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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Camp Fire pool opens to public with special drawings for pool-goers
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — With temps nearing 100 degrees tomorrow. What better way to beat the heat than to cannonball into Camp Fire's community pool! The Executive Director of Camp Fire of North Texas, Erica Mundt, said the pool will officially open to the public on Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. Summer swimming holes in and around Wichita Falls Entry fee is only $5 for adults and for 14 years or younger only $3 to get in, or you can purchase a season pass for $20 for adults and 14 years or younger is only $10 for a season pass, and Mundt said they have more than just the pool to offer for your family outing. 'We have a slide, we have a diving board and what it is is you can use the park to have a picnic and swim so you have the best of both worlds there's playgrounds for them to play on so come out you can actually make that a whole day's worth of family fun,' Mundt said. You also have time to sign up for Campfires Day Camp, which kicks off on June 9, and you can win four-day passes to Castaway Cove. Tomorrow, those visiting the pool will also be entered into a drawing for four season passes to the Camp Fire pool. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
German antitrust head sees divergence in rhetoric with US peers, not in substance
By Foo Yun Chee BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's antitrust head Andreas Mundt on Monday addressed mounting concerns about the deviation in approaches between European regulators and their U.S. peers, saying the divergence is more in terms of rhetoric than substance. Such worries have been amplified in recent months by U.S government and lawmakers' criticism of EU scrutiny of Big Tech and fines levied on U.S. companies for breaching EU rules. Mundt said feedback that he has received from the markets, speeches by antitrust officials and conferences suggested there could be some grandstanding involved. "I think that divergence that we often talk about is more rhetoric and maybe competition policy is one of the rare branches where we have more convergence in substance between the Biden and Trump administrations than we had before," he told a conference organised by ECA Economics. Both the European Commission and U.S. antitrust regulators are cracking down on Big Tech, demanding in some cases a breakup of lucrative units core to the companies' businesses. Mundt also took aim at EU telecoms operators demanding looser merger rules such as reviewing their deals on a pan-European level rather than national level and to give more weight to their investments. "I generally agree with the Draghi report but not in telecoms," he said, referring to a wide-ranging study by former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi aimed at boosting Europe's competitiveness. "To define the telecoms market at an EU level would make market definition completely artificial and fictional. As long as you have something like 26 regulation regimes, it would be very hard to define an EU-wide market," Mundt said. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Associated Press
15-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Swiss Green-Tech company PLAN-B NET ZERO enters North American Market with Strategic U.S. expansion
As part of its global expansion strategy, PLAN-B NET ZERO AG announces the formation of its U.S. subsidiary,PLAN-B NET ZERO U.S. Inc., marking the company's official entry into the North American market. The new entity will spearhead business development and forge strategic partnerships across the United States and Canada—driving growth that delivers both economic returns and measurable environmental and social impact. 'With the establishment of our U.S. subsidiary, we've reached a major milestone,' saidBradley Mundt, President & CEO of PLAN-B NET ZERO U.S. Inc. and Founder & CEO of the PLAN-B Group. 'Especially in these turbulent times, we see immense opportunities to advance sustainable energy solutions in America. Our buy-and-build approach will enable rapid scale-up and synergistic alliances, while direct access to U.S. capital markets offers exciting financial prospects.' Promising Partner Engagements Early discussions with potential partners have already generated strong momentum for joint project development. Several preliminary agreements are in place, laying the groundwork for collaborative ventures that will accelerate PLAN-B NET ZERO´s footprint and impact in North America. Atlanta as Strategic Hub Atlanta was chosen as the headquarters for its dynamic business climate and connectivity. From this central hub, PLAN-B NET ZERO U.S. Inc. will coordinate market entry activities, strategic acquisitions, operational setup, and investor relations with North American capital markets. About PLAN-B NET ZERO PLAN-B NET ZERO is a Green Tech startup headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Founded in April 2023 by Bradley Mundt, the company is dedicated to driving significant CO2 reduction. PLAN-B NET ZERO offers sustainable, comprehensive energy solutions for industrial and private customers, covering all strategic parts of the green energy value chain—including direct sales, planning, and construction of renewable energy systems, system operation, and its own energy supply and trading company.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sioux Falls business leaders say region, state will weather the storm of tariff-related uncertainty
From left, Sioux Falls Rotarian Ryan Martin, Tyler Tordsen of the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance, Bob Mundt of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation, Jodi Schwan of and Ron Nelson of Nelson Commercial Real Estate speak at a Rotary Club luncheon at the Military Heritage Alliance on May 5, 2025, in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS – The term of art is 'insolated, but not isolated.' That's how Bob Mundt of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation describes his metro area's position as it faces the unpredictable economic conditions driven by the tariffs imposed – and frequently un-imposed or adjusted from day to day – by President Donald Trump. Trump has downplayed the impact of tariffs as speed bumps on the way to a stronger manufacturing sector. While rejecting claims that tariffs will hurt the economy as a whole during an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press' over the weekend, he did nod to economist consensus by saying that some goods, which he said Americans could go without, could cost more as a result. The Sioux Falls metro area, Mundt said, has weathered economic storms in the past thanks to South Dakota's 'conservative nature.' During a panel discussion at the Sioux Falls Rotary Club this week, Mundt said the market's twists and turns have spurred trepidation, but not panic. 