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Barron Lighting Group Appoints Paul Gray as Director of Growlite

April 05, 2024

Barron Lighting Group Appoints Paul Gray as Director of Growlite

GLENDALE, AZ – April 4, 2024, Barron Lighting Group is excited to announce the addition of Paul Gray to their executive team as the Director of Growlite – the company’s division specializing in lighting for the horticulture industry.

Bringing over a decade of dedicated experience in the horticultural sector, Paul Gray joins Barron Lighting Group with a wealth of knowledge and an impressive track record of driving growth and fostering innovation in horticultural lighting solutions. Previously the Director of Plant Science Solutions, Paul ensured the scientific integrity of the company’s offerings, playing a pivotal role in aligning technical solutions with client needs.

Paul’s influential tenure in the industry is marked by leadership roles where he excelled as the National Horticulture Sales Manager, and another in which he significantly expanded the company’s horticulture division as the Senior Director Horticulture Lighting Sales. Known for his results-driven approach, Paul nearly doubled annual sales revenue and impressed the market with pioneering advancements such as delivering the first DLC-certified LED Horticultural fixture.

An expert in the field, Paul holds a Master’s degree in Plant Pathology, Botany, and Statistics, coupled with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin State University. His experience is complemented by his proficiency in project management, marketing strategy, and technical consultation, making him an integral addition to the Barron Lighting Group family.

Paul Gray’s appointment reinforces Barron Lighting Group’s commitment to innovation and customer-focused solutions. Under his guidance, Growlite is expected to reach new heights of product excellence, empowering plant cultivators and researchers through state-of-the-art lighting technologies.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Paul Gray to the Barron Lighting Group team,” said Alan Tracy, CEO of Barron Lighting Group. “Paul’s expertise in horticultural science and technical sales will be invaluable as we continue to expand and enhance our Growlite product offerings. We’re confident his leadership will help us provide even more value to our customers.”

For more information about Growlite by Barron Lighting Group, please visit our website Growlite.com.

About Barron Lighting Group

Barron Lighting Group has a 50-year history of manufacturing high-quality, reliable lighting solutions. With a focus on innovation, quality, and customer service, Barron provides a wide range of products for industrial, commercial, and specialized applications, including Growlite – a brand dedicated to the advancement of horticultural lighting.

Media Contact

Diane Hoffman | Marketing Manager

Barron Lighting Group

(623) 580-3948

diane.hoffman@barronltg.com

Annette Clayton Joins Flash Board of Directors

April 05, 2024

Annette Clayton Joins Flash Board of Directors

Austin, Texas, April 4, 2024 – Flash, the leading digital ecosystem provider connecting drivers to parking and EV charging experiences, today announced Annette Clayton, chairwoman and former CEO of Schneider Electric, has joined the company’s board of directors. Ms. Clayton has decades of automotive, technology, and energy industry experience and brings an extensive track record guiding corporate strategy and operations for growth companies and pioneering startups.

“We are incredibly fortunate to welcome Annette to our board of directors,” said Dan Sharplin, Flash’s CEO and Chairman. “She is an accomplished leader who has dedicated her career to companies that are transforming their respective industries, and her talents and expertise will be invaluable to our next chapter of growth, particularly when it comes to meeting the needs of modern drivers through the next wave of EV adoption.”

Ms. Clayton joins Flash’s board of directors after recently concluding her tenure as CEO of Schneider Electric North America. During that time, Ms. Clayton led business strategy for the region, representing 30,000 employees and sales of more than $11 billion in fiscal year 2022.

“Working with innovators like Flash that reimagine an industry is the work I love,” said Ms. Clayton regarding her appointment. “I have followed Flash’s evolution from its startup days and think the current moment is among its most exciting – Flash has done the heavy lifting and is poised to bring all the players together to set the new standard for a first-of-its-kind digital ecosystem.”

