MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 24 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP served as legal counsel for Prime Automotive Group in one of the largest transactions closed to-date in the auto retail industry. The firm represented Prime in its sale of assets of 30 auto retail dealerships and three collision centers in the New England and Mid-Atlantic markets to Group 1 Automotive, Inc., for approximately $880 million in cash. Prime's brand   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 24 (TNSGra) -- The Boston Foundation issued the following joint news release with five organizations on Nov. 23, 2021: Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), The Boston Foundation, United Way of Greater Fall River, United Way of Greater New Bedford, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) announced one-time grants totaling $678,000 awarded to twenty Massachusetts community-based organiza  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Research and Technology issued the following testimony by Michael Grimm, assistant administrator for risk management at the Homeland Security Department's Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, as part of a Nov. 10, 2021 video conference hearing entitled "Weathering the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program": * * * Chair Stevens, Ranking Member Waltz, and members of the Subco  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 24 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of 50 Maine lawmakers today sent Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker a letter urging him to respect the vote of Maine people and do everything in his power to terminate the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project and seek an alternative project from other bids that were received. On November 2, an overwhelming majority of Maine voters approved a referendum that bans construction of a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: The Mills Administration today announced next steps in the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative's effort to prepare Maine's commercial seaports to advance the University of Maine's patented floating offshore wind technology and attract offshore wind industry investment in Maine. Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement: "The Gulf of Maine has some of the strongest winds in the world,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (TNSGra) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced $3.7 million in grants to support the implementation of electronic technology solutions and modernization of data management systems for fisheries in U.S. waters. The grants will generate $7.7 million in non-federal matching contributions for a tota  more