FITCHBURG, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Fitchburg State University issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Author, illustrator and alumnus Peter H. Reynolds returns to campus Best-selling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, a 1983 alumnus of Fitchburg State University, will return to the campus this month for an artist residency with students, faculty and community members on Tuesday, March 4. Reynolds' works, including The Dot, The Word Collector and Say Something!, have inspir  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Building Healthcare Facilities for a Changing Climate Turner Construction Company is leading the way in addressing the essential need for building healthcare facilities that prioritize resiliency, functionality, safety, and sustainability. Turner's recently topped-out healthcare project--Massachusetts General Hospital--demonstrates how sustainability and resilience are integrated into healthcare construction to me  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Chequers Holds a Final Close on Fund XVIII at the EUR 1.2bn Target The Goodwin Paris Private Investment Funds team advised Chequers Capital, a leading European mid-market buyout investor, on the final closing of Chequers Capital Fund XVIII S.L.P. at the EUR 1.2bn target. Fund XVIII surpassed its predecessor's size through a combination of support from existing and new insti  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Demand Enterprises Modernize to Improve Ailing Customer Experience, Says Research Legacy technical debt a leading contributor to decline in quality of customer interactions over the last 10 years WALTHAM, Mass - February 18, 2025 - Frustrated consumers are demanding businesses invest in new, innovative ways to improve deteriorating custome  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizConsulting] -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * DNV appointed by the ASEAN Taxonomy Board as technical advisor to develop latest version of the ASEAN Taxonomy for sustainable finance ASEAN Taxonomy provides a unified classification system for sustainable economic activities within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations SHARE: Bang  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris Partner Bronwyn L. Roberts Named 2024 Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Duane Morris partner Bronwyn L. Roberts has been named a 2024 Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This prestigious honor recognized Roberts' outstanding achievements in law throughout 2024. Recently, Roberts successfully represented the employer in Nunez v. Syncsort Incor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Specifx in Acquisition by XOi The Technology team advised Specifx on the acquisition by XOi, a leading provider of jobsite-focused technology solutions for the field service ecosystem. The acquisition of Specifx will enable XOi to amplify its use and capabilities across the field service industries, furthering its mission of serving stakeholders throughout t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Nominates Andrew Hoffman and Jeannie Rhinehart to Juvenile Court Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today nominated Andrew Hoffman and Jeannie Rhinehart to the Juvenile Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation. "Our Juvenile Court serves to protect the rights of children and families across the state," said Governor Healey.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Hit the Road to Highlight Proposed Transportation Investments Brockton -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt will be hitting the road and visiting communities across the state to highlight their comprehensive plan  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Heather Boushey and Todd Tucker join Malcolm Wiener Center and the Reimagining the Economy Project as senior research fellows Heather Boushey is an economist who served on the Council of Economic Advisers and President Biden's Invest in America Cabinet. A political scientist, Todd Tucker is director of Industrial Policy and Trade at the Roosevelt Institute. Boushey helped guide Biden's industrial policy   more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * IMO Sub-committee on human element, training and watchkeeping (HTW11) The 11th session of the IMO's Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 11) was held from 10 to 14 February 2025. HTW 11 agreed on interim generic guidelines for the development of training provisions f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In CNBC.com, Michael Littenberg Discusses Corporate Philanthropy Following Trump Executive Order on DEI in Private Enterprise In a CNBC.com article, partner Michael Littenberg, global head of the firm's ESG, corporate social responsibility and business and human rights compliance practice, discussed corporate philanthropy efforts following the Trump administration executive   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Margaux Hall Discusses Pharmacy Benefit Manager Policy Reforms In a Law360 article, health care partner Margaux Hall, who leads the firm's drug pricing and price reporting group, discussed federal policy reform initiatives for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), who serve as intermediaries between pharmacies, drugmakers and insurers. "Across the board, there is in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Law.com International and Private Equity News Recognise Elizabeth Todd as Top Ten Corporate and Private Equity Lawyer in the UK and Europe Private equity partner Elizabeth Todd has been recognised as one of London's top ten corporate lawyers and one of Europe's top ten private equity lawyers by Law.com International and Private Equity News respectively. The two lists were   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning and reason about data in their dominant language. While early language models could only process text, contemporary large language models now perform highly diverse tasks on different types of data. For instance,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mintz Adds Top Trial Lawyer Mark W. Lerner to Lead its Employment Litigation Group Mark W. Lerner has joined Mintz's New York office as a Member of the firm. Mark will serve as the Chair of the Employment Litigation Practice within the firm's Employment group. Mark is a preeminent trial lawyer and employment attorney who leads cases and counsels clients on complex employment issues. His practice focu  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * National Grid and National Grid Foundation Add $1.4 Million to Heating Assistance Funds National Grid and the National Grid Foundation today announced a joint $1.4 million contribution to support the company's low-income and emergency heating programs, the Care & Share Energy Fund and the Neighborhood Heating Fund, which opened today. Th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * Pega to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences WALTHAM, Mass. - February 18, 2025 - Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, today announced that Ken Stillwell, COO and CFO, Pega, will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: * The Citizens JMP Technolog  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Sunrise Communications on $1.3 Billion Refinancing Ropes & Gray has advised Swiss telecommunications provider Sunrise Communications AG (Sunrise) on a new issuance by Sunrise Financing Partnership of $1,300 million of Term Loan B debt due 2032. This is Sunrise's first financing transaction following the completion of its spin-off from Liberty Global Ltd.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * Shallow bay industrial property south of Boston trades hands BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of 242 Libbey Industrial Parkway, a 27,000-square-foot shallow bay warehouse facility in Weymouth, Massachusetts. JLL represented the buyer, Sticks Investment Group, in the acquisition. Fulcrum Real  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Stilla Technologies and the Sellers Sign a Put Option Agreement for the Acquisition of Stilla Technologies by Bio-Rad The Life Sciences team advised Stilla Technologies, a start-up specializing in high-precision genetic analysis, and the sellers, on the signing of a put option agreement for the acquisition of Stilla Technologies by Bio-Rad, a global leader in life science r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025 Recognizes Goodwin for Excellence Across Germany The Legal 500 Deutschland has highly ranked Goodwin and its lawyers in the 2025 edition. The annual guide evaluates the capabilities of firms and legal professionals across Germany. Client feedback praised the firm for having an "outstanding team with excellent communication," while also being  more