HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * News summary: * Adtran FSP 3000 open optical line system facilitates transport of coherent 100ZR and 400G OpenZR+ interfaces in OIF multi-vendor demo * Demo spanning nearly 300km also features Adtran's Coherent 100ZR QSFP28 pluggable transceiver for cost-effective, low-power 100G transport * Collaboration with leading industry players hig  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Sept. 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Approximately $4 million in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP), an initiative supporting workforce training and education programs throughout the Mississippi River Delta   more

ATMORE, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Poarch Creek Indians proudly announce the appointment of Shelly Chavira to the newly established Alabama Workforce Board created by Governor Kay Ivey. The merging of the Alabama Workforce Council and the State Workforce Development Board into the Alabama Workforce Board is part of Governor Ivey's efforts to overhaul the state's workforce deve  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Brandi Holley, assistant professor of accounting in Samford University's Brock School of Business, won a Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association's Academy of Accounting Historians. "The Power of One: A Memorial to Dr. Larzette Golden Hale (1920-2015)" memorializes Larzette Golden Hale, the first Black female certified public accountant to also earn a PhD in accounting. According to Holley'  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Honor Puts UNA in Elite Company * * * The University of North Alabama is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work ForO program. It is the fifth time UNA has appeared in the results and the first time it has won honors in each of the program categories. The results, released today in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education, a  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: An interest in medicine and music brought Noah Sugg to the University of South Alabama, where he is this year's Board of Trustees Scholar. The honor is bestowed upon an entering freshman with the highest academic achievement. Consider Sugg's qualifications: A graduate of Fairhope High School, he arrived at South with a perfect 36 on the ACT, a 4.56 GPA, National Merit finalist status and 39 credit h  more