LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Aircraft Electronics Association issued the following news release: The Aircraft Electronics Association released its 2023 year-end Avionics Market Report, and total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales for the year amounted to $3,200,148,459.52, or more than $3.2 billion as reported by the participating companies. The dollar amount represented an 11.2% increase in total year-end sales compared to 2022 and is the largest amount   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 29 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: Health care professionals are often on the frontlines of the firearm violence epidemic, caring for the thousands of people who are shot each year. They also overwhelmingly agree that preventing firearm injuries is within their abilities. "As physicians and healers, we are committed to ending firearm violence by advocating for common-sense, evidence-based solutions," said former AMA president   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 28 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: Sometimes the sources of health inequities and outcomes may be obvious. Other times, they can be obscure. That is what Associated Press reporter Kenya Hunter learned while reporting about the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC. A program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that was officially launched 50 years ago, WIC offer  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 29 -- The Association of Writers and Writing Programs issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Association of Writers & Writing Programs returned to Kansas City, Missouri for its annual AWP Conference & Bookfair (#AWP24), twenty-four years after it first landed in the Paris of the Plains. The Midwest came out strong for #AWP24 with 8,000 attendees. #AWP24 also hosted 550 exhibitors, representing 630 organizations. Four hundred thirty-one events were held  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 28 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing a bill that would help spur economic development and decrease U.S. dependence on foreign microchip and energy production. Known as the Missouri Defense and Energy Independence Act, SB 1360 is sponsored by Sen. Justin Brown (R-Rolla). Under this bill, a company could claim up to $6 million in tax credits for  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 28 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is opposing a business mandate that could jeopardize manufacturers' intellectual property. Known as a "right to repair" bill, HB 2475 is intended to allow farmers to repair their own farm equipment. The legislation would give owners of products purchased or used in Missouri access to diagnostic and repair information,   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 28 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is supporting lawmakers' efforts to reduce recidivism by making it easier to have a criminal record expunged. Senate and House committees heard a handful of Clean Slate bills this week, including SB 763 by Sen. Brian Williams (D-University City), SB 1161 by Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield), HB 2108 by Rep. Phil Christ  more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 29 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: At the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) in Washington D.C., the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) once again sponsored and facilitated a special session, outlining the national incentive for biobased chemicals and renewable materials that NCGA, along with Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and other partners have been working on. The panel was moderated by Sarah  more