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Marriott Named One of FORTUNE’s Most Admired Companies: 2/2/2023 8:59:22 PM; Marriott International has been named one of FORTUNE Magazine’s 2023 World’s Most Admired Companies for the 23rd consecutive year. Each year, FORTUNE identifies companies with the strongest reputations across industries and recognizes companies for their commitment to social responsibility, financial performance, innovation, and ability to attract and retain top talent.
Expansion of E-component production in Leipzig: First cell coating line for battery modules goes on stream: 2/2/2023 8:53:42 PM; BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s first cell coating line has gone into series operation as e-component production at the site continues to gain momentum. By 2024 the two existing module assembly lines will be complemented by a third, as well as four more cell coating lines and two more high-voltage battery assembly lines.
McDELIVERY® Just Got More Rewarding: 2/2/2023 8:46:09 PM; It’s never been easier or more rewarding to order your favourite McDonald’s menu items to wherever you are through McDelivery® on the McDonald’s app.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries: 2/2/2023 8:06:07 PM; The second generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey.
Lamborghini Debuts Newly Designed Showrooms in U.S. Following Record Sales for 2022: 2/2/2023 7:41:20 PM; Automobili Lamborghini showcased its new design aesthetic with two redesigned U.S. dealerships in January. Exclusive grand re-opening events took place at Lamborghini Westlake and Lamborghini Broward, with Westlake servicing the north Los Angeles, Malibu and Santa Barbara communities, while Broward supports the southern Florida market.
Georgia Lawmakers Commend Kia for Manufacturing and Its Impact to the State: 2/2/2023 7:07:14 PM; Led by Governor Brian P. Kemp, Georgia lawmakers recognized January 31 as “Kia Day,” commending Kia’s vehicle manufacturing and its impact to the state since making one of the biggest single foreign investments in Georgia’s history in 2006 by establishing a state-of-the-art vehicle assembly facility in West Point.
WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Awarded to ‘Todos al Parque,’ by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Barranquilla, Colombia: 2/2/2023 12:10:40 PM; World Resources Institute presented the $250,000-grand prize for the 2021-2022 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities to Todos al Parque (“Everyone to the Park”), a long-standing parks and public greenspaces project by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Barranquilla, Colombia.
Triple Whale Raises $25M Series B from NFX, Elephant, and Shopify to Scale Its Smart Data Platform for E-Commerce Brands: 2/2/2023 12:05:37 PM; Triple Whale, the smart data platform for e-commerce brands, announced $25 million in Series B funding from NFX and Elephant, with strategic participation from Shopify.
Addressing the shortage of licensed practical nurses: 2/2/2023 8:56:42 AM; Kaiser Permanente, UNITE Here! Local 5, and the University of Hawaii Maui College are pleased to announce the launch of their Practical Nurse Trainee Program, an 18-month program for current Kaiser Permanente employees who wish to pursue a career in the nursing field.
Dow named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE for 2nd straight year: 2/2/2023 8:52:21 AM; Dow (NYSE: DOW) has again been named to FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies list for 2023 – the Company’s second consecutive year making the coveted list.
163 vehicles: the latest metro generation for Hamburg is complete: 2/2/2023 8:49:16 AM; Alstom moves Hamburg: With the fourth generation of the Metro, we are supporting the Hamburger Hochbahn AG to transport 1.2 million people a day safely, quickly and sustainably across this iconic city.
Henkel lands second industry award for high thermal conductivity gel TIM: 2/2/2023 8:46:21 AM; Henkel today announced that its Bergquist Liqui Form TLF 10000 gel thermal interface material (TIM) has earned a prestigious NPI Award from Circuits Assembly magazine.
Atos selected by Madrid City Council as part of its Territorial Emergency Plan to respond more effectively to potential risks: 2/2/2023 8:43:12 AM; Atos announces that it has signed a contract with Madrid City Council, for which it plays a key role in updating and expanding the new Territorial Municipal Emergency Plan (PEMAM ‘ Plan Territorial de Emergencia Municipal del Ayuntamiento de Madrid’) of the city, presented on January 30 by the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida.
Mastercard launches She Runs This program celebrating entrepreneurship for Black women in business and Hip-Hop during GRAMMY® Week: 2/2/2023 8:37:47 AM; Mastercard announced it will host She Runs This: Celebrating Entrepreneurship in Business and Hip-Hop, a three-day event in partnership with Femme It Forward, honoring the genre’s 50th anniversary as part of the brand’s programming during GRAMMY® Week.
Nestlé recognized in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for fifth consecutive year: 2/2/2023 8:32:36 AM; Nestlé has been recognized in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fifth consecutive year. The company scored 78.5%, above the average index score of 73%.
Flue2Chem: Putting carbon waste to work for net zero: 2/2/2023 8:31:01 AM; Transport, heavy industry, power plants. These may be the usual suspects when it comes to carbon emissions. But did you know that most of the carbon used to make everything from mobile phones to cleaning products is also extracted from coal, oil and gas? And it is a trend that is only set to rise.
“It’s time to roll up our sleeves” says WWF as global marine community meet in Vancouver to triple ocean protection by 2030: 2/2/2023 8:26:20 AM; Coming shortly in the wake of COP15, at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) beginning in Vancouver, Canada, this week (3-9 February), WWF is calling on the thousands of policymakers and practitioners attending to ‘roll up their sleeves’ to accelerate global ocean protection from 8% to 30% in just eight short years.
Eastern DRC: Nearly 65,000 Children Forced to Flee Homes Due to Violent Clashes, as Pope Visits the Country: 2/2/2023 8:23:02 AM; More than 122,000 people are reported to have fled their homes over the course of one day after another escalation in conflict in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving thousands of children vulnerable to abuse, Save the Children said.
Shell UK headquarters targeted by Greenpeace activists as it reveals record £32.2bn profits: 2/2/2023 8:13:00 AM; Shell’s headquarters were targeted by Greenpeace UK activists, in parallel with an ongoing Greenpeace International peaceful climate justice protest at sea, as Shell posted record annual profits of £32.2bn ($39.9bn).
Swiss Re announces plans to streamline organisational structure: 2/2/2023 8:06:34 AM; Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organisational structure. The reorganisation, which aims to simplify structures, improve efficiency and client experience, will be effective 3 April 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.