Ms. Clayton currently serves on the public boards of Duke Energy, NXP Semiconductors, Oshkosh Corporation, and Nordson Corporation. Ms. Clayton’s prior board service includes National Electrical Manufacturers Association, National Association of Manufacturers, and many of Schneider Electric’s Energy-as-a-Service joint ventures. She was also a member of Rewiring America’s CEO’s for Electrification coalition for business leaders.

Prior to Schneider Electric, she served in senior management roles for Dell, where she led the transformation of its global supply chain and fulfillment model, and General Motors Corporation, including president of Saturn Corporation, where she oversaw strategic direction, financial accountability, and profitability. Ms. Clayton holds a bachelor’s degree in general engineering from Wright State University, a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Dayton, and has completed the London Business School executive development program.

About Flash:

Flash is a pioneering technology company bringing seamless parking and EV charging experiences to drivers through a first-of-its-kind digital ecosystem. Flash’s platform connects reservable parking and charging in the apps drivers use every day with garage, surface lot, event, and valet parking locations — connected and controlled via a cloud-based operating system with unrivaled intelligence. Customer-obsessed brands partner with Flash to deliver digital, easy-to-use, reliable, and increasingly frictionless experiences to drivers eager to pay for a solution that eliminates wasted time, excess emissions, and stress from driving. The solution has arrived. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

Barnacle Parking Selects Trevelino/Keller to Build Brand Awareness

April 03, 2024

Barnacle Parking Selects Trevelino/Keller to Build Brand Awareness

Outcome-Focused Firm Selected as PR Partner

ATLANTA, April 03, 2024– —Trevelino/Keller, a nationally ranked growth PR and marketing firm, today announces a new partnership with Barnacle Parking, the producer of The Barnacle®, an intelligent parking enforcement solution with motorist self-release capabilities. Trevelino/Keller will support Barnacle Parking in strategic marketing, brand awareness and earned media efforts.

Barnacle Parking empowers parking operators, business owners, corporate campuses, healthcare organizations and municipalities to redefine and enhance the parking enforcement experience for both enforcers and motorists while visibly driving compliance. The Barnacle® is the modern alternative to outdated practices like booting and towing and leverages technology and data to provide an effective, efficient and fair way to enforce parking requirements.

“Our goal is to work with like-minded partners to make parking enforcement across the country more convenient and fairer to both the parking enforcers and the parking offenders,” states Colin Heffron, chairman of Barnacle Parking. “We partnered with Trevelino/Keller based on their vast experience helping similarly sized brands scale. Together, we can reach new audiences through strategic marketing.”

As a company, Trevelino/Keller brings 20 years of brand reputation, media strategy, digital expertise and creative services to its partnership with Barnacle Parking.

“Barnacle Parking has created a truly innovative concept that is disrupting the parking industry in all the right ways,” shares Genna Keller, Co-CEO at Trevelino/Keller. “They have a winning formula – the right team and technology to grow and scale.”

About Barnacle Parking

Barnacle Parking empowers parking operators, business owners, corporate campuses, healthcare organizations and municipalities to redefine and enhance the parking enforcement experience for both enforcers and motorists while visibly driving compliance. The Barnacle®, an intelligent parking enforcement solution, provides real-time resolution for motorists.

For more information, visit www.barnacleparking.com.

About Trevelino/Keller

Trevelino/Keller is a Growth PR+Mkt firm focused on building, launching and scaling B2C and B2B companies. It leans into public relations, growth marketing and creative studios to develop measurable programming that leads to outcome-driven goals. Its Creative Studios delivers brand identity, graphic design, web services and dynamic content. Headquartered in Atlanta, the firm holds the distinction of having the industry’s best talent retention, is the 2022 third fastest growing and ranks second in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.trevelinokeller.com.

EVPassport and Associa Partner to Deliver an Integrated Charging Solution to Managed Communities

April 02, 2024

EVPassport and Associa Partner to Deliver an Integrated Charging Solution to Managed Communities

North America’s largest community association management firm strikes a strategic partnership with the nation’s most reliable charging network to enhance ESG objectives and improve community amenities.

