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Plans to turn a former sand processing plant in the northeast corner of Chippewa Falls into a battery production facility are suddenly moving forward again. KYMA Battery Technologies told the city in December 2023 they had chosen to open their business in a western Detroit suburb instead of here. However, KYMA officials have returned to the city with a different proposal — instead of refurbishing old and damaged batteries, the plan now is to build new batteries. Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman said the city will make alterations to a conditional use permit that will allow KYMA to use all the buildings on the former EOG Sand Plant property. Hoffman said that will include the need to inspect the sight and make sure it is up to code. "I'm totally supportive of the project, but we need to make sure we have the ability to fight fires," Hoffman said. "We'll open it up so they can use the whole campus." Hoffman noted that while it is still KYMA Battery Technologies, there are now different leaders involved in the project than the entrepreneurs who visited the city in 2023. Hoffman said he isn't sure how 00 many jobs will be created. KYMA officials tore down one of the towers on the site. "At this moment, they are not doing manufacturing; they are doing research," Hoffman said. "This spring, they want to get the plant up and going. I'm glad they are using the facility." Chippewa Falls City Planner Brad Hentschel echoed Hoffman's enthusiasm for the project. "They had a change of heart and are back here," Hentschel said. Hentschel said he likes that they aren't going to be trying to repair defective or damaged batteries. "It definitely mitigates some of the concerns of last time," Hentschel said. "The older batteries were more of a risk. I think everybody feels more comfortable with what they've come back with, with this revamped proposal. It's going to bring some good jobs to the area. And to get that facility back into use is good for everybody." A public hearing on the changes to the conditional use permit will be held at one of the January council meetings, Hentschel said. The Chippewa Falls Plan Commission voted 9-1 in October 2023 to approve a conditional use permit for the 88-acre site. However, minutes from that meeting made it clear the battery plant owners objected to many of the conditions set by the city and they didn't think a CUP was needed. Shortly after that meeting, the company announced they were instead going to open in Novi, Michigan. The conditional use permit approved in Chippewa Falls stated the fire department must inspect the facility at least twice a year, and that if there is an environmental issue at the facility, the company is solely responsible for the cleanup efforts. Also, all batteries and components must be stored in an area that has a fire detection system and a fire suppression system. The sand processing plant, located at 1400 Halbleib Road, has been shuttered for a couple years. The plant, originally brought forward by Canadian Sand and Proppants, is located in one of the city's tax-increment financing districts. Plans for the building were announced in spring 2008, and it was controversial from the start, as opponents were concerned the plant would hurt air and water quality, increase traffic and lower property values. The plans were approved on a 4-3 vote with Mayor Hoffman casting a rare tie-breaking vote to move the project forward. Canadian Sand and Proppants obtained state Department of Natural Resources permits in 2009, and construction began in fall 2010. EOG Resources acquired the license from Canadian Sands and Proppants, and it opened the building in 2011. Chippewa County had a dozen mines either approved or open at some point in the past 10 years. Sand from nearby mines was brought to the site, where it was dried and shipped out on rail cars. However, the plant shuttered a couple of years ago and the buildings have sat dormant. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Throughout the trial, the defense argued that Smith had acted in self-defense and that his actions were justified given the circumstances. They portrayed Johnson as the instigator of the altercation, citing his alleged aggressive behavior as the catalyst for Smith's violent response. Despite these claims, the prosecution presented evidence refuting the notion of self-defense and emphasizing the disproportionate use of force by Smith.

