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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced its preparation efforts for the 2023 hurricane season. Each year, the company, through its Enterprise Emergency Operations Center (EEOC), creates and distributes key resources to its facilities to maintain continuity of care across facilities, so that patients and communities can continue to count on HCA Healthcare. With dozens of hospitals in hurricane-prone regions like Florida, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia, HCA Healthcare works diligently […]

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lovett Industrial, the Houston-based real estate investment firm, closed on 328 acres of land in James City County, Virginia in late April 2023 with plans to develop Enterprise Logistics Park, an approximate 2.2 million square foot business park uniquely positioned to capture growing demand from the Port of Virginia. The business park will be constructed to industry leading specifications and will be designed to accommodate a variety of building sizes ranging from approximately 100,000-1,000,000 square feet. […]

Acquisition creates the premier consumer products returns management solution in North America CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#LifecycleManagement—Clover Environmental Solutions (Clover), a provider of sustainable lifecycle management services and solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all operating assets of America’s Remanufacturing Company (ARC), a returns management and remanufacturing solutions company servicing OEMs, distributors, and retailers. Headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, ARC is the only vertically integrated lifecycle management company in North America to offer end-to-end returns management solutions, including receiving and […]

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#FBIN–Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: FBIN or “Fortune Brands” or the “Company”), an industry-leading home, security and commercial building products company, today announced it completed the acquisition of the Emtek and Schaub premium and luxury door and cabinet hardware business, and the U.S. and Canadian Yale and August residential smart locks business (collectively the “Business”) from ASSA ABLOY (collectively, the “Acquisition”). “I am thrilled that Yale, Emtek, August and Schaub have now officially joined the Fortune Brands family. […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is launching the Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP) to reduce the accident and serious incident rate across Africa as part of the Focus Africa initiative. Launch partners in the program are The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing, The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA). Together, the CASIP partners will prioritize the most pressing safety concerns on the continent and rally the resources […]

USA / GUATEMALA – The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) is already deploying in Guatemala for the general elections on June 25, in which the president and vice president of the Republic, mayors, and the seats in the national, district parliaments, and the Central American Parliament will be elected. The Electoral Mission, headed by the former foreign minister of Paraguay Eladio Loizaga, is made up of 91 specialists and observers from 20 countries, and is […]

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are hosting the first Global Congress on the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes on 20-22 June 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. During the event, delegates from around 130 countries will discuss and share knowledge and strategies to end the unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes. The World Health Assembly (WHA) in 1981 adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Forty-two […]

GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has today launched a new generation Productive Capacities Index (PCI) to help countries make more accurate diagnostics and measurements of their economic performance. In turn, this can shape more effective policies and their implementation. The PCI measures countries’ abilities to produce goods and deliver services, which are critical for international trade and global production value chains. The PCI is available through a dedicated online portal with publications, manuals, resources and tools. […]

Eastern Caribbean may face a possible hurricane threat by Thursday as Tropical Storm Bret moves across the Atlantic, forecasts say. Associated Press (AP) reported that the storm is expected to reach “Category 1 hurricane strength of 74 mph (120 kph) by Wednesday night as it nears the Lesser Antilles.” According to The National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). “Because of wind shear, the […]