DISH Announces EVP, Network Development; Names New Retail Wireless and SLING TV Group Presidents - PRNewswire

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation today announced an expansion of its senior leadership team to support and advance the company's wireless future. Industry veteran Dave Mayo has joined the team as EVP, Network Development, Jeff Blum has been promoted to EVP, External and Legislative Affairs, and John Swieringa has been named Group President, Retail Wireless, and will retain his duties as DISH Chief Operating Officer (COO). In addition, Michael Schwimmer has been named Group President, SLING TV, following the departure of Warren Schlichting.

As EVP, Network Development, Dave Mayo is responsible for DISH's wireless buildout strategy and execution of the company's deployment of the nation's first standalone 5G network. He joins DISH as of June 1, bringing more than 25 years of wireless industry experience spanning network strategy, planning and implementation, development, financial analysis, operations, strategic transactions, vendor management and most recently, 5G, IoT and fixed wireless. Dave reports to DISH Co-Founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen.

Jeff Blum, another member of the senior leadership team reporting to Ergen, has been promoted to EVP, External and Legislative Affairs. Jeff has been with DISH for nearly 15 years and oversees state and federal government relations from the company's Washington, D.C. office. He has played an integral role in DISH's wireless journey, from spectrum acquisitions and regulatory affairs to his most recent work with the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission related to DISH's role in the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile.

John Swieringa, DISH's COO since December 2017, will add to his responsibilities as the new Group President, Retail Wireless. John will be responsible for DISH's retail wireless business, including strategy, operations and sales, in addition to his duties as COO, overseeing the company's customer experience operations, IT and billing & credit functions. John will continue to report to DISH CEO Erik Carlson.

Michael Schwimmer, who returned to DISH in June 2019 to lead International Business Development and Strategy, has been named Group President, SLING TV, reporting to Carlson. During his career at DISH, which began in 1996, Michael led the company's Marketing, Programming and Media Sales organizations and played a key role in launching the DISH International and DishLATINO brands. In addition to his work on SLING TV's international business, his over-the-top expertise was honed at Fuse Media, where he served as President and CEO. In his new role, Michael will be responsible for all aspects of the SLING TV business. He has also assumed responsibility for DISH Media Sales. Kevin Arrix, SVP, DISH Media Sales, will now report to Michael, and will continue to be responsible for the company's advertising sales, analytics and operations.

Andy LeCuyer, DISH SVP, Programming, will continue to lead the team responsible for acquisition and renewal of content for the company. A leader on the company's programming team since 2011, he now reports to Carlson.

About Dave Mayo:
http://about.dish.com/Dave-Mayo

About Jeff Blum:
http://about.dish.com/Jeffrey-Blum

About John Swieringa:
http://about.dish.com/John-Swieringa

About Michael Schwimmer:
http://about.dish.com/Michael-Schwimmer

About Kevin Arrix:
http://about.dish.com/Kevin-Arrix

About Andy LeCuyer:
http://about.dish.com/Andrew-LeCuyer

About DISH
DISH Network Corporation is a connectivity company. Since 1980, it has served as a disruptive force, driving innovation and value on behalf of consumers. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. Through its strategic spectrum portfolio and other assets, DISH is poised to enter the wireless market as a facilities-based provider of wireless services with a nationwide consumer offering and development of the first virtualized, standalone 5G broadband network in the U.S. DISH's OnTech Smart Services brand offers in-home installation of connected home devices and entertainment solutions. DISH Media serves as the company's advertising sales group delivering targeted advertising solutions. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is a Fortune 250 company.

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It's Your Business | For Savoy woman, starting bakery a piece of cake - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

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The first time Mila Thomas Fuller went into a Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery was when she was visiting her family in Louisiana.

“One year, my aunt is, like, ‘You’ve got to try this cake, I just know you would love it,’” she recalled. “I finally tried the cake, and oh my goodness. At that first bite I was a fan.”

Fuller, of Savoy, inquired over the years about starting her own Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise, and the Texas-based chain is finally ready to expand in central Illinois, she said.

Her Nothing Bundt Cakes will open at 408 W. Town Center Blvd., C, in late July or early August, pending the progress of construction, she said. The bakery will be next to the La-Z-Boy store.

Nothing Bundt Cakes products are baked on the premises, Fuller said.

Bakeries offer 8-inch and 10-inch bundt cakes, tiered bundt cakes that serve 26, miniature bundt cakes called bundtlets, cellophane-wrapped bundt-cake towers and bite size “Bundtinis” sold by the dozen.

Flavors include chocolate-chocolate chip, classic vanilla, red velvet, white chocolate raspberry, confetti, carrot cake, lemon, pecan praline and marble, plus a featured flavor, strawberries and cream, according to the website. (The lemon bundtlet, the first one Thomas ever tried, remains one of her favorites, she said.)

Fuller is wrapping up her tenure as assistant director of online programs at the University of Illinois College of Education.

She plans to sell cakes on a to-go basis only, but her bakery will have a retail shop up front where customers can buy gifts “and everything you would need for a perfect party,” she said.

The 9,046-square-foot building on Town Center Boulevard is owned by Shapland Realty. When Nothing Bundt Cakes opens, there will be 6,785 square feet in the building remaining for lease, according to Laura Shapland.

The Champaign bakery will be a franchise location, Shapland said. The franchisee couldn’t be reached.

Closing

CU Woodshop Supply Inc., 1401 Parkland Court, C, has announced plans to reopen for a liquidation sale and then close for good.

The shop has been closed since April 1 because of the COVID-19 state lockdown.

“Thank you to all our customers and friends who have supported our local woodworking store for these past 10 years,” said Dennis Coleman, the business’ president, in a post on the website. “It has been our pleasure and our privilege to serve you. We are sorry to say goodbye to the many friends we have made in the woodworking community in East Central Illinois and beyond.”

The liquidation sale will be held once the store can safely reopen. Details aren’t yet available. A lot of inventory, including used tools and machinery, will be available for sale, according to the website post.

Orders that have been placed recently will be honored as soon as deliveries are available from suppliers, and refunds will be made for those orders that can’t be filled, according to the website post.

The phone at the shop isn’t being answered, but the business said emails can be directed to sales@CUWoodshop.com.

Solar power

Here’s a chance to learn more about solar energy and access group pricing on solar installations this year.

Solar Urbana-Champaign is launching its fifth year of a group buy program, according to the city of Urbana.

The city, Prairie Rivers Network and Midwest Renewable Energy Association are supporting the bulk solar group-purchase for both businesses and homes in Champaign, Piatt and Vermilion counties, according to Urbana public works.

The program’s solar installation contractor is StraightUp Solar.

There have been 225 homes and businesses that have used the program to install solar on their properties since 2016, according to the city.

Solar Urbana-Champaign will be providing free, hour-long virtual education sessions in June and July.

You can learn more and sign up for a virtual “solar power hour” at SolarUrbanaChampaign.com.

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