Commonwealth

ComEd Refiles Multi-Year Grid Plan to Advance Region’s Economic, Climate and Equity Goals

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Utilities, Environment, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Climate Change, EXC, Electricity, ICC, Partnership, CEJA, Climate, Commission, PA Consulting Group, Illinois Commerce Commission, Exelon, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Edison, Renewable energy

In December of 2023, the ICC rejected ComEd’s original multi-year grid plan, requiring ComEd to file a revised grid plan in 90 days, and asking the company for a plan that includes additional focus on affordability, cost effectiveness and benefits to equity investment eligible communities (EIECs).

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  • In December of 2023, the ICC rejected ComEd’s original multi-year grid plan, requiring ComEd to file a revised grid plan in 90 days, and asking the company for a plan that includes additional focus on affordability, cost effectiveness and benefits to equity investment eligible communities (EIECs).
  • “We heard the Commissioners’ concerns and have worked diligently these past three months to create a plan that is responsive to their feedback while positioning ComEd to help the state achieve its clean energy and equity goals,” said Gil Quiniones, ComEd President and CEO .
  • As electricity plays a larger role in the daily lives of customers and communities, the need to preserve ComEd’s nation-leading reliability is critical.
  • For the second year in a row, it was recognized by PA Consulting, which named ComEd the most reliable utility in the U.S in 2023.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Signs First Business to WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Insurance, Hospitals, Professional Services, Health Insurance, Small Business, Philanthropy, Health, General Health, Foundation, Anthem, Partnership, Risk, Literacy, Small business, Elevance Health, Commerce, Blue Shield, Multimedia, Hearing, Commonwealth, Health insurance

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia announced last week that the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance had secured its first contract for the state’s healthcare solution for small businesses.

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  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia announced last week that the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance had secured its first contract for the state’s healthcare solution for small businesses.
  • The WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance allows its participants to spread claims risk and lower administrative costs resulting in savings for employees and their families.
  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has a long-standing record of excellence in the administration of plans like WiseChoice in states like Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio.
  • “We are elated to be part of this solution for small business owners,” said Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, President, Monica Schmude.

ComEd Proposes Discount Program to Reduce Energy Burden for Income-Eligible Customers

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Philanthropy, Other Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Other Philanthropy, Energy, EXC, Electricity, PIPP, SARP, ICC, Percentage, FPL, Laas, LIHEAP, Commission, Illinois Commerce Commission, Government, LID, Exelon, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Edison

ComEd yesterday presented a proposal to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) outlining a new Low-Income Discount (LID) program to help income-eligible customers manage their energy bills.

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  • ComEd yesterday presented a proposal to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) outlining a new Low-Income Discount (LID) program to help income-eligible customers manage their energy bills.
  • The proposed program would enable qualifying customers to receive a percentage-based discount on their monthly electric bill determined by income level.
  • “ComEd’s newly proposed low-income discount program builds upon our longstanding commitment to keep bills affordable for all customers,” said Gil Quiniones , President and CEO, ComEd.
  • The program will also promote opportunities for low-income households to participate in the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, which helps customers manage energy use to save money on future energy bills.

Equity Commonwealth Sets 2024 Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Professional Services, Other Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Finance, Construction & Property, REIT, Banking, Annual general meeting, Central Time, Commonwealth, Security (finance)

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) today announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time.

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  • Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) today announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2024 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.
  • Details of the virtual annual meeting, including how stockholders can participate in the virtual meeting, vote and ask questions, will be included in the company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ontrak Health Announces Continuing Expansion with Sentara Health

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Software, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Managed Care, Health, Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Technology, Partnership, OTRK, Commonwealth, Commercial, Health insurance

Ontrak Health (NASDAQ: OTRK), a leading AI-powered and tech-enabled behavioral healthcare company, today announced a continuing expansion of its strategic partnership with Sentara Health in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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  • Ontrak Health (NASDAQ: OTRK), a leading AI-powered and tech-enabled behavioral healthcare company, today announced a continuing expansion of its strategic partnership with Sentara Health in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • This new expansion offers Ontrak’s WholeHealth+ program to eligible self-insured groups and follows on the heels of the commercial expansion announced on February 29 with Sentara Health Plans, the health plan division of Sentara.
  • Ontrak Health and Sentara Health Plans are also jointly working to launch Ontrak’s innovative Advanced Engagement System more broadly across Sentara Health Plan’s commercial population.
  • Mary Lou Osborne, President and Chief Commercial Officer of Ontrak Health, stated, “This new development solidifies the trust that Sentara has placed in Ontrak Health, in offering Ontrak’s WholeHealth+ program to eligible Commercial self-insured populations.

