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While many radio companies are eliminating jobs and furloughing employees, Dave Ramsey's company Ramsey Solutions is growing. The company is spending $52 million and adding 600 jobs in Tennessee to expand its corporate headquarters.

ABC Audio will provide three specials to affiliates over the July 4th holiday weekend. ABC Audio’s music specials Red, White and Rock Live and Fourth of July Live will include the best live cuts from in-concert performances. And, ABC News Radio will provide the three-hour special Turning to Tech.

ICA Radio’s three stations in Corpus Christi helped raise 931 pints of blood for the Coastal Bend Blood Center. Each donor received a t-shirt and a pint of ice cream and were entered to win other prizes from local businesses.

Marketron has unwrapped Marketron NXT, a single software solution for managing integrated radio and digital campaigns. The platform is built specifically for radio with a focus on helping broadcaster to sell third-party digital advertising.

A campaign commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first Pride Parade in Los Angeles has been launched by iHeartMedia. The campaign features a series of vignettes airing across participating LA based iHeartMedia stations along with personality, artist and celebrity voiced Pride messages and videos across the stations’ social platforms.

Beasley Media Group Detroit is hosting Solutions Not Slogans. The Zoom event will bring together community leaders to discuss ways to bridge the gap between residents and the Police department.

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future - The Concert will air on more than 100 iHeartMedia stations and streaming platforms Saturday, June 27. The concert is part of an effort to combat the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on marginalized communities.

The Independent Broadcasters Association is closer to its goal of landing 3,000 stations to launch with another 600 stations committing last week. Adams Radio Group CEO Ron Stone says 424 owners running 2,395 radio stations are now on the roster.

Benztown and P1 Media Group are hosting a webinar Thursday called Why Great Talent is Needed More Than Ever. The event will be hosted by Benztown CEO Andreas Sannemann and P1 Media Group's Ken Benson. Steve Reynolds of The Reynolds Group will be a guest.

(Randy Lane) Last week, Fred Jacobs wrote a blog that referenced former Apple and Pepsi executive John Sculley’s article in The Drum. Sculley advises businesses during the pandemic to reward their loyal customers if they want to come out of this in a better position.