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CORA Physical Therapy Has a New Owner
Gryphon Investors has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company CORA Health Holdings Corp to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. Gryphon originally invested in the Company in July 2016. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a media release.
Charlotte, NC-based CORA operates outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy clinics, with 228 clinics primarily in the Southeastern US. The Company’s 850+ physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and other clinicians offer outpatient physical rehabilitation services for orthopedic problems, work-related injuries, sports injuries and various neuromuscular and neurological conditions.
“We are extremely pleased with the outcome of this transaction, which is our second successful investment and exit in the physical therapy space. Under CEO Dennis Smith and his team, CORA built upon its reputation for high-quality clinical care and successfully expand
H.I.G. Purchases Cora Physical Therapy
An affiliate of
Cora Health Holdings Corp. from
Gryphon Investors, a middle-market private equity firm. Charlotte, NC-based Cora is an operator of outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy clinics.
Luke Schroeder, partner and co-head of Gryphon’s healthcare group, said, “We are extremely pleased with the outcome of this transaction, which is our second successful investment and exit in the physical therapy space. Under CEO Dennis Smith and his team, Cora built upon its reputation for high-quality clinical care and successfully expanded its market leadership in the Southeastern United States. We have no doubt that the company will continue to thrive with its new partners.”
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With blood donors few and far between for now, OneBlood is sending out the call to alleviate that as soon as possible.
“We’re looking for all blood types, and there’s an increased demand for O-negative and O-positive blood as well,” said Susan Forbes at OneBlood – a non-profit, blood center serving Florida, North Carolina and much of the Southeastern United States.
Forbes adds that blood is an ongoing need in the community, and they’d like to see people make donating it a habit.
“By doing that, you are helping ensure a ready blood supply for the community at all times,” Forbes said. “It’s about having that sustained donor response that really is key to ensuring a ready blood supply.”
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has tapped the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI – The Composites Institute, to develop and deploy new technologies for manufacturing coal-derived products using coal resources near distressed South Appalachian coal communities.
The $1.5 million grant awarded to IACMI will assist in the development of technologies to extract and produce critical minerals from both coal and coal ash in the South Appalachian Basin of east Tennessee, northwest Georgia and northern Alabama. Production of critical materials essential for clean energy projects, such as electric vehicle batteries, resilient buildings and infrastructure, can create jobs in coal and power plant communities.