LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- The Arkansas Farm Bureau issued the following news release: Jay Robbins has been hired as director of national affairs at Arkansas Farm Bureau. He will lobby the state's Congressional delegation on behalf of ArFB members and assist in executing the political and legislative strategies for ArFB, the state's largest agricultural advocacy organization. Robbins, a Hot Springs native, most recently served as director of government relations for the Arkansas Bar Asso  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 31 -- The ASHP Research and Education Foundation issued the following news release: The ASHP Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 Pharmacy Residency Excellence Awards recipients. This awards program, sponsored by Medi-Dose and Samson Medical Technologies, features three categories that recognize innovative and impactful pharmacy residency preceptors and programs. This year, the Pharmacy Residency Excellence Preceptor Award recipient is Jennifer Cole, PharmD, BCPS  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Nov. 2 -- The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(R) (NABP(R)) released a video from NABP President Lenora S. Newsome, PD, in which she discusses her presidential initiative addressing the critical issue of mental health and well-being in the practice of pharmacy. In a heartfelt video message (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPHIWGDHOw), Dr Newsome, a devote  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in August announced plans to issue a nationwide data call to help state insurance regulators better understand property markets, coverages, and protection gaps in light of increasing climate risks, reinsurance costs, and inflationary pressures. Work on the template for the ZIP-code-level data state insurance regulators will reque  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news releas on Oct. 31, 2023: Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional power grid operator that ensures access to reliable and affordable electricity, elected Stuart Solomon and Irene Dimitry to its independent board of directors Oct. 31. Elizabeth Moore, current boa  more