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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2024-03-26 ( 15 items )  
Bankrate: Louisiana Has Highest Credit Card Debt Burden (10)
NEW YORK, March 26 (TNSres) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: Louisiana tops the list with the highest credit card debt burden, while Massachusetts has the lowest. Bankrate's new study analyzed credit card debt and household incomes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine how long it would take to pay off credit card debt in each state, and at what interest expense, following a series of assumptions. For the full report, p more PR

Bay Path University's MS in Cybersecurity Program Ranked Among Top Five by Forbes (10)
LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Bay Path University issued the following news release: Bay Path University is proud to announce that its Master of Science (MS) in Cybersecurity program has been recognized as one of the top five programs in the nation by Forbes in their Best Online Master's in Cybersecurity rankings for 2024. This prestigious ranking highlights Bay Path University's commitment to excellence in education and its leadership in preparing students for successful careers in th more PR

Boston Mayor Wu: Ground Breaks on New Childcare Center and Launches Great Starts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu, Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion, Boston Public Schools, and the Office of Early Childhood celebrated the ceremonial ground breaking of a new child care center in Mattapan, funded by the City of Boston's SPACE Grant program. With this funding from the SPACE Grant, childcare provider and entrepreneur Dawne Brown is able to open a second childcare location - Brown Bear Excel Academy more PR

Greenberg Traurig Adds New Intellectual Property Litigation Associate to Boston Office (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Karl T. Fisher to its Boston Office as an associate in the firm's Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Practice. "We are excited to welcome Karl Fisher to the Boston office," Co-Managing Shareholders of the firm's Boston office David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt said in a joint statement. "His experience in IP litigation continues the growth of more PR

Greenberg Traurig: David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt Named 'Top Managing Partners' by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt, co-managing shareholders of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, were named among the "Top Managing Partners in Massachusetts" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The inaugural list honors managing partners in Massachusetts who have helped their firms grow revenue, developed and maintained their talent base, kept their firms active in thei more PR

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces New Requirements at State Safety-Net Sites (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced new requirements at state safety-net sites in an effort to accelerate families on a path to housing stability and respond to rising capacity constraints. Effective May 1, 2024, families will be required to document engagement in case management and rehousing efforts monthly in order to remain eligible to stay at a state sa more PR

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $300,000 in Grants to Help Cape Cod Towns Address Nitrogen Pollution (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that $300,000 in grants has been awarded to five Cape Cod communities to help mitigate nitrogen pollution. Funding for projects, selected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), was awarded to the towns of Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Mashpee, and Yarmouth. "People come fr more PR

Locke Lord Strengthens Real Estate, Finance, Litigation Practices With Addition of Scott Schlager in Boston (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Locke Lord, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Scott A. Schlager has joined Locke Lord's Boston office as a Partner in the Real Estate and Finance and Litigation Practice Groups. Schlager's diverse real estate acquisition/disposition, finance and complex litigation experience combined with a strong network in the real estate sector will enhance the Firm's real estate capabilities across the United States. Prior to joining Locke L more PR

Mass. Gov. Healey Swears In Youth Advisory Council (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey swore in the members of her Youth Advisory Council. Established through an executive order (https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-executive-order-establishing-youth-advisory-council), Council members will advise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the entire administration on critical issues impacting Massachusetts, such as civic en more PR

Mass. Transportation Dept.: Six Massachusetts Municipal Airports Receiving More Than $3.2 Million in Federal Funding to Enhance Safety and Efficiency (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is pleased to announce a total of more than $3,260,000 million in federal funding awards for six municipal airports in the state. The funding is from Round 3 during Fiscal Year 2024 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Inf more PR

MassDevelopment: $25M Bond Helps Boston Day School Buy Building (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $25 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Kingsley Montessori School, Inc., which will use proceeds to buy 26 Exeter Street in Boston, a space that currently houses the school's Kindergarten Entry and Elementary programs. Kingsley has leased this unit since 2005 and completed significant renovations in 2015. Rockland Trust purchased the bond, which helped Kingsley Montessori ach more PR

Mintz: Michael Fantozzi Named a Top 20 Managing Partner by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz's Boston Managing Member, Michael Fantozzi, has been named a Top 20 Managing Partner by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This award recognizes Managing Partners who have helped their firms grow revenue, raised their talent base, kept their firms active in their communities, and driven their firms to achieve important milestones. In addition to his role as Managing Member of Mintz's Boston office, Mich more PR

Regis College and Lowell Community Charter Public School Announce Innovative Partnership to Encourage Pursuit of Advanced Degrees (10)
WESTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Regis College issued the following news: Regis College announces a new partnership with Lowell Community Charter Public School (LCCPS) that provides opportunities for their employees to advance their higher education goals through the pursuit of affordable bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and professional certificates. The partnership also extends to LCCPS the invitation to attend Regis events and lectures, use of campus facilities, and the opportuni more PR

Ropes & Gray: Debra Lussier, Paul Van Houten Discuss Fund Investment Trends in Wall Street Journal (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on March 25, 2024: Recent data shows that since the first quarter of 2022, limited partners have collectively made $198.1 billion more in contributions to their private-equity managers than they have received back in distributions. In a recent Wall Street Journal Pro article, asset management partner and co-leader of the sponsor solutions group Debra Lussier said, "You'll hear about this concept that an LP more PR

UMass-Dartmouth Law Review Hosts Symposium on 'Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry' (10)
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: * * * Students learn about a new area of law from speakers and panelists representing industry, law, and government * * * After working with Visiting Assistant Professor Garrett Halydier, Esq. at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on two of his articles about cannabis regulation, editors at UMass Law Review decided to bring him to campus as the k more PR