— Former Cloverleaf tenants who have been living in hotels for over two months
after being forced to evacuate their dangerous living conditions
Dozens of families were given sudden notice Thursday they must vacate their hotel rooms by 11 a.m
residents of the Cloverleaf apartments in south Kansas City were given 48 hours to move out of their Section 8 housing because of dangerous living conditions and an absent property manager
Those factors led to the complex's shutdown by the Kansas City
these tenants have been living in hotels paid for by the federal government while the tenants searched for permanent housing
they received sudden notice that assistance would end Friday morning
Of the 75 families who needed Housing and Urban Development assistance
KSHB 41 News reporter Megan Abundis has spoken with just one family who received a housing voucher from the government
Abundis has been covering the story of the tenants and their battles for months
'where's me and my son supposed to go?"' She said
Perkins was not alone with questions that officials couldn't answer
they don't know where to go," said Patrice Jones
some have to stop school today due to the fact they have nowhere to go and no relocation
Perkins told KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abudis the tenants were told we'd be helped until June
her son goes to school and now he can't even finish school
"We are currently looking for a homeless shelter to go to
and you know the bad part about it everybody booked up," Perkins said
Many tenants cite those who haven’t received a voucher yet have been working to clear up criminal and non-criminal warrants
Perkins and Jones said they and other Cloverleaf tenants who are trying to get vouchers and assistance from the federal government for housing as they continue to work to clear up warrants to follow HUD's rules
Jones said she was told she and her kids would be able to continue living in the hotel through June
I even had my judge move my court date from June all the way up to May," she said
"I begged her to do it so i can stay in the program and have somewhere to go
So she did that for me and now I’m still kicked out,” Jones said
Many told KSHB’s Abundis they’ve been going through the lengthy and expensive process
KSHB 41 News has reached out to HUD and the City of Kansas City Housing Authority for two months and have not received responses
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Nearly 100 people gathered at the Truro Community Center on April 11 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Cloverleaf mixed-income apartment complex
“This is just not about affordable housing, it’s about a moral commitment to the people who keep Truro running,” said state Sen. Julian Cyr during the ceremony
Developers and the Town of Truro held a private groundbreaking ceremony prior to the event
The apartment complex at 22 Highland Road in North Truro will includes 43 units, 39 of which will be income-restricted and four set to market-rate, according to the town's statement released in December
Acting Town Manager Kelly Clark and Town Moderator and Cloverleaf Oversight Committee member Paul Wisotzky spoke
by the time the project is complete it will be closer to 12 years
Wisotzky asked the crowd to recommit to affordable housing
to not let it take so long to break ground on such a project again
Ted Malone, president of the The Community Housing Resource Inc., Clark Ziegler, executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and Rachana Crowley, vice president of development for The Community Builders Inc. also spoke
The development was approved in December 2024, after The Community Builders Inc. and The Community Housing Resource Inc. received the necessary funding to move forward
”This project will be fully electric and 75% solar,” said Malone. The project received backlash from residents who were concerned about water quality and nitrogen levels from the development of the project
According to the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, $1.46 million in American Rescue Plan Act money and $300,000 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds
The Cloverleaf Development is named for a Route 6 exit ramp that was never built on state land in North Truro. The state land was transferred to the town in 2018
(This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy.)
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She graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
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A property in east Harris County is causing significant concern for residents who say it’s overrun with trash
and rodents and has become the site of a homeless encampment
Neighbors told KPRC 2 that the property located near the intersection of Freeport and Corpus Christi Street in Cloverleaf has been a problem for years
who has lived next door for a couple of years
“It has gotten worse over time with the garbage piling up in front.”
Honesty Shannon also expressed her concerns
Shannon mentioned catching nine rats in a week
Harris County Public Health and the office of Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia visited the property
director of Environmental Public Health for Harris County
We actually have it slated to go to Harris County Commissioners Court at the end of this month to get approval to move forward with the abatement.”
will involve various actions such as picking up trash
The process involves coordinating with vendors to execute the cleanup
In a statement Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia said:
“Unsafe properties put our communities at risk
That’s why I made it a priority to expand our county Nuisance Abatement Program
The funds my office pushed for allows public health to go through the legal system to remove dangerous properties that threaten public safety
We are in the process of addressing this nuisance property to get the property fixed or removed as quickly as the legal process allows
We ask residents to report nuisance properties to 3-1-1 so that this sometimes lengthy process can move forward
Precinct 2 is committed to providing the support and resources needed to keep our neighborhoods safe and improve the places we call home.”
Harris County Public Health plans to present the issue to the Commissioners Court on March 27
the property will be scheduled for abatement shortly after
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Cloverleaf Infrastructure is planning to develop a large data center campus in Port Washington
Cloverleaf is looking to develop on 1,000 acres north of the Ozaukee County town
and east of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail between Lake Drive and Dixie Road
The precise number or capacity of buildings that could be developed over the next five to eight years isn’t clear, but each could total up to three stories and would see at least one substation developed on the site, according to the Ozaukee Press
with completion of the first phase in the next three years
This is the first project the company has gone public with
The land is currently in the town of Port Washington and would require annexing into the city. Residents have told TMJ4 that offers have been made on their properties and the company has options on many
Port Washington is located north of Milwaukee in West Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. News that local officials were quietly in discussions with a company about a major development first surfaced in December – the site was reportedly previously earmarked for a chip fab but the project fell through
According to council agendas
Cloverleaf has been working through an affiliate known as Red Granite DevCo
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan
Kansas City's Cloverleaf Apartments — plagued by crime
fires and severe disrepair — are facing closure after the U.S
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) halted payments and announced plans to shut down the complex by June 18
RELATED | HUD halts payments, shuts down Cloverleaf Apartments over unsafe living conditions
Citing "unsafe and hazardous living conditions," HUD's decision comes after the New Jersey-based owner
is reportedly riddled with problems including overflowing trash
broken windows and a months-long water main break
collapsed ceilings and infestations of bed bugs and rodents
While NB Affordable was expected to renovate the property with HUD support
who owns other low-income housing nationwide
including a guilty plea for mortgage fraud conspiracy in New York and recent theft charges out of Pennsylvania related to misappropriated HUD renovation funds
HUD is now working to relocate the remaining residents
offering up to $2,100 for relocation expenses
Residents of the troubled Cloverleaf Apartments complex are facing increasing uncertainty after a crucial meeting with HUD and their relocation group was abruptly canceled
already slated for closure due to unsafe living conditions
has left residents scrambling for answers and worrying about their future
"We were notified that the meeting was canceled from the library staff
not from Cloverleaf at all," said Amya Brown
The cancellation compounded the stress of residents who had gathered at the Red Bridge Library hoping to receive assistance and information from HUD regarding their relocation
"[We were here] looking for reassurance," Brown said of the desperation felt by those facing displacement
residents are still unsure where they will go
The abrupt cancellation left residents feeling abandoned and struggling to navigate their next steps
"Me and a lot of other residents are depending on the complex that would give us what they would," Brown stated
tenants like Brown pay a portion of the rent with HUD covering the remainder
"I pay $795 a month for a two-bedroom apartment," Brown explained
highlighting the affordability that is now threatened
due to the building's deteriorating conditions
HUD stated the blame for the unsafe conditions falls on the out-of-state owners
The issues reported include infestations of roaches
with residents finding nests of egg sacs in the hallways
Brown was bitten and had to seek emergency medical care
I’m trying to hold back tears watching everyone around me suffer like this; it’s bad."
