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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Century Golf Partners appoints John Martus, CPA, as CFO, bringing 30+ years of financial leadership to drive growth and diversification....

ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HdL Companies has contracted with the City of Orange, California to provide Business License Administration, Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) or Lodging Tax Administration, and Short-Term Rental (STR) Administration services. The partnership is designed to streamline program administration, strengthen fair and consistent compliance, and improve the experience for local businesses, lodging operators, and short-term rental hosts through clear guidance and responsive...

ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RE:CIRCLE Organics, a RE:CIRCLE Solutions company (formerly operating as RE:CIRCLE Ontario) and a leader in organic waste recycling, diversion strategies and feed production, today commented on the new California Air Resources Board ("CARB) climate regulations that are reshaping how companies measure, verify, and disclose emissions across their operations and supply chains. Management Commentary "We built TraceOS™ to bring transparency and accountability to env...

MANASSAS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prince William County Public Schools unveiled its new emissions-reducing propane school buses today at its Brentsville facility. The 62 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses are also the first from the company to come equipped with standard driver airbags. The propane buses were purchased from Blue Bird Bus Sales of Virginia. In collaboration with its corporate headquarters in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, the dealer provided a fully equipped 78-passenger propane school bus d...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Maryland Community Investment Corporation (“MCIC”) today released its inaugural strategic plan, approved by board resolution on December 22, 2025, outlining a statewide strategy to expand equitable access to federal New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) financing. As a core part of that strategy, MCIC has recruited cross-sector leaders from across Maryland to serve on board committees, strengthening local insight in investment decision-making and helping ensure ca...

Markham, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the past several months, the Markham-Stouffville hospital has consistently operated at over 120 per cent capacity due to a shortage of staffed beds. The crowded hallways are lined up with patients often enduring debilitating pain – some who suffer lasting consequences due to long wait-times. Health care workers, who have been at their wits end trying to manage patient flow and provide the best service possible, have been imploring management for more resources....

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hunt Military Communities (HMC) today announced the execution of an $84.4 million capital investment plan as part of its ongoing reinvestment program to support critical improvements while preserving the long-term performance of military housing communities nationwide. The comprehensive initiative includes high-priority infrastructure improvements across the company’s portfolio, including Camp Lejeune, MCAS Cherry Point, MCAS Beaufort, MCRD Parris Island, Westo...

DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Identy.io today announced its results in the Active PAD evaluation of the 2025 Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR), conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate at the Maryland Test Facility (MdTF). Unlike the Passive PAD evaluation, which processes previously acquired samples, the Active PAD evaluation assesses the complete capture process with real users, capturing not only the effectiveness of the liveness sy...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the “Foundation”) will host a bipartisan congressional briefing this afternoon on Capitol Hill to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre that devastated Alawite and Christian communities across Latakia and Syria’s coastal region. The briefing will bring together Members of Congress from both political parties, alongside representatives of Syria’s diverse communities – including Alawite, Ch...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today published a thematic paper, titled How Fiber Broadband Can Close the Digital Divide in Tribal Communities, exploring why fiber infrastructure is foundational to expanding opportunity and connectivity in Tribal communities. An estimated 6.8 million U.S. households still lack reliable internet access, with the gap falling disproportionately on Tribal lands, where approximately 24% of residents remain unconnected, more than t...