BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt issued the following news release: * * * Results show educator confidence is down since initial report but inching up since pandemic; First K-12 AI Confidence Index shows five-fold increase in GenAI usage, highlighting its potential for educators * * * Adaptive learning company HMH today released the results of its 2024 Educator Confidence Report, marking a decade of this annual report that amplifies the voices of our nation  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has supported Atlas Renewable Energy in securing $289 million in financing for its first standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Chile. The financing package, backed by senior loans and credit lines from BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole CIB, will fund the development of Battery Energy Storage System del D  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented The Duckhorn Portfolio in its agreement to be acquired by Butterfly Equity for $1.95 billion. The announcement was made in an Oct. 7 press release. The Duckhorn Portfolio is North America's premier luxury wine company, with eleven wineries, ten state-of-the-art winemaking facilities, eight tasting rooms, and over 2,200 coveted acres of vineyards spanning 38 estate properties. Butte  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has been selected as a 2024 "Compass Award" recipient by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). The firm earned this distinction for its commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession. The Compass Award recognizes individuals and organizations that fulfill all the following requirements in a single calendar year: participate in the LCLD Fellows, Pathfinder and Pipeline progra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: Across the U.S., food insufficiency, defined as households not having enough food to eat, increased after pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments expired, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also found that the loss of emergency allotments, which provided SNAP par  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a blog post for Bribery Matters, litigation & enforcement partner and anti-corruption and international risk practice co-chair Maria Gonzalez Calvet outlined the importance of implementing effective compliance programs for multinational organizations operating in high-risk jurisdictions, noting that "with U.S. corporations paving the way with reinforcing its already robust system of accountability, multin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Today, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell stood alongside leaders from Abundant Housing Massachusetts, AFL-CIO, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and Citizens' Housing and Planning Association to express support for the MBTA Communities Law. These are just some of the organizations that filed friend of the court briefs supporting the arguments made by t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Upcoming Phase 1 improvements include more frequent Route 86, 104, 109, and 110 service and combining Routes 116/117 to a single Frequent Bus Route. * * * The MBTA today announced that Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign will launch on Sunday, December 15. The MBTA's Bus Network Redesign is a major initiative of the Better Bus Project aimed at improving bus service rel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * First Class of 14 Founders Includes Underrepresented Deep Tech Entrepreneurs from Climatetech, Life Sciences, and Advanced Materials Sectors * * * Today, MassVentures, ven^x, and the Executive Office of Economic Development announced 14 fellows will join the inaugural cohort for the Founders School, a pre-accelerator program for deep tech early-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: Due to popular demand, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced that weekday Lynn Ferry services will be extended this fall through Friday, November 29, 2024, extending beyond its typical seasonal schedule. Ferry service schedules are available at mbta.com/ferry. This decision comes as a response to public demand and the services' success during  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Prentice Hemphill '04 will be at Mount Holyoke College to discuss their book "What It Takes To Heal." The book poses the question: ""What would it do to movements, to our society and culture, to have the principles of healing at the very center?" Prentis Hemphill '04 is a therapist, somatics teacher and facilitator, political organizer, writer and the founder of The Embodiment Institute. They are a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nutter is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus for 2023-24. This is the fifth consecutive year that Nutter has earned Mansfield Certification and the first time the firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status. The Plus designation requires firms to voluntarily provide data showing progress and outcomes of efforts to broaden talent pools and increase the visibi  more