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Nestlé Waters North America Expands Use of 100% Recycled Plastic (rPET) in Three Additional Brands, Doubles rPET Use across U.S. Domestic Portfolio

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Ozarka®, Deer Park® and Zephyrhills® join Poland Spring® in using 100% rPET bottles in multiple sizes. All Nestlé Waters North America U.S. domestic packaging continues to be 100% recyclable.

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) today announced that three more of our U.S. domestic still water brands have started to convert their packaging to 100% recycled plastic. [Read more…] about Nestlé Waters North America Expands Use of 100% Recycled Plastic (rPET) in Three Additional Brands, Doubles rPET Use across U.S. Domestic Portfolio

Florida Seaports and Mexican Gulf Ports Ramp Up Efforts to Promote International Commerce and Economic Development

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The Florida/Mexico Working Group hosted its first meeting this week ahead
of the U.S.-Mexico- Canada Free Trade Agreement going into effect today

This week, the Florida Ports Council (FPC) and the Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (Coordinadora de Puertos) facilitated the initial meeting of a Florida/Mexico Working Group, formed to review and identify issues, opportunities, and challenges to enhance the flow of international commerce via all-water routes. [Read more…] about Florida Seaports and Mexican Gulf Ports Ramp Up Efforts to Promote International Commerce and Economic Development

Federal Court Upholds Vogtle Power Purchase Agreement Between MEAG Power and JEA

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U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen granted yesterday MEAG Power’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, specifically declaring in bold print that the power purchase agreement (PPA) between JEA – the electric provider for the city of Jacksonville, Florida – and the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) “is VALID AND ENFORCEABLE” and that “the PPA unconditionally requires JEA to pay MEAG for capacity and energy at the full cost of production of Project J, including debt service on the bonds and DOE-guaranteed loans”. [Read more…] about Federal Court Upholds Vogtle Power Purchase Agreement Between MEAG Power and JEA