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| Alphonse D'Amato |
Former New York Senator Al D'Amato's Park Strategies has signed on to represent Hydro-Quebec.
The New York City-based firm is to build support for the Champlain Hudson Power Express project, which involves construction of a 340-mile underground and underwater transmission line to carry hydropower from the US-Canada border to NYC.
It works for the Government of Quebec-owned power company as a subcontractor to Forbes Tate Partners.
The job is to secure grassroots/grasstops support for CHPE via earned and social media messaging.
D'Amato's firm will pen op-eds, brief reporters, organize virtual editorial board meetings and press roundtables and amplify research supporting H-Q on social media.
The contract began October 13 and runs through January.
Park Strategies received a $10K retainer for October and is in line for a $17,500 retainer from November through January.
Managing directors Ryan Moses and William McGahay handle H-Q.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
