MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Water and Natural Resources partner James Eklund was quoted in the Colorado Sun article "Colorado has spent $389M to fund its far-reaching water plans in the past two years." The article discusses the Colorado Water Conservation Board's (CWCB) update on its implementation of a plan to fund programs to prevent future water shortages. Eklund was the architect of Colorado's Water Plan, which he also oversaw durin  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Cleveland partner Lynn Rowe Larsen will serve on the 2024-2025 Board of Regents for Saint Ignatius High School, located in Cleveland, Ohio. To view the full board, visit here. The Board of Regents is the governing authority of Saint Ignatius High School. Board duties include developing and establishing policy for the school; providing oversight for the school's educational mission and Catholic tradition; asses  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Funding expected to create over 1,400 new child care slots * * * Governor Tim Walz today announced $6.1 million in grants to expand access to child care across the state. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded 25 organizations with Child Care Economic Development Grants, expected to expand child care capacity by 1,400 slots statewide.  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2021-331 * E999/Cl-16-521 Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Updating the Generic Standards for the Interconnection and Operation of Distributed Generation Facilities Established Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 216B.1611. Should the Commission approve the Technical Subgroup's proposed changes to the State of M  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft attorney Lauren Stenger will speak during the 2025 Ohio Chamber of Commerce's Annual Energy Symposium, held on Feb. 11-12 in Columbus, Ohio. Stenger is a featured panelist for the session, "Women in Energy - Current Topics Facing Energy Professionals," on Feb. 12. The symposium is designed to bring together key energy stakeholders to discuss emerging trends and present challenges in Ohio's energy industry. To   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Roebling Capital Partners in its acquisition of SprayEz. Roebling Capital is a Cincinnati-based private equity firm investing in lower-middle market companies. SprayEz is a spray-foam equipment and coatings company based in Yulee, Florida. Read the release here. Taft's legal team was led by Michael Moeddel and Sam Zeller and included Kate Mascarenhas, Logan Boyle,   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Gatekeeper Systems in the addition of FaceFirst as a wholly owned subsidiary. Gatekeeper Systems is a pioneer in intelligent theft prevention solutions and FaceFirst is a leading provider of face-matching technology. The combined company will advance the goal of providing safer places for valued customers, employees, and associates. Read the release here. Taft's le  more