ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * 'The opportunity to engage' * * WashU Arts & Sciences will present its second annual Teaching Innovation Showcase Oct. 22. * Twelve faculty from across a range of disciplines will be competing. * Winners, selected by audience vote, will receive a $1,000 cash prize. Teaching is a calling and a profession. It is also a skill. And like any skill, it can be sharpened and refined. On Oct. 22, WashU Arts & Sciences will hold its second annual T more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 14 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Lockton, an insurance broker, posted the following news: * * * 20 years of excessive fee litigation: Lessons for plan sponsors and fiduciaries * Excessive fee litigation began as a novel legal theory against large retirement plans and has evolved into a durable litigation trend that affects companies big and small, as well as universities and nonprofits. While excessive fee claims continue, plaintiffs' lawyers also target health and welfare programs. For plan sponsors, being prepa more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Abbey Raish discusses compliance with Private Funds CFO * Abbey Raish, a partner in BCLP's Corporate Transactions practice, discussed with Private Funds CFO how private fund managers are increasingly required to balance a complex web of limited partner expectations, public commitments, and emerging regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, which can create overlapping or conflicting compliance oblig more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Energy] -- Clean Fuels Alliance America posted the following news release: * * * Agenda 2026-2027: The RFS Increases Domestic Diesel Supplies and Saves Consumers Money * U.S. diesel prices broke records in September, raising concerns for consumers across the country. Solving the price problem will require boosting domestic fuel supply and production capacity. Biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are already contributing significant supply and investing in new capacity for the future because o more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * AgentDealer Users Can Now Connect to AI Platforms to Create Accelerated Workflows * AgentDealer has announced that its system can now connect to various AI platforms via a Salesforce Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard that allows large language models (LLMs) to safely access external tools and databases. AgentDealer users can connect to the LLM of their choosing -- Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini -- more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Ameren lineworkers ready to showcase their skills at global utility competition * Team to demonstrate safety, excellence and technical expertise on the international stage ST. LOUIS (Oct.13, 2026) - Ameren lineworkers, apprentices and competition officials will travel to Overland Park, Kansas, this week to participate in the 42nd International Lineman's Rodeo, Oct. 14-17, one of the utility industry' more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * BJC HealthCare and WashU Medicine to open new Center for Advanced Medicine in Sunset Hills * 117,000-square-foot outpatient facility will offer full range of specialty and primary care, advanced diagnostic services BJC HealthCare and WashU Medicine are expanding access to exceptional care -- informed by the latest medical advances -- with the opening of the new Center for Advanced Medicine-Sunset Hills. The outpatient facil more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Braden Business Systems Earns 2027 Kyocera Gold Partner Recognition * BTA member Braden Business Systems has announced it has been recognized as a 2027 Gold Partner by Kyocera, marking another important achievement in the company's longstanding commitment to providing businesses with reliable office technology and exceptional service. The Gold Partner designation recognizes Braden's continued success as a Kyocera part more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Environmental engineering leader to present Mathes Lecture at Missouri S&T Dr. Joel J. Ducoste, a professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University, will present the fall 2026 Mathes Lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The lecture, which is open to the public, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 in the Innovation Lab Forum, with a reception to follow. The lectur more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and the Big 12 announce men's basketball TV schedule for 2026-27 season, tipping off November 6 * No. 15 Louisville at No. 19 Kansas ESPNU Sun, Oct 25 1 p.m. Exhibition No. 2 Duke at No. 19 Kansas ESPN2 Fri, Nov 6 9 p.m. Middle Tennessee at No. 19 Kansas ESPNU Tue, Nov 10 9:30 p.m. Champions Classic (Chicago) No. 19 Kansas vs. No. 25 Kentucky ESPN Fri, Nov 13 9 p.m. No. 4 Arizona at Auburn ESPN2 Sun, Nov 1 more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Gerri Berendzen to give Budig Writing Lecture on the value of revision in the age of AI * LAWRENCE -- Gerri Berendzen, lecturer in the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications and coordinator of the Bremner Editing Center, will deliver this year's Budig Teaching Professorship of Writing lecture on the value of revision. Berendzen will present "When Writing and Editing Meet: The Growing Value of Revision" at 2 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Clar