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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd is deploying more than 60 of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO complete restoration for its customers. More than 374,000 NIPSCO customers were initially impacted by the severe weather that moved through the area, and more than 30,000 remain without power. ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22 and will remain in the a...

WUHAN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Power distribution equipment is operating steadily and the cooling load parameters are stable." On August 15, maintenance personnel from the State Grid Hubei Electric Power Company came to the Wuhan Chengjian BONSKI with infrared thermometers to conduct electrical inspections. This leading indoor ice-and-snow complex in Central China maintains a constant temperature of -6°C year-round, supported by a reliable, round-the-clock power supply. It slashes carbon emiss...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s release today of Colorado River 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines, the Record of Decision for the Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Final EIS and the August 24-month study. “The guidelines and Record of Decision released today, which call for 3.2 million acre-feet in contributions from the Lower Basin through 2028, are necessary to h...

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Tech, Inc. Announces Closing of $3.2 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starcloud, the company pioneering data centers in space, today announced a $250 million Series A extension funding round at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Manhattan West, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, 776, and others, alongside new investors NVIDIA, Cisco Investments, Cedar Capital, Goanna Capital, Standard Capital, and others. The funding brings Starcloud's total capital raised to $450 million s...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unicharm Corporation (TOKYO: 8113) is pleased to announce the publication of its "Integrated Report 2026" and "Sustainability Report 2026," which summarize the company's continuous efforts toward sustainable corporate value creation, for all of our stakeholders. In 2026, marking its 65th anniversary, Unicharm launched its 13th Medium-Term Management Plan, "Project Renaissance," a five-year plan spanning through 2030. In these reports, under its unique management model "M...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citi Issuer Services, acting through Citibank N.A., has been appointed by Agilyx ASA (“Agilyx”), as Depositary Bank for its sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”) program. Agilyx’s ADRs trade on the over the counter (OTC) Market under the symbol “AGYXY”. Each ADS represents 10 ordinary shares of the company. Agilyx’s underlying ordinary shares are listed and traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the symbol “AGLX”. Ranjeet Bhatia, Chief Executive Offic...

HURST, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fenix Parent LLC, operating as Fenix Parts (“Fenix Parts”), a leading recycler and reseller of original equipment manufacturer automotive parts, today announced that it has appointed John Gordon interim Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Bill Stevens, who is retiring from the company after more than eight years of service. Mr. Stevens will remain involved with Fenix Parts as an investor, advisor, and board member. Mr. Gordon brings to Fenix Parts more than 35 ye...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (“Energy Vault”) (NYSE: NRGV), a global energy storage company today announced that, effective on August 4, 2026, the Compensation Committee of Energy Vault’s Board of Directors granted to 19 new employees restricted stock unit and performance-based restricted stock unit awards covering an aggregate 1,236,510 shares of its common stock under the Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. 2022 Employment Inducement Award Plan (as amended an...

WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) today released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report highlights the company’s progress across four corporate responsibility pillars: Forests, Planet, People, and Practices. These pillars focus on managing forests sustainably, minimizing environmental impacts, focusing on Team Members and safety, and prioritizing strong governance practices. “At Rayonier, sustainability and corporate responsibility are ingrained in everyth...