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- Leading Operator of One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Mister Sparky Electric Celebrates First Out-of-State Acquisition Since Broad Sky Partners' Investment in Punctual Pros Earlier This Year – LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Punctual Pros, a leading provider of residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services, announced today it is fueling its development efforts across the mid-Atlantic region by acquiring Horvath Home Services, operators of One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Mister Sparky Electric. This marks the company's first out-of-state acquisition, expanding its presence in the growing markets of Ocean and Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. "We are thrilled to welcome Frank Horvath and the entire Horvath Home Services team to Punctual Pros," said Matt Buckwalter, founder and CEO of Punctual Pros. "After building a relationship with the team for more than a decade, I've seen firsthand how the company's core values, team camaraderie and extraordinary operations align perfectly with ours. This is an exciting opportunity to join forces and further strengthen our position as the go-to experts for home services." Horvath Home Services has been a trusted name in Central Jersey for more than 20 years, providing best-in-class services including plumbing, HVAC and electrical repairs and installations to local residents. Located near Punctual Pros' headquarters in Lancaster, PA, the acquisition enables streamlined integration and synergy, enhanced operational efficiencies, and on-time services from skilled and certified technicians. Additionally, the partnership will help Punctual Pros to continue to meet the year-round demands of homeowners for these types of services while offering exceptional growth opportunities for employees. "Partnering with Punctual Pros is a significant step forward for me and my team," said Frank Horvath, owner of Horvath Home Services. "As the home service industry continues to become increasingly competitive, we saw it necessary to evolve the business and set ourselves apart from competitors. By joining forces with Punctual Pros, we're getting to do that and more, having access to a plethora of training resources and marketing materials that will boost our efforts in exciting new ways." Punctual Pros operates One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning , Benjamin Franklin Plumbing , and Mister Sparky Electric . The company is one of the largest franchisee operators within Authority Brands, the premier home service franchisor in North America with over 2,000 territories. In April 2024, Punctual Pros was acquired by Broad Sky Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on essential businesses in Business Services and Consumer Services end markets. About Punctual Pros Punctual Pros is a leading operator of three residential services brands, including One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning , Benjamin Franklin Plumbing , and Mister Sparky Electric . Originally founded in 1958, the Company provides services to homes across Central Pennsylvania and surrounding areas covering 240 zip codes. About Broad Sky Partners Broad Sky Partners is a private equity firm that partners with leading middle market companies that provide essential services to business and consumer end markets. The firm offers a differentiated approach to sector-focused, thematic investing and value creation. Its Portfolio Resource Group is dedicated to helping companies capitalize on growth opportunities. Broad Sky is based in New York City. To learn more, visit www.broadskypartners.com . About Authority Brands Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Authority Brands' companies include 16 leading home service franchise brands: America's Swimming Pool Company, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, The Cleaning Authority, Color World Painting, DoodyCalls, DRYmedic Restoration Services, Homewatch CareGivers, The Junkluggers, Lawn Squad, Mister Sparky, Monster Tree Service, Mosquito Squad, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Screenmobile, STOP Restoration, and Woofie's. Together, these brands provide home services through more than 2,000 territories operated by more than 1,000 franchise owners. Authority Brands is dedicated to supporting individual franchise owner growth by providing strong marketing, technology, and operational support. See www.authoritybrands.com for more information. 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Waterloo’s median unit price is $925,500, and median unit rent $935, for a commute of just six minutes to Martin Place. Rents are also high at $780 for a unit in Chatswood (11 minutes to Martin Place) and $720 for Castle Hill (35 minutes). Castle Hill house buyers would pay a median of $2,312,500. Ray White agent Peter Iann said the Metro had driven greater demand for Bella Vista and that he could not limit the buyer pool to one specific region of Sydney. “We are now seeing interest from all over Sydney,” he said. “There is not enough stock for the demand and sellers now have higher price expectations.” Geoffrey Clinton, senior lecturer in transport and logistics management at the University of Sydney Business School, said that while the Metro had a significant impact on social cohesion, it was just one piece of the puzzle. “Just building train lines alone is not going to create nirvana for Sydneysiders,” he said. “In the next five to ten years we will see mini CBDs pop up. People will be living in fairly small apartments, and they’ll be more likely to dine and go out, similar to what happens in other high-density areas like Singapore.” Sydneysiders who want to live along the Metro line in suburbs such as Bella Vista, pictured, will need to pay top dollar. Credit: Nick Moir Clinton said that while people wanted to live near public transport, pricing came down to the timing of developments. “If apartments are built ahead of demand, prices may be softer. But if they’re slow to be built, then prices will be higher.” He suggested the Metro and its surrounding high-rises are part of the solution to the housing crisis, but that we also need standalone houses and townhouses. “By opening up transport opportunities, it makes it easier to develop density around these areas.” Professor of civil engineering at the University of Technology Sydney, Buddhima Indraratna, said that while he would like to see young professionals