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ATLAS Space Operations to Support Blue Origin’s Blue Ring DarkSky-1 Mission

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Blue Origin has selected ATLAS Space Operations, the largest U.S.-owned and operated federated ground network, to provide ground segment support for their upcoming Blue Ring mission, DarkSky-1.

Key Points: 
  • Blue Origin has selected ATLAS Space Operations, the largest U.S.-owned and operated federated ground network, to provide ground segment support for their upcoming Blue Ring mission, DarkSky-1.
  • In a statement regarding Blue Ring’s DarkSky-1 mission, ATLAS Director of Commercial Solutions Paige Cooley said, “There is no margin for error when supporting a mission such as DarkSky-1.
  • “Blue Ring’s collaboration with ATLAS’ hybrid space architecture will demonstrate enhanced space mobility and operations for commercial, civil, and national security customers,” said Paul Ebertz, Senior Vice President of Blue Origin’s In-Space Systems.
  • “Blue Origin is a great company whose ambitions for space are truly matched by their ingenuity and expertise.

Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

This financing marked Societe Generale’s sixth transaction supporting Lightsource bp’s renewable energy projects in the USA.

Key Points: 
  • This financing marked Societe Generale’s sixth transaction supporting Lightsource bp’s renewable energy projects in the USA.
  • This financing marked ING’s fifth transaction supporting Lightsource bp’s renewable energy projects in the USA.
  • This financing marked Lloyds Bank’s third transaction supporting Lightsource bp’s renewable energy projects in the USA.
  • Lightsource bp currently operates three solar projects in Texas: 260MW Impact, 163MW Elm Branch and 153MW Briar Creek Solar.

CROWN SIGNS RENEWABLE ENERGY DEAL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING COVERAGE OF ITS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN EUROPE

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) has entered a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Enel Green Power España (EGPE), Endesa's renewable energy subsidiary, securing renewable electricity from a new PV project built in Badajoz, Spain. This deal will cover all of Crown's current operational footprint in European countries that are part of the Alliance of Issuing Bodies (AIB), which manages the European Energy Certificate System, allowing the Company to advance in its Twentyby30™ sustainability program.

Key Points: 
  • To initiate this latest effort around responsible solutions, Crown worked with Schneider Electric , the leading adviser in corporate renewable energy procurement and carbon management, on the project selection and VPPA negotiation.
  • This agreement is Crown's first VPPA in Europe and demonstrates the Company's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to act locally.
  • Scheduled to start operation in October 2025, the renewable energy supply from the PV power plant follows Crown's earlier renewable energy project designed to address decarbonization and sustainability goals.
  • "We're proud to have facilitated this pivotal agreement between Crown and EGPE, which significantly advances Crown's environmental and sustainability initiatives."

Seroba Announces Above Target Final Close of its Fund IV at €123M ($134M)

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Seroba, a European life sciences venture capital firm headquartered in Dublin, with offices in Paris and Milan, announced today the final close of its Seroba Fund IV at €123M ($134M).

Key Points: 
  • Seroba, a European life sciences venture capital firm headquartered in Dublin, with offices in Paris and Milan, announced today the final close of its Seroba Fund IV at €123M ($134M).
  • The Fund will target up to 12 investments and has, to date, invested in 5 companies: Perfuze, Sibylla Biotech, Deciphex, Complement Therapeutics and Artica Therapeutics.
  • Fund IV will focus on innovative early-stage investments in life sciences companies, predominantly in Western Europe, and selectively in North America, with a primary focus on biotech.
  • With a pan-European footprint, the Seroba team continues to assess a rich pipeline of investment opportunities in its focus areas.

PSI Group, a Long-Established Global Logistics Service Provider, Plans to List on Nasdaq Through Merger with AIB Acquisition Corporation

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Thursday, December 28, 2023

PSI is one of the renowned air freight forwarding specialists in Hong Kong, providing global logistics and supply chain service to clients of various industries, including postal operators, e-Commerce merchants, senders and consignees.

Key Points: 
  • PSI is one of the renowned air freight forwarding specialists in Hong Kong, providing global logistics and supply chain service to clients of various industries, including postal operators, e-Commerce merchants, senders and consignees.
  • Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong with a global network, operating through its subsidiaries, namely Profit Sail Int’l Express (H.K.)
  • The company is managed and run by a group of professionals with over 30 years of combined expertise in the logistics and air/ocean freight industries.
  • Cooley LLP is serving as U.S. legal advisor, and Ogier is serving as Cayman Islands legal advisor to PSI in connection with the Business Combination.

