August 2024

Duke Energy Carolinas Proposes Reduction in Annual Adjustment for Fuel Cost With Public Service Commission of South Carolina

  • If approved, home energy bills would decrease 13.8%
  • Company continues to connect customers to financial assistance and offer cost-saving tools

GREENVILLE, S.C., August 13, 2024 /3BL/ - Duke Energy Carolinas is seeking to reduce customer bills to account for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity for South Carolina homes and businesses. If approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC), today’s average monthly residential bill would decrease by 13.8%.

KeyBank Supports ProsperityME’s Mission To Empower Maine’s Refugee and Immigrant Communities To Invest in Themselves

ProsperityME, located in Portland and Lewiston Maine, has received a $15,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation to support its mission of empowering members of Maine’s refugee and immigrant communities through financial education and counseling. Founded by Claude Rwaganje, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ProsperityME aims to empower the “new Mainer” community to invest in themselves in order to build financial stability, careers, businesses, and wealth.

You’re Invited to the Greatest American Cleanup With Keep America Beautiful

In 2026—two years from now—the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday, making it the perfect time to show America some love by sprucing up neighborhoods across the country. Since 1953, the nonprofit Keep America Beautiful has been inspiring and working alongside people nationwide to beautify their communities.

Veolia North America Unveils Major Upgrades To Improve Air and Water Quality in Richmond

  • New $40 million project improves wastewater treatment for San Francisco Bay and environmental compliance and odor control for the Richmond community 
  • Three-year construction project brings substantial improvements to wastewater treatment and odor control systems at Richmond Water Pollution Control Plant

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of Waterbury-Based Finance Lab

STAMFORD, Conn., August 13, 2024 /3BL/ - Webster Bank, together with the Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury, celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank/Hispanic Coalition Finance Lab, a program created to provide students the skills needed for financial empowerment and future financial well-being. The program is funded by a $100,000 grant from Webster and is Webster’s fifth Finance Lab location. By year end, Webster will have invested $1.7m into its Finance Lab initiative throughout the footprint.

Northern Trust’s Commitment to Inclusivity Recognized

The wait is over…

We’re thrilled when the efforts we make on a daily basis are recognized by others and we are proud to share the following good news:

2024 Seramount 100 Best Companies winner

This award celebrates organizations that lead in areas of working parents, benefits, career opportunities, parental leave, and childcare.

2024 Seramount Best Companies for Multicultural Women winner

Whole Planet Foundation: Margaret's Story

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Margaret is a microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation's microfinance partner, Village Enterprise, in Uganda who grew her business in order to build a better life for her family by feeding her kids and sending them to school. Hear from her granddaughter, Anne, about her Tata Margaret’s journey and how her hard work helped Anne and her mother have a brighter future.

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