ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Commercial Real Estate Partner Heidi Azulay and Partner and Global Practice Group Leader - Employment & Labor, Mary Margaret (Mimi) Moore have each been recognized and selected as a Notable Woman in Law by Crain's Chicago Business. The annual list recognizes women in the profession for their professional achievements, leadership, and dedication to civic, philanthropic, and mentoring activiti more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: International law firm BCLP today announces the roll-out and implementation of a generative AI (GenAI) lease reporting tool with proptech innovator Orbital Witness. A significant step in their strategic partnership, the roll-out follows an intensive, two-month design collaboration, during which BCLP and Orbital Witness successfully developed a customised GenAI lease reporting solution: BCLP FLAR more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Evangel University issued the following news release: Evangel University is expanding its on-campus housing options to include a dedicated dormitory for students pursuing graduate-level studies. The move comes as the university identifies ways to make pursuing a graduate degree even more accessible and affordable to the growing population of students it serves. Though many of Evangel's graduate degrees are offered fully online, a range of programs are also ava more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: The family of a little girl afflicted with what is sometimes called "childhood Alzheimer's" is asking the legislature to make her birthday a day to raise awareness, to thereby improve the lives of other children faced with this rare condition. Gianna Marie Wacker wasn't expected to live past her early teens. When she sat with her family in a House committee hearing last week she was exceeding those expectations. more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Brian Kinnear has joined the firm as partner in its Intellectual Property practice group in the firm's Denver office. Kinnear focuses his practice on patent prosecution and counseling where he manages the patent portfolios for Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, and businesses in between. In addition, he is frequently brought in to assist 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

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: In an effort to protect consumers during tax season, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey warned Missourians to be aware of scammers and to take steps to protect themselves from anyone attempting to get their personal information. "This is about protecting Missourians from potential scams during tax season, which is when scammers often take advantage of consumers and put their ide more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, during a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that the State of Missouri will be providing up to 200 Missouri National Guard (MONG) members and 22 Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) troopers to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star mission at the Southern Border. "About two weeks ago, I visited the Southern Border more PR

HANNIBAL, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news: During its regular meeting on February 14, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for bridge rehabilitation, bridge replacement, pavement improvement, and roadway elevation/rebuild projects in the Northeast District. * A $5.4M contract was awarded to W. L. Miller Company, for raising the pavement approximately 2.5 feet on 1.3 miles of U.S. Route 61, from more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Drought Assessment Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in Jefferson City to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state. This will be the Drought Assessment Committee's first meeting of 2024 and second since Governor Mike Parson i more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2024: The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has added information to the project's webpage and has extended the comment period on proposed improvements to the intersection of Missouri Route 87 and Moniteau County Route C. Public input can now be submitted through Feb. 27, 2024, via email, traditional mail, or an online form. Community input began on Feb. 1, 2024, wit more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, issued the following news release: Ameren has added two specially designed Mobile Command Center trailers to its fleet to coordinate crews and materials in the aftermath of a storm. The command centers may be moved to an area with major damage. The 24-foot-by-8-foot trailers can be pulled behind an Ameren utility truck and are climate controlled and equipped with high-speed internet access, computer workstations, a  more PR

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 20 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that it has named Chris Pruitt as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Springfield, Missouri (DMA #73), responsible for the long-range planning and day-to-day operations of KRBK-TV (FOX), KOZL-TV (MyNet), Ozarksfirst.com, and their related digital and social media ch more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Eight distinguished members of the Northwest Missouri State University family will be honored during the annual Northwest Alumni Awards Banquet for dedicating their time, talent and service to the University as well as for accomplishments in their chosen fields. The Northwest Alumni Association is hosting its 2024 banquet on Saturday, April 13, at the Agricultural Learning Center, located nor more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * FDA approved treatment via Accelerated Approval pathway * * * Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is one of the first centers nationwide to offer a newly approved cell-based immunotherapy that targets melanoma. With the green light from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Was more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Over the course of one week in early January, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute once again sent students to community newsrooms all over Missouri as part of the Potter Digital Ambassadors Program. Nine students from the Missouri School of Journalism participated in the sixth year of the program, in which they spent their winter break helping newsrooms establish or impro more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: Mizzou Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois has been named athletics director at University of Arizona. The University of Missouri thanks her for her service and wishes her great success in her new role. University of Missouri President Mun Choi has named Senior Associate Athletics Director for Football Administration Marcy Girton as interim athletics director. Girton brings more than 30 years of more PR