KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * The 20 Recognized as a CRN 2026 Best of the Channel Awards Finalist * The 20 MSP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by CRN as a finalist in the second annual CRN Best of the Channel Awards in the Best Solution Provider Team of the Year category. As a finalist, The 20 MSP team is being spotlighted for their dedication to channel innovation and excellence through a unique approach to MSP growth, operation more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release: * * * Kansas a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" After Lawmakers Override Vetoes, Pass Sweeping Legal Reforms Kansas lawmakers earned a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" designation in the American Tort Reform Association's 2026 Legislative HeatCheck report, after achieving one of the country's strongest civil justice reform slates this year. "Kansas lawmakers showed real resolve this year and refused to back down," said Lauren Sheets Jarrell, ATRA's vic more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * As National Friendship Day nears, research shows people aren't lonelier -- they're changing how they spend their time * LAWRENCE -With National Friendship Day approaching Aug. 2, you might think it would be a melancholy one, given the loneliness epidemic gripping the nation. But is there such an epidemic? Recent research from the University of Kansas has found that how people spend time with friends and family is changing -but people are not necessarily l more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, July 29 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release: * * * Beyond the upgrade: Delivering a seamless service experience across Europe For customers flying across Europe, confidence comes from knowing they have a trusted team of experts they can rely on wherever they operate. Backed by five service centers in Dusseldorf, Paris, Prague, Valencia and Zurich, Textron Aviation's European support team builds lasting relationships with customers and understand the unique demands of their operatio more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, July 27 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Black and Veatch posted the following news release: * * * Black & Veatch receives Corporate Responsibility Supplier of the Year Award Recognition highlights shared commitment to safety, reliability and community impact - Duke Energy has recognized Black & Veatch with its 2026 Corporate Responsibility Supplier of the Year Award, honoring the company's commitment to safety, operational excellence and community stewardship across a broad portfolio of energy infrastructure projects. more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Canon Becomes First Manufacturer to Register Imaging Equipment to EPEAT 2.0 Criteria * Canon U.S.A. Inc. has announced that seven of its printing products have been registered to EPEAT 2.0 criteria. Canon is the first manufacturer to register products to the EPEAT 2.0 criteria in the imaging equipment product category on the EPEAT Registry. EPEAT is the world's premier ecolabel for electronics and technology products more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Epson Unveils New A3 Flatbed Document Scanner Lineup Delivering Connectivity, Usability & Productivity * Epson has announced an updated A3 flatbed document scanner lineup: the DS-51000WN, DS-61000WN and DS-71000WN network document scanners. Designed to enhance connectivity, usability and productivity, the new solutions support a wide range of document capture applications across health care, finance, government, enterp more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 29 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: * * * GCSAA announces 2026 Par Aide Garske Grant winners Eleven students have been selected as the 2026 winners from GCSAA based on community service, leadership, academic performance and a written essay Par Aide sponsors scholarship program for children of superintendents - The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has awarded its 2026 Par Aide Garske Grants to Kathryn Honaker, Elizabeth Hopkins, Eth more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Coordinated Public Awareness and Enforcement Campaign to Prevent Bridge Strikes Across New York * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a growing, coordinated public awareness and enforcement campaign to prevent bridge strikes by commercial vehicles and large trucks across New York State. In November 2023, the State Department of Transportation launched the "Check Your Height, Know It's Right!" social media and vide more PR

LOGAN, Utah, July 27 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Grand County 4-H Youth Earn Recognition Through Leadership, Higher Education Opportunities * MOAB -Youths from Grand County recently participated in leadership and educational experiences through Utah State University Extension Home and Community, including the Saturday Academy at the University of Utah, the national IGNITE by 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., and the annual Pathways to Higher Education program. Ten youths attended the Saturday Academy through more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Griffin-IT is Now an MSP OneShare - IBPI Preferred Vendor Partner * MSP OneShare, the first managed service provider (MSP) community owned by its members and backed by International Business Products Inc. (IBPI) has announced a new vendor partnership with Griffin-IT, an IT hardware distributor known for its flexible financing options and innovative hardware programs designed specifically for MSPs. Based in Tampa, Flo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Healthcare Costs Soar for Kansas Families as Davids Calls for Restoring ACA Tax Credits * #Kansans share how premiums have quadrupled after enhanced tax credits expired, putting affordable coverage out of reach OVERLAND PARK, KS \- Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with Kansans whose health insurance premiums have skyrocketed since enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expired last year. Some participants shared that their monthly more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Economics] -- The R Street Institute posted the following news release: * * * Highlights from the R Street Institute's 50-State Election Policy Scorecard * American elections are highly decentralized, meaning state and local governments hold much of the authority for deciding how to conduct elections in their jurisdictions. The resulting variety of approaches to election policy reflects the belief that states should serve as laboratories of democracy in which to different ideas can be tested. Lessons from thos more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- Kansas City University issued the following news: * * * W. Joshua Cox, DO, FACOFP, named senior vice president of Clinical Affairs By Jennifer Lindholm Kansas City University (KCU) has appointed W. Joshua Cox, DO, FACOFP, as senior vice president of Clinical Affairs. In this expanded leadership role, Cox will continue serving as executive dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine while providing strategic oversight for the University's growing clinical partnerships and clinical education enterprise. "Dr. more PR