living closer to the Metro, there was a lot of wishful thinking about how much the train line could improve housing affordability. “With the high cost of living, people are living further away from the CBD because they can’t afford it. Even a two-bedroom [CBD] apartment can cost up to $3 million,” he said. “Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world. We might not see the advantages of the Metro yet, but they will be there for the next generation.” Marriott Lane Crows Nest agent Stephen O’Sullivan said that while the Metro has enhanced the appeal of the suburb, it hasn’t changed the buyer pool. “There’s more appetite, but the buyers tend to be locals or downsizers from the upper north shore that are seeking convenience to the CBD,” he said. O’Sullivan said buyers are limited by price. However, the Metro allows for more choice when priced out of Crows Nest, as residents of nearby St Leonards and Wollstonecraft can walk to the station. O’Sullivan said we are yet to see an uptick in prices for Crows Nest since the introduction of the Metro, as there are few homes for sale and prices are high. An extension from Sydenham to Marrickville, Lakemba and Bankstown, will open in 2025, further connecting Sydney’s suburbs. BresicWhitney Lower North Shore agent Louise Barton said buyers from the eastern suburbs have moved to North Sydney in the past few months, but not because they’re priced out. “They’re just interested to explore North Sydney, and it makes a lot of sense as you’re just over the other side of the bridge,” she said. Barton said sellers are not driving up their prices due to the Metro. “Sellers remain realistic about the market. But given how the Metro has impacted other suburbs such as North Ryde, we’ve seen prices increase over time. Sellers are excited about what it means for them.” North Ryde’s median house price rose 10.9 per cent to $2,495,000 in the year to September on Domain data.

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It’s a cornerstone of New Zealand’s renewable energy landscape, providing a stable and reliable source of electricity, contributing significantly to meeting the country’s energy needs. As New Zealand transitions towards a more sustainable energy future, the role of geothermal energy will become even more critical, particularly for the electrification and hydrogenation of our transport fleet, which will need a substantial increase in renewable energy capacity. The Government’s decision to allocate funding from the Regional Infrastructure Fund is a natural fit. Geothermal resources are predominantly located in regional New Zealand, making them a perfect driving force for regional development. Investing in SCGT will not only create new jobs and industries but also promote economic growth in Waikato, Bay of Plenty and beyond. New Zealand’s success in geothermal energy is a result of its rich natural resources combined with world-leading innovation in science and engineering. The country’s history of geothermal development dates back to the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, when the Ministry of Works led extensive exploration efforts. These early initiatives laid the foundation for New Zealand’s current geothermal capabilities. The Government’s renewed support is crucial for the next generation of geothermal exploration. The $60 million investment will support research and development, enabling the industry to overcome the challenges associated with the advanced technology required to harness this promising source of energy. There are many challenges, but New Zealand’s geothermal ecosystem is well-positioned to meet them. The country boasts a tight-knit community of research institutes, generators, service companies, community groups, and universities that have been supporting development in geothermal energy for over 60 years. GNS, the University of Auckland’s Geothermal Institute and others have already dedicated years of research to preparing for the next stage of SCGT, creating a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and ensures that New Zealand remains at the forefront of geothermal technology. New Zealand has a well-deserved reputation as a leader in geothermal energy. The country’s experts have contributed to geothermal development in every geothermal-producing country in the world. Their sought-after expertise continues to play a key role in decision-making with partners in leading geothermal countries such as the USA, Indonesia, and the Philippines and it has been instrumental in initiating geothermal development in several countries. Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins has rightly identified the engineering challenges associated with SCGT. However, New Zealand is particularly strong in key aspects of engineering and extremely well positioned to address those challenges. Our geothermal drilling capabilities are outstanding; our drilling code has been adopted by many other jurisdictions as global best practice and our drilling experts also supported our Icelandic colleagues when they drilled their first deep geothermal well. Geothermal reservoir engineering and management in New Zealand are second to none. One of the Geothermal Institute’s key consulting services is providing expert advice to New Zealand and major international generation companies to support resource assessment, the targeting of geothermal wells (bores) and resource utilisation. Many years of experience using detailed modelling and advanced geosciences show our approach gives developers the best chance of finding a viable resource when drilling expensive wells. The same rigour should be applied to increase the chance of success in SCGT. New Zealand’s generators are recognised for their resource management practices, which are held up as international best practice. They often host international delegations eager to learn about New Zealand’s innovative solutions to geothermal challenges. Similarly, New Zealand delivers geothermal project management globally to support complex projects and have a long track record of success in Southeast Asia, East Africa, and beyond. This expertise ensures that New Zealand can effectively manage the complexities associated with SCGT. This investment is what New Zealand’s geothermal sector has been waiting for. It will enable it to find innovative solutions to difficult challenges and deliver more sustainable megawatts for New Zealand, a significant step forward in the country’s renewable energy journey. 