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Hamilton Spectator
5 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Resource Works Launches 'Shaping the Peace,' First Report in New Shared Prosperity Series Spotlighting Northeast BC
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resource Works Society today released Shaping the Peace: Balancing Energy, Environment, and Reconciliation in Northeast BC , the inaugural study in its new Shared Prosperity series profiling key regions that power British Columbia's economy. Drawing on six months of field work, dozens of community interviews, and original data analysis, the report confirms that a region with less than one percent of the province's population supplies virtually all of BC's natural gas, more than thirty percent of its hydroelectricity, and a growing share of its renewable power. The web report and PDF report are available online now. 'BC's economic independence quite literally runs through the northeast,' said Margareta Dovgal, Managing Director of Resource Works and report co-author. 'Ignoring that reality weakens the province, undercuts reconciliation, and leaves climate goals unfunded.' Rawie Elnur, Lead Author and Research Manager, added: 'Spending only a handful of days in Northeast B.C. showed me how quickly assumptions fall away when you listen to people who live and work there. This study captures that perspective and invites readers to do the same.' Stewart Muir, President and CEO of Resource Works, said that 'Without the Peace Region there is no credible path to a low-carbon, high-prosperity future for British Columbia. Producer regions carry the heaviest burdens; they deserve policies that match their contribution.' Chamber of Commerce backs the study 'As someone who lives and works in Northeast BC, I see every day how deeply our communities contribute to this province — through our energy, our agriculture, and our people. Shaping the Peace reflects the lived experiences of our region and offers real, practical solutions. We support its call for policies that respect our realities, invest in our future, and ensure local voices are part of the path forward. This report gives us hope that balance is possible — between growth, environment, and reconciliation,' said Tiffany Hetenyi, Executive Director of the Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce. Human stories at the centre Award-winning communicator Julie Rogers, APR gathered frontline perspectives that ground the analysis in lived reality. A veteran of twenty years in municipal communications across the northeast, Rogers translated technical findings into plain-language narratives featured throughout the publication. She profiled local residents Valerie Askoty, Tim and Charlie Hartnell, Moira Green, Edward Stanford, and Amy Fraser. Key recommendations About Resource Works Society Resource Works is an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit that fosters informed dialogue on responsible natural resource development. We convene communities, Indigenous leaders, industry, and decision-makers to advance sustainable prosperity for all British Columbians. Head Office: Suite 400 – 409 Granville St., Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 Web: | Twitter/X: @Resource_Works Media Contact Margareta Dovgal | info@ | (604) 518-4469
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Prosperity Partners Completes Acquisition of Danaher Attig & Plante
Addition of Tax & Accounting Firm Bolsters Prosperity's Services and Establishes Presence in Vermont CHICAGO, June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosperity Partners ("Prosperity"), a Chicago-headquartered tax and accounting business backed by Unity Partners LP ("Unity Partners"), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of South Burlington, Vermont-based tax and accounting firm Danaher Attig & Plante ("DAP"). Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2005 and led by Cathy Attig and Matt Johnson, DAP provides sophisticated tax advisory and compliance services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates and other organizations. The current partners of DAP will remain actively involved in the combined business. "We couldn't be more excited to add the DAP team to Prosperity," said Jeremy Dubow, CEO and co-founder of Prosperity. "Cathy and Matt have earned a stellar reputation in their market, built on two decades of DAP delivering the highest quality tax services to their clients. They have a great team and a complementary service offering that will benefit the Prosperity platform." Consistent with Prosperity's people-first focus, all DAP employees will become part of Prosperity's Employee Purpose Plan, a broad employee ownership program. As an essential aspect of each Unity Partners' investment, the employee ownership plan allows qualifying employees to benefit from the company's success. "Prosperity Partners impressed us with their history of growth, dedication to building an integrated firm with scalable systems, and focus on employee and client success," said Attig. "Prosperity is the right cultural and strategic fit for DAP and its employees; and our clients will benefit from being part of this organization as we continue to provide tax and advisory services to them at the high level of service they are accustomed to." "We're thrilled to have DAP join the Prosperity platform," said Peter Cozzi, Team Lead at Unity Partners. "With strong alignment on Prosperity's mission and ambitions of providing the best client