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solar energy

CA: Six Flags Magic Mountain Breaks Ground on California’s Largest Solar Energy Project

Six Flags Magic Mountain, in partnership with Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables (DSD), announced the official ground breaking of a new 12.37-megawatt s...

ports

GA: Port of Brunswick on Track to be Top U.S. Auto, Roll-On/Roll-Off Port, Says Ga. Ports Authority Chief

The Port of Brunswick is poised to become the top auto and machinery port in the U.S., with 264 acres of land for development according to Georgia Por...

retail

Walmart to Invest $9+ Billion Over Two Years to Upgrade More Than 1,400 U.S. Stores

Walmart is investing more than $9 billion over a two-year period to upgrade and modernize U.S. stores with improved layouts, expanded product selectio...

clean energy

New Report by American Clean Power Assn. Shows Record Q3 for U.S. Clean Energy Installations

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) recently released the Clean Power Quarterly Market Report | Q3 2023, showing that the industry brought onli...

ports

Ports Awarded $653 Million in Maritime Admin. Port Infrastructure Development Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $653 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)...

technology

A Day Without the Internet In the World Would Cost $43 Billion, According to Atlas VPN Data

According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, a day without internet in the world would cost $43 billion. The United States and China almost ...

business

TX: Market Lubbock Inc. Announces 23 Businesses with a Collective Private Investment of $30 Million

Market Lubbock, Inc. announced 23 local businesses that participated in the organization’s downtown grant program with a collective private investment...

technology

MD: Administration Designates Tech Hub in Central Maryland to Develop Predictive Healthcare Technology

The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), recently announced that Baltimor...

business

Senators Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Women’s Small Business Month

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA...

technology

NM: N.M. Economic Development Dept. Awards Four Science & Technology Startup Grants

New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Deputy Secretary Jon Clark announced recently that four New Mexico companies were awarded Science & T...