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Roadrunner Venture Studios Launches with Backing from America's Frontier Fund

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
AFF, ICON, Silicon, Ecosystem, Roadrunner, Khosla Ventures, Playground Global, AI, Business, Film industry, Renewable energy, Management

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roadrunner Venture Studios today launched in Albuquerque, New Mexico backed by America's Frontier Fund (AFF) and the New Mexico State Investment Council. Roadrunner works to commercialize American science and technology, especially ideas coming out of New Mexico's world-class national labs and innovation ecosystem. The studio is focused primarily on building companies in critical technology fields including AI, quantum, energy, space, clean tech, and advanced manufacturing.

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  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roadrunner Venture Studios today launched in Albuquerque, New Mexico backed by America's Frontier Fund (AFF) and the New Mexico State Investment Council.
  • Roadrunner works to commercialize American science and technology, especially ideas coming out of New Mexico's world-class national labs and innovation ecosystem.
  • "Roadrunner is pushing outside the box into territories beyond New York and Silicon Valley and into technologies beyond our imaginations."
  • "AFF is proud that Roadrunner Venture Studios was our first investment," said AFF CEO Gilman Louie.

Coated Fabrics Market to Surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 - Coherent Market Insights

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
TechArt, PPG Industries, 3M, AFF, Bayer, TechStyle Fashion Group, Valspar, FDA, Nippon Paint, USD, BASF, Personal protective equipment, Analysis, Growth, Coated fabrics, Transport, Natural rubber, Speciality chemicals, Thermoplastic, 3D printing, Application

BURLINGAME, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Coherent Market Insights, Global Coated Fabrics market size was valued at US$ 21.6 Billion in 2022 and is expected to surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 and is anticipated to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% from 2023 to 2030.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGAME, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Coherent Market Insights, Global Coated Fabrics market size was valued at US$ 21.6 Billion in 2022 and is expected to surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 and is anticipated to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% from 2023 to 2030.
  • The global coated fabrics market is experiencing strong growth owing to increasing demand from sectors such as automotive, construction, and industrial application and growing focus on performance and durability.
  • Furthermore, the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials propels the Global Coated Fabrics Market forward.
  • Key players in the global Coated Fabrics market include Saint Gobain S.A, Bayer AG, PPG Industries, Akzonobel N.V., 3M Company, Valspar Corporation, E.I.

Coated Fabrics Market to Surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 - Coherent Market Insights

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
TechArt, PPG Industries, 3M, AFF, Bayer, TechStyle Fashion Group, Valspar, FDA, Nippon Paint, USD, BASF, Personal protective equipment, Analysis, Growth, Coated fabrics, Transport, Natural rubber, Speciality chemicals, Thermoplastic, 3D printing, Application

BURLINGAME, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Coherent Market Insights, Global Coated Fabrics market size was valued at US$ 21.6 Billion in 2022 and is expected to surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 and is anticipated to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% from 2023 to 2030.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGAME, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Coherent Market Insights, Global Coated Fabrics market size was valued at US$ 21.6 Billion in 2022 and is expected to surpass US$ 29.79 Billion by 2030 and is anticipated to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% from 2023 to 2030.
  • The global coated fabrics market is experiencing strong growth owing to increasing demand from sectors such as automotive, construction, and industrial application and growing focus on performance and durability.
  • Furthermore, the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials propels the Global Coated Fabrics Market forward.
  • Key players in the global Coated Fabrics market include Saint Gobain S.A, Bayer AG, PPG Industries, Akzonobel N.V., 3M Company, Valspar Corporation, E.I.

LANZAJET, BRITISH AIRWAYS, AND NOVA PANGAEA TECHNOLOGIES' 'PROJECT SPEEDBIRD' WINS $11.2M GOVERNMENT FUNDING, HELPING TO MOVE AVIATION INDUSTRY CLOSER TO GLOBAL DECARBONIZATION GOALS

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Aviation biofuel, Sustainability, Climate change, ATJ, IAG, AFF, CO2, Government, Wood, SAF, Ethanol, NPT, Partnership, Growth, International Airlines Group, Airway, Airline, Jet fuel, Management, British Airways

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between LanzaJet, British Airways (BA), and Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) – has secured new funding totalling $11.2M (£9 million) from the Government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition.

