DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes Boone is pleased to announce the promotion of 15 lawyers to the firm's partnership ranks, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The 2025 New Partner Class includes: Henson Adams, Labor and Employment, San Antonio Cristina Addy, Real Estate, New York City Errol Brown, Sports Law, Denver Emily Buchanan, Insurance Recovery, Dallas Bryan Diebels, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dallas Carrington Giammittorio, Govern more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * * Demand was pivotal to growth in 2024, ignited by a diverse range of law firm practices including litigation, regulatory, bankruptcy and more * Optimism will continue as a key theme in 2025, driven by positive momentum across M&A, corporate and transactional work * * * Citi Wealth and Hildebrandt Co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * * Citi to become the exclusive issuer of the AAdvantage co-branded card portfolio in the U.S. * 10-year agreement expected to expand loyalty and rewards offering for AAdvantage members and Citi-branded cardmembers in the future * Combined Citi/AAdvantage card portfolio projected to drive incremental value for  more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Dec. 6 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College has been awarded a $500,644 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to develop accelerated, early college science instruction at its four Bard Early College public high schools in New York City. This grant enables Bard Early College to create the infrastructure for a more robust science program and deeper engagement with the sciences for Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSEC) students and fa more PR

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * As pensions become increasingly costly and difficult to manage, companies can de-risk their balance sheets by transferring pensions to insurers and pension acquirers New collaboration enables seamless pension experience from administration to payments * * * NEW YORK & FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY") (N more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 5 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Disney/Gizelle Hernandez* The No. 1 New Year's Eve Destination Airs LIVE Tues, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC [EDITOR'S NOTE]: For talent photos and social media assets, please click here. Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced its highly anticipated New York lineup for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025," the nation's most-watched New Year's Eve celebratio more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented CCMP Growth Advisors in the acquisition of Combined Caterers, a premium event management and catering services provider. The transaction was announced on Dec. 3 in a press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. CCMP Growth is a New York-based, growth-oriented private equity firm focused on making lead buyout and growth equity investments in the Consumer and Industrial sectors. more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Rhea Perdue College: College of Architecture, Arts, and Design Major: Theatre arts Hometown: Rich Creek, Virginia Plans after graduation: Moving back to New York City at the beginning of 2025 to continue her work as a comedic tour guide on The Ride NYC. While she is working and auditioning for shows, Perdue will be taking classes at the Stella Adler Center for the Arts, an acting conservatory in the city. Her dre more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Universities play a critical role in developing cutting-edge research and technologies that can help countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet their climate goals. That was one of the key messages shared by Cornellians who attended the 29th annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. Cornell's delegation this year included Ben Furnas '06, executive director of The 203 more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic no-confidence vote that left France without a functioning government. John Goodman, Director of Syracuse University's flagship program in France, shared his thoughts below on this news. If you'd like to set up an interview with him, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations s more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: While seeking the "Pura Vida" way of life in idyllic Costa Rica, Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt will risk it all on a high-stakes hotel transformation in the new HGTV series Betting on Paradise, premiering Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. During the six one-hour episodes, the couple, with two young daughters in tow, will embark on their biggest and scariest adventure ye more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: When she arrived in Ithaca in 1924 to pursue a master's degree at Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, Pearl S. Buck was an aspiring novelist whose husband, John Lossing Buck, B.S. 1914, M.S. '25, Ph.D. '33, was a star acolyte of farm economist George Warren, namesake of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Warren Hall. Over the next academic year, Pearl received influential mentorship from English professor  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * WHAT: Fixer to Fabulous WHERE/WHEN: New season premieres Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV WHO: Popular husband-and-wife renovation duo Dave and Jenny Marrs will return for another season of life-changing overhauls in HGTV's hit series Fixer to Fabulous. Throughout the 16 new episodes, the Marrs will rely on Dave's construction and woodworking exper more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Key Point: "In the wake of Donald J. Trump's election victory, his family business is poised to capitalize on his presidency with a variety of new ventures, according to a New York Times review of financial records and interviews with people knowledgeable about his finances. And unlike in his first term, the people said, the Trump Organization aims to issue a more limited ethics plan that is unlikely to s more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Joel M. Malina, who has led Cornell's communications and government relations efforts through leadership transitions, a global pandemic, a far-reaching reimagining of universitywide communications functions and historic financial agreements with the city and town, will depart Jan 5. After retiring from Cornell, Malina will join the global strategic advisory firm Brunswick Group on Feb. 3 as a partner in its D.C. office.  