'We tend to react very well to challenges, whether that's tariffs or pandemics or anything else like that,' Mundt told the Rotarians who'd gathered at the Military Heritage Alliance. About a quarter of South Dakota's residents live in the Sioux Falls metro area, located in the lower portion of the state's southeast quadrant, which is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the U.S. Tyler Tordsen, head of the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance, also sounded a hopeful note on the region's economic fortunes. He pointed to cities like Brandon, just east of Sioux Falls, as proof that expansion has not ceased in light of the topsy turvy economic signals. 'There's a lot of dirt that's moving' in that city, Tordsen said before rattling off a handful of building projects. 'I am hearing hesitation, a little bit, but really nothing that's stopping any projects from moving forward,' Tordsen said. On the retail level, 'new entrepreneurs' are still looking for opportunities to expand, Tordsen said. He also said that pre-Trump challenges like workforce development, exacerbated by a dearth of child care options and affordable housing, remain. The unemployment rate in the metro area is 1.8%. The region's history has shown that those challenges aren't dealbreakers either, he said. 'I remember questions of 'there will be 1,000 jobs at Amazon, how are they ever going to fill those?' and they did,' Tordsen said, referencing a distribution center opened in 2022. An Amazon spokesperson told South Dakota Searchlight that it took around seven months to hire a full staff at the center. On workforce, Mundt pointed to former Gov. Kristi Noem's $9 million Freedom Works Here campaign as a net positive for the area, 'whether you loved it or hated it.' Mundt's organization reached out to about 10,000 of the 11,641 people who filled out a form expressing interest in relocating to South Dakota for work. Mundt said the foundation pointed potential workers to job openings, but didn't track what happened afterward due to privacy concerns. He can't say for certain how many people moved to Sioux Falls for work, but said spikes in attention can help address the area's skilled labor needs. 'Right now, it's becoming a situation where we need people with specific skill sets,' Mundt said. Dawn Dovre of the South Dakota Department of Labor told South Dakota Searchlight that 4,047 of the people who'd filled out those forms were later connected with job advisers who 'offered personalized support, helping with job opportunities, relocation resources, and housing information.' The state doesn't have a firm number of relocations, either. But listings on the SDWORKS jobs website have dropped from 25,000 at the start of the campaign to 18,000 today, Dovre said, 'reflecting increased workforce engagement and strong results from the campaign's reach.' Jodi Schwan is the owner of the marketing firm Align Content Studios and operator of the website She told the Rotary crowd the city needs to 'tell its story' as a place that can serve as a home base for industries like financial technology, biotech and agribusiness. 'Low-value manufacturing is not coming back to this country, no matter what is said out there,' Schwan said. 'High-value manufacturing is where the future is. We need to be a location of choice for that.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Martin County Sheriff's Office launches new 911 live video calling system
MARTIN COUNTY — The Sheriff's Office launched a 911 live video call system on May 1 that allows first responders to see what's going on at the site before they arrive. Sheriff's officials began testing the system earlier in the week, working out the bugs, but it's now live. It works with iPhones and Androids. The Sheriff's Office, Martin County Fire Rescue, Stuart Police, Sewall's Point Police, and Jupiter Island Public Safety all are using the new system. Here's how it works: When someone calls 911, a dispatcher will ask if they can send the caller a link that will allow them to be on a one-way video call with the dispatcher. The link is for a one-time use and once the call has ended, the Sheriff's Office does not have access to the caller's phone. Kasey Mundt, public safety telecommunicator, demonstrates how the new live video call works on May 1, 2025. Martin County Sheriff's Office officially launched the system on May 1. Instead of dispatchers having to relay information to first responders, dispatch will be able to share the video so first responders know what they are getting into before arriving at an address. "We do a lot of runs with Fire Rescue, so if we get a car crash or a rollover crash, we can more efficiently determine what resources need to go out there," Sheriff John Budensiek said. Budensiek said not every 911 call will use the new system, it will depend on the nature of the call. He said, for example, a call about a hit-and-run crash could show which way the car was leaving and how bad someone's injuries are. "It will be a case-by-case basis," Budensiek said. "Dispatchers kind of have a feel, they know when the right timing is." Martin County: Sheriff's Office still investigating death of 17-year-old Fort Pierce boy Martin County: Detectives confiscate knife from Spectrum Academy student Kasey Mundt, a public safety telecommunicator, said it gives dispatchers a clear picture of what is going on in the eyes of the person who is calling. "A lot of the times when somebody is in a situation and they can't really think clearly, it gives us kind of a second eye to see what's going on," Mundt said. Mundt said she is excited to use the new system because first responders will be able to respond quicker and have a better idea of what they are responding to. She said a common problem is not having enough descriptive information from callers, so the system should help with that issue. Dispatchers did an online training for the new system and Mundt said they are able to go back to review things and see step-by-step what they need to do and how they need to do it. Olivia Franklin is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Olivia on X @Livvvvv_5 or reach her by phone at 317-627-8048. E-mail her at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Martin County launches new 911 live video calling system May 1 2025
