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Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Gold-laden logistics vehicle crashes near Ongole, 2 hurt
Vijayawada: The driver and a security guard of a vehicle transporting approximately ten kilograms of gold and silver jewellery, valued at about Rs eight crore, sustained injuries following an accident near Ongole in Prakasam district on Thursday night. According to Ongole Taluka police, the damaged vehicle containing the precious metals was moved to the police station to ensure the safety of the valuables. The injured individuals were taken to the government hospital for medical treatment. The vehicle's front portion suffered severe damage due to the collision. Reports indicate that the van, which belonged to Sequel Global Precious Logistics, was en route from Vijayawada to Nellore along the national highway. When nearing Dasarajupalle, the driver apparently lost control and collided with a lorry that was travelling in the same direction. At the time of the accident, three persons—the driver, security guard, and security supervisor—were in the vehicle. Given that the vehicle was carrying gold and met with an accident, authorities have notified GST officials to verify the legitimacy of the gold's transportation. GST officials are presently reviewing the documentation provided by the Sequel firm. Police stated that the valuables would be returned to the firm if GST officials issue clearance for the gold's transit.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sequel Named as the Official Tampon Partner of the Indiana Fever
Free Sequel products to be available throughout Gainbridge Fieldhouse INDIANAPOLIS & SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sequel has been named as the Official Tampon Partner of the Indiana Fever, it was announced today. As part of the partnership, Sequel products will be available to both Fever players and fans, with complimentary Spiral Tampons available in the team's locker room and throughout Gainbridge Fieldhouse restrooms. "We are very excited to team up with Sequel, a women-founded and led company that is prioritizing the needs of women athletes," said Indiana Fever COO and General Manager Amber Cox. "We are proud to offer free Sequel products to our Fever family, both on the court and off, so they can enjoy the game of basketball with comfort and confidence." "Partnering with the Fever means being able to work with the best organization, athletes, and fans in the world right now," said Sequel co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Greta Meyer. "Whether you're on the court or cheering on in the stands, Sequel's goal has always been to be a reliable and trustworthy option, and with this partnership we're getting the chance to do that on one of the biggest stages in women's sports." Co-founded by former athletes and engineers Amanda Calabrese and Greta Meyer, Sequel tampons are designed with the athlete in mind. Looking for a period product that fit their active lifestyle and provided better leak protection, the Stanford Cardinal alumnae created their own product, which features helical grooves designed for even absorption. The game-changing product may be familiar to Fever fans, with guard Lexie Hull also serving as an ambassador for the brand. About the Indiana Fever: The Indiana Fever were announced as an expansion franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in June 1999 and began play during the 2000 season. In 2012, led by Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, the team won its first WNBA Championship. Today, the team is headlined by some of the league's biggest stars including back-to-back No. 1 overall draft picks Aliyah Boston (2023) and Caitlin Clark (2024), as well as veteran leaders such as Kelsey Mitchell and Natasha Howard. This season, over the weekend of July 18-19, the Fever will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. More information can be found here. To learn more about the Fever, purchase tickets or join the season ticket waitlist, visit The team can also be followed across all social media platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok. About Sequel: Sequel is redefining a critical and stagnant category in women's health, starting with the first reengineered tampon in 80 years. Founded by Stanford product designers and former high-level athletes, the FDA-cleared Sequel Spiral Tampon uses a patented helical design to help prevent leakage and support comfort on and off the field. Sequel is partnering with the best in the sports world to bring the Spiral Tampon to athletes and women everywhere, including Stanford Athletics, Athletes Unlimited, Unrivaled Basketball, DC United, DC Power, and the Indiana Fever. Sequel is backed by top investors in tech, impact, and sports, such as Pear VC, MaC Venture Capital, Cyan Banister and Assia Grazioli. To learn more and try Sequel visit or find us on socials @trysequel on Instagram and TikTok. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Jackie Maynard, Indiana Fever (jmaynard@ Calabrese, Sequel (amanda@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Sequel Named as the Official Tampon Partner of the Indiana Fever
