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EdgeConneX Supports Governor Abbott’s Leadership on Responsible Data Center Development in Texas

BASTROP, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EdgeConneX, a global leader in Build-to-Suit and Build-to-Density digital infrastructure solutions, today expressed strong support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to advance greater transparency, infrastructure planning, and local community safeguards around data center development across the state. “Texas continues to set the pace for American innovation and economic opportunity,” said Randy Brouckman, Co-Founder and CEO of EdgeConneX. “We welcome Gove...
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Sila Receives Conditional $1.4 Billion Loan Commitment from U.S. Department of War to Accelerate Domestic Battery Technology Manufacturing

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sila, an advanced battery technology company, today announced that it has received a conditional loan commitment of up to $1.4 billion from the United States Department of War through its Office of Strategic Capital (OSC). The financing would support the expansion of Sila’s silicon-carbon (Si/C) anode manufacturing capacity at its Moses Lake, Washington facility as well as the buildout of a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility. The OSC’s conditional...
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Villa Marconi Engaged in Union Busting as Agency Staff Are Hired to Fill Union Positions

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing staff at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi are calling out their employer’s union busting tactics after discovering agency staff filling in for laid off union members. Members in the laundry department were unceremoniously laid off by management in June, leaving the department short-staffed and under resourced. “We are seeing the same mistakes all over again,” said Andrea Werlen, Recording Secretary for CUPE 4739. “Our employer has been refusing to...
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UNITE HERE Local 8: Are Hilton Hotels nICE Hotels? Seattle Embassy Suites Workers Call Out Company’s Insufficient Protections for Immigrants as Strike Passes 50 Days

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square mark 50 days on strike, their union UNITE HERE Local 8 is calling out Hilton Hotels for rejecting proposed contract language that would require Hilton to tell Local 8 if ICE or DHS agents are present on the premises. The union launched a digital billboard in downtown Seattle and digital ads to Hilton customers that place Hilton’s brand inside an ice cube, symbolizing the company’s ongoing positi...
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Union launches ratification process on tentative agreement with WestJet

CALGARY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After months of negotiations and finally reaching a tentative agreement with the airline Monday, CUPE 8125, representing WestJet flight attendants, has begun the ratification process with its members. Details of the tentative agreement have been shared with members and will be reviewed during a series of meetings being scheduled for next week. Voting will begin once those meetings are completed. “This tentative agreement represents meaningful progress for WestJet fligh...
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Le syndicat entame le processus de ratification de l’entente de principe avec WestJet

CALGARY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Après des mois de négociations et la conclusion d’une entente de principe avec la compagnie aérienne lundi, le SCFP 8125, qui représente les agent(e)s de bord de WestJet, a amorcé le processus de ratification auprès de ses membres. Les détails de l’entente de principe ont été communiqués aux membres et seront discutés en détail lors d’une série d’assemblées prévues pour la semaine prochaine. Le vote débutera une fois ces rencontres terminées. « Cette entente de princip...
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Teledyne Showcases End-to-End Defense and Space Solutions at the 2026 Space & Missile Defense Symposium

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne will bring together a broad portfolio of technologies at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium, demonstrating how it supports some of the nation's most critical national security, space and missile defense missions. "Teledyne's strength lies in our ability to deliver mission-critical technologies across the defense and space ecosystem," said Scott Hall, President of Engineered Systems. "By combining expertise in sensing, imaging, microelectroni...
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Community Access National Network Responds to Introduction of the SUSTAIN 340B Act

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Access National Network (CANN) responds to the introduction of the SUSTAIN 340B Act on August 5, 2026....
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CALENDAR LISTING: DIII-D Public Tours Return by Popular Demand: Explore the Machine Unlocking the Power of the Sun

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Atomics: WHAT: San Diego will once again have a rare opportunity to step inside one of the nation’s leading fusion research facilities. After drawing strong public interest in the spring, General Atomics is reopening the DIII-D National Fusion Facility for public tours this October in celebration of Nuclear Science Week. DIII-D (pronounced “Dee-three-dee”) is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility operated by General Atomics and the largest operat...
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OCEU: Ford government's review of WSIB an opportunity to improve services for injured workers

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), which represents more than 3,700 workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), is cautiously warning the government that as part of their decision to launch a review of the WSIB, they should be looking for ways to improve service delivery for injured workers in Ontario and not ways to cut important jobs across the province. "Yesterday, the government announced this review as part of their plan to protect ta...