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EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The annual convention of the Alberta Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Alberta) will take place this Wednesday to Friday in Edmonton at the Westin Hotel. CUPE Alberta represents 44,000 Albertans working for municipalities, school districts, health care agencies, as well as workers in the post-secondary, social services, museums and library sectors. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal expects discussion to revolve around multiple issues fac...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Athena will showcase its unified hospital VMS and WDS entryway system at booth #8140. Visitors can also inquire about Athena's two advanced AI Agents....

DECATUR, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Decatur Public Transit System (DPTS), in partnership with Modeshift, today announced the launch of a new contactless fare collection system across its fixed-route bus network. The modernized platform introduces mobile ticketing, reloadable smart cards, and real-time account management tools designed to improve convenience, accessibility and operational efficiency. The new system, Decatur Transit Pay, modernizes legacy paper and cash-based processes with a fully i...

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At Woodside’s Sustainability Briefing 2026 today, Acting Chief Executive Officer Liz Westcott outlined the central role of sustainability in Woodside’s strategy and delivery of long-term shareholder value. Ms Westcott said the briefing highlights how Woodside’s sustainability priorities drive business performance and deliver value for shareholders and the communities in which Woodside operates. “Our performance is supported by strong governance and risk manage...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ford Conservatives’ plan to privatize Ontario’s water was conclusively exposed today as leaders from CUPE Ontario and the Ontario NDP were joined by a lawyer from Goldblatt Partners LLP to release a legal opinion that reveals the true intent of Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025. CUPE Ontario commissioned a legal review of Schedule 16 of Bill 60 as part of the union’s fight against the Ford government’s plans to privatize publicly owned regiona...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its Chicago area affiliate organizations the South Side Help Center (SSHC) and CALOR will team to host a street protest and give testimony before the Chicago Department of Health’s HIV Planning Committee at an emergency public meeting on Friday, March 13, to oppose and halt planned grant funding cuts. The organizations’ actions are part of an effort to restore funding of AHF's HIV Primary Care Services and SSHC's Early Intervention...

DUMFRIES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tailored Testing Services (TTS) extends its warmest congratulations to Governor Abigail Spanberger on her historic election victory. In partnership with the National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), TTS is committed to supporting the Governor’s administration in addressing substance misuse, opioid addiction, and workforce safety across the Commonwealth. The Governor’s distinguished background in federal law enforcement uniquely positions her to a...

LAKE MARY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CentralSquare Technologies, a leading provider of public sector software in North America, today announced the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District in Louisiana is nearing completion of its migration to CentralSquare’s Public Safety Suite®, strengthening the technology that supports emergency response and daily operations across the parish. The East Baton Rouge implementation was part of a record day for CentralSquare, delivering six public safety cl...

ABERDEEN, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spokane Regional Emergency Communications expands public safety software modernization initiative and partnership with National Public Safety Group....

MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its first few months since replacing their entire transit network with Via’s mobility platform, the City of Mobile is pleased to report major improvements to bus reliability, driver staffing, and day-to-day operations — all without increasing the City’s budget. Prior to introducing Via, Wave Transit relied on a piecemeal system of legacy software making it difficult for agency staff to perform their jobs and providing a lack of visibility into network performan...