LOS ANGELES—-EVPassport, the most reliable EV charging network in the United States, and Associa, the leading provider of community management services throughout North America, today announced a strategic partnership to provide next-generation electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at Associa-managed communities throughout the United States. Under the agreement, Associa will implement EVPassport’s infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform across its national portfolio of managed communities, delivering a reliable, frictionless charging experience to over five million residents.

“Both EVPassport and Associa aim to provide innovative turnkey solutions that make people’s lives easier—and encourage sustainable living,” said Hooman Shahidi, Co-founder and CEO of EVPassport. “Our partnership with Associa helps close the demand gap for reliable EV charging and reaffirms our commitment to continued innovation—specifically in the areas of customer service and engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for EVPassport as we move into our next phase of growth and build the most reliable and easy-to-use charging network.”

With the new partnership, Associa-managed communities will have access to EVPassport’s innovative and reliable hardware, exclusive cloud-based software, and connected infrastructure technology, through the EVPassport IaaS platform. The demand for reliable, easy-to-use EV charging has surged in recent years amid record-setting EV sales. With EVPassport, Associa-managed communities and the residents they serve benefit from an end-to-end solution that prioritizes the customer experience through high reliability and a frictionless, app-less charging experience.

“Investing in EV charging is becoming a necessity for communities who are committed to upholding their property values, increasing their marketability, and perpetuating sustainability,” said Jason Salmonson, Senior Vice President, Integrated Services at Associa. “We proudly welcome EVPassport to our roster of world-class partners, furthering our commitment to bringing industry-leading technology solutions to our communities. We selected the EVPassport IaaS platform for its ability to provide an easy-to-use charging experience for our communities while delivering great economic value that helps advance community engagement while aligning with our ESG initiatives.”

Associa is a leading community management service company delivering complete and comprehensive turnkey management services and an array of solutions and resources to provide an exceptional experience to thousands of communities. In 2021, the company founded Associa Green, an environmental initiative to help families live healthier, more sustainable lives.

EVPassport provides an end-to-end EV charging solution for managed communities and properties that helps increase occupancy, strengthen tenant satisfaction and retention, and improve charging equity. The company utilizes an innovative business model that allows for charging infrastructure to be installed under an IaaS model that provides the lowest cost of entry and a lucrative revenue share model to deliver managed communities with the fastest ROI.

Since EVPassport’s inception in 2020, the company has scaled its network to 35 states, Canada, and Mexico. It has deployed thousands of chargers while delivering 99.97% uptime. This news comes on the heels of EVPassport raising $200 million to support the rapid growth of its IaaS platform.

For more information about EVPassport, visit www.evpassport.com.

About EVPassport LLC
EVPassport LLC is the Nation’s most reliable EV Charging Network. The company was founded by a team of leaders across technologies, enterprise software, and financial services. Together, the founding team represents experience from companies like Twitter, Oracle, Salesforce, Booz Allen, and the White House. EVPassport is the technological evolution of EV charging software and hardware for forward-thinking companies worldwide that place a high value on the satisfaction of their customers. EVPassport is based in Santa Monica, California, and is backed by a $25-billion-dollar private equity firm. Some of EVPassport’s customers include Fairfield Residential, Ace Parking, Brookfield, MJW Investments, Nuveen, and National Development. To learn more, please visit www.evpassport.com.

About Associa
With more than 300 branch offices across North America, Associa is building the future of community for more than 7.5 million residents worldwide. Our 15,000+ team members lead the industry with unrivaled education, expertise, and trailblazing innovation. For more than 45 years, Associa has brought positive impact and meaningful value to communities. To learn more, visit www.associaonline.com.

CK CONSULTING ANNOUNCES VICTOR ALISTAR JOINING THE PARTNERSHIP

April 02, 2024

CK CONSULTING ANNOUNCES VICTOR ALISTAR JOINING THE PARTNERSHIP

Today CK Consulting, an independent expert consultancy in parking operations and technology, proudly announces Victor Alistar joining our dynamic team and partner board. With an illustrious track record of driving transformative change and positioning parking operations for sustained growth, Victor brings over 18 years of strategic leadership within the mobility and transportation sectors.

