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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd and the League of Chicago Theatres today announced the recipients of the 2026 Powering the Arts Grant Program. Celebrating its ninth year, the program is awarding a total of $205,000 to 19 nonprofit organizations across northern Illinois. These funds will support a range of arts initiatives, from youth creative development to engaging community experiences. “ComEd is proud to partner with the League of Chicago Theatres to support local arts programs that enrich o...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. & MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFL, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic cables, connectivity, equipment and related services, and Alcyon Photonics, a leader in photonic integrated IP (intellectual property) and design, today announced a strategic collaboration to develop advanced, high-efficiency optical coupling solutions for next-generation fiber-to-PIC coupling supporting multi-core connectivity in AI and hyperscale data center applications.The collaboration combines...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BKV Corporation (“BKV” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BKV) today announced it has completed the acquisition of certain Barnett Shale upstream, midstream and CCS assets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.The acquisition further advances BKV’s closed-loop energy strategy by expanding BKV’s operational footprint and production capacity with additional high-quality, low-decline Barnett Shale assets that complement the Company’s existing operations and infrastructure. The...

FORT MILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allconnect, a leading consumer platform that helps millions of customers compare and connect services that run their homes, earned a 2025 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) score of 89. This is the highest mark in the company's history and a higher score than of any of the more than 450 companies ACSI publicly reported across 43 industries in 2025. The 89 caps an eight-year run in which Allconnect has scored higher or matched the highest ACSI score of...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy AI platform Halcyon appointed Nick Chaset, CEO of Octopus Energy US and Uplight, to its board of directors as data center load grows....

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INK Communications Co., a North American PR agency specializing in integrated communications for B2B technology and energy companies, has been named to PRNEWS’ 2027 Agency Elite Top 120, marking its seventh consecutive year on the list. The annual list published by PRNEWS recognizes 120 PR and communications firms based on their core offerings, as well as recent agency developments and success stories from the previous 12 months, including business growth, new ca...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evers & Sons is pleased to announce the award of a new fabrication project involving eleven 42-inch mainline valve assemblies for a major energy infrastructure project. Our fabrication team will build each assembly around a 42-inch weld-end mainline valve, adding pipe on each side and an integrated 12-inch bypass system. The scope also includes NDE, hydrotesting, coating and final quality control before the assemblies are prepared for field installation. This award...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InfraTech Capital, a U.S.-based digital infrastructure investment and development company, today announced that it is advancing the development of a new fiber optic manufacturing platform under its InfraTech Cables brand. The project is being developed in connection with a confidential international infrastructure initiative and is intended to establish a manufacturing and export hub for advanced fiber optic cable products. The platform is being designed to serve d...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the data center sector confronts one of its most pressing challenges, meeting rapidly increasing demand for reliable power, Data Center World Power 2026 brings together industry experts, operators, energy providers and technology innovators on September 21-23 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Driven in large part by the growth of AI and increasingly power-intensive workloads, data center development is placing unprecedented pressur...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CLEAResult Québec, a subsidiary of CLEAResult Canada, the country's largest energy efficiency, energy transition, and energy sustainability services provider, announced the acquisition of Groupe Marketing International, Inc. (GMI), a Québec-based customer care and operations partner with deep experience supporting energy efficiency programs in the province. CLEAResult and GMI have been collaborating closely since the launch of CLEAResult Québec in 2025, and today's acq...