MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 21 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: With nearly 160 real estate lawyers and development professionals nationally, top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP has grown one of the country's largest legal teams in the real estate industry with the addition of partner Sara Langan. She joins the Real Estate Practice Group and is licensed to practice in Illinois and Nebraska. "Sara brings valuable experience in real estate investment, financing and economic deve more PR

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it achieved commercial operation at its landfill gas to renewable natural gas plant at Republic Services' Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois. The Brickyard facility has a gross more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following news release: Barchart, a leading provider of market data and trading technology to active traders and investors, has announced the launch of Options Flow, a powerful market intelligence tool for market sentiment analysis, as well as stock and options trading. Options Flow empowers traders and investors to find an edge in the market by tracking the largest options trades on the day, and analyzin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is pleased to announce that Crain's Chicago - a top source of news, analysis, and information on business in metropolitan Chicago for decision-makers in the private and public sectors - has recognized partner Megan Ratia as a 2024 Notable Women in Law. Honorees are selected based on their career accomplishments, track record of success, and contributions to their fields and communities. "Congra more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN's Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group represented, as co-counsel with Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (together with certain of its affiliates, "Nexii"), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance and sustainable building products, as a foreign representative in a Chapter 15 proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code. In an order entered on February 9, 2024, the cour more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release: Recently released research shows that among large urban school districts, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) 3rd-8th grade students ranked first in post-pandemic reading gains and in the top third in math gains, cementing CPS as a national leader in academic recovery outcomes and validating the District's post-pandemic academic recovery strategies and investments. While CPS and other school districts hav more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Molly DiRago, a partner in Troutman Pepper's Business Litigation and Privacy + Cyber practices, has been recognized among the 2024 Notable Women in Law by Crain's Chicago Business. The annual list recognizes accomplished women attorneys in the Chicago area for their career achievements, leadership, and impactful work. In building their list, editors looked for nominees who serve in senior roles within law fir more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 (TNSres)-- The University of Chicago issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2024: Five University of Chicago scholars have earned prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships, which recognize early-career scholars' potential to make substantial contributions to their fields. The 2024 Sloan fellows from UChicago include Wilma A. Bainbridge, Kilian Huber, Yuehaw Khoo, Chong Liu and Sunyoung Park. Awarded since 1955 to the brightest young scientists across the United States an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, today called on Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, ostensibly to reduce the cost of prescriptio more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2024: State Senator Patrick Joyce introduced a measure before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that would expand the Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve in Will County. "The transfer of this portion of land would be a big win for the Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve," said Joyce (D-Essex). "By acquiring more land, there would be an increased opportunity for public uses, allowing residents more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Willie Preston advanced new legislation to ban harmful chemicals in candy, soda and other food items sold and produced in Illinois. "People should be able to trust that the food they buy is safe," said Preston (D-Chicago). "As a father, it really concerns me that some of my family's favorite food items have harmful chemicals in them." Senate Bill 2637 will ban specific, dangerous food additive more PR

MOLINE, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: Improving its product portfolio of large dozer offerings, John Deere introduces the 950 P-Tier and 1050 P-Tier dozers as part of its performance tiering strategy. Previously in market as the 950K and 1050K, these robust machines are the next generation of models to join the increasing lineup of John Deere P-Tier dozers. The new 1050  more PR

ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Lewis University issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: On February 17, Lewis University's Cyber Defense Club placed third in the three-state qualifier competition of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competiton (CCDC). As the third-place winners of the Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri two-year and four-year colleges and universities, the Lewis University team will compete in the February 24 Wildcard Qualifier for the Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense C more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Loyola University Chicago announced today that Douglas W. Woods, PhD has been appointed as Provost and Chief Academic Officer, effective July 8, 2024. Following a national search, Dr. Woods was selected from a strong candidate pool for his broad experience and proven track record of driving success in both undergraduate and graduate/professional programs. Dr. Woods will remain an acti more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Millikin University issued the following news: Millikin University was recently awarded a $5.6 million dollar grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) through the Independent Colleges Capital Investment Grant Program. The award was part of $400 million dollars in grants to 45 institutions of higher education in Illinois in partnership with the Illinois Capital Development Board, which oversees the construction of new state facilities, such as priso more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Robert Hradsky, Ed.D., vice president for student engagement in Student Experience, has been inducted into the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) - College Student Educators International Diamond Honoree Class of 2024. Hradsky will be among the group of 18 individuals recognized during the ACPA convention March 18-21 in Chicago, Illinois. As the leading comprehensive student affairs association, ACPA advan more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Food allergy expert, Dr. Ruchi Gupta, is available to comment on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies. Dr. Gupta is the director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma and a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "This is a tremendous breakthrough for food allergy treatment," Gupta said. "We now  more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: The 2024-25 academic year brings significant changes to the financial aid landscape, with the rollout of an updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). However, a recent US Department of Education delay in the distribution of FAFSA data is causing ripples across all colleges and universities, affecting admission timelines and student decisions. The FAFSA Delay Explained Traditionally, college more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: Olivet Nazarene University has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Ellucian Impact Awards in the Innovation category, recognizing the university's use of technology to provide students with a holistic support program throughout the enrollment process, and beyond. University president Dr. Gregg Chenoweth was notified of the recognition earlier this month. Ellucian provides innovation through software and d more PR

QUINCY, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Quincy University issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Quincy University inducted Tom Lepper '97 into the QU Sports Hall of Fame at a special recognition between the women's and men's basketball games in Pepsi Arena on Saturday, February 17. Tom Lepper is a 1997 QU graduate with a degree in elementary education. A Quincy native, Tom was a dominant force on the court in his four seasons with the Hawks basketball program and served as team captain 1995 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced a collaboration with OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system caring for patients throughout Illinois and Michigan, and Pointcore, Inc., a healthcare management and non-clinical shared services company, to help increase clinical and operational efficiencies, standardize care delivery models and improve patient outcomes more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Recently, The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) awarded $30,000 to a new social innovation seed grant project, and Western Illinois University Professor of History Peter Cole is a co-principal investigator of the initiative. "I'm thrilled to partner with historians, community activists and others to examine the history of Illinois including some of its most troublesome aspects," Cole said. "We believe t more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Western Illinois University has named Professor Holly Nikels as the interim associate provost for budget, personnel and research, effective Feb. 16. As the associate provost, Nikels serves as the WIU/UPI (University Professionals of Illinois) contract administrator and the University grievance officer; oversees budget, Academic Affairs personnel, facilities and unit goals and the sum more PR