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Chicago area builder joins the Build Expert team

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / As the leading provider of residential construction insight and education, The Build Show continues to expand our team of Expert builders passionate about sharing their expertise and experience.

With over 30 years in the building industry, Mike Conneely combines a lifelong immersion in construction with a passion for creating top-tier custom homes. As co-owner of Greenside Design Build in Chicago’s western suburbs, he builds beautiful custom homes focused on high performance, premium craftsmanship, and sustainability. Mike started early in the home building business. As a youngster, he worked alongside his father-first sweeping up job sites, then “knocking out” punch lists. Over time, Mike mastered every role in the home building trade, including handyman, superintendent, sales, finance, and management. In 1999, Mike established Micon Construction, built his first home, and went on to develop custom homes and multi-family developments. He is experienced in site acquisition, the entitlement process, site improvements, and project feasibility. Mike is also a certified PHIUS Builder and Chairman of a NAHB Builder 20 Group.

Matt Risinger, founder of The Build Show says, “I am beyond excited to have Mike join The Build Show team! He is a a natural teacher and is passionate about high-performance and sustainable building. His custom homes in the Chicago suburbs are amazing.” Check out Mike’s videos. Subscribe to The Build Show Newsletter to stay informed on the latest Build Show news.

Contact

Sheri Rhodine
Marketing & PR
pr@buildproductions.com

SOURCE: Build Productions

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Larry Weltman reflects on the value of working behind the scenes – showing how consistent, quiet support can empower others to thrive in business and life.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / Larry Weltman, a trusted name in real estate support and commission advance services, has published a thoughtful and timely blog article. In the post, Weltman opens up about the deeper purpose he has found in working behind the scenes to support real estate professionals on their own paths to success.

With decades of experience in the industry, Weltman reflects on how meaningful progress often happens quietly. While many associate professional achievement with front-facing roles and public recognition, he champions a different approach-one rooted in consistency, humility, and long-term impact.

“I’ve never been the type to seek recognition or chase headlines,” Weltman writes. “My work has always been rooted in one simple belief: helping others reach their goals is a goal worth pursuing.”

The article explores what it means to find purpose in service-whether it’s offering guidance during cash flow uncertainty, helping agents stay motivated, or simply being a consistent sounding board. Weltman shares that his commission advance career has been shaped not by being in the spotlight, but by empowering others to thrive in it.

“Some of the most meaningful careers are built on service,” he notes. “There’s real satisfaction in knowing your contribution-however unseen-makes someone’s path just a bit easier.”

Weltman also touches on the idea of “support-first leadership,” encouraging readers to embrace the strength that comes from lifting others up rather than competing for attention. For him, this mindset is just as relevant in work as it is in life.

“Leadership doesn’t always mean being the loudest or most visible person in the room,” he says. “Sometimes it means being the person others can rely on-day in and day out.”

The blog is a reminder that success comes in many forms, and that fulfilment can be found in roles that prioritize collaboration over credit. With relatable anecdotes and a grounded tone, the post will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered if their behind-the-scenes contributions truly matter.

The full article is now live and available to read here.

Contact: info@larryweltman.ca

SOURCE: Larry Weltman

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / As energy storage demand surges in the US amid battery tariffs and rising geopolitical tension, pressure is growing to diversify supply chains for greater stability, compliance, and long-term cost-effectiveness. That’s why the Future of Batteries (FOB) Summit, held June 17-19 in New York City, arrived at exactly the right moment. The summit cut through the noise with a clear message: the US can build faster, smarter, and stronger with a deeper US-Europe collaboration.

The invite-only event, co-hosted by NTTS and HPB, brought together battery experts, industry insiders, and policy voices from across the US and Europe. Their shared focus: How can the US localize advanced battery manufacturing quickly, without starting from scratch?

Instead of chasing early-stage research, FOB focused on solutions that are already proven. Attendees explored licensing-led models that allow validated European technologies, like HPB’s solid-state battery and ZNL’s separator tech, to be manufactured closer to demand in the US through localized partnerships.

“In 2000, the world needed just 2 GWh of battery capacity. By 2030, it will be over 2,000 GWh. That’s not just growth but transformation,” said Dr. Sebastian Heinz, CEO, HPB. “But if we scale the wrong battery tech, we risk replacing one sustainability problem with another. This summit was about asking harder questions about safety, service life, materials, and how to build battery infrastructure that lasts.”