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  • It follows the multi-million-pound investments from International Airlines Group (IAG) and British Airways earlier this year into NPT and Project Speedbird, respectively.
  • IAG – British Airways' parent company – is also a founding investor and shareholder of LanzaJet dating back to 2021.
  • British Airways is intending to purchase all the SAF produced through Project Speedbird to help power some of its flights.
  • Sarah Ellerby, Chief Executive of Nova Pangaea Technologies, said:
    "Nova Pangaea Technologies are delighted to have secured this multi-million-pound investment.

LANZAJET, BRITISH AIRWAYS, AND NOVA PANGAEA TECHNOLOGIES' 'PROJECT SPEEDBIRD' WINS $11.2M GOVERNMENT FUNDING, HELPING TO MOVE AVIATION INDUSTRY CLOSER TO GLOBAL DECARBONIZATION GOALS

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Aviation biofuel, Sustainability, Climate change, ATJ, IAG, AFF, CO2, Government, Wood, SAF, Ethanol, NPT, Partnership, Growth, International Airlines Group, Airway, Airline, Jet fuel, Management, British Airways

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between LanzaJet, British Airways (BA), and Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) – has secured new funding totalling $11.2M (£9 million) from the Government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition.

Key Points: 
  • It follows the multi-million-pound investments from International Airlines Group (IAG) and British Airways earlier this year into NPT and Project Speedbird, respectively.
  • IAG – British Airways' parent company – is also a founding investor and shareholder of LanzaJet dating back to 2021.
  • British Airways is intending to purchase all the SAF produced through Project Speedbird to help power some of its flights.
  • Sarah Ellerby, Chief Executive of Nova Pangaea Technologies, said:
    "Nova Pangaea Technologies are delighted to have secured this multi-million-pound investment.

Alabama Futures Fund Invests in CModel Data, Inc.

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Business intelligence, AFF, Redhawk, Artificial intelligence, Environment, Growth, Fund, Collection, Cryptocurrency

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in CModel Data, Inc. (“CModel” or “Company”).

Key Points: 
  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alabama Futures Fund (“AFF” or the “Fund”) recently placed an investment in CModel Data, Inc. (“CModel” or “Company”).
  • The CModel platform allows business managers to determine the actions required to achieve specific business outcomes.
  • In connection with the investment from AFF, CModel and its CEO, Teasha Cable, will relocate the Company’s headquarters to Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Redhawk Partner Matt Hottle shared his enthusiasm about CModel, “CModel represents a startup that will truly move the needle for its customers.

FirstCash Reports Third Quarter Results; Net Revenues Increase 20% Driven by Growth in Pawn and AFF Segments; 104 Pawn Stores Added in the Third Quarter through Acquisitions and Store Openings; Upsizes Credit Facility and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
AFF, De novo, Ageing, Inventory, EBITDA, Share repurchase, GAAP, Acquisition, Information technology, Growth, Retail, FirstCash, NCO, Borrowing base, POS, Acceleration, Video game, Life insurance, Security (finance), Bookkeeping, Online shopping, Real estate, Bank, Cryptocurrency, Clothing, Airline

Pawn Stores: 104 pawn locations were added in the third quarter through a combination of acquisitions and store openings.

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  • Pawn Stores: 104 pawn locations were added in the third quarter through a combination of acquisitions and store openings.
  • By market, the Company reported the following store additions:
    U.S. Pawn: 82 total stores were added in the third quarter through acquisitions and new store openings.
  • The Company also purchased the underlying real estate at ten of its existing pawn stores during the third quarter.
  • The increase in total pawn receivables was driven by a 10% increase in total store count coupled with the strong same-store increase.

