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CalChamber Members in the News

September

• Blue Diamond Growers Co-op Awarded $45 Million from USDA to Expand Climate Smart Orchard Programs
  CalChamber, September 15, 2022
• Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defense Factories
  Boeing Mediaroom, September 13, 2022
• CalChamber Member Rio Tinto Partners with Volvo Group for Low-Carbon Materials Supply and Pilot Sustainable Autonomous Hauling Solutions
  Rio Tinto, September 13, 2022
• United Invests Another $15 Million in Electric Flying Taxi Market with Eve
  United Newsroom, September 8, 2022
• CalChamber Member Companies Amazon, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce Participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Upskilling Initiative
  U.S. Department of Commerce, September 8, 2022
• Leisure Travel Demand Fuels Hyatt’s Rooms Growth in Asia Pacific
  Hyatt Newsroom, September 6, 2022
• CVS Health to Acquire Signify Health
  CVS Health, September 5, 2022

August

• Toyota Triples Planned Investment to $3.8 Billion in U.S. Battery Plant
  Reuters, August 31, 2022
• Walmart Invites Canadian eCommerce Companies To Expand on Its U.S. Online Marketplace
  WalMart, August 30, 2022
• Bank of America Announces Small Business Down Payment Grant Program to Drive Women and Minority Business Growth
  Bank of America Newsroom, August 30, 2022
• AWS Launches Region in the United Arab Emirates
  Amazon, August 30, 2022
• Boeing Announces UPS Purchase of Eight Additional 767s
  Boeing Mediaroom, August 29, 2022
• CalChamber Member Sacramento River Cats Form Partnership with Sacramento Kings and Arctos Sports Partners
  NBA, August 26, 2022
• Northrop Grumman’s Boosters Ready to Launch a New Era of Deep Space Exploration for NASA’s Artemis Program
  Northrop Grumman, August 26, 2022
• Four FedEx Drivers Win Top Honors at the 2022 National Truck Driving Championships
  FedEx, August 26, 2022
• Amazon Adopts Green Hydrogen to Help Decarbonize its Operations
  Amazon, August 25, 2022
• Sempra Foundation and GRID Alternatives Advance Energy Access for Orphans and Migrant Youth in Mexico
  Sempra, August 16, 2022
• United Airlines Puts Down Deposit on Flying Taxis
  The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2022
• FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for FedEx SameDay® City Service
  FedEx Newsroom, August 9, 2022
• UPS to Acquire Multinational Healthcare Logistics Provider Bomi Group
  UPS Newsroom, August 8, 2022
• Boeing Takes New Role to Help Cut Aviation Emissions Faster
  Boeing Mediaroom, August 8, 2022
• General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $1.4 Billion to Build U.S. Navy Ships
  General Dynamics, August 5, 2022
• Anheuser-Busch Delivering More Than 50,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Firefighters Battling the Oak Fire in California
  Anheuser-Busch, August 5, 2022
• eBay Foundation’s Global Give Program Grants $3M Toward Inclusive Entrepreneurship
  eBay, August 4, 2022
• Del Monte Foods, Inc. Acquires Kitchen Basics to Build a National Retail Presence in Broth and Stocks
  PR Newswire, August 3, 2022
• The Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation Awarded Generous Grant for Youth Success Initiative by the Walter S. Johnson Foundation
  Pride Industries, August 2, 2022
• Surging Retail Inventories Are Swamping U.S. Warehouses
  The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2022

July

• CalChamber Member Company East West Bank’s Dominic Ng Appointed to Chair APEC Business Advisory Council During U.S. Host Year in 2023
  U.S. Department of State, July 25, 2022
• Blue Diamond Almond Growers Spearhead ‘Almond Express’ Rail Service to Ports of LA and LB
  American Journal of Transportation, July 19, 2022
• The Wonderful Company Opens Application Window for $1 Million Central Valley Community Grants
  The Wonderful Company, July 7, 2022
• Bar 20 Dairy and CalChamber Member CalBio’s Bloom Fuel Cell Project Receives National Awards
  Dairy Cares, July 6, 2022
• Amazon Could Turn Grubhub Into a Tastier Meal
  The Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2022
• 2022 DEI Honoree: Siemens Mobility
  Sacramento Business Journal, July 2022

