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When Kyle Wiens first posted a step-by-step repair guide online for his college laptop back in 2003, he didn’t think he’d one day be submitting filings to state legislatures on device owners’ rights to repair and maintain anything they own, from smartphones to farm tractors.

Ex-investment banker took a risk in 2019 on $500M Long Ridge project, betting that tech sector customers and others will embrace the new fuel as a draw to locate in a struggling Ohio region; as the energy transition unfolds, he says the gamble is set to pay off.

In 2004, as a 16-year veteran in the mental health field, clinical psychologist Sally Spencer-Thomas thought she knew a lot about how the mind works.

With thousands of Afghan evacuees arriving in the U.S. daily in late August as part of Operation Allies Welcome, the federal government was faced with several major logistical questions.

Whether campaigning for President Obama or supporting stem cell research, Bob Clark, founder and executive chairman of contractor Clayco has never shied away from speaking his mind. 

When Khaled Naja was a kid, his favorite toys were Legos—but he didn’t like following instructions on how to use them.

When the clock struck midnight, ringing in New Year’s Day 2022, it signaled a heartrending moment for Harold Mitchell Jr.—the anniversary of his father’s death from lymphoma.

Gabriel Neves, Tekla bridge structures manager, recalls meeting Sigmund Reinsborg Log, head of section/head of verification and approval for the Department of Structures, an authoritative body of Norway’s Directorate of Public Roads. 

Marc L. Levitan recalls being at first enthralled by the sound and light show of the thunderstorms and then traumatized by the flooding in his neighborhood in Bucks County, Pa., during 1972’s Hurricane Agnes. He was 10.   

New Jersey’s small size has not meant less impact to communities from pollution and climate change, but short travel distances allow the state's environment chief to see effects up close in a mission to prevent further harm to residents and state growth