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Avior Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Coterra Energy Inc. ( NYSE:CTRA – Free Report ) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,277 shares of the company’s stock after selling 540 shares during the quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Coterra Energy were worth $294,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 160.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,898,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,784,192 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Coterra Energy by 5,325.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,148,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,632,000 after buying an additional 1,127,399 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Coterra Energy by 29.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,498,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,968,000 after buying an additional 1,013,107 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Coterra Energy by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,918,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,490,000 after buying an additional 523,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Coterra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,898,000. 87.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Coterra Energy Stock Performance CTRA stock opened at $27.63 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.64, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.46. Coterra Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.30 and a fifty-two week high of $28.90. Coterra Energy Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. Coterra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.60%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Coterra Energy from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Coterra Energy from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Roth Capital upgraded shares of Coterra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Coterra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.41. View Our Latest Stock Report on Coterra Energy Insider Activity In other news, SVP Adam M. Vela sold 16,435 shares of Coterra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.76, for a total value of $439,800.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 72,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,937,664.84. The trade was a 18.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock. Coterra Energy Company Profile ( Free Report ) Coterra Energy Inc, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CTRA? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Coterra Energy Inc. ( NYSE:CTRA – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Coterra Energy Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Coterra Energy and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kidsSMARTPHONES After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications. To safeguard against the risks highlighted by the campaign, which originated in China, federal cybersecurity authorities released an extensive list of security recommendations for U.S. telecom companies — such as Verizon and AT&T — that were targeted. The advice includes one tip we can all put into practice with our phones: "Ensure that traffic is end-to-end encrypted to the maximum extent possible." End-to-end encryption, also known as E2EE, means that messages are scrambled so that only the sender and recipient can see them. If anyone else intercepts the message, all they will see is garble that can't be unscrambled without the key. Law enforcement officials until now resisted this type of encryption because it means the technology companies themselves won't be able to look at the messages, nor respond to law enforcement requests to turn the data over. Here's a look at various ways ordinary consumers can use end-to-end encryption: Texting Officials said the hackers targeted the metadata of a large number of customers, including information on the dates, times and recipients of calls and texts. They also managed to see the content from texts from a much smaller number of victims. If you're an iPhone user, information in text messages that you send to someone else who also has an iPhone will be encrypted end-to-end. Just look for the blue text bubbles, which indicate that they are encrypted iMessages. The same goes for Android users sending texts through Google Messages. There will be a lock next to the timestamp on each message to indicate the encryption is on. But there's a weakness. When iPhone and Android users text each other, the messages are encrypted only using Rich Communication Services, an industry standard for instant messaging that replaces the older SMS and MMS standards. Apple has noted that RCS messages "aren't end-to-end encrypted, which means they're not protected from a third party reading them while they're sent between devices." Samsung, which sells Android smartphones, also hinted at the issue in a footnote at the bottom of a press release last month on RCS, saying, "Encryption only available for Android to Android communication." Chat apps To avoid getting caught out when trading texts, experts recommend using encrypted messaging apps. Privacy advocates are big fans of Signal, which applies end to-end encryption to all messages and voice calls. The independent nonprofit group behind the app promises never to sell, rent or lease customer data and made its source code publicly available so that it can be audited by anyone to examine it "for security and correctness." Signal's encryption protocol is so reputable that it has been integrated into rival WhatsApp, so users will enjoy the same level of security protection as Sig nal, which has a much smaller user base. End-to-end encryption is also the default mode for Facebook Messenger, which like WhatsApp is owned by Meta Platforms. What about Telegram? Telegram is an app that can be used for one-on-one conversations, group chats and broadcast "channels" but contrary to popular perception, it doesn't turn on end-to-end encryption by default. Users have to switch on the option. And it doesn't work with group chats. Cybersecurity experts warned people against using Telegram for private communications and pointed out that only its opt-in 'secret chat' feature is encrypted from end-to-end. The app also has a reputation for being a haven for scammers and criminal activity, highlighted by founder and CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France. Making calls Instead of using your phone to make calls through a wireless cellular network, you can make voice calls with Signal and WhatsApp. Both apps encrypt calls with the same technology that they use to encrypt messages. There are other options. If you have an iPhone you can use Facetime for calls, while Android owners can use the Google fiservice, which are both end-to-end encrypted. The only catch with all these options is that, as with using the chat services to send messages, the person on the other end will also have to have the app installed. WhatsApp and Signal users can customize their privacy preferences in the settings, including hiding an IP address during calls to prevent your general location from being guessed. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Nick Johnson had 22 points in Winthrop's 102-97 win over Mercer on Saturday. Johnson had five rebounds for the Eagles (10-4). Kasen Harrison shot 7 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 8 from the line to add 20 points. Kelton Talford shot 4 of 9 from the field and 10 of 14 from the free-throw line to finish with 18 points. The Bears (6-6) were led in scoring by Ahmad Robinson, who finished with 27 points and seven assists. Tyler Johnson added 19 points for Mercer. Angel Montas finished with 17 points. Winthrop plays Sunday against Indiana on the road, and Mercer visits Georgia State on Saturday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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