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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) has completed a series of key leadership decisions that fortify its governance, operational continuity, and long-term mission trajectory. With the future direction clarified and executive leadership secured, the Foundation enters 2026 with strengthened alignment and renewed confidence in its ability to drive generational impact across Arkansas.

In recent months, the WRF Board has demonstrated a collective resolve rooted in trust, clarity, and shared purpose. Through thoughtful deliberation, principled stewardship, and an unwavering commitment to the Foundation’s founding values, board members have converged around a unified vision for what comes next. This cohesion has not been accidental—it reflects a governance culture that prioritizes transparency, thoughtful succession, and the belief that leadership is not merely positional, but directional.

The Board’s engagement throughout this process has been characterized by the spirit of positivity and forward motion. This clarity of leadership sends an unmistakable signal to partners and investors across Arkansas: the Foundation is not shifting course — it remains focused on the future. These leadership decisions—affirmed by the Board of Directors—reflect the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that its structure, stewardship, and strategic capacity match the scale of its mission. The Board has finalized the identification of its next Chief Executive Officer and selected two additional leaders for service on the Board, reinforcing the Foundation’s depth of expertise and broadening its ability to accelerate statewide opportunity.

“The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation stands on more than five decades of possibility-thinking,” said Cedric Williams, Board Chair of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. “By strengthening our leadership infrastructure, we are not merely preparing for the future — we are building it. Arkansas deserves institutions that evolve with courage, clarity, and conviction, and WRF remains steadfast in that charge. Our leadership alignment ensures that we remain laser-focused on expanding opportunity for ALICE families across Arkansas — the hardworking residents who power our communities yet remain constrained by systems that were never designed with them in mind. Their resilience fuels our resolve. This is how we honor Governor Rockefeller’s charge — not with rhetoric, but with results.”

As part of this leadership alignment, Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury shared reflections on the Foundation’s journey and future trajectory: “It has been one of the greatest honors of my professional life to serve the people of Arkansas through the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation,” said Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury, outgoing Chief Executive Officer. “From my first day, I understood that this role was never about a title — it was about the trust, tenacity, and transformative possibility at the heart of this institution. Our team has worked with urgency and conviction to expand economic mobility and dismantle barriers that hold ALICE families back. Their resilience has shaped my leadership and sharpened our mission. As I complete my tenure, I do so with pride in what we have built and confidence in what comes next. The Foundation’s leadership alignment reflects both continuity and courage — a readiness to meet Arkansas’s challenges with innovation, integrity, and impact. WRF’s next chapter is not a departure from its past, but an acceleration of its promise. Leadership is temporary. The mission is not.”

Because of this alignment, WRF can now execute with the precision and pace this moment demands. With leadership now unified, the Foundation is positioned to:

• Advance long-term priorities that expand opportunity and strengthen community well-being.
• Deepen partnerships with public, private, and philanthropic allies across Arkansas.
• Invest in systems-level solutions that create measurable, equitable impact.
• Support the vision, innovation, and resilience of Arkansas leaders shaping the state’s future.

This moment represents an organizational turning point — one grounded not in transition, but in strategic readiness. The Foundation’s governance, leadership, and strategy are now calibrated for the work ahead, ensuring that Governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s enduring belief in possibility continues to fuel statewide transformation.

About the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation exists to ensure that every Arkansan has the opportunity to thrive. Building on Governor Rockefeller’s legacy of innovation, equity, and civic imagination, the Foundation invests in ideas and initiatives that dismantle barriers, build community power, and transform the systems that shape people’s lives.

Learn more at https://www.wrfoundation.org/.

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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, has acquired three buildings from Prologis located in Monterrey, Toluca, and Ciudad Juarez for an aggregate purchase price of US$67.1 million, including closing costs.  The facilities are 100% occupied, leased in dollars, and the customers are in the sporting goods, consumer packaged goods, and logistics sectors.

“These buildings deepen our presence in important industrial markets and significantly enhance the balance of our current portfolio. Demand in these areas continues to grow, and we’ll continue to pursue opportunities that add value and strengthen our position across Mexico,” said Héctor Ibarzabal, CEO, FIBRA Prologis.

ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS

FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of September 30, 2025, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 515 investment properties, totaling 87.0 million square feet (8.1 million square meters). This includes 348 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial core markets in Mexico totaling 65.7 million square feet (6.1 million square meters) of gross leasable area.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management.  Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature.  All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust (“FIBRA”) status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the “Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores” and  the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading “Risk Factors.” FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.

