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May 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The LYCRA Company to Successfully Complete Comprehensive Financial Restructuring
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LYCRA Company completes financial restructuring, emerges from Chapter 11 with reduced debt and new capital to drive innovation and global growth....
May 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Universal Corporation Announces 56th Annual Dividend Increase and Sets 2026 Annual Meeting Date
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-three cents ($0.83) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2026. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.32 per common share and a yield of approximately 6.1% based on the $54.46 per share clos...
May 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
RecycleNation Adds New Artificial Intelligence Feature, “RecycleAI” to Nation’s #1 Recycling Search Tool and Database
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RecycleNation.com, the #1 ranked recycling resource on the internet (according to the latest rankings by FeedSpot) has added a first-in-industry, under-friendly enhancement called “RecycleAI” to its site and system. The site now features an interactive, AI-driven conversation window that allows users to ask questions, receive assistance and get advice pertaining to anything recycling-related. The new RecycleAI feature is designed to further democratize the recyclin...
May 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy Sign Contract for Washington Energy Project
BICKLETON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the Big Horn I project in Klickitat County, Washington. With a nameplate capacity of 199.5 Megawatts (MW), Big Horn I can generate enough electricity for about 70,000 homes annually. This expands the relationship between Avangrid and PSE, representing the fourth PPA executed by t...
May 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Eastman Achieves ISO 59014 Certification, Advancing Leadership in Sustainable Circular Material Recovery
KINGSPORT, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastman announced that its Kingsport, Tennessee, site has achieved ISO 59014 certification through SCS Global Services....
May 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
MN8 Energy Brings 100 MW / 400 MWh Battery Storage Project Online in Southern California
POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MN8 Energy has brought its 100MW/400MWh Pome battery storage project online in Poway, CA, fully contracted to Sonoma Clean Power....
May 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
CAMS Selected to Deliver Integrated Services for Aviator Wind, One of the Largest Single Site Wind Projects in the United States
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAMS to deliver integrated asset management, O&M, and compliance services for Aviator Wind, a 525 MW Texas wind project supporting ERCOT....
May 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Orbital Biocarbon Opens Reservation Process for New England Biosolids Disposal Capacity
NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital Biocarbon (“Orbital”), a critical infrastructure company providing essential biosolids disposal services to wastewater utilities, today opened its Capacity Reservation Process at the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Spring Meeting. The Capacity Reservation Process is a structured offering through which eligible wastewater utilities, biosolids management companies, and independent haulers may request and reserve multi-year disposal...
May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Novata Launches Risk Atlas to Deliver AI-Powered Risk Intelligence Across Portfolios and Supply Chains
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novata today announced the launch of Risk Atlas, a new AI-powered risk monitoring tool designed to help organizations identify, compare, and prioritize risks across portfolios and supply chains. Framework for Comparative Risk Visibility Risk Atlas provides a single, customizable framework for comparing risk across entities, normalizing diverse risk signals into a comparable view across portfolios and supply chains. It enables organizations to: Gain insight across mult...
May 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
CLEAResult Approaches One Trillion Kilowatt Hours of Customer Energy Savings, According to 2025 Sustainability Report
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CLEAResult released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress in delivering large‑scale energy efficiency and energy transition programs that help utilities, governments, and communities manage rising demand, improve affordability, and strengthen grid reliability. As electricity demand continues accelerating across North America – driven by electrification, economic growth, and increased system pressure – utilities and governments are incre...
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