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STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BAI Group, a leading service provider in renewable energy production and energy transmission, has been nominated by the Pennsylvania Solar Center to receive the Lodestar Award for Northcentral Pennsylvania.

With its Lodestar Award, the Pennsylvania Solar Center recognizes the inspirational leadership of Pennsylvania-based organizations and businesses, both providers and their clients, across the field of solar energy. Honorees will receive their awards at the Lodestar Award Ceremony, a special online event, on February 11.

«We’re honored to be nominated to receive the Lodestar Award, which recognizes our dedication to making solar energy available to more organizations in Pennsylvania,» said Jim Echard, President of BAI Group. «We look forward to continuing to develop and finance solar projects.»

For more information about this complimentary event, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lodestar-awards-central-pennsylvania-registration-136339044753

ABOUT BAI GROUP
Founded in 1986 in State College, Pennsylvania, the BAI Group is a multi-disciplinary company that provides renewable energy production and energy transmission services. BAI Group’s services started within waste management and quickly expanded to other industries, including the energy sector. Our primary focus has been in the areas of bio-energy, wind farms, and solar. With significant experience in the design, construction, and permitting of solar arrays, the BAI Group assists clients with the development of commercial and industrial (C&I), merchant grade, and other types of large solar installations, including storage. In addition to development of these projects, BAI also provides financing for projects in the form of power purchase agreements and other mechanisms. To learn more, visit https://baigroupllc.com.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ –Two writers who have delved into the past and present challenges facing treasured places on the Southeast coast will receive the 2021 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards from the Southern Environmental Law Center. SELC will present the awards March 25 during this year’s Virginia Festival of the Book.

In the book category, former Georgia state legislator Paul Bolster will receive the Reed Award for Saving the Georgia Coast: A Political History of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. In the journalism category, Tony Bartelme of The Post and Courier in Charleston will receive the Reed Award for his in-depth reporting on South Carolina’s coastal environment, including communities where the damaging impacts of climate change are happening now. 

The featured speaker for the Reed Award presentation will be Lulu Miller, co-host of WNYC Studios’ Radiolab and author of the widely acclaimed Why Fish Don’t Exist, a nonfiction scientific thriller and memoir. The free, online event will be at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. To register to receive a link to the Zoom session, visit www.southernenvironment.org/reedaward/.

This Year’s Book Award Winner: Paul Bolster

In Saving the Georgia Coast, published by the University of Georgia Press, Paul Bolster brings to life the unlikely coalition of local residents, wealthy landowners, hunters and anglers, garden club members, courageous politicians and others who came together more than 50 years ago to defend Georgia’s unspoiled coastal marshlands. At the same time, he traces the intricate legislative maneuvers that resulted in passage of the 1970 Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, a law that remains the most comprehensive protection of marshlands along the Atlantic seaboard.

Bolster, who served a diverse Atlanta district in the Georgia House of Representatives for 12 years, does more than look back at this landmark legislative achievement. He also examines the policy challenges facing the Georgia coast today, among them how to address unrelenting development pressures and how to deal with rising sea levels and other impacts of a warming planet. He continues to follow environmental legislation in the state capitol and feels that lawmakers could look to the lessons from 50 years ago as a guide to protecting Georgia’s fragile coast today.

A free-lance writer and historian, Bolster holds a Ph.D. degree in history from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Georgia State University School of Law. He taught American history at Clark Atlanta University for 14 years and has worked as a lobbyist for the Georgia Hospital Association and the American Hospital Association. A tireless advocate for affordable housing, he ran a Health Care for the Homeless program in Atlanta and served for three years on Governor Nathan Deal’s Council on Criminal Justice Reform.

This Year’s Journalism Award Winner: Tony Bartelme

Tony Bartelme, a special projects reporter for The Post and Courier, is being recognized in part for his stories from the Rising Waters Project, a series documenting how the accelerating forces of climate change are affecting Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Bartelme explains not only the science behind wetter hurricanes, intense «rain bomb» events and flooding high tides, but also the policy issues they raise and how they are making life harder for many South Carolinians. In other pieces recognized by this year’s award, Bartelme displays a gift for linking science with sense of place. These include a story tracing the human and natural history of South Carolina’s Santee Delta, and another on the quest by researchers to learn more about an elusive and rapidly disappearing marshland bird, the eastern black rail.

