Fivespan brings amicable activism to Appian in a bid to build value

Fivespan brings amicable activism to Appian in a bid to build value

Company: Appian Corp. (APPN) Business: Appian provides business process management (BPM) solutions. Its products include BPM software, case management, mobile application development and platform-as-a-service. The company was founded by Matthew Calkins, Robert Kramer, Marc Wilson and Michael Beckley in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Va. Stock Market Value: $1.86B ($25.21 per share) Activist: Fivespan…

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Clean energy industry faces major tax hike under Trump bill, trade group says

Clean energy industry faces major tax hike under Trump bill, trade group says

Senate Republicans are threatening to hike taxes on clean energy projects and abruptly phase out credits that have supported the industry’s expansion in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s big spending bill. The measures, if enacted, would jeopardize hundreds of thousands of construction jobs, hurt the electric grid, and potentially raise electricity prices for…

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