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The designer who created the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Lissajous” logo – inspired by broadcast vibrations – seems to have had some insight into the cycle of birth, death and recrimination through which the ABC is doomed to cycle. The logo is reminiscent of an ouroboros – a snake-like creature with its tail in its mouth, representing birth, death and renewal – but twisted into tortuous knots. Or perhaps an infinity symbol with an extra loop of infinity tacked on. We must be on the third arc of infinity this year, a time of especial drama before the swooping logo enters another valley of lassitude. An unusually high number of producers and journalists are retiring or being retired. The process is supposed to set the scene for renewal. But the question, as always, is how to introduce renewal into a closed system. Kim Williams (right) might do well to find journalists who are curious enough to tune into Joe Rogan. Credit: Digitally altered image. Artwork: Marija Ercegovac. Conservatives like to call for the ABC to be defunded. That’s a defeatist approach. The ABC is a powerful tool of social cohesion and new migrant integration. It’s given generations a shared cultural point of reference. From Playschool to Bluey , the ABC gives Australian children something in common regardless of their cultural backgrounds. Flagship current affairs shows once drove national conversations. When the majority of the population consumes the same entertainment and news, it creates a sense of nationhood. The worst sin of the ABC is, therefore, not that it is biased. It is that it has become so dull it is no longer worth tuning into. Chairman Kim Williams is focused on the need for objectivity, but emphasising journalistic dispassion is only part of the solution. With the exception of a small number of programs, most relegated to minor time slots and barely promoted, the ABC has become incurious. Topics covered by the ABC’s flagship shows have been narrowing and perspectives on the remaining topics are predictable. Politicians deliver their talking points. A narrow range of experts delivers a narrow range of perspectives (somehow the ethnic and gender diversity emphasised by the ABC never seems to equate to a wider range of ideas). Advocates call for more government funding. The presenters sigh sympathetically. I sigh in frustration. The formula is tiresome. Australians, including this long-time loyal listener and viewer, switch off. Predictability is not a failing unique to the ABC. A range of other media outlets specialise in serving their audiences a diaphanous sliver of current affairs, carefully selected to support existing prejudices. If you’ve ever seen a journalist’s byline and the title of an article and felt the thrill of anticipation for a take with which you know you’ll thoroughly agree, you’ve been paddling in the warm yellow waters of subscriber self-satisfaction. That’s the subscribers’ prerogative, should they choose to seek it out. It’s simply a commercial reality that many people only want to pay for media that tells them what they already believe. No particular political tribe is more prone to this than another; indeed, it’s just another manifestation of the many ways in which the left-right political paradigm has become obsolete. Open-mindedness and close-mindedness are now better descriptors of behaviours and traits than conservative or progressive. Leave subscribers to make their own choices; the ABC has no business contributing to the closing of the Australian mind. Its mission is not commercial but patriotic, as Kim Williams styled it. Australians have a “sense of ownership” over the broadcaster, as Laura Tingle said in introducing the chairman’s National Press Club address. Too right. We do actually own it, and we pay for its upkeep and operations. As such, it is the responsibility of the ABC to reject the narrowness into which a subscription model can stray. There is reason to believe that opening the ABC’s ideas horizon would also reverse the audience decline. At the same time our national broadcaster is losing its audience, some international journalists and podcasters are gaining huge followings. They have, as they say, “one neat trick” in common. One is the wildly popular Welsh-American journalist Jon Ronson , who came to Australia at the end of November. His show focused on his famous book The Psychopath Test , first published in 2011. Ronson spoke to full auditoriums about this piece of exceptional long-form journalism. He would no doubt also have filled halls if he’d been talking about his book Them: Adventures with Extremists , a fascinating exploration of conspiracy theories and theorists, first published in 2001. Ronson’s trademark is an obsession with finding out about interesting things and asking open-ended questions – virtues once highly valued in journalists. He strikes a flint of curiosity in his audiences as he seeks to satisfy his own. If Kim Williams were to become audience member “three-billion-and-one” of The Joe Rogan Experience – as he resolutely declared he would not do at the National Press Club – he would discover that curiosity is also Rogan’s model. Rogan, who enjoys the world’s biggest podcast audience, is widely trashed and dismissed by those who have never taken the three hours it requires to listen to a full episode. But Rogan interviews interesting and powerful figures, asking them for their thoughts on topics, then exploring the logical contradictions in a way that allows them to further elaborate on their thinking. If he has a fascination with conspiracy theories, he is no more dogmatic about them than Ronson was in Them . The ABC does have one show that follows a similar model to Ronson and Rogan – Annabel Crabb’s Kitchen Cabinet . Crabb doesn’t seek to outsmart her subjects or to put words in their mouths. She has a knack for asking questions that encourage them to reveal themselves and – refreshingly for politicians – they do. The magic is not just objectivity but openness. This is what the ABC needs more of. The ouroboros has an unfortunate habit of swallowing its own output. If Williams wants the broadcaster to regain audiences, he’s going to need to look for journalists who break the cycle. Perhaps those who, whether or not they personally agree with Joe Rogan and his guests, have listened to The Joe Rogan Experience . Just because they are curious. Parnell Palme McGuinness is managing director at campaigns firm Agenda C. She has done work for the Liberal Party and the German Greens.None