EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Org Goes After Investing Firm For Anti-Israel Bias

Conservative nonprofit Consumers Research launched a campaign on Tuesday to go after investment firm Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) for its “inclusive” environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) ratings. Consumer research six-figure advertising campaigns have led to new Websitenational direct mail, digital marketing ads and a mobile billboard outside MSCI's headquarters in New York City. […]

Two Rivers Lumber Co. investing $115M into Coosa County for new sawmill

A recent $115 million investment by Demopolis-based Two Rivers Lumber Co. will bring a state-of-the-art sawmill to Coosa County. The new facility in Kellyton will be the company's second location in Alabama and will reportedly create 130 jobs. “This growth project will have a major impact on Coosa County and will create many economic ripples […]

Brasfield & Gorrie investing $18.9 million in Birmingham HQ expansion

Brasfield & Gorey, one of the nation's largest privately held construction companies, announced that it plans to invest $18.9 million in a project to expand its national headquarters in Birmingham. The expansion will add a 28,500-square-foot, three-story building to the Lakeview District campus, creating 85 jobs in the process, the company said. “Birmingham has been […]

‘Woke’ Investing Titan Just Put A Saudi Oil CEO On Its Board

BlackRock announced Monday that it has appointed Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, to its board of directors, according to a BlackRock press release Monday. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager and is deeply involved in environmental, social and governance (ESG) conscious investment initiatives, often funding companies producing green […]

Dem Rep Calls Republicans Anti-Capitalist Trotskyites For Opposing Woke Investing Mandates

California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman argued Wednesday that Republican opposition to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment mandates is consistent with the mandate of Leon Trotsky and the international socialists who support him. . Sherman made the comparison at Wednesday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “Protecting Investor Interests: Environmental and Social Policy Considerations in […]

Biden-Harris Administration breaks ground on $308 million port modernization and expansion project through Investing in America Agenda

June 27, 2023 New port facility expands capacity, enhances safety and boosts local economy San Luis, Arizona. -Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held a groundbreaking ceremony with local, state and federal officials to modernize and modernize To mark the launch of a […]