Employ Prince George's Opens Doors to New Building Trades Career Center

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Friday, December 8, 2023

The center will offer career coaching, job readiness training, and be home to training programs and apprenticeships for all unions within the building trades.

Key Points: 
  • The center will offer career coaching, job readiness training, and be home to training programs and apprenticeships for all unions within the building trades.
  • This will be the first affiliated American Job Center to open inside of a building trades union in the United States.
  • The Building Trades Career Center will serve as a principal training and career development location for Employ Prince George's construction and infrastructure workforce development initiatives, spearheaded by the nationally recognized Construction Works Program (CWP) and Apprenticeship Innovation Program (AIP).
  • Walter Simmons, President and CEO of Employ Prince George's, expressed his excitement, stating, "The opening of the Building Trades Career Center marks a significant milestone for the Prince George's County Public Workforce System and the Prince George's County economy".

Electriq Global, an Industry Leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers, Gets a Grant from RVO for Its Powder Plant in the port of Amsterdam

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

TIRAT CARMEl, Israel, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electriq Global , a pioneer and industry leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers was awarded a €1.1M grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

Key Points: 
  • TIRAT CARMEl, Israel, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electriq Global , a pioneer and industry leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers was awarded a €1.1M grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
  • "This grant will enable us to continue the design and engineering of the first-of-its-kind Electriq Powder plant.
  • Jeff Armstrong, CEO of Zenith Energy Terminals, "We are very pleased to see Electriq's Powder plant receive RVO support.
  • Dorine Bosman, Chief Investment Officer at Port of Amsterdam, emphasizes, "Port of Amsterdam strongly supports the Electriq Powder plant, as it aligns perfectly with H2A's mission.

Electriq Global, an Industry Leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers, Gets a Grant from RVO for Its Powder Plant in the port of Amsterdam

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

TIRAT CARMEl, Israel, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electriq Global , a pioneer and industry leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers was awarded a €1.1M grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

Key Points: 
  • TIRAT CARMEl, Israel, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electriq Global , a pioneer and industry leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers was awarded a €1.1M grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
  • "This grant will enable us to continue the design and engineering of the first-of-its-kind Electriq Powder plant.
  • Jeff Armstrong, CEO of Zenith Energy Terminals, "We are very pleased to see Electriq's Powder plant receive RVO support.
  • Dorine Bosman, Chief Investment Officer at Port of Amsterdam, emphasizes, "Port of Amsterdam strongly supports the Electriq Powder plant, as it aligns perfectly with H2A's mission.

Tamer Cavusgil Begins Term as Dean of the Academy of International Business Fellows

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- S. Tamer Cavusgil , Regents’ Professor, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair, and executive director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER-GSU) at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has begun a three-year term as Dean of the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB).

Key Points: 
  • Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- S. Tamer Cavusgil , Regents’ Professor, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair, and executive director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER-GSU) at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has begun a three-year term as Dean of the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB).
  • He is the 17th Dean of the AIB Fellows, a group of distinguished scholars recognized for their outstanding contributions to international business field.
  • “We are delighted that Tamer Cavusgil has been recognized for his enormous contributions to the study and practice of international business with his selection as Dean of the AIB Fellows,” said Richard Phillips, dean of the Robinson College.
  • Cavusgil succeeds Lorraine Eden, Professor Emerita of Management of Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School, as Dean of the AIB Fellows.

ENT Partners announces Specialty Care Institute receives certification as only one of two American Institute of Balance Centers in the state of Illinois

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

SCI is only one of two American Institute of Balance (AIB) Centers of Specialty Care in the state of Illinois.

Key Points: 
  • SCI is only one of two American Institute of Balance (AIB) Centers of Specialty Care in the state of Illinois.
  • Specialty Care Institute utilizes advanced clinical protocols and advanced technology to provide the most sophisticated level of diagnostic care available in the field of vestibular science.
  • According to the National Institutes of Health, 90 million Americans will experience dizziness, vertigo or imbalance sometime in their lives.
  • Office-based vestibular balance diagnostic services will enable our physicians us to expand their armamentarium of services and offer patients a potential solution to their balance related issues," said ENT Partners CEO, Jim Feinstein.