CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 18 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following transcript of opening remarks at a bilateral meeting with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka: * * * PRIME MINISTER, ALBANESE: Prime Minister Rabuka, it is an honour to host you today. And it is wonderful that you have brought Suluweti here as well and your delegation, you're all very welcome. You welcomed me so warmly to Nadi earlier this year. And it is my pleasure to return the hospitality. PR  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 18 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 77 Oklahoma counties and neighboring counties in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas of the Nov. 17, 2023 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low inter  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: * * * Joint statement from the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the National Wildlife Federation regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act * * * In 2018, Congress enacted the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018 (VIDA) and directed the Environmental Protection Ag  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic growth in Texas and its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Regina A. Pearson as a shareholder in the Austin office. Pearson joins Greenberg Traurig from Faegre Drinker, where she served as co-chair of the infrastructure team, co-lead of the energy asset class, and a leader of the energy transactions team. Prior to that,   more

OXFORD, England, Oct. 19 -- Review of Corporate Finance Studies, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the study of a firm's interactions with its stakeholders in general and capital markets, organization structure and compensation and incentive mechanisms, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 special issue entitled Finance for the Greater Good (Vol. 12, Issue 4): Articles: * Finance for the Greater Good * Energy Transitions and Household Finance:   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 19 -- SolarPower Europe issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Yesterday evening, EU Energy Ministers agreed on the EU Council negotiating position on Electricity Market Design. This position will be the basis for negotiation with the other EU co-legislators. SolarPower Europe has issued the following statement: Arthur Daemers, Policy Advisor at SolarPower Europe (he/him): "Ministers made a big step yesterday; this deal brings us that much closer to a   more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced new funding to support communities working to preserve and celebrate their unique cultural heritage. The "State Designated Cultural District" initiative will provide $3 million to selected cultural districts to aid such efforts. U. of I. anthropology professor Helaine Silverman, whose work focuses on the ways that nations  more