ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) advised financial services company Rights and Media Funding Limited in a deal by 777 Partners to purchase a majority stake in the English Premier League club Everton. The deal makes 777 Partners, a Miami-based investment fund, the latest American investor to buy into the English Premier League. No financial details were disclosed. Rights  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: The four main types of intellectual property protection for innovation, including the different benefits of each type of protection will be discussed by BCLP Partner George Chen on Oct. 12 at the ValleyFinTechPay Connect - Fall 2023. He'll cover how some FinTech companies in the Valley of Sun are using intellectual property protection; and some of the challenges FinTech companies have when using  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: A $5 million grant awarded to the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) will help Missourians get high-quality jobs in growing industries. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that MDHEWD will receive $5 million in the form of a Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (QUEST) Disaster   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions. Phyllis Chase, of Kansas City, was appointed to the University of Central Missouri Board of Governors. Dr. Chase currently serves as a professor and PK-12 doctoral program coordinator at Baker University. She was previously a consultant for Western Governors University and Superint  more