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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Saturday June 03, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Ala. Commerce Secretary: Report - 2022 Investment Projects to Generate 1,900 Jobs in Rural Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 2 (TNSres) -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield issued the following news: Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield announced today that new capital investment by growing companies in rural Alabama approached $1.8 billion during 2022, building on solid economic development results registered in recent years. The new investment projects are also bringing 1,900 jobs to rural Alabama, with communities such as Courtland, Selma, Greenville, Fayette and Cusseta poised for en  more

Auburn College of Engineering: King Charles Consults Auburn Aerospace Grad on Sustainable Aviation, Neckties
AUBURN, Alabama, June 2 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Ed Waggoner, aerospace '69, is the deputy associate administrator for programs for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate -- ARMD they call it. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, just across the river from D.C. But one of his favorite men's stores is the Locker Room in Auburn. He'll get back to town usually once a year or so, visit his sister Cindy in Grove Hill, walk around the ol'  more

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig, Ten Other Commissioners of Agriculture Raise Concerns With EPA About RFS Volumes
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and ten other elected Commissioners of Agriculture from around the country recently raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the biomass-based diesel volumes in the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2023 through 2025. The coalition, led by Secretary Naig, also includes the elected commissioners from Alabama, Georg  more

Piazza Leading Pharmacy's Innovative Cancer Research Center at Auburn University
AUBURN, Alabama, May 27 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following news: For most academic scientists conducting biomedical research, the possibility of advancing a new medicine from the lab to the clinic is, at best, an aspiration. Despite the odds, Gary Piazza and his research team in the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy (HCOP) have discovered a highly potent and selective anticancer treatment and are collaborating with investigators at the University of Alabama-Birmingh  more

Samford Pharmacy Alum Donates $2.5M Toward Student Scholarships
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 2 (TNSfund) -- Samford University issued the following news release: An alumnus from Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy is administering a generous dose of philanthropy. Francois Coutu '81 recently agreed to donate $2.5 million toward student scholarships--the third-largest gift in Samford Pharmacy's history. "This amazing gift will immediately impact students," said Michael Crouch, McWhorter School of Pharmacy dean and professor. The gift establishes  more