Wellpoint Increases Access to Mental Healthcare for Children and Young Adults with Addition of InStride Health to Network

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Monday, March 11, 2024
Practice Management, Insurance, Managed Care, Health, Mental Health, Professional Services, Health Insurance, Other Health, Depression, Family therapy, Patient, Mental health, Social isolation, Anxiety, OCD, Disability, Mass, Life, Tic disorder, UniCare, Commonwealth, Nursing

As part of Wellpoint’s (formerly UniCare) ongoing work to increase access to mental healthcare for its members, Wellpoint recently welcomed InStride Health, a pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment provider, to its expansive provider network.

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  • As part of Wellpoint’s (formerly UniCare) ongoing work to increase access to mental healthcare for its members, Wellpoint recently welcomed InStride Health, a pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment provider, to its expansive provider network.
  • Wellpoint administers health benefits for more than 200,000 state and municipal employees, retirees, and their families insured by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission.
  • “At Wellpoint, we’re committed to supporting our members’ whole health – their physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
  • For more information about InStride Health, visit instride.health .

Iron Senergy Responds to Senator Casey

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Carbon, Lifting, Coal, Natural Resources, Risk, Iron, Justin Thompson, Politics, Appalachian Mountains, Coal mining, Life, EPA, Workforce, Retirement, Miner, Multimedia, Bob Casey Jr., Commonwealth, Renewable energy

Through his recent press releases, Senator Casey has made it clear that the continued operation of coal-producing assets, like the Cumberland Mine, is in the "best interest of our nation."

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  • Through his recent press releases, Senator Casey has made it clear that the continued operation of coal-producing assets, like the Cumberland Mine, is in the "best interest of our nation."
  • Senator Casey has made it clear that he will fight for the miners, families and economy of Greene County.
  • For that reason, I am inviting Senator Casey to visit our operations as soon as it can be arranged to discuss his support of the Cumberland Mine, which as Senator Casey notes, has been a large employer in Greene County since the 1970s.
  • Senator Casey speaks of the need for coal miners to be certain about their future.

Connolly Brothers Completes Project for Calare Properties

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Friday, March 29, 2024
Connolly, Correction, Risk, Construction, Communications center, Engineering, Commonwealth

BEVERLY, Mass., March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Connolly Brothers Inc., a construction management firm serving private commercial, industrial and institutional clients, recently completed a 52,000 square-foot design-build fit-up project for Calare Properties.

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  • BEVERLY, Mass., March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Connolly Brothers Inc., a construction management firm serving private commercial, industrial and institutional clients, recently completed a 52,000 square-foot design-build fit-up project for Calare Properties.
  • "This project provides a state-of-the-art facility for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support its public safety initiatives," says Bailey Duffy, associate at Calare Properties.
  • "We are very grateful to have partnered with Connolly Brothers and the user state agencies in successfully completing this complex redevelopment."
  • "This project exemplified how outstanding teamwork delivers a successful project," says Connolly Brothers President and CEO, Jay Connolly.

TRC Companies Recognized by Climate Change Business Journal for Developing Climate Adaptation Strategies

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Climate change, Labour, Implementation, TRC, Climate, Workforce, LWD, Engineering, Commonwealth, Weather

WINDSOR, Conn., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, received an award from Climate Change Business Journal ® (CCBJ) for Advancing Best Practice in the area of Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience.

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  • TRC was recognized for working with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to prepare for climate change.
  • WINDSOR, Conn., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, received an award from Climate Change Business Journal ® (CCBJ) for Advancing Best Practice in the area of Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience.
  • TRC won the Advancing Best Practices award for evaluating operational risks related to climate change and developing climate adaptation strategies for The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) .
  • At the completion of the project, TRC produced a Climate Adaptation Strategy Roadmap and Implementation Tracker—a living document that prioritizes adaptation strategies based on LWD's most immediate and consequential climate-related risks.

NSSF CELEBRATES KENTUCKY SECOND AMENDMENT PRIVACY ACT PASSING INTO LAW

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Firearm, International Organization (journal), Merchant category code, Congress, General counsel, Second, Letter, Democratic National Committee, Seizure, Fourth Amendment, Left, MCC, Amalgamated Bank, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Fourth, House, Privacy, The New York Times, General assembly, Louisiana House of Representatives, Treasury, ISO, NSSF, Government, Representative, Legislation, Commonwealth, Fear

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, celebrates Kentucky House Bill 357, informally called the Second Amendment Privacy Act, passing into law.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, celebrates Kentucky House Bill 357, informally called the Second Amendment Privacy Act, passing into law.
  • This NSSF-supported law protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of people purchasing firearms and ammunition in Kentucky.
  • Additionally, the law prohibits keeping or causing to be kept any list, record or registry of private firearm ownership.
  • The law was sponsored by Kentucky state Reps. Derek Lewis and Michael Meredith, as well as state Sen. Jason Howell.