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Mack Real Estate Group Affiliate Prevails at Auction for 2,300+ Acres at Taiwan Semiconductor Campus in Phoenix

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星期三, 五月 29, 2024
REIT, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, CHIPS, Partnership, Employment, TSMC, Intelligence, Workforce, Inflation, Ecosystem, McCourt, Semiconductor, Apple, Growth, Research, Silicon, Eye, Acquisition, City

“TSMC’s Phoenix semiconductor fabrication campus is a tremendous economic driver with local, national, and global significance,” said Richard Mack, CEO of MREG, developer of the vast mixed-use project.

Key Points: 
  • “TSMC’s Phoenix semiconductor fabrication campus is a tremendous economic driver with local, national, and global significance,” said Richard Mack, CEO of MREG, developer of the vast mixed-use project.
  • MREG is a real estate firm with a national development and investment footprint, including a major presence in Phoenix.
  • TSMC’s operations in Phoenix have already proven to be a major demand driver for real estate in the region, especially in the North Valley.
  • TSMC and other stakeholders in the semiconductor ecosystem may also benefit from the subsidies included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

David McCourt and Vint Cerf speak on the 50th anniversary of the Internet on its past, present and future in an AI world

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024
Education, McCourt, Internet, National broadband plan, Policy, School, Health, Economist, Artificial intelligence, Human, NBI, Public policy, Environment, Club, Farm, Record, Work, Father, Music, Government, Internet service provider

DUBLIN, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "It's a country's responsibility to ensure all citizens have high-speed broadband and access to the health and wealth that AI can bring to its people." This was the stark warning from Granahan McCourt founder and CEO David McCourt as he spoke at Costa Rica's prestigious Club de Investigación Tecnológica this week, urging all small countries like Costa Rica to take a leadership role in the global AI race.

Key Points: 
  • "We need guard rails, transparency, and fairness, but stopping the role of AI in the development of society is a mistake," continued McCourt.
  • Speaking alongside Vint Cert, recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", McCourt presented his vision for the future, adding: "Technology is a solution for cheaper and better education, cheaper healthcare, and a cleaner environment.
  • We've also spent time with amazing talents like Pedro Capmany, who has inspired the world with his use of AI in popular music.
  • We plan to tell these captivating stories, shot in Costa Rica's beautiful environments, and share them with the world."

Greenberg Traurig's David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt Named 'Top Managing Partners' by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

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星期一, 三月 25, 2024
Medical Technology Group, Partner, Employment, Organization, Growth, Information technology, Dykeman, Research, LLP, Robotics, Lawyer, McCourt, National Labor Relations Board

BOSTON, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt, co-managing shareholders of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, were named among the "Top Managing Partners in Massachusetts" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The inaugural list honors managing partners in Massachusetts who have helped their firms grow revenue, developed and maintained their talent base, kept their firms active in their communities, and pushed their firms to achieve important milestones or goals. Dykeman and McCourt are featured in the publication's March 25 issue.

Key Points: 
  • David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt, co-managing shareholders of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, were named among the "Top Managing Partners in Massachusetts" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
  • BOSTON, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt , co-managing shareholders of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Boston office , were named among the "Top Managing Partners in Massachusetts" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
  • Dykeman and McCourt are featured in the publication's March 25 issue .
  • In 2023, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly named McCourt as a "Go To Employment Lawyer."