In his new role, Victor will spearhead a pioneering organization dedicated to mobility and transportation consulting services in North America in the public and private sectors. This initiative will encompass areas such as parking policy, pricing, allocation, streamlining facility management and the use of technology solutions. Drawing from his extensive experience, Victor excels in developing business strategies, instilling accountability and optimizing cost structures to drive uplifts in profitability.

Victor holds a B.A. in Management and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and calls California his home. He can be reached at (916) 709 4580 or va@ck.consulting (no dot com!) and welcomes connections at linkedin.com/in/victoraalistar/

Brett Galvin, Chairman of CKC USA LLC added, “We couldn’t be happier to have Victor join this industry leading team of international parking professionals. Victor’s long commitment to ensuring the highest levels of their customers’ success matches perfectly to CKC’s commitment to delivering high quality outcomes for customers and their parkers. As the parking consumers change their behaviour post-COVID and with many new SaaS entrants in the tech space, we will be continually required to provide sound strategic planning and procurement advice to set customers up for long-term performance, in what is an ever more complex and fast changing parking environment.”

About CK Consulting USA

Since 1996, our team of Parking Technologists have been developing and delivering strategies that centre on maximizing the value of the parking assets you currently have. We leverage the right technology, contracting and pricing strategies to do it. Parking technology is changing and there is money to be made and saved right now. We bring the smarts and the sweat to align you with it.

CKC provides teams like yours with independent professional analysis and support for procuring complex Parking Management configurations and associated Technologies. We’re currently providing this for any number of similar organizations right now. We like to get things done, so we slot into your team to help develop the business case, budgets, forecasts, implementation timing and scopes; deliver best in the world specifications and contract arrangements; assist in releasing the request package, prepare your team for the change; negotiate, project manage and deliver a quality assured outcome. In recent engagements CKC has been able to increase operating profits significantly with the redesign of upgrades and get the procurement done in a sort time with ease. www.ck.consulting.

ParkHub and JustPark Agree to Merge Alongside Strategic Growth Investment from FTV Capital and LLR Partners

March 21, 2024

ParkHub and JustPark Agree to Merge Alongside Strategic Growth Investment from FTV Capital and LLR Partners

Leading US parking solutions provider, ParkHub, and one of the UK’s leading app-based parking platforms, JustPark, agree to merge.
Together, ParkHub and JustPark currently serve more than 20 million drivers and over 500 B2B customers, representing $1 billion+ in booking volume.
Combination of leading parking technology and payments providers creates robust end-to-end platform to serve entire parking ecosystem in North America and the United Kingdom.
This growth acquisition is backed by FTV Capital and existing investor, LLR Partners.

DALLAS and LONDON – March 21, 2024 – ParkHub, a leading North American provider of parking management software and payments solutions, today announced an agreement to combine businesses with JustPark, one of the UK’s leading app-based parking reservations technology and payments platforms. The combination creates a full-service parking software and payments solution for customers across North America and the United Kingdom. As part of this transaction, ParkHub secured a strategic growth investment led by FTV Capital with participation from existing investor LLR Partners.

“After 18 years at the forefront of transforming parking experiences for millions, our merger with ParkHub catapults JustPark to new heights,” said Anthony Eskinazi, founder and CEO of JustPark. “Our dedication to improving the parking experience for drivers continues, and with our cutting-edge technology and unrivalled support, we’re set to revolutionize parking for our customers and partners both here in the UK, and now also in North America.”

ParkHub provides a complete parking technology ecosystem to optimize revenue-driven parking operations, including facilitating payments and delivering real-time business insights for parking operators and venue management companies across North America, serving some of the largest sports and entertainment venues, universities, municipalities and commercial asset holders. JustPark will continue to leverage its technology to facilitate an online marketplace in the UK by matching drivers with available parking spaces and monetizing unused parking capacity. Together, ParkHub and JustPark currently serve more than 20 million drivers and more than 500 B2B customers, representing $1 billion+ in booking volume. JustPark’s Eskinazi will continue to lead the UK business.

