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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BRIDGE Housing announced today that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the company’s credit rating to AA from AA-, earning it the highest rating assigned to a nonprofit housing provider.S&P cited “extremely strong” management, financial performance, and debt profile in raising BRIDGE’s issuer credit rating and long-term rating on the company’s outstanding debt to AA, while maintaining a stable outlook. The credit rating agency noted that BRIDGE remains a “mar...

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walker & Dunlop has arranged $86,500,000 in bridge financing for Chasen, a new 352-unit multifamily community in Richmond, Virginia....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, welcomes the proposal by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow Chartered Financial Analysts in good standing to automatically qualify as accredited investors. Traditionally, individual investors could qualify as accredited investors solely on the basis of their wealth or income. In 2020, the SEC added financial sophistication to the accredited investor definition. Today’s action proposes...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MassMutual today announced that experienced corporate social responsibility leader Mo McNally has been appointed Head of Community Responsibility and President & CEO of the MassMutual Foundation, effective January 1, 2027. McNally will succeed Dennis Duquette, who will retire at the end of this year after leading MassMutual’s community responsibility efforts and serving as President & CEO of the MassMutual Foundation for the past 10 years. Following...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ADS Foundation and The Nature Conservancy’s Brightstorm program are joining efforts at WEFTEC 2026 – the largest water conference in North America, taking place September 26-30 in New Orleans. They will showcase Smart Watershed Network Management (SWNM) and how smart stormwater systems can upgrade legacy infrastructure to better manage stormwater, protect water quality, reduce flooding, and support the nature on which all life depends.The collaboration reflects...

MONTPELIER, Vt. & ADDISON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, National Life Group announced the results of its annual LifeChanger of the Year Back to School Supply Grants. This summer, 3,544 K-12 educators applied for the grant program, each reporting spending hundreds of dollars of their own money to purchase classroom supplies. On average, applicants spent $626, with more than half spending at least $500 and 34% spending more than $750. As students return to classrooms across the country, the res...

CARTERVILLE, Mo. & WEBB CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optimum today announced that customers in Carterville and Webb City will soon access the company’s fastest internet speeds ever, with fiber internet plans offering symmetrical speeds of up to 8 Gbps. Customers will enjoy equally fast upload and download speeds, making it easier to stream, game, work from home, connect smart devices, share large files and keep everyone connected – even when multiple people are online. Built for today’s connecte...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmus releases its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting progress in people, planet and governance initiatives....

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InspereX, the tech-driven distributor of fixed income, structured products, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative investments, today announced the firm has successfully underwritten and distributed more than $5 billion of impact investments. Since 2005, InspereX has been a leader in socially responsible investing, when it began underwriting and distributing Calvert Impact Capital Community Investment Notes. In 2017, it was the first firm to underwrit...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Shionogi as a shareholder, today announced more than $33 million in U.S. community grants awarded in 2026. These investments support 230 community-based organizations in 110 cities across 36 states and territories, including Puerto Rico, working to ensure that people and communities most disproportionately impacted by HIV have access to the support they need. The grants, which were awar...