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Recent funding round, led by Hudson Bay Capital, fuels expanded capacity and commercialization of formulated intermediates across oil & gas, mining, agriculture and industrial & CPG markets

SOLON, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS), a U.S.-based biotechnology company producing performance-enhancing bio-based additives, today announced the close of an oversubscribed $20 million investment in a convertible note round at an equity valuation of $100M led by Hudson Bay Capital, with the opportunity to up-size the round. The capital will be used to expand the company’s domestic biomanufacturing capacity, accelerate commercial activities and product development across four strategic sectors: oil & gas, mining, agriculture, and industrial/CPG formulations. 

This latest round brings total funding this year to over $40 million in growth capital and includes participation from company leadership.

“This funding signals strong confidence in the future of Locus Fermentation Solutions,” said John Uhran, CEO of Locus FS. “Building on strong double-digit growth, including the acquisition of over 50 new customers in 2025, we have the team, technology and the financial momentum to scale what we do best—formulate and manufacture better performing, cleaner and more effective alternatives to traditional chemistry using our proprietary biomanufacturing platforms and glycolipid molecules.”

Investing in the Future of USA-Made, Bio-based Chemistry

With increasing emphasis on domestic manufacturing and supply chain resiliency, Locus FS is uniquely positioned as the only U.S. producer of glycolipid biosurfactants with TSCA approval for commercial-scale volumes. These non-GMO, palm-free bio-based ingredients deliver powerful surface activity and improved performance, with dramatically lower toxicity and greater biodegradability than conventional surfactants, making them ideal for replacing petrochemical-based formulations across multiple industries.

The newly secured funds will support:

• Expansion of U.S. fermentation and downstream processing capacity
• Commercial growth and customer acquisition across key markets
• Acceleration of commercialization efforts and new product launches
• Leveraging the company’s deep patent portfolio to drive innovation
• Deployment of digital tools and analytics to optimize business performance

“We’re seeing a global push toward performance-based sustainability in formulations—and Locus FS is delivering exactly that,” said Matt Russell at Hudson Bay Capital. “The company’s glycolipids and microbials aren’t just ‘green’—they’re engineered to outperform conventional options and are already being used successfully at scale.”

Positioned for Scaled Impact

Locus FS has already achieved strong commercial traction and technical validation across its focus markets:

• In Oil & Gas, the company’s glycolipid-enhanced treatments have enabled operators to substantially boost production while complying with strict environmental regulations.
• In Mining, Locus biosurfactants deliver improved metal and mineral recovery while increasing efficiency in leaching and flotation operations.
• In Agriculture, the company’s biologicals & glycolipid-based treatments consistently boost crop yields and farmer ROI, with statistically significant results in eight top-growing crops.
• In industrial and CPG formulations, Locus glycolipids help formulators reduce surfactant load and enhance performance while meeting clean-label and ESG targets.

With the addition of this new funding, Locus FS will continue building on its market leadership by launching new products, expanding distribution and partnering with companies looking to replace traditional chemistries with bio-based, high-performance alternatives. For more information, visit Locusfs.com.

About Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS)
Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS) is a USA-based biotechnology company delivering high-performance specialty chemical formulations enhanced with novel glycolipids and microbial blends. Built on deep microbial expertise, the company develops bio-based additives that act as powerful formulation amplifiers—pushing performance beyond the limits of traditional chemistry across industrial, CPG, energy, mining and agricultural applications. With a proprietary biomanufacturing platform and science-first approach, Locus FS helps customers solve complex formulation challenges and accelerate the transition to smarter, more sustainable solutions. Visit Locusfs.com to learn more.

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WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amidst increasing pressure for the water sector to finance capital improvements, Perca, Inc. provides a proven alternative using an unlikely partner – earthworms. The company’s proprietary DrilO2 vermifiltration system addresses the industry’s challenge, offering a sustainable and low-cost solution to wastewater treatment.

Due to their reliance on high energy-input machinery and chemical supplementation, traditional wastewater treatment plants often require significant initial investment and maintain high operational expenses. Perca’s DrilO2 system combats these challenges by leveraging the naturally occurring biological processes of earthworms and other microbes. This low-energy, gravity-driven approach minimizes the need for complex infrastructure and dramatically lowers ongoing operational and maintenance costs.

