Business Law
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced more than 12,000 American workers have been trained and placed into jobs through the Good Jobs Challenge. The program, initially funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, is investing a historic $500 million into high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs across the country. The…
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Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Help Advance U.S. Technology Leadership While Creating Over 400 New Jobs in West Oakland, California Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce and Akash Systems have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $18.2 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and…
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From November 11-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of Commerce led by Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and International Trade Administration (ITA) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing Heather Evans will attend the 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on…
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Proposed CHIPS Investments in New York and Pennsylvania Would Help Enhance Domestic Production Capacity of Key Components for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce signed two separate preliminary memoranda of terms (PMT) under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide Corning up to $32 million in proposed…
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Beverly Hills, California – The civil federal racketeering and conversion Central District of California Case No. 2:22-CV-04557-GW (SK) Hon. George H. Wu, Nicholas Phipps White v. Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.; Bank of America N.A.; Fidelity National Financial, Inc. involves 85-year old Tom Girardi, who recently faced a federal four-count fraud conviction with a maximum penalty…
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A Key Part of the NSTC, this California Facility Will Drive the Future of Semiconductor Innovation and Collaboration Today, the Department of Commerce and Natcast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), announced Sunnyvale, California as the expected location for the CHIPS for America Design and Collaboration Facility (DCF), an NSTC Facility.…
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Los Angeles, California – After 50 years of lemon law protections for used cars, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling that redefines the scope of the state’s Lemon Law, impacting consumers who purchase used vehicles with remaining manufacturer warranties. In the case of Rodriguez et al. versus FCA US, LLC, the court determined that…
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October 31, 2024 – Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Commerce and Natcast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), announced the expected location for the first CHIPS for America research and development (R&D) flagship facility. The CHIPS for America Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Accelerator, an NSTC facility (EUV Accelerator), is expected to…
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Program will increase the research capacity of emerging research institutions and the entire U.S. semiconductor innovation ecosystem Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for activities that will use cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous experimentation (AE) technologies to support the long-term viability of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. The CHIPS AI/AE for…
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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of eleven public safety, technology, and business leaders to the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the selection of a new Board Chair. The Board now reaches a full complement, with 12 non-permanent members selected by the Department of Commerce and…
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