NEW YORK, March 13 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: NEW YORK, NY and DALLAS, TX -- Blackstone Credit & Insurance ("BXCI") and Aligned Data Centers, a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable, and adaptive Scale Data Centers and Build-to-Scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced that Blackstone has provided an initial $600 million senior secured credit facility to suppor  more

ANAHEIM, California, March 15 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University (WGU) is gearing up to honor the accomplishments of 1,700 new graduates during its upcoming commencement ceremony. The ceremony will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, marking the first WGU commencement in California since 2019. The new alums will celebrate their well-earned degrees with more than 11,000 family members and supporters at the Honda  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH) announced the appointment of Anmy Tran Mayfield as the new vice president and dean for the College of Nursing, effective immediately. Mayfield has been with WGU for more than five years and is a champion for equity, access, and nontraditional pathways to opportunity. With her team, she has led the launch and expansi  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 15 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: A Tennessee Tech University alumnus, adjunct instructor and local attorney has taken home top honors at the American Farm Bureau's recent convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Matt McClanahan, a 2011 graduate of Tech's School of Agriculture, won first place in the Farm Bureau's "discussion meet." The competition simulates a committee or board meeting, and participants are evaluated on their a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Virginia, in Alario v. TikTok. The case, which is pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, involves a challenge to the State of Montana's recently enacted law, SB 419, which prohibits TikTok from being downloaded within its borders. The Montana law provides that the prohibition will cease to apply if TikTok  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 (TNSres) -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following podcast on March 12, 2024: * * * Crimes Against Statewide Economy The Utah AG's Office became the first state to take on organized retail theft full-time. We'll explain how it's made a huge difference. Crimes against the Statewide Economy are enforced by the AG's CASE Unit. CASE was launched in 2020, with retailers' support and funding. In today's society, they are grateful that the investmen  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the administration's recent order to waive certain sanctions on Iranian funds for 120 days. The communication to the White House was led by the State of Iowa. The attorneys general convey their strong concerns over the Biden administration's decision to give Iran "access to more than ten billion dollars out of frozen ac  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its new rule under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) urging the Commission to "update the COPPA Rule to keep pace and give State Attorneys General the tools they need to respond to a digital world rife with risk." The letter, which was led by the States of Oregon, Illinois,  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 14 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 74 bills today. He has signed 103 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found below: * HB 11 Water Efficient Landscaping Requirements * HB 14 School Threat Penalty Amendments * HB19 Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments * HB 22 Concurrent Enrollment Revisions * HB   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 81 bills today. He has signed 326 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found below: * HB 32 Short-term Rental Modifications * HB 34 Tax Refund Claim Amendments * HB 38 Psychotropic Medication Oversight Pilot Program Amendments * HB 41 Health Data Authority Amendments   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 15 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Campbell Soup Company, subsidiary, Pepperidge Farm Inc., a post-performance tax reduction for its bakery expansion in Cache County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, the company projects adding   more

OGDEN, Utah, March 14 -- Weber State University issued the following news: Weber State University students and faculty can now study the physiological effects video games have on the human body in a new esports lab on campus. The esports lab is part of the newly renovated Human Performance Lab in the Department of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences. The Human Performance Lab provides hands-on learning experiences for exercise and sports science students, giving them opportunities to conduct fitnes  more

OGDEN, Utah, March 16 -- Weber State University issued the following news: Weber State University continues to build its relationship with the National Security Agency with the signing of a new Educational Partnership Agreement. An EPA is an agreement between the NSA and an educational institution to transfer or enhance technology and provide technical assistance to the institution. Under an EPA, NSA innovators can provide training and mentoring to personnel in STEM fields. "The EPA opens up  more