Geraldine Case, Perca’s Research & Development Manager explains:

“Water utilities are caught between aging infrastructure and tightening budgets, making large-scale upgrades a significant hurdle. Our DrilO2 system is designed to break that cycle. By offering a solution that is both highly effective and economically viable, we can help communities meet regulatory standards without incurring prohibitive costs.”

The system’s value extends beyond initial savings. Its streamlined operation reduces the need for constant oversight and costly chemical supplementation, providing utilities with extended financial benefit and operational consistency. Using natural processes, the DrilO2 vermifiltration system is able to reduce carbon emissions typically associated with excess energy use and chemical supplementation of traditional wastewater treatment methods.

Dr. George Damoff, Chief Science Officer at Perca, adds,

“We have engineered a system that works in harmony with nature to deliver superior water quality. The result is a smaller physical and financial footprint compared to conventional methods. This makes advanced wastewater treatment accessible to a wider range of municipalities, including those that may have previously found it financially out of reach.”

By offering a budget-friendly and expandable approach to upgrading wastewater systems, Perca is establishing itself as a critical ally for water utilities and their clients aiming to achieve environmental sustainability, financial management, and pave the way towards a cleaner, greener future.

About Perca

Perca, Inc. is a cleantech firm based in Walla Walla, Washington, specializing in low-cost, nature-based wastewater treatment. Its proprietary DrilO2 system employs earthworms, microbial communities, and natural filtration to treat and detoxify water, removing up to 99% of contaminants.

“Pioneering green-technology systems for advanced water treatment. Restoring healthy ecosystems worldwide through innovation and sustainability. Making a meaningful, tangible difference in the world—one drop of water at a time.”

Learn how Perca can improve your wastewater treatment performance:

Perca, Inc.
Internet: www.perca.net  
Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/perca-inc

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WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amidst increasing pressure for the water sector to finance capital improvements, Perca, Inc. provides a proven alternative using an unlikely partner – earthworms. The company’s proprietary DrilO2 vermifiltration system addresses the industry’s challenge, offering a sustainable and low-cost solution to wastewater treatment.

Due to their reliance on high energy-input machinery and chemical supplementation, traditional wastewater treatment plants often require significant initial investment and maintain high operational expenses. Perca’s DrilO2 system combats these challenges by leveraging the naturally occurring biological processes of earthworms and other microbes. This low-energy, gravity-driven approach minimizes the need for complex infrastructure and dramatically lowers ongoing operational and maintenance costs.

Geraldine Case, Perca’s Research & Development Manager explains:

“Water utilities are caught between aging infrastructure and tightening budgets, making large-scale upgrades a significant hurdle. Our DrilO2 system is designed to break that cycle. By offering a solution that is both highly effective and economically viable, we can help communities meet regulatory standards without incurring prohibitive costs.”

The system’s value extends beyond initial savings. Its streamlined operation reduces the need for constant oversight and costly chemical supplementation, providing utilities with extended financial benefit and operational consistency. Using natural processes, the DrilO2 vermifiltration system is able to reduce carbon emissions typically associated with excess energy use and chemical supplementation of traditional wastewater treatment methods.

Dr. George Damoff, Chief Science Officer at Perca, adds,

“We have engineered a system that works in harmony with nature to deliver superior water quality. The result is a smaller physical and financial footprint compared to conventional methods. This makes advanced wastewater treatment accessible to a wider range of municipalities, including those that may have previously found it financially out of reach.”

By offering a budget-friendly and expandable approach to upgrading wastewater systems, Perca is establishing itself as a critical ally for water utilities and their clients aiming to achieve environmental sustainability, financial management, and pave the way towards a cleaner, greener future.

About Perca

Perca, Inc. is a cleantech firm based in Walla Walla, Washington, specializing in low-cost, nature-based wastewater treatment. Its proprietary DrilO2 system employs earthworms, microbial communities, and natural filtration to treat and detoxify water, removing up to 99% of contaminants.

“Pioneering green-technology systems for advanced water treatment. Restoring healthy ecosystems worldwide through innovation and sustainability. Making a meaningful, tangible difference in the world—one drop of water at a time.”

Learn how Perca can improve your wastewater treatment performance:

Perca, Inc.
Internet: www.perca.net  
Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/perca-inc

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