Brown said she reported these issues repeatedly to the complex but has seen no action
“I don’t even know what to say to my children at this point
I came in here with the false reassurance from the management that things would be good
tenants are stuck in a paradox of needing to leave but being unable to do so without the necessary help and funds
Former and current tenants have been reaching out
Cloverleaf management and their relocation group
KSHB 41 News has yet to receive a response
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The deadline has passed for tenants at the Cloverleaf Apartments off 71 Highway in south Kansas City to move out
A Kansas City firefighter's death is reflective of a shocking national trend of violence against health care workers
Jackson County could start licensing tow companies
It's a FOX4 follow up to our coverage of predatory tow companies taking advantage of unsuspecting drivers
The NTSB has released its preliminary investigation into a gas explosion last month that killed a 5-year-old boy in Lexington
The suspect involved in the shooting of two Pettis County
Missouri deputies is now facing federal gun charges
The KHP said two cars were involved in the crash; eight people were killed
The North Kansas City School District held an open house at Winwood Elementary on Sunday
so community members could say a final farewell before it closes at the end of the school year
Participating businesses donated 10% of all sales Saturday to the scholarship fund in honor of fallen KCFD firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman
dozens of inspiring athletes competed in the third annual Special Olympics Missouri vs
Kansas Powerlifting competition at The Strong Barbell Club in Overland Park
The family that brought a taste of Northern Thai cuisine to Kansas City will be parting ways with the restaurant
Families of students at Pleasant Lea Elementary School received a letter notifying them of an incident on Friday morning
The final report has been released after a 61-year-old Public Works employee was killed by dump truck near Blue Summit
Construction is set to start within the next month on the first Buc-ee's convenience store and gas station in Kansas
— A day of emotional whiplash left more than 75 Cloverleaf apartment tenants scrambling for shelter after the Kansas City
Fire Department abruptly shut down the complex Wednesday afternoon
This sudden displacement came just hours after a meeting where residents believed they had secured a path to a better future
Wednesday morning began with a sense of urgency and uncertainty
A closed-door meeting intended to provide reassurance for residents gave them hope
"The meeting was actually one of the best things that could have happened for us," said Wendy Herd
This was a stark contrast to the tenant's feelings of previously being kept in the dark
"They gave us reassurance that they would help us move and they'd get on it ASAP," according to Amya Brown
KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis previously spoke with Amya Brown.
Tenants left the meeting feeling optimistic
envisioning a brighter future for themselves and their children
Brown said she would be happy to enjoy summer with her kids and put her problems at the complex behind her
Kryslynn Emmanuel expressed hope for her children
They have been "dreaming of "their own room
a nice neighborhood and perfect schools," Emmanauel said
Public Works cleared the safety hazard posed by mountains of trash that had accumulated at the complex
the Kansas City Fire Department intervened
declaring the buildings immediately uninhabitable and moved the timeline for residents to leave to Friday at 4 p.m
The sudden shutdown threw tenants' carefully-laid plans into disarray
It left residents and HUD workers scrambling to find temporary housing and the daunting task of relocating on such short notice
it’s not safe for individuals to be here,” KCFD Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said
all of the residents will have to relocate.”
Since the water was shut off to all of the buildings
KCFD said they would be bringing in portable restrooms
in addition to routine service patrols and staging in case of fire or other medical emergencies over the next two days
Hopkins said the property owner was currently incarcerated
and the local on-site management is no longer operational
It’s just too much to bear with right now,” said Gabrielle Lang
It’s a violent situation,” said Aliyah Turner
Salt n’ Life Ministries and KCPAL said they would bring bottled water and pizza
and moving boxes to start to help residents
questions remain about the immediate and long-term support they will receive
While the morning meeting provided a sense of security
the abrupt shutdown has left many feeling vulnerable and uncertain about their future
KSHB 41 News will continue to follow this developing story and provide updates as they become available
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has ceased payments to Cloverleaf Apartments as of Feb
A notice on Cloverleaf tenants' doors read that HUD's decision stems from the owner — a New Jersey-based company — not addressing serious issues that have led to unsafe and hazardous living conditions
A significant number of Cloverleaf residents are low-income single parents and their children
Many of these residents report living in deteriorating conditions but lack the financial resources to move
the Cloverleaf Apartments may appear abandoned
but a woman who services the area with outreach estimates 75 families still live there
who has lived at Cloverleaf for several years with her three children
described the conditions as "nasty" and said it feels abandoned
Shay declined to appear on camera due to fears of potential repercussions for speaking out
The apartments are plagued with overflowing trash
Shay reported no one has addressed a water main break for several months
causing dangerous conditions for drivers and residents
they come sliding across the pavement,” Shay said
"It’s been like that for a couple of months," Shay said
A resident reported apartments flooding and water running unchecked for nearly a year
were expected to renovate Cloverleaf and bring it up to code
and when we get our hard-earned money and they are stealing it
Tenants have received notices announcing HUD plans to shut down Cloverleaf Apartments by June 18
Finding new housing is now a pressing concern for residents like Shay
"It makes me emotional because this was supposed to be temporary
and they don’t deserve to live like this."
HUD has scheduled meetings this week with tenants to assist them in finding new housing
HUD said residents will be provided up to $2,100 for relocation expenses
the immediate concern remains the current living conditions
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said there are no local charges for the owner in Missouri as of now
A month after being forced to evacuate their homes at the Cloverleaf Apartments in Kansas City
former tenants are still grappling with uncertainty and challenging living conditions
In February, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pulled its funding from the complex due to its neglectful building owner
KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis has extensively covered the conditions at Cloverleaf
RELATED | Cloverleaf Apartments residents left in limbo after abrupt cancellation of crucial meeting
26 that residents were given 48 hours to vacate their homes after an emergency order from the city fire department was issued
April 1 marks more than a month since the abrupt displacement of over 70 adults and children scrambling for temporary HUD housing
Despite the promise of HUD vouchers and a rent assistance program
many former residents are still living in hotels 35 days later
one minute we were told we were going to get kicked out," she said
Smith and her four children lived in one single hotel room
"I had a three bedroom where I was living out [in Cloverleaf]
I was in one hotel room with two beds," Smith said
A lot of things could have been done differently.”
