WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Dominion Energy's newly filed Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) sidesteps Virginia's clean energy requirements by relying heavily on fossil fuel generation through 2039 * * * RICHMOND, VA - Despite Virginia's ambitious clean energy mandates under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), Dominion has proposed adding nearly 6 gigawatts of new methane gas generation, while failing to prioritize the r  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Mars, which kicked-off Halloween celebrations in May with the "Mars Tricks, Treats and Trends" report, shares a mid-October update on the spookiest season * * * NEWARK, NJ (October 16, 2024) - Mars is celebrating Halfoween today -- October's halfway mark to Halloween -- with spooktacular confectionery trends leading into the big night. As the auth  more

CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- The American Public University System issued the following news release: American Public University System (APUS) and Saber Healthcare Group, LLC (Saber) today announced the launch of a TuitionWise partnership that enables Saber's affiliated employees to earn degrees and certificates using APUS' new TuitionWise Grant. "Many of our affiliated employees want to earn their degrees while still working, and we take that seriously here at Saber," said Sarah Wh  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: After catastrophic storms like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, heroes converge. Among them, lineworkers, tree crews, assessors and other utility workers put in long hours, with boots on the ground in perilous conditions, working to restore normalcy in devastated areas. But not everyone has to know how to install a new pole or restring a transmission line to be someone'  more

RESTON, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, issued the following news release: * * * New Technology Development Lab to focus on EV charging network quality * * * Electrify America announced the opening of Electrify America Technology Campus, located near the company's headquarters in Northern Virginia. The new larger location spans more than 32,000 square feet, featuring 22 Hyper-Fast chargers and a new Technology Development Lab. The expande  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Behind every veterinarian, there is a team of skilled professionals known as licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs). These animal health care experts are the backbone of veterinary practices, performing a wide range of duties. As we celebrate LVT Week, we spotlight just four of the many dedicated LVTs from inside the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), each with a unique journey and specialties. Their stories illustrate   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets secured the financing for a 498K SF industrial development * * * CHARLOTTE, Oct. 16, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it arranged $34 million in construction financing for the development of Whitepine Logistics Center, a three-building Class A industrial project located in Richmond, Virginia. JLL worked on behalf of a joint  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Leonardo DRS, a company that says it provides advanced defense technology to U.S. national security customers and allies around the world, issued the following news release with BlueHalo on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) and BlueHalo announced today the successful live-fire demonstration of a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Directed Energy (DE) Stryker designed to defeat Group 1-3 UAS with multiple kinetic and non-kinetic defe  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: On Election Day, Marshall University will launch something unprecedented -- 24 hours of multimedia news coverage about the election coming in from universities and organizations across the United States. Online, audio and video reports will be gathered and shared through Student News Live, a news coalition of young journalists from throughout the country. Student News Live, available at www.studentnewsl  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: WHAT: The CyberArts 2024 Exhibit, funded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), will launch its grand opening. Virginia researchers from higher education institutions and artists are shaking up the way we see cybersecurity in a new art exhibition, showing how our personal information, images, emotions, and more can be used against us or to create connections. "The CyberArts Exhibit offers an engaging take on a seri  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft's Paytech and Payment Systems chair Nicole Meisner will speak on three separate panels at the upcoming Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Payments Compliance Conference. The conference will take place in Pentagon City, Virginia, from Oct. 29 to 30. This two-day conference will provide vital insight and programming from industry visionaries and regulatory leaders to help navigate the complex reg  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that affects one in 15,000 people, is fatal to one in five with the disorder. It is most often caused by a gene mutation that overexcites the brain. Fenfluramine, a drug approved to treat Dravet syndrome, represents a significant advance for these patients. It reduces seizures by increasing serotonin which regulates mood, appetite, movement, and sensation. What are not as well und  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: An initiative to address shared challenges and opportunities in parts of the New River Valley is underway, with a new identity, Partnership for Progress: Shaping a shared future, and a plan to engage the community in the search for collaborative solutions. Since their initial meeting in May, leaders from the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Montgomery County, the New River Valley Regional Commission, and Virginia   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Louie, an 8-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, is a loyal, happy, and lucky dog. A routine exam at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) discovered a serious and unexpected heart disease, atrioventricular (AV) block. His owners, Bobby and Bonnie Cooper, are no strangers to the breed or the heartbreak. Cavalier King Charles spaniels are genetically predisposed to  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has advised Biocomposites (UK) Limited, a portfolio company of TA Associates, as strategic investor in the seed financing round of InfectoTest GmbH, a Berlin-based bio-med startup. The team was led by Corporate partner Norman Wasse and senior associate Dr. Marion von Gronheim, supported by David Milne, Louise Parker, Josh Astill-Headley and Felix Strohecker (Corporate), Dr. Sandra Mulle  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to have advised the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan on The Republic of Kazakhstan's successful benchmark issue of U.S.$1.5 billion 4.714 percent. Notes due 2035 under its U.S.$15 billion Global MTN Programme, listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Astana Stock Exchange, marking the country's first return to the US dollar bond market since 2015. The bond was met with s  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Growing up in remote and beautiful Indian Valley, just a short drive outside of Radford, Deirdre Hand '08, '12 never really imagined impacting lives well beyond the periphery of Southwest Virginia. She earned a degree in history from Virginia Tech and only pursued that because of her love of the subject. She never planned on becoming a teacher, and in general, was unclear on a career path. But a volunteer experience at   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of stopping the Biden-Harris administration's rule that would allow illegal immigrants to remain where they are in the United States, while also allowing them the possibility of employment and affording them access to public benefits programs. Th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, as called for under Executive Order 30. The Task Force includes ten of the most prominent AI experts in the Commonwealth, drawn from Virginia educational institutions, non-profits, and private corporations. The Task Force volunteers will provide advice to policymakers as they build on Virginia  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that total general fund revenues increased 12.4 percent for the month versus the same period last year and are 9.9 percent ahead of the first three months of the prior year. Compared to the Fiscal Year 2025 forecast in the current budget, revenues exceeded projections by $395.8 million in the month of September and are ahead of year  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * Dairy product manufacturer to add 28 new jobs in conjunction with their 10th anniversary of operation in Virginia * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Shamrock Farms, a leading dairy product manufacturer, will invest $59 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Augusta County. The project will create 28 new jobs and add 81,000 square feet to the co  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Groundbreaking brings region one step closer to expanded passenger & freight rail. * * * In a significant milestone for regional transportation and infrastructure, the Long Bridge Project has officially broken ground for construction. On October 15, Secretary of Transportat  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have been awarded a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Framework Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The $331,424 grant will support coordinated eff  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore made a stop in Elkins on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to present three unclaimed property checks totaling nearly $40,000 to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, the Elkins Police Department and the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force. "This unclaimed property funding comes from my Office's firearms auction held last month," Treasure  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission recently convened dozens of faculty and other leaders from colleges and universities across the state to chart the course for implementing microcredentials, which are short, targeted learning experiences focused on specific skills designed to be more flexible and accessible than traditional degrees. Th  more