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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Shyft Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — NOVI, Mich. (AP) — The Shyft Group, Inc. (SHYF) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its first quarter. The Novi, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to 7 cents per share. The maker of chassis for Last Mile Delivery, RVs and other vehicles posted revenue of $204.6 million in the period. The Shyft Group expects full-year earnings in the range of 69 cents to 92 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $870 million to $970 million. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights ( using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SHYF at
Business Wire
23-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Last Mile Production, LLC Achieves 300% Production Growth and 70% Emissions Reduction with Enovate AI
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Last Mile Production, LLC, a forward-thinking independent oil and gas operator in West Texas, has reported transformative results following the deployment of Enovate AI's 3-Clicks Digital Strategy in collaboration with B4ECarbon™, the emissions management platform developed by Blockchain for Energy. The pilot initiative led to a 300% increase in oil production and a 70% reduction in emissions, while also enabling the issuance and capitalization of high-integrity carbon credits —all achieved beyond the thresholds of domestic and international compliance standards. At the heart of this success is Enovate AI's 3-Clicks Digital Strategy, a next-generation framework that combines automation, optimization, and decarbonization. By integrating cutting-edge technologies including AI, IoT, and blockchain, Last Mile has redefined how production and emissions data are captured, analyzed, and acted upon. The result: real-time operational insights, AI-driven leak detection, predictive asset management, and agile resource deployment. 'With the 3-Clicks strategy, we're not only optimizing production—we're maximizing asset value through tech-driven retirement planning, asset performance optimization, and monetizing environmental performance,' said Zach Wagner, Owner of Last Mile Production. Pushing beyond compliance, Last Mile implemented an advanced Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) strategy aligned with the OGMP Level 5 Gold Standard. This replaced manual, periodic inspections with continuous sensor-based monitoring—providing enhanced leak detection, faster mitigation, and inclusion of previously unregulated assets. Using B4ECarbon™, these verifiable emissions reductions translate into market-ready carbon offsets. 'We're setting a new standard in energy—where performance, sustainability, and compliance go hand in hand. Last Mile demonstrates what's possible when AI, IoT, and blockchain converge: smarter operations, responsible practices, and measurable impact. This is the future of energy,' said Camilo Mejia, CEO of Enovate AI. 'At B4ECarbon, our priority is enabling energy operators to turn emissions data into strategic advantage. By delivering verifiable, blockchain-backed emissions intelligence, we help organizations like Last Mile move beyond compliance—toward operational excellence, market credibility, and environmental integrity. This is how the energy industry builds trust, unlocks new value, and drives real transformation,' said Rebecca Hofmann, CEO of B4ECarbon LLC. Last Mile's pioneering efforts are sparking momentum among other West Texas operators, many of whom are now adopting the 3-Clicks strategy. Drawn by the promise of measurable ROI, sustainable operations, and elevated asset valuation, they are joining a growing movement toward digital, data-driven energy transformation. About Last Mile Production, LLC Last Mile Production, LLC is a leading oil & gas operator in West Texas, committed to minimizing environmental impact through innovative practices. By integrating cutting-edge technologies, Last Mile optimizes resource management, reduces emissions, and plays an active role in the global energy transition. Last Mile Production About Enovate AI Enovate AI is an energy innovation company transforming how operators optimize performance and monetize sustainability. Its 3-Clicks Digital Strategy fuses automation, AI, IoT, and blockchain to deliver integrated solutions for asset optimization, emissions reduction, and responsible retirement planning. Enovate AI helps energy leaders accelerate digital transformation with measurable results. About B4ECarbon B4ECarbon™, a solution developed by Blockchain for Energy, delivers advanced emissions management for the global energy industry. By integrating blockchain, AI, and IoT, B4ECarbon enables energy companies to generate verifiable emissions data, exceed compliance, and create trusted, high-integrity carbon offsets. The platform empowers users to meet today's sustainability demands while unlocking new environmental and economic value. B4ECarbon - Blockchain For Energy
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Masaki Okada halts career in 2025 to focus on personal life