“We are excited to invest in JustPark’s vision to provide the world’s best parking experiences and look forward to leveraging the combined company’s capabilities for our marquee customers across North America and the UK,” said Jeff Shanahan, CEO at ParkHub. “Having successfully worked with FTV in the past, I’m confident that their track record and extensive expertise within the vertical software and payments space make them the ultimate value-add partner to complement LLR as we chart this next phase of growth.”

The accelerating transition from cash to digital payments and growing adoption of prepaid parking has precipitated a need for an end-to-end platform that helps high-velocity parking facilities more efficiently manage their parking operations. Adding to this momentum, primary ticketing vendors are increasingly relying on partnerships with prepaid parking providers for on- and off-venue parking to help improve ingress and effectively manage parking reservations. With this acquisition, we believe that ParkHub is well positioned to capitalize on these industry tailwinds by leveraging JustPark’s parking reservations and mobile payments capabilities.

“Both ParkHub and JustPark stand out as category-leading vertical SaaS and payments platforms in their respective markets, and we’re excited to help these two complementary, yet distinct, offerings come together and accelerate growth in the expansive parking software and payments market,” said Kyle Griswold, partner at FTV Capital. “We’re also thrilled for the opportunity to once again partner with both Jeff and LLR. Jeff has been a leader at several successful FTV portfolio companies and has extensive experience growing and scaling vertical software and payments companies.”

“We are thrilled to announce our combination with JustPark, and to partner with Anthony and the entire JustPark team. Together, we will continue to provide our customers and partners with industry leading parking software and payment solutions,” said Ryan Goldenberg, partner at LLR Partners. “In addition, we welcome FTV Capital to ParkHub’s board of directors and look forward to a successful strategic partnership.”

As part of this growth investment, Kyle Griswold and Adam Hallquist, principal at FTV Capital, joined ParkHub’s board of directors.

About ParkHub

ParkHub is the leading integrating software, payments, and data insights provider for the North American market. ParkHub solutions include multiple payment options, real-time operational data, robust performance analytics, dynamic pricing, and is the industry leader in seamless integrations with the nation’s renowned ticketing and parking reservation providers. For more information, visit ParkHub.com.

About JustPark

JustPark, established in 2006, is the UK’s favorite parking app, parking a car every 2 seconds. With 13 million drivers and more than 250,000 spaces – including 50,000 residential spaces and some of the UK’s biggest councils and car parking companies, JustPark markets and monetizes both unused driveways and car park capacity, benefitting drivers and creating revenue for space owners. Their investors include Index Ventures, LocalGlobe, Itochu and 10,000 retail investors via Crowdfunding.

About FTV Capital

FTV Capital is a sector-focused growth equity investment firm that has raised $6.2 billion to invest in high-growth companies offering a range of innovative solutions in three sectors: enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction processing. FTV’s experienced team leverages its domain expertise and proven track record in each of these sectors to help motivated management teams accelerate growth. FTV also provides companies with access to its Global Partner Network®, a group of the world’s leading enterprises and executives who have helped FTV portfolio companies for two decades. Founded in 1998, FTV Capital has invested in 140 portfolio companies, including BillingPlatform, EBANX, Kore.ai, LoanPro, Ottimate, ReliaQuest, True Potential and Vagaro, and successfully exited/partially exited companies including CardConnect (acquired by First Data), Enfusion (NYSE: ENFN), Globant (NYSE: GLOB), InvestCloud (recapitalized), RapidRatings (recapitalized), Strata Fund Solutions (acquired by Alter Domus), Vpay (acquired by Optum) and WorldFirst (acquired by Ant Financial). FTV has offices in San Francisco, New York, Connecticut and London. For more information, please visit www.ftvcapital.com and follow the firm on LinkedIn.

About LLR Partners

LLR Partners is a private equity firm investing in technology and healthcare businesses. We collaborate with our portfolio companies to identify and execute on key growth initiatives and help create long-term value. Founded in 1999 and with more than $6 billion raised across seven funds, LLR is a flexible provider of equity capital for growth, recapitalizations and buyouts. Learn more at www.llrpartners.com and follow the firm on LinkedIn.

