SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 26 -- Clark State College issued the following news: Dayton Business Journal has named Megan Platfoot, chair and faculty member for Clark State College's Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, to their 2024 Forty Under 40. The award recognizes the Dayton area's most extraordinary business and community leaders under the age of 40. "It is an honor to be named to the Dayton Business Journal's Forty under 40 list. I am profoundly grateful for the support and guidance of m  more

DAYTON, Ohio, March 26 -- Dayton Public Schools issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Over the last few years, the Dayton Public School District has received COVID-relief funds from the federal government. These funds, often referred to as "ESSER" funds (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) or "ARP" funds (American Rescue Plan), have been used to keep students and staff safe during the pandemic, and to help students catch up academically after a period of disrupted l  more

AKRON, Ohio, March 26 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today it has completed the previously disclosed sale of an additional 30% ownership interest in its FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC (FET) subsidiary to Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners (Brookfield) for $3.5 billion. FirstEnergy received $2.3 billion of cash proceeds at closing, with the remaining $1.2 billion in interest-bearing notes due from Brookfield,   more

FINDLAY, Ohio, March 26 -- The University of Findlay issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Hancock County Children's Mentoring Connection will host a guest speaker on the campus of University of Findlay April 23 at 7 p.m. in Winebrenner Theological Seminary. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Join University of Findlay in welcoming author, philanthropist, public speaker, and senior-level executive, Steve Pemberton. Pemberton will talk about h  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 26 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the medical community's use of remote healthcare as an alternative to conventional medicine--and wireless biomedical devices are a huge part of that shift. But with patients living longer, the concern turns to the long-term reliability of these devices and data security, given personalized healthcare's sensitive nature. Now, with a prestigious early ca  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 25, 2024: * * * Today, the Ohio Democratic Party submitted a public records request to the DeWine Administration seeking to clarify reports that Justice Joe Deters made a political deal to run against a sitting Democrat in order to secure his appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court. Deters, who never served as a judge prior to his appointment to the Court, is a close political and personal ally of the   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 26 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has nominated senior consumer research and marketing services executive Nishat Mehta to its board of directors. Mehta was recently appointed chief operating officer and president at Lexitas, a leading national provider of technology-enabled litigation services based in Austin, Texas. He's responsible for the sales, marketing and operating divisions a  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26 -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, a law firm, issued the following news: Kari Coniglio, a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office, was quoted in a Law360 story titled "Judge Signals OK For $15M DIP Loan to Petersen Health Care." The story was about how, during a break in a hearing, senior-living company Petersen Health Care reached an interim deal with its lenders to let the company access $15 million of its proposed $45 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan. * * *   more