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AEP Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Expands Capital Plan and Increases Growth Outlook (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release:
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AEP Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Expands Capital Plan and Increases Growth Outlook
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* Reporting third-quarter GAAP and operating earnings per share of $2.18 and $2.23, respectively
* Forecasting 2026 operating earnings per share to be at or above high end of the $6.25 to $6.55 range
* Announcing $100 billion five-year capital plan, with a 13%+ rate base CAGR through 2031
* Introducing operating earnings annual more PR
Attorney General Hanaway Secures $6.9 Million in Forgiveness for Thousands of Missourians Misled by Snap Finance (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Hanaway Secures $6.9 Million in Forgiveness for Thousands of Missourians Misled by Snap Finance
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that she joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance. As part of the settlement, Snap Finance will automatically cancel $6,979,354 in lease payments owed by 3,707 Missourians who ente more PR
Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana
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Expansion extends the bank's in-person reach to approximately eighty-three percent of Americans
New centers are part of the bank's five billion dollars investment in its network since 2016
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America continues to expand and modernize its financial cen more PR
Banking and Finance Symposium Celebrates 25th Year with Big Agenda (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 28 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Banking and Finance Symposium Celebrates 25th Year with Big Agenda
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UM to honor banking pioneer for African Americans in Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's Banking and Finance Symposium is aiming for maximum returns as it observes its 25th year. This year's event features sessions on AI, regulation, banking policy and growth strategies.
The professional conference, hosted by the School of Business Administration, is set more PR
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comments Invited on AT&T's Section 214 Application to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of Technology Transition (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-293):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 more PR
Getty Launches Global Initiative to Advance Museum Interpretation Practices (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 28 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust posted the following news release:
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Getty Launches Global Initiative to Advance Museum Interpretation Practices
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"New Interpretations" grants will help visitors of all ages, backgrounds and abilities access and appreciate works of art
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Getty announced today the launch of "New Interpretations," a grant initiative to strengthen visitor-centered approaches to the interpretation of artwork at museums worldwide. For its pilot round of grants, Getty has awarded $2.7 m more PR
Keb' Mo' brings soulful blues to MSU-Meridian Nov. 13 (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 28 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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Keb' Mo' brings soulful blues to MSU-Meridian Nov. 13
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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Keb' Mo' is bringing his signature red guitars and soulful blues songs to Meridian for a Nov. 13 show at Mississippi State's Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts.
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are available for purchase online and range from $35-$85.
An active musician since the 1970s, Keb' Mo' has appe more PR
Living Our Mission (10)
LOUDONVILLE, New York, Oct. 28 -- Siena College posted the following news:
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Living Our Mission
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Saint Francis of Assisi called on his followers to "welcome the stranger," and Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) does exactly that.
Siena was one of the first colleges in the country to start an ECAR chapter and to actually host a refugee family. To discuss the experience of hosting and to plan for future initiatives, Maria Barabash '28 attended ECAR's annual Gathering, held October 2-3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was hosted by The University more PR
NBC and Peacock Deliver Most-Watched WNBA Finals Game 4 Ever (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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NBC and Peacock Deliver Most-Watched WNBA Finals Game 4 Ever
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Valkyries-Dream Game 4 averaged Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.9 million viewers, up 32% vs. last year and peaking at 2.5 million.
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Game 4 of the 2026 WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries, which was played in the early afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 24, averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.9 million viewers on N more PR
Okla. A.G. Drummond: Tulsa Police Detective Named 2026 Oklahoma Officer of the Year (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
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Tulsa Police Detective named 2026 Oklahoma Officer of the Year
OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 28, 2026) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond today named Tulsa Police Detective Paula Maker as the 2026 Oklahoma Officer of the Year. Maker was recognized at a ceremony this afternoon in Oklahoma City along with the state's Regional Officers of the Year and more than 40 nominees.
Drummond said Maker's service in the Tulsa Police Department' more PR
Oklahoma Hospital Association congratulates Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center in reducing tobacco use (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release:
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Oklahoma Hospital Association congratulates Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center in reducing tobacco use
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Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center was recognized by the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) for its efforts in reducing tobacco use.