PayByCar Launches Off-Street Parking Pilot in Four States across the United States

March 20, 2024

PayByCar Launches Off-Street Parking Pilot in Four States across the United States

Company seeking next financing round to continue expansion

Boston, MA. – PayByCar, Inc., the mobile payments company responsible for providing pay-by-text payments for in-vehicle fueling payments, along with the help of “Driven by E-ZPass™”, continues expansion into the off-street parking industry where the technology will be tested in at least four states in the United States throughout 2024.

“PayByCar enables millions of drivers with an E-ZPass transponder to effortlessly park and pay without the need for cumbersome cash transactions, scanning QR codes, inserting tickets, or paying with phone apps, which not only optimizes convenience and efficiency but also addresses the increasing demand for more efficient contactless payment solutions,” said Anand Raman, President and Chief Operating Officer of PayByCar.

The company is currently testing its payments management platform for drivers in several major markets in the Eastern United States rolling out pilot projects at commercial parking locations and transportation centers. The company is looking to reshape the parking experience for garage owners, operators, and customers with continued investor partnerships.

Following PayByCar’s innovative implementation of mobile payments technology responsible for providing pay-by-text payments at gas stations across Massachusetts, the company has made waves in the fintech and fueling industry following successful partnerships with organizations like the 19-state E-ZPass Group, Alltown Mobil, and others.

“The upcoming financing round will support PayByCar’s rapid expansion throughout the East Coast this next 12 months to hundreds of additional fueling stations and parking facilities, and to accelerate our growth in consumer membership to upwards of a million people,” Raman said.

By simplifying the on-arrival ticketing & subsequent payment experience, PayByCar can dramatically improve traffic flow during peak times, improving customer satisfaction by eliminating logjams that often occur when multiple vehicles leave a parking garage simultaneously. Over time PayByCar expects the impact on through-put in event parking to be every bit as dramatic as electronic tolling has been in eliminating long toll lines on highways.

With the trend towards frictionless, contactless payments, the company’s payment orchestration platform has the potential to simplify the overall parking experience for drivers while increasing authorizations and minimizing lost revenue for parking operators.

PayByCar is currently available for use in select gas stations throughout Massachusetts where it has proven its technology streamlines the overall gas purchase experience. The technology offers users a secure and convenient pay-by-text mobile payment method for gas purchases.

To learn more about PayByCar and how it can streamline parking operations while boosting customer satisfaction, interested parties can visit https://www.mypaybycar.com or contact David Clark at dclark@mypaybycar.com.

Propark Mobility Appoints Scott Gladney to Senior Vice President of Operations of the Mountain Region

March 18, 2024

Propark Mobility Appoints Scott Gladney to Senior Vice President of Operations of the Mountain Region

Denver, Colorado – Propark Mobility announced today that Scott Gladney has been brought on to serve as the company’s Senior Vice President of Operations for the company’s Mountain Region.

“Scott Gladney has spent 19 years building an impeccable reputation for himself in the hospitality industry,” said JohnReimers, Propark’s Chief Operating Officer. “He is an absolutely ideal fit with Propark’s premium service delivery model, in which we aspire to always connect with our guests, through thoughtful interactions that oftentimes surprise and delight.”

As a hospitality professional with nearly two decades of industry experience and an MBA in Strategic Business Analytics, Scott most recently served as General Manager for Sage Hospitality Group, where he prided himself on driving hospitality operations successes through creating memorable guest satisfaction experiences and building a culture of leadership that transcended hospitality. Holding positions of General Manager and Regional Manager over his career, his brand operations leadership experience has resulted in steady hotel financial improvement and further opened doors for Scott to share his passion for hospitality with others. Scott imparted his wisdom by teaching and mentoring students as an Affiliate Professor of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s School ofHospitality for more than six years, inspiring the next generation of hospitality service professionals.