Vivek Furtado, Head of Battery Vertical at Siemens US, presented Siemens’ Battery Automation Framework. He explained how new infrastructure such as digital twins, virtual PLCs, and industrial edge computing, can help battery factories reduce scrap rates and improve yield. “You can’t scale batteries without precision and repeatability,” he said. “It’s not just about the tech. It’s also about factories that hold up under pressure.”

John Cerveny, Director of Resource Development at NY-BEST, highlighted how New York State is positioning itself to lead. With more than 190 battery-related companies and all three major federal designations-Tech Hub, NSF Engine, and NENY-New York is building a robust public-private ecosystem for battery innovation.

Dr. Harald Wanka, Senior Vice President Energy at Jonas & Redmann, and Boris Klebensberger, Managing Director of Klebensberger Consulting, presented how advanced production systems enable the shift from lab setups to serial manufacturing. “No matter how smart your battery is, you still need the gear to build it. Without precision machinery, even the best materials never leave the lab. Scaling battery innovation means scaling the equipment, and companies like Jonas & Redmann make it real,” Wanka said.

FOB stood out for its practical tone. This was not a conference about ideas alone but also about making battery tech real by focusing on factories, machines, and partnerships, and their collective potential.

As policy and market forces evolve, the race is on. The future of batteries isn’t theoretical anymore. It’s being built through strategic partnerships and infrastructure that is steadily coming into focus.

HPB’s breakthrough solid-state battery technology offers a real edge: non-flammability, up to 12,500 charge cycles, and a 50% greener environmental footprint than traditional lithiumion batteries.

For more information about HPB or to explore US licensing opportunities, contact:
Ananya Borgohain
Head of Marketing & PR at HPB
Ananya.borgohain@highperformancebattery.de

About NTTS:

New to The Street is a premier business media brand, delivering sponsored programming weekly on Fox Business and Bloomberg Television, with expansion to CNBC segments in 2025. With over 3 million YouTube subscribers and growing, our cross-platform distribution reaches investors, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers worldwide.

For over 16 years, New to The Street has been a consistent force in financial storytelling, combining long-form interviews, earned media placements, and iconic Times Square billboard coverage to spotlight the stories that move markets. From the NYSE and Nasdaq MarketSite to global conference stages, we tell stories where business happens.

As we expand operations to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe, our global footprint continues to grow-just like our influence.

With the strongest financial media presence across YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit, we deliver unmatched visibility, credibility, and results for public and private companies alike.

New to The Street isn’t just a broadcast. It’s a platform of opportunity..

About HPB (High Performance Battery):

High Performance Battery Technology GmbH is a German company specializing in the research and development of a new generation of batteries with outstanding properties. The HPB Solid-State Battery is characterized by its non-flammability, extreme longevity and significantly improved environmental properties, and is already ready for series production thanks to an innovative production process. HPB cooperates with renowned European plant manufacturers for industrial production. High Performance Battery Technology GmbH, based in Bonn/DE, is a wholly owned subsidiary of High Performance Battery Holding AG, based in Teufen/CH, which is responsible for financing the research work.

SOURCE: New To The Street

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Autonomous Tasking With TacACE and Optix.C2 Showcase Maturity and Operational Readiness

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-Intelligence) successfully completed a groundbreaking demonstration on July 8, integrating technologies across multiple affiliates to showcase long-range kill chain effects, including an autonomous air-to-air engagement. The flight integrated local and global sensor fusion to deliver real-time situational awareness and autonomous tasking to an airborne MQ-20 Avenger^® through the Tactical Autonomy Core Ecosystem (TacACE) to close the kill chain and showcase the system’s maturity and operational readiness for the warfighter.

The event featured the integration of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a fully compliant government-owned autonomy implementation, and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control (C2). The MQ-20 unmanned jet, furnished by GA-ASI, acted as a CCA surrogate in a sensor Emission Control (EMCON) environment. It was operated autonomously and controlled using distributed-edge C2 nodes powered by Optix.C2 and Omniview software. Optix.C2, a product from General Atomics-Intelligence, provided low-latency, localized C2 functionality while remaining networked to the broader operational picture, enabling real-time coordination across multiple domains.