service, we're excited for the opportunities that will come from this partnership." About Prosperity Partners Prosperity Partners is a best-in-class, tax and accounting firm serving dynamic businesses, high net-worth individuals, and family offices throughout the United States. With offices in Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Santa Barbara, Detroit, Washington D.C., and South Burlington, and a growing team of talented professionals, Prosperity provides tax advisory, tax consulting, tax preparation, valuation, outsourced back-office accounting, fractional CFO, litigation support and start-up business services. For more information, visit About Unity Partners Unity Partners is a principles-based private equity firm that partners investors and operators to build better together, measured by the economic surplus we create and share with all stakeholders. Our principles provide a foundation to build great people-based services and technology organizations that impact thousands of lives. We deploy our Partner & Propel strategy to identify opportunities to Partner with ambitious leaders to accelerate growth, unlock the benefits of platform scale through mergers and acquisitions and Propel value acceleration through investments in people, processes, and operational levers. For more information, visit About Danaher Attig & Plante Danaher Attig & Plante, headquartered in South Burlington, VT, is an accounting firm and trusted advisor to privately held businesses, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, private foundations and family offices. As tax experts, the firm has become a trusted advisor to clients in Vermont and across the country. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Trevor Blaisdell646-502-3532TBlaisdell@ Sign in to access your portfolio
New Straits Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Fund to empower Indian women entrepreneurs doubled to RM100mil
SUNGAI BULOH: The government has doubled the allocation for the Prosperity, Empowerment and A New Normal for Indian Women (PENN) programme to RM100 million, which aims to assist Indian women in building their businesses. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said the additional RM50 million would empower more Indian women through entrepreneurship. "This initiative has proven that the PENN programme is not only successful but is truly needed by the community," he said during the launch of PENN 2.0 at Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) headquarters in Bandar Sri Damansara. Launched in April last year, PENN has benefited 6,247 Indian women, with a total of RM42.7 million in funding disbursed, including support for 1,062 new entrepreneurs. Ramanan also praised the resilience of Indian women entrepreneurs, describing them as hardworking, disciplined and determined. The fresh allocation is expected to reach over 10,000 Indian women entrepreneurs through AIM. "This injection will boost support for recipients to expand their small businesses in sectors such as food, tailoring, beauty and community services." Ramanan said AIM beneficiaries under PENN have reported income growth of 20 to 30 per cent. Its 2024 non-performing loan rate was just 0.02 per cent, the lowest in the institution's 38-year history. "This is not merely a loan, it is a tool to elevate families and transform lives." Ramanan added that PENN offers micro-financing without financial statements, guarantors or collateral, alongside continuous mentorship by AIM. He said under PENN, interested applicants can apply for a loan starting from RM3,000 up to RM30,000. "The loan cost can go up to RM30,000 even if there are issues like bankruptcy, CTOS or CCRIS, so it is open to all. "It is meant to assist the underprivileged, especially those who have nowhere else to turn to," he said. Indian women entrepreneurs who are interested in the programme are encouraged to visit the AIM website or any AIM branch to apply and benefit from the support available. Last year, Ramanan announced an RM50 million AIM fund to support Indian women entrepreneurs through PENN.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Helldivers 2 Players Are Pulling Off Incredible Feats In A Last-Ditch Effort To Save Super Earth
Helldivers 2's Galactic War has come to Super Earth and it's going very, very badly. Players have lost every major city on the planet save for two, but are making a triumphant last stand against the Illuminate as fans from across the real world band together to hold the line. Players have spent the last week tackling Major Orders that have tasked them with defending Super Earth's Mega Cities from squids (the nickname for the blue alien invaders). Things haven't been going well, though, as one city after another has fallen, from York Supreme to Remembrance. The rain forest was turned into giant airfields and Super Earth's remaining natural wonders were liquidated in a break-glass effort to reverse the tide. Throughout the chaos, heroes were made and new bonds were forged among fans, much of it around finding unique and clever ways to take out massive Leviathan spacecraft flying over the urban battlefields. reddit-thread-Helldivers-1kyh5sl reddit-thread-Helldivers-1kvlpm9 reddit-thread-Helldivers-1krsdl4 The last remaining cities are Prosperity (Stockholm) and Equality on Sea (Shanghai). With reported swells of players from China helping to hold back the advancing Illuminate, fans have been swapping memes about geopolitical harmony. Think Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' but about U.S.-China relations and conceived of by meme-pilled Redditors. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for division within the ranks to start poisoning the new ties of friendship. Players managed to push the Equality on Sea defense percentage up to 99.9783 percent but not beyond. No matter how many players flooded the battlefield, the odds seemed stacked against them. Negative reviews seemingly written by Chinese players started flooding the Helldivers 2 Steam page. The phrase '99.9783" was spammed over and over again. The confusion, amplified by the language barrier, has sowed dissension within the Helldivers 2 community. reddit-thread-Helldivers-1ky6fp6 This internal conflict may involve a translation issue with the Mandarin-language version of a current Major Order. According to some fans on Reddit, instead of saying 'percentage held' it reads something like 'defense success,' potentially implying that Chinese players are supposed to hit 100 percent in order to achieve the objective rather than just hold the city until the onslaught subsides. It's become an oddly unexpected mess. The tides also appear to have once again started turning against Super Earth's remaining defenders. Why? One likely reason is that tons of players in China have now gone to sleep. Helldivers 2's concurrent peak on PC tends to occur at around 10:00 a.m. ET. That means there's currently a long night ahead for players in later time zones. The only question now is whether there's still a chance to halt the Illuminate advance or if the total destruction is all part of Arrowhead Game Studio's endgame for the current phase of the Galactic War. What then? Maybe Super Earth will be detonated into another black hole. Maybe other weird cosmic anomalies will come into play. Or maybe players will discover some technology that lets them go back in time and fight over the fabric of reality itself. I wouldn't put it past Arrowhead to do something completely unexpected, though how players respond to whatever transpires will likely remain the most entertaining part of the ongoing drama. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New law requires seatbelts for children riding in golf carts on SC roads
Golfers drive carts through the streets of Timberlake golf community near Chapin on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette) A new state law lets South Carolina cities set their own rules for where and when golf carts can be driven but requires a new rule for passengers: Children under 12 must buckle up. As initially proposed, the bill authorized any county to pass an ordinance allowing golf carts with headlights and rear lights to be driven at night. The purpose was to expand on permission that a 2016 law gave only to certain barrier islands. But the Senate took it further — letting municipalities 'stipulate the hours, methods, and locations' for daylight golf cart driving too and adding statewide the safety rule for children. 'I unfortunately have had the misfortune of seeing too many kids maimed and killed on golf carts,' said Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto. 'It's awful.' The Orangeburg Democrat works as an attorney and has handled such cases as part of his law practice. 'When you see golf carts go by and there are kids sitting on the back of these golf carts that are not in a seat belt, you know good and well if they slam on the brakes those kids going right off the back and maybe right in front of the car that's following them,' Hutto said during floor debate in the Senate earlier this month. Sen. Ronnie Cromer agreed, telling his fellow senators he had seatbelts installed in his wife's custom-built golf cart. 'I have seen kids at the beach that are riding on the back of those carts. How the parents were holding them in, I don't know,' the Prosperity Republican said. 'So I think that's a pretty good idea to force people to put seat belts on.' The seat belt rule came up as part of a larger debate about how South Carolina handles the recreational carts, which can be driven during daylight hours with a permit on any public road where the speed limit is 35 mph or less. Drivers must be at least 16 years old and have a driver's license. State law previously limited their usage to within 4 miles from the address where they're registered or within 4 miles of a gated community. However, local governments could reduce the allowed routes to 2 miles. The new law leaves that distance entirely up to local governments. The 4-mile rule stays intact for anywhere without its own ordinance. 'In the past, we've created exceptions … and it became sort of this patchwork quilt of golf cart regulations,' said Sen. Greg Hembree. Rather than continuing down that path, the Little River Republican instead urged legislators to overhaul the law, setting minimum standards but also giving all local governments the ability to enact tougher restrictions that go beyond what's in state law. 'Every community is a little different,' he said. 'Every community has its own unique dangers or areas that are safer. And it's more appropriate for that local government to make those decisions.' For example, towns might have certain areas where they don't want to allow golf carts to be used at all, Hembree said. 'And quite frankly, under this bill, a local government could regulate them out of existence in a community,' he said. The legislation passed both the House and Senate with almost no opposition. Gov. Henry McMaster signed it into law last Thursday. It took effect immediately.
