SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Twelve attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been listed in Super Lawyers magazine's "Mountain States Super Lawyers" 2024 edition. Of the 12, five were on the "Mountain States Super Lawyers" list and seven were on the "Rising Stars" list. The directory selects honorees from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming through a multiphase selection process utilizing peer nominat  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, urging their legislative body "to promptly pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act)." The letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was led by the State of Arkansas. On June 5, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill (S. 4484), following suc  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah and Wyoming are teaming up to sue the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for skipping a step in the process before it imposed a rule that significantly impacts the management of millions of acres of federal land, and restricts your use of those lands. On this edition of the Legally Speaking podcast, we discuss the implications of this lawsuit with Assistant Attorney General Jason DeForest. The BL  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 12 -- BlueConduit, a water analytics company, issued the following news: * * * Locally tailored models provide dynamic predictions updated monthly * * * BlueConduit, a leading provider of digital solutions for the water industry, has launched its newest offering: water main prediction technology. Building on the success of its predictive models for lead service lines, BlueConduit is extending its expertise to help cities and water systems tackle the challenges of wa  more

OGDEN, Utah, July 10 -- Weber State University issued the following news: As a first-generation college student, Gissel Santoyo came to Weber State University a bit timid but left with a computer science degree and newfound confidence. "I decided to go to college because my parents are immigrants from Mexico and over there, they didn't have the opportunities that I did to get an education," Santoyo said. A lifelong Weber County resident, Santoyo said she was always drawn to WSU: "It's close   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on July 11, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Edwards Lifesciences, a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Salt Lake County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Edwards Lifesciences projects to add 560 new, high-paying jobs and invest $  more

RESTON, Virginia, July 9 -- Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, issued the following news release: Electrify Commercial, a business unit of Electrify America, and Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, announced the opening of a Hyper-Fast charging station in Moab, Utah. In support of electric vehicle adoption in Utah, the companies' previously announced a collaboration to bring Hyper-Fast charging to the Salt Lake area and surrounding communities. The new   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: The University of Utah will meet the University of Miami on the football field for the first time in ESPN Events' 2027 Vegas Kickoff Classic at Allegiant Stadium. The historic, interregional matchup between the Big 12 Conference and ACC powers is set for Labor Day Weekend 2027. Game date, time and network will be announced at a later date. It will be the third Vegas Kickoff Classic, fo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, Governor Polis joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he addressed the National Governors Association summer convening in Salt Lake City. "Colorado and the United States are proud partners in President Zelenskyy's fight to protect Ukraine and Europe from dictator Vladimir Putin. Putin's brutal and globally destabilizing war poses a grave threat to Ukraine, the gl  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Tim Walz co-chaired the Council of Governors' 29th plenary meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting focused on progress made on issues of homeland security, cybersecurity, emergency management and disaster response, issues impacting the Air and Army National Guard, and strategic defense budget planning. "It was an honor to convene a bipartisan Council of Governors meeting today a  more

BOULDER, Colorado, July 13 -- Boulder County posted the following news release: * * * In Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, local innovators will convert 'liability biomass' into value-added resources that fight the climate crisis by sucking carbon from the air. Key Points * A coalition of Western U.S. cities and counties awarded $335,000 to four projects designed to fight climate change and reduce wildfire risks by removing carbon dioxide from the air. * These projects will convert w  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: The age of dinosaurs wasn't conducted solely above ground. A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part of their time in underground burrows. The new species contributes to a fuller understanding of life during the mid-Cretaceous - both above and below ground. The new dinosaur, Fona [/Foat'NAH/] herzogae lived 99 million years ag  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on July 11, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Precision Hermetic Technology a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Weber County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing program. As part of the agreement, Precision Hermetic Technology projects adding 210 new, high-paying jobs in Utah  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration aims to increase affordability by reducing unnecessary emergency room visits and hospital readmissions * * * Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah is partnering with DispatchHealth to bring in-home medical care to its members throughout Salt Lake County. This innovative collaboration is part of Regence's comprehensive alternative site of care strategy to provide memb  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading a seven-state challenge to a Biden Administration rule requiring doctors to provide - and states to pay for - experimental gender transition procedures. Similar rules were enjoined by federal courts in 2019 and 2022. On May 6, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule that "force  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on July 11, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Wolverine Fuels, LLC, a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Emery County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Wolverine Fuels projects adding more than 340 new, high-paying jobs in r  more