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 6 -- Kodak issued the following news release on Dec. 5 2024: Kodak will participate in the 16th PRINTPACK INDIA held at the India Expo Center & Mart in Greater Noida, India, from Saturday, February 1 to Wednesday, February 5, 2025. At booth K-34 in hall 16 C-11, show visitors will learn about Kodak's innovative prepress, software and inkjet technologies that help printers successfully meet today's industry challenges and profitably serve their customers. Kodak continu more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: From repeat wholesale international transactions to the one-time hire of a consultant abroad, companies of all sizes must now understand the liabilities they might take on during global business operations. Celia Bigoness, a clinical professor at the Cornell Law School and director of the Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law, developed eCornell's International Business Law certificate to help professionals under more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 6 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Seasoned Banker to Lead M&T Bank in New Jersey * * * M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) ("M&T") today announced the appointment of Shannon Lazare as its New Jersey Regional President. Shannon will lead the bank's local growth and community engagement initiatives throughout New Jersey. She succeeds Tom Comiskey who, after serving as M&T's New Jersey Regional President for nine years,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Marsh McLennan, a provider of professional services, issued the following news release: * * * Extreme weather enters G20 top five risks following year marked by record temperatures, severe flooding, and wildfires * * * London, December 5, 2024 - Despite some signs of improvement in global economic conditions, business leaders across the majority of G20[1] countries remain deeply concerned about the looming threats of recessions, labor shortages, and rising inflat more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Allen Hatcher, emeritus professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Elias M. Stein Prize for Transformative Exposition by the American Mathematical Society. The $5,000 prize will be presented at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle. Hatcher, a geometric topologist, will receive the award for his book, "Algebraic Topology," published in 2002 by Cambridge Universit more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: Vera Peltekian, VP of Original Productions at Max France, detailed the French editorial line of Max, the recent successes of the first original French productions "The Confidante" and "Breaking the Bank" as well as a preview of new projects in production for the streaming service launched in France last June, at the professional market "Content London." On this occasion, Vera Pelte more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: The highly anticipated third installment of the hit Max Original crime drama series THE THAW commenced production at the end of November. The third season is being shot in Szczecin, with Katarzyna Wajda returning in the lead role. The six-episode third season, set in Szczecin, will begin with investigations into drug dealings among teenagers. The cast includes returning actors Kata more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Hudson Valley and Capital Region Taxi Companies and Their Owners Plead Guilty to Illegally Overcharging Medicaid Millions in Fees for Transportation Services * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that five individuals and their seven transportation companies have pleaded guilty to stealing more than $4.4 million from New York's Medica more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released police body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Ali Ali, who died on September 18, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York State Police (NYSP) in Woodbury, Orange County. On September 18, NYSP received information that Mr. Ali was w more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- The New York Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: NEW YORK - The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Luis Morocho, who died on August 8, 2023 following an encounter with an off-duty member of the New York State Police (NYSP) in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County. On the evening of August 18, an off-duty NYSP Trooper was driving his personal vehicle more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Preschool students in need of special education services are not always getting the help they need or are getting services late, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the State Department of Education (SED) found many local school districts maintain waitlists for services because there are not enough providers, more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and New York City Department of City Planning Director and City Planning Commission Chair Dan Garodnick today celebrated the passage of "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity," the most pro-housing zoning proposal in New York City history. As the city confronts a generational housing crisis more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released a new report, "Festive Spending: the Impact of the Holiday Season on NYC Retail," showing holiday season shopping in New York City has fully recovered following the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting up to 4.4 million daily visitors, creating 14,000 jobs, and pouring over $500 million into New York City's local economy. This injection of money into local busines more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * New York City Council Votes in Favor of "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity," Creating 80,000 New Homes Over Next 15 Years, and Investing $5 Billion Towards Critical Infrastructure Updates and Housing * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) Director and City Pl more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 01-M-1806) on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Review of Existing Commission Rules and Regulations Pursuant to State Administrative Procedure Act, Section 207. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTINUATION OF RULES Pursuant to Section 207 of the State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given regarding the Rule Review appended hereto. The rules, adopted in 1999 and 2004, are pr more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 24-E-0415) on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Timely Interconnection of Distributed Energy Resources. NOTICE SOLICITING COMMENTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any interested person or entity is invited to submit comments responding to the questions attached to this Notice. The attached questions, prepared by Department of Public Service staff, are related to the ongoing review in thi more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: Ski resorts rely on snowmaking equipment to blanket their trails when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. This process is costly on several fronts. Most resorts use diesel-powered air compressors and electric cooling systems to make and spray snow on their mountains, which is expensive, releases exhaust and is not an efficient use of energy. National Grid helped one more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: * * * Filmmakers and Universal Pictures aspired to create a green set, in every sense of the word. * * * As the first title to be formally greenlit under Universal's GreenerLight Program, Wicked cast and crew had the challenge - and opportunity - to encourage sustainability throughout the entire filmmaking process, from script to screen. Wicked is a time-honored and beloved story, and one that contains st more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Genomic researchers used to be able to store their datasets on a laptop, but with so many whole genomes available now to study, the resulting big datasets must be stored in the cloud resulting in more expensive, slower and more unwieldy computations. A new method developed at Cornell provides tools and methodologies to compress hundreds of terabytes of genomic data to gigabytes, once again enabling researchers to store  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: In accordance with new legislation passed by New York State, the University will expand its benefits to provide paid prenatal leave time to all covered employees working in New York state, including faculty, staff, student workers, temporary employees and graduate assistants. The change is effective Jan. 1, 2025. The state's new paid prenatal leave