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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday November 13, 2024 ( 21 items )  

Art Center College of Design Explores the Intersection of Sustainability and Design With Discussion and Screening of Seaweed Stories
PASADENA, California, Nov. 13 -- The Art Center College of Design issued the following news release: Continuing its exploration of issues related to sustainable design, on Monday, November 18, ArtCenter will present Unwrapping the Future: Designing for a Sustainable Tomorrow, an evening looking at the use and creation of sustainable materials by designers, featuring a limited screening of the documentary Seaweed Stories, followed by a panel discussion. Seaweed Stories, presented by Lonely Whal  more

Avassa and Wind River Partner to Deliver Innovative Edge Application Management on Wind River Linux Platforms
ALAMEDA, California, Nov. 13 -- Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel, issued the following news release: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and ALAMEDA, CA -- Nov. 12, 2024 -- Avassa, a leading innovator in edge application management, and Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge, today announced a strategic partnership where Wind River will add the Avassa Edge Platform to its Linux portfolio, including Wind River Linux and eLxr Pro. This collaboration aims to provide a complete   more

California State University: President Wood Unveils Sacramento State Native American College During Event at the Capitol
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 13 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Jennifer K. Morita University President Luke Wood announced the creation of Sacramento State Native American College, the first of its kind in California, offering students an inclusive, Native-based education that fosters connections to community and tribal government. Wood and Annette Reed, who is the new college's inaugural dean of students, made the announcement Nov. 8 in the state C  more

Former Federal Prosecutor Joins BakerHostetler's Powerhouse Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation Team in Los Angeles
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 13 -- BakerHostetler, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Key takeaways * Raymond Aghaian has joined BakerHostetler's Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm's Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group and a member of the Privacy and Digital Class Action and Litigation team. * Aghaian joins BakerHostetler from an AmLaw 100 firm, where he was co-chair of its Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Governance practice. Before private practice, he serv  more

Gap Inc. Announces 4Q Dividend
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) today announced its board of directors has authorized a fourth quarter fiscal year 2024 dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on or after January 29, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2025. * * * About Gap Inc. Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America. Its  more

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Advises Initial Purchasers and Dealer Managers on Issuance of Senior Secured Notes by Generacion Mediterranea S.A. and Central Termica Roca S.A.
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 13 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: Gibson Dunn represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BCP Securities, Inc., Latin Securities S.A. Agent de Valores and Balanz Capital Valores S.A.U., as (i) initial purchasers in connection with an issuance of US$141 million of 11.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 (the "New Notes") by Generacion Mediterranea S.A. and Central Termic  more

GitLab To Announce 3Q Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 -- GitLab, an AI-powered development, security and operations platform for software innovation, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: GitLab Inc., (NASDAQ: GTLB), the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended October 31, 2024, after U.S. markets close on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Management will host a conference call and web  more

GlobalFoundries Announces State Sponsorship of FIRST LEGO League in Vermont for 2024-2025 Season
SANTA CLARA, California, Nov. 13 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: * * * GF to host championship event at its Essex Junction facility in January 2025 * * * Essex Junction, Vt., Nov. 12, 2024 - GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2024-25 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) program in Vermont, reinforcing GF's commitment to community engagement, K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ed  more

Greenberg Traurig Expands California Real Estate Practice, Adds Ankush R. Israni in Los Angeles
MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - Nov. 12, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Real Estate Practice in California with the addition of Ankush R. Israni as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Israni joins the firm from Jones Day. With more than 14 years of legal experience, Israni represents a wide range of clients in large, complex real estate transactions nationwide  more

GRP Partners With Rimini Street to Support Its S/4HANA Systems and Smart Factory Project
PLEASANTON, California, Nov. 13 -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: * * * Leading private steel manufacturer gains competitive edge by redirecting savings and IT resources towards its Industry 4.0 initiatives * * * LAS VEGAS - November 12, 2024 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support and innovation solutions, the leading third-party support provider for O  more

