ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: As her fourth proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed significant actions that build upon her ongoing commitment to addressing the housing shortage and increase affordability by creating more homeownership opportunities, and taking actions to protect housing affordability for everyday New Yorkers. Building on Governor Hochul's historic $25 billion more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: (New York and Los Angeles) - Akin advised RP Management, LLC in connection with its sale to Royal Pharma plc. for approximately $1.1 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions. The Akin team was led by partners Stuart Leblang, David Antheil and Eric Wexler. For further information on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: (New York and Houston) - Akin advised Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment company, in its agreement to purchase a minority stake in Zelis, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions in the United States, alongside co-investors including Norwest and HarbourVest. The Akin team was led by private equity partners Amy Wollensack and Eli Miller and included capital markets partner Bry more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: (Washington, D.C., Houston and New York) - Akin advised True Religion, a lifestyle, apparel and accessories brand known for its quality craftsmanship, unique designs and premium stitching in its sale to ACON Investments, L.L.C. and its affiliates. The Akin team was led by corporate partner Iain Wood and included fellow corporate partner Jon Boben; tax partner Brandon Morris; executive compensation & employee benef more PR

ALFRED, New York, Jan. 10 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering was host to three visiting scholars during the 2024-25 fall semester, two of whom conducted research as they were preparing to complete their PhD studies and another who served as an adjunct instructor. Feroz Khan, from city of Dacca in Bangladesh, came to Alfred during the summer as a visiting scholar. Khan, who Steven Tidrow, Inamori Professor of Materials Scien more PR

ALFRED, New York, Jan. 10 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Danielle Gagne, professor of psychology at Alfred University, was interviewed for a story that appeared in the online publication of the popular television program, "This Old House." The story discusses the challenges faced by older Americans who wish to remain living in traditional homes. "This Old House" is an Emmy Award-winning television show focusing on home improvement, which also publishes a printed magazi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- CNN issued the following news: [Category: BizMedia] January 10th, 2025 Anderson Cooper Reports from Southern California In "LA Burning" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (January 10, 2024) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with a timely special report on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County. "LA Burning" with CNN Anchor A more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly half of credit card debtors cite emergency/unexpected expenses as primary cause, followed by day-to-day expenses * * * Almost half of credit cardholders (48%) carry debt from month to month, according to a new survey by Bankrate. This is down slightly from 50% in mid-2024 but up from 39% in late 2021. Additionally, just over half of those carrying credit card debt (53%) h more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University School of Management's Surinder Kahai offers promising solution to more effectively align IT with business objectives * * * By Anthony Borrelli It seems easy to ignore how your workplace's information technology system operates -- at least until it acts glitchy and interrupts your routine. That's why companies rely on IT specialists to keep the virtual gears spinning in the  more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 11 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * President and Joseph Crea Dean David D. Meyer in conversation with Sanford G. Hausner '85 as part of the 2025 Business Boot Camp. * * * After a four-day deep dive into learning about the business world, the 60 students who participated in Brooklyn Law School's 13th annual Business Boot Camp put their networking skills to the test when they met with alumni in small groups in breakout rooms and then connected w more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * 11 Fellows will Promote and Grow Accessibility Practices Across SUNY that Build in Flexibility and Support for Students More Than 10% of Students Enrolled Across SUNY Self-Identify as Having a Disability * * * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the inaugural fellows for the SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies Faculty Fellowship Program more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Jan. 9 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Colgate University faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions around vital research and current events. An Ancient Statue of a Roman Emperor Will Finally Be Reunited With Its HeadSmithsonian Magazine, Professor of Art Elizabeth Marlowe GNM Oyster AdhesiveGlobal News, Professor of Physics Rebecca Metzler "No Foreign Ideology,  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: CUNY SPH Assistant Professor Sehyun Oh has led the development of two innovative software packages that promise to make advanced genomic analysis more accessible to researchers worldwide. The tools, published in F1000Research and Bioinformatics, provide new solutions for analyzing complex biological data in the cloud and improving biomarker detec more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, a law firm, issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2021 to 2024, will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. Williams will draw on his extensive government and leadership experience to represent clients in high-stakes federal and state government investigations, whit more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Windstream in connection with the issuance of an additional $1.4 billion of 8.250% senior first lien notes due 2031 to refinance outstanding senior first lien notes. For more information, please see the company's press release. The Debevoise team was led by capital markets partners Benjamin Pedersen and Steven Slutzky and includes associates Mary Aertker, Kelly Donoghue, Jo more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Access Industries, a significant shareholder in Calpine Corporation, in connection with Calpine's $26.6 billion sale to Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG). For more information, please see Calpine's press release. Calpine is a generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Constellation is a producer of clean, emissi more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) in the formation of its third Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund ("CCOF III"), with $7.1 billion of investable capital, which provides borrowers highly structured and privately negotiated solutions across the capital structure to family, founder, and management-owned companies, sponsor-backed companies, and special situations. CCOF III is nearly 30% large more PR