HAYS, Kansas, July 28 -- Fort Hays State University posted the following news: * * * New Leadership Team to welcome Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science students this fall * By FHSU University Marketing and Strategic Communications HAYS, Kan. - When students arrive on the Fort Hays State University campus this August for the start of the academic year, they will be welcomed by a new leadership team at the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS). Dr. Jonathan Granberry has been named director of KAMS, and Dr. Andrea Moreland  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by shareholder Joy C. Rosenquist and research attorney Hannah T. Stilley: * * * From Long Beach to Providence: Rhode Island's New Self-Checkout Law Signals a Growing Legislative Trend At a Glance * Several jurisdictions have advanced proposals that would impose staffing requirements or operational restrictions on self-checkout technology in retail settings. * Rhode Island recently enacted the first statewide law, scheduled to take e more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 27 -- Miami Dade College posted the following news release: * * * Lowe's Foundation Tops $60 Million in Skilled Trades Training, Expanding Its Partner Ecosystem Across 30 States * 10 New Gable Grants to Community Colleges bring national network of foundation partners to 73, helping revitalize America's infrastructure Summary * The Lowe's Foundation announced nearly $8 million in new Gable Grants for 10 community and technical colleges, bringing its total investment in skilled trades training to more than $60 million more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of American Aviation Advances Out of Committee * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in celebrating the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's advancement of their bipartisan bill, the Aviation Innovation an more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Represents Sent, Inc. in $12 Million Series A Financing Polsinelli congratulates its client Sent, Inc., on its $12 million Series A financing. Sent is the unified API that lets companies reach any user over SMS, WhatsApp or RCS through a single integration. The financing was led by Companyon Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, UIF, CP Overture, Bulletpitch+, among others. The financing will fund continued expansion o more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, July 28 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Poynter Institute to honor Chuck Todd for leadership in independent political journalism * The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, will honor veteran political journalist Chuck Todd with the 2026 Poynter Make a Mark Leadership Award, recognizing his decades-long impact on political journalism and his role as one of the country's leading independent voices covering politics, democracy and public affairs. Poynter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Dr. Fauci Had No Concern for Americans During COVID * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business, The Evening Edit Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Liz MacDonald on Fox Business' The Evening Edit to discuss Dr. Fauci's lies and deception during the COVID-19 pandemic, his knowledge of the origins of COVID, and his upcoming testimony before the Senate, which will give the American people a chance to learn more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Dr. Fauci Misled the American People * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax Wake Up America Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter on Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss Dr. Fauci's lies and coverups during COVID, the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, which will lower healthcare costs for Americans, passing the SAVE America Act, and Senator Lindsey Graham's legacy. Click HERE  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Howard Midstream in US$650 Million Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes and Increase and Extension of Senior Secured Credit Facility * Sidley represented Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC ("Howard Midstream") in its offering of US$650 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2035. Sidley also represented Howard Midstream in a recent amendment to its senior secured revolving credi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Standley Systems Welcomes Back Todd Maxson as Director of Managed Print Services & Solutions * BTA member Standley Systems has announced the return of Todd Maxson as director of managed print services and solutions, bringing back an accomplished industry leader to help guide the next evolution of the company's MPS strategy and technology solutions. Maxson first joined the company in 2016 and played a pivotal role in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34342, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Kansas City Southern - Control - The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., Gateway Eastern Railway Co., and the Texas Mexican Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 The Board denies a motion to temporarily stay implementation of an arbitration award pending the Board's consideration of a petition for review and/or a declaratory order. The Board also denies, in part, a motion to strike. On April more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo medically tailored meals improved heart failure outcomes * Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those who received eight weeks of medically tailored meals, incorporating traditional Navajo foods, were less likely to visit the emergency room or require hospitalization, than those on standard care with no meals provided. * Researchers found that within more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award Army veteran selected as VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year - RENO, Nev. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and more PR