NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, a law firm, issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2024: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Uma Sud has joined the firm as a partner in the Capital Markets Group within the Corporate Department, resident in London. Sud advises leading private equity sponsors, companies and banks on finance transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield debt offerings in Europe. "Uma is a skilled adviser with exp more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, an investment firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott"), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R"), and American Greetings Corporation ("AG") announced today an agreement under which Elliott will purchase a majority ownership stake in American Greetings, a global leader in the large and enduring Celebrations marketplace. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Recognizing the tremendous more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle, a law firm, issued the following news: In yet another significant victory for a sovereign client, Curtis has successfully defended the Republic of Colombia in an ICSID arbitration initiated by U.S. contractors, regarding the Cartagena Refinery modernization project. The tribunal upheld Colombia's preliminary objection under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), dismissing all claims as inadmissible and ordering the claim more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") in its sale of a majority ownership stake in American Greetings Corporation to Elliott Investment Management. To learn more, please see the company's press release. The Debevoise team is led by M&A partners Uri Herzberg and Christopher Anthony and includes counsel Benjamin Collins-Wood and Jillian Mulroy Wright and associates Robert Geren,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * 'unCOMMON: Building A Boston Sports Team,' is a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Creation of Boston Common Golf, the Tech-Forward Team Representing Boston and New England in TGL presented by SoFi * * * Four of golf's biggest global superstars coming together to create Boston's newest professional sports team will be the focus of a new GolfPass docuseries announced today by NBC Sports Ne more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 21 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK - Holland & Knight acted as insurance regulatory counsel to Frontdoor Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR) in its acquisition of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty (2-10 HBW) in an all-cash transaction valued at $585 million. The transaction closed on December 19, 2024. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Frontdoor is the nation's leading provider of home warranties. Based in Denver, Colorado, 2-10 HBW is a leading  more PR

PURCHASE, New York, Dec. 21 -- Mastercard issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Enhancing its services offerings with threat intelligence and AI-powered, actionable analytics. * * * Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today completed its acquisition of Recorded Future. "As the world becomes more digitized, there's an increased focus on securing every interaction and transaction against evolving cyber threats," said Johan Gerber, executive vice president, Security Solutions at Masterca more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release: * * * Congestion Pricing to Fund Signal Modernization, New Elevators on A C Line New R211 Railcars to Offer Faster, Safer, More Reliable Service 10 Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Upgrades 44 New, More Efficient Long Island Rail Road Locomotives * * * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board this week approved an aggressive series of capital projects that  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * ECOs Charged with Enforcing State's Environmental Conservation Law * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today welcomed 26 new graduates from the 24th Basic School for New York State Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs). As part of DEC's Division of Law Enforcement, ECOs en more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Guidance Delivers on Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State Directive to Advance Comprehensive Efforts to Reduce the Frequency of Harmful Algal Blooms * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of draft water quality guidance values to regulate phosphorus in Ne more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * EverGreen Meadow Academy To Provide Critical Care and Education for Girls * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $1.9 million grant to EverGreen Meadow Academy to build a residential treatment center and specialized middle school for girls at risk of self-harm due to the impact of trauma. The new treatment center, located in Rock Hill, Sullivan County, will provide cri more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the substantial completion of an $18.4 million pavement improvement project on the New York State Thruway (I-87) in Rockland County. Pavement repairs and resurfacing were completed on more than 30 total lane miles along a five-mile stretch from north of exit 14A (New Jersey - Garden State Parkway) to south of exit 15 (New Jersey - I-287 - New Jers more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * New Law Will Help State Study Demographic Trends In Middle Eastern and North African Communities * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to require separate collection categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African groups in New York State. By improving the way State agencies collect demographic data, New York will have more information on the unique cha more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Mayor Adams' Third Year in Office Marked by Safer Streets and Subways, Record Amounts of Jobs, Small Businesses, Housing Construction Adams Administration Passed Historic "City of Yes" Legislation, Put Billions of Dollars Back into People's Pockets, Expanded "War on Trash" * * * As he concludes his third year in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, senior