June

• 12 Central Valley High School Students Receive Wonderful College Scholarships
  The Wonderful Company, June 27, 2022
• Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus™ Spacecraft Successfully Reboosts the International Space Station
  Northrop Grumman, June 27, 2022
• Bank of America Builds on its Environmental Commitment to Power its Operations with Renewable Energy, Signs New Offsite Solar Energy Agreement
  Bank of America, June 23, 2022
• Rio Tinto Opens Gudai-Darri, its Most Technologically Advanced Mine
  Rio Tinto, June 21, 2022
• Johnson & Johnson Opens First Satellite Center for Global Health Discovery in Asia Pacific at Duke-NUS to Advance Dengue Research
  Johnson & Johnson, June 21, 2022
• FedEx Continues Advancing Fleet Electrification Goals with Latest 150 Electric Vehicle Delivery from BrightDrop
  FedEx, June 21, 2022
• CBRE Acquires Green Soluce SAS to Enhance ESG Advisory Services Capabilities in France and Continental Europe
  CBRE, June 20, 2022
• PRIDE Industries Receives National Recognition As Top Veteran-Friendly Company
  PRIDE Industries, June 16, 2022
• Charles Schwab Recognized by Points of Light for Driving Social Impact in Communities
  Charles Schwab, June 16, 2022
• Transforming Yesterday’s Emissions into Tomorrow’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel: United Announces Agreement with CO2 Utilization Company Dimensional Energy
  United Newsroom, June 15, 2022
• Boeing to Highlight Partnerships, Sustainability, and its Growing Presence in Germany at ILA Berlin Airshow 2022
  Boeing Mediaroom, June 14, 2022
• E. & J. Gallo Winery Announced as Official Wine Sponsor of NFL
  NFL, June 8, 2022
• Blue Diamond Growers Applauds President Biden’s Nominees to USDA and USTR
  Blue Diamond Growers, June 13, 2022
• United Becomes First U.S. Airline to Add New Transpacific Destination Since Pandemic
  United Airlines, June 8, 2022
• Walmart Launches One Global Walmart Academy To Help 2.3 million Associates Build and Grow Their Careers
  Walmart, June 2, 2022
• PRIDE Industries Achieves Prestigious Three-Year CARF Accreditation
  Pride Industries, June 1, 2022

May

• US Navy Deploys MQ-8C Fire Scout to Indo-Pacific
  Northrop Grumman, May 23, 2022
• United Applies to Launch Historic, First-Ever Nonstop Service between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town
  United Newsroom, May 18, 2022
• Aetna Recognizes Sacramento Covered and Sacramento Self-Help Housing with Community Heart Awards and $50,000 in Donations
  CVS Health Newsroom, May 17, 2022
• Lufthansa Cargo Orders Ten Boeing Freighters
  Air Freight News, May 12, 2022
• Chevron to Launch Carbon Capture Project in San Joaquin Valley
  Reuters in U.S. News & World Report, May 18, 2022
• Volkswagen to Invest $7.1 Billion to Increase Production in North America
  Plant Services, May 9, 2022
• Amazon Expands in Southern California with Plans to Add 2,500 Tech and Corporate Jobs
  Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2022
• The Coca-Cola Company Donates $2 Million to National Museum of the American Latino
  Coca-Cola, May 2, 2022

