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One of the largest rooftop solar energy projects in the Roanoke region is now operating at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys. Two counties in the Roanoke and New River valleys are separately seeking state funding to help with major broadband internet access expansion projects. Virginia Tech has launched a research institute focused on national security...

Tegna takeover rumors return; Patriot again paying special dividend.

Tegna Shareholders Reelect All 12 Directors Dave Lougee, president and CEO, said: “We are pleased that our shareholders recognize the successful execution of our value-creation strategy, which is delivering record results.” By Mark K. Miller | May 7, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. ET. Tegna Inc. said today that, based on a preliminary vote count by its proxy solicitor, shareholders have overwhelmingly re-elected all 12 of Tegna’s highly qualified nominees as directors to serve for another term ending...

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Bally’s is making a bet on the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Bally’s agreed to buy the operations business for the hotel and casino, while the REIT Gaming & Leisure would retain its ownership of the property itself and continue to collect rent, Bloomberg News reported. Bally’s has been on an acquisition streak lately, having recently struck a $2.7 billion deal to buy online gaming company Gamesys Group Plc. But this would be the Rhode Island-based gaming company’s first operati...

The piece begins with a reference to "the racially insensitive incident involving Adonis Hoffman and CEO Dave Lougee, and the Board’s failure to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into that matter." Specifics about this episode were reported by Deadline.com in March during what the site characterized as "a proxy battle for TEGNA. The company has rebuffed acquisition overtures despite the preferences of some of its privately held investors. One stakeholder — hedge fund Standar...

© iStockphoto A new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing concerning Tegna includes accusations of “broad pattern of bias and racially-insensitive behavior” that were shared with the media company by its largest active shareholder. The allegations in Thursdays filing were made in a “six-page, single-spaced letter” given to shareholder Standard General, which in turn shared them with Tegna. The document was filed with the SEC by Standard General in preparation for Tegnas...

Article content Tegna Inc shareholder Standard General called on the company on Thursday to open its books and records to investigate what it claimed as a “broad pattern of bias and racially-insensitive behavior” at the U.S. regional TV station operator. Citing media reports and a scathing letter it received from a former Tegna employee, Standard General alleged that the company management had shown bias towards employees over many years based on race, ethnicity and physical disability. We ...