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KATY, Texas , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Inframark, a leading provider of water and wastewater operations and maintenance (O&M) services across the U.S., announced today a multi-year contract with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas . Under this new long-term partnership, Inframark will operate and maintain the City's two wastewater treatment plants, lift stations, biosolids management program and laboratory. The transition from the City's former long-time operator begins January 1, 2025 , and preparations are already underway. Inframark has assembled and mobilized a multi-functional team to support a seamless transition for the City and the community. Inframark will deliver O&M of the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant, Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant, lift stations, onsite laboratory and Biosolids Management Site, which includes biosolids application. "We are beyond enthusiastic to begin a new legacy of operations and maintenance services with the City of Fayetteville ," said Inframark Chief Executive Officer Steve Meininger. "Inframark is focused on long-term success, founded in clear, transparent communication, operational excellence and elevated customer service. Our team is dedicated to environmental compliance, asset protection and sustainable processes. We will bring this best-in-class mentality and superior service commitment to the Fayetteville community from Day One." City of Fayetteville Utilities Director Tim Nyander echoes that sentiment. " Fayetteville's Utilities Department is excited to have Inframark join our team – their deep level of experience was a key selection factor," expresses Nyander. "Additionally, Inframark brings an exceptional level of energy to the project that the City has been looking for. We look forward to the new year, and we anticipate great things to come." About Inframark Inframark, LLC ( www.inframark.com ) is an industry-leading applied technology and solutions firm focused on water and wastewater contract operations and maintenance across the U.S. By integrating automation and intelligent data solutions in water and wastewater operations and maintenance, management of community infrastructure, and data systems integration, Inframark can provide unparalleled service. With over 40 years of experience managing water-related infrastructure, the company employs approximately 3,000 people, serving over 400 clients in 30 states. Inframark manages facilities that can treat a billion gallons of drinking water and wastewater daily. Media Contact: Linde Miscio linde.miscio@inframark.com PRLog ID: www.prlog.org/13049295 View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inframark-executes-multi-year-wastewater-operations-and-maintenance-contract-with-fayetteville-arkansas-302313397.html SOURCE Inframark © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

[Source: Reuters] The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a U.S. official familiar with the plan said on Wednesday, even as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has come into effect. The package, which was first reported by the Financial Times, includes thousands of joint direct attack munition kits (JDAMs) and hundreds of small-diameter bombs, according to the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The news comes less than a day after the ceasefire agreement ended the deadliest confrontation in years between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, but Israel is still fighting its other arch foe, the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The package follows a $20 billion sale in August of fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel. Reuters reported in June that Washington, Israel’s biggest ally and weapons supplier, has sent Israel more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. In remarks late on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listed the need to replenish weapons stocks as one of the reasons for the ceasefire. “And I say it openly, it is no secret that there have been big delays in weapons and munitions deliveries. These delays will be resolved soon,” he said. The package has been in the works for several months. It was first brought to the congressional committees in September then submitted for review in October, the U.S. official said. The conversations about the sale had been going on even as a group of progressive U.S. senators including Bernie Sanders introduced resolutions to block the sale of some U.S. weapons to Israel over concerns about the humanitarian catastrophe faced by Palestinians in Gaza. The legislation was shot down last week in the Senate. It was likely the last chance to stop any weapons sales before Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Biden has strongly backed Israel since Hamas-led gunmen attacked in October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Most of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people has been displaced and the enclave is at risk of famine, more than a year into Israel’s war against Hamas in the Palestinian enclave. Gaza health officials say more than 43,922 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive. U.S. law requires Congress to be notified of major foreign military sales agreements. An informal review process allows the Democratic and Republican leaders of foreign affairs committees to vet such agreements before a formal notification to Congress. A State Department spokesperson declined to confirm the sale but said U.S. support for Israel’s security was “unwavering” against all Iran-backed threats, but added that Israel had a moral obligation to protect civilians.None

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Former Alberto Fernández appeared in court Wednesday, answering a summons obliging him to testify in a case investigating alleged corruption during his 2019-2023 presidency. Accompanied by his lawyers and amid tight security, including Federal Police officers patrolling all along the 4th floor, the veteran Peronist entered the secretariat of federal courtroom number 11 in Retiro, before federal judge Julián Ercolini and prosecutor Carlos Rívolo. Fernández, 65, is suspected of fraudulent administration over his government's use of brokers, one of which had ties to his office, to contract insurance policies that could have been negotiated directly. The main broker was the husband of the former president’s personal secretary. This was Fernández’s first court appearance as an indicted witness since leaving the presidency. This procedural step, which had been initially scheduled for November 20, had been postponed at the request of the prosecution, alleging conflicting commitments. Other witnesses – the indicted insurance broker Héctor Martínez Sosa, his wife María Cantero, the former private secretary of the ex-president, and Oscar Castello – had been summoned for the following day but their testimony was also rescheduled. The indicted are accused of "having intervened in a co-ordinated and functional manner, approximately between December, 2019 and December, 2023, in a scheme for collecting and distributing public funds via the irregular redirection of the insurance contracts and intermediation undertaken by various public offices with ́NACIÓN SEGUROS S.A. ́” Fernández has not been formally charged in the case, though he is under investigation. A lawyer by training, the ex-president appealed the summons, requesting that it be quashed, but his challenge was rejected. Although he had the right to answer questions in writing, the ex-president, a lawyer and law professor by profession, opted to show up in court. The former president testified but declined to answer questions from the judge, his lawyer Mariana Barbitta confirmed to reporters after Wednesday's hearing. She insisted "there is no evidence" against her client. The judge now has 10 working days to resolve whether there is sufficient evidence to try Fernández, whether to decide his acquittal or to request more evidence from the prosecution. The corruption allegations emerged when the court ordered an examination of his secretary's phone as part of another investigation into alleged assault claims made against Fernandez by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. The insurance case involves policies taken out with Nación Seguros, the insurance arm of state-owned Banco Nación, which Fernández chose to cover government departments against various types of risks. Prosecutors allege middlemen “who performed no real function” collected “lofty” commissions on contracts that could have been placed directly. Fernández obliged state departments to use the broker in a government decree. Judge Ercolini observes in the casefile that, in some cases, producers and insurance co-agents had been appointed without any formal procedures while in other cases procedures had been simulated for the economic benefit of third parties. Nearly 40 people in total have been called to give evidence in the case, including the secretary, her husband and former Nación Seguros officials. Cantero, the wife of Martínez Sosa, is singled out as a key figure in the alleged scheme. According to the investigation, she occupied “a position of privilege” as Fernández’s historic secretary, a positon which later led to a post in the Presidency without any competitive examination or process of selection. The judge underlined that Martínez Sosa maintained a close and long-standing relationship with Fernández, separate from his martial link to Cantero. Numerous exchanges of gifts, loans, money and jewellery were reportedly registered between them over the yers, as well as the shared use of furniture. The case being pressed by Prosecutor Rívolo is not the former president’s only judicial problem. Fernández also faces a parallel indictment from a gender violence case initiated by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yañez. The alleged violence and harassment dates back to his time as head of state. A prosecutor last week requested a summons for interrogation in this file, a request which Kudge Ercolini will also have to resolve. Last Wednesday marked a critical moment for Fernández, whose post-presidential career seems doomed to unfold more in the courtrooms than in national politics. – TIMES/NA/PERFIL Ads Space Ads Space

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