FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: FRAMINGHAM, MA and O'AHU, HI -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced its Kupono Solar project in Hawaii has been recognized with the prestigious SEAL Environmental Initiatives Award. This esteemed accolade, presented by SEAL (Sustainability,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 29, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the winners of the 2024 Legacy Business Awards, a group of 30 businesses representing 19 of Boston's neighborhoods, and, as a collective, have been in business for 1,281 years. The awardees will receive recognition at a public awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 4th at 5:30pm. Awardees will have access to grant support and technical assistance. This is the second   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Draper issued the following news: Draper, a leading provider of flight systems for space, missile, hypersonic and defense programs, is proud to announce its role as a flight software supplier for the successful first powered flight of Stratolaunch's Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1. The inaugural powered Talon-A1 took flight on March 9, 2024, marking a major milestone in the development of the country's first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP announced that Basil Seggos, formerly the longest-serving Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), has joined the law firm as Partner and Senior Policy Director in the Energy & Climate Group. Seggos will advise clients on matters involving climate change, clean water, energy and environmental policy, public health, sustainability, and security. He will be   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 (TNSres) Maya Brownstein mbrownstein@hsph.harvard.edu-- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: The average age at menarche--the first menstrual period--has been decreasing among younger generations in the U.S., especially those belonging to racial minorities and lower socioeconomic statuses, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It also found that the average tim  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that the Department of Higher Education is awarding grants to two public campuses in Massachusetts for efforts to strengthen and diversify the behavioral health workforce. Through grants of $70,000 to Middlesex Community College and $100,000 and the University of Massachusetts - Boston, the institutions will partner with behav  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has issued an updated Guide to Manufactured Housing Community Law ("Guide"), which provides guidance to owners, operators, and residents of manufactured housing communities regarding state laws and regulations governing manufactured housing, including the Manufactured Housing Act (https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/11/13/Manufactured%  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced Deanna Moran's appointment as Chief Coastal Resilience Officer within the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). In this position, she will lead the state's new ResilientCoasts initiative, a holistic and proactive strategy to guide state and local coastal resili  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced $480,000 in grant funding to six community-based organizations for the Successful Teens: Relationship, Identity, and Values Education (STRIVE) Program. STRIVE is a DPH initiative that teaches youth aged 10-15 personal responsibility, leadership skills, and healthy decision-making, while preventing fu  more

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, May 30 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $9.4 million tax-exempt bond, enhanced with a mortgage insurance guarantee, on behalf of Northshore Education Consortium (NEC), an educational collaborative providing special education across multiple public day schools to students with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities. Northshore Education Consortium will use proceeds to renovate its building at 112 Sohier Rd.   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release: In an effort to expand access to more alternative offerings and make investment processes even more robust and streamlined, the CAIS alternative investment platform is now available to financial advisors affiliated with MML Investors Services, a leading independent broker/dealer and investment adviser subsidiary of MassMutual. "Alternative investment offerings are more important tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 29, 2024: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted today to offer Richard Davey the position of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director for a five-year term. The Board also voted a starting salary of $420,000, starting no later than September 9th, 2024. The search firm Isaacson, Miller sought a diverse candidate pool for the position. Nearly 100 people expressed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on May 29, 2024: The MBTA and the City of Boston today announced a series of outreach events to kick-off the first phase of community engagement for the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan, which will redesign the corridor between Warren Street in Grove Hall and River Street in Mattapan Square. Over the next few weeks, the MBTA and the City of Boston will host six pop-up workshops a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented the underwriter in a $300 million secondary block trade of ordinary shares by certain of Cushman & Wakefield's existing shareholders. Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and approximately 60 countries. The team included capital markets partner Tom Fr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented LifeStance Health Group and the selling stockholders in an underwritten secondary offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $125 million. The pricing of the offering was announced in a May 21 press release and the transaction closed on May 24. LifeStance is one of the nation's largest providers of virtual and in-person outpatient mental health care. The team was led   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release dated May 24, 2024: Moody's, Fitch, and S&P Global, the three major bond ratings agencies, recently reaffirmed UMass's strong bond ratings, citing robust management practices, comprehensive long-term strategic plans, and solid demand in an increasingly competitive market to attract students. The agencies' confidence in UMass makes the university's bond an attractive investment. Al  more