26 that HUD vouchers would come has been difficult to realize
While Smith was eventually able to secure a voucher for a new home
"They made it very difficult for us," she stated
Smith and her kids moved again Tuesday to a single-family home and a new school district
The Smith family is the only group of former Cloverleaf tenants Abundis has spoken with who got out of the hotel
Displaced Cloverleaf tenants face an uncertain future
Jasmine Strong said 35 days in a hotel is too long
“I’m just ready to be in my own place; I can’t be in this hotel any longer,” she said
She said she can’t wait any longer for HUD to make a move
“I just really think nobody cares that’s what I feel like," Strong said
"I feel like it isn’t us doing it ourselves that who’s going to do it
Me and my sister found these apartments on our own to go look at.”
Other tenants Abundis spoke with said they’ve been denied after applying multiple times to other Section 8 housing — an answer that isn’t uncommon
Hazmat work was being done at the complex Tuesday
It's unclear what the future of this site holds
Brian Janous on how data centers can survive the grid crunch
As data centers' appetite for power grows
utilities are coming under increased pressure to keep up
it's a significant headache; a serious roadblock on the pathway to promised perennial growth
“I had been at Microsoft for almost 12 years
and it’s not like we weren't doing a lot of innovation there,” Janous told DCD about his departure in 2023
it's also very sort of execution and operations-oriented
Janous spent nearly a year deciding what to do after his stint as the VP of energy at Microsoft
and witnessed the AI boom that has shaken the entire data center sector
Data center energy use is in the spotlight like never before
“The real ‘aha’ moment for me was when GPT 3.5 was released six months after GPT-3 and was bounds better
and I realized that the utility industry is not going to keep up with the pace,” he recalls
“I was hearing rumblings of companies building much
much bigger data centers and I knew that the utility industry was not prepared for what we’re thinking about doing.”
a new business looking to buy land for data center companies
working with utilities to upgrade power infrastructure
whether it's a hyperscaler or colo provider
or someone else that wants to build a factory or hydrogen fuel plant,” he says
Janous is part of a new crop of energy experts looking to find an opportunity in a coming power crisis
helping bridge the gap between a utility sector that is unprepared for this level of growth and a data center market that has long relied on grid capacity
“If you go back to the origins of this sector
it was all about building data centers where you're close to the network,” Janous said
“Those people understand networks really well
they don't have a good energy strategy
A lot of companies right now are playing catch up.”
Cloverleaf expects to work with utilities for as long as a year
applying upgrades like “some batteries strategically placed around the system or other grid enhancing technologies” to help unlock capacity
“We're looking at a number of markets right now
where we're planning on acquiring land
working with utilities on a plan for both near-term power and long-term scale
We’re playing in the 500MW-1GW plus sort of scale.”
Cloverleaf is also talking to “a number of very large REITs” that already own a lot of land “and are trying to figure out if any could support a data center.”
we have zero interest in investing capital that way,” Janous says
Janous may not want to build any more data centers
but he still has views on how they should be built - and how that could help utilities
he hates diesel - the company is planning to get rid of the fuel by 2030
you're gonna have to test for maintenance and create a lot of particulate matter,” Janous says
He continues: “When you're talking about the scale of some of these data centers
the amount of diesel gen you're talking about putting in is just enormous
The associated emissions are not tenable long term
and you're going to have more constraints around particulate emissions
the Netherlands where you can't get a permit for a single diesel fuel generator today
You're going to see more of that trend
where data centers are going to have to move away from diesel and the associated particulate emissions.”
which is “going to be cleaner in terms of particulates.” The solution is imperfect - it still has particulates
and is a fossil fuel (although companies like Microsoft have bought refined biogas to use instead of the utility’s standard gas)
Company co-founded by former Microsoft exec Brian Janous secures funds from private equity investors
if the data center is going to have a backup generator
those generators could also be used to help the grid during times of peak load
“If you're forcing the utility to have to build a new plant to support your load
that utility is not going to be as incentivized to run that natural gas plant as efficiently and as cleanly as a data center would,” Janous says
the utility is going to then have some justification to want to keep that plant online for a long time - if they build a new gas plant in 2025
they're not going to shut it down in 2029
you would rather have those gas generators sitting behind a data center
That's one more diesel plant that you're not building
and one more gas power plant they’re not building.”
Microsoft experimented with this idea in Cheyenne
with Janous claiming that it helped avoid the utility building a peaker plant
we haven't seen as much of that as we should
“Data centers haven't quite been under the pressure that they are under today
there’s still resistance in the industry to doing things like that
Data center designers are super conservative
they want to do things the same way every time.”
This unwillingness to change is a fundamental problem with the industry
“It's like any change in a data center design is a disease and everyone in that organization is a white blood cell.”
the industry has shown a desire to change in a much more dramatic way - by embracing small modular reactors (SMRs)
“But no one's actually ever built an SMR
“If you think that you're going to go off-grid
with a brand new technology for the first time
we need them to run for a while before anyone starts to feel like they would consider some sort of off-grid configuration
We’re two decades away from that being a reality for the industry.”
This puts “a lot of attention on something that isn't actually solving the problem,” he argues
instead of putting the focus on the technologies of today and the near future
“You can put batteries behind your meter now
There's a whole bunch of low-hanging fruit that would actually be meaningful in the near term
you're spending all this time and resources talking about SMRs and fusion
and it's not going to solve the problem.”
SMRs and fusion have both been touted by Microsoft and other operators as a way to power the next generation of data centers
which seem to be getting ever larger and ever more power-intensive
“The scale of these data centers is not going to get smaller,” Janous said
“You've got places like Northern Virginia that are just going to have to keep growing
which makes the power solution absolutely critical
and then you have the Stargates of the world.”
Earlier this year, The Information reported that Microsoft was considering a 5GW mega data center to be used by OpenAI
codenamed Stargate - but representatives from the company have disputed the claim
I think everyone is thinking about it,” Janous says
“I think part of the evidence of that is if you look at [utility] AEP
they announced that they had something like 80GW in queue
The reason is that everyone is buying land adjacent to their 765kV system - they have the largest 765kV system in the US.” Janous is referring to a huge extra-high-voltage transmission line that can bring enormous amounts of power over much longer distances
He continues: “Amazon's bought land there
You see all these announcements of people buying land in Ohio and Indiana and
because that's the only way you could get enough power to have a multi-gigawatt.”
