By HARRISON SMITH | The Washington Post | Published: May 12, 2021 Lester L. Wolff, an eight-term congressman who championed Great Society legislation, helped strengthen America s military and cultural bond with Taiwan and later leveraged his experience in Asian affairs to work as a lobbyist for Myanmar s repressive military government, died May 11 at a hospital in Syosset, N.Y. He was 102. His son, Bruce Wolff, confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. Wolff, a New York Democrat who represented parts of Queens and the Gold Coast of Long Island, was the oldest living veteran of Congress. Born at the close of World War I, he came to prominence as a marketing executive and the mustached host of a public-affairs television show in the 1950s.
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A company which is a world leader in its field is poised for significant growth following a management buyout from the University of Sheffield, which has concluded alongside fundraising to take the company to its next phase of growth.
Castings Technology International Ltd (CTI) is a world-leading provider of manufacturing, technology, expertise and services to the cast metals sector and global supply chain. The company has completed a £2m fundraising, backed by Mercia Asset Management, via the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and Nucleus Commercial Finance, and at the same time has been ‘spun off’ into the ownership of the management team.
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