Articles Tagged with ''charities and foundations''

On Oct. 27, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the Q4 update to its 2022 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, forecasting 5.9 percent growth in equipment and software investment and 1.8 percent growth in GDP this year.

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Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is supporting relief efforts for Hurricane Ian victims in Florida with a donation of $25,000 to the American Red Cross.

On Oct. 17, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed comments opposing a Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed rule to block non-union workers from working on federal contracts. The rule requires federal agencies to impose Project Labor Agreements on contractors and employees who work on federal construction projects that will cost $35 million or more.

The Educational Foundation of the International Furnishings and Design Association is pleased to announce its design student scholarship winners for 2022. Since the early years of this 75-year-old global design industry alliance, EF has awarded scholarships to high-achieving design students.

Building Talent Foundation (BTF) and Simpson Strong-Tie announced a strategic alliance to promote the growth of the residential construction industry workforce in the United States.

The ACI Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2022-2023 academic year. Four new fellowships and two new scholarships have been added, bringing the total of annual awards available up to 32.  

The Foundation released the December 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. The Foundation also released highlights of the COVID-19 Impact Survey of the Equipment Finance Industry. 

FBM has entered into a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of American Securities will acquire all outstanding shares of FBM for $19.25 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.37 billion, including outstanding debt.

Crane Composites, a subsidiary of Crane Co., recently presented 35 organizations with donations as part of their long-standing and valued tradition of supporting local communities through the Crane Fund for Widows and Children.