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Latest SPAC News: Southland awarded $102M from Louisiana Dept. of Transportation, REE lays off 11% of team
Southland Awarded $102 Million Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Nelson Road Extension and Bridge Project
Southland Holdings, LLC announced today that a subsidiary in its Transportation segment, Johnson Bros., has been awarded a $102 million contract to construct the Nelson Road Extension and Bridge for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
On May 25th, 2022, Southland entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with publicly-traded Legato Merger Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ: LGTO, LGTOU, and LGTOW).
READREE laying off 11% of team after losing 95% of market cap
Israeli auto-tech company REE Automotive notified its employees on Thursday that it will be laying off 31 team members, accounting for 11% of the workforce. REE is still not generating revenue and as of the end of September 2022 had $185 million left in its account after losing $100 million in the first nine months of the year.


A look at Plus’ software-first approach to autonomous trucking. After years of investment and excitement, the dawn of self-driving cars and trucks is now here. The question now is which business model among autonomous driving technology companies will win out? This week, we speak with David Liu, CEO of autonomous trucking company Plus. Plus announced...
At the SPAC of Dawn One thing that SPAC investors can typically count on while their money is invested in a SPAC’s trust is that it is going to grow one way or the other between now and their next redemption opportunity, but the devil can occasionally be in the details. In 2024, it became...
Thunderstone has filed for a $50 million SPAC to put a new first-time Asia-based team in action on a generalist hunt. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/8 share in each unit with 18 months to initially complete a business combination. It is the 8th fresh S-1 filed with underwriter D....
At the SPAC of Dawn In a trading session that may find itself built around the release of Fed minutes at 2 pm ET this afternoon, a pair of SPAC targets have added their own fresh information to the mix. Enterprise AI firm Fusemachines, which has a pending combination with CSLM (OTC:CSLMF), put out a...
Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...