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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday January 18, 2025 ( 10 items )  

AG Campbell Introduces "The STUDY Act" To Promote Safe Technology Use and Distraction-Free Education For Youth
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Introduces "The STUDY Act" To Promote Safe Technology Use and Distraction-Free Education For Youth BOSTON -- As part of her legislative agenda, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, alongside Senator Julian Cyr, Representative Alice Hanlon Peisch and Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian have introduced the STUDY Act, SD654 / HD3070 An Act promoting Safe Te  more

Gigawatt-scale Repower Orders Position GE Vernova to Meet Soaring US Energy Demand
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * Projects support US manufacturing jobs in US factories * In the wake of a doubling of energy demand, repowering will help meet the increasing needs in the US and support abundant, affordable US energy * Repowering extends the life of existing wind turbines and technical upgrades improve energy production from existing wind farms * * * SCHENECTADY, NY. (January 17, 2025) - GE Ver  more

Governor Healey Establishes a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Establishes a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council Boston -- On the heels of her State of the Commonwealth, Governor Maura Healey has signed an Executive Order to establish a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council to be led by the Secretary of Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Council will include a broad range o  more

International Data: Shared Cloud Infrastructure Spending Continues Leading Growth Path Fueled by Investments on AI and HPC Related Projects in the 3Q of 2024
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 115.3% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24) to $5  more

Mintz Continues Growth in Toronto With New Partners
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz announces Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Y. Fan have joined as partners in the firm's Toronto office. Since opening just over 18 months ago, Mintz's Toronto office has grown nearly sevenfold to handle clients' most sophisticated business issues. "We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of lawyers to our growing team in Toronto," said Bob Bodian, Managing Member. "Their arrival reinforce  more

MIT School of Management: Unmasking the Impostor
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Unmasking the Impostor New MIT Sloan research debunks four 'impostor syndrome' myths * * * What do former first lady Michelle Obama, actor Tom Hanks, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz have in common? They've all admitted to struggling with "impostor syndrome," believing they are not as competent or talented as others think. In rec  more

Mount Holyoke College: Politics Professor Examines Postelection "Blame Game"
SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Adam Hilton, associate professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College, writes in an essay for Jacobin that the Democratic Party is at an important crossroads following the 2024 presidential election. Following Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat by former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party is embroiled in internal debates over the causes of her loss -- and their  more

Regis College Launches New Master's Program in Digital Marketing Communication
WESTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Regis College issued the following news: Responding to rapid changes in the marketing field, Regis announces the launch of its new hybrid Master's in Digital Marketing Communication program, designed to equip business professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the fast-paced, evolving world of digital marketing. In addition, separate programs for a Digital Marketing Certificate and Healthcare Communications Certificate were also developed. B  more

Ropes & Gray Represents Teva in Partnership With Samsung Bioepis to Commercialize Rare Disease Biosimilar in U.S.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in a license, development and commercialization agreement with Samsung Bioepis for rare disease therapy EPYSQLI, the biosimilar to Solirisi in the U.S. The deal was announced on January 10. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Samsung Biopis will be responsible for the development, regulatory registration, manufacture and supply of  more

U.S. Utilities Team Up to Accelerate Deployment of GE Vernova's BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * Tennessee Valley Authority leads coalition applying for $800 million U.S. Department of Energy SMR program grant * Duke Energy to invest in activities to advance the standard design and licensing of the GE Vernova BWRX-300 * American Electric Power selects BWRX-300 technology for potential deployment at power plant site in Indiana * * * WILMINGTON, NC (January 17, 2025) - GE Ve  more