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31-05-2025
- Sport
Northeastern edges Bethune-Cookman 4-3 in elimination game of Tallahassee Regional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gregory Bozzo hit a go-ahead home run with two outs in the ninth inning and Northeastern held off Bethune-Cookman 4-3 on Saturday in an elimination game of the Tallahassee Regional. No. 2 seed Northeastern (49-10) awaits the loser of Saturday's second game between top-seeded host Florida State and Mississippi State. The third-seeded Bulldogs beat Northeastern 11-2 in the regional opener to snap the Huskies' 27-game win streak, which had been the nation's longest current run. Bozzo homered on a 0-2 pitch from Wildcats reliever Yoansell Diaz (5-5). Jack Doyle reached on a throwing error and moved to second on a balk before scoring on an infield single by Ryan Gerety for a two-run advantage. Brett Dunham walked the first two batters he faced in the ninth. A fielding error led to an unearned run before Dunham struck out leadoff batter Darryl Lee with runners on second and third, and retired Andrey Martinez on a groundout for his sixth save. Jordan Gottesman started for Northeastern and allowed a run on five hits in five innings with six strikeouts. Charlie Walker (4-0) allowed a run on two hits and struck out five in three innings of relief.
Winnipeg Free Press
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Northeastern edges Bethune-Cookman 4-3 in elimination game of Tallahassee Regional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gregory Bozzo hit a go-ahead home run with two outs in the ninth inning and Northeastern held off Bethune-Cookman 4-3 on Saturday in an elimination game of the Tallahassee Regional. No. 2 seed Northeastern (49-10) awaits the loser of Saturday's second game between top-seeded host Florida State and Mississippi State. The third-seeded Bulldogs beat Northeastern 11-2 in the regional opener to snap the Huskies' 27-game win streak, which had been the nation's longest current run. Bozzo homered on a 0-2 pitch from Wildcats reliever Yoansell Diaz (5-5). Jack Doyle reached on a throwing error and moved to second on a balk before scoring on an infield single by Ryan Gerety for a two-run advantage. Brett Dunham walked the first two batters he faced in the ninth. A fielding error led to an unearned run before Dunham struck out leadoff batter Darryl Lee with runners on second and third, and retired Andrey Martinez on a groundout for his sixth save. Jordan Gottesman started for Northeastern and allowed a run on five hits in five innings with six strikeouts. Charlie Walker (4-0) allowed a run on two hits and struck out five in three innings of relief. Edwin Sanchez started for the Wildcats (37-23) and allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts. ___ AP college sports:
CBS News
26-02-2025
- General
- CBS News
Bay Area home building in Wildland Urban Interface areas increases residential wildfire risk
A data analysis by the CBS News Data Team shows a growing number of Bay Area homes are facing increased wildfire risk. In the 1990s, about 917,000 homes in the Bay Area were in Wildland Urban Interface areas, or WUI. Those areas are on land that sits on the edge or within wilderness, putting it at high fire risk. By 2020, there were 1.2 million homes in the WUI, a 27% increase. In some areas, more than 80% of homes are in the WUI: Lake County: 95% Marin County: 88% Mendocino County: 87% Napa County: 84% In terms of growth, Alameda County saw a 40% increase in the number of homes in the WUI (between 1990 and 2020). Contra Costa County saw a 33% increase in the same time frame. In Alameda County, about 1 in 3 homes are in the WUI. In Contra Costa County, about 2 in 3 homes are in the WUI. The city of Brentwood, which has a population of 65,126, saw a 23x increase: 1990: 395 homes in the WUI 2020: 9051 homes in the WUI Andy Bozzo, a battalion chief at the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, knew well about the WUI even before he was a firefighter. Bozzo, a biology major in college, wrote about "forest succession in a wildfire environment" for his final senior paper. "Most plant species [native to California] are born to burn. They're evolved to burn and live in a fire environment. We also need to evolve to live in a fire environment in California. That can be tough sometimes," Bozzo said. "Now, we're creating these dense neighborhoods and pushing really deep into these wildlands that it's just a fact of life… When you push into wildland, you're going to have higher encounters with things like wildfire." Last June, the Empire Fire sparked near homes in Brentwood, including Rodney Griffin's. Griffin, who moved into his Brentwood home in 2002, said it was the worst fire he'd seen from his home. "We've had fires within a couple of miles of the place that I've often watched from upstairs burn, but none have really quite threaded our home quite like (the Empire Fire)," Griffin said. "We could've had quite a lot of destruction." No homes or structures were destroyed in the Empire Fire, which was fully contained after burning 250 acres. "[These neighborhoods are] beautiful. They have beautiful views. But in the summer time, if a fire gets a good head of steam, it can spot ahead of itself," Bozzo said. "That's what we worry about in neighborhoods like this." Separately, for the first time in 15 years, Cal Fire also released a new fire-risk map for the Bay Area. The red areas on the map represent very high-risk fire zones. Sonoma County saw the biggest increase with that designation, while Oakland saw its fire hazards reduced. Homeowners in the danger zones will eventually have to use more fire-resistant building materials and landscaping and create a five-foot "ember-resistant" zone around their homes. In the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, fences fueled the spread of the flames. The state will also require fences that connect to homes to be made out of something other than wood.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CHEP North America CEO David Cuenca is Among Longstanding Leadership Appointments Made in 2024 to Drive Customer Centricity in 2025 and Beyond