more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 13 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Urges Missouri Supreme Court to Enforce Legislative Transparency * We are grateful for your support of the Goldwater Institute's efforts to advance and defend liberty throughout the United States. For over 36 years, we've been defending the rights of Americans to live their lives free from government interference. And Goldwater is unique in that we direct our efforts to the 50 states where we introduce and advance innovativ more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Stephens College posted the following news: * * * Hands-On Health: Stephens College Unites Campus and Community for First Health Fair * Between blood pressure cuffs, rapid wellness screenings and a visit from a miniature therapy horse named Teenie, the Kimball Ballroom bustled last Wednesday during Stephens first ever College Campus Health Fair. The event served as the centerpiece of "Stephens Cares Health Week" (Oct. 5-9), an initiative organized with Boone Health to promote everyday wellness, preventive car more PR

HANNIBAL, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Hannibal-LaGrange University posted the following news release: * * * HLGU Kicks Off Homecoming 2026 with 5K Run/Walk for Missions * Hannibal-LaGrange University invites alumni, students, families, and community members to start Homecoming the right way! The Homecoming 5K Run/Walk for Missions begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, giving participants a chance to enjoy HLGU's campus and the surrounding community while supporting missions. Runners and walkers of every pace are welcome. Participants will fol more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Seven Key Moments: West Tennessee Field Hearing on How Pro-Growth Tax Relief Helps Small Businesses & Manufacturers Invest, Grow, Hire, & Compete October 13, 2026 COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - Permanent, pro-growth tax relief in the Working Families Tax Cuts is helping Main Street businesses and American manufacturers expand, hire, compete, and support the working families in their communities, according  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post: * * * Oct 12, 2026 The Washington Post Federal Regulations Are Killing New Banks Restrictions were supposed to prevent another financial crisis, but they're hurting small banks instead. Michael Solon & Jeb Hensarling New banks used to be a sign of America's economic vitality, bringing with them new businesses and new depositors. But over the pas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-54) entitled "Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought". * * * REPLACEMENT PERIOD UNDER Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B) Notice 2006-82, 2006-2 C.B. 529, provides for extensions of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B). If a sale or exchange of livestock is treated as an involuntary conversion on account of drought and the taxpayer's replacement period is determined under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(A), the replacement period will be ext more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 13 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Large global study examines Alzheimer's blood biomarker across racial and ethnic groups * A USC study of 15,612 cognitively unimpaired adults screened for an Alzheimer's clinical trial found blood biomarker levels differed across racial and ethnic groups, but the relationship between biomarker levels and brain amyloid was generally similar. A large global study provides new evidence supporting the use o more PR

ENCINO, California, Oct. 14 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.97M Sale of The Learning Tree Child-Care Facility in Huntley, Illinois HUNTLEY, Ill., Oct. 13, 2026 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a net-leased child-care facility occupied by The Learning Tree, in Huntley, Illinois. The property sold for $2,971,323. "This transa more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Sues Temu for Malicious Data Collection and Deceiving Consumers * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In an effort to keep Missourians' personal information out of the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a suit against Temu, an e-commerce platform based largely in China. Using aggressive and misleading data collection practices, misleading pricing,  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- The Missouri Bar issued the following news: * * * October13,2026 MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Oct. 13, 2026 See who is making news and moving where in the weekly Missouri Bar update "MoveMakers & NewsMakers." St. Louis St. Louis-based law firm Lewis Rice is pleased to announce eight new associates: Carrie Bennett, Emma Bruntrager, Matthew Hemmersmeier, Phoebe Leach, Darrwin Perkins II, Alexi-Julia Smith, Lawson Tyrone and M. Thomas Yang. "We're excited to welcome this very talented group of attorneys more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * New Research Shows Many State Property Tax Laws Punish Fast-Evolving Technology October 13, 2026 State tangible personal property tax laws often discriminate against technology that is crucial to serve the demands of the information age, according to new research released Tuesday by National Taxpayers Union. The complex depreciation schedules required to value property are designed around manufacturing machinery that often performs at th