TPCO Holding Corp. (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), which does business as The Parent Company terminated a conditional agreement to invest $50 million in GH Group, Inc. ("Glass House") via a private placement offering by Mercer Park Brand Acquisition Corp. (NEO: BRND.A.U; OTCQX: MRCQF).
The deal termination comes on the heels of the completion of a previously announced $567 million business combination between a special purpose acquisition company Mercer Park and Glass House. Following the merger, Glass House’s subordinate, restricted and limited voting shares and warrants were approved for listing on NEO Exchange under the symbols “GLAS.A.U” and “GLAS.WT.U”, respectively. Trading is scheduled to start next week.
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“The brands we build will pave a new path forward for a legacy rooted in equity, access and justice,” Jay-Z said after getting his new gig at The Parent Group. “We’re creating something people can trust and we’re investing in our future, our people, and our communities,”
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Comcast will establish over 1,000 free Wi-Fi "lift zones" in community centers throughout the country, the company said on Thursday. The program is designed to help connect low-income families to the internet for educational purposes, as well as remote work and after-school care.
Since 2011, Comcast's Internet Essentials program has "helped connect more than 8 million low-income people to the Internet at home," according to the Comcast blog post. This year is different, however, with many students enrolled in online schooling due to the coronavirus -- and it's showing how the digital divide is impacting students with no broadband connection at home.
The goal is to help students who don't have access to Wi-Fi at home.