Dr. Brian Ralston, President of GA-Intelligence, applauded the joint effort. “This demonstration illustrates the value of integrating cutting-edge and proven technologies across the GA enterprise. The Optix data platform and C2 capability enable rapid integration and experimentation to address critical DoD and IC needs.”

General Atomics successfully fused space-based sensing and tactical sensing with the C2 node during the flight, giving the aircraft access to a complete real-time threat picture for enhanced onboard autonomous decision-making. The demonstration also included live coordination of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and kinetic tasking through a unified operator interface capable of deployment in virtually any cloud environment.

During the exercise, the live MQ-20 aircraft autonomously patrolled a designated Combat Air Patrol (CAP) zone, leveraging off-board sensors to demonstrate how passive collection techniques can inform autonomous platforms in real time. Four CCA surrogates – one live and three virtual – were directed by an operator to investigate multiple targets of interest. Upon identifying them as threats, the operator issued a command to initiate the BLOS engagement. The autonomous systems maneuvered into position, simulated missile launches, assessed battle damage, and returned to CAP without additional operator input.

“This demonstration represents a substantial leap in autonomy and human-machine interfaces that are critical to the warfighter in the near-peer fight,” said Michael Atwood, Vice President of Advanced Programs at GA-ASI. “By integrating Optix.C2 with TacACE, we’re delivering a system that not only operates at the tactical edge but also enables rapid decision-making and execution across the battlespace. This is the future of warfare – scalable, autonomous systems that empower the warfighter to dominate at range.”

GA-ASI continues to develop and validate autonomy products that deliver scalable, collaborative aircraft behavior with minimal operator input. GA-Intelligence provided multi-sensor global fusion and engagement orchestration algorithms and interfaces. This latest milestone expands the company’s autonomy portfolio with access to a complete threat picture while advancing critical-edge C2 capabilities and intuitive operator interfaces.

About GA-ASI

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is the world’s foremost builder of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Logging more than 8 million flight hours, the Predator^® line of UAS has flown for over 30 years and includes MQ-9A Reaper^®, MQ-1C Gray Eagle^®, MQ-20 Avenger^®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian^®/SeaGuardian^®. The company is dedicated to providing long-endurance, multi-mission solutions that deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike.

For more information, visit www.ga-asi.com.

Avenger, EagleEye, Gray Eagle, Lynx, Predator, Reaper, SeaGuardian, and SkyGuardian are trademarks of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.

About GA-Intelligence

General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. is a data science, software development, and systems engineering firm focused on developing advanced analytic capabilities to customers in both public and private sectors, with a strong emphasis on tools in support of spatio-temporal (space and time) data management, multi-source/multi-INT correlation and data fusion, tracking, entity resolution, location forecasting, and multi-domain global situational awareness (MDGSA) leveraging extremely high volume/velocity data sources. For more information, visit www.ga-intelligence.com.

SOURCE: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Training Was Conducted at Multiple Sites, Including Flight Test & Training Center and Desert Horizon

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / The first Belgian aircrew has completed training to operate the world’s leading remotely piloted aircraft (RPA): the MQ-9B SkyGuardian^®. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), designer and developer of the MQ-9B, provided the extensive aircrew training that culminated at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon test facility in El Mirage, California, following stops in Belgium and GA-ASI’s Flight Test & Training Center in North Dakota.

“Providing all-encompassing training for the aircrews of our customers goes hand in hand with delivering the world’s most capable RPA,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. “Completing this training ensures that Belgium is ready and able to operate their MQ-9Bs and maximize the benefits that come from long-range, high-endurance RPA.”

The scope of the training is focused on the foundational skills required to operate the MQ-9B SkyGuardian air vehicle and its equipment, including the Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Mission Intelligence Station (MIS), and System for Tasking and Real-Time Exploitation (STARE). Training involves building solid foundations for both normal and emergency operations in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, instrument flying, and Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) and more.

The first flight of Belgium’s initial MQ-9B aircraft took place in February. That aircraft will soon complete Acceptance Test Procedures and is expected to be in Belgium before the end of September. It’s the first of a four-aircraft purchase by the Belgian Ministry of Defence. The Foreign Military Sale to Belgium also includes two Certified Ground Control Stations.

