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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cemex US and Port Tampa Bay, joined by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, today celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Cemex Aggregate Terminal at Port Tampa Bay. The expansion, supported by a $29 million Cemex investment and a $7 million Florida Department of Transportation grant, significantly increases the terminal's capacity to receive, store and distribute the aggregates used in concrete, asphalt and construction projects across the region. The expanded terminal m...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delegates at CUPE Ontario’s annual convention have elected Yolanda McClean, the union’s serving secretary-treasurer, to lead Ontario’s largest union. McClean is the first education worker and the first Black woman to be elected president of CUPE Ontario, which represents more than 300,000 members working in the public sector. “I am humbled and honoured to have been chosen by CUPE members to serve in this role,” said McClean. “My foundation, as CUPE Ontario president, i...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Soon, schools across the country let out for summer. For tens of millions of kids, that means significantly more time on phones, tablets, gaming consoles, and apps their parents may never have heard of. For most families, it also means heading into the season underprepared for what their kids are actually encountering online. Today, Stanford Social Media Lab, in collaboration with the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) and California Partners Project, released A...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) joins the global commemoration of Menstrual Health Day with events across nearly 50 countries, highlighting the importance of reducing period stigma and expanding access to affordable menstrual products—critical steps in protecting overall health and reducing vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Menstrual Health Day is observed annually on May 28. Around the world, barriers to menstrual health continue to...

STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JK Moving applauded the Supreme Court’s ruling that freight brokers can be held accountable under state negligence laws when hiring unsafe carriers....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Golden Gate Global, a leading EB-5 regional center headquartered in San Francisco, California, is pleased to announce that the Westcourt Downtown Orlando EB-5 Project has received Form I-956F approval from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in just 4 months, significantly faster than the industry average of 12 months. The I-956F approval represents an important milestone for investors evaluating EB-5 opportunities in light of the upcoming grand...

HUDSON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FLIR Marine, a Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) company, today announced the launch of Ocean Scout Pro II, a next-generation handheld thermal imaging monocular engineered for professional mariners, marine law enforcement professionals and first responders who need reliable long-range detection and clear target identification in low-visibility conditions. Building on the award-winning Ocean Scout Pro platform, the FLIR Ocean Scout Pro II introduces new optics opti...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research examining how European and UK consumers and labour markets are absorbing another energy shock, with underlying resilience still evident despite weaker confidence and softer hiring. The report highlights that households enter the shock from a stronger aggregate position, supported by lower debt, elevated savings, and contained arrears, although these buffers are unevenly distributed. Labour markets also remain resilient, with unemployment still low...

VANDERHOOF, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE 1632 members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action following months of uncertainty after Mayor and Council declined to ratify an agreement that had been reached at the bargaining table. “Workers believed a fair agreement had been reached through negotiations,” said Dan Middleton, President of CUPE Local 1632. “After months of delays, our members are asking the employer to honour that agreement and provide some certainty for work...

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After returning to the table for the second time since this strike began, negotiations have broken off. After Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) presented an amended offer, lowering the previous proposal by millions of dollars, representatives of the government and employer once again presented a recycled version of the same deal they’ve been tabling since last August. “The message that government is sending us, sending the thousands of striking workers we r...