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Larry Michael Baum Launches “Build Forward” Responsible Growth Pledge

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  • Managing Partner of Stellar Communities in Aventura, Florida commits to advancing sustainable housing standards and community-driven development.

Florida, USA, Jun 12, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Larry Michael Baum, Managing Partner of Stellar Communities, is launching a new personal initiative called the “Build Forward” Responsible Growth Pledge, focused on advancing sustainable housing practices and long-term community planning across Florida.

After more than 15 years leading eco-conscious residential development and overseeing the creation of more than 3,000 homes statewide, Baum believes Florida is entering a critical phase of growth.

“If you’re going to build in Florida, you have to think ahead,” Larry Michael Baum says. “Growth without structure creates long-term strain.”

He emphasizes that sustainability must be practical and disciplined.

“Green development only works if it’s operational,” he says. “It has to perform long term.”

Baum also believes housing shapes daily life in ways people often overlook.

“Development is stewardship,” he says. “You’re shaping something that will outlast you.”

Why This Matters Now

Florida continues to grow at a rapid pace. According to U.S. Census data, the state has recently added hundreds of thousands of new residents in a single year. Housing permits remain among the highest in the nation.

At the same time:

  • Residential buildings account for roughly 20% of total U.S. energy consumption.

  • Florida consistently ranks near the top in new housing starts.

  • Coastal states face increasing infrastructure strain due to climate-related risks.

  • Many metro areas lack “missing middle” housing options, limiting affordability and neighborhood balance.

Baum believes responsible development must keep pace with this growth.

“You can’t separate housing from environment,” he says. “If you ignore long-term realities, the costs show up later.”

The “Build Forward” Personal Pledge

Larry Michael Baum is committing to seven concrete behaviors:

  1. Review every new project for long-term environmental durability before approval.

  2. Prioritize energy-efficient design standards in all developments.

  3. Advocate publicly for missing middle housing solutions at least twice per year.

  4. Participate in local planning meetings to support responsible zoning practices.

  5. Promote community education about sustainable building principles.

  6. Publish one annual summary of sustainability performance benchmarks.

  7. Mentor emerging developers on integrating environmental standards into core operations.

“These are measurable actions,” he says. “Sustainability has to be built into systems.”

Do-It-Yourself Toolkit: 10 Actions Anyone Can Take

This pledge is not limited to developers. Individuals can influence responsible growth without spending money.

  1. Attend one local planning or zoning meeting.

  2. Ask builders about energy efficiency before buying or renting.

  3. Research how neighborhood density affects traffic and infrastructure.

  4. Support mixed-housing developments in your community.

  5. Reduce personal home energy consumption through simple conservation habits.

  6. Learn about missing middle housing models.

  7. Share sustainable housing resources with neighbors.

  8. Review local climate risk maps for your area.

  9. Encourage community discussions about long-term planning.

  10. Ask elected officials how sustainability is measured in new projects.

“Communities reflect the standards people demand,” Baum says.

30-Day Progress Tracker

Use this simple checklist to stay engaged:

Week 1
☐ Learn about local zoning rules
☐ Review your home’s energy use

Week 2
☐ Attend or watch one planning meeting
☐ Share one sustainable housing resource

Week 3
☐ Speak with a builder or landlord about efficiency standards
☐ Research missing middle housing examples

Week 4
☐ Have one community conversation about responsible growth
☐ Commit to one long-term action

Small actions compound over time.

“You don’t rush development,” Baum says. “You align it.”

Call to Action

Larry Michael Baum invites residents, developers, and community leaders across Florida to take the “Build Forward” Responsible Growth Pledge.

Start with one action this week. Share the toolkit. Encourage discussion about sustainable housing standards.

Responsible growth is not automatic. It is guided.

About Larry Michael Baum

Larry Michael Baum is the Managing Partner of Stellar Communities in Aventura, Florida. Born in Miami Beach and a graduate of Florida State University in Real Estate and Finance, he has led the development of more than 3,000 eco-friendly homes across Florida. His work focuses on sustainable residential development, urbanism, missing middle housing, and long-term economic resilience in community design.

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GoldRock Metal Exchange Earns BBB Accreditation, Reinforces Transparency for Precious-Metals Buyers

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Newport Beach, United States California, July 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

Newport Beach dealer highlights invoices before payment, insured private delivery and clear separation between dealer and IRA custodian roles

GoldRock Metal Exchange, a Newport Beach-based dealer facilitating purchases and sales of physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium, today announced that it became a BBB Accredited Business on May 4, 2026.

The company’s public BBB Business Profile gives consumers a place to review GoldRock’s business identity, address, management and accreditation status before entering a precious-metals transaction. BBB Accreditation reflects a business’s commitment to BBB Standards for Trust. It is not an endorsement, product certification or guarantee of transaction or financial outcomes.

