HAMPTON, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Hampton University issued the following news: * * * Influential Leaders in Public Policy, DEI, and Economics Set to Drive Strategic Growth and Innovation * * * Hampton University is proud to announce the appointment of three accomplished professionals to its Board of Trustees, further fortifying the institution's strategic vision. Attorney Michele Lawrence Jawando, alumna and senior vice president at Omidyar Network; Melonie Parker, alumna and chief DEI officer   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 6 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates successful sale and financing of premier regional open-air retail center in Kansas City MSA * * * JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the sale and financing of Adam's Dairy Landing, a 279,843-square-foot regional open-air retail center located in Blue Springs, Missouri. JLL worked on beha  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 7 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * 25-EKCE-207-PRE Docket Type: PRE - Pre-approval Ratemaking Principles (KSA 66-1239) Docket Description: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. for Determination of the Ratemaking Principles Date Filed: 11/06/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-208-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Herl Ag S  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 7 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following news release: The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is moving closer to launching the Kansas Home Rebates Program to help Kansas households lower energy costs and improve the comfort of their homes. Under the program, established by the Inflation Reduction Act, Kansas is set to receive $105.6 million to lower energy costs for low to moderate income households. The KCC has partnered with HORNE, a nationally recog  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 7 (TNSres) - The University of Kansas Institute for Information Sciences issued the following news: By Cody Howard University of Kansas School of Engineering faculty and students will develop, conduct and share research and training resources and programs to help strengthen the nation's digital defenses as part of a new agreement. The Education Partnership Agreement is between U.S. Cyber Command, known as USCYBERCOM, and KU. The Department of Electrical Engineering & Co  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * $1 million federal cooperative agreement launches team to generate suppliers of microchip materials and create highly trained workforce * * * The University of Missouri-Kansas City on behalf of the University of Missouri System has received a $1 million 24-month federal cooperative agreement to lead the development of a microelectronics hub across Missouri and Kansas. The $999,48  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As polls open across the country on Election Day, abortion remains a central issue for candidates in multiple states across the United States. Both presidential candidates have staked out positions on the issue, and 10 states have measures on the ballot pertaining to abortion access. Alesha Doan, professor of public affairs & administration and of women, gender & sexuality studies at the University of Kans  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The international trade world evolves, sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly, through domestic laws and multinational agreements. A University of Kansas international trade law expert has published a pair of studies on a new forced labor law and on new digital trade agreements. The first study concludes this law is the most significant revolution in American trade policy in decades. The second study is a crit  more