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2026 Upton Sinclair Lecture: Environmental Contamination Plagues Elementary School Near Former Dump
FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investigative journalist Georgia Gee will present the 2026 Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture during AIHA Connect, the annual conference and expo for occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals. Gee’s lecture, “The ‘Trash’ School,” will address how environmental racism and public health neglect subjected residents of a predominantly Black community in Gainesville, Florida, to decades of toxic chemical exposures. The talk is scheduled fo...
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Intuit Completes FedNow® Service Certification to Accelerate Instant Payments for Small and Mid-Market Businesses
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and Intuit Enterprise Suite, today announced it has completed the Federal Reserve’s certification and readiness program for the FedNow® Service. This milestone marks Intuit’s readiness to expand instant payments, enabling businesses to get paid faster, access funds immediately, and manage cash flow with greater certainty. By lev...
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New OCAN Survey: Majority of Eligible Older Americans View Coverage of GLP-1s as a Top Priority, yet 82% are Unaware of New Medicare Obesity Program
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) released new survey data revealing strong demand among older Americans for Medicare coverage of FDA-approved obesity medications and a significant opportunity for Medicare Part D plans considering participation in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ BALANCE (Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive Health) Model. The national survey of more than 2,130 Americans age 65 and older highl...
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Easterly Government Properties Schedules First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) announced today that the Company will release its first quarter 2026 financial results on April 27, 2026. A conference call will be held Monday, April 27, 2026 at 11:00am Eastern time. The management team will review first quarter performance, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session. Attendees that would like to join the call and ask a question may register here to receive the dial-in numbers a...
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Shionogi Receives Contract with U.S. Government Through BARDA's Project BioShield to Enhance National Preparedness for Drug-Resistant Bacterial Threats
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter “Shionogi”) announced that Shionogi Inc., a New Jersey-based subsidiary of Shionogi, has been awarded a contract through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA) Project BioShield related to Fetroja® (cefiderocol) as a critical countermeasure against difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacterial infections and pathogens that prese...
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FiscalNote Expands PolicyNote API with District Matching Capability to Power Organizations’ Grassroots Advocacy Efforts
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FiscalNote Expands PolicyNote API with District Matching Capability to Power Organizations’ Grassroots Advocacy Efforts...
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Prism Layer Emerges from Stealth with Pre-Seed Funding Led by Fenway Summer
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prism Layer, the first AI native platform for enterprise risk management, today announced it has emerged from stealth following the close of a pre-seed funding round led by Fenway Summer, with participation from Plural Ventures and a syndicate of angel investors spanning technology and regulatory leadership. Prism Layer was co-founded by Simone Garreau, Daniel Nolan, and Chandra Bradley, all three former risk executives at Block. Garreau spent 15 years building ente...
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Pega Helps Federal Government Modernize Legacy IT Systems with Launch of Pega Blueprint for Government
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company™, today announced the launch of Pega Blueprint™ for Government – a FedRAMP High-authorized AI-powered design tool helping U.S. federal agencies modernize applications and workflows used in sensitive government operations. Pega Blueprint for Government enables agencies to rapidly reimagine their processes and systems into modern, flexible, and easy-to-use applications. By adapting the proven c...
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Latino Community Foundation Exceeds $50M in All-time Grantmaking to More Than 550 Power-building Nonprofit Organizations Serving Latino Communities
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) today announced that its total grantmaking since 2018 has surpassed $50 million, marking a major milestone in its mission to unleash Latino civic and economic power. The announcement comes alongside LCF’s first quarter 2026 grantmaking, which includes the launch of its inaugural national fund and continued investments in communities across California and southwestern states. Earlier this year, LCF launched the Community Prote...
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Antares Receives DOE Documented Safety Analysis Approval for Mark-0 Demonstration Reactor
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The advanced nuclear energy company Antares received U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approval of the Documented Safety Analysis for its Mark-0 reactor under DOE standard 1271. This approval follows Antares' Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis approval in January 2026. This milestone reflects DOE's acceptance of the final design for the Mark-0 reactor and the safety case supporting it. Antares now begins the DOE Readiness Review process, the final phase be...