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SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved an investment of up to US$ ~56 million (R$ 300 million) to support reforestation and restoration projects in degraded areas in Brazil through the reforestation strategy managed by the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG). The strategy seeks to mobilize US$ 1 billion to protect, restore, and reforest approximately 270,000 hectares of degraded areas. In addition to environmental restoration, the i...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Students from three universities have been selected as finalists for AM Best’s 2026 Student Challenge, which gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to develop innovative solutions for risk management and insurance. The finalists and their topics are: Faiza Ahmed and Anushka Nagaraj, Temple University: Meeting the Needs of the Gig Economy Samit Bin Alam, St. John’s University: AI (Artificial Intelligence) Oversight Mosharaf Khan and Molly Fitzpa...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heard, a leading financial services platform for health and wellness professionals, today announced the launch of the Heard Private Practice Launch Grant Program. The initiative will provide three mental health professionals with over $14,000 each in startup support—including $5,000 in cash funding, business formation tools, banking setup, EHR software, and ongoing financial guidance—to launch their private practices in early 2026. The program addresses a critical gap...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legal sports wagering has arrived in Missouri and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”) today announced its Caesars Sportsbook mobile app is now accepting wagers statewide. Sports fans 21 and older can also place in-person bets at brand-new Caesars Sportsbook locations inside Harrah’s Kansas City and Horseshoe St. Louis. The Caesars Sportsbook app is available for download on iOS and Android or via desktop at caesars.com/sportsbook, launching with off...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung hosted its National Skills & Repair Competitions, celebrating the top Mobile Experience and Consumer Electronics technicians...

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (“CBF”), one of the most prestigious organizations in the world’s game, has selected Genius Sports Limited (“Genius Sports”) (NYSE:GENI) to implement its world-leading semi-automated offside technology (“SAOT”) in 2026. Genius Sports’ SAOT solution is the leader in world football – used across the Premier League, CONMEBOL’s Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores, as well as the Belgian Pro League. CBF will now empower i...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NerdWallet Is Giving Away $2.5 Million This December...

DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Item under "Automotive and Transportation" in the bulleted list of release dated November 19, 2025, should read: Making Diesel Engines Nearly Emission-Free. The updated release reads: MOUSER CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF 2025 CREATE THE FUTURE DESIGN CONTEST Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, congratulates the winners of the 2025 Create the Future Design Contest, a global challenge to engineers...

LOS ANGELES & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedTech Innovator (MTI), the world’s largest accelerator of medical technology companies, today announced that Powerful Medical won the 2025 Mid-Stage Grand Prize competition, and Wavelet won the 2025 Value Award during the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit in San Diego. Powerful Medical received a $200,000 award as the Mid-Stage Grand Prize winner, and Wavelet received a $25,000 award as the Value Award winner. During each competition, finalists pit...

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GOLFZON announced that Tee Times (Detroit) defeated Golfplay (Toronto) 4 & 3 in the finals of GOLFZON Tour Season 2, winning the $300,000 prize purse. Tee Times outlasted 72 teams from around the world to claim the second Tour Championship. Last year’s runners-up were two down through five holes in the 3-on-3 aggregate stroke-play championship match on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island before winning five of the next six holes to take a commanding lead. “We...