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Lovell Communications is acquired by Health Management Associates, a research and consulting firm specializing in publicly funded healthcare and human services policy, programs, financing and evaluation. Lovell CEO Rosemary Plorin will continue to lead the firm, which will operate as Lovell Communications, an HMA Company. Founded in 1988 and based in Nashville, Tenn., Lovell provides communication solutions and strategies for healthcare organizations across the country. “Lovell’s strategists have an impressive track record of helping healthcare clients overcome challenges and seize opportunities,” said HMA founder, president and co-chairman Jay Rosen said. “They are a natural addition to our company as we open a Nashville office and continue to expand the depth and breadth of services we offer our clients and partners.”
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FTI Consulting’s cybersecurity & data privacy communications team launches the Secure Your Seat program, an initiative directed at C-suite leaders in information security who find themselves in the spotlight both internally and externally. The program provides training, counsel and guidance aimed at helping chief information security officers communicate effectively and with authority to the board, senior leaders and external stakeholders. In addition to individual counseling, Secure Your Seat offers hands-on presentation and interviewing coaching, KPI communications workshops, and individual Board CV review and advisory.
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Peppercomm is expanding its Laughing Matters Council, which helps businesses harness the power of humor to support cultural changes and business growth through research and thought leadership. Joining the council are Luvell Anderson, associate professor of philosophy and affiliate faculty in African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies at Syracuse University, and Malcolm Frierson, visiting assistant professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Anderson and Frierson and will join Council veterans Clayton Fletcher, David Horning, and Liz Joynt Sandberg. “Research has proven that applied humor opens minds to new ways of thinking, improves creative problem-solving, builds bonds and speeds the path to trust. As a team, this council is helping businesses harness the power of humor to drive real business results,” said Peppercomm CEO Steve Cody.
ICR releases a report that says the SPAC IPO market has been trending upward—and is likely to stay on that track... Washington Women in PR is sponsoring an April 15 event that looks at how women can change the dynamics that often keep them in lower-visibility positions through strategic self-advocacy and organizational awareness... Life Science Cares Boston, an organization supported by LaVoieHeathScience, will convene leaders, employees and partners from across the life sciences industry for its annual Impact Breakfast on April 13 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
Bell Yard Communications and Kysen PR, London-based firms that focus on legal market and litigation PR, are merging. The combined firm will operate as Bell Yard Kysen Communications... FINN Partners launches Travel with Tastemakers, a global report that looks at more than 25 destinations through the eyes of the creatives who shape them... Baker Public Relations, a woman-owned agency based in Albany with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and St. Petersburg, FL, rebrands as The Baker Agency. 
ChangeMakers, an independent shop with 400 professionals across Canada and the U.S., is merging with The Creative Dept., which advises innovative and culture-shaping companies on brand strategy and creative direction... Full Court Press Communications, a Bay Area-based strategic communications firm, celebrates its 25th anniversary... R&J Strategic Communications marks its 40th anniversary by launching its Moments That Made a Difference campaign.