Those projects will have to think carefully about how they power and provide backup to those enormous complexes
“You'd have a hard time permitting 5GW of diesel gens,” Janous says
including factories and hydrogen production
“You have the most well-capitalized companies in the world building something with fantastic margins
going after a new market that is valued in the trillions,” says Janous
“Turning electricity into data is one of the most profitable businesses in the world.”
he warns: “I don't feel like the industry fully understands that
data centers are gonna be the first to be cut out
I'm not going to turn away a factory that brings 1,500 jobs so I can plug in another data center
I think one of the things the industry has to be thinking about more proactively is what are we collectively doing to avoid that outcome?”
He adds: “We are going to start to see more and more moratoriums and more restrictions on growth - that's inevitable
And I just don't see the industry taking it seriously enough
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) stands as a lasting monument to an innovative idea born on a twilight ride home across the Snake River Plain
The word “cloverleaf” best describes ATR’s innovative core design
Early nuclear engineers built ATR to improve fuel performance in the U.S
the test reactor has never been more in demand
INL and the Department of Energy have planned experiments in ATR through 2040
To commemorate INL’s 75 years of innovation
the lab released custom smart watch faces of the ATR cloverleaf for anyone to download for their Apple iWatch or Samsung Galaxy
Click here to choose a design for your watch
The elegance and symmetry of ATR’s design give it unmatched capabilities
It was the third of three test reactors built in the first 20 years of INL
then known as the National Reactor Testing Station
The Materials Testing Reactor and the Engineering Test Reactor
both of which went into service in the 1950s
helped researchers understand and refine nuclear fuels and materials
the Navy asked for a reactor that could test many more of its fuel components faster
The Navy and the Atomic Energy Commission invited several companies to propose a new test reactor
When it got nothing but traditional solutions
it turned to the testing station’s contractor at the time
to ask if anyone in-house had any innovative ideas
Among the engineers and managers was Deslonde de Boisblanc
a New Orleans native who had come with Phillips from Bartlesville
de Boisblanc understood how neutrons behaved
He accepted a challenge to design a reactor that could simultaneously perform as many different experiments as possible at various levels of neutron flux
Inspiration came one afternoon while de Boisblanc was driving home from the test reactor area
Eyes on the sagebrush and lava outcroppings
he floated ideas and observations to his passenger
where the effort is to minimize the leakage of neutrons,” he later wrote
“I started to think how we might make the neutrons leak in the direction of the sample
where we wanted to maximize the number of neutrons absorbed.”
If water could be placed between ATR’s fuel and the samples
the fast neutrons leaking into the water would collide with hydrogen atoms
slowing them down so they would pile up and create a slow-neutron flux
de Boisblanc traced in the dust on the car’s dashboard four circles representing flux traps — experiment positions surrounded by fuel — that could accommodate test loops
with a fuel line snaking completely or partially around each one
The cloverleaf pattern allowed for another flux trap at the center
and the men agreed that beryllium reflectors could give them four flux traps
“Byron was so excited he volunteered to lay out the configuration,” de Boisblanc wrote
“His plan view showed that the entire serpentine fuel arrangement could be produced with only one type of fuel element.”
ATR’s current design includes 77 total test locations
including nine large flux traps — six of which have the very valuable test loops – with more on the way
Vetting the concept with the Atomic Energy Commission and the Navy
the men were confident the new reactor core could be arranged into multiple flux-tap regions with power levels controlled by 16 beryllium-hafnium cylinders
ATR is a tool for nuclear researchers around the world to test their innovative ideas about more resilient and longer lasting fuels and materials
the 250-megawatt ATR was the most powerful and innovative test reactor in the world
and it remains so today,” said Sean O’Kelly
associate lab director for INL’s Advanced Test Reactor Complex
“The ATR team is proud of its vitally important missions
DOE and industry develop the new fuels and reactor technologies that enable our national security and a clean energy future.”
Innovation is in INL’s DNA and is at the heart of the lab’s mission to discover
demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions
other clean energy options and critical infrastructure
INL is a leader in nuclear energy development and research
engaging some of the world’s brightest minds to make significant contributions to advanced reactor design and nuclear fuel technologies to make nuclear power safer and more efficient
particularly in protecting the United States’ critical energy infrastructure
as it creates methodologies and technologies to detect
INL is involved in developing multiple integrated energy solutions
including contributions to hydrogen production
battery research and other energy storage solutions
“Innovation has enabled INL to do extraordinary things for the last 75 years
It gives us the ability to challenge the status quo
imagine novel solutions and drive meaningful progress in an ever-evolving world,” INL Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology and Chief Research Officer Todd Combs said
“This has been key to promoting the nation’s energy resilience
economic prosperity and security while advancing scientific knowledge and technological prowess.”
