BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she has joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/amicus-brief-city-of-grants-pass-v-johnson/download) supporting the respondents, two homeless individuals, in City of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan. The brief argues that the C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, is pleased to announce that Keara Piscitelli has joined the bank as managing director of Cash Management & Treasury Services. In this role, Piscitelli will lead and drive strategy for the department across all of Berkshire's markets, with a focus on growing cash management relationships, overseeing the Foreign Exchang  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, is pleased to announce that Frank Tamburrino has been promoted to senior vice president and team leader of Cash Management & Treasury Services. In this role, Tamburrino will be responsible for managing sales activities for all cash management services across the bank's footprint. Tamburrino has over 30 years of exper  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: By Mara Sassoon In the 30-plus years since he graduated from BU, Adam Gerber has seen the media landscape undergo a complete transformation--and he moved right along with it. Gerber, who started out in the business with a typewriter on his desk, is now head of ads commercialization for Netflix, where he develops new ad models for the company's recent venture into ad-supported streaming. G  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Alene Bouranova For some people, gratitude can be a powerful motivator for transforming the world around them. Jyotirmaya Patro is one such individual. Patro (Questrom'25) wears many hats: he's an entrepreneur, a global diversity, equity, and inclusion advocate, a minor LinkedIn influencer, a public speaker, a yogi, a photographer, and a husband and father. As of late, he's also a Questrom School of Business   more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has presented HD Hyundai with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for a new high-strength composite hybrid support system for independent tanks on liquefied gas carriers. In a world-first, HD Hyundai's concept is fabricated with a fusion of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP) with a tensile strength ten ti  more

NATICK, Massachusetts, April 5 -- MathWorks, developer of mathematical computing software, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: MathWorks unveiled Release 2024a (R2024a) of the MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) product families today. R2024a introduces new functionality that streamlines the workflows of engineers and researchers working on AI and Wireless Communications systems. With nearly 6,000 low-Earth orbit satellites (LEOs) in orbit currently and billions in private-sector funding  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- O'Reilly issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced a strategic partnership with Gebeya Inc., the leading Pan-African Talent Cloud technology company, to make O'Reilly's extensive learning resources available to more Africans. Through the collaboration, Gebeya will integrate O'Reilly's more than 5,000 expert-developed courses into its Talent Cloud ecos  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release: Grubhub and The Greg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund are pleased to announce over $1 million in grants have been distributed to 140 small business restaurants across the nation. Made possible by the Grubhub Community Fund, the latest cycle of the Restaurant Strong Grant aims to bolster new restaurants and long-standing establishments alike. In their fourth year of partner  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised Virgin Media O2 on two recent complex high yield bond issuances. On 3 April 2024, VMED O2 UK Financing I plc, an internal financing SPV, issued Euros600 million of its Senior Secured Notes due 2032, in accordance with Virgin Media O2's Green Bond Framework, and $750 million of its Senior Secured Notes due 2032. The proceeds from the offerings are expected to be used to refinance exi  more