MIAMI, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman today announced its 13th consecutive year of record revenue growth. The firm reported gross revenues of $554.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year, growing by more than 3 percent over 2022. In addition, Akerman had record growth across many other key financial metrics and outperformed the industry growth average in the following categories: * Profits Per Equity Partner (+10.1%) * Non-Equity Compe  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference for wrongfully withholding public records from review. Under secret media rights contracts located somewhere in its North Carolina headquarters, the ACC has made claims that could cost Florida State University more than half a billion dollars. Attorney General Moody first took action  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, in a 17-state coalition of attorneys general, is taking legal action against the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its new rule requiring both state and private employers to accommodate abortion through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Unelected commissioners under  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2024-195) on April 22, 2024, involving Eastern Florida State College - Ellucian Banner Enterprise Resource Planning System. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of Eastern Florida State College (College) focused on selected information technology (IT) controls applicable to the Ellucian Banner Enterprise Resource Planning system and the College's IT infrastructure, a  more

CLEARWATER, Florida, April 26 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis led a Keeping Policyholder First Insurance Roundtable in Clearwater with state legislators as well as business and community leaders to highlight the successes made to improve Florida's property insurance market. CFO Patronis also provided an update on the My Safe Florida Home Program and recent improveme  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Seamus Toner Nadia Rassech, an undergraduate student studying international affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, and Yeimy Roberto, a Ph.D. candidate majoring in Hispanic linguistics, received the 2024 Global Citizen Award from FSU's Center for Global Engagement (CGE). The award recognizes outstanding students who have actively engaged in intercultural initiatives on campus or abroad and who have exemplif  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Anna Prentiss Justin Sevier, the Charles W. Ehrhardt Professor of Litigation at the Florida State University College of Law, has earned the university's most prestigious honor for teaching due to his interactive and captivating instructional style. Sevier received FSU's 2023-2024 Distinguished Teacher Award during the annual Faculty Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 23, at the Augustus B. Turnbull III  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Dena Reddick A Florida State University associate professor of history has earned a competitive humanities award for the 2024-25 academic year in support of a book project on the Ottoman Empire. Nilay Ozok-Gundogan, an associate professor in the Department of History, was elected a fellow of the Stanford Humanities Center in support of her book tentatively titled "Forging Empire: Mineral Extracti  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kathleen Haughney Florida State University has bestowed the title of Distinguished Research Professor on four outstanding faculty members for their exemplary research productivity and contributions to their fields. "Outstanding national and international scholarly output and creativity is a cornerstone of a thriving research enterprise," said Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson. "I am  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jenny Ralph A team of researchers at Florida State University has received a $1 million grant to develop a tool to help older patients better understand the results of medical lab health tests. "LabGenie" will use artificial intelligence to provide contextualized information about lab test results and to generate questions patients can use to discuss their results with their doctors. Led by two   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Patty Cox Four distinguished graduates of Florida State University and a U.S. congressman will be the featured speakers during FSU's spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. President Richard McCullough will preside over five commencement ceremonies in addition to a doctoral hooding ceremony for Ph.D. graduates from all disciplines. About   more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 26 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: There has been a change at the top of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board's leadership structure. At today's meeting, the Board elected its officers for the current term and named Tim Weisheyer as the new GOAA Chair. He will replace Carson Good, who has served as Board Chairman since August 2020. Good informed fellow Board members and Aviation Authority leadership t  more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 25 -- Hilton Grand Vacations, a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide, issued the following news release: Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV), the premier vacation ownership and experiences company, announces its 2024 Hilton Grand Vacation Brand Ambassadors, including legendary golfer Annika Sorenstam, iconic musician Joey Fatone, singer and actress Katharine McPhee and others. These brand ambassadors will be a central part of the thousands of exclusive private events hosted  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Amy Farnum-Patronis An internationally renowned physicist with an esteemed track record of research, teaching and