more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * October 12, 2026 Nebraska helps Mauntel turn childhood passion into future in paleontology By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing Kyra Mauntel has wanted to be a paleontologist since kindergarten. Opportunities and connections found at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are helping her turn that childhood dream into a career. And, this summer, Mauntel got a glimpse of what that career could look like. The junior geology major fr more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 13 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * New scholarship targets behavioral healthcare, mental health nursing * It's a first-of-its-kind scholarship at South Dakota State University, and its roots came from a little girl's childhood on a farmhouse near Tripp, South Dakota. Diane Reese has always been motivated to serve the hurt people (and animals) in her life. "I've always been the healer. It was the newborn kittens, the dog that got hurt, the sheep that got out -- that kind of th more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Student media outlets in running for 26 national awards this fall Oct. 12, 2026 Student media outlets and their staff members at Northwest Missouri State University have been named as finalists for 26 national awards that will be given during the College Media Association (CMA) and Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Fall National Media Convention Nov. 4-7 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Northwest Missourian student newspaper and Tower  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * When Does an Election Actually End? Michael Kang Looks Ahead to the Legal Questions Shaping 2026 10.13.2026 With the 2026 midterm elections just weeks away, some of the rules governing those elections are still being contested in courtrooms across the country even though voters are already receiving ballots in some states. Congressional maps have been challenged and redrawn. Voting procedures have been litigated. Dispute more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Oct. 21 BTA Webinar to Focus on Adding to Your Portfolio, Not Your Headcount * The 39th webinar in BTA's Diversifying My Business Webinar Series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The webinar, "Add to Your Portfolio, Not Your Headcount," will be presented by Doug Murphy, co-founder of PrintCentric Solutions. Independent dealers are uniquely positioned to deliver the personalized service customers v more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * October at MyQ: Resource Hub is Live, MyQ X 10.3 & MyQ Showcase * MyQ has announced new resources for partners, new ways to experience MyQ and recognition for its work. Meet the New Resource Hub The Resource Hub is now live, giving MyQ partners one place to find the right MyQ content and sales resources faster, explore them before downloading and put them into use in customer conversations. It goes beyond simply sto more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, Oct. 13 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: * * * People, Purpose, and Community Define the First Mid Bank & Trust Experience * Local Employees Share Why They Choose to Stay at the Community-Focused Bank Rockford, IL (October 13, 2026) For First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) employees Ryan Adleman and Tammy Zurfluh, the reasons they have chosen to build their careers with First Mid come down to something that can be difficult to quantify - the people and culture aro more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Polsinelli, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Polsinelli Advises PACS Group on 34-Facility Skilled Nursing Acquisition * Polsinelli represented PACS Group in connection with its definitive agreement for its subsidiaries to acquire the operations of 34 skilled nursing facilities from Eduro Healthcare, significantly expanding PACS's presence across the western United States. The portfolio includes 3,633 skilled nursing beds across Texas, Montana, South Dakota, New Mexico,  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * PrintReleaf & CEO Juice Launch ERP Integration for e-automate Dealers * PrintReleaf has announced a new integration with CEO Juice that connects PrintReleaf directly to e-automate. The integration runs through CEO Juice's ID136 API and is available now for any e-automate dealer that subscribes to ID136. Most PrintReleaf use by MPS dealers draws page volume from device collection agents (DCAs) or spreadsheet uploads. A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Missouri Businesses, Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by Adverse Weather * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to Missouri businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and residents affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding occurring July 9 - 11. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in respo more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Schmedding Family Journalism Scholarship offers need-based aid, extending legacy of journalism executive Gary Schmedding * Gary Schmedding, right, poses with daughter Teresa at the statue of comic-strip icon Beetle Bailey inside Mort's, a restaurant in the MU Student Center. Today, the Missouri School of Journalism announced the Schmedding Family Journalism Scholarship, which will provide assistance to students with finan more PR

