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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two U-Haul® Companies in San Antonio are making 17 centers available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container use to residents impacted by severe storms, flooding and tornado damage in recent days. Flash flooding has impacted a significant part of Texas this week, prompting a disaster declaration for 59 counties including Bexar County. A tornado also touched down in northwestern San Antonio, causing property damage. Access to self-storage units...

ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern California Edison today announced that more than $750 million has been offered to community members through its Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program, underscoring continued interest in the voluntary program for eligible community members impacted by the Eaton Fire.“Behind every claim is a person, family or business working to recover and move forward,” said Pedro J. Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International, SCE’s parent company. “SCE remain...

BRAINERD, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container use to residents of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin displaced by wildfires across the region, including multiple fires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). U-Haul is also providing discounted trailer rates for residents evacuating the affected areas. At least 20 wildfires are burning in and around the Superior National Forest, with several inside the BWCAW. Haza...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redfin (redfin.com), the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket, today announced a partnership with The Weather Company (weathercompany.com), which owns The Weather Channel app and weather.com, to bring local weather data to every for-sale home listing on Redfin. Homebuyers can now view zipcode-level weather metrics directly on home listings, including average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, humidity and UV index, helping them better understand what it’s like to...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CitroTech (NYSE AM: CITR), a specialty chemical company developing environmentally responsible fire retardant solutions, and the City of San Diego announced funding to expand their wildfire prevention and mitigation programs, building on a first-of-its-kind pilot that reduced encampment-related fires by 39% and recorded zero reignitions in treated areas. Supported by the new $1.5 million state-funded grant from California District 76, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Depart...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it will support a seven-flight humanitarian air delivery operation into Caracas, Venezuela, in response to the devastating twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24, leaving more than 650,000 people in need of aid. The weekly flights are possible through a collaboration between Amazon, Airlink, the U.S. State Department, and United Nations World Food Programme. The State Department will coordinate access with local a...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research previewing the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30). While the season is forecast to be below normal, it does not eliminate catastrophe risk. Even a quiet season can produce a single storm that generates outsized insured losses if it strikes a high-value, coastal market. Insurers enter this season with stronger capital, improved underwriting results, and broader reinsurance availability than in 2022-23. At the same time, rate p...

FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--11:11 Systems (“11:11”), a leading managed infrastructure solutions provider, today announced a new case study with Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance (OKFB), an Oklahoma-based insurance company providing auto, home, farm and ranch, commercial, life and other offerings to policyholders across the state. The case study highlights how OKFB partnered with 11:11 Systems to strengthen disaster recovery readiness, improve cloud connectivity and build a tested, man...

PEMBROKE, Bermudas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gold Reserve Ltd. (“Gold Reserve” o la “Empresa”) (TSX-V: GRZ, BSX: GRZ.BH, OTCQX: GDRZF) anunció hoy que comenzó a distribuir los fondos correspondientes a la donación de US$1 millón anunciada previamente para apoyar las tareas de asistencia a las personas afectadas por el terremoto en Venezuela. Los recursos se canalizarán a través de Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Relief Services y World Vision, tres organizaciones con amplia experiencia en la atención de em...

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gold Reserve Ltd. (“Gold Reserve” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GRZ, BSX: GRZ.BH, OTCQX: GDRZF) today announced that it has begun deploying funds from its previously announced US$1 million earthquake relief commitment to three organizations with established and complementary operational capacity in Venezuela: Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services and World Vision. These organizations were identified in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Caracas and U.S....