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The long-anticipated acquisition of Santek Waste Disposal was completed on May 5, Republic Services announced at its Q1 earnings call. The transaction of the Tennessee-based company was first announced in March 2020, but a round of divestitures needed to be completed before the purchase was solidified. CEO Don Slager provided financial results for the last time, as Republic President Jon Vander Ark prepares to take over beginning June 25, 2021. "I am more than proud of what this team has accomplished over the last decade," Slager said. "And I'm extremely confident and how we are positioned t...

Strategic Biofuels project to produce renewable fuels from wood waste The company plans to invest $700 million in a renewable diesel plant that will manufacture 32 million gallons of fuel per year. Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF), a subsidiary of Olathe, Kansas-based Strategic Biofuels, has announced plans to develop a renewable diesel plant near the Caldwell Parish seat of Columbia, Louisiana. Situated on a 171-acre site at the Port of Columbia, the plant would produce up to 32 million gallons of renewable fuel annually through established refinery processes with wood waste as the feedstock. Th...

Melinda French Gates will have the opportunity to set her own philanthropic course after her divorce from Bill Gates.

When philanthropy’s power couple splits, Melinda French Gates’s influence could grow By Jay Greene The Washington Post,Updated May 5, 2021, 7:57 a.m. Email to a Friend Melinda French Gates.Michael Short/Bloomberg SEATTLE - As the power couple of giving splits, Melinda French Gates’s global influence in philanthropy could grow even further, reflecting her own values and interests. She has long shared the spotlight with her husband, Bill Gates. But the Gateses on Monday announced they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage. In simultaneous and identical tweets, they pledged to...

J K Rowling Fast Facts CNN 5/5/2021 CNN Editorial Research © Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images Author J.K. Rowling attends photocall ahead of her reading from 'The Casual Vacancy' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on September 27, 2012, in London. Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth place: Gloucestershire, England Mother: Anne (Volant) Rowling, lab technician Marriages: Neil Murray (December 26, 2001-present); Jorge Arantes (1992-1995, divorced) Children: with Neil Murray: Mackenzie Jean and David Gordon; with Jorge Arantes...