service has been named Florida State University's 2024-2025 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor. Harrison Prosper, a professor in the Department of Physics since 1993, has been recognized by FSU faculty members with the highest honor they can bestow upon one of their own. He is the fifth  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lynn University issued the following news: The College of Arts and Sciences hosted the 2024 Lynn University Student Research Symposium. Congratulations to all the award winners: Presentation awards * Best oral presentation: "AI's Carbon Shadow: An Exploration of the Energy Dilemma and Earth's Future," by Olga Roussos. Faculty mentor: Ellen Ramsey, associate professor. * Best overall poster presentation: "Emotional Eating, Self-Esteem, and Resilience   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 26 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: On Tuesday, April 30, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado will join Related Urban Development Group to celebrate the grand opening of SoMi Parc, a transit oriented, mixed-use apartment complex located at 5961 SW 68 Street, South Miami, FL 33143. SoMI Parc features 172 units, consisting of studios, one, two, and three bedrooms, along with amenities such as garage covered   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 26 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Rhonda Yantiss, M.D., and Elizabeth Montgomery, M.D., faculty members of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, were honored at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology's (USCAP) annual meeting in March. Dr. Yantiss, professor and co-chief of the Division of Anatomic Pathology and director of the Surgical Pathol  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 25 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release: Raymond James is expanding its Private Capital Advisory Investment Banking practice through the hiring of four senior bankers. Joining the team are Managing Directors Callie Kourniotis, Guy Hume, Michael Henningsen as well as Director Ash Rajah. Kourniotis is based in New York and Hume, Henningsen and Rajah are based in London. "Building on the robust growth of our business year over year, the addit  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 25 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined local, state, federal and tribal officials as well as stakeholders to cut the ribbon on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) New Water Seepage Barrier Wall Project, which extends the successful underground wall that was built as part of the 8.5 Square Mile Ar  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- The city of Tallahassee issued the following news on April 25, 2024: The City of Tallahassee continues making progress on transformative infrastructure projects, many of which begin construction this year. Among the numerous projects coming to fruition is Tallahassee's second senior center facility. When complete, this additional facility will offer expanded programs for the rapidly growing population of active seniors, aged 50 and older. "Breaking ground on o  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Charlotte Schubert Breast cancer patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods face a higher risk of dying than patients from advantaged, wealthier neighborhoods, according to a new study. The data from the nationwide study, released April 18, dovetails with similar results from breast cancer patients in the Miami area, published last year. "Even after controlling for multiple   more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 25 -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news: By Blair S. Walker At a loss for words, the 30 or so students in Associate Professor W. Brian Barrett's graduate finance class gazed at each other quizzically: Was their guest speaker, legendary investor and financial analyst Mario Gabelli, serious, or was he joking? A bemused Gabelli erased all doubts by repeating his offer to give each University of Miami Patti and Allan Her  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 26 -- The University of Miami's School of Nursing and Health Studies issued the following news: The University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) has been awarded a $125,000 grant under the Florida Department of Education's "Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund" to increase the number of nursing professionals prepared to enter Florida's nursing workforce. In collaboration with Jackson Health System (JHS), SONHS will implement th  more

SARASOTA, Florida, April 26 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: The University of South Florida's recent Giving Week was a phenomenal success, breaking all records set in previous years. Alumni and friends came together to champion a wide variety of programs, from student scholarships to food pantry support. Of the record-setting 9,259 Giving Week donors, 1,408 gave to the university for the first time. The overall total included a 70% increa  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 25 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida exceeded its fundraising goals during the sixth annual Day of Giving, raising nearly $198,000 from 1,226 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the University. The annual 24-hour, online, social media-driven fundraising initiative was held on April 18 during UWF's Founders Week. "Our collect  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Ahead of the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Attorney General Ashley Moody today spoke at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to urge Floridians to fight the opioid crisis by participating in the biannual event. National Drug Take Back Day is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a way Floridians can safely remove unneed  more