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State Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2024-08-15 ( 12 items )  
AI-Powered Clause Adviser is Latest Enhancement to Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Bloomberg Law, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Bloomberg Law today announced that Clause Adviser, its new generative AI-powered enhancement, is now integrated within Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions for all agreements. For more information and to schedule a demo, visit https://aboutblaw.com/bff9. Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions streamlines processes, reduces risks, and improves the overall efficiency of legal services wi more PR

Attorney General Griffin Leads 26-State Amicus Supporting West Virginia Title IX Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 25 other state attorneys general calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports: "Like Arkansas, West Virginia has a strong interest in sa more PR

Attorney General Miyares Joins Amicus Brief Supporting West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 26-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports. "West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act is about fairness and protecting the integrity of women's s more PR

Crown Lift Trucks- Blue Ridge Relocates to Expanded Sales and Service Facility in Staunton, VA (10)
NEW BREMEN, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- Crown Equipment Corp., one of the material halding companies, issued the following news: STAUNTON, VA (August 14, 2024) - Crown Equipment, one of the world's largest material handling companies, today announced a new location for its company-owned sales and service location serving the Blue Ridge region of Virginia. Crown Lift Trucks - Blue Ridge is fully operational at its new location 106 Industry Way, Building 100 Staunton, VA. The branch can be reached at 540-42 more PR

Every Teacher Deserves a Great Beginning (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: Twelve hundred new teachers attended the 30th annual Great Beginnings Summer Institute (GBSI) kickoff event last week at Hayfield Secondary School. The program has grown tremendously since it began in 1995 with 50 participants, two cohorts, and two coaches. This year, the large group consists of 40 cohorts and 78 coaches who were eager to welcome all the new faces to FCPS! GBSI is a four-day professiona more PR

Family Chooses Christendom for "Counter-Cultural Education" (10)
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Christendom College issued the following news: "How can you attend college and not lose your faith?" One look at the news is all it takes to see that this question only becomes more relevant with each passing day. According to a survey performed by Barna Research in 2018, roughly 70% of high school students who enter college as professing Christians will leave with little to no faith--a distressing statistic, and one that plagues faithful Catholic families acro more PR

Mary Kasarda retires after nearly three decades of service (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Mary Kasarda's career began with a singular passion, one nurtured from the time she could walk. "I've always been very interested in cars," Kasarda said. "My earliest memory is of the release of the first Ford Mustang at the 1964 New York World's Fair when I was 2 years old, so I've always been fascinated by cars. Growing up, I had hoped to work for a car company or do related research. I switched course when I ended up  more PR

Moss guest curator series celebrates the work of Native American artists (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Moss Arts Center continues its commitment to bring new perspectives to its performance lineup, welcoming activist, director, producer, and consultant Andre Bouchard as its independent performing arts curator for the 2024-25 season. With a background in both Native and non-Native worlds, Bouchard of Kootenai/Ojibwe/Pend d'Oreille/Salish descent serves as an intercultural activist, working to build bridges and reverse  more PR

POLITICO Announces 2024 DNC Programming at CNN-POLITICO Grill in Chicago (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Politico issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Senator Dick Durbin, Governor J.B. Pritzker, Senator Chuck Schumer, and other top Democrat Leaders headline all-star programming lineup Programming will be livestreamed on POLITICO.com and across POLITICO's social channels. Watch live and follow our coverage at politico.com/dnc * * * POLITICO, the global authority on the intersection of power, politics and policy, tod more PR

THE ELEMENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SPONSORS CONCORD UNIVERSITY ESPORTS (10)
ATHENS, West Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Charleston based company, Element Federal Credit Union has become a sponsor of Concord University's Esports Program, beginning with a check presentation in the amount of $10,000 on August 1st. The two-year agreement includes another $6,000 to be given in sponsorship funds during fiscal year 2025-26. Element FCU is a financial co-op based in Charleston, West Virginia, which provides resources and support to  more PR

University of Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic Will Offer Telehealth Therapy to Parkinson's Patients in D.C. Area (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The University of Utah's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer groundbreaking online treatment for patient with Parkinson's in the D.C. area--for free. Thanks to a grant from the Parkinson Voice Project, the clinic is providing SPEAK OUT!(R) Therapy to patients across Utah and beyond. The program is growing to include Virginia and Washington D.C., and Utah's clinicians will take the successfu more PR

Virginia Tech joins global team for award-winning research using firefighting drones (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Drones are becoming a common tool used by firefighters. In addition to dousing flames from the air, drones, also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), support other critical operations such as finding hotspots, relaying communications across large areas, or assisting with post-fire analysis. Four Virginia Tech researchers have joined a group of 11 other colleagues from around the world to investigate the outcomes of d more PR