April

• New U.S. APEC Business Advisory Council Member Appointment Featuring CalChamber Member Company East West Bank
  U.S. Department of State, April 27, 2022
• United Airlines and Singapore Airlines Expand Codeshare Arrangements to Include 19 New Destinations
  United Newsroom, April 25, 2022
• Northrop Grumman Announces Next-Generation Environmental Sustainability Goals
  Northrop Grumman, April 22, 2022
• Amazon Sets Up $1 Billion Industrial Innovation Fund
  Forbes, April 21, 2022
• Walmart and Sam’s Club Reach Food Donation Milestone
  Walmart, April 18, 2022
• Face Masks are Now Optional on Our Planes and In Airports Under New Guidance
  Alaska Air, April 18, 2022
• U.S. Department of State Teams Up with Google Arts & Culture, Expands Access to Cultural Heritage Sites to Global Audiences
  U.S. Department of State, April 18, 2022
• Our Plans to Invest $9.5 Billion in the U.S. in 2022
  Google, April 13, 2022
• Amazon to Award 250 High School Seniors From Underserved Communities College Scholarships to Study Computer Science
  Amazon, April 13, 2022
• Sustainability Efforts Expand at Wonderful Co.
  Los Angeles Business Journal, April 11, 2022
• VSP Vision Eyes of Hope Invests $1 Million in Relaunching Mobile Clinics and Expanding Gift Certificate Program
  VSP Vision Newsroom, April 11, 2022
• Drive-In Opportunity: Walmart Raises Driver Pay and Launches Private Fleet Development Program
  Walmart, April 7, 2022
• Boeing Taps Amazon, Microsoft and Google for Cloud Mega-Deal
  Bloomberg, April 6, 2022
• Amazon is the No. 1 Company to Work for in 2022, According to LinkedIn
  CNBC, April 6, 2022

March

• Walmart Owns Most of the Supermarkets in Mexico
  Visual Capitalist, March 30, 2022
• Rio Tinto Concludes Argentinian Lithium Project Acquisition
  Mining Technology, March 29, 2022
• FedEx Names Subramaniam to Replace Smith as CEO
  American Journal of Transportation, March 29, 2022
• Northrop Grumman Sets Net Zero Goal in Operations by 2035
  Northrop Grumman, March 28, 2022
• Canada F35 Jets: Ottawa Edges Closer to Deal with Lockheed Martin Worth Up to $15 billion
  CNN, March 28, 2022
• The Wonderful Company Co-Owner Lynda Resnick Expands Support for Wonderful College Prep Academy Faculty and Staff with an Annual $3 Million Investment Announcement
  The Wonderful Company, March 25, 2022
• Air Transport World Names Alaska Airlines 2022 Airline of the Year
  Alaska Airlines, March 23, 2022
• Hyatt Accelerates Growth of Top-Performing Select Service Brands With Plans for 48 New Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Hotels in the Americas by 2023
  Hyatt Hotels, March 23, 2022
• Food Giant Cargill to Buy $290 Mln Stake in Chile Salmon Farmer
  Reuters, March 18, 2022
• Target Launches First ‘Net Zero Energy Store’ in California
  Biz Women, March 18, 2022
• Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM
  Variety, March 17, 2022
• Walmart’s Mexico Unit Aims to Double Mobile Phone Service Users in 2022
  Reuters, March 15, 2022
• Walmart Global Tech Accelerates Expansion with Plans To Hire Thousands of Technologists and Add New Locations
  Walmart, March 15, 2022
• Intel Announces Initial Investment of Over €33 Billion for R&D and Manufacturing in EU
  Intel, March 15, 2022
• Egypt’s Ministry of Finance Automates National Tax System in Collaboration with CalChamber Member IBM
  IBM Newsroom, March 9, 2022
• Abounding PRIDE: Future Looks Bright Despite Challenges,
  INSIDE Sacramento, March 2022
• Blue Shield of California Contributes $37 Million to Its Foundation to Help End Domestic Violence and Promote Health Equity
  Blue Shield, March 7, 2022
• Amazon Partners with Sacramento City College to Pay Tuition for Valley Employees
  The Sacramento Bee, March 3, 2022
• California Issues Permits for Self-Driving Car Services (Featuring CalChamber Members Waymo and Cruise Automation)
  The Hill, March 1, 2022