NetApp Extends Its Storage Leadership and Innovation at INSIGHT 2023 with the Only Unified Data Storage Across On-premises and Public Cloud

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Internet, Security, Data Management, Technology, Software, Cloud, Keystone, Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program, AFF, VMware, ONTAP, Real Sound: Kaze no Regret, Microsoft, Architecture, IDC, Organization, Carbon, VPC, Google Cloud, Data management, Data infrastructure, NTAP, Senior, Environment, TasNetworks, Cloud storage, SLA, ASA, SAP, API, SQL, AWS, Standard, Amazon, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Equinix, Data, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NetApp, Video game, Computer data storage, SAN, Oracle

Today, NetApp extends the definition of unified data storage to an entire architecture that enables file, block, and object workloads.

Key Points: 
  • Today, NetApp extends the definition of unified data storage to an entire architecture that enables file, block, and object workloads.
  • Unified data storage provides a common storage operating system that spans multiple on-premises storage offerings and every major public cloud, unified by a common API set and single control plane.
  • This includes the leading unified all-Flash storage, NetApp AFF, the new block-optimized all-Flash storage, NetApp ASA, and the only first-party, cloud-native storage solutions running on all of the three largest public clouds with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Microsoft Azure NetApp Files, and Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
  • To better serve these customers and the overall block storage market, NetApp introduced the NetApp All-Flash SAN Array (ASA) earlier this year.

NetApp Advances the State of AI & Secure Infrastructure at INSIGHT 2023

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Apps, Applications, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Security, Software, Networks, Internet, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, AFF, VMware, ONTAP, Amazon Web Services, Azure, Cloud storage, Synthetic media, Microsoft, Intellectual property, Organization, NFS, Generative, Google Cloud, Amazon SageMaker, MLOps, NTAP, Senior, DGX, Cloud Data Management Interface, NVIDIA, ASA, Partnership, Microsoft Azure, Shibaura Institute of Technology, AWS, FAS, Cisco, NetApp FAS, AI, Amazon, Collection, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NetApp, Vocabulary, Video game, Sales, Computer data storage, Cryptocurrency, Network equipment provider

Yesterday at NetApp INSIGHT 2023, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian spoke to the ongoing innovation and partnership between NetApp and his company, highlighting the August 2023 introduction of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.

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  • Yesterday at NetApp INSIGHT 2023, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian spoke to the ongoing innovation and partnership between NetApp and his company, highlighting the August 2023 introduction of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
  • Today, NetApp and Google are announcing support for Google Cloud’s Vertex AI with Google Cloud NetApp Volumes to support hybrid Generative AI applications.
  • Today, NetApp extended its Ransomware Recovery Guarantee is available for all on-premises NetApp ONTAP-based storage systems, including NetApp AFF, ASA and FAS.
  • NetApp can provide a single solution for DR from on premises to the cloud, minimizing the cost of providing standby DR infrastructure.

NGO Energy Vision Recognizes Outstanding Clean Energy Projects with Leadership Awards

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
PH, AFF, Wastewater, BTB, Farm, Digestion, Green Rocks, Electricity, New York's Reforming the Energy Vision, Methane, College, Global Climate and Energy Project, Partnership, EMG, RNG, Agriculture, Greenhouse, Monster Energy, Natural gas, Climate change, Renewable energy, Sewage treatment

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Three outstanding U.S. renewable energy projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by converting organic wastes into clean energy have been recognized with leadership awards from the NGO Energy Vision: BioTown Biogas , Dickinson College Farm and EMG International 's project for the beverage manufacturer American Fruits & Flavors .

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Three outstanding U.S. renewable energy projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by converting organic wastes into clean energy have been recognized with leadership awards from the NGO Energy Vision: BioTown Biogas , Dickinson College Farm and EMG International 's project for the beverage manufacturer American Fruits & Flavors .
  • "Green Rock Energy Partners brought their unique skillset, finding new ways to re-purpose agricultural waste at scale," said Chad Hoerr, BTB's General Manager.
  • "That's enough to supply energy for approximately 4,500 to 5,000 households," said Green Rock's managing partner Martin Mitchell.
  • "Dairy and food waste are low-hanging fruit for climate change mitigation," said Matt Steiman, Dickinson College Farm's Energy Projects Manager.