SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Clark State College issued the following news: Clark State College was awarded a $720,000 from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) through the Super RAPIDS Grant program. The ODHE launched the Super RAPIDS regional program to support collaborative projects among qualifying institutions to strengthen education and training opportunities that maximize workforce development efforts in defined areas of the state. These funds are used to invest in strategic  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- The Western and Southern Financial Group, a life insurance company, issued the following news release: Western & Southern Financial Group announced that Christopher D. Shipley will succeed James J. Vance as senior vice president and co-chief investment officer of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern, effective immediately. Vance has shared his intention to retire from the company after more than 30 years of servi more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 1 -- Miami University issued the following news: By Josh Chapin, University Communications and Marketing Ann Wengler was spending her New Year's Day enjoying the Florida sunshine when texts of congratulations started to arrive. For what exactly, she wasn't immediately sure. Eventually, Wengler learned what the well wishes were all about: She had been named the 2023 Oxford Citizen of the Years. Wengler was surprised, and humbled, by the distinction. "I was shocked," said  more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Authors, Accolades, and Achievements * * * Shijie Zhou, assistant professor of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). The Fellowship is a title of honor that is awarded to health care professionals who have made a significant contribution to cardiology. His research focuses on developing a new generation of electrophysiological imagin more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 1 -- Miami University issued the following news: By Josh Chapin, University Communications and Marketing When Ellen Yezierski and Miami University's Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) participated in the 2022 edition of #MoveInMiami, the goal was to raise funds for faculty development programs. Not only did the center achieve that desired result, the groundwork was laid for an exciting new annual opportunity for Miami instructors. Starting next week, the CTE will host it more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 -- Northwest Bank issued the following news release: With more than 30 years of credit lending and management experience, Molly Abair joins Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking solutions, as executive vice president and head of the bank's Commercial Credit Management division. With a proven track record in credit management, Abair brings a wealth of experience to Northwest. In her role, Abair will  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 -- Northwest Bank issued the following news release: Bringing nearly 20 years of commercial finance experience, Jonathan Smith joins Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking solutions, as executive vice president, head of SBA lending. In this new position, Smith will oversee the continued growth of Northwest's SBA lending program and support the bank's other strategic business banking initiatives. He j more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, together with state Reps. Brian Stewart and Phil Plummer and Executive Director Lou Tobin of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, today announced the introduction of legislation to permit the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method for carrying out the death penalty. The bill is aimed at kickstarting the state's stalled capital-punishment system. " more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 31 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Julia B. Meister, head of Taft's Wealth Transfer Litigation practice, and a partner in the firm's Litigation, Private Client, and Health Care and Life Sciences practice groups, recently recorded a podcast episode for the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Meister and Day Pitney lawyer Keith Bradoc (Brad) Gallant spoke on "Practical Considerations in Dealing with Incapacity." Meister is an elected Fellow more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: A Case Western Reserve University engineering researcher was awarded $2 million in federal funding to develop a worm-inspired construction tool that can install underground powerlines. The funding is part of $34 million the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing in 12 projects nationally to strengthen and modernize America's aging power grid through the development of cost-effective, h more PR