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Columbia Capital Acquires CPG and Merges with Canara

• January 29, 2019

AUDIO: Tom Mertz, CEO, CPG

(Ashburn, Virginia, Wednesday, January 30, 2019) – Columbia Capital, a private equity firm focused on internet infrastructure, enterprise IT and mobility, with over $3 billion in fund commitments raised, has acquired CPG, the full-spectrum data...

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Microsoft Commits $500 Million to Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis in Puget Sound Region

• January 17, 2019

AUDIO: Brad Smith, President, Microsoft

(Redmond, WA, Thursday, January 17, 2019) – Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a $500 million commitment to preserve existing affordable housing, spur construction of new units, and partner with nonprofits to address the affordable housing...

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Infrastructure Report Card Provides an Opportunity for Congress & President Trump to Work Together

• January 11, 2019

AUDIO: Tom Smith, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers

(Reston, VA, Friday, January 11, 2019) – Recent polling from POLITICO and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health said that increasing infrastructure spending is one of the top priorities for Americans for the new Congress....

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Amazon Digital Day Sale

• December 28, 2018

AUDIO: Margaret Reeb, Amazon

(Seattle, WA, Friday, December 28, 2018) – Amazon officially begins its third-annual Digital Day on December 28 – offering great end-of-year savings on digital content across Amazon. Customers will be able to access thousands of...

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Chinese State-Owned Supplier of Rail Transit to Manufacture Rail Transit Cars in Major American Cities

• December 20, 2018

AUDIO: Shawn R. Dooley, Massachusetts State Representative

(Boston, MA, Thursday, December 20, 2018) – On any given day, more than 15 million Americans ride a passenger rail vehicle in the U.S. Yet America’s rail infrastructure has been underfunded and undermaintained for decades....

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Nearly 80 Percent of Commuters See Public Transit as Backbone of Lifestyle that Includes Emerging Technologies

• December 14, 2018

AUDIO: Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, APTA

(Washington, DC, Friday, December 14, 2018) – With new innovations in public transportation and other options, the time of relying on the car you own as the only option to get around is over.  Nearly...

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Alerta De Seguridad En Puerto Rico: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Y Ram Urgen A Las Familias Que Verifiquen El Estado De Revisión De Sus Bolsas De Aire En Esta Temporada De Navidad

• December 12, 2018

AUDIO: Claudia Gregory de Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

(San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miércoles, 12 de diciembre de 2018) – Con el cierre del 2018, una de las cosas más importantes que los puertorriqueños deben hacer para mantener a sus seres queridos seguros es...

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Microsoft Increases Commitment to Eliminate the U.S. Rural Broadband Gap

• December 4, 2018

AUDIO: Brad Smith, President, Microsoft Corporation

(Washington, DC, Tuesday, December 4, 2018) – More than 19 million people living in rural America do not have access to broadband, a service as necessary as electricity in today’s digital economy. Today, at an event...

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UPS Hiring Nearly 100,000 For Holiday Season

• November 13, 2018

AUDIO: Stefond Harris, Vice President of Human Resources for U.S. Operations, UPS

(Atlanta, GA, Tuesday, November 13, 2018) – UPS is in the thick of an effort to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in holiday season package volume that will begin in...

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Disaster Assistance & Property Damage Support During California Wildfire Season

• November 8, 2018

AUDIO: Rullah Price, Community Outreach Director, Wells Fargo Home Lending, and Eduardo Martinez, Business Support Manager, Wells Fargo Home Lending

(San Francisco, CA, Thursday, November 8, 2018) – The 2017 California wildfires season was one of the most destructive on record in the state’s history. From January 1 through December 31, 2017, over 9,000 fires burned...

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