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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday April 23, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Ameresco and Matchbook Learning Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Mark the Opening of The Match High School and Career Center
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco and Matchbook Learning Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Mark the Opening of The Match High School and Career Center The celebration marked a major $20M school project by Ameresco to improve energy efficiency and resiliency in Indianapolis FRAIMINGHAM, MA and INDIANAPOLIS, IN - April 22, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: A  more

Astronomers discover a planet that's rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Astronomers discover a planet that's rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail MIT astronomers have discovered a planet some 140 light-years from Earth that is rapidly crumbling to pieces. The disintegrating world is about the mass of Mercury, although it circles about 20 times closer to its star than Mercury does to the sun, completing an orbit every 30.5 hours. At suc  more

Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces $500K grant to bring green spaces to Atlanta and Boston
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces $500K grant to bring green spaces to Atlanta and Boston CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 22, 2025) - As the world celebrates Earth Day, the GE Vernova Foundation today announced a new grant program focused on green spaces, an expansion of its commitments to growing stronger, more resilient communities and creating lon  more

Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces grant to benefit schoolyards across Atlanta
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces grant to benefit schoolyards across Atlanta ATLANTA, GA. (April 22, 2025) - As the world celebrates Earth Day, the GE Vernova Foundation today announced a new grant program focused on green spaces, an expansion of its commitments to growing stronger, more resilient communities and creating long-lasting enviro  more

Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces grant to bring green spaces to Boston
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Earth Day milestone: GE Vernova Foundation announces grant to bring green spaces to Boston CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 22, 2025) - As the world celebrates Earth Day, the GE Vernova Foundation today announced a new grant program focused on green spaces, an expansion of its commitments to growing stronger, more resilient communities and creating long-lasting environm  more

Governor Healey and First Lady Celebrate Earth Day at DCR State Park
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and First Lady Celebrate Earth Day at DCR State Park Medford -- Governor Healey and First Lady Joanna Lydgate visited Torbert MacDonald State Park in Medford to celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness for the Department of Conservation and Recreation's (DCR) upcoming day of stewardship at DCR parks statewide on Saturday. The Governor and First Lady walked their dog C  more

Governor Healey Announces $18 Million in Housing Development Awards to Create 288 Units in Gateway Cities
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces $18 Million in Housing Development Awards to Create 288 Units in Gateway Cities Fitchburg -- Today, Governor Maura Healey announced $18 million in Housing Development Inceptive Program (HDIP) awards to create 288 total new units in six Gateway Cities across the state. These awards close out the third and final competitive HDIP application round of 2024, w  more

Invesco and MassMutual Announce Repurchase of $1 Billion of Invesco Preferred Stock and New Strategic Product and Distribution Partnership With Barings
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Invesco and MassMutual Announce Repurchase of $1 billion of Invesco Preferred Stock and New Strategic Product and Distribution Partnership with Barings MassMutual also to Provide Seed Capital Investment to Support Scale of Both Firms' Private Wealth Offerings Atlanta - Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) and MassMutual announced today an agreement for Invesco to rep  more

Pega GenAI Powers Accelerated Q1 2025 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * Pega GenAI Powers Accelerated Q1 2025 Results * Operating cash flow grows to $204 million and free cash flow grows to $202 million in Q1 2025 * Annual Contract Value (ACV) growth exceeds 13% year over year * Pega Cloud ACV grows 23% year over year * Backlog grows 21% year over year WALTHAM, Mass. -- April 22, 2025 -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PE  more

President Holley Defends American Higher Education
SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * President Holley defends American higher education By Christian Feuerstein Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to "MSNBC Prime" about why she believes attacks on higher education are attacks against the fundamentals of our democracy. Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley appeared on "MSNBC Prime" on Friday, April 18, 2025. She discussed how colleges and universit  more

Rise of a Powerhouse BU Department: Economics
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * The Rise of a Powerhouse BU Department: Economics Notable alums--from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the prime minister of Iceland to President Trump's chief economic advisor to the Illinois secretary of state--have all helped boost the department's notoriety, while talk about tariffs has made its subject matter all the more timely By Doug Most Here's a riddle for you: what do the prime minister of Iceland,   more