INDIANAPOLIS & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sequel has been named as the Official Tampon Partner of the Indiana Fever, it was announced today. As part of the partnership, Sequel products will be available to both Fever players and fans, with complimentary Spiral Tampons available in the team's locker room and throughout Gainbridge Fieldhouse restrooms. 'We are very excited to team up with Sequel, a women-founded and led company that is prioritizing the needs of women athletes,' said Indiana Fever COO and General Manager Amber Cox. 'We are proud to offer free Sequel products to our Fever family, both on the court and off, so they can enjoy the game of basketball with comfort and confidence.' 'Partnering with the Fever means being able to work with the best organization, athletes, and fans in the world right now,' said Sequel co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Greta Meyer. 'Whether you're on the court or cheering on in the stands, Sequel's goal has always been to be a reliable and trustworthy option, and with this partnership we're getting the chance to do that on one of the biggest stages in women's sports.' Co-founded by former athletes and engineers Amanda Calabrese and Greta Meyer, Sequel tampons are designed with the athlete in mind. Looking for a period product that fit their active lifestyle and provided better leak protection, the Stanford Cardinal alumnae created their own product, which features helical grooves designed for even absorption. The game-changing product may be familiar to Fever fans, with guard Lexie Hull also serving as an ambassador for the brand. About the Indiana Fever: The Indiana Fever were announced as an expansion franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in June 1999 and began play during the 2000 season. In 2012, led by Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, the team won its first WNBA Championship. Today, the team is headlined by some of the league's biggest stars including back-to-back No. 1 overall draft picks Aliyah Boston (2023) and Caitlin Clark (2024), as well as veteran leaders such as Kelsey Mitchell and Natasha Howard. This season, over the weekend of July 18-19, the Fever will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. More information can be found here. To learn more about the Fever, purchase tickets or join the season ticket waitlist, visit The team can also be followed across all social media platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok. About Sequel: Sequel is redefining a critical and stagnant category in women's health, starting with the first reengineered tampon in 80 years. Founded by Stanford product designers and former high-level athletes, the FDA-cleared Sequel Spiral Tampon uses a patented helical design to help prevent leakage and support comfort on and off the field. Sequel is partnering with the best in the sports world to bring the Spiral Tampon to athletes and women everywhere, including Stanford Athletics, Athletes Unlimited, Unrivaled Basketball, DC United, DC Power, and the Indiana Fever. Sequel is backed by top investors in tech, impact, and sports, such as Pear VC, MaC Venture Capital, Cyan Banister and Assia Grazioli. To learn more and try Sequel visit or find us on socials @trysequel on Instagram and TikTok.
Forbes
25-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Tampon Startup Sequel Enters The Big League With Indiana Fever Sponsorship
Amanda Calabrese (left) and Greta Meyer (right). courtesy of Sequel Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull knows that in the three years since she went sixth overall in the WNBA draft, most fans have forgotten that she holds both bachelors and masters degrees in engineering. But this background—forged at Stanford University, where she also played ball—was just the beginning of a long-term connection with Stanford-founded tampon startup, Sequel. Hull became an official Sequel ambassador in February, and the partnership is now expanding beyond one-on-one: This week, Sequel was named the first official tampon sponsor for Hull's Indiana Fever. 'I remember seeing the mockup, the very first stage of the Sequel tampon, in one of my design classes,' Hull told Forbes . 'And for whatever reason, it stuck with me.' This new Fever-wide partnership, which Forbes learned about exclusively, will provide all Fever players with Sequel tampons as part of their team-provided equipment. And fans will gain access, too. Branded tampon dispensers, specially made to install around Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse, will be available in all women's restrooms stocked with complimentary Sequel products. 'The fans of women's sports are what's driving the future growth of women's sports,' said Sequel's Amanda Calabrese. 'Teams and organizations recognize how important it is today to invest in their female fans.' For Calabrese and her cofounder Greta Meyer—also Stanford engineering alumnae and competitive athletes themselves, one in lifesaving and one in lacrosse—supporting athletes is exactly what Sequel was designed to do. Their reimagined, spiral-shape tampon for better absorption and less leakage was first created in 2019, and the startup landed the cofounders a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Manufacturing & Industry list in 2023. The company has $8 million in funding—but the Fever partnership stands to launch the brand to new heights. 'From day one we wanted to work with female athletes because we've always believed that they were going to be the future of influencer marketing,' Calabrese said. It was a prescient business strategy, as women's sports have broken record after record in recent years: 54 million unique viewers tuned into WNBA games last year and the 2024 NCAA Women's National Championship broke records for the most-viewed college basketball game ever on ESPN platforms (men's or women's), with 19 million viewers. The Fever are one of the hottest teams within this landscape; Forbes estimates Indiana led the WNBA in revenue and attendance (even outpacing attendance for the Pacers, its NBA counterpart) and is worth $320 million. 