FORT WORTH, Texas, April 4 -- American Airlines issued the following news: American Airlines, Make-A-Wish and Disney will grant the wishes of children battling critical illnesses in celebration of World Wish Month. On April 17, 28 wish families will board the Wish Flight and fly on a one-of-a-kind, chartered plane from Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando, Florida, to fulfill their wishes to go to Walt Disney World Resort(R). American recently hosted a special wish reveal celebration at its Fort Worth  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The city of Tallahassee issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a workshop and regular meeting on Wednesday, April 10, in the City Commission Chambers, second floor, City Hall, 300 S. Adams Street. Public hearings begin at 6 p.m. The workshop begins at 1 p.m. The regular meeting begins at 3 p.m. Agendas for both the workshop and the meeting, as well as details about how to share public comment, are available at Tal  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 1638, Funding for Environmental Resource Management, which provides $150 million for necessary repairs and upgrades to the Central and South Florida Water Management System. The bill further directs 96% of the revenue generated from the Seminole Tribe Compact to fund water quality improvement, infrastruct  more

POLK COUNTY, Florida, April 4 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor DeSantis was joined by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to announce expedited construction timelines for several "Moving Florida Forward" infrastructure projects, including the widening of I-4 in Osceola and Polk counties and the Poinciana Parkway Connector Project in Osceola County. Thanks to Governor DeSantis' priorities, these projects are commenci  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240001-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0086-CFO-EI) on April 4, 2024: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION {DOCUMENT NO. 00449-2024) On January 31, 2024, pursuant to Section 366.093, Flori  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240001-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0087-CFO-EI) on April 4, 2024: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOCUMENT NO. 00444-2024) On January 31,   more

TAMPA, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: This week, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) emphasized its dedication to emerging technology by bringing together the newly-created Advanced Air Mobility Advisory Committee comprised of key industry partners and public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into Florida's transportation network and perform the f  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, April 5 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on April 4, 2024, with Jonathan V. Wilson, vice president of organization development and talent management at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: * * * Jonathan V. Wilson '98, who earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Florida Tech, is vice president of organization development and talent management for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We caught up with him about his time at Florida Tech, best advi  more

LAKELAND, Florida, April 5 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Florida Polytechnic University leaders were joined by state and community officials on April 4 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Gary C. Wendt Engineering Building, a cutting-edge 40,000-square-foot academic facility designed to elevate the institution's in-demand engineering programs. The $15-million, two-story building will house research and development labs for a variety of engineering disc  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) continues to partner with the University of Miami Health System (UHealth) Pediatric Mobile Shotz-2-Go Unit to offer required immunizations at select locations throughout the District. The UHealth Pediatric Shotz-2-Go Unit is providing the mandatory school-required vaccines for the 2023-24 school year and for any student that is missing a school-age vaccine. T  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 5 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Charles "Chase" Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) will be honored at the ALM/Daily Business Review's Florida Legal Awards with the On the Rise (Small/Midsize Firm) award. Honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on April 4, 2024. "Congratulations to Chase on this well-deserved recognition," said Kerry Ann Cummings, Managing Member of McGl  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Miami-Dade County and LEVEL officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport on April 3 to celebrate the airline's launch of Barcelona-Miami service, which made Miami the airline's fifth U.S. destination and its only route in Florida. The event was also celebrated with "flying colors" when officials unveiled Crossroads, a large-scale painting by Miami graffiti artist Quake  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC) will once again participate in eMerge Americas, South Florida's preeminent annual tech conference and expo now celebrating 10 years. As in past years, MDC will have a dedicated space showcasing the College's top tech programs, student projects, simulators and more. In addition, College leadership will be present in panels and fireside chats led by industry experts, including MDC President M  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Miami-Dade County and LEVEL officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport on April 3 to celebrate the airline's launch of Barcelona-Miami service, which made Miami the airline's fifth U.S. destination and its only route in Florida. The event was also celebrated with "flying colors" when officials unveiled Crossroads, a large-scale painting by Miami graffiti  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- The city of Miami issued the following news on April 4, 2024: A regularly scheduled meeting of the Miami City Commission will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The April 11, 2024 City Commission Meeting will be broadcast live for members of the public to view on the City's website (www.miami.gov/tv), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Comcast Channel 77 (Com  more

OCALA, Florida, April 5 -- Rasmussen University issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Rasmussen University today announced the completion of its campus consolidation and centralization efforts in Ocala, which includes an expansion to its campus located at 1227 SW 17th Avenue. Last fall, Rasmussen announced plans to consolidate its Main and School of Nursing campus operations into a single location, specifically at its nursing campus location, