ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following agency statement on March 27, 2024: * * * The City of Alexandria has ended negotiations related to the Potomac Yard Entertainment District opportunity and the proposal will not move forward. As stewards of the City's economic health and development, City leaders believed the Potomac Yard Entertainment District opportunity was worthy of community discussion and Council consideration. We negotiated a framework for thi  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: Published in the prestigious Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, a new study from William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) leverages more than three decades of data to demonstrate that extreme water temperatures associated with marine heatwaves last longer than previously known, exhibit subsurface seasonal patterns and are associated with the expansion of hypoxic zone  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, March 28 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The Concord University Theatre Department is pleased to present Concord does Broadway: A Spring Cabaret, April 11, 12 & 13 at 7 PM, and April 14 at 2 PM in the H.C. Paul Theatre of the Alexander Fine Arts Center. General admission tickets are $7. Tickets for Cabaret Table Seating are $25, which includes two complimentary drinks. These cabaret premium seats are a fundraiser for our theatre's student travel f  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 28 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Ashlyn Fransen Bruce Carter '74 paid a visit to Eckerd College's Lewis House on Mar. 7 to discuss, with human development students taking a human sexuality course, his qualitative research focused on gay and lesbian grandparents. But first, he talked about his diverse background knowledge in child development. Carter has an impressive resume. After graduating from Eckerd with a Bachelor of Arts in psych  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 28 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Steven Haas has been honored by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as one of 22 "Go To Lawyers" for business transactions in the Commonwealth. VLW selected the honorees using six criteria, including expertise in their field, familiarity with the nuances of relevant case law, statutes and regulations, their ability to think creatively and id  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Institute of World Politics issued the following news release: On March 21, 2024, The Institute of World Politics (IWP) hosted the fourth Spring Conference and Career Fair of the Intelligence Studies Consortium (ISC) at IWP's Reston campus at the offices of Pragmatics in Reston, Virginia. The conference, titled "The Intelligence Community: Back to the Future," was co-sponsored by 12 schools: IWP, James Madison University, George Mason University, Catholic U  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, March 28 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a $28 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance command and control and space software baselines for the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Global Application Research, Development, Engineering,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Lucian Friel For many teenagers, independence starts with a job and money in their pockets. At 14, Kelly McCown began working around her neighborhood - watering plants, caring for pets and doing household chores for neighbors. "Kelly's had a number of jobs since she was in high school," said her mother, Lucy. "With each job, she's gained a new set of skills. I've seen greater self-assurance, and she  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 28 -- The Port of Virginia issued the following agency statement on March 26, 2024: * * * The Port of Virginia is truly saddened by this morning's news regarding the collision of the mv. Dali and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Our thoughts are with all those families directly impacted by this tragic event. The mv. Dali called at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) terminal and departed March 22for Baltimore as its next scheduled port of ca  more

VIENNA, Virginia, March 28 -- Spire Global Inc., a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, issued the following news release: Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced an agreement with HANCOM InSpace ("Hancom"), initially a spin-off by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and now a part of HANCOM Group, for Sejong-2 and Sejong-3 two additional satellites with Spire Space S  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on March 27, 2024: This month, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Utah manufacturers, utilities, and families. AG Reyes and 23 other attorneys general jo  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 28 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: A second-generation melanoma vaccine developed at UVA Cancer Center improves long-term survival for melanoma patients compared with the first-generation vaccine, new research shows. Interestingly, the benefit of the second-generation vaccine was greater for male patients than female patients. That finding could have important implications for other cancer vaccines, the researchers sa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin released the following statement today on the recent development regarding the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Economic Development Project: "Virginians deserve better. A one-of-a-kind project bringing world-class athletes and entertainment, creating 30,000 jobs and $12 billion in economic activity just went up in smoke. This transformational proje  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A with Jennoa Fleming, a senior majoring in environmental studies in life sciences and minoring in biology in the College of Humanities and Sciences: * * * Fleming has been researching the rock pools of the James River since she was a high school student. 'Ecology is where I truly belong,' she said. 'I can't imagine doing anything else.' * * * By Tom Gresham Jennoa Fleming once thought she wante  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: As President Biden and Vice President Harris lay out their plan to expand on the progress they've made in making health care more affordable and accessible and bringing down the costs of prescription drugs, Donald Trump is plotting to rip away access to lifesaving health care that has benefited hundreds of thousands of Virginians. Here's how the Affordable Care Act has changed the lives of Virginia  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker released the following statement after the announcement that the arena project in Alexandria would not go forward: "The Commonwealth of Virginia has a long, proud history of protecting precious taxpayer dollars, maintaining its AAA bond rating and making well-vetted economic development decisions that keep Virginia as one of the best states to do   more

HERNDON, Virginia, March 28 -- Volkswagen of America, an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Volkswagen of America, Inc., announced today the offer structure for the 2025 ID.7, the first all-electric Volkswagen in the near-luxury sedan segment. The ID.7 will be offered stateside in two trims--Pro S and Pro S Plus--with an 82 kWh battery and 282 horsepower and 402 pound-feet of torque on rear-wheel drive models; all-wheel-drive mode  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Gold Rush will be bigger and better than ever this year and include five times the number of chances to win prizes when the popular trout stocking event returns for its seventh year on April 1. "As a lifelong angler, there's nothing that brings me more joy than to announce the return of this incredible event. The   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 28 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has vetoed HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and allow private and parochial schools to set their own standards. Gov. Justice said the following in his veto letter: "Since this legislation was passed, I have heard constant, strong opposition to this legislation fro  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 28 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia gave its approval Tuesday to a broad-based compromise that cuts in half a $207 million rate increase proposed by Monongahela Power Co. and The Potomac Edison Co. Instead of approving a 13 percent hike, the Commission endorsed a multiparty joint stipulation to allow rates to increase overall by 6.4 percent, or $  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 28 -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: William & Mary Athletics Director Brian D. Mann announced March 23 that Cornell University head coach Brian Earl will take the reins of men's basketball at the university. Earl becomes the 32nd head coach in the Tribe's 119-year history. He will be formally introduced to the Tribe community at a date to be determined. The 1999 Ivy League Player of the Year at Princeton, Earl joins W&M after spending   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, March 28 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: As the female workforce has grown over the last three decades - now representing nearly 70 percent of health workers worldwide - faculty and staff at West Virginia University Health Sciences have been supported through the Women in Science and Health Committee (WISH). The Committee was established in March 1996 as the Women's Issues Committee within the Scho  more