JLL Closes Sale of Bay Area Biosciences Property
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * Valent Innovation Center was highly sought after by a variety of institutions, net lease funds, high net worth investors and foreign capital * * * SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the sale of Valent Innovation Center, a two-story, 96,535-square-foot R&D asset in San Ramon, California. JLL represented   more

Jones Lang LaSalle: Coastal Shopping Center in Solana Beach, Calif. Trades for $32M
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates successful sale of retail center in San Diego County * * * LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the $32.125 million sale of Beachwalk Shopping Center, a 55,580-square-foot coastal retail property located in Solana Beach, California. JLL represented the undisclosed Seller in the transaction. Cap  more

ND Education Law Project Files Amicus Brief in Support of Families Excluded From California Program Because of Their Faith
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Nov. 13 -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: The Notre Dame Education Law Project recently filed an amicus brief (https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/Woolard-9th-Cir.pdf) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of families who have been excluded from a California program that allows homeschoolers to work with independent study charter schools to customize their children's curriculum but prohibits  more

Parsons Launches New Version Of DERMS, Enhancing Grid Reliability And Resiliency
PASADENA, California, Nov. 13 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: CHANTILLY, VA (Nov. 12, 2024) - Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has launched the latest version of its DERMS solutions platform, a distributed energy resource (DER) management system and IoT platform. This open standards-based system, available as SaaS or enterprise landed, revolutionizes the integration and realization of the environmental and  more

Paul Hastings Plans New Dallas and Houston Offices for Growing Texas Presence
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 13 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: DALLAS and HOUSTON - Reflecting the firm's growth and strong trajectory in Texas, Paul Hastings LLP has signed a lease for its new Dallas office in the highly sought-after nine-story office tower in The Knox Street Development, while the firm will relocate its Houston office to a larger space in the downtown landmark, 609 Main. Paul Hastings has more than tripled its Texas headcount in the last year and   more

Platinum Equity: Jostens Announces $640 Million Dividend Recap
BEVERLY HILLS, California, Nov. 13 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * Koch Equity Development invests $450 million, will own minority stake in the business * * * LOS ANGELES (November 12, 2024) - Platinum Equity portfolio company Jostens today announced a nearly $640 million recapitalization in connection with a $450 million strategic equity investment from an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC ("KED"), the principal investing and acquisiti  more

Sage Expands Its Portfolio by Acquiring Cambridge Business Publishers
THOUSAND OAKS, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: * * * Acquisition accelerates Sage's expansion in higher education accounting and finance courses * * * Sage continues to build its portfolio in business and management by acquiring Cambridge Business Publishers, a US-based provider of college textbooks and technology focused on accounting and finance courses. "Cambridge Business Publishers' respected authors and high-quality educational resou  more

UC-San Francisco: One Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind of pathogen. * * * A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen - virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite - has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the potential to vastly   more

UCLA Evaluates L.A.'s Plan to Invest Billions of Dollars in Wastewater Recycling Infrastructure
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Key takeaways * Wastewater recycling is the process of thoroughly treating water that has already been used so that it can be reused as drinking water. * To help meet Los Angeles' goal to recycle all wastewater by 2035, the city has committed to investing $6 billion toward a used-water treatment project known as Pure Water Los Angeles/Operation Next that would provide potable wa  more

University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering: $1M Investment and a New Director Fuel AI for Health Innovation at ISI's AI4Health Center
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A $1M investment and a new director will propel ISI's AI4Health center's mission to advance AI research to tackle some of the most difficult health challenges of our time. * * * By Julia Cohen "ISI has been working in the health area for many years, and we've done very significant work," said Yolanda Gil, reflecting on USC Viterbi Information Scie  more

Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe
PASADENA, California, Nov. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: How do we learn more about the universe's most extreme objects? On November 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. PT in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, theoretical astrophysicist Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar, will describe how she uses gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes. In a public talked called "Matter vs. Gravity: Liste  more