Blue Crane hires Brian Shaw for development role
Bentonville developer Blue Crane has hired Brian Shaw as its vice president of development. His first day was Jan. 3. Shaw is a co-founder, partner and board member for the commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners in Rogers. Shaw helped start the business in 2005 and was the firm’s CEO until early 2021, when he became executive chairman. Sage Partners became a New York-based Cushman & Wakefield alliance member in 2018. “Brian has been an integral part of Sage Partners since our founding in 2005, and we are extremely grateful for his many contributions to our company,” Marshall Saviers, CEO and principal of Sage Partners, said in a Jan. 9 news release. “We look forward to continue working with him as part of the Blue Crane team.”
Sage Partners manages and markets more than 7.5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties across the state. The firm also has a Little Rock office. Blue Crane is the real estate acquisition and development arm of Runway Group , a diversified holding company based in Bentonville and led by Steuart Walton and his younger brother, Tom Walton. They are the grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton and the sons of Arvest Bank Group Inc. chairman and CEO Jim Walton. Some of its notable Northwest Arkansas projects include 8th Street Market, Skylight Cinema, Crystal Flats, The Record and Blake St. House. “Sage Partners is coming off another record year in 2022 with revenue up approximately 50 percent since 2020,” said Tom Allen, president and principal of Sage Partners. “I, along with our existing leadership team consisting of CEO Marshall Saviers, COO Jordan Martin and CFO Tina Miles, wish Brian continued success in his new endeavor with another outstanding organization in Blue Crane. We are excited about the opportunities for both companies going forward.”
Blue Crane is a long-standing client of Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners. “Blue Crane is excited to welcome Brian Shaw to the organization,” CEO Jared Faciszewski said. “Brian’s leadership and real estate experience, character, and passion for NWA will be a significant asset for Blue Crane as the organization seeks to effectuate its purpose — ‘creating places for humanity to flourish in NWA. '”
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Blue Crane hires Brian Shaw for development role

Lloyd’s coverholder Sage Partners – the name behind the first-ever carbon credit-based forest insurance policy in New Zealand – wants to hammer home an important message when it comes to climate change, especially for those who might one day find themselves liable after not acting soon enough. “Simply put, the argument around climate change is boiled down to, ‘We cannot keep doing what we’ve been doing, and how we’ve been doing it’,” said Sage managing director Geoff Manks (pictured) in an interview with Insurance Business. “My view is that the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is a mechanism to drive behavioural change amid changing weather patterns and dramatically increasing catastrophe losses. At its core, the ETS is an economic lever to enable investment and technology and other solutions to change behaviour.”
Under New Zealand’s ETS, industries such as forestry and agriculture are required to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions to the government. In the New Year, amendments to the Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Regulations 2008 are coming into effect. Changes include a new carbon accounting approach and a new exemption from carbon liabilities. “The activity in carbon forestry has exploded in the last 18 months, and I don’t see that changing in the next 18 to 24 months either,” declared Manks, who has been in insurance for over three decades and set up Sage to create “some real expertise in very bespoke areas of risk,” one of them being carbon forestry. “We wrote the first carbon forest policy back in 2009, which was the first of its kind in Australasia... That started our involvement in the sector, and now we are the only forestry insurer writing carbon forestry risks in New Zealand.”
Given the highly specialised nature of what it offers, the wholesale insurance provider and New Zealand Underwriting Agencies Council member currently works with no more than 25 broking companies. Claims ‘tsunami’ on the horizon
Looking ahead, Manks believes there’s a “global tsunami that is sitting in the insurance world” around climate risks. He told Insurance Business: “Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, raised the issue a number of years ago that insurers need to be carrying on their books, reserves for environmental liability claims. “My view is we may well see a similar scenario eventuate – as we saw a number of years ago with asbestos claims – where initial raising of concerns was dismissed until it was proven that they were causing harm, and the billions of dollars that cost the insurance industry in liability claims as a result. “I think there’s a parallel between asbestos and the potential climate liability that will arise over the next while… Those that don’t have proper contingencies on their balance sheets do so at their peril.”
According to AM Best estimates , net asbestos losses as of 2020 amounted to US$100 billion. “Whether businesses, in general, are taking a more proactive approach to their climate and environmental obligations, [I would say] definitely ‘yes’,” stated the Sage boss. “The movement has been going on for many years and it has cemented itself now as the norm, to the point where I know of very substantial New Zealand companies that have been told by even bigger global players that they will not buy their product unless they have their emissions offset and reduction programmes in place.”
Manks continued: “But I think you’ve still got a lot of companies out there who haven’t really picked up the baton and run and made changes to their businesses yet… There are a number of companies still out there who don’t have a strategy to reduce their emissions, and they’re the ones, I think, that might find their liability programmes impacted by the nature of their businesses.”
As for the imminent impact on the insurance industry, Manks said it wouldn’t just be directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance providers likely to bear the brunt. “There is potentially a three-fold component to the contingent liability issues sitting out there,” Manks told Insurance Business. “If your business, knowingly, is contributing to climate impacts that impact on other parties through land erosion or property damage or physical health issues, then that would be a general liability issue.”
Possibly a third, in addition to D&O and general liability, is liability under the Climate Change Response Act. What are your thoughts on climate risk liabilities? Discuss in the comments below. Related stories:

