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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PGA Tour golfer, Stark County native Justin Lower partnering with Society Brands
CANTON − Society Brands has announced a partnership with PGA Tour golfer and Stark County native Justin Lower, who is wearing hats promoting the Canton-based company and its products during tournaments. Society Brands acquires e-commerce brands and incorporates them into a growing portfolio, offering founders an opportunity to stay involved in operations and equity in the company. The portfolio consists of 12 brands, primarily in the health and personal care sectors. 'This partnership is the first step in a strategic initiative to partner our brands with athletes and celebrities," Michael Sirpilla, co-founder and CEO of Society Brands, said in a prepared statement on July 22. "Through these partnerships, we will be able to drive awareness for our portfolio brands on a national scale. Simply put, this was the perfect deal for Society Brands as it reinforces our mission to support our local community, while driving success for our brands on a national level.' Lower played golf for Northwest High School and Malone University before earning a PGA Tour card in late 2021. He's had 12 Top 10 finishes on tour and tied for third place in January at The American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, California. That was the first week Lower wore a hat featuring Society Brands and brands Vitality Now and EarlyBird. 'I am thrilled to work with the Society team and help promote a company based in my hometown of Canton, Ohio,' Lower said in a prepared statement. 'Michael and his team have done an incredible job of building great brands and bringing jobs to the local community. Together, I'm looking forward to being part of the company's success.' Society Brands is exploring opportunities for paid marketing and additional partnership opportunities with Lower this year and in the future. The company reported its annual revenue as more than $100 million. Reach Kelly at 330-580-8323 or This article originally appeared on The Repository: Society Brands partners with PGA Tour golfer Justin Lower
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
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PV says goodbye to Dye, welcomes Bennett
ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — Pymatuning Valley High School band director Justin Dye is leaving one familiar place for another, after more than eight years at his alma mater, leading music programs including the high school band. 'It is very bittersweet. I will be the director of bands a Malone University,' Dye said of his move to his college alma mater. He is a 2015 graduate of the Canton school and he will be trying to redevelop the music program by leading the symphonic and jazz bands, as well as teaching music classes. Dye said the number of participants in the music programs are low. He will be driving to Malone three times a week and spending two days recruiting students in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, he said. 'I already have a relationship with a lot of band directors [in both states],' he said. 'I will miss the students and the class time,' Dye said. He said some of the students he has taught for eight straight years. To replace Dye, the Pymatuning Valley Local Schools conducted an exhaustive search, PVHS Principal Mark Mollohan said. He said new band director Brendan Bennett recently graduated from YSU and is scheduled to be married this summer. 'We had close to 25 applications, we interviewed nine in-person and brought three back to meet the kids to teach a lesson,' Mollohan said. He said Bennett had an amazing rapport with the students, and it became clear he was the choice. Mollohan said Bennett is from Minerva, a rural community similar to Andover, and understands the situation. He said Bennett also plays in a jazz rock band, and will be able to bring that experience to the students, as well.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
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Former Malone student-athlete files federal lawsuit over Matt Weiss-related hacking
A former Malone University student athlete has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the university failed to properly protect her personal information and private data of others. The class action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Thursday on behalf of the student, referred to in the complaint as Jane Doe, who attended Malone from 2107 to 2022 and was on the university's swim team, and potentially many others. It comes on the heels of an investigation into former University of Michigan football Offensive Coordinator Matt Weiss. Weiss is facing 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft. Weiss is accused of hacking into thousands of student accounts and downloading confidential information from more than 150,000 student athletes, mostly female. Jane Doe has been identified by the U.S. Department of Justice as a potential victim of the nationwide hacking case. The federal lawsuit names Malone University, Matthew Weiss, and Keffer Development Services, LLC. The suit alleges the university and others failed to protect students from Weiss. Earlier this month, attorneys representing the former Malone student, who lives in Cleveland, asked the university to preserve evidence, especially electronically stored items. The lawsuit claims Malone and Keefer, a Pennsylvania-based company that provided its Athletic Trainer System to the school to store personal information and health information of athletes, allowed Weiss to access Jane Doe's personal and health information, including treatment history, injuries and height and weight. Weiss allegedly was also able to access additional information from the victim's social media and email accounts. Weiss is accused of downloading personal photos and videos that weren't his. The suit claims both Mount Union and Keefer had the responsibility and duty to protect the athletes' private information but allowed Weiss to invade the victims' privacy and were negligent in protecting that information. Weiss exploited the vulnerabilities in the university's account authorization process to gain access to the student accounts, the suit said. The lawsuit seeks significant compensatory damages exceeding $5,000,000, along with costs for interest, attorney fees. Malone did not respond to requests Thursday for comment. Earlier this month, the university released this statement: "Malone University takes the privacy and security of our students' and employees' data seriously, and we have extensive policies and best practices in place to protect all data in our possession," according to a statement from the university. Reach Amy at 330-775-1135 or This article originally appeared on The Independent: Malone University sued by former student-athlete over data breach
