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State Adopts NAIFA-Massachusetts Proposal to Offer Insurance Licensing Exams in Spanish

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Monday, September 19, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sep. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced earlier this year that the state insurance licensing exam will now be offered in Spanish. The Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA-MA) has been working with the Division of Insurance on this initiative and advocated for its adoption.

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  • The state chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors celebrates an advocacy win during Hispanic Heritage Month.
  • FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sep. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced earlier this year that the state insurance licensing exam will now be offered in Spanish.
  • "This update to the licensing exams promotes a more inclusive and diverse population of insurance advisors in the Commonwealth."
  • NAIFA members in every congressional district advocate on behalf of producers and consumers at the state, interstate and federal levels.

Douglas Elliman Realty Opens on Nantucket, MA

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

BOSTON, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the United States, announced today that it has opened its first Nantucket office at 12 Oak Street, Suite B, with views of Old North Wharf and Nantucket Harbor. This move underscores the brokerage's commitment to New England, increasing its brick-and-mortar footprint from the Back Bay area of Boston to the Island.

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  • "We could not be more thrilled to land on Nantucket," says Scott Durkin, Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman Realty.
  • In 2020, Douglas Elliman launched a new initiative that allowed agents to work virtually, outside the vicinity of Elliman offices, including on Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and Nantucket.
  • After two successful years in the Cape and Islands, the brokerage officially opens its doors for business on Oak Street.
  • Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the New York metropolitan area (which includes New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey and the Hamptons) and the sixth largest in the U.S., with operations in California, Colorado, Texas, Florida and Massachusetts.

Altus Power, Inc., a Market-Leading Clean Electrification Company, Announces Operationalization of Hinsdale, Massachusetts SMART Solar Project

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The 4.2-megawatt ("MW"), ground-mount system in Hinsdale enables Altus Power to participate in the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.

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  • The 4.2-megawatt ("MW"), ground-mount system in Hinsdale enables Altus Power to participate in the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.
  • The Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources established the SMART program to create 1,600 MWs of new energy production from solar generation sources.
  • "Altus is proud to expand our footprint in Massachusetts and provide much-needed clean energy to our off-takers.
  • This is our tenth project under the Massachusetts SMART program and we are pleased to be helping local utilities achieve their clean energy goals," said Altus Power Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Lars Norell.