BRONX, New York, Jan. 11 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: By Josh Friedland Fordham Law alumnus Jerry Dickinson '13 has been appointed dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, effective January 15, following a comprehensive national search. Born into the Allegheny County foster care system and raised in a large, multiracial foster home of 11 at-risk children, Dickinson has earned a national and international reputation as a constitution more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Goldman Sachs Group, an investment banking, securities and investment management firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has declared dividends on the following series of its non-cumulative preferred stock (represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock, except for the Series Q Preferred Stock, the Series R Preferred Stock, the Series S  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Infor, an enterprise software provider, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Leveraging AI technology and a supplier-centric philosophy, the solution simplifies the data collection process, helping to promote accuracy and compliance * * * Infor Nexus, the single-instance supply chain network platform providing unparalleled visibility and collaboration, today announced NexTrace. This innovative solution is designed to improve customer transparency and more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff delivered his first President's Address to Staff on Jan. 9 in familiar environs Yarnell Lecture Hall in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), from a podium where he customarily has lectured about genetics beginning his informal address by praising the uniquely collaborative nature of the Cornell community. "A tight community with easy collaboration across departments allows us  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Sydney Moore The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded one $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grant, formerly the Innovation Fund, for the Spring 2025 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help moving an idea from concept to commercialization. Sydney Moore G'25 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management), founder of Thrive Insights, recei more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 11 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) announced that it has declared quarterly cash dividends on the following series of perpetual preferred stock: * A dividend of $0.3515625 per share on its Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H ("Series H Preferred Stock"), payable March 17, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2025. * A more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A twenty-year survival analysis published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy examines the results of adeno-associated virus (AAV) 2-mediated gene therapy to the central nervous system (CNS) to treat CLN2 disease. Click here (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hum.2024.182) to read the article now. CLN2 disease (also called late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis or Batten more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it will hold a combined fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings and outlook conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 9-10 a.m. (ET). The call will follow MetLife's issuance of its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings news release, Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Supple more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Funding to help accelerate growth of its ocean data services platform * * * Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced today that the 1GT private climate equity strategy (1GT) participated in a Euros115 million fundraise for XOCEAN (company), a leading provider of ocean data to the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors. 1GT participa more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Nearly 1,000 handwritten letters penned by missionary and scientist David Crockett Graham will be digitally scanned, archived and preserved by a Mount Holyoke College history major and the Archives and Special Collections office. From traveling the Burma Road to being captured by Communist troops, David Crockett Graham cataloged his 37 years of explorations in China through handwritten letters. Now, nearly more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on the state's universal free lunch program: * * * "No child in New York should go hungry, and we know that hunger harms our students' academic success and well-being. For years, I have called for every New York student to have access to free lunches, and I am glad this is finally being addressed. I thank the governor for advancing this proposal and it is my deepest hope that this is finally the year  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Scammers Sent Text Messages Claiming to Help Find Remote Jobs; Tricked New Yorkers into Depositing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Cryptocurrency Accounts AG James Freezes $2.2 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency, Files Lawsuit to Recover Money for Defrauded New Yorkers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 m more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * New Bridge Deck and Concrete Barriers in the City of Syracuse Improves Resiliency and Enhances Safety Along Important Travel Corridor Project Completed on Time and Under Budget; Bridge to Become Key Feature of Business Loop 81 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a $3.5 million project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying Interstate 81 over East Colvin more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that -- thanks to the administration's successful asylum seeker management strategies and federal border policy changes the city advocated for that have continued to drive down the number of people in the city's care for 27 straight weeks and reduce costs by nearly $2.8 billion over three fiscal years -- 13 new emergency shelters serving asylum seekers a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted extensions to several utility companies for submitting their Utility Thermal Energy Network (UTEN) Pilot Project Engineering Design and Customer Protection Plans. These plans, required by the PSC's September 2023 Order, were originally due on January 9, 2025. However, companies including Consolidated Edison, National Grid, and Rochester Gas and Electric cited the complexity and data requirements of the f more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 11 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024-C&T-7) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Genesee County - Court and Trust Funds." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through November 21, 2024. * * * Key Findings * The County Clerk's r more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 11 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. P1-24-25) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Town of Middlebury - Tax Collection Remittance." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Middlebury (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). * * * Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming C more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 11 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-128) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Village of Earlville - Collections." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Earlville (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections accurately and in a timely manner. * * * Key Findings Although the Clerk-Treasurer accurately recorded collections that we reviewed in the central accoun more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: January 10, 2025 NBCUniversal kicked off the New Year at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 in Las Vegas with a full slate of programming with executives from across the company and industry-leading announcements. From January 7-10, over 130,000 attendees witnessed how NBCU is pioneering the future with innovative technology and game-changing tools for marketers everywhere. In the New more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * New Charging Infrastructure Will Be Commissioned at Jamaica Bus Depot Buses to Operate on Routes Throughout Five Boroughs * * * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the purchase of 265 new zero-emission buses that will operate on routes across the city. This purchase builds on the 60 zero-emission buses that came last year and is  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA. Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to have represented G.W. Aru, LLC (GWA) in another significant win in its patent infringement and false advertising dispute with W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. (Grace). GWA is an innovator in the petrochemical and petroleum refining catalyst industry, whose products include its patented Great FCC Promoter(TM) (GFP(R)), an innovative additive known as a combustion pro more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release: Three oil and gas companies have agreed with the DOJ to pay a record $5.6 million civil penalty for violating the HSR Act by allowing the buyer, Verdun Oil Company, and its sister company, XCL Resources Holdings, to assume operational and decision-making control over the target business, EP Energy, prior to closing, including by taking actions pursuant to the interim operating cov more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Jan. 11 -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Optimum Customers Can Visit Optimum.com/Nexstar for Details * * * (NEW YORK) - Despite Optimum's best efforts to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with Nexstar, the owners of multiple broadcast stations, their content has been removed from Optimum TV lineups, effective 5:00PM ET today. Optimum offered an extension to keep Nexstar's content on the more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Johan Wiklund has always had a strong connection to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP), a highly influential scholarly journal sharing valuable research in entrepreneurship. It was, in fact, where his first paper on entrepreneurship was published early in his career. Since then, Wiklund, who is the AI Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management, continued to contribute to t more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: A book authored by Dennis Romano, professor emeritus of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been recognized as one of The Economist's best books of 2024. The Economist described "Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City" (Oxford University Press, 2024) as "a sparkling account of Venice's past and future" and said it "will become the history of choice for readers who want to  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The Sesame Workshop issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * 55th Season Curriculum Focuses on Emotional Well-Being Celebrity Guests Include Michael B. Jordan, Renee Rapp, SZA, Noah Kahan, Chris Stapleton, Samara Joy, Jonathan Van Ness, Billie Jean King * * * Sesame Workshop, the global impact nonprofit behind decades of award-winning educational media content, announced Sesame Street's 55th season will debut on Thursday, January 16 on Max, with episod more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Three scholars from the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University have joined in the publication of a new international volume titled "Trust: Franciscan Connections in Theology, Spirituality, Economics and Beyond." The three scholars from the Franciscan Institute are Dr. Aaron Gies, associate editor of the scholarly journal Franciscan Studiesand assistant professor of Theology  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 11 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University's Golisano Center for Special Needs is using a new diagnostic tool that could revolutionize the diagnosis and care of children with autism. The tool, called EarliPointTM Evaluation, is authorized for use in children between 16 and 30 months of age to aid in the diagnosis and assessment of autism and it does so in a fraction of the time it takes more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following transcript of an interview on Jan. 10, 2025, with Chair and CEO Janno Lieber on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss congestion relief and other transportation-related issues: * * * Brian Lehrer: This is the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC. Happy Friday, everybody. And on Day 6 of the congestion pricing toll to drive into Manhattan below 60th Street, the Chair and CEO of the MTA, Janno Lieber, is he more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: ABINGDON, Va. - A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm based in New York, N.Y., that last month agreed to pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the firm's consulting work with opioids manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma, L.P., pled guilty today to obstructing justice related to his work on Purdue more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Popular Annual Event Will Be Simulcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, truTV, Max And Discovery+ With A Reimagined Puppy Bowl XXI Kickoff Show at 1PM ET/10AM PT * * * Puppy Bowl, the original and longest running call-to-adoption television event, returns for the 21st year on Sunday, February 9 at 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT and will be simulcast across  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Dr. Jim Castellanos, Ph.D. '18, M.D. '20, an instructor in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as a 2024 Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Castellanos is one of 25 early-career scientists in the United States selected for this program, which aims to recruit and retain scientists from gender, racial, ethnic and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences. H more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today outlined a bold vision to make New York City the best place to raise a family in his fourth State of the City address, delivered at The Apollo theater in Harlem, Manhattan. After driving crime down, passing historic housing legislation, and helping New Yorkers save billions of dollars through tax relief, child care, free internet, and more in 2024, Mayor Adams used more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised funds managed by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, in its role as outgoing financier, on the acquisition of Fulgard by Seven2, a midcap private equity fund formerly known as Apax Partners. Seven2 acquired the entire share capital of Fulgard from its existing shareholders, including the pan-European private equity fund Argos Wityu, and minority shareholder more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Carlyle Global Credit, the credit platform of global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), on its strategic capital package to the Jordanes group. "Carlyle's investment in Jordanes will enable the group to consolidate its position as a leading Scandinavian brand house of iconic consumer brands," said White & Case partner Ken Barry, who led the Firm's deal team. "It i more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nordic Capital on a significant minority investment by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) in Nordic Capital's portfolio company Regnology, alongside a new investment from Nordic Capital. The investments enable Regnology's further access to long-term capital, global networks and industry expertise to accelerate its expansion into more international more PR