Battelle Energy Alliance manages INL for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. INL is the nation’s center for nuclear energy research and development, and also performs research in each of DOE’s strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and the environment. For more information, visit www.inl.gov
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WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP — As students return to school on Monday
state-of-the-art building that combines Cloverleaf High School and Middle School into a single facility for grades six through 12
The new 230,000-square-foot building features modern educational tools and flexible learning spaces
along with amenities such as a 650-seat auditorium
and air conditioning—a long-awaited addition for high school students
Funded with $69.5 million entirely from tax revenue generated by the NEXUS Natural Gas Pipeline and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission
the new school was built without using any local taxpayer funds
This new building replaces the previous high school
was also built without local bond issues and opened in 2012
Designed by the GPD Group and constructed by C.T
the new building is unique in that it effectively has two main fronts: the middle school wing faces U.S
while the high school wing faces Buffham Road
each school has distinct design elements that maintain separate identities
The building also includes two main entrances near the primary parking area—one for the auditorium and another for the competition gym—allowing the school to host arts and athletics events simultaneously with ease
The opening of this new facility marks a significant milestone for Cloverleaf
a district that has made an impressive recovery since emerging from a fiscal emergency in 2014
the Cloverleaf Board of Education has reduced taxes for the last three levy renewals and has committed to not seeking any new levies until at least 2030
Cloverleaf provides basic school supplies for all students and
starting this year will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students
The district's development plans continue beyond the new school
A new baseball field is currently under construction at the site of the former high school and is expected to be ready for play by spring 2026
The Cloverleaf community is invited to the public grand opening of the new high school and middle school on Sept
The event will begin with a dedication ceremony at noon
featuring the world premiere of a choral work performed by Cloverleaf students
guests can participate in guided or self-guided tours of the new facility until 2 p.m
After seven years, the plans for 22 Highland Road in North Truro, known as the Cloverleaf development, are officially underway, according to the town of Truro
"I think everyone's really excited that it's finally going to happen," said Susan Areson
According to the town's statement, the development will consist of 43 rentals — 39 income-restricted rentals and four at market-rate
70% of the income-restricted units will be designated for "local preference," such as current residents
municipal and local business employees or families with children in local schools
More information about the lottery process will be available in the summer of 2025
The Select Board approved the project in 2019
One main obstacle developers faced were local concerns about the water quality and levels of nitrogen being released into water systems as a result of the project
The developers said they have a "state-of-the art sewage treatment" that will protect water systems and that 75% of energy for the development will come from solar power instead of fossil fuels
Areson said the groundbreaking will likely be in March
The project is expected to be complete by the winter of 2026-27
The “Cloverleaf” housing project is named for a Route 6 exit ramp that was never built on state land in North Truro. The state land was transferred to the town in 2018
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a provider of insurance intelligence solutions
has announced the release of Version 4.0 of its Cloverleaf Insurance Intelligence platform
The company highlighted the updated version’s enhanced capabilities
including its elimination of the operational data store (ODS) and introduction of a data warehouse
enabling carriers to more easily and quickly upload and store policy
This development also follows Cloverleaf’s recent introduction of vendor-neutral business intelligence (BI) support for platforms such as Pyramid Analytics
According to Robert Clark (pictured above)
the new platform simplifies the data loading process
addressing a key challenge for carriers transitioning to Cloverleaf’s platform
“The other major barrier we recently addressed
by becoming the only vendor-neutral insurance analytics provider to support Pyramid Analytics
We were the first insurance-centric BI platform in the industry
and our passion for driving continual innovation that delivers benefits to the insured and insurer is still strong as the day we were founded,” Clark said
The enhanced platform allows insurance companies to expand the types and amounts of data that can be stored
Cloverleaf notes that this flexibility is particularly important as insurers adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies
which require large amounts of quality data to function effectively
Cloverleaf GenBI (Generative Business Intelligence)
allows both technical and non-technical users to ask questions or identify problems and receive automatically generated dashboards with real-time insights powered by AI
executive vice president of sales and marketing at Cloverleaf Analytics
highlighted that the platform enhancements will improve productivity for knowledge workers and help senior executives guide their businesses more effectively
“Forward-thinking insurers must have a viable strategy for how they will adopt AI in a meaningful way
and ensure valuable institutional knowledge that resides within soon-to-retire employees stays with the business
and GenBI capabilities check all these boxes for P&C insurers of any size,” Schwabrow said
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Brian Janous made the remarks when speaking at a briefing on data centers for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Data center growth in the Pacific Northwest is being severely hampered by existing power generation and transmission capacity constraints
chief commercial officer at Cloverleaf Infrastructure and former vice president of energy at Microsoft
Janous made the remarks when speaking at a briefing on data centers for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC)
he asserted that several measures exist to unlock system capacity
what are the things I can do between now and 2030 to unlock incremental capacity on my system … with things like grid enhancing technologies and storage?”
The briefing on Wednesday is part of the NPCC’s preparation of its 20-year regional power plan for Idaho
According to a power supply adequacy assessment released in July
data center and chip fabrication energy demand in the region is projected to grow to 34.8 million MWh by 2029 under a “mid-case” scenario and as high as 57 million MWh
the Pacific Northwest is in dire need of transmission investment
A regional transmission organization could significantly aid in this
“It would make it easier to invest in the region because you wouldn't be dealing with the complexity of the system as it exists today,” he said
Janous also told the NPCC that colocated gas-fired power plants could initially act as a bridge to low-carbon energy sources and then transition to backup generators
“Those behind-the-meter assets can serve as bridging capacity in the short run,” Janous said
“They can serve as peaking capacity for the grid in the medium term
they can become the backup resources for the data centers.”
Clair Moeller
president and chief operating officer of US grid operator Midcontinent Independent System Operator
has also promoted using natural gas as a bridging mechanism
He argued that data centers could rely on gas-fired generation in the short term to meet the sky-high demand
The power plants could then be used as emergency backup power for the grid
Janous said that capital-rich data centers could fund energy infrastructure projects
allowing them to secure a power connection more quickly
“There is a lot of opportunity to fund infrastructure projects on the back of individual customers or a subset of customers that really hasn't ever existed before
The Pacific Northwest's data center market has grown rapidly in recent years as more hyperscale facilities are built to meet soaring demand. Amazon has several data centers in Oregon, while Microsoft has facilities in Quincy, Washington, and has purchased land in Malaga for a new campus
Despite the concern, significant investment has been made in the Pacific Northwest's transmission infrastructure over 2024. In October
the Bonneville Power Administration proposed 13 new transmission projects to expand the region's grid infrastructure
The projects are estimated to cost approximately $3 billion combined
Cloverleaf Infrastructure is a clean energy developer that aims to collaborate with regional US utilities and data center operators to deliver scalable clean electricity through investments in transmission
In July, it secured $300 million in funding for its clean energy data center campuses from private equity investors NGP and Sandbrook Capital
along with contributions from its management team
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
a technology company that provides information to government contractors on new opportunities
has raised US$2.8 million in seed funding that will support a new suite of products
The platform alerts government contractors the moment a project is discussed—whether it’s a new stadium or road being built
“Our mission is to seamlessly bridge the gap between people and data,” said Adam Zucker
we are well-positioned to continue delivering the tools that give our clients a massive competitive edge.”
The company also unveiled two new products: Vocal Fingerprinting
which monitors and reports government officials’ positions from each public meeting they take and the Opportunity Database
a fully searchable index that captures more than 100,000 monthly government opportunities before they reach the RFP stage
The technology provides government contractors and public sector professionals with the ability to monitor and report upon how officials’ positions evolve over time
offering insights to inform tailored outreach and build stronger relationships with city officials
The Opportunity Database allows organisations and government contractors to find local
“Cloverleaf AI is instrumental in gaining new contracts and saving existing contracts,” said Steve Berry
The seed funding round was led by Jackson Square Ventures
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The city has now shut off the water as well and the fire department is keeping watch as the systems are not working
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Cloverleaf Apartments residents' lives were turned upside down
as 76 households will soon be unable to live there
The Kansas City Fire Department declared on Wednesday afternoon that Cloverleaf was no longer “inhabitable.” According to KCFD spokesman Michael Hopkins
to vacate and “no longer stay at the location.”