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * October 13, 2026 SEMO Announces Keynote Speaker, Film Screening for Faulkner & Edrich Conference Southeast Missouri State University will welcome Dr. Eric Gary Anderson as the keynote speaker for the international William Faulkner and Louise Erdrich Conference at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 in the University Center Ballroom A. Anderson, an associate professor of English at George Mason University, will present "Tangled Routes and Roots more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Lincoln University posted the following news: * * * Smart Solutions for Small Spaces: IPM Trains St. Louis Urban Growers * This September, Lincoln University's (LU) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program held a hands-on workshop for urban growers in the Saint Louis area. Led by Anitha Chitturi, Ph.D., state Extension specialist and assistant professor at LU, participants learned how to protect their crops while reducing their reliance on synthetic insecticides. The IPM program helps growers produce he more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * Steele's poster design to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2027 * When Tessa Steele, a senior at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, learned her poster design had won the 2027 Scholastic Journalism Week Student Poster Contest(opens in new tab), she was in shock. "I screamed," she said. For Steele, who plans to attend the University of Missouri to study journalism, developing the winning concept required both more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Oct. 13 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news: * * * SUNY Potsdam's Gibson Gallery Marks Final Days of Photojournalism Exhibition by Stephan Savoia '75 * Closing Reception for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alumnus's Retrospective Set for Oct. 21 During Campaign Launch Week at SUNY Potsdam There's still time to experience four decades of photojournalism through the lens of Pulitzer Prize-winning alumnus Stephan Savoia '75, as his retrospective at SUNY Potsdam's Gibson Gallery enters its fin more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * TD SYNNEX Unveils AI That Works Alongside Partners, Expanding PartnerFirst With Agentic Capabilities * TD SYNNEX has shared the next evolution of PartnerFirst for North American partners, introducing new agentic AI capabilities designed to help partners spend less time navigating systems and more time growing their businesses. From prebuilt AI agents and a standardized MCP connector to life-cycle coaching and self-serv more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Lockton, an insurance broker, posted the following news: * * * The trucking market turns a corner, with new risks ahead * Most people would like to forget the COVID-19 pandemic. Trucking companies, which enjoyed a surge in freight demand during the pandemic as people stuck at home bought goods online, would like to forget the years that followed. The freight recession from 2022 to 2025 -- a period when demand plummeted as consumers spent instead on vacations, ballgames, concerts,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Support Rural Healthcare Workers and Expand Maternal Care Across Missouri * Today, the Trump Administration announced more than $2.3 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to strengthen Missouri's rural healthcare workforce and expand access to maternal care. This investment supports two targeted workforce initiatives in Missouri: expanding affordable, dependable childcare  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Support Rural Healthcare Workers and Expand Maternal Care Across Missouri * Federal investment will expand childcare support for rural healthcare workers and launch nurse midwife training to help address maternal care gaps across Missouri Today, the Trump Administration announced more than $2.3 million in federal Rural Health Transf more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Engineering Students Win Traffic Bowl Title; Next Stop: Calgary Oct. 13, 2026 For the second straight year, the U of A student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers won the Missouri Valley District Traffic Bowl, beating five university teams Sept. 30 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Undergraduate civil engineering student Holly Watts and civil engineering doctoral students Baldev Giri and Geoffery Agorku topped teams from Iowa State Univers more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Speech and Debate Dominates at First Tournament of Season Oct. 13, 2026 The U of A's Speech and Debate Society, represented by members Dylan Hall, Emma Powell, Ella Grannon, Izzy Swafford, Percy Blaich, Will Crews, Hayden Mittlestat, Matthew Cook, Aubree Watkins, Josh Tompkins, Lydia Lim, Luke Paulus, Cooper Young, Jordan Ellis, Vivian Wang, Sal Abdelkader, Aiden Filyaw, Brady Super and Hayden Jescheling, traveled to the University of Central Mis more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Wick installed as Robert G. and Maxine W. Scheibe Professor of Mathematics * Brett D. Wick, chair of the Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has been installed as the inaugural Robert G. and Maxine W. Scheibe Professor of Mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis. The newly endowed position was established through a planned commitment by the late Scheibes, who were loyal, generous and engaged alumni. Wick delivered an addr more PR