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CIB committing $138.2 million to Nova Scotia Energy Storage Project

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

CIB commits $138.2 million to three energy storage facilities in Nova Scotia.

Key Points: 
  • CIB commits $138.2 million to three energy storage facilities in Nova Scotia.
  • HALIFAX, NS, Feb. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing $138.2 million to support the development of Atlantic Canada's largest planned energy storage project by Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) in collaboration with Wskijinu'k Mtmo'taqnuow Agency Ltd. (WMA), an economic limited partnership owned by 13 Mi'kmaw communities.
  • CIB's first Indigenous Equity investment in Atlantic Canada's largest energy storage project.
  • The CIB's investment of $138.2 million towards Atlantic Canada's largest energy storage project is helping to create economic opportunities across Nova Scotia while supporting a clean energy transition.

Learning A-Z Wins Supes' Choice Award for Raz-Plus Español®

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Learning A-Z , a Cambium Learning Group brand, announced that Raz-Plus Español® has won a 2023 Supes' Choice Award from the Institute for Education Innovation (IEI) in the Equity Champion category.

Key Points: 
  • Learning A-Z , a Cambium Learning Group brand, announced that Raz-Plus Español® has won a 2023 Supes' Choice Award from the Institute for Education Innovation (IEI) in the Equity Champion category.
  • The Supes' Choice Awards — the only industry awards judged exclusively by school district superintendents — recognize innovative products that help districts achieve excellence in education.
  • This recognition is the second Supes’ Choice Award Learning A-Z has won .
  • To learn more about Raz-Plus Español and Learning A-Z's full suite of solutions, please visit www.learninga-z.com .

Despite End-of-Year Sales Boost, Underlying Metrics Still Point to a Challenging Sales Environment

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Theory, the real-time automotive data insights provider for automotive manufacturers, agencies, and affiliates, is reporting in this month's "On the Horizon," that new vehicle inventory has continued to charge forward, rising 6% in December after an 8% increase the prior month. Over the past year, supply jumped by exactly 1 million—from 1.64M to 2.64M. 

Key Points: 
  • OEMs continue to push more vehicles into the marketplace as supply chain challenges ease and as model year changeovers played out in December.
  • 18 of the top 20 makes saw month-over-month inventory increases, with Toyota and Buick (both down 1%) being the only exceptions.
  • End-of-year deals related to model year changeovers helped push vehicle movement up by 14% month-over-month to 1.12 million.
  • January projections indicate that this growth will recede to 1.08 million as season shifts diminish.

Danaher, Jennifer Doudna, and Innovative Genomics Institute Launch Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures with Aim to Address Hundreds of Diseases Using Gene-editing Platform Solution

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The center, known as the Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures, aims to use CRISPR-based gene editing to permanently address hundreds of diseases with a unified research, development and regulatory approach.

Key Points: 
  • The center, known as the Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures, aims to use CRISPR-based gene editing to permanently address hundreds of diseases with a unified research, development and regulatory approach.
  • The collaboration, which enables a substantial new research program at IGI, is the largest Danaher Beacon to date.
  • The Beacons program funds pioneering academic research with the goal of developing innovative technologies and applications for human health.
  • The unique nature of CRISPR makes it ideal for developing and deploying a platform capability for CRISPR cures on demand.

Kide Science Wins Supes’ Choice Award for Best STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Kide Science from Accelerate Learning was named the winner in the STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution category of the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards , the only education industry awards judged exclusively by school district superintendents.

Key Points: 
  • Kide Science from Accelerate Learning was named the winner in the STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution category of the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards , the only education industry awards judged exclusively by school district superintendents.
  • The STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution category recognizes solutions that provide students with experiential learning and the opportunity to collaborate, persist in problem-solving, take thoughtful risks, and work through the creative process.
  • Kide Science lessons promote STEM topics and the development of social-emotional, literacy, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
  • Kide Science also supports teachers with video instructions, printouts, assessment tools, scientific explanations for all the phenomena, and tips to adjust each lesson based on a child’s age and ability.