UCD Smurfit School appoints David McCourt as Adjunct Professor to support leadership in Artificial Intelligence

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星期三, 三月 20, 2024
Marriage, United, Public policy, United Nations, Policy, Child, Entrepreneurship, AI, Private sector, Student, Leg, UCD, McCourt, System, Economist, Digital technology, Telecommunications, Artificial intelligence, National broadband plan, School, Management

DUBLIN, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has announced that technology, media, and telecommunications entrepreneur David McCourt has been appointed as an Adjunct Full Professor to support the School's national and global leadership ambitions in Artificial Intelligence.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has announced that technology, media, and telecommunications entrepreneur David McCourt has been appointed as an Adjunct Full Professor to support the School's national and global leadership ambitions in Artificial Intelligence.
  • As founder and CEO of worldwide investment firm Granahan McCourt Capital and the Chairman of National Broadband Ireland, McCourt is described by The Economist as possessing "impeccable credentials as a telecom revolutionary".
  • As Adjunct Professor, McCourt will deliver a number of lectures on AI, technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership to students across all levels and will also provide guidance in programme development, thought leadership and industry engagement.
  • Commenting on his appointment, David McCourt added, "It is an honor to join UCD as an Adjunct Professor and I am especially pleased to contribute to the School's vision for AI.

Strategic Imperatives and X3T announce merger to accelerate connections between AltNets and ISPs

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星期二, 一月 23, 2024
Openreach, Internet service provider, Knowledge, Sabbagh, Software as a service, Tetrad, McCourt, NBI, Internet

Founded in 2006, Strategic Imperatives quickly established itself as the principal provider of fixed line solutions into the Openreach network, provisioning, ceasing and migrating millions of connections.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2006, Strategic Imperatives quickly established itself as the principal provider of fixed line solutions into the Openreach network, provisioning, ceasing and migrating millions of connections.
  • "This merger with Strategic Imperatives means we can share this knowledge and accelerate our support for customers in the UK and beyond.
  • As an investor, owner and operator, we know first-hand that the combined capabilities of X3T and Strategic Imperatives provides the blueprint for AltNets and ISPs to scale," concluded McCourt.
  • The merger was supported by Clarkslegal acting for X3T and Russell-Cooke on behalf of Strategic Imperatives.

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age, a New Book by Frank H. McCourt, Jr. to be Released March 2024

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星期二, 一月 16, 2024
Dignity, Silicon, Stanford University, Crown Publishing Group, Democracy, Public policy, Architecture, Heart, Trust, Society, Policy, Frank McCourt (executive), Intelligence, Sciences Po, Georgetown University, Penguin Random House, McCourt, Mental health, Constitution, Work, Algorithm, Digital, Risk, American Revolution, Environment, Big Tech, Project Liberty, Hostility, Common Sense, Toxicity, Human, The Digital Age, Internet, Parent, OUR, Information Age, Motion, Personhood, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, along with co-writer Michael Casey, has authored the book "OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age," which will be published by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, on March 12, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • For decades, thought leaders and policy experts have weighed in with suggestions for fixing the internet's ills, mostly through top-down regulation.
  • Information is the lifeblood of any society, and our current system for accessing, engaging and sharing it is corrupted at its heart.
  • They reimagine the internet as a place where the individual can choose whether or not to share their data.
  • Americans have an opportunity—perhaps the last one we'll ever get—to lead the world out of a mess we helped create.

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age, a New Book by Frank H. McCourt, Jr. to be Released March 2024

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星期二, 一月 16, 2024
Dignity, Silicon, Stanford University, Crown Publishing Group, Democracy, Public policy, Architecture, Heart, Trust, Society, Policy, Frank McCourt (executive), Intelligence, Sciences Po, Georgetown University, Penguin Random House, McCourt, Mental health, Constitution, Work, Algorithm, Digital, Risk, American Revolution, Environment, Big Tech, Project Liberty, Hostility, Common Sense, Toxicity, Human, The Digital Age, Internet, Parent, OUR, Information Age, Motion, Personhood, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, along with co-writer Michael Casey, has authored the book "OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age," which will be published by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, on March 12, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • For decades, thought leaders and policy experts have weighed in with suggestions for fixing the internet's ills, mostly through top-down regulation.
  • Information is the lifeblood of any society, and our current system for accessing, engaging and sharing it is corrupted at its heart.
  • They reimagine the internet as a place where the individual can choose whether or not to share their data.
  • Americans have an opportunity—perhaps the last one we'll ever get—to lead the world out of a mess we helped create.

