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HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE’s) Lead Table, which represents long term care workers across the province and negotiates the economic pattern for the sector, has reached an impasse. “I’m disappointed but I can’t say I’m surprised,” admitted CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator Tammy Martin. “At every turn, this government has tried to force us to sign the same deal, and this time was no different. For the fifth time, they presented us with essentially...

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HELP USA, Camber Property Group, and the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) today marked the opening of HELP Women’s Center (HWC) at 114 Snediker Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. The new five-story, 60,000-square-foot, 200 bed facility will begin operations on March 30, 2026, and serve as an intake and assessment center for women entering the homeless shelter system. It is the first in NYC designed specifically for this purpose, ushering in a ne...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law emergency legislation restoring access to life-saving HIV medications for more than 12,000 Floridians who lost coverage when the Florida Department of Health cut the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program on March 1. The legislation, which passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature unanimously, appropriates $30.9 million in emergency bridge funding through June 30, 2026, restores Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) recognized the recent achievements of Operation IFAST to rally the telecommunications industry around helping to stop human trafficking. The growing industry program equips communications service provider (CSP) field technicians with training to recognize and report signs of human trafficking during routine service visits. Operation IFAST helps CSPs collaborate with nonprofit partners and local law enforcement to help protect th...

DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The City and County of Denver, Colorado, has selected Clariti's guided AI plan review solution, CivCheck, to improve building permitting efficiency....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been selected to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) replacement of Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) with NWS HIVE (Hydrometeorological Interactive Virtual Environment). [NOAA release] Under the contract, Accenture Federal Services will help modernize and operate NWS HIVE—the mission critical...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Illinois lawmakers consider legislation that could pave the way for driverless vehicles on Chicago streets, nationally recognized traffic safety attorney Amy Witherite says the state is moving in the right direction by taking a cautious, safety-first approach. A newly proposed bill in Springfield would authorize pilot programs for autonomous vehicles in counties including Cook, with the potential for broader statewide deployment within three years. While some advoca...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NaphCare, a leading correctional healthcare company, announced that Chief Information Officer Charlie Barranco was selected and honored as a finalist for the 2026 Alabama CIO ORBIE Awards. The ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in Alabama, honoring CIOs who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Barranco was recognized alongside other finalists at the awards ceremony held March 20 in Birmingham. Barranco has ov...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panorama Education, a K-12 education technology company that helps students achieve success in school and beyond, announced that it has been selected by the State of Utah as the statewide vendor for student intervention early warning system software, supporting Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in meeting the requirements of Utah Code Section 53F-4-207 (House Bill 84 - School Safety Amendments passed in the 2024 Utah Legislative Session). As part of this legislation, all...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SS8 Networks (“SS8”), a global leader in the extraction, fusion and analytics of investigative data and monitoring center platforms, today announced a powerful expansion major expansion of the data fusion capabilities within its Intellego XT platform. The enhanced capability enables law enforcement and intelligence agencies to manage, correlate, and analyze diverse investigative data sets, including network intelligence, social intelligence, high-precision loc...