KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: The ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has recognized Husch Blackwell as a 2023 American Bar Association Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Leader, the sixth consecutive year the firm has earned this recognition. Each year, the committee recognizes individual attorneys, law firms, and law departments that have provided extraordinary pro bono services through ABA Free Legal Answers. In  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP advised Aegion Corporation ("Aegion") in connection with the management buyout of its EMEA corrosion and cathodic protection business, Corrpro Companies Europe Limited. The transaction completed on 9 February 2024. Corrpro is the global leader in anti-corrosion services and technologies for different industries across the world. It has a particularly crucial role in energy generation and tr more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP has advised Ascendant Capital Partners in the largest-known condo construction loan to ever close in South Florida. Mast Capital, a Miami-based investment and development firm, obtained a $600 million construction loan for Cipriani Residences Miami, a luxury condominium tower. Mexico-based Banco Inbursa provided $350 million of the financing while Ascendant Capital Partners awarded $250 mill more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP advised Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) in the proposed $3.6 Billion public spinoff of the majority of its Health, Hygiene and Specialties segment including its Global nonwovens and films business, and the subsequent merger of the spun-off business with Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), to create a leading, publicly-traded company in the specialty materials industry. The transacti more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Evangel University issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Evangel University will host its second annual Veteran Valor Appreciation Luncheon for local veterans and active-duty service members on Friday, April 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in EU's dining hall. All local current and past service members are invited to attend, and there is no cost. The university's morning chapel service that day will include special recognition for those who are serv more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announces that six individual Missouri school districts and one collective group of local education agencies (LEAs) were awarded more than $2.2 million from the Competency-Based Education (CBE) grant program. Grant recipients include Lebanon R-III, Maplewood-Richmond Heig more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Governor Mike Parson issued the below statement following today's shooting at the conclusion of the Super Bowl rally in Kansas City near Union Station: "I want to start with a thank you to Kansas City Police along with other state and local first responders who were able to quickly take two individuals into custody and provide critical care to victims following today's  more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: A Northwest Missouri State University faculty member this spring will present her latest research related to the effects of climate change on Indigenous communities. Dr. Nina Adanin, an assistant professor of recreation, will present the results of her study at the American Association of Geographers' annual meeting in April in Hawaii. Last summer, she embarked on a three-week resear more PR

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: To truly learn how to raise crops or care for livestock, individuals need to get their hands dirty and do the work involved. Thanks to one local resident, students at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will have the opportunity to do just that. Linda Wulff-Risner, professor of agriculture at MSU-WP, recently donated her 40-acre farm, Risner Stables, just south of West more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: In celebration of WGU 11th anniversary in Missouri, the nonprofit, fully accredited, online university has announced it is awarding $100,000 in scholarships to new students who are interested in furthering their education. Since arriving in Missouri in February of 2013, WGU has been committed to providing high-quality, convenient, and career-boosting college education to Missour more PR