BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested more than $350,000 in communities across its five-state footprint through grants and other giving in the third quarter of 2024. From July to September, the foundation invested in 100 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont, including: In Massachusetts: * Berkshire Unite  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 13 -- Neurology-Genetics, a peer-reviewed journal in the field of neurogenetics from the American Academy of Neurology, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 10, No. 5): Research Articles * Genome-Wide and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies on Northern New England and Ohio Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cohorts * Spectrum of Leukodystrophy and Genetic Leukoencephalopathy in Indian Population Diagnosed by Clinical   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New store location features more than 1,180 products from 175 New England-based suppliers * * * NASHUA, N.H. (Nov. 12, 2024) - Whole Foods Market will open a new 44,600-square-foot store located at 272 Daniel Webster Highway on December 10. The store will open at 9:00 a.m. on opening day. Regular store hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. daily. The new location's product assortment will include more than 1,  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * The initiative intends to turn research into products, technologies and treatments. * * * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine and its partner universities $15 million to create the New England Region Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub to accelerate the conversion of scientific discoveries into meaningful economic and societal advances. As part of an effort to expa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 13 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: BOSTON - November 12, 2024 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Stesha A. Emmanuel to the firm's Boston office as a Shareholder. Stesha joins the firm from McCarter & English LLP, where she was a Partner. Backed by more than a decade of legal experience, Stesha maintains a robust labor and employment law practice. Her succ  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Maine's public universities are experiencing their highest enrollment in three years, in part because efforts to improve student retention are bringing a greater percentage of undergraduates back this fall than ever before * * * Innovations in supporting student success have resulted in a record return rate to the University of Maine System (UMS). More than three-quarters of all degree and cert  more