COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 20: The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 74 cents a share on the company's common stock, an increase of 4 cents per share. The increase is in line with the company's 5% to 7% operating earnings growth range. The dividend is payable Dec. 10, 2020, to shareholders of record as of Nov. 10, 2020, and is the company's 4  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Former North Carolina State Sen. James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham, Democratic nominee for the Senate, and vice president and general counsel to WasteZero Inc., issued the following campaign news: With less than two weeks until Election Day and more than 2.7 million North Carolinians already making their voices heard through the ballot box, Cal traveled across North Carolina virtually and safely in person to engage with North Carolinians. Cal listened to the issu  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 21 -- The Canadian Journal of Forest Research, a journal that says it features forest sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: Articles: * Private-equity commercial real estate, timberland, and farmland: market integration and information transition dynamics * What factors should be accounted for when developing a generalized taper function for black wattle trees? * Growth rates and crown morphology of Abies amabilis i  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The College Media Association issued the following news: CMA is proud to share the results of the Film and Audio Festival. Winners were announced at #collegemedia20, the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention, held virtually Oct. 22-24. Take a look at the winning work here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qdt6do3rehbchn/2020_CMA_AudioVideoAwards_Celebration.mp4?dl=0 The awards presentation was created by Paul Glover and his staff at Henderson State University. CMA wou  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Davis and Elkins College issued the following news release: Karen Salyer McElmurray, an award-winning fiction and creative nonfiction writer, has been selected as the feature writer for the 22nd annual D&E Writers' Series, Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28. Both events will take place this year via Zoom. McElmurray will offer a fiction writing workshop on Tuesday, October 27 from 6-7:30 p.m. which can be accessed at https://zoom.us/j/96447699874. P  more

BOULDER CITY, Nevada, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Oct. 22: U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced 30 new national recreation trails in 25 states, adding more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System. Secretary Bernhardt made the announcement from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where he designated 76 miles of the Colorado River within Lake Mead National Recreation Area as a national water trail. The newly des  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) plans to invest approximately $650 million and create 800 jobs through 2027 in Asheville, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The project will bring a new high-tech turbine airfoil production facility to Buncombe County. "We are positioning North Carolina to come out of this pandemic with these and other good pa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) plans to invest approximately $650 million and create 800 jobs through 2027 in Asheville, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The project will bring a new high-tech turbine airfoil production facility to Buncombe County. "We are positioning North Carolina to come out of this pandemic with these and other goo  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Maryland office issued the following news release: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is encouraging farmers and forest landowners to submit applications for current Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects available in Maryland. Farmers and forestland owners may apply for conservation funding at any time throughout the year, but funding selections are ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: Jackson State violated NCAA certification and recruiting rules, according to an agreement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions. The university and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed that 34 student-athletes practiced and competed before receiving final certification from the NCAA Eligibility Center. Because systems in place at the time did not detect or prevent the violations, the unive  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23 -- The Opportunity Finance Network issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) today announced respected financial crusader Inez Long has been named recipient of the 2020 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance. Presented annually by OFN, a leading network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs), the Gramlich Award is the CDFI industry's highest individual honor. Long is the preside  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 20 -- The Ohio Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 19: Philanthropy Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education are pleased to announce grants awarded to 28 projects, totaling just over $3.1 million and benefitting approximately 788,331 students across Ohio, through the Collaborative Fund for Educating Remotely and Transforming Schools (the Collaborative Fund). This public-private partnership aims to help schools and districts improve remote educ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced Historic Ashe Hospital in Jefferson, North Carolina, as the recipient of the 2020 ACHP/HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. ACHP Chairman Aimee Jorjani presented the award to Donald O. Tise, AIA, Principal of Tise-Kiester Architects, in-person in Nor  more

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 19: Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) announced Fayette County received a total of $917,368 through the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. Fayette County will use this funding for the "Recovery to Reemployment" Remote Monitoring Program, which will focus on combatting subs  more

WEST LIBERTY, Kentucky, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: The Morgan County Water District will soon be able to update deteriorating waterlines, thanks to a dual investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA-RD). During a community meeting today at the Morgan County Public Library, Congressman Hal Rogers announced a $1.5 million loan and a $85,000 grant from USDA-RD to rehabilitate the water infrastructure in West Libert  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 (TNSRep) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Researchers from the Political Economy Research Institute have released a pair of new studies detailing clean energy job growth plans for Ohio and Pennsylvania. While the COVID-19 pandemic has generated severe public health and economic impacts in the Appalachian region, as throughout the U.S., Robert Pollin, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Shouvik Chakraborty and Gregor Semieniuk propose a reco  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, Oct. 22 -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news release: Ex Libris(R), a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that University of the Cumberlands (UC) has selected the Ex Libris Alma(R) library services platform and Primo for search and discovery. University of the Cumberlands was founded in 1888 with a focus on shaping students throughout the Appalachian region. Cumberlands has become one of the largest and fastest growing universities in the  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 21 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Elizabeth DiSavino, associate professor of music at Berea College in Kentucky, will present a virtual convocation lecture to discuss her new book, Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector. French, a professor of English at Centenary from 1924 to 1948, was a ground-breaking music researcher in the early 20th century whose contributions to the field of Appalachian music had l  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Mike Stuart, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mike Stuart, along with Special Agent in Charge Maureen R. Dixon, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and Special Agent in Charge Derek Pickle, United States Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), announced that his office has settled healthcare frau  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- West Virginia University issued the following story: A group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical inactivity in the Mountain State. The West Virginia Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities Project efforts in multiple West Virginia counties is attempting to turn the tide on childhood obesity numbers, as recently reported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Accordin  more