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Cloud at Work , a hosting solution for Sage customers, has opened up a new data center in Toronto as it further expands into the Canadian market, having just today been named by Sage Canada as an approved Strategic Hosting Provider to help Sage Partners migrate Canadian customers to the cloud. This is the third data center opened by the company after the two it already has in the U.S.
Tyler Bower, director of cloud and hosting at Cloud at Work, said opening the new center signals its commitment to expand into the Canadian market, offering the same level of service it provides customers in the U.S.
“Today’s announcement is recognition of Cloud at Work’s hard-won reputation for providing Sage customers across the U.S. with a world-class cloud experience, and Sage’s trust in our ability to deliver the same high level of performance for their customers across Canada,” said Bower in a statement. “Building the data center in Toronto demonstrates our investment in and commitment to our Canadian customers, in meeting the demand for a robust, reliable, compliant hosting environment that unleashes the power of their business.”
Cloud at Work partners very closely with Sage. It is accredited as a Sage X3 Strategic Hosting Provider, adding to previous accreditation as a Sage 100, Sage 300, and Sage CRE Strategic Hosting Provider.

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A Rapidly Growing Network of Sage Resellers and Customers To Be Featured in Multiple Speaking Sessions at Upcoming Partnership Conference
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DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Yooz , a leading provider of cloud-based purchase-to-payment automation, and a top global Sage Tech Partner for Accounts Payable (AP) automation, announced today they will be featured at Sage Partner Summit in Dallas, Texas – taking place June 7 through June 10. Yooz helps Sage resellers and customers worldwide instantly reap the benefits of advanced, end-to-end AP automation. With an active presence in the United States, United Kingdom and soon to be South African Sage marketplaces, Yooz is quickly expanding its Sage ecosystem that currently includes a joint-customer installed base of over 1,350 customers and partners. As a Platinum level sponsor at Sage’s annual partnership conference, Yooz will host visitors at booth N58 and will also lead two conference breakout sessions that will offer participants a chance to hear how the seamless Yooz-Sage integration helps maximize both partner and client revenue goals. The first breakout session, titled “AP Automation Partners Panel: Driving Revenue and Lasting Customer Loyalty”, will be held on Wednesday, June 8 at 12:40pm CST and will be moderated by NORAM Chief Sales Officer Cody Manning with panelists and Yooz partners Kristina Costello of IFI Partners and Rana Camargo of Express Information Systems. Kristina Costello – Director of Implementation, Accounting Systems at IFI Professionals and a Sage ERP implementation expert – chose to partner with Yooz due to its seamless integration with the Sage accounting software and advanced technology. “Yooz offers a smooth integration with the accounting software we implement, Sage Intacct,” said Costello. “It supports all the coding options, including general ledger, standard dimensions and even custom/user-defined dimensions. In my experience, Yooz is best in class.”
The second breakout session hosted by Yooz will be on Thursday, June 9 at 10:00am CST, entitled “Valuable Partnership: Easiest-to-Use AP Automation with Yooz and Sage Intacct”. This session will be presented by Yooz Sr. Product Marketing Manager Sonia Barbier and guest Dan Krishman, Sage Intacct ERP Practice Manager at Kerr Consulting. “At the core of what we do, we are a Premier Sage partner, selling and supporting the entire line of Sage products with its seamless integration,” Krishman said. “Yooz feels like a natural extension of the Sage Intacct system, not a bolt-on product.”
Interested in hearing more testimonials or learning more about partnering with Yooz? Come talk to us at the breakout sessions or visit us on the conference floor at booth N58. About Yooz Inc.
Yooz provides the smartest, most powerful and easiest-to-use cloud-based Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) automation solution. It delivers unmatched savings, speed and security with affordable zero-risk subscriptions to more than 4,000 customers and 200,000 users worldwide. Yooz’s unique solution leverages Artificial Intelligence and RPA technologies to deliver an amazing level of automation with extreme simplicity, traceability and end-to-end customizable features. It integrates seamlessly with more than 250 financial systems, exceeding any other solution on the market. Yooz is a fast-growing, award-winning, SaaS innovator that is the perfect fit for mid-size organizations across all sectors. It has been recognized as a Great Place to Work®, 10 Best Cloud Solution Provider by Industry Era, Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) by THINKstrategies, Top 10 Accounting Solution Provider by CFO Tech Outlook, and Top 50 Company to Watch by Spend Matters. Yooz North America is headquartered in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area with global offices in Europe. Visit us on www.getyooz.com