A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Bartelme is a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and has won some of the highest honors in journalism. He was awarded a prestigious Harvard University Nieman Fellowship in 2010.  His investigative reporting has exposed government corruption and has explored subjects ranging from changes in ocean plankton to the global shortage of doctors. His latest book, A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa, was published by Beacon Press. 

This Year’s Featured Speaker: Lulu Miller

Lulu Miller is a Peabody Award-winning science journalist who fell hard for radio when she joined the staff of WNYC Studios’ Radiolab, initially as a volunteer. She returned to the show as co-host this past year. She is also co-founder of NPR’s Invisibilia, a show about the invisible forces that shape human behavior. Her book Why Fish Don’t Exist has been hailed as a wondrous debut and was listed among the best books of 2020 by The Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune and Smithsonian. It follows the life of taxonomist David Starr Jordan—the first president of Stanford University and a proponent of the eugenics movement—and reveals both the triumphs and the dark side of his relentless search for order in a chaotic world. Her book is also a deeply personal story about how to go on when everything seems lost. Miller is a graduate of Swarthmore College and earned an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Virginia. 

About the Reed Environmental Writing Award

SELC’s Reed Environmental Writing Award is named for the late Phillip D. Reed, a successful attorney, a committed environmental advocate, and a founding trustee of the Southern Environmental Law Center. Reed believed deeply in the power of writing to raise awareness of environmental issues and the forces that threaten natural treasures and special places.

Selected by a distinguished panel of judges, Reed Award winners have recently included New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl for her book Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss; Megan Mayhew Bergman, director of the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College; Earl Swift for his book Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island; J. Drew Lanham, author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature; Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood; and science writer Deborah Cramer, whose work has also won honors from the Society of Environmental Journalists and the National Academy of Sciences.

About Southern Environmental Law Center: For more than 30 years, the Southern Environmental Law Center has used the power of the law to champion the environment of the Southeast. With more than 80 attorneys and nine offices across the region, SELC is widely recognized as the Southeast’s foremost environmental organization and regional leader. SELC works on a full range of environmental issues to protect our natural resources and the health and well-being of all the people in our region. www.SouthernEnvironment.org

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — St. Joseph Center – a Los Angeles non-profit dedicated to serving people dealing with poverty, homelessness, and health insecurities – announces four new members to its Board of Directors. St. Joseph Center is leading the charge to increase diversity and equity amongst its advisory board, including members with lived experience in navigating the social services system for homeless programs. The newly elected members are esteemed women of diverse backgrounds and professions that will help St. Joseph Center make a positive difference into 2021 and beyond.

New board members include LaRae Cantley, Co-founder of the Housing Justice-LA Podcast, Diana Cárdenas, Vice President and Senior Project Manager in Affordable Housing at U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), Ashley Fumiko Dominguez, Associate Director of Federal Relations within UCLA’s Government & Community Relations, and Kimberly Wilson, 20-year media and entertainment veteran as well as the Vice President of Multi-Platform Marketing for Disney.

«It’s well documented that non-profit boards of directors have been historically homogenous. We’re excited to join the movement to restructure boards across the country and give opportunities for diverse perspectives to be heard at tables where important decisions are made,» says Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, President and CEO of St. Joseph Center.

The St. Joseph Center Board of Directors consists of Chair Kevin McCardle, Vice-Chair Ryan Wolfe, Treasurer Steven Lippman, Secretary Karen Van Nuys, President & CEO Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, and an impressive list of the L.A. community’s civic and business leaders.

Full bios of the St. Joseph Center Board of Directors’ additions are below:

LaRae Cantley
«As we welcome this choice together, I am pleased to insert my expertise into this vision, to understand the decision-making and affect governance that impacts St. Joseph Center and the communities served.»

LaRae Cantley is the Co-founder of the Housing Justice-LA Podcast in partnership with the Los Angeles Housing Justice Summit. CSH Speak UP! She is a renowned Advocate and Survivor of domestic violence and homelessness. She advances advisory boards and steering committees such as the Domestic Violence Homeless Services Coalition and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. LaRae also brings the unique expertise of Lived Experience Consultant work to assist in housing solutions.

LaRae is a mother, a visionary, a social justice activist, and a survivor who enjoys Public Speaking and artistic expression as a means of liberation and healing.

Diana E. Cárdenas
«Given St. Joseph Center’s mission to serve the homeless in Greater Los Angeles and your superior track record over so many decades, I am inspired to be a part of your organization, to offer my service as a Board Member to help do good, and to learn and grow throughout the journey.»

