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FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSGR) ("DSG" or the "Company"), a premier specialty distribution company, today announced the acquisition of American Fasteners Corp. (“American Fasteners”, or “AFC”), a leading South Florida distributor of fasteners, tools, construction supplies and other industrial products.The acquisition strengthens DSG’s MRO business by expanding its customer base and presence in the attractive South Florida market while providi...

MUSCAT, Oman--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moving Forward in Oman: Orascom, Samih Sawiris and Muriya Keep Building...

LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--euroAtlantic Airways (“EAA”), a Njord Partners portfolio company and a leading Portuguese aircraft wet-leasing and charter business, is pleased to announce the induction of a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft into its fleet, further strengthening its long-haul widebody capabilities and reinforcing the Company's growth trajectory in the ACMI and charter markets. The Airbus A330-300 is leased from Jackson Square Aviation (JSA). Only 15 years old, the aircraft is conf...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BW LPG Limited (“BW LPG” or the “Company”, OSE: BWLPG, NYSE: BWLP), the world’s leading owner and operator of LPG vessels, has today successfully placed an offering (the “Offering”) of USD 300 million senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2031 (the “Bonds”) convertible into new shares (the “Shares”) of the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to partly finance the newbuild program with Hyundai Heavy Industries for eight Panamax VLGCs, and for general...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) today announced the completion of the strategic review of its Amelia Earhart Drive facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following new business wins, a renegotiated Boeing 787 contract for one-piece composite fuselage frames, and new contract terms with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, on the CH-53K® program, Albany will retain the facility and end the previously announced strategic review. Under the new agreement with Sik...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) is now accepting speaker proposals for The NAMA Show 2027, taking place May 5-7 in New Orleans.This high-impact educational leadership opportunity targets over 5000+ professionals in convenience services who join The NAMA Show. This is the opportunity for experts in client relations, operational optimization, service innovation, and retail design to demonstrate their subject matter expertise to an audience o...

LANSING, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celebrate Historic Ford Hangar in Lansing IL with a free expo and aviation showcase and historic places motorcoach tour on Saturday September 19....

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On September 1, UNITE HERE Local 11 and UNITE HERE Local 2 filed a formal complaint asking Alaska Air Group to enforce its Supplier Code of Conduct against inflight caterer Flying Food Group (FFG), which provides catering services to Alaska subsidiary Hawaiian Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport and provided catering services to San Francisco International Airport until earlier this year. The complaint asks Alaska to cease sourcing from FFG until the comp...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak today announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country. The committee's initial members are Robert A. Gleason (Chair), Elaine Clegg (Vice Chair), Joel Szabat, Chris Koos, and a designated U.S. Department of Tr...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today unveiled details of BlueFirst™, the airline's new domestic first-class experience. Available for booking this fall, BlueFirst builds on the airline’s JetForward strategy by introducing specially designed seating for customers seeking added comfort, advanced seatback technology with seatback ordering, and premium amenities with the caring service and great value that customers have come to love from JetBlue. “Domestic first class has become...