7 Apr - After working back-to-back in TV and movies for the past year, Masaki Okada recently revealed that he is taking a break this year to focus on himself. As reported on Mingpao, the actor, who has starred in three films and four TV series in 2024 including the movies "Last Mile", "Gold Boy" and the drama "Extremely Inappropriate!", said that he had been so busy that he didn't even have time to watch movies or have time for himself. Now that he is married to actress Mitsuki Takahata, Masaki said that he decided to decline acting offers that has been coming this year. "I have been in the industry for nearly 20 years and now I am in my 30s. I have worked very hard along the way. I feel that it is time to enrich myself, think about the future, and give myself time to think about life," he said. He also admitted that he has recently started to pay attention to his health. "I am getting older, so I have consulted many experts on how to preserve my health. In fact, to be healthy, you still need to do more exercise and pay attention to your diet," he added. (Photo Source: Masaki IG, Eiga)
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tulare County joins valley effort to fund new broadband projects
Tulare County is part of a five-county effort to secure federal funds to provide Internet service to underserved valley communities. At its March 25 meeting, Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved a memorandum of understanding with Fresno, Madera, Merced and Kings counties to submit a regional grant application to the Broadband Equity and Access Deployment (BEAD) Program and Digital Equity Program. This grant opportunity follows last year's Last Mile Funding Grants, which were also awarded through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Tulare County received two Last Mile grants. 'We hope to secure some more rural broadband projects for our underserved communities,' said Denise England, Tulare County grants and resources manager, who is coordinating the county's participation in the effort. 'The county is involved to make sure that we touch the places that didn't get the Last Mile funding so we can spread the projects out to more of our communities,' she said. In August, the California Public Utilities Commission approved Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grants for Tulare County and four other counties. One grant is funding the Terra Bella project, which will provide an estimated population of 5,226 in and around Terra Bella with an internet connection from Varcomm for 10 years at a cost of $10,055,847. The second county grant is funding the Tulare Agriculture County project, which will provide 10 years of internet access from Comcast to an estimated population of 35,255 in all or parts of Alpaugh, Cutler, Dinuba, Earlimart, Kingsburg, Pixley, Sultana, Traver, Tulare, Visalia, and Tipton, at a cost of $26,577,050. Since there are still communities in Tulare County without available broadband service, the county will apply for BEAD Program funding through the utilities commission. 'The way it's getting rolled out is a little different,' England said, comparing it to Last Mile grants. 'The CPUC isn't carving out for any jurisdiction. They're kind of making it a statewide free-for-all. 'Recognizing that rural broadband projects tend to be a lot more expensive than, say, a project in (Los Angeles) or the Bay Area where you have this underserved community that's really dense and adjacent to infrastructure, we had to up the ante on making our projects attractive and competitive, so we joined forces with four other Central Valley counties,' she said. 'Our hope is to put together a suite of projects from each county that gets the attention of the CPUC and ultimately gets funding to our area,' England said. 'Because we don't have a dedicated pot, we're at risk of getting zero, so we want to make sure that we put together enough projects that the CPUC has to pay attention. 'If an individual ISP provider put forward a project for say, Yettem and Seville, I think that gets lost in the statewide competition,' she added. 'But if it's part of a giant regional proposal, I think the CPUC has to do something with it. That's what we're banking on.' Another difference is that the BEAD program specifies locations for counties to focus on. 'The BEAD program put together maps that they dictate meet the underserved criteria,' England said. 'In Tulare County, the ones that are kind of top of mind are the Yettem-Seville area in the north county, Springville in the south county, some mountain areas, some of our disadvantaged communities on the valley floor, Allensworth, Alpaugh." All five counties are all expected to sign agreements by April 1. Grant applications need to be submitted to the CPUC in late April. Fresno County will be heading the five-county grant application effort. 'They're the bigger player in the room and they have more staff and more capacity,' England explained. 'If they get awarded, they frankly have a bigger budget to funnel the money through so Fresno County is taking the point on the application and the RFP. The other four counties are contributing and weighing in and helping guide that effort.' Tulare County is currently issuing a request for proposals to include in the application. 'We are asking internet service providers to respond to a request for a proposal,' England said. 