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AK Steel to purchase Precision Partners Holding Company; tooling and stamping for automotive

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AK Steel signed an agreement to acquire Precision Partners Holding Company, a leading North American automotive market company that provides engineering, tooling, die design and hot and cold stamped steel parts, for $360 million in cash.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al. Science Advances Vol.

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Ford dealers are opting out of Model e EV certification program

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These changes come amidst challenges for the automaker, such as a legal battle about the EV initiative that it lost last week in Illinois. Due to the legal issue, Ford implemented a series of updates to its EV certification program. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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The remaining violations were discovered as the scope of the investigation broadened based on allegations of historical violations at the companies’ other facilities. million tons of coal ash); Kentucky (approximately 1.5 million tons of coal ash); Indiana (approximately 35.6 million tons of coal ash); and Ohio (approximately 5.9