'It's an incredibly smart business decision to invest in women's sports,' Indiana Fever COO Amber Cox said. 'The [value of the league] is only going up, so it's exciting to work alongside brands who are fully invested and want to find creative ways to grow together.' Noted Calabrese: 'This isn't just 'Sequel partners with the Indiana Fever.' This is everything we've learned, everything we've believed to be true about female athletes, women's sports, building credibility for a very intimate product. All of that is coming to fruition in this partnership.' While Sequel products are available directly to consumers (DTC) on its website and in fitness studios like NYC barre class Physique 57, the brand has focused primarily on more creative methods of growth: Last summer, it popped up at the Paris Olympics with Athleta and last October it partnered with Athletes Unlimited, a pro sports network launched in 2020. The Fever are a natural extension of that partnership approach to increase brand awareness, Calabrese said. Lexie Hull was drafted to the Fever in 2022. courtesy of the Indiana Fever 'It's just crazy to see the growth,' said Hull. 'Now, college players are so excited about the potential of playing in the WNBA… It is becoming more and more lucrative, and a real career path for women.' Hull, for her part, counts more than half a million fans on her social media platforms—an audience that has helped her strike brand deals like the one she has with Sequel. In addition to Sequel tampons being available during all home games, the startup is also celebrating the launch of the partnership with a designated game on July 13th—between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings. (Those who watch women's basketball will know this is set to be one of the most-watched games yet as Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark takes on this year's top-select, Paige Bueckers.) At the game, LED boards across the stadium will showcase the campaign's slogan: 'Your favorite athlete's favorite tampon.' Working with brands she believes in, founded by women she respects, is a privilege Hull acknowledges: 'Women drive so much of purchases, and I think being able to influence those purchases provides a lot of power to the influencers doing so,' Hull said. 'Being able to have a hand in those decisions and those conversations is really special… This partnership is just going to be really full circle.'
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Pathway of Madison Co. still fighting for its business license after public hearing
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala (WHNT) — A public hearing Friday discussed the fate of a North Alabama all-girls treatment center. The Owens Cross Roads city council voted not to renew 'Pathway of Madison Co.'s' business license back in January. Friday, Pathway's Defense Attorney Rick Hall, fought to prove why they should stay in business. Judge orders man committed to state mental hospital after threat to destroy fire station This public hearing style was different than some in the past. Hall got to call witnesses to the stand to question as part of his argument. The hearing lasted just a little over four hours, with no final decision on the state of the license. The first person he called to the stand was Owens Cross Roads City Clerk Christie Eason. She was one of the city officials who made the recommendation that Pathway should not be allowed to renew the license back in January. Hall argued that Pathway had fewer calls out to law enforcement for issues on site than Sequel, a similar program that once stood in the same location. State will seek death penalty against Huntsville man charged with killing 2 women in 2023 Eason stuck to the regulations in place, stated in the city's business licensing ordinance, as to the reasoning behind their decision. 'Non-compliance with our city ordinance and the due process that is outlined in our licensing and permitting,' she said. 'That's what I based my decision on. 'It's stated right there.. That's why I said that.' Next, Hall called Richard White to the stand. He is a program director for Pathway. He said there are currently 17 kids on site with two therapists. He said they fired the executive director who was in charge the night of the so-called riots in September of 2024. He said they now have new training programs in place that offer employees better training on de-escalating situations and how to respond in emergency situations. In addressing previous escape attempts at Pathway complex, White said it's their job to help the girls work through their trauma, and sometimes, those actions are a result of 'running from themselves.' 'We push them on it and because of that they don't like it,' said White. 'We're not here to make friends, we're here to help these kids be better members of society by dealing with their traumas and be better for themselves by dealing with their traumas.' The new executive director of Pathway, Dr. Arielle Feggins, took the stand. She reiterated the new programs and procedures they have in place, saying it is a safer and better-run facility now than it was in September. She said they have different staff and a different group of girls living in Pathway now. She said shutting down Pathway would set these girls back in their progress and only create more trauma in their lives. In the final discussion of the hearing, the CEO of Pathway said they were willing to do anything within reason in order to keep their business license. Right now, the city council is considering the arguments made today, and the time for a decision is unknown, but it must be made at a public council meeting. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