'Then we will choose, based on their proposals, projects to include in a regional application for BEAD funding, and then that will go to the CPUC to make a decision.' It is unclear how any grant money would be divided among the five valley counties. "There's a number of ways we could divvy it up," England said. "We could divvy it up based on percentage of unserved population each county has. We could divvy it up based kind of on similar ratios as the Last Mile funding was divvied up. 'We haven't landed on that yet,' she continued. 'We've talked a little bit about what the sweet spot might be for the overall application, and I think we're looking at maybe $200 million or something around there, but that hasn't been hammered out either.' Tulare County also has about $8.5 million in remaining Last Mile Grant funds. That is the amount left over from last year's allocation for projects in the county, but the status of the money is unclear. News, sports and more: Accessing local journalism is even easier with the Visalia Times-Delta app 'We have asked, but CPUC has not told us,' England said. 'We know there's been talk about doing a next round of Last Mile, but it seems inefficient to do a whole process for Last Mile again, and there's already other applications out there that potentially could be funded. 'We also wonder if they're keeping it as contingency for the projects they awarded,' she added. 'We know the Varcomm project might need more funding because the poles that they were going to attach to actually weren't viable and they're having to do a bit of a redesign. Maybe that's what they're doing.' This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Tulare County joins valley effort to fund new broadband projects
CBS News
02-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
San Quentin getting another transformation to further focus on rehabilitation
Shortly after he took office in 2018, Governor Gavin Newsom set out to change the state's penal system, beginning at San Quentin. He vowed to change the dark legacy of California's oldest prison, and now, the work has begun in earnest. It looks the same from the outside; its forbidding facade towers overhead like a medieval castle. But a lot of people don't realize that San Quentin isn't what it used to be. It's no longer a maximum-security prison, more like medium-security, and at the beginning of next year, the entire function of the place is going to change. "The goal really is to have it be the last stop before people go home," said Kevin McCracken, executive director of a vocational training group called Last Mile. "And so, if you've got about two years before you go home, San Quentin's going to be the place to be." It's called the "California Model," and the work has already begun. New buildings are being constructed with cells that will look more like small apartments rather than cages. It's being patterned after the prison system in Norway, and San Quentin will soon be the place for people approaching release from other prisons to get ready for the transition. The facility will feature a cafe and food trucks, all operated by inmates. It will have a farmers' market with produce from outside vendors, as well as the facility's gardening program. And there will be lots of vocational training, like the computer coding classes by Last Mile that began years ago in San Quentin and is now offered in institutions across the country. "So, it's really going to expand the ability for people who are incarcerated in San Quentin to have more access to education as well as they're going to have a very strong re-entry program," said McCracken. "They're partnering with some of the current re-entry programs that are in the facility, and others from outside." One of those could be CROP, an Oakland-based re-entry program that actually offers housing for those just getting out. The program supports the former inmates as they take their first step back into the world. They opened the brand-new three-story apartment complex in 2023, and in the past two years, they have a record that would be hard to improve upon. "We have a recidivism rate of 0 percent," said CROP Executive Director Terah Lawyer. "With almost 200 people going through our program, that is a huge win for the State of California." In the past, inmates were just thrown back into the community and many of them simply failed. "Their prison sentence continues well after they are released from prison," said Lawyer. "And this is not increasing our safety in our communities. It is not setting people up for success to stimulate our local economy. And it is not saving taxpayer dollars." It costs taxpayers about $160,000 per year for each person incarcerated, and Last Mile's McCracken said the people who will complain that California is coddling its criminals don't understand how much they are paying to keep them behind bars. "There's a lot of people that are naysayers about this, but the facts are the facts," said McCracken. "And I think if we stick to the numbers, and we look at the decrease in recidivism, the decrease in additional crime that happens when you truly work with people and rehabilitate them, the answer's really clear. You know, I don't think anyone can really argue the numbers." The new facility will hold around 2,400 inmates, about a thousand less than now, and will cost about $240 million to construct. But here's the most important number: 2026. In January of the new year, San Quentin will officially stop being a prison and become a rehabilitation center. And a new legacy will have begun for what was once the state's most notorious prison.
