BURBANK, California, Dec. 14 -- ABC, a division of the Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "1402" - First into the Tank are entrepreneurs from Apex, North Carolina, who pitch their step-by-step kit made to teach beginners how to create cuddly and cute animal characters. Entrepreneurs from Bend, Oregon, banana-split their proceeds to support endangered gorillas with their fun Bluetooth-enabled accessory; while entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, hope to hook a Shark with their rapid tru  more

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2022: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract for more than $20 million to design and supply ash-handling and conveying technologies for a power plant in North America. The equipment is designed to assist the plant operator to re  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The Franklin County Board of Commissioners issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2022: This morning, at their last General Session meeting of the year, the Franklin County Commissioners approved the county's more-than $2 billion annual budget for 2023. As the administrative division of county government, the commissioners directly oversee 14 county agencies and set the budget for all of county government, including agencies that report to other elected officials. They  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 14 (TNSpro) -- Franklin University issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Franklin University, a leading educator of working adults, is pleased to announce its new Master of Science (M.S.) in Professional Sales Leadership to its latest program offerings through Ross College of Business. Today's announcement adds to the University's long-standing reputation of providing quality education through its expanding list of over 30 master's programs, developed to exten  more

KENT, Ohio, Dec. 14 (TNSfund) -- Kent State University issued the following news: The Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation have announced that Kent State University will receive $960,000 in new scholarships through the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the critical fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). "We are very excited and grateful for the generous support for our students in this impactful   more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 13 (TNSfund) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University has been awarded a 2023 Choose Ohio First grant of nearly $960,000 to provide scholarships, academic support, and work-based learning experiences to Ohio students pursuing degrees in the STEM or STEM education fields of science (including medicine), technology, engineering, and mathematics. The State of Ohio and Ohio Department of Higher Education announced the 2023 awards   more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 13 (TNSfund) -- University of Mount Union issued the following news: The Ohio State Bar Foundation awarded a $22,500 grant to support Mount Union's Spectrum Education Center and its Courage 2 Communicate campaign. Courage 2 Communicate was developed by Dr. Kristine Turko, BCBA, COBA and her students working at the Spectrum Education Center. The grant will be overseen by Turko, with the help of Mount Union students, local high school partners and local law enforcement agenc  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Dec. 14 (TNSper) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention has elected WVU School of Nursing alum Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, as its new vice-chair of the Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 term. Melnyk, who serves as vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer and College of Nursing dean at The O  more