BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * AIP Makes Strategic Investment in Leading Automotive Manufacturer and Distributor, Tenneco Ropes & Gray represented American Industrial Partners on a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment into Tenneco's Clean Air and Powertrain businesses, alongside Apollo Fund X. The transactions was announced in a Feb. 24 press release and is expected to close later this yea  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Arbor Biotechnologies, a biotechnology company that says it discovers and develops genetic medicines, issued the following news release: * * * Arbor Biotechnologies Announces $73.9 Million Series C Financing to Advance Novel Gene Editing Therapeutics Series C led by ARCH Venture Partners and TCGX with significant participation from existing and new investors Financing extends Arbor's cash runway into 2027 and supports the clinical development of lead prog  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New Database Captures Laws since 1849 Governing Minors' Legal Capacity to Consent to Sexual Health Services LawAtlas.org includes state laws from 1849 through 2021 that regulate minors' legal capacity to independently consent to several categories of care. A new dataset captures more than 170 years of US state laws governing minors' legal capacity to independently consent to sexual   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * As Markets Turn Volatile, What Should You Do with Your 401(k)? Questrom's Mark Williams weighs in on best investment and retirement-saving practices as the US faces a potential recession By Alene Bouranova The numbers started dropping...and then they kept dropping. If you've been paying attention to the economy these past few weeks, you probably have major concerns about your investments. After reaching   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Five Years Later, Scientists Study Novids--People Who've Never Had COVID BU infectious diseases doctor and researcher Sabrina Assoumou says so-called "super-dodgers" could teach scientists a lot about the virus By Doug Most Five years after the world shut down in response to the rapid spread of a mysterious disease, the total number of reported cases of COVID-19 worldwide is approaching 800 million. That'  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu? After egg prices soar and infections spread in chickens, cows, and cats, a BU virologist is advocating for more testing and tracking By Jessica Colarossi Nearly a year after the first person was infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, from a sick dairy cow, the virus is still hurting farms and the agriculture industry--and the w  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to equip two RWE wind farms in Texas with over 100 turbines, boosting US jobs and energy security SCHENECTADY, NY (March 18, 2025) \- GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with RWE to provide 109 of its 2.8 MW-127m* onshore wind turbines to power the Honey Mesquite wind farm in Glasscock County, Texas and r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Promotes Culvert Upgrades, Rural Roads and Bridges Funding in Berkshires Lenox -- Today, Governor Maura Healey, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Energy & Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper and Highway Administrator Jonathon Gulliver visited Lenox and Becket to promote Governor Healey's proposal to upgrade culverts and rural roads and bridges   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, Mass Cultural Council Open Applications for Massachusetts' First Poet Laureate Boston -- Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Mass Cultural Council and Mass Humanities today announced that Massachusetts is now accepting applications to fill the role of Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. In February, the Governor - surrounded by poets and cultural   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism in Springfield Springfield -- The 2025 Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism officially kicked off today at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. This annual event brings together industry leaders, tourism professionals, and state officials to celebrate the success of Massachusetts's tou  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * MITRE to Shape the AI-driven Future of Wireless in Collaboration with NVIDIA McLean, Va., & Bedford, Mass., March 18, 2025 - MITRE today announced it will collaborate with NVIDIA to advance AI-native wireless networks, including for 6G. The collaboration will focus on a ground-up redesi  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * "We have the right to determine our own missions" Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley recently spoke with NPR's "Here & Now" show about growing tensions between higher education and the federal government. The Department of Education is investigating over 50 universities for race-conscious recruitment and student support, which Holley sees as an attempt to "punish conduct, thinking a  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, March 19 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * National Grid Partners commits $100 million to invest in AI startups advancing the future of energy MENLO PARK, Calif., -- National Grid Partners, the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of one of the world's largest utilities, today announced a commitment to invest $100 million in artificial intelligence (AI) startups that are  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Oriflame on Launch of Comprehensive Recapitalisation Transaction to Deliver a EUR520 Million Debt Reduction Ropes & Gray has advised Oriflame in connection with a comprehensive recapitalisation announced by Oriflame on March 18, 2025. The transaction delivers a substantially de-levered and sustainable balance sheet with a debt reduction of approximately  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises the Initial Purchasers on First Quantum Minerals' $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering Ropes & Gray has advised the initial purchasers on First Quantum Minerals' offering of US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes and on the related tender offer. First Quantum Minerals is a leading international mining and metals company engaged primaril  more