“Not only is Scott an expert in the hospitality side of operations and creating memorable guest experiences, but he alsobrings a background in strategic business analytics,” said David Schmid, Propark’s Chief Executive Officer. “He has a proven track record of success when it comes to consistent financial growth of assets under his management, productive client relations, and effective, modernized project management. We look forward to seeing his success in action at Propark.”

In this role, Scott will be responsible for the successful management of Propark’s client relationships, organizationalgrowth and development, acquisitions, customer retention, and successful client financial performance across all verticals in the Mountain Region.

About Propark Mobility

Propark Mobility is a national, innovation-driven parking management company that provides full-service parking andmobility services for over 1,000 hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and off-airport locations in over 140 cities across the United States. For more information, please visit www.propark.com.

Enforcement Associates Announces North American Accreditation Program for Private Compliance Providers at PIE 2024

March 12, 2024

Enforcement Associates Announces North American Accreditation Program for Private Compliance Providers at PIE 2024

Schaumburg, Illinois: In an effort to bring consistency and standardization to a largely unregulated private parking compliance industry, Enforcement Associates announced today the launch of ParkCert.Org. ParkCert.Org will provide the stage from which the industry can move forward as a fully self-regulated and policing entity that values both consumer rights and private property rights.

All members will be subject to a complete compliance program review before accreditation is granted, which will include posting of clear and concise signage, compliance with all state & local laws, adherence to a professional Code of Conduct, and provision of an independent appeals process. Continuing membership will be subject to continuing education, onsite visits, signage review, dispute process audits, and investigation of consumer complaints.

“We look forward to making this the premier organization representing both the private compliance industry and its patrons.” says Craig Bagdon of Enforcement Associates. “With this unified voice we can bring attention to this largely misunderstood industry and aid regulators in drafting common sense legislation that benefits all.”

Craig Bagdon, President

Enforcement Associates

(509) 999-6313

craig@enforcementassociates.com

Parking Industry Media Pioneer, Parking Today, Welcomes New Ownership

March 12, 2024

Parking Industry Media Pioneer, Parking Today,

Welcomes New Ownership

Parking Today Media, the leading parking industry media company, announces a change in ownership. Kevin Uhlenhaker has purchased the company and its related outlets from founder John Van Horn.

Founded by Van Horn in 1996, Parking Today has grown to become the largest parking media company in the industry, with over 14,000 print issues delivered each month plus more than 15,000 unique visits to its digital assets, including Parknews.biz, its parking news aggregator.

“I am pleased and excited to have chosen Kevin as my successor here at Parking Today,” said Van Horn. “He brings fresh perspective, relationships and skills to accelerate Parking Today’s scope and impact. His background in entrepreneurship and parking technology will go far in jumpstarting Parking Today expansion into new offerings and markets.”

“John and his team have created the leading voice of the parking industry and I look forward to working with them to continue Parking Today’s growth with the resources to bring new avenues of spreading parking-focused news both in the US and internationally,” said Uhlenhaker. “I’m excited to build on the robust foundation and strengthen the Parking Today core suite of products for today’s parking professionals. Key to that will be prioritizing the voice of our customers and ensuring we are exceeding their expectations.”

A graduate of Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business, Uhlenhaker began his career in parking technology at T2 Systems. He was the co-founder and CEO of NuPark, served as the CEO of Omnipark, and most recently was a Senior Vice President at Flash. He brings over two decades of experience in the parking industry. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Prior to founding Parking Today, Van Horn’s tenure has covered both sales and publishing, having led the sales team at a major PARCS company and edited a country weekly newspaper. He will remain involved in the business in a consulting function.

“It’s a testament to John’s commitment to Parking Today to remain as Editor Emeritus, which will help me continue the legacy that has made Parking Today a legend in our industry,” noted Uhlenhaker. “I am thrilled to join Parking Today as CEO and Publisher, and begin working closely with the team and valued customers.”

Contacts:

Kevin Uhlenhaker John Van Horn

kevin@parkingtoday.com jvh@parkingtoday.com

512 786 2886 310 625 5724

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