AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 25 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its B&W Environmental and B&W Renewable business segments have been awarded a contract for approximately $65 million by Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd. (LSEP) to provide engineering services and advanced technologies for the LSEP Susta  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: * * * Case Western Reserve University researchers find impacts of 1930s lending practices persist today * * * Eighty years after the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) carved up the nation's metropolitan neighborhoods into redlined maps, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine performed an autopsy on the discriminatory lending practice.   more

WOOSTER, Ohio, Jan. 25 (TNSconf) -- The College of Wooster issued the following news: The lecture series, Great Decisions of Wayne County, will return to The College of Wooster campus this semester with three speakers and two film showings in Gault Recital Hall in Scheide Music Center. The lecture series will center on "Russia's War Against Ukraine: Causes and Consequences." All events will start at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The Great Decisions lecture series is a joint ve  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Eighty years after the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) carved up the nation's metropolitan neighborhoods into redlined maps, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine performed an autopsy on the discriminatory lending practice. Specifically, researchers examined factors that went into decisions made by Ohio's loan off  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: A year after being hired as chief marketing officer for the Scripps Networks division, Keisha Taylor Starr has been named chief marketing officer for The E.W. Scripps Company (Nasdaq: SSP) - a newly created position - and has joined the senior leadership team. Taylor Starr has led marketing strategies for Scripps' national networks, including the rebranding of Scripps News from Ne  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 25 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose offered testimony on Monday to the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, providing insight on the proper implementation of election laws requiring voters to show photo identification. The Pennsylvania state legislature sought the advice of Secretary LaRose as they seek to implement a similar model to the one adopted by the Ohio General Assembly last   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: Jennifer Vinopal, The Ohio State University Libraries Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections and Digital Programs, has accepted the position of Associate Director for HathiTrust. Vinopal's last day with University Libraries will be Feb. 24. She begins her new role on March 13. Vinopal joined University Libraries as Associate Director for Information Technology in November, 2016. She later ser  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority issued the following news release: The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority is proud to announce a 2.24 percent increase in tonnage through the Port of Toledo in 2022, when compared to 2021. A total of 11,684,394 short tons traveled through the Port of Toledo last year - the highest tonnage the seaport has seen since 2007. The Port set a record for aluminum handled at the General Cargo Dock, operated by Midwest Terminals, an  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSawa) -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: The Ohio State University Archives has announced the 2023-2024 recipient of the $5,000 Archives Research Award. Dr. Edward Armston-Sheret, the Alan Pearsall Fellow in Naval and Maritime History at the University of London, is the inaugural recipient of the award. Dr. Armston-Sheret was selected from a pool of eight applicants. Armston-Sheret will visit the Archives to conduct his research in the   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSawa) -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: The Ohio State University's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program (Polar Archives) has announced the 2023-2024 recipient of the $5,000 Polar Archives Award. Philip van Dueren, a volunteer for the Sir Hubert Wilkins Foundation in Australia, was selected from a pool of eight applicants. Van Dueren will visit the Archives to conduct his research in the summer of 2023. As he states   more

DENTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: If you want to find the pinnacle of American military research, travel east from Dayton, Ohio, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Originally named for pioneering aviator Wilbur Wright, it's the largest Air Force base in the United States, and located within its 12.5 square miles is the headquarters of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Among its researchers is biochemist Dr. Svetlana Harbaugh, who last summ  more