COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG), one of the largest discount retailers in the U.S., is encouraging customers to go BIG this holiday in a new ad campaign featuring familiar TV personalities and celebrity “BIGionaires” Molly Shannon of “Saturday Night Live” fame and Eric Stonestreet from “Modern Family.” The campaign, airing now, comes to life in a series of spots deployed across local and national television, radio, digital, video, mobile and social channels as well as in stores.

“Everyone can identify with Molly and Eric’s fun-loving personalities, which shine through in a big way in this newest, holiday-inspired continuation of our ‘Be A BIGionaire‘ brand campaign,” said Bruce Thorn, president and CEO of Big Lots. “This season, customers tell us they’re going big, from holiday decorating to gifting and everything in between, and we’re inviting them to have a wonderful ‘Have-it-all-iday’ with exceptional prices and surprising products at Big Lots.”

“Happy ‘Have-it-all-idays’! Eric and I had a blast being ‘BIGionaires’ in the Big Lots campaign,” said Shannon. “I love the holiday season! It is so fun decorating and getting in the spirit. Big Lots is a fun, authentic brand that really understands its customers. The holiday concept is playful and silly and energetic so Eric and I (both ‘BIGionaires’ at heart) were able to play off of one another and have a blast being naughty and nice!”

The company, with the support of creative agency Tombras, unveiled its breakthrough “Be A BIGionaire” national brand campaign in May, inviting savvy shoppers to feel like a million bucks when they hunt for great deals at their neighborhood Big Lots. The fresh holiday creative is a continuation of the “BIGionaire” launch, which continues to show a significant increase in consumers’ brand consideration to shop at and recommend Big Lots as a fun retail destination offering exceptional value and treasures throughout the store.

Big Lots features a unique shopping experience — part treasure hunt, part everyday necessities, along with special Big Buys — items bought in limited quantities at exceptional prices. Customers can choose to pay online with Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, or opt to pay later for select purchases on biglots.com in four interest-free payments using PayPal Pay in 4. Shoppers can also take advantage of in-store and curbside pickup as well as same-day and two-day delivery options.

KATY, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Igloo Products Corp., the leading American manufacturer of ice chests, softside coolers and drinkware, is proud to announce that company president and CEO Dave Allen was honored on December 9 with the prestigious Keep America Beautiful Vision for America 2021 award. This award recognizes and celebrates Allen for leading Igloo’s strong environmental posture, creating entire lines of eco-friendly coolers made from post-consumer recycled plastics and an eco-friendly disposable cooler.

“It’s an honor of a lifetime to be recognized by Keep America Beautiful for Igloo’s continuous innovation in sustainability,” said Dave Allen, president and CEO of Igloo Products Corp. “I’m enormously proud to lead a passionate team that’s working hard for the same sustainability goals. At Igloo, we win as a team, and we know with all certainty that every forward-thinking action we take right now will have a significant impact on our future in local communities all throughout America.”

Since 1986, Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has held an annual award gala and dinner “Vision for America” aimed to recognize and celebrate companies and individuals who have led remarkable change toward renewable transformation. The Keep America Beautiful Vision for America 2021 award gala was streamed live online on YouTube on December 9.

“Vision for America highlights the tri-sector partnership that is so critical to our success as a national nonprofit,” said Helen Lowman, president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful. “I’m thrilled that this year in addition to recognizing an exceptional affiliate organization and individuals who are leading conversations in communities across the country, we have the opportunity to honor Mr. David Allen, president and CEO of Igloo Products Corp. for his leadership in helping to create more sustainable lives.”

Igloo is well on its way to reaching its goal of being the most environmentally friendly cooler company on Earth by expanding its product offering made with recycled and sustainable materials, distributing lower impact products into more channels and investing in research and development to drive innovation and lead its industry in environmental stewardship.

Since 2019, Igloo has released RECOOL® (the world’s first 100% biodegradable cooler), ECOCOOL® (the world’s first hardside coolers made with recycled plastic) and many softside coolers made with post-consumer recycled plastic, along with implementing eco-friendly systems and technologies at its Texas manufacturing plant, including the transition to THERMECOOL® foam used in more than 90% of its hardside coolers.

Igloo’s ongoing eco-friendly initiatives can be found at igloocoolers.com/eco.

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI), the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $4.5 million contract from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for a regional smart mobility, safety and sustainability program, representing continued demand for Iteris’ specialized consulting services, cloud-enabled managed services and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions in southern California, a key geographic market.

OCTA’s three-year regional traffic signal synchronization project with Iteris supports its goals to significantly reduce countywide travel time, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while improving safety and mobility, and overall travel experience for all road users, including vehicles, buses, bicycles and pedestrians. By reducing delays and stops on key corridors for passenger vehicles and heavy vehicles, the project will help reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, which in turn will contribute to sustainable environmental and air quality improvements.

Since launch, OCTA’s traffic signal synchronization program has already resulted in a 13% reduction in travel time, a 14% improvement in travel speed, a 52-million-gallon reduction in fuel consumption and a 885 million pound reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Under the three-year project agreement, Iteris will upgrade traffic signal communications network and intelligent transportation system (ITS) devices, as well as provide signal timing and coordination services that will improve traffic flow, enhance public safety and decrease stops along Warner Avenue, a major east-west corridor that comprises key signalized intersections spanning three cities – Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Santa Ana – in Orange County, California.

The new agreement with OCTA follows contract awards totaling $8.3 million to perform the same traffic signal synchronization services for OCTA, announced in 2020, across Orange County’s Main Street and Katella Avenue corridors.

As part of the two-year operations and maintenance phase of the program, Iteris will deliver its recently launched congestion management service for intersections and arterials to augment OCTA’s traffic management operations on an ongoing basis. This offer bundles Iteris’ expertise and resources with the signal performance measures (SPM) and arterial performance measures (APM) features of Iteris’ ClearGuide® SaaS-based mobility intelligence solution. With ClearGuide SPM™, Iteris experts can monitor the health and safety of intersections, streamline their analysis through configurable alerts, and identify and prioritize optimizations without visiting the field. With ClearGuide APM, the project team can monitor arterial travel times and reliability, prioritize retiming efforts, identify congestion hotspots and understand how highway traffic impacts surrounding arterials. These activities will allow Iteris to proactively maintain optimum signal timing performance.

Earlier in 2021, Iteris announced that the City of Lake Forest, the Pulice-FNF-Flatiron Joint Venture and the OC 405 Partners Joint Venture had selected Iteris’ congestion management service to augment their traffic management operations to reduce congestion and improve safety.

“We are proud to continue to support OCTA’s goal of improving the safety, mobility and sustainability of Orange County road users by embarking on this traffic signal synchronization project,” said Scott Carlson, vice president, Alternative Delivery at Iteris. “This initiative represents the continued expansion of Iteris’ specialized consulting services, SaaS solutions and cloud-enabled managed services across the west coast, and will ultimately help to increase the value, effectiveness and resilience of the region’s existing transportation infrastructure, while also improving air quality and reducing fuel consumption.”

Iteris’ managed services and SaaS solutions are key components of the ClearMobility™ Platform – the world’s most complete solution to continuously monitor, visualize and optimize mobility infrastructure. ClearMobility applies cloud computing, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, advisory services and managed services to help ensure roads are safe, travel is efficient, and communities thrive.