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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Carey International Group (CIG) and SYMX Energy Announce Start of Construction of CIG's Utility-scale Solar Portfolio
ORLANDO, Fla., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey International Group ("CIG"), a diversified holding company focused on growing North American assets in the energy/renewables, commercial real estate, and financial services, increased its size of its energy-asset specific construction financial commitments to $870 million for its CIG energy platform company's projects. With the start of construction, SYMX Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of SYMX Holdings Corporation, a global industry-leading EPC, is on track to begin delivering fields in 2026, providing affordable electricity to US customers. This commitment reinforces SYMX's ability to deliver infrastructure and energy-related projects. "Our execution of these projects with the Carey International Group ("CIG") reflects SYMX's strategic focus on growing our U.S. renewable energy platform," added Andrew Ramos, President and CEO of SYMX. "We are extremely proud of our teams, whose expertise and dedication continue to drive SYMX's successful expansion across the United States in response to the consistently strong demand for renewable energy. In addition, our construction commitments are a significant milestone accomplishment for our pipeline of energy projects and our partnership with CIG Companies." Christopher Kane, CIG's Chief Investment Officer, stated, "Today's announcement is a major step towards the realization of delivering cost-effective electricity to the ERCOT marketplace. Utility-scale solar is still the lowest levelized cost of production when compared to other forms of generation. It will continue to be an efficient way to supply our grids and power the megatrends of artificial intelligence, data center growth, and industrial reshoring in the United States. With the formal start of construction, we intend to deliver utility-scale solar assets starting in the summer of 2026." About Carey International Group (CIG) Headquartered in Orlando, FL, Carey International Group (CIG) is a diversified holding company focused on growing North American assets in the energy/renewables, commercial real estate, and financial services sectors. Current portfolio companies include CIG Companies, CIG Renewables, CIG Capital, Magnifica, and Magnifica Air. Realized portfolio assets include franchise finance, direct lending, and capital markets intermediary services. CIG's current pipeline of projects includes more than 3 GW of utility-scale solar projects, a US-based manufacturer of solar modules, and various hospitality and residential projects across North America. For more information, please visit or About SYMX Established in 1999, SYMX, through its related fourteen subsidiaries, has evolved alongside its world-renowned Strategic Partners into a fully integrated turnkey resource on a global scale in engineering, development, financing, construction and management and operations of highly complex projects ranging from energy, infrastructure, healthcare and life sciences and renewable energy worldwide. Our commitment is to continually empower our partners to make informed decisions based on the scope of each project. We help optimize the balance between cost and scope, resulting in efficient design and operational readiness that satisfies our client's objectives to provide high-quality developments and services. SYMX provides innovative technologies, products, and services that help our customers maximize their value throughout the life cycle of an asset and advance a sustainable energy future. Within SYMX, we focus on executing our value proposition: to collaborate and engineer solutions to maximize asset value for our customers. Our value proposition means that both our customers, our partners, and SYMX will benefit as we pursue technology differentiation, digital adoption, and capital efficiency that create value for our customers and all our stakeholders. Contact View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE MHMS Group LLC Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Carey International Group (CIG) and SYMX Energy Announce Start of Construction of CIG's Utility-scale Solar Portfolio
ORLANDO, Fla., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey International Group ("CIG"), a diversified holding company focused on growing North American assets in the energy/renewables, commercial real estate, and financial services, increased its size of its energy-asset specific construction financial commitments to $870 million for its CIG energy platform company's projects. With the start of construction, SYMX Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of SYMX Holdings Corporation, a global industry-leading EPC, is on track to begin delivering fields in 2026, providing affordable electricity to US customers. This commitment reinforces SYMX's ability to deliver infrastructure and energy-related projects. "Our execution of these projects with the Carey International Group ("CIG") reflects SYMX's strategic focus on growing our U.S. renewable energy platform," added Andrew Ramos, President and CEO of SYMX. "We are extremely proud of our teams, whose expertise and dedication continue to drive SYMX's successful expansion across the United States in response to the consistently strong demand for renewable energy. In addition, our construction commitments are a significant milestone accomplishment for our pipeline of energy projects and our partnership with CIG Companies." Christopher Kane, CIG's Chief Investment Officer, stated, "Today's announcement is a major step towards the realization of delivering cost-effective electricity to the ERCOT marketplace. Utility-scale solar is still the lowest levelized cost of production when compared to other forms of generation. It will continue to be an efficient way to supply our grids and power the megatrends of artificial intelligence, data center growth, and industrial reshoring in the United States. With the formal start of construction, we intend to deliver utility-scale solar assets starting in the summer of 2026." About Carey International Group (CIG) Headquartered in Orlando, FL, Carey International Group (CIG) is a diversified holding company focused on growing North American assets in the energy/renewables, commercial real estate, and financial services sectors. Current portfolio companies include CIG Companies, CIG Renewables, CIG Capital, Magnifica, and Magnifica Air. Realized portfolio assets include franchise finance, direct lending, and capital markets intermediary services. CIG's current pipeline of projects includes more than 3 GW of utility-scale solar projects, a US-based manufacturer of solar modules, and various hospitality and residential projects across North America. For more information, please visit or About SYMX Established in 1999, SYMX, through its related fourteen subsidiaries, has evolved alongside its world-renowned Strategic Partners into a fully integrated turnkey resource on a global scale in engineering, development, financing, construction