February

• Target Investing $300 Million to Boost New-Hire Wages to $24 Hourly
  The Orange County Register, February 28, 2022
• Olam Reports Banner Year, with Record Reported and Operational PATMI (1)
  Olam Group, February 28, 2022
• Lockheed Martin To Deliver 42 Small Satellites For Space Development Agency
  Lockheed Martin, February 28, 2022
• New IBM Cybersecurity Hub to Help Asia Pacific Organizations Build Cyber Resiliency
  IBM Newsroom, February 23, 2022
• Boeing Global Services CEO Ted Colbert Receives Black Engineer of the Year Award
  Boeing Mediaroom, February 22, 2022
• Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-17 Arrives at ISS
  Nasa Space Flight, February 19, 2022
• IBM Launches 2-year Global Pro Bono Environmental Program for Non-Profits
  IBM Newsroom, February 17, 2022
• Korea Selects Boeing to Support Readiness for Three Critical Defense Platforms
  Boeing Mediaroom, February 15, 2022
• PRIDE Industries Awarded Prestigious 2021 Chapman Prize
  Pride Industries, February 8, 2022
• Boeing is Converting Even More Jets into Cargo Freighters
  American Journal of Transportation, February 15, 2022
• Wells Fargo Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Small Businesses in Los Angeles
  Wells Fargo, February 11, 2022
• Search for America’s Top Young Scientist of 2022 Begins
  3M, February 8, 2022

January

• Boeing Wins Qatar Airways Order for 737 Max Planes, New 777X Freighters
  CNBC, January 31, 2022
• JPMorgan Plans to Hire 500 as it Takes top Spot in Latin America
  Buenos Aires Times, January 26, 2022
• The Wonderful Company Community Grants Program Directs Over $1.2 Million to Central Valley Nonprofits and Schools
  The Wonderful Company, January 25, 2022
• Top Employers Institute Recognises Olam International for Excellence in HR
  Olam Group, January 25, 2022
• Boeing Expands UK Military Support with Apache AH-64E Long-Term Services Contract
  Boeing Mediaroom, January 25, 2022
• CalChamber Members FedEx and Microsoft Announce New Cross-Platform Logistics Solution for E-Commerce
  Microsoft, January 24, 2022
• Hornblower Acquires Two Major Offshore Vessels Now Available For Charter
  gCaptain, January 19, 2022 
• Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard to Bring the Joy and Community of Gaming to Everyone, Across Every Device
  Microsoft, January 18, 2022
• Northrop Grumman Australia Supports Growth of Australian Defense Industry for the Joint Force
  Northrop Grumman, January 17, 2022 
• Almond Market Update: California Almond Industry Posted December Shipments
  January 14, 2022
• Boeing’s 737 Max Nears Return to Commercial Service in China
  Bloomberg, January 13, 2022
• CalChamber Member IBM Acquires Envizi to Help Organizations Accelerate Sustainability Initiatives and Achieve Environmental Goals
  IBM Newsroom, January 11, 2022 
• CalChamber Members Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Announces Strategic Partnership to Further Enable its Digital Surgery Solutions
  Johnson & Johnson, January 10, 2022 
• Walmart To Expand InHome Delivery, Reaching 30 Million U.S. Homes in 2022
  Wal-Mart, January 5, 2022
• CalChamber Members Amazon and Stellantis (Chrysler) Collaborate to Introduce Customer-Centric Connected Experiences Across Millions of Vehicles, Helping Accelerate Stellantis’ Software Transformation
  Amazon, January 5, 2022
• Airlines Have a Recipe to Reach Zero Emissions by 2050. The Key Ingredient: Cooking Oil (Featuring CalChamber Member United Airlines)
  Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2021