The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Total Employee Health team celebrated National Inclusion Week from Sept. 25–29 to raise awareness, share best practices, and build community around the topic of inclusion. Aligning with this year’s national theme — Take Action and Make Impact! — the weeklong slate of activities empowered employees with quick and easy-to-implement resources through targeted activities to help foster inclusion within the organization and throughout the community. 

Sustaera, a Cary-based carbon capture technology company, has raised $750,000 toward its desired $1.25 million in equity in its latest round of financing. This follows its receipt of a $1 million grant in 2022 and nearly $5 million raised in equity in December 2021. According to the company, Sustaera’s Direct Air Capture Technology uses “renewable energy that will allow us to remove, replace, and reuse carbon at a massive scale to enable a cleaner future.”