MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 8 -- Ameriprise Financial issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) announced that financial advisors Laura Burback, AAMS(R) and Kari Brown, AAMS(R), APMA(R) joined the firm for its client-first culture and technology. The advisors operated separate practices in Casper, Wyoming at Edward Jones - Burback managed $212 million in client assets and Brown managed $52 million - and both chose to join Alliance Financial Partn  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 4 (TNSper) -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Kate McKay to be a District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Sublette County. McKay's appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Marvin Tyler. McKay currently serves as Staff Attorney and Law Clerk for Judge Jason Conder of the Ninth Judicial District in Lander. She previously worked as an attorney in private practice, as a Staff  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 (TNSper) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An accomplished researcher, scholar and research administrator with extensive experience in securing research grants has been named associate vice president for research at the University of Wyoming. Bryant Smalley, the Wyoming Excellence Chair in Rural Health in UW's College of Health Sciences, began his new role at the university Nov. 4. He will report to Vice President for Research and Economic  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 (TNSper) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's College of Business has welcomed world-renowned scholar Jeffrey Covin as the newest faculty member in its Entrepreneurship Program. Covin is an award-winning scholar in the fields of entrepreneurship, strategic management and technology management, with articles published in numerous journals. They include the Strategic Management Journal; Journal of Management; Strateg  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Frequent, mandatory surveillance testing was one of the techniques deployed in some jurisdictions in an attempt to control COVID-19, but new research shows that such testing may have the unintended consequence of riskier behavior by those enrolled in the testing. Based on a false sense of security, students who participated in frequent COVID-19 testing at two universities engaged in more behavior   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Walking around any university campus in the United States will reveal many familiar scenes, such as lots of bicycles and students with backpacks. Another increasingly common sight is students using electronic cigarettes. The dangers associated with e-cigarettes have prompted Guanglong He, an associate professor of medicinal chemistry with the University of Wyoming's School of Pharmacy, to investi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: A University of Wyoming scholar is among dozens of scientists from around the world warning of serious environmental consequences due to the decline of insects as a result of climate change. Department of Zoology and Physiology Professor Michael Dillon, also a faculty member in UW's Program in Ecology, is one of the co-authors of a manuscript titled "Scientists' Warning on Climate   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 10 (TNSsro) -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 22-0956-T-C) on Nov. 9, 2022: * * * RYAN R. DIMARCO, Mullens, Wyoming County, Complainant, V. FRONTIER WEST VIRGINIA INC., A public utility, Defendant. COMMISSION ORDER On October 31, 2022 Ryan R. DiMarco filed a verified formal complaint against Frontier West Virginia Inc. On October 31, 2022, the Commission referred this case to the Division of Administrative   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 (TNSper) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Wyoming state librarian and state archivist were recently awarded adjunct faculty status by the University of Wyoming. Jamie Markus, state librarian, and Sara Davis, state archivist, will serve as adjunct faculty members with UW Libraries. Adjunct faculty appointments are courtesy appointments that recognize the services of those who have attained recognition in their fields of scholarship, cr  more