EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 15 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Kristin Samuelson Journal: PNAS CHICAGO - Just as a conductor coordinates different instruments in an orchestra to produce a symphony, breathing coordinates hippocampal brain waves to strengthen memory while we sleep, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. This is the first time breathing rhythms during sleep have been linked to these hippocampal brain waves called slow waves, spindles and ripples i more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, Dec. 16 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: * * * Construction is set to begin in Kingman, as Fidium will soon light-up community with future-proof connectivity * * * KINGMAN, Maine - Dec. 16, 2024 - Fidium is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Kingman, Maine, bringing multi-gig speed service to more than 300 hundred homes and businesses in the community. Fiber infrastructure construc more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Law requires pay scale and benefit information in job postings * * * The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is reminding job seekers and employers that, effective January 1, 2025, all job postings made by employers with 15 or more employees will need to include pay scale and benefit information. This amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (IL EPA) was contained more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the financing efforts for 100 Howe, located in the highly desirable Campus Commons submarket of Sacramento * * * SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $16.7 million refinancing for 100 Howe, a premier 130,000-square-foot boutique office complex in Sacramento, California. JLL work more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges acquisition loan for Class-A complex, Xander on State * * * MIAMI, Dec. 16, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $30.5 million acquisition loan for Xander on State, a 229-unit multi-housing community in Columbus, Ohio. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, RM Communities and Crawford Hoying, to se more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates sale of a new construction, Class A +-350K SF industrial property, offering immediate value-add opportunities * * * LAS VEGAS, Dec. 16, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of IDV Speedway, a 349,875-square-foot, Class A industrial facility located in Las Vegas, Nevada. JLL represented the seller, Investmen more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates successful transaction of premier retail center, Pinnacle Nord du Lac, in Louisiana * * * ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured the $27 million sale of Pinnacle Nord du Lac, a 215,058-square-foot retail center in Covington, Louisiana. JLL worked on behalf of the seller in procuri more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised investment firm Dunes Point Capital, LP on the acquisition of Kravet, LLC, an industry leader in to-the-trade home furnishings, distributing fabric, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings and carpet under the Kravet, Lee Jofa, GP & J Baker, Brunschwig & Fils and Donghia brands. The transaction was announced December 4, 2024. The Kravet family will continue to be a significant more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS), the largest contract compression services provider in the United States, on its underwritten offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock by an affiliate of the funds known as EQT Infrastructure III and EQT Infrastructure IV resulting in total gross proceeds of $232,925,000. Read Kodiak's press release. The Kirkland team included  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Virgin Music Group, the global independent music division of Universal Music Group, on the proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings LLC for cash consideration of $775 million (approximately Euros737 million). A definitive agreement was announced December 16, 2024. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. Do more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis represented Jinxin Technology Holding Company ("Jinxin Technology") on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "NAMI" in December 2024. Jinxin Technology is an innovative digital content service provider in China. Utilizing advanced AI, AR, VR, and digital human technologies, the company delivers high-quality digital content services through more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity global growth investor Warburg Pincus on the first close of its first multi-asset continuation fund transaction, with over $2.2 billion in commitments. The fund and related transaction were co-led and fully capitalized by HarbourVest Partners, Ardian and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The lead investors underwrote the entirety of the raise with no req more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised Pluspetrol, S.A. on the acquisition of ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina S.R.L. from ExxonMobil Argentina Investments B.V. and QatarEnergy Argentina Holdings LLC. The acquisition includes stakes in blocks Bajo del Choique-La Invernada, Los Toldos I Sur, Los Toldos II Oeste, and Pampa de las Yeguas, in the Province of Neuquen, Argentina, in addition to a stake in the Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelv more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Grant funding will help 100 parks statewide develop recreational opportunities * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced than more than $55.2 million in grant funding was awarded to 100 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. For the third year in a row, t more PR