Supply chain solutions company elevates customer experience and innovation through seasoned executives ATLANTA, February 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CHEP, a Brambles company and global leader in supply chain solutions, continues to reinforce its customer-focused efforts by appointing experienced internal talent to key executive positions. In July 2024, David Cuenca, formerly the CEO of CHEP Europe, transitioned to the role of CEO of CHEP North America. Since then, the company made additional appointments, including Frank Bozzo as Senior Vice President & General Manager of CHEP Canada and Pallecon North America & Europe, and Chad Connors as Vice President of Operations for the North Region, CHEP U.S. These strategic appointments underscore the company's dedication to leveraging seasoned leadership to enhance its operations to best serve its customers. As CHEP continues to innovate and invest in its infrastructure, these leaders will play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless delivery of state-of-the-art supply chain solutions, fostering a customer-centric culture that prioritizes resiliency and sustainability. Manufacturers and retailers will benefit from each leader's wealth of supply chain talent and knowledge, which spans numerous industries and businesses of all sizes regionally and globally. David Cuenca, CEO, CHEP North America: Since joining CHEP in 2000, Cuenca has held a range of leadership roles in the organization throughout Europe and Latin America. Now, he'll leverage his extensive global pooling experience to elevate the North American market, which has the most expansive regional network of service centers and supplies more than one million pallets per day to customers. Under his leadership, CHEP will continue investing in what matters most to customers and stakeholders to create a smarter and more resilient supply network. Frank Bozzo, Senior Vice President & General Manager, CHEP Canada and Pallecon North America & Europe: In this role, Bozzo adds Pallecon Europe to his scope while continuing to support the CHEP Canada and North America Pallecon businesses. During his 22 years at CHEP, Bozzo has worked to improve the organization, starting with pallets in Canada and expanding his responsibilities to include Pallecon containers in 2022, where he continued to challenge the status quo to achieve record success in North America. With a steadfast focus on his people, customers and retail partners, Bozzo fosters a collaborative culture that continuously drives success. Chad Connors, Vice President, Operations, North America, CHEP U.S.: Connors steps into this role from a senior director position, following his continued positive contributions to the organization throughout his tenure in various leadership roles. With a robust background spanning more than 25 years, Connors has experience in engineering, automation, tech systems, operations, strategy and sales. His extensive industry knowledge enables him to provide exceptional support to his teams, colleagues and customers, ensuring best-in-class service. These three leadership appointments support CHEP in delivering quality service and solutions to the approximately 300,000 partners it serves worldwide. The continuity of its executive team also reflects the company's longstanding position as an industry leader and trusted partner for more than 60 years. About CHEP CHEP is a global leader in supply chain solutions. Together with producers, manufacturers, retailers and logistics partners, CHEP advances the smart and sustainable movement of goods across more than 60 countries. Powered by its share, repair and reuse network of pallets, crates and containers, CHEP helps businesses optimize their supply chains to reduce costs and minimize the environmental impact of their operations. CHEP pairs its leadership in circularity, which helps tackle emissions, waste and single-use packaging, with a focus on resilience, to build future-ready supply networks through data, scale and collaboration. With its operational excellence trusted by the world's top brands, CHEP primarily serves customers in the consumer staples (e.g. dry food, grocery, household products, health and personal care, fresh produce and beverage), retail, automotive and general manufacturing industries. A part of the Brambles Group, CHEP manages ~347 million pallets and containers through a network of 750+ service centers, employing approximately 11,000 people worldwide with its largest operations in North America and Europe. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Rachel Barclay Sr. Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCHEP North America+1
