Walter Scott

Rally Outside Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting Highlights Multi-State, Anti-Consumer Energy Policy

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토요일, 5월 4, 2024

OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division. The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory. 

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  • OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division.
  • The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory.
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy owns and operates utilities serving 11 states across the U.S., including PacifiCorp (Western U.S.), MidAmerican Energy (Iowa), and NV Energy (Nevada).
  • Greg Abel, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has been named as Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffet's successor.

Innosphere Ventures Awarded $1.4 Million from Opportunity Now Colorado Grant Program to address regional workforce gaps in systems engineering

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목요일, 3월 21, 2024

Innosphere will be awarded $1.4 million to work with Colorado State University and regional employers to address regional workforce gaps in systems engineering.

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  • Innosphere will be awarded $1.4 million to work with Colorado State University and regional employers to address regional workforce gaps in systems engineering.
  • The funding is part of a total $2.4 million investment in the systems engineering workforce program, which aims to address critical workforce gaps and enhance economic mobility for participants working in the internship and apprenticeship program.
  • The goals of the CO-WY Engine, led by Innosphere Ventures, aligns with the mission of Opportunity Now Colorado, which seeks to foster innovative solutions for Colorado's workforce needs through strategic partnerships between education systems and employers.
  • "The CO-WY Engine had identified systems engineering as a workforce gap area, and this funding will advance workforce development though internships and apprenticeships," said Mike Freeman, CEO of the CO-WY Engine.

Allied Electronics & Automation Sponsors Colorado State University's NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team in Annual LUNABOTICS Competition for the Fifth Consecutive Year

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수요일, 4월 6, 2022

FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation is sponsoring Colorado State University's (CSU's) NASA Robotic Mining Competition (RMC) Team in the 2022 LUNABOTICS competition, providing the team with a monetary grant and access to critical components as well as expert advice from Allied's highly experienced engineering team. This year marks Allied's fifth consecutive year of support for the team's participation in the annual LUNABOTICS competition, a NASA Artemis Student Challenge designed to educate college students in the NASA Systems Engineering process, cultivate a workforce optimized for high-tech industries including terrestrial and extraterrestrial mining and construction and provide NASA with innovative prototype solutions to the many challenges inherent in future Artemis missions, which are intended to establish the first long-term presence on the moon and leverage the knowledge acquired there to send the first astronauts to Mars.

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  • FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation is sponsoring Colorado State University's (CSU's) NASA Robotic Mining Competition (RMC) Team in the 2022 LUNABOTICS competition , providing the team with a monetary grant and access to critical components as well as expert advice from Allied's highly experienced engineering team.
  • The annual LUNABOTICS competition requires an immense amount of work in addition to significant expense, so we are incredibly grateful to Allied for its continued support of our team," said Carissa Vos, a senior student and project manager for CSU's NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team.
  • This year's LUNABOTICS Artemis Student Challenge Robotic Mining Competition will take place at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 2227.
  • The competition will culminate in two on-site mining runs and awards will be conferred for excellence demonstrated throughout the competition.