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Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, in partnership with The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women, announce the launch of the Sage Invest in Progress grant to support black women entrepreneurs in their first five years of business. The goal is to help remove barriers to capital that many entrepreneurs – especially women entrepreneurs in the black community – disproportionally face when starting a business. The Sage Invest in Progress Grant will award $10,000 in funding to 25 Black women entrepreneurs to help them successfully grow their business. Sage Invest in Progress will also include a 12-month program of entrepreneurial mentorship and education, helping grant awardees with coaching, connections, and removing capital barriers to address the disparity gap so that they can have the confidence to reach their full potential. Each Sage Invest in Progress grant awardee will receive:
$10,000 USD grant
Quarterly business training courses through BOSS University sponsored by Sage, including topics on Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, and Business Strategy
Access to The BOSS Network online community
Complimentary Sage Business Cloud Accounting software
“It has been reported that the single greatest barrier to success for new businesses and startups is access to capital—and minorities make up less than 1% of founders that receive that investment. With The BOSS Impact fund, we are working with partners like Sage to address that disparity head on,” said  Cameka Smith , founder, The BOSS Network. “The Sage Invest in Progress program will build on the work of The BOSS Network to not only empower Black women entrepreneurs but also arm them with the resources they need to lead successful businesses and increase their market share.”
The Sage Invest in Progress grant is a three-year commitment to support the newly announced BOSS Impact Fund, which is focused on investing in Black women-led businesses and preparing entrepreneurs to build scalable, growth aggressive companies. The goal of the BOSS Impact Fund is to raise investment funding for 500+ Black women entrepreneurs over the next three years. “At Sage, we have committed to knocking down barriers that foster an advantage for some groups while creating obstacles for others. Capital investment is one area that we’ve recognized as a barrier, particularly for black businesswomen,” said Aziz Benmalek, interim managing director, Sage North America. “Sage is dedicated to being a part of a cultural shift that will help bring about a business community that is more equitable and sustainable for all.”

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Satago provides a financing solution that combines single invoice financing with a free, online credit control platform for SMEs. Satago's cash-flow solution acts as an alternative to financing arrangements such as factoring; provides a near-instant source of finance as an alternative to bank overdrafts; is designed to assess and improve clients' financial health prior to offering any financing; incorporates a solution for invoice reminders; allows clients to visualize credit risk from their sales ledger – enabling users to formulate credit risk policies and limits, and links with online accounting software, allowing compatibility with existing infrastructure and software packages.

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Soon to be launched , this three-way partnership between Sage Partners , Lloyds Bank plc and Satago will offer fast and flexible access to cash from unpaid invoices , helping small businesses better manage cash flow .

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Work.com, formerly Rypple, is a social performance management platform that revolutionizes the way companies align around social goals, motivate their people with real-time recognition and rewards and drive performance with continuous feedback and relevant performance reviews. In December 2011, Rypple was acquired by Salesforce. Salesforce then launched Rypple as Work.com as the company's entry into the human capital management market. This is the first part of Salesforce's new human capital management business unit.

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