“Trust should be verifiable before funds move,” said Beau Turner, chief executive officer of GoldRock Metal Exchange. “Clients should be able to verify the business, review the selected product and price in writing, and understand which party is responsible for delivery, retirement-account administration and custody.”

GoldRock’s public website describes separate transaction paths for direct purchases and self-directed IRA transactions. For direct purchases, the company confirms the selected product and transaction price and provides an invoice before payment. Insured private delivery is available for eligible purchases, subject to transaction and carrier terms.

For self-directed IRA transactions, GoldRock acts as the precious-metals dealer and assists with education, forms and transaction coordination. An independent custodian or trustee administers the retirement account, and qualifying metals are shipped to the secured depository selected for the account. GoldRock does not administer or custody IRAs.

The company’s process reflects a broader consumer-protection principle: pricing, fees and responsibilities should be clear before a transaction is completed. Public guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority encourages physical-metals buyers to compare spot and retail prices, understand premiums, dealer spreads and fees, and obtain agreed costs and terms in writing before paying.

“BBB Accreditation adds another public checkpoint, but accreditation is only one part of earning confidence,” Turner said. “The day-to-day standard is accurate information, responsive communication and transaction terms that a client can review and understand.”

Consumers can review GoldRock’s BBB Business Profile, learn about direct purchases or review the company’s self-directed precious-metals IRA process.

ABOUT GOLDROCK METAL EXCHANGE

GoldRock Metal Exchange is a Newport Beach, California-based precious-metals dealer facilitating purchases and sales of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion products. The company supports direct purchases for private delivery and eligible precious-metals transactions through self-directed IRAs. GoldRock is a dealer, not an IRA custodian, trustee, tax adviser or investment adviser.

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Blake Turner
GoldRock Metal Exchange
contact@goldrockmetalexchange.com
(888) 859-0978

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World AI Show Concludes Landmark Indonesia Edition, Announces Next Chapter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this September

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World AI Show Indonesia wraps up with high-stakes ministerial dialogues, enterprise blueprints, and precision networking as Trescon names Kuala Lumpur the next stop for its global series, scheduled for 9–10 September 2026.

Jakarta, Indonesia, 28th July 2026, ZEX PR WIRE  The highly anticipated 47th Global Edition of World AI Show successfully concluded at the Sheraton Grand Jakarta. The premier summit gathered 1,200+ senior tech leaders, enterprise decision-makers, and innovators from across Southeast Asia to turn strategic technological conversations into concrete commercial roadmaps. Organized by Trescon, the event solidified Indonesia’s position as a dominant hub for AI execution, driving immediate commercial value across regional enterprise ecosystems.

The milestone edition was driven by powerful public-private collaboration, officially backed by Strategic Government Partners, including the Ministry of Industry | Startup For Industry (SFI) and the Ministry of Creative Economy (EKRAF), alongside key industry bodies AISII and KORIKA, and Global Innovation Partner: DTEC Dubai (Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre)

The summit featured an elite lineup of global tech leaders, powered by Lead Sponsor DATADOG; Platinum Sponsor Magure; Gold Sponsors ZoomRedisUCloud GlobalPT ASIX INDONESIA CERDAS, and Akamai; Silver Sponsors Alibaba Cloud | Indonet and Datalabs | Google Cloud; alongside dedicated CXO Boardroom Partners DATADOGZoomRedis, and Aerospike. Crucial cross-sector alignments were further championed by key Association Partners including KADIN JAKARTAAPDIStarfindoBritcham IndonesiaISACA IndonesiaKUMPULTelkom UniversityADIGSIIndonesia AI Society, and Block 71 Indonesia.

The opening day delivered high-level strategic blueprints focused on commercializing AI efficiency. Addressing a packed room on the strategic imperative of advanced technologies, Muhammad Neil El Himam, Deputy for Digital and Technology Creativity at the Ministry of Creative Economy (EKRAF), delivered a compelling keynote titled “AI-Powered Creative Economy: Unlocking Indonesia’s Next Growth Engine.” Framing the technology through the lens of pop culture, El Himam stated that artificial intelligence is officially “inevitable,” asserting that the core challenge shifting for the nation is no longer about adoption, but determining who will engineer the greatest economic value from it. Citing hard data, he noted that generative AI reduces production timelines by 45% across design, writing, and video operations. Highlighting the ultimate relationship between automation and human ingenuity, El Himam remarked:

“Artificial intelligence will shape the future, but human creativity will determine its value.”