“The living conditions were inhumane," Hopkins said
"There was water running down the walls and over electricity
some floors had water running into the apartments below them
toilets were broken and trash service hadn’t been paid
It is tragic the residents have been living in those conditions
I haven’t seen anything like it in my 21 years at the KCFD.”
is working with Cloverleaf Apartments residents on new living situations
Everyone will eventually be placed in permanent housing
Luemas was already helping some families before the order to vacate because the former property manager was incarcerated
For those not working directly with Luemas
KCFD had made several attempts to get into contact with the property manager for a yearly inspection but was unsuccessful
they learned there was no property management to speak of
“Many folks are happy the situation will be resolved
but this is a lot to take in,” said Hopkins
New Open Insurance Analytics Capability Empowers Insurers to Leverage Preferred BI Platforms with Cloverleaf Specialized Data Insights
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cloverleaf Analytics
the leading provider of Insurance Intelligence solutions
today announced a groundbreaking evolution of its platform
Cloverleaf now offers P&C insurers the flexibility to choose from multiple leading Business Intelligence (BI) platforms to visualize and interact with insights generated by the Cloverleaf Analytics engine
Cloverleaf previously only offered Pyramid Analytics as the engine to deliver insurance insights through
now carriers have additional choices of Microsoft Power BI
The strategic expansion allows carriers to seamlessly integrate with Pyramid Analytics
"Insurers use a wide variety of solutions in their application architecture and are looking for solutions that can easily integrate," said Karlyn Carnahan
head of Celent's North American insurance practice
"By enabling integration with Pyramid Analytics
we're dramatically expanding the accessibility of our platform," said Robert Clark
"Our mission has always been to transform how carriers use their data to deliver enhanced value to the insured and the carrier
This open approach allows us to extend our mission to a broader range of insurance companies
including those previously hesitant to adopt a new BI engine."
Cloverleaf customers also gain the significant benefit of realizing the power of GenAI technology through each BI provider:
"Insurers use a wide variety of solutions in their application architecture and are looking for solutions that can easily integrate," said Karlyn Carnahan
vendor-agnostic platforms allow for easier integration
and simplify the process of unifying and understanding insurance data sources to fuel greater business growth and customer satisfaction."
"By offering integration with multiple leading BI platforms
or program administrator to leverage the power of the Cloverleaf Insurance Intelligence platform
This flexibility is a game-changer ensuring that carriers can harness our specialized data insights while working within their preferred analytical environment
Cloverleaf Analytics is the leader in insurance intelligence solutions
having evolved from Business Intelligence (BI) into providing advanced tools using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Speech to Insights and other emerging technologies to empower carriers to achieve unparalleled growth
Cloverleaf enables carriers in diverse lines of business to create modern products that help insurers remain competitive against new market entrants while redefining what consumers and businesses understand as the meaning of insurance value
Michael Schwabrow, Cloverleaf Analytics, 1 512-361-717 2121, [email protected], www.cloverleafanalytics.com
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cloverleaf rental housing development at 22 Highland Road in North Truro has been set for April 11, according to Kelly Clark, assistant town manager of Truro
The development was officially approved in late December, after The Community Builders Inc. and The Community Housing Resource Inc. received the necessary funding to move forward
The project will receive $1.46 million in American Rescue Plan Act grant funds and $300,000 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds
according to the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners
The North Truro development was first presented seven years ago
and was approved by the Select Board in 2019
There will be 43 rentals at Cloverleaf, 39 for income-restricted rentals and four set to market-rate, according to the town's statement released in December
More information about the lottery will be available in the summer of 2025
The Cloverleaf project is named for a Route 6 exit ramp that was never built on state land in North Truro. The state land was transferred to the town in 2018
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aimed at enhancing medical devices with cutting-edge AI and deep learning technologies
a leader in healthcare interoperability solutions
helps medical device customers integrate and share healthcare data across different systems and platforms
such as electronic health records and medical devices
a platform optimized for real-time AI processing on the edge
customers can harness high-quality data to feed into AI models efficiently
medical device customers can leverage NVIDIA Holoscan's real-time AI capabilities to build agents and applications that assist clinicians by providing real time insights that can be leveraged pre
By connecting this real-time processing power with the Cloverleaf interoperability engine
the AI agents can access up-to-date patient data
Infor Cloverleaf, recognized as one of the leading data integration solutions in healthcare and life sciences by the Black Book analyst report
has been widely adopted across hospitals and medical research facilities worldwide
Its continual top-tier rankings in this analyst report underscore its unmatched value in secure and compliant data interoperability
which is critical for managing the vast amounts of data essential in AI applications
NVIDIA Holoscan is revolutionizing the healthcare industry by delivering real-time AI processing to applications ranging from diagnostic imaging to robotic surgery
The integration of Cloverleaf with NVIDIA Holoscan will enable developers to build powerful sensor processing AI applications that can easily integrate with EHR systems to leverage patient-specific data
with the goal of improving patient outcomes
"We are excited to collaborate with NVIDIA on its Holoscan platform
our customers will benefit from cutting-edge AI and deep learning technologies to improve patient care
and enhance operational efficiency," said Jeff Mueller
"Cloverleaf's ability to scale effortlessly across multiple healthcare systems enables a seamless flow of diverse data
creating a unified platform that ensures all clinical
and administrative information is accessible in real-time
This interoperability complements NVIDIA Holoscan by feeding it a continuous
structured stream of data for real-time AI-driven analysis
improving both diagnostic accuracy and patient care efficiency
"Seamless connectivity across diverse medical devices and healthcare data systems is crucial to the development and deployment of AI-powered healthcare applications," said David Niewolny
senior director of business development for healthcare/medical
"The Infor Cloverleaf integration with NVIDIA Holoscan provides the healthcare and MedTech industries with the ability to leverage a comprehensive and standardized data set to develop real-time AI applications."
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The Center for Food Safety says that Cloverleaf Dairy on the Big Island has been knowingly polluting the ocean with animal and milk waste for years
Hawaii’s last remaining dairy is facing potential legal action from a national environmental advocacy organization that is accusing the the 350-cow Cloverleaf Dairy of violating federal law
In a 12-page letter of intent to sue delivered last month, the California-based Center for Food Safety lists numerous allegations against the Big Island dairy
saying that the operation has been polluting nearshore waters with animal waste and could be causing a public health threat
Federal law requires a 60-day notice of intent to sue and the center says in the letter it will file the case in Hawaii federal court in October
“There are serious violations of federal law which are going on that put the ocean at risk and it’s our intent to make sure that they stop,” Charles Tebbutt
But dairy owner Bahman Sadeghi says the center’s list of complaints is riddled with inaccuracies
speculation and some “absolutely false” accusations
The center alleges that Sadeghi’s operations have breached the Clean Water Act and Resource Protection and Recovery Act by discharging animal waste into the streams
It also says that Sadeghi has been unlawfully dumping milk from Meadow Gold’s Hilo facility – more than 80 miles away – on the Hawi dairy’s land.
