Inflation Reduction Act – Upper Mississippi-Illinois River Basin

TL/DR - The Department of the Interior, through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has selected seven nature-based resiliency projects in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basin. The projects, which represent the largest climate investment in history, aim to reduce the risks and damages of flood and drought…

VP Harris Defends Inflation Act, Touts Trillions in Gov’t Aid

TL/DR - Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized on social media after asserting that the Inflation Reduction Act is dropping "trillions of dollars" on American streets. Critics argued that the government spending such large amounts of money would actually exacerbate inflation, not alleviate it. Harris made the comments during a stop on her…

Austin Cook, Stefan Richardson Rise as CFO, VP at OTAVA Ann Arbor

TL/DR - Ann Arbor-based multi-cloud solutions provider, OTAVA, has appointed Austin Cook as its CFO and Stefan Richardson as vice president of operations. Both have been long-time members of the OTAVA team, with Cook having held multiple finance roles since joining in 2019, and Richardson holding various positions since his start in 2016. In…