The operational complexity of AI took center stage during the panel session, “From Insight to Impact: How AI and Data Intelligence are Redefining Business Growth in Indonesia.” Leaders from banking, retail, telecom, and manufacturing explored embedding machine learning into core strategic architectures to move past dashboards and into measurable business outcomes. During the panel, Sajal Bhatnagar, Chief Digital Officer at Allo Bank, highlighted the structural paradigm shift taking place across the industry, stating:

“AI is not just for menial, administrative tasks; it is built for complexity. In credit underwriting alone, AI delivers predictive reasoning that outperforms human capabilities by 30%. We are witnessing a massive structural paradigm shift where complex responsibilities can be fully outsourced to AI, it is simply a matter of organizations being agile enough to adopt it.”

Day 2 shifted focus toward practical enterprise deployment and digital public infrastructure. Delivering a powerful keynote on “Indonesia’s Digital Tourism Journey: Building Smarter, More Connected Visitor Experiences,” Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Deputy Minister for Marketing for the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia, addressed the inevitable shift toward an AI-driven digital economy.

She officially highlighted the market launch of “Maya”, the country’s new 24/7 intelligent AI travel companion embedded into the Indonesia travel platform. Built under strict compliance to eliminate hallucinations, Maya curates hyper-personalized itineraries for global travelers in under three seconds while acting as a command center to counter over-tourism. Highlighting the critical balance between digital speed and human-centric service, Ni Made Ayu Marthini noted:

“Whether we like it or not, AI is here. But let me be entirely clear: we will never replace the natural hospitality of Indonesia with AI. Technology is simply a brilliant tool to make our ecosystem faster, more productive, and more profitable on the global stage, while keeping human connection at the absolute center of the experience.”

The event also featured insights from other highly influential driving forces, including Lupi Trilaksono, Head of Center for Health Resource System Policy at the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia; Arie Purwanto, Deputy Director of Data Science and Governance at Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan; Risma Fattahatin Muizzullah, Head of the Small and Medium Electronics and Telematics Industries Team, Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia; and Hans Christensen, Vice President at Dtec – Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus.

By bridging the gap between cutting-edge technical capabilities and industrial execution, the summit successfully bypassed event friction to unlock high-value face-to-face engagement. Utilizing KonfHub as the central networking highway, the platform enabled senior decision-makers to pin down closed-door discussions, fast-track partnership opportunities, and build alliances that will drive the next chapter of regional growth.

As the Indonesia edition came to a successful close, Trescon announced the highly anticipated next destination for its global AI series: the World AI Show Malaysia, scheduled to take place on 9–10 September 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The upcoming Malaysian edition will look to continue the conversation on AI’s pivotal role in accelerating enterprise transformation, building sovereign cloud infrastructure, and enabling long-term digital competitiveness across the ASEAN region.

For sponsorship & partnership opportunities at the upcoming World AI Show in Malaysia, please contact Shrikanth Prabhu, Commercial Director, at prabhu@tresconglobal.com.

About Trescon

Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm specialized in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, expos, investor connect and consulting services. For more information, visit: www.tresconglobal.com

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Scandic Coin Issues Statement About BitMart Withdrawal Freeze and Lack of Funds

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London, United Kingdom, July 27th, 2026, Chainwire

SCANDIC COIN (SNC) demands an immediate explanation from BitMart. According to SNC, a withdrawal request submitted on 26 July 2026 at 09:10:03 German time remained marked as “Processing” for more than 35 hours. At publication, 22,000 USDT and nearly 930,000 SNC had still not reached the designated wallets.

SCANDIC COIN states that timestamped screenshots document the balances, withdrawal request, amounts, date, time and continuing status. The assets are not BitMart’s property. According to SNC, they belong exclusively to its operating company, are not BitMart funds and are not locked in active trading positions.

BitMart has announced the wind-down of its trading-platform operations. In that context, a prolonged failure to release substantial company-owned assets — without a case-specific reason or reliable deadline — is unacceptable. An exchange instructing users to withdraw must demonstrate that withdrawals can actually be honoured.

The unavoidable question is: Is this a technical or compliance-related delay, or does BitMart lack sufficient liquidity, financial resources or operational capacity to honour withdrawals promptly and in full?

SCANDIC COIN is not asserting insolvency as a proven fact. But after more than 35 hours without payment or a satisfactory explanation, BitMart must dispel that concern immediately with verifiable facts.

BitMart Must Answer Immediately:

  • Why is the withdrawal still marked “Processing”?
  • Is a compliance, security or risk review pending, and are further documents required?
  • When exactly will the 22,000 USDT and nearly 930,000 SNC be released?
  • Does BitMart have sufficient liquid assets to honour all legitimate withdrawals in full?

Immediate Release or Escalation

SCANDIC COIN demands immediate release of the assets or a detailed written explanation identifying the precise legal, compliance, technical or security reason and a binding completion time. If BitMart fails to act, SNC will preserve the screenshots and account records and pursue all available legal and regulatory remedies.

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Office@ScandicCoin.dev

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