The letter includes a series of aerial photographs taken at the dairy that show spilled milk
the dairy’s manure lagoons and dead cattle.
Cloverleaf Dairy stands to pay almost $67,000 per violation
along with attorney’s fees and costs
The letter lays out in detail what the center considers to be improper waste management practices at the dairy
waste and milk into the environment has caused substantial environmental damage
including contaminating soils and groundwater
The center says the dairy’s waste-storage lagoons are leaching into the ground
leaking and sometimes overflowing — especially during rains — and into a stormwater drain next to Upolu Airport
The untreated waste flows through the stormwater drain and into the Pacific Ocean
The center wants Cloverleaf to comply with federal environmental law and to obtain permits to continue operating
It also wants the the court to order Sadeghi
Cloverleaf and Meadow Gold to refrain from open dumping
who has spent almost 40 years dairy farming in Hawaii
says he wants to be a “good steward of the land” and that he has taken steps to prevent environmental harm from the operation
Sadeghi said he has lined one of his two lagoons and will spend the next three to four months lining the other
it seems “impossible” that effluent from his lagoons could drain more than 2,000 feet toward Upolu Airport and then into the ocean
“I challenge anyone to pour 600,000 gallons of anything on the land to see if it would make it to the ocean,” he said
Cows dying on the land is an unfortunate reality of working with livestock
The farm sent between 80 and 90 animals to slaughter last year
“Cows dying on the farm is not a normal thing we want to see happen,” he said
and they are not always buried immediately
developed a disease or died while giving birth
As for dumping milk
“we see it as a nutrient that will improve the land,” Sadeghi said
when the dairy product manufacturer was facing closure after more than a century of operations in Hawaii
Sadeghi acquired North Kohala’s 100-year-old Cloverleaf Dairy operation in a bid to integrate locally produced milk into Meadow Gold’s dairy products – ingredients were previously exclusively shipped in from the mainland
When he acquired the farm it was producing 500 gallons per day and on its worst day, it produced 200 gallons of milk. Now the herd is producing upward of 2,000 gallons daily, on about 800 acres of land, which Sadeghi plans to further increase through better cow genetics and nutrition
He estimates Hawaii consumes about 300,000 gallons a week
Hawaii’s current dairy industry is tiny compared to what it once was
The state was self-sufficient in milk until 1982
Dairy operations could once be found across Oahu — from Hawaii Kai to Kapahulu and Waianae
Hawaii had 633 dairy cows spread across 22 farms
And more than half belong to Cloverleaf Dairy
Central to the case is whether or not Cloverleaf is considered a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
a designation that means livestock operations need to abide by certain environmental laws
and must obtain permits to discharge waste into national waters
The Center for Food Safety says that Cloverleaf is a CAFO and that it has not obtained the permits required to operate as it has been
But the state appears unsure whether Cloverleaf should be designated as a CAFO
Department of Agriculture defines a CAFO as a livestock operation in which animals spend more than 45 days in an area that does not produce vegetation
deems a dairy operation with more than 700 cows as large while a medium CAFO has between 200 and 699 cows.
Sadeghi does not consider his 350-cow dairy as a CAFO because they spend most of their time on 600 acres of grassy pastures
He said he has contacted DOH and was unable to get a clear answer over his designation and the requirements needed to operate.
DOH denied Civil Beat’s request for an interview and did not confirm whether it had designated Cloverleaf as a CAFO
“An inspection of the facility and its operations are needed before a determination can be made,” DOH said in an email.
An official DOH site visit has been slated for next week
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the former president of the Save the River board of directors
Customs and Border Protection is still considering the Blind Bay shoreline for a new Border Patrol station
three years after agency studies began and despite public pushback from local environmental advocates
In this tax map with an overlay of property owners as of August of this year
the identified TI Bridge property being offered to U.S
Customs and Border Protection for a new Border Patrol station is immediately to the right of the Thousand Islands Bridge itself
Customs and Border Protection will be considering the community-backed proposal to build a new Border Patrol station near the Thousand Islands Bridge
confirmed that the agency would be considering the property — which is just north of the cloverleaf intersection of Interstate 81 and Route 12 owned by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority — after project officials last month had sent a letter disqualifying the site
“Due to the continued interest from the community
and CBP’s commitment to evaluating all potential sites
the cloverleaf TIBA property or a nearby property in the cloverleaf area will be included in the (supplemental environmental assessment),” wrote Troy A
“The addition of the cloverleaf-area property will require the completion of biological and cultural resource surveys.”
CBP has been working to construct a new Border Patrol station in the Thousand Islands region
to replace the overcrowded station on Wellesley Island
The primary identified site has been on Blind Bay
environmentalists and community residents have banded together to express extreme concern over any plan to develop that area of the St
They argue that Blind Bay is environmentally sensitive
and CBP’s plan to build a new 49,000-square-foot facility with docks
kennels and more would interrupt and infringe on the rural
where the current Dockside Cottages vacation rental cabins are located in the town of Clayton
That also garnered pushback from local residents
who argue that it would have a terrible impact on the residential character of that neighborhood
in a series of in-person meetings with CBP officials in August
rallied behind a plan they put forward to build the property by the Thousand Islands Bridge — an area with nearby highway access
more commercial and industrial development
fewer nearby residences and a less environmentally sensitive ecosystem
CBP sent an email to state Assemblyman Scott A
said the property would require a split operation because it didn’t have nearby water access
and posed security risks because it could be easily seen from the bridge
“Placement beneath the Thousand Islands Bridge would enable individuals to monitor the property from a high vantage point without a means to counteract it,” he wrote
But CBP officials hadn’t undertaken on-site review of the property that was on offer
Local officials said it does have nearby water access underneath the bridge structure
and said the overview available from the bridge could be counteracted and was also a point of concern at any other shoreline property being considered
CBP will conduct a full site review of the cloverleaf area property
ecology and what impact a construction project would have on nearby plants
“Following our repeated efforts to make them reconsider their too-narrow focus on potential sites
CBP has wisely heeded the community’s calls to add the cloverleaf property as a potential site for a new Border Patrol facility,” Schumer said in a statement
“By getting the CBP to do a full public meeting in the north country
Lawrence River community had voices heard loud and clear throughout this process
And when it seemed CBP was unwisely not properly considering the cloverleaf property
which local leaders believe is best to ensure the north country’s environment and tourism economy as well as CBP’s mission; I was proud to lead the charge to get them to reverse course.”