and management and operations of highly complex projects ranging from energy, infrastructure, healthcare and life sciences and renewable energy worldwide. Our commitment is to continually empower our partners to make informed decisions based on the scope of each project. We help optimize the balance between cost and scope, resulting in efficient design and operational readiness that satisfies our client's objectives to provide high-quality developments and services. SYMX provides innovative technologies, products, and services that help our customers maximize their value throughout the life cycle of an asset and advance a sustainable energy future. Within SYMX, we focus on executing our value proposition: to collaborate and engineer solutions to maximize asset value for our customers. Our value proposition means that both our customers, our partners, and SYMX will benefit as we pursue technology differentiation, digital adoption, and capital efficiency that create value for our customers and all our stakeholders. Contact View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE MHMS Group LLC Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Melden Sie sich an, um Ihr Portfolio aufzurufen. Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten
The Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Seeing my husband doing DIY in a pair of Crocs nearly sent me over the edge – they are the sexiest shoes around
THERE'S no denying Crocs are practical and comfy – and maybe even cool, depending on who you ask. But sexy? 6 6 6 I never would have suggested it, until seeing my 6ft 2in, big, bearded husband in a pair got me extremely hot and bothered. Both my kids wore Crocs as toddlers and still wear them to this day. My 21-year-old daughter lives in hers at uni, while my 14-year-old son wouldn't go on holiday without a pair. Then, two years ago, I bought myself a pair for gardening and instantly fell in love. It was like wearing bouncy cushions on my feet, perfect for pottering outdoors or even popping to the shop. After raving about them for months, in the summer of 2023 I treated my sceptical husband, Lewis, 53, to his very own white and orange pair, £47 from Amazon, and the minute he reluctantly popped them on, I instantly wanted to rip his clothes off. I've always thought he has great legs, but the Crocs seemed to accentuate them even more than his usual Birkenstocks, showing off his long, shapely calves to perfection. I watched him stride around in them doing DIY and the two things together nearly sent me over the edge. As a Fashion Director, I've watched the unstoppable ascent of Crocs with interest. In 2016, they went from ugly, rubber clown shoes – largely beloved by parents of toddlers and people who work in the medical profession – into the fashion stratosphere, when designer Christopher Kane launched a collectio n of geological and mineral-printed pairs at London Fashion Week. After that, they were stomping all over the runways of Paris and London as cool collaborations came one after the other, from Balenciaga – whose platform Croc mules left the fashion pack gasping – to Simone Rocha's collection of pearl and diamanté-studded Crocs, which Vogue humorously named 'the prettiest ugliest collaboration'. Their latest design collection with Swarovski will hit their website mid-May, with prices ranging from £300 to a whopping £1,200 for crystal-encrusted ones. A-listers love them too. Singer Justin Bieber, rapper Post Malone and footwear designer Salehe Bembury are all huge fans and have their own Crocs ranges out now. Heidi Klum, Bella Hadid, Jonathan van Ness, FKA Twigs, Ariana Grande and Drew Barrymore are all Crocs converts… even Madonna is a fan. Plus, Brad Pitt at 60 looked sexy in his white crocs teamed with a cream tracksuit and bucket hat and Pharrell Williams looked cute in his at the premiere of The Black Godfather, even though he wore his with socks. Of course, as with any fashion trend, there are detractors. Victoria Beckham has said she would 'rather die' than wear them, while shoe guru Christian Louboutin said he 'hates' them. 6 'Hideous' Colleagues of mine have even dubbed them 'hideous', and that wearing them is the ultimate sign you've 'given up'. But the brand now has a stellar £3 billion turnover, because instead of apologising for their ugly design aesthetic, they lent into it, owned it and made it their USP. But despite knowing all this – and being a fan of man-repeller shoes for myself – never once did I imagine that the sight of Lewis wearing them would turn me on quite so much. Pulling them out of the bag for the first time, he looked at me quizzically, as if to say: 'Are you sure?' Then he slipped them on his feet and I immediately gasped: 'OMG, they look sooooo sexy on you.' Now he teases me with them and promises to wear them not just because he finds them so comfy, but because he knows what they do to me. He wears them every weekend and doesn't give a hoot what his mates think, because I am like a teenager with him again when he is wearing them There are, however, some caveats. While my kids wear theirs with sports socks, Lewis must go bare-foot with his, because I am not a total philistine. Socks 'n' Crocs might be cute on Pharrell and younger generations, but on Lewis it's a total passion killer. Secondly, I insist he wears them in 'sport mode' – with the strap around the back of the ankle, rather than over the front of the shoe which, for reasons I can't explain, gives me the ick. Unlike me, who draws the line at wearing Crocs anywhere fancier than the local Co-op because I just don't think I am cool enough to pull them off, Lewis wears his everywhere – including every day and night of the child-free Caribbean cruise we recently went on. As well as being perfect for poolside posing, catamaran trips and walking for miles around picturesque coves, they also ensured I couldn't keep my hands off him. So much so, in fact, that we nicknamed our cruise liner The Love Boat. Plus, if the kids are both going out for the night, he slips them on at home and sends me a suggestive selfie to get me in a spin while I am at work. So fellas, if you're brave enough to don a Mega Crush Croc (that's an extra-chunky 'platform' version, for the Crocs virgins among you), or if you are just a bit more of a Classic Croc person like my other half, I can't recommend it enough. You might just get lucky enough to get your Crocs off… 6
South China Morning Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Style according to … Han Chong: fashion brand Self-Portrait's founder shares his favourite luxury resorts, London haunts – and stand-out piece from the label's current collection
Founded by Malaysian designer Han Chong in 2013, Self-Portrait started out as a maker of well-made, photogenic and affordable lace dresses. Since then, the brand has successfully expanded into categories such as jewellery and handbags, and has unveiled collections in collaboration with designers such as Christopher Kane. Chong, who is based in London and has dressed celebrities such as Kate Middleton and Selena Gomez , often travels to Asia, including his hometown of Penang. Here he shares his favourite finds.
