INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: * * * Ten grants from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association's joint initiative aiming to decrease heart disease and stroke among people living with Type 2 diabetes. * * * The American Diabetes Association(R) and the American Heart Association(R) have awarded grants to 10 community organizations to help people living with Type 2 diabetes lower their ri  more

WASHINGTON, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- The Daviess County Community Foundation issued the following news: The Daviess County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for available scholarships through the Community Scholarship Program. The deadline to apply is 12:00 noon on Friday, January 19, 2024. "Donors have honored their loved ones, high schools, or professions by creating endowment funds through the Daviess County Community Foundation," says Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Commun  more

LAWRENCEBURG, Indiana, Dec. 16 -- The Dearborn Community Foundation issued the following news: The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to the Southeast Indiana Chamber Foundation to support the DICE (Dreams, Ingenuity, Creativity, Entrepreneurship) Challenge for Dearborn County high school students. In its 25th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2023 to charitable organizations   more

LAWRENCEBURG, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- The Dearborn Community Foundation issued the following news: The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to Beecher Presbyterian Church to support the Southeast Community Garden Project (SEI Community Gardens) in Lawrenceburg. In its 25th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2023 to charitable organizations that serve Dearborn County residents. Each o  more

LAWRENCEBURG, Indiana, Dec. 13 -- The Dearborn Community Foundation issued the following news: The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 proactive grant to Choices Coordinated Care Solutions IRACS (Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support Team) for educational resources and journals within the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center. The program, through collaboration with the Dearborn County sheriff, provides peer-to-peer support and treatment guidance for inmat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 14 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Kalenborn Abresist Repeats as Best Manufacturing Place to Work * * * Hoosier Racing Tire of Plymouth captured the top honor in the Indiana Chamber's third annual Coolest Thing Made in Indiana competition. Hoosier Racing Tire, which is known globally for its auto racing tires, beat Nashville-based Hard Truth Distilling Company, which entered its Maple Bourbon Cream, in the final. The re  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 14 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Department of Education today announced the launch of the state's inaugural 2024 Civics Bee aimed at encouraging more young Hoosiers in grades six through eight to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The first-of-its-kind statewide civics competition will be held in August at the Indiana Statehouse. The event is done  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 16 -- The Indiana Soybean Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Eck and Wenning elected as board directors * * * Developing overseas markets, creating new products and boosting availability of items such as biodiesel are a few of the goals for the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), the state's soybean checkoff program. At its recent winter meeting, the ISA Board of Directors elected Kevin Cox, a farmer from Brazil, Ind., as its new board chair. "We are l  more

LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Indiana University Health issued the following news release: * * * Arnett Hospital is the only hospital in Greater Lafayette to make the 2024 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list, which signifies better outcomes for moms and babies. * * * Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital has been named among the country's best hospitals for maternity care in 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/hospital-rating  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 15 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants to six colleges and universities in Indiana totaling $145.8 million to support community development projects jointly envisioned by the institutions and local stakeholders to improve quality of life and place in their communities. The Endowment is making the five-year implementation grants, which range from $5.8 million to $35 million each, through its College and C  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved more than $21.5 million in implementation grants to help 28 colleges and universities in Indiana prepare the next generation of teachers in methods aligned with the Science of Reading. The Endowment made the grants through its initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana (ASRI). The initiative's aim is to improve significantly the reading abilities of I  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following statement: * * * The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies applauded bipartisan U.S. House passage of HR 5473, the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023. Jimi Grande, senior vice president of federal and political affairs, made the following comment: "With more Americans moving into high-risk areas for severe weather, HR 5473 provides vital funding with clear and con  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 13 -- The National Federation of State High School Association issued the following news release: The 54th National Athletic Directors Conference (NADC) will be held Friday through Tuesday (December 15-19) at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The conference - which returns to Orlando for the eighth time - will host nearly 3,000 athletic administrators, spouses, guests and exhibitors from across the United States. The eight trips to Orlando in NADC history make the c  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's business climate and a trio of innovation/workforce rankings are all welcome signs in the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's initial Indiana Prosperity 2035 Report Card (https://www.indianachamber.com/news-resources/studies-reports/indiana-prosperity-2035/), which is based on the goals in the statewide plan of the same name released in August. But while Indiana is showing progres  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 13 -- Project Lead The Way, an organization that says it develops STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum for use by elementary, middle and high schools, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit based in Indianapolis that equips PreK-12 students for a STEM-driven world with teacher-empowered curriculum in computer science, engineering, biomedical science and more, announced today   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 13 -- The Society of Broadcast Engineers issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2023: Plans are proceeding for an Ennes Workshop to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall immediately preceding the 2024 NAB Show on Friday April 12 and Saturday April 13. The SBE is working with the NAB to present the Workshop this year. There will be two program tracks. The SBE will again present the RF 101 Bootcamp, designed to give those with a predominantly IT-orient  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * New guidelines include updates to recommendations around new class of obesity drugs, new screening practices, diabetes technology, and the use of teplizumab. * * * Today, the American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) released the Standards of Care in Diabetes - 2024 (Standards of Care), a set of comprehensive and evidence-based guidelines for managing type 1, ty  more