City Hall officials, and c more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-M-0463) on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Consolidated Billing for Distributed Energy Resources. ORDER APPROVING NET CREDITING FOR VOLUMETRIC COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECTS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 20, 2023, the Joint Utilities filed a petition for approval of a volumetric community distributed generation (CDG) Net Crediting program (Petition more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-G-0363) on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Petition of Corning Natural Gas Corporation to Defer Interest Costs Over and Above the Level Last Established in Rates. ORDER DENYING DEFERRAL REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On June 14, 2024, Corning Natural Gas Corporation (Corning or the Company) filed a petition (Petition) requesting authorization to defer, for future recovery from cu more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-85) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Town of Hector - Employee Compensation." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Hector (Town) employee compensation was authorized, accurate and supported. * * * Key Findings Town employee compensation was not always authorized, accurate and supported. Of the 53 employee records that we reviewed, we determined more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-15) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Copenhagen - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officers' (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) wit more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-20) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Great Neck - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Great Neck (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-18) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Mount Kisco - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Mount Kisco (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-11) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of North Syracuse - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Bruckner Expressway Between the Sheridan Interchange and Barretto Street Fully Reopened Six Months Ahead of Schedule Project Part of Unprecedented State Investment to Reduce Congestion, Streamline Access to Hunts Point Market and Reconnect Communities in the South Bronx * * * New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York Department of State issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * New State-of-the-Art Facility Will Provide Comprehensive Medical Care and Wellness Programs for Community Members of All Ages and Abilities * * * The New York Department of State today announced the completion of the Healthy Living Campus in downtown Batavia as part of the City's $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award. The new state-of-the-art facility, which  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The New York State Office of Mental Health issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Task Force Recommends New York State Establish a Standardized Behavioral Health Crisis Response Protocol; Establish a Technical Assistance Center * * * The New York State Office of Mental Health today announced that the Daniel's Law Task Force has issued its recommendations for developing a statewide model for a health-led behavioral health crisis respons more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 21 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Paige's Butterfly Run made its traditional holiday gift donation to the Upstate Foundation, presenting a $215,000 check to benefit cancer care and research at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. Paige officials present the check to Foundation and hospital officials in a brief ceremony today in the Kinney Performance Center of Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. "We  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Investment Expands Project RISE to Three New Locations -- Hempstead, Troy and Utica -- and Continues Support for the Initiative's Second Year in Albany, Buffalo, Mount Vernon, Newburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers Community-Based Organizations in Each Municipality Will Receive up to $2 Million To Identify Needs, Gaps in Services and Expand, Develop and Implement Programs f more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Multiple Game Viewing Experiences to Include Traditional Telecast on TNT & Max, NHL DataCast powered by AWS on truTV & Max, and NHL in ASL on Max Hour-Long Pregame Show, Presented by Verizon, to Begin at 4 p.m. Live from "Barnburner" Fan Experience Near Legendary Wrigley Field with Analysts Wayne Gretzky, Paul Bissonnette, Anson Carter & Host Liam McHugh F more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * The first airport project to adopt the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Evaluation Framework aims for LEED Gold certification. * * * Turner Construction Company has reached a significant milestone on the $260 million C Concourse Expansion at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), completing the steel topping out and marking the end of vertical construction. The 226,000 square foot, six story renovation project,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * All AEW Dynamite & AEW Collision Programming to Stream Live and On Demand on Max AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen on TBS & Max at 8 p.m. ET on New Year's Day; AEW Collision: Charlotte on TNT & Max at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 4 * * * Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) today announced details about the start of their new multi-platf more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Food Network's Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking concluded last night with Zoe Burmester and Jordan Pilarski winning the competition and taking home the first-ever Wizards of Baking Cup. The duo will be prominently featured in the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking The Official Companion Guide (Insight Editions), available March 25, 2025. The new series kicked  more PR