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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week, airline catering workers employed by Flying Food Group at Los Angeles International Airport publicly shared their experiences before a Truth Commission composed of community leaders at Holman United Methodist Church. Over several hours of often emotional testimony before the Commission, more than a dozen Flying Food Group workers and advocates described unsafe conditions, wage theft and poverty wages, sexual harassment, labor violations, and retaliation...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The postponement of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s (BCBSM) proposed reimbursement policy affecting evaluation and management (E/M) services billed with modifier 25 marks a critical step in safeguarding accurate physician reimbursement, reducing administrative burden and protecting patient access to timely, high-quality care. The decision, announced April 15, follows significant feedback from osteopathic physicians and organized medicine regarding the policy’s ope...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns a long-term AA rating to the City of Chicago (the City) Water Revenue Bonds Project Series 2026A, Refunding Series 2026B (Forward Delivery), and Refunding Series 2026C (the Bonds). Concurrently, KBRA affirmed the AA rating for the City's outstanding Water Revenue Bonds. The Outlook is Stable. The Bonds are limited obligations of the City, secured by a pledge of and lien on, and payable solely from, the Net Revenues of the City's Water System (the System)....

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) announced on Friday that it had prevailed in its lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles seeking to overturn the city’s Ordinance No. 187764 (“Relocation Assistance Ordinance”), which forced rental housing providers to pay substantial relocation fees when implementing a rent increase exceeding a specified amount on housing legally exempt from local and state rent stabilization rules. In its lawsuit, AAGLA arg...

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightcurve, the internet provider delivering the fastest speeds at unbeatable prices across the State of Washington, today announced that applications are now open for its Digital Equity Partnership program. Developed in partnership with the City of Tacoma, the initiative provides free internet service to qualifying organizations serving low-income and underserved populations throughout Tacoma and nearby areas. Through the program, Lightcurve is seeking public, p...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Ventures, a Texas-based real estate investment and development firm, today announced that 110 investors across its Elgin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas development projects have formally affirmed that they understood the terms, structure, and disclosures of their investments directly contradicting claims recently advanced by four litigants against the company. This latest development builds on a prior public show of investor support. On April 2, 2026, Amer...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced CommandCentral RMS, a comprehensive records and case management solution designed to accelerate reporting and case closures by consolidating a public safety agency’s records and evidence in one view. The cloud-native solution powered by the company’s mission-critical AI, Assist, improves productivity in the office and field by simplifying investigative workflows, from data entry to analysis, report writing and more. “Our p...

Toronto, ON.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers from CUPE Ontario’s Health care workers coordinating committee (HCWCC) will be holding round table discussions with MPPs on Monday, April 20th. The discussions will focus on the challenges facing Long Term Care and Retirement Home workers in Ontario. The Covid-19 Pandemic shone a light on Ontario’s Long-Term Care and Retirement Home sector in a way that nothing else was able to before. The clear pitfalls of understaffing, lack of necessary resources, and h...

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) (“APi” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wtech Fire Group (“Wtech”), a comprehensive provider of fire protection, suppression, and detection solutions across Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. Wtech is headquartered in Ireland and serves...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds the introduction of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026 and urges swift passage to secure continued vital research funds. The legislation, introduced by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), would allow the continuation of an important source for breast can...