McCourt Global Welcomes Tomicah Tillemann as President of Project Liberty

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星期三, 一月 10, 2024
Stanford University, Democracy, Social media, Senate, Frank McCourt (executive), Sciences Po, Tillemann, Georgetown University, McCourt, Andreessen Horowitz, Government, Senior advisor, Executive, New America, Big Tech, Project Liberty, Yale University, Interim, Human, Internet, DSNP, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, today announced the appointment of Dr. Tomicah Tillemann as the first president of Project Liberty, a far-reaching effort to build an internet where individuals have more control over their data, a voice in how digital platforms operate, and more access to the economic benefits of innovation. Project Liberty is supported by a $500-million commitment by McCourt and encompasses the work of the Project Liberty Foundation – a 501(c)(3) with an international partner network that includes Georgetown University, Stanford University, Sciences Po, and other leading academic institutions and civic organizations – and Amplica Labs, a technology business launched by McCourt Global that is focused on developing the next generation of digital infrastructure. Tillemann's hire marks an important step by McCourt to strengthen Project Liberty's technology, policy and governance expertise and further its mission to build a better web and better world.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, today announced the appointment of Dr. Tomicah Tillemann as the first president of Project Liberty, a far-reaching effort to build an internet where individuals have more control over their data, a voice in how digital platforms operate, and more access to the economic benefits of innovation.
  • "Never in my lifetime have we faced a more consequential inflection point for the future of democracy, technology and society," said McCourt.
  • Tillemann will also serve as Interim CEO of the Project Liberty Foundation, as its inaugural CEO, Martina Larkin, departs the organization this month.
  • McCourt Global initiated and incubated the Project Liberty Foundation, which publicly launched as "Project Liberty" in June 2021.

Ireland-U.S. Council Presents David McCourt with Outstanding Achievement Award

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星期五, 十一月 10, 2023
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Founded in 1962, the Ireland-U.S. Council is regarded as one of the foremost organizations building communications between business, political and opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 1962, the Ireland-U.S. Council is regarded as one of the foremost organizations building communications between business, political and opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Tom Higgins, president of the Ireland-U.S. Council, said: "We are delighted to present David McCourt with the Ireland-U.S. Council Award for Outstanding Achievement and continue our long tradition of celebrating those individuals who have shown vision and leadership to strengthen the bond between America and Ireland.
  • Having founded the first competitive phone company in America, McCourt invented the triple play that is voice, video and data – today considered the norm.
  • David McCourt commented: "I am honored to accept this award for Outstanding Achievement from the Ireland-U.S. Council and join a great line of visionaries and leaders before me.

McCourt Partners Announces $1 Million Commitment to Complete Communities Fund

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星期一, 十月 30, 2023
Small business, Education, Human, Friends, Complete communities, Heart to Heart Community Care, Organization, CSC, Entrepreneurship, Multimedia, Senior, City, High Line, Partnership, LOS, Culture, Foreign policy, Philosophy, McCourt, Completeness, Management

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McCourt Partners announced today a $1 million commitment to its newly-formed Complete Communities fund. Awarded through grants and contributions to local organizations, Complete Communities invests in programs that make a meaningful impact to a neighborhood's economic, social and environmental well-being. The funding announcement is an expansion of McCourt Partners' Complete Communities approach, a community-driven philosophy reflected across the real estate development, investment and management company's varied portfolio of projects.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McCourt Partners announced today a $1 million commitment to its newly-formed Complete Communities fund.
  • The funding announcement is an expansion of McCourt Partners' Complete Communities approach, a community-driven philosophy reflected across the real estate development, investment and management company's varied portfolio of projects.
  • "Establishing Complete Communities is the natural next step to extending the McCourt family's longstanding legacy and commitment to giving back," said Jordan K. Lang, President of McCourt Partners.
  • "For neighborhoods to thrive, it is critical to approach development through the lens of creating Complete Communities."