The other local elected officials who have worked for years to open a dialogue with the federal agency were thrilled with the news on Monday
“I want to take a moment to express our gratitude for diligent work and partnership of Senator Chuck Schumer,” Gray said
“His unwavering commitment to our community was instrumental in advocating for the establish of a community forum by Customs and Border Protection
This forum provided a vital platform for residents to engage in important discussions about our shared future.”
Gray also lauded Schumer’s vocal opposition to the Dockside Cottages and Blind Bay development plans
and his efforts to support the cloverleaf project
advocating for their areas of Jefferson County against the Dockside Cottages and Blind Bay plans
“It is much appreciated that CBP has listened to the river community’s unified voice and added the additional site for consideration of their facility.”
Both men thanked Schumer for his involvement
executive director of the Thousand Islands Land Trust
which bought the Blind Bay property once they heard CBP was considering it and have vowed to fight to keep the land undeveloped
“His persistence has ensured that the river community has a voice in this critical issue,” he said
“While we still must navigate the completion of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment
it is very encouraging that Customs and Border Protection is considering TIBA as a community-supported alternative.”
an environmental group that has led opposition to the Blind Bay development plan
“We are pleased to learn that the collaborative efforts of Save the River
coupled with the unwavering support of our river community
have led Customs and Border Protection to consider the cloverleaf as an alternative site for their facility,” he said
“Thank you to Senator Schumer and everyone involved for their efforts.”
Hochul added her voice to the chorus of federal
local and state officials calling for CBP to consider local residents’ demands and not build on Blind Bay
she said this is a positive development in line with what she was hoping to see happen
Customs and Border Protection has been clear since day one: No facility at Blind Bay,” she said
“The decision to include the cloverleaf property as part of the review for a new facility is a welcome step and I applaud our partners at the federal level as well as the countless advocates in the north country for this victory
Blind Bay is a natural beauty and important ecosystems must be preserved and protected.”
The governor said she will continue to voice opposition to the construction of a facility on Blind Bay and said she urges the federal agency to consider the cloverleaf seriously
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2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is excited to welcome Cloverleaf Analytics to the AAIS Partner Program
“It used to be that the lifeblood of the insurance industry was solely customer relationships
but now it is equally important to have a quality in-depth understanding of internal
and third-party data,” said Michael Schwabrow
EVP of Sales & Marketing at Cloverleaf Analytics
“We foresaw this evolution in 2015 and built our data model with the present and future in mind
Cloverleaf is excited to work with AAIS to help create data standards for itself
Cloverleaf is a forward-thinking GenBI insurance analytics software company that transforms big data into valuable insurance insights
They empower P&C insurers to better monitor risks like fraud
“We welcome Cloverleaf Analytics to our AAIS Partner Program and are excited about the opportunity to help our Members successfully navigate the P&C industry together,” said Werner Kruck
President & Chief Executive Officer of AAIS
"Our Member carriers use a wide variety of systems and are looking for solutions that can easily integrate with their business operations
Cloverleaf offers game-changing flexibility that can be applied within their preferred environments
Cloverleaf Infrastructure has secured $300 million in funding for its clean energy data center campuses
ready-to-build data center sites in the US
announced this week that it has secured capital commitments totaling more than $300m from private equity investors NGP and Sandbrook Capital
alongside contributions from its management team
“The rapid growth in demand for electricity to power cloud computing and artificial intelligence poses a major climate risk if fueled by high-emission fossil fuels," said David Berry
it’s also a major opportunity to catalyze the modernization of the US grid and the transition to a smarter and more sustainable electricity system through a novel approach to development."
Berry previously co-founder and CFO at clean energy and transmission developers ConnectGen and Clean Line Energy Partners
added: "Cloverleaf is committed to making this vision a reality with the support of leading climate investors like Sandbrook and NGP."
Cloverleaf is a developer of large-scale digital infrastructure sites powered by low-carbon electricity
The company has yet to name any locations for its campuses or outline the scope of its developments
said: “The large tech companies have become dominant players in the electricity sector
and they are genuinely determined to power their growth with the lowest possible emissions
Achieving this objective doesn’t depend on disruptive new technologies as much as it does on dedicated teams working hand in hand with utility partners to maximize the use of the clean generation
Cloverleaf aims to collaborate with regional US utilities and data center operators to deliver scalable clean electricity through investments in transmission
the company is led by executives from independent power developers such as Pattern Energy and ConnectGen
as well as other former Microsoft staffers
The Cloverleaf management team also includes chief technical officer Abebe, who has held senior engineering and technical roles at the US Department of Energy, Pattern Energy, and Clean Line Energy; and VP Nur Bernhardt
formerly director of energy strategy at Microsoft
said: “The sustainable development of digital infrastructure at scale is fundamentally a technical power problem
We have witnessed members of the Cloverleaf team effectively address this challenge for many years through a blend of creativity
added: “Having backed hundreds of energy companies in the US over more than 30 years
we believe the opportunity set for clean-powered digital infrastructure development is as compelling as anything we’ve seen before
and the convergence of exceptional talent from both the power and digital sectors at Cloverleaf is truly extraordinary.”
Sandbrook Capital is a private investment firm dedicated to investing in energy infrastructure
NGP is a private equity firm focused on energy transformation
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
LLC has broken ground on more than 60,000 square feet of new retail space in Woodbridge that will revitalize a long-vacant property at the junction of routes 1 and 35
is eyeing a mid- to late 2025 delivery for what will be called Cloverleaf Retail Center
Its plans call for a complex that will be anchored by grocer Sprouts Market
as negotiations continue to bring several other tenants to the property
McCormac on Wednesday to mark the start of construction
“The Cloverleaf redevelopment project will transform the long vacant and underutilized site that was formerly occupied by Pier One into a productive commercially successful modern retail center that will offer upscale marketing
dining and shopping experiences,” McCormac said
a terrific national organic farmer’s market
as the anchor tenant with multiple clothing retailers
restaurants and health-related businesses expressing interest in locating at the crossroads location.”
Officials noted that the project is named after the first cloverleaf intersection in the state of New Jersey at the nexus of the two busy highways
The township has sought to redevelop the site in recent years
turning to a firm that has completed a senior housing project in the municipality and will soon deliver a second
Wick is also finalizing a lease that would bring a national retail footwear company to Cloverleaf Center
Township officials added that the firm is in various stages of discussions with several other national retailers
Joining McCormac and Paulus for the recent ceremony were Wick principals Tim Paulus and Daniel Paulus
Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Caroline Ehrlich
Woodbridge Department of Planning & Development Director Marta Lefsky
Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency Deputy Director Heather LaMotta
Councilman Cory Spillar and Councilwoman Sharon McAuliffe
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