AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Companies jointly propose electric transmission projects to serve region's growing power demand through PJM's competitive planning process Collaboration leverages expertise of industry leaders to propose comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that promote regional grid reliability * * * FirstEnergy Corp., Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power have entered into an innovative joint planning agreement t  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: With the establishment of the IRISE fellowship, 12 University of Kansas faculty and staff members are working to develop and encourage a culture at the institution that reflects the IRISE values - integrity, respect, innovation, stewardship and excellence. The members of the inaugural cohort, who were nominated by peers and appointed by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer, will meet t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * The facilities are located in densely populated, large MSAs of the Twin Cities and Kansas City * * * MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Oct. 7, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the sale of a four-property self-storage portfolio totaling 3,345 units in the metropolitan areas of the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and Kansas City, Kansas. JLL's Self   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Division of Emergency Management received another Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from Florida for a swift water search and rescue task force in preparation for Hurricane Milton's arrival. Working with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Kansas Task Force 2 was deployed last night to Florida. "Kansas is once again sendin  more

SALINA, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Doug Randolph '76 will be the featured speaker at Kansas Wesleyan's third annual Veterans Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18, as part of Homecoming 2024. The event will begin at 11 a.m. outside the Student Activities Center on Bevan Green and is free of charge. Born in Salina and raised in Kanopolis and Ellsworth, Randolph served in the United States Marine Corps and was shot while on patrol in Qua-son  more

SUNNYVALE, California, Oct. 8 -- Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks, issued the following news release: San Jose, Calif. - October 7, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET - Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Poka Lambro Telecommunications (Poka Lambro) has deployed Infinera's XTM Series to upgrade its regional fiber broadband and middle-mile network across rural western Texas with ReConnect Program funding. With Infinera's solution, Poka Lambro can cost-efficiently deliver 400G serv  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A team of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch has been accepted into the prestigious National Science Foundation's National I-CorpsTM program for their groundbreaking research on traumatic brain injury detection and monitoring, with the potential to revolutionize the field. The team is developing a new platform for the rapid detection and quantification of tissue and  more