MQ-9B is the world’s most advanced RPA system, delivering exceptionally long endurance and range – with ATLC under pole-to-pole SATCOM-only control – and will be able to operate in unsegregated airspace using the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid system. MQ-9B includes the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian^® models, with multiple deliveries made to the U.K.’s Royal Air Force (Protector), as well as orders from Canada, Poland, Japan, Taiwan, India, and the U.S. Air Force in support of the Special Operations Command. MQ-9B has also supported various U.S. Navy exercises, including Northern Edge, Integrated Battle Problem, and Group Sail.

About GA-ASI

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., is the world’s foremost builder of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Logging more than 8 million flight hours, the Predator^® line of UAS has flown for over 30 years and includes MQ-9A Reaper^®, MQ-1C Gray Eagle^®, MQ-20 Avenger^®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian^®/SeaGuardian^®. The company is dedicated to providing long-endurance, multi-mission solutions that deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike.

For more information, visit www.ga-asi.com.

Avenger, EagleEye, Gray Eagle, Lynx, Predator, Reaper, SeaGuardian, and SkyGuardian are trademarks of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.

SOURCE: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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General Atomics announces plans for rapid international uncrewed fighter development

FAIRFORD, UK / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / General Atomics is taking a bold step toward rapidly delivering a European Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) – based on a mature U.S. platform, assembled in Europe, with European mission systems – by aligning its independent U.S. and German aerospace affiliates under a teamed operation.

The new aircraft is derived from the U.S. Air Force’s YFQ-42A prototype, currently in ground testing and scheduled for first flight later this summer, designed and built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) in San Diego, Calif. European mission system customization and manufacturing in Europe will be supported by General Atomics’ German aerospace affiliate, General Atomics Aerotec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS), headquartered in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich.

Leveraging the prior investments of these established aerospace companies on both sides of the Atlantic provides a jump start for European uncrewed fighter development and a pathway to meet the speedy acquisition timelines set by European nations. It also provides an established path for further international collaboration efforts and indigenous defense partnerships, based on both companies’ previous successes in global aircraft delivery.

“We’re eager to combine our uncrewed aircraft system expertise with the airborne sensor and weapons system expertise of the European defense industry, starting with our own affiliate GA Aerotec Systems GmbH in Germany,” said GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue. “With a proven CCA design already in production today, these systems will be delivered in significant quantity with high-technology European inputs to build and sustain affordable mass for NATO’s fighter forces.”

GA-ASI is the world’s foremost builder of unmanned aerial systems, delivering more than 1,200 aircraft over three decades and supporting a net fleet operation approaching 9 million flight hours. The company has pioneered three types of unmanned combat jets, including the groundbreaking MQ-20 Avenger^® (2009) and the U.S. Air Force’s XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (2024). Its YFQ-42A fighter was rapidly developed from the XQ-67A baseline and is expected to fly only 18 months after its predecessor.

International collaboration is a significant focus for General Atomics. GA-ASI aircraft are flown by the US, the U.K., Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, India and many other customers around the world. GA-ASI’s high-value supply chain for UAS extends deeply into these partner nations, where major airframe components, subsystems, and complete sensor payloads are manufactured.

GA-ATS is a German aircraft manufacturing and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul company. Aircraft have been manufactured and serviced on the company site for more than 40 years. The company conducts MRO on NH-90 helicopters for the German military; builds, sustains, and modifies the Do-228 multi-role aircraft; and performs engine overhaul on the TPE-331-10 turboprop engine, common to both Do-228 and MQ-9A/B unmanned aircraft.

A new Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Europe, leveraging the YFQ-42A baseline, will benefit from these previous successes, Blue explained.

“European nations are essential and irreplaceable allies for the United States and our company,” he said. “We will supply a mature aircraft baseline already well along in its development, and we’ll look forward to German and other European national partnerships to bring these aircraft online in European and NATO air forces as the Continent grows a new generation of highly capable defense systems.”

About GA-ASI

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is the world’s foremost builder of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Logging nearly 9 million flight hours, the Predator^® line of UAS has flown for over 30 years and includes MQ-9A Reaper^®, MQ-1C Gray Eagle^®, MQ-20 Avenger^®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian^®/SeaGuardian^®. The company is dedicated to providing long-endurance, multi-mission solutions that deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike.

For more information, visit www.ga-asi.com.

Avenger, EagleEye, Gray Eagle, Lynx, Predator, Reaper, SeaGuardian, and SkyGuardian are trademarks of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.

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SOURCE: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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