Institute for Education Innovation Announces Winners of the 2023 Supes' Choice Awards

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Education Innovation (IEI), a national school superintendent think tank that serves as the bridge between district leaders and the K-12 industry to develop solutions to the greatest challenges in public education, is excited to announce the winners of its third annual Supes' Choice Awards.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Education Innovation (IEI), a national school superintendent think tank that serves as the bridge between district leaders and the K-12 industry to develop solutions to the greatest challenges in public education, is excited to announce the winners of its third annual Supes' Choice Awards .
  • Each winning product, solution, or software was evaluated based on a commitment to student outcomes, innovation and ingenuity, client support, interactivity, and engagement.
  • Winners were revealed at the Supes' Choice Awards Gala in New York City on Friday, December 8.
  • The Supes' Choice Awards are the only industry awards judged exclusively by school district superintendents.

Cloud Theory Announces Publication of "On the Horizon"--a New Monthly Automotive Industry Inventory Report

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Theory, a real-time automotive data insights provider for automotive manufacturers, agencies, and affiliates, has announced a new monthly report titled "On the Horizon," focusing on supply, demand, and inventory efficiency trends. Cloud Theory's comprehensive proprietary data backs the findings in this report and provides a complete and comprehensive view of inventory and vehicle movement counts and forecasts for the automotive industry. 

Key Points: 
  • Cloud Theory's New Monthly Report Provides Trends on Supply, Demand, Inventory Efficiency, and Exclusive Forecasts to automotive manufacturers, agencies, and affiliates
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Theory, a real-time automotive data insights provider for automotive manufacturers, agencies, and affiliates, has announced a new monthly report titled "On the Horizon," focusing on supply, demand, and inventory efficiency trends.
  • Cloud Theory's comprehensive proprietary data backs the findings in this report and provides a complete and comprehensive view of inventory and vehicle movement counts and forecasts for the automotive industry.
  • "While we typically focus on our real-time data and insights when working with our automotive partners, this report puts that information into historical context," said Rick Wainschel, Vice President of Data Science & Analytics at Cloud Theory.
  • This first report provides an overview of November 2023, reviews industry and segment trends, and forecasts future movement data.

Canada Infrastructure Bank launches new Indigenous Equity Initiative

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Equity loans range between $5 and $100 million, up to 90% of Indigenous equity interest

Key Points: 
  • Equity loans range between $5 and $100 million, up to 90% of Indigenous equity interest
    TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) today unveiled details of its Indigenous Equity Initiative (IEI) designed to support First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities in purchasing equity ownership stakes in infrastructure projects within their traditional territories that the CIB is also investing in.
  • Equity loans to Indigenous communities is part of the CIB's commitment to invest at least $1 billion in Indigenous infrastructure.
  • The CIB's new Indigenous Equity Initiative will:
    Accelerate transformative infrastructure projects across Canada which are in the public interest;
    Fill a market gap by providing access to capital currently unavailable for most Indigenous communities; and
    Be another step toward to the federal objective of reconciliation and economic inclusion of Indigenous communities and peoples.
  • The CIB's Indigenous Equity Initiative is one step towards Indigenous participation and ownership of important infrastructure projects which can spur real economic benefits in our communities.

Toyota Retakes the Top Spot on Cloud Theory's Nationwide Inventory Efficiency Index; General Motors Has Three Brands in the Top 10

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Cloud Theory's patent-pending Inventory Efficiency Index (IEI) provides a previously unavailable real-time view of market-relevant supply and demand of all makes and models and across all geographies.

Key Points: 
  • Cloud Theory's patent-pending Inventory Efficiency Index (IEI) provides a previously unavailable real-time view of market-relevant supply and demand of all makes and models and across all geographies.
  • Cloud Theory's Inventory Efficiency Index assigns scores to vehicle makes and models based on current active inventory and sales data relative to competitors.
  • A score above 100 indicates that a make or model is selling its inventory more efficiently than average.
  • After being the top brand in Inventory Efficiency for four of the first six months in 2023, Toyota was overtaken by Honda in July through September.

Kide Science is Chosen as a Finalist in the Supes' Choice Awards

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Kide Science from Accelerate Learning was selected as one of two finalists in the STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution category of the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards .

Key Points: 
  • Kide Science from Accelerate Learning was selected as one of two finalists in the STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution category of the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards .
  • Finalists for the Supes’ Choice Awards are chosen based on a demonstrated commitment to student outcomes, innovation and ingenuity, client support, interactivity, and engagement.
  • Kide Science is a library of play- and story-based STEM lessons and professional development materials for teachers of children ages 3-8.
  • “The Kide Science platform is based on years of academic research,” said Sari Hurme-Mehtälä, co-founder and managing director of Kide Science at Accelerate Learning.