps students in other programs get a better understanding of the effects of day-to-day economics.