OHA recognized 10 hospitals and clinic partners, including Jane Phillips Medical Center, at OHA Connect annual conference earlier this month f more PR
OU researcher's discoveries could help predict unknown drug interactions (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 28 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news:
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OU researcher's discoveries could help predict unknown drug interactions
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OKLAHOMA CITY - A University of Oklahoma researcher has received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health award to uncover new ways to predict when multiple medications taken together could cause dangerous side effects.
Wei Yue, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the OU College of Pharmacy, will use the five-year award to study how the body moves drugs into the more PR
SANCTUARY INSANITY: DHS Slams New York Sanctuary Politicians for Releasing Illegal Alien from Jail After Assaulting a Police Officer (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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SANCTUARY INSANITY: DHS Slams New York Sanctuary Politicians for Releasing Illegal Alien from Jail After Assaulting a Police Officer
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This illegal alien was RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement condemning sanctuary politicians in New York for denying a detainer lodged by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a more PR
Starbucks Worker Asks Federal Labor Board Again to Stop Blocking Vote to Remove Unwanted Union (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:
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Starbucks Worker Asks Federal Labor Board Again to Stop Blocking Vote to Remove Unwanted Union
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Filing highlights underhanded tactics union officials use under Biden-era NLRB rules
San Diego, CA (October 28, 2026) - Encinitas Starbucks employee Joe Emmenegger has filed a second request to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., asking the Board to stop blocking the decertification election h more PR
SWOSU Public Relations and Marketing Team Earns 10 International Awards (10)
WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release:
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SWOSU Public Relations and Marketing Team Earns 10 International Awards
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WEATHERFORD, Okla. - Southwestern Oklahoma State University's (SWOSU) Office of Public Relations and Marketing has earned four Gold awards, six Silver awards and one Honorable Mention in two international creative competitions. The honors were awarded in the 22nd Annual Davey Awards and the 2026 MarCom Awards.
The award-winning projects were deve more PR
Tech Tidbits: A Reminder It's About More Than Football (10)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news:
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Tech Tidbits: A Reminder It's About More Than Football
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Life is fragile, even among the seemingly invincible young men who demonstrate uncommon athleticism and toughness each week in college football stadiums across the United States.
That reality has come home to the Great American Conference this month. Southeastern Oklahoma State University defensive lineman Dylan Sebock died on Oct. 8 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident more PR
Three Kirkland Partners Among Daily Journal 's Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Three Kirkland Partners Among Daily Journal 's Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers
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The Daily Journal named Kirkland partners Kevin Ehrhart, Austin Norris and Cody Sonntag to its 2026 "Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers" list, which honors leading California attorneys contributing to the state's commercial development.
Kevin was recognized for a variety of work related to data centers, including leading more PR
USDA Cuts Wheat Export Forecast as Sales Lag and Competition Intensified (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- U.S. wheat exports are projected at 750 million bushels in 2026/27, down 25 million from September and the second-lowest volume since 1971/72, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service report 'Wheat Outlook: October 2026,' Report No. WHS-26j. Coordinated by Andrew Sowell, the report attributes the reduction to slow sales and shipments, relatively uncompetitive prices and historically tight Hard Red Winter wheat supplies following drought and reduced harvested acreage.
Issued Oc more PR
Using AI to improve lives: UTulsa students advance prosthetic research (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Oct. 28 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news:
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Using AI to improve lives: UTulsa students advance prosthetic research
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Artificial intelligence is transforming industries across the globe. At The University of Tulsa, students are using it to tackle a deeply human challenge: helping people who rely on prosthetic limbs live more comfortably and confidently.
In the biomechanics laboratory of John M. Henshaw, PhD., department head of mechanical engineering, and H more PR
Women's college basketball coaches unite to advance women's cardiovascular health (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Women's college basketball coaches unite to advance women's cardiovascular health
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DALLAS, Oct. 28, 2026 -- Cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, and new projections indicate that nearly 6 in 10 U.S women will have some form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to the American Heart Association. To help change that future, women's college basketball coaches are joining to more PR
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