Diana E. Cárdenas has worked in the affordable housing and community development industry for the past 12 years, and the commercial real estate industry for over five years starting in 2002. She is currently Vice President and Senior Project Manager in Affordable Housing at U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC). During her tenure at USBCDC, Diana has been responsible for underwriting and closing over $550 million in construction and permanent debt financing and over $120 million in LIHTC equity investments for affordable housing projects. She leads a team of Project Managers to underwrite and close debt and equity financing for projects in Greater Los Angeles, Southern California, and across the United States.

Combating homelessness has been an issue that she has focused on for many years. Based in downtown Los Angeles since 2002, she has witnessed a rapid rise in homelessness in our region. During this time, she has had the opportunity to work on many affordable housing developments serving the homeless and special needs populations, given the increasing severity of the homelessness crisis. It is because of these experiences that she has a passion for doing more.

Diana graduated with an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

Ashley Fumiko Dominguez
«SJC’s work is critical to so many families and individuals in the Greater Los Angeles area, especially during the COVID-19 global pandemic. It is an honor to join the SJC Board, and I am eager to contribute to its important mission, especially with our youth and Veterans who are experiencing homelessness.»  

Ashley Fumiko Dominguez serves as the Associate Director of Federal Relations within UCLA’s Government & Community Relations department. Ashley Fumiko leverages her expertise in immigration, education, national security, international affairs, and government to help UCLA build a strong and robust relationship with the federal government. She has been the Immigration Task Force Co-Chair for APLU since January 2020 and the Immigration Task Force Co-Chair for AAU since January 2019, where she assists in setting immigration policy for the higher education community. At UCLA, Ashley Fumiko serves on Chancellor Block’s Advisory Council on Immigration Policy, the Student Conduct Committee, the Hispanic Serving Institute Committee, and the External Affairs Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Task Force.

Before joining UCLA, Ashley Fumiko served in the district office of Congressman Ted W. Lieu as his Special Projects & Events Supervisor, in the district office and leadership office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in multiple roles including Personal Correspondent and District Scheduler / Special Assistant, and the state office of Senator Dianne Feinstein as a Constituent Services Representative. Ashley Fumiko was a first-generation college student and has a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree in International Relations from San Francisco State University.

Kimberly Wilson
«I am honored to serve alongside a group of dedicated and committed individuals as a member of St. Joseph’s Center’s board of directors. This wonderful organization has made a tremendous impact on the lives of people who would otherwise not have the resources and support. St. Joseph’s provides hope to many, and I am blessed to be a part of this continued legacy of service.»

Kimberly is a passionate, 20-year media and entertainment veteran currently serving as Vice President, Multi-Platform Marketing for Disney Platform Distribution. As Vice President, she leads a team of marketers tasked with increasing and sustaining content distribution for The Walt Disney Company’s content portfolio, including highly sought-after brands like ESPN, ESPN+, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, and F.X. Before joining The Walt Disney Company as a marketing manager with ESPN, Kimberly began her career in distribution sales with BET Networks. After two years, Kimberly transitioned into radio, serving as Director of Marketing for iHeart Radio in New Orleans. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Columbia College Chicago and a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing from Roosevelt University.

Service to her community was instilled very early by her loving parents, and she spends much of her time giving back. Kimberly is president and co-founder of The Dream A Dream Foundation, a non-profit organization created in her late father’s honor. The foundation’s mission is to expose youth to careers in sports, music, and entrepreneurship. In 2020, she established an annual scholarship at Columbia College Chicago to pursue a degree in marketing. Kimberly is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

St. Joseph Center 
St. Joseph Center has been helping low-income people experiencing homelessness since 1976 when two Sisters of Carondelet began feeding Venice’s hungry at a storefront. Now providing housing, mental health, job skills training, and food services, St. Joseph Center annually serves more than 10,000 vulnerable neighbors with the dignity, compassion, and respect they deserve.

For additional information, visit www.stjosephctr.org

St. Joseph Center Contact:
Deirdre Robinson
909-268-2865
drobinson@stjosephctr.org  

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Datacomp, publisher of JLT Market Reports and the nation’s #1 provider of market data for the manufactured housing industry, announces the publication of its February 2021 mobile home rent comps, occupancy, and other vital data on Michigan manufactured home communities.

Recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis for more than 20 years, JLT Market Reports provide detailed research and information on manufactured home communities located in 186 primary housing markets throughout the United States. This includes the latest rent trends and statistics, marketing programs and a variety of other useful management insights.

Datacomp’s manufactured housing market data published in the February 2021 JLT Market Reports includes information on investment-grade «all ages» and «55+» manufactured home communities. Altogether, the Michigan reports include data representations for 122,701 homesites.

Midwest Trends in Manufactured Housing Community Rent, Occupancy

• Midwest region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 2.9% increase in adjusted rent.
• Midwest region manufactured home communities show a year-over-year 2.3% increase in occupancy

«Adjusted rent throughout Michigan increased an average of 2.9%, with only one market showing a decrease in adjusted rent,» Datacomp Co-President and Chief Business Development Officer Darren Krolewski said. «Occupancy also increased in all but one market in the state.»

What’s in JLT Market Reports?
Each JLT manufactured home community rent and occupancy report from Datacomp has detailed information about investment grade communities in the major markets. The detailed information includes:

• Number of homesites
• Occupancy rates
• Average community rents, and increases
• Community amenities
• Vacant lots
• Repossessed and inventory homes, and much more

Established reports show trends in each market with a comparison of February 2021 rents and occupancy rates to February 2020. In addition, JLT Markt Reports include a historical recap of rents and occupancy from 1996 to present date in most markets.

The February 2021 JLT Market Reports for 17 markets in Michigan are available for purchase and immediate download online at the Datacomp JLT Market Report, or they may be ordered by phone in electronic or printed editions at (800) 588-5426.

Each fully updated report for mobile home communities is a comprehensive look at investment grade properties within a market, enabling owners and managers, lenders, appraisers, brokers and other organizations to effectively benchmark those communities and make informed decisions.

About JLT Market Reports
For more than 20 years, countless professionals have trusted JLT Market Reports for timely and accurate management reports on land lease manufactured home communities. JLT Market Reports are currently published for 186 markets nationwide and are recognized as the industry standard for manufactured housing industry data. In 2014, JLT & Associates merged its resources, skills, and expertise with Datacomp, the industry’s oldest and largest national mobile home appraisal company and number one provider of market data for the manufactured housing industry, and MHVillage, the premier website for advertising mobile homes for sale and rent nationwide and publisher of the MHInsider trade magazine for manufactured housing news. For more information, or to purchase complete JLT Market Reports, call (800) 588-5426 or visit http://www.datacompusa.com/JLT.

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FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Power Knot LLC, the market leader for on site organic waste management solutions announced today that it has fulfilled additional orders for LFC® biodigesters to Canada’s Department of National Defence, (Le ministère de la Défense nationale, DND). Recent orders for machines add to orders shipped in 2020 and demonstrate the DND’s commitment to Power Knot’s solutions.

The Canadian government has a strong mandate to reduce carbon emissions and is pushing changes through all governmental agencies. Sending organic waste to a landfill is recognized globally as having a huge negative impact on the environment. After extensive evaluation of all alternatives, the Canadian DND settled on Power Knot’s LFC biodigesters to help combat climate change. With deployment across military bases throughout Canada, the DND now has purchased six different sizes of LFC biodigesters.

«The ongoing orders from the DND affirm that Power Knot’s food digesters are best in the market. In addition to reducing greenhouse gasses, our LFC biodigesters are improving operations and reducing costs for the Canadian military,» said Iain Milnes, President at Power Knot. «There are also added benefits of reduced manual labor and improved cleanliness which makes day to day work easier. We look forward to building on our relationship with the DND to help drive their zero food waste initiatives.»

About the LFC Biodigester
The LFC® Biodigester is a machine that digests food waste. These machines are usually installed in a commercial kitchen and reduces the expense, inconvenience, mess, and carbon footprint of disposing of food waste that would otherwise be hauled to a landfill. Power Knot has eight different sizes that digest from 20 lb (10 kg) per day to 4000 lb (1800 kg) per day of food waste. With many hundreds of installations globally, the LFC Biodigester has proven to be reliable, safe, and cost effective.

About Power Knot
Power Knot provides safe and economically sound solutions for commercial, industrial, and military customers globally seeking to reduce their carbon footprint. Our technologies are proven, available today, have been in reliable use for many years, and offer a payback period typically of less than two years. We design, develop, and manufacture our products in our headquarters in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, access http://www.powerknot.com.

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Cecillia Wong, Power Knot, +1-408-889-8433, cecillia.wong@powerknot.biz

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