is first-in-the-nation and gives employees the ability to take up to 2 more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news: * * * For the first time, advertisers and agencies can directly compare campaign performance on TikTok to other publishers across all screens, via Nielsen ONE * * * Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics, and TikTok are teaming up to unlock a cross-media view of ad campaign performance inclusive of TikTok in the U.S. The new integration provides a holistic  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 6 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised New York City Football Club LLC (NYCFC) and its affiliates in connection with the ground leasing of the 17-acre development site on which NYCFC intends to develop Eithad Park, a 25,000-seat professional soccer stadium in the Willets Point section of Queens that is expected to open in March 2027. The project included representation of NYCFC with respect to a pre-development agreeme more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Rebecca G. Johnston Rebecca G. Johnston recently joined Syracuse University Libraries this fall as the social sciences and humanities Librarian in the Department of Research and Scholarship. In this role, Johnston will be subject librarian in the subjects of African American studies, history, language and literature (except French), Latin American studies, Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) studies, Native more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and conference call information for its second quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings announcement: * Earnings Release: Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET and posted on the Company's investor relations website, investor.scholastic.com. * Conference Call: Thursday, December 19, 202 more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Severe COVID-19 arises in part from the SARS-CoV-2 virus's impact on mitochondria, tiny oxygen-burning power plants in cells, which can help trigger a cascade of organ and immune system-damaging events, suggests a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University of Pittsburgh, along with other members of the COVID-19 International Research Te more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Geothermal energy holds the potential to provide abundant renewable energy at equivalent cost to fossil fuels, and targeted investments could quickly speed its development, according to a new report from Cornell researchers and the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force (CATF). The "Gaps, Challenges, and Pathways Forward for Superhot Rock Energy" reports explore current and emerging technologies to expand geothermal energy and  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The last day of classes nears, but there are still events across campus over the next week for crafters, filmgoers, art lovers and more. Art + Tech Works by graduate and undergraduate student artists will fill the historic A. D. White House. View pieces that push the boundaries of art and technology while walking through a self-guided tour. Friday, Dec. 6, 5-8 p.m. at the A. D. White House. The tour should take about  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * November 2024 ADV up 30.5% YoY * * * Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for the month of November 2024 of $48.8 trillion (tn)[1]. Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was $2. more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Funding Supports Five Projects Across Upstate To Provide Valuable Skills to 2,100 Trainees for More Than 30 Business Partners To Date, More Than $60 Million Awarded To Train Nearly 15,000 New Yorkers * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development has awarded more than $15.5 million in additional grants to support five p more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * With NICE's industry-leading platform, Travel + Leisure Co. is modernizing the customer and agent experience for thousands of associates * * * Hoboken, N.J., December 05, 2024 - NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that Travel + Leisure Co., a global vacation ownership and membership travel company, has successfully migrated multiple lines of business onto the industry-leading NICE CX more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Erin Frick Paolo Forni, associate professor of biology at in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received two grants totaling more than $3.3 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding will support his work studying Kallmann syndrome and related disorders affecting fertility and olfaction. more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Erin Frick A group of chemists at the University at Albany have developed a new method for fast-acting salmonella detection. The test employs a paper strip that changes color in the presence of the bacterial genome, enabling quick screening for salmonella in food products. Unlike other methods, which can take days to yield a result, this system can detect salmonella under four hours. It is also able  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Amy Geduldig The University at Albany has been selected as one of the 2025 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs. The annual recognition -- awarded by ACPA - College Student Educators International and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education -- celebrates student affairs workplaces that are vibrant, diverse, supportive and committed to staff work-life balance, professional development and inclusive excel more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Kaihang Shi will create microporous polymers to make natural gas processing more energy efficient * * * University at Buffalo engineer Kaihang Shi specializes in using artificial intelligence, molecular simulation and other approaches to create nanomaterials for energy and sustainability applications. He recently received $110,000 from the American Chemical Society more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: In just 14 days, "Twisters" has emerged as Peacock's most successful Pay 1 film launch to date. This achievement surpasses the previous record held by Universal's Oscar-winning film "Oppenheimer," directed by Christopher Nolan. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung and starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, the sequel to the 1996 classic "Twister" premiered on November 15, following a 120-day theatrical release wi more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As Syracuse University continues to advance its comprehensive housing strategy, later this month it will begin demolition of several structures to make way for two new residence halls. The housing strategy, first announced in February 2024, includes demolishing Marion Hall, Kimmel Hall and Dining Center, and Comstock Avenue Garage. Work on Marion and Kimmel halls will begin in December, while the demolition of Comstock more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Students David Ojo and Stephanie Hua served as emcees for the celebration (Photo by Chuck Wainwright) The University's International Thanksgiving Celebration marked its 40th anniversary on Nov. 21 in the Schine Student Center's Goldstein Auditorium. The beloved University tradition is believed to be the only celebration of its kind on a college campus in the United States. The seed for today's celebration was planted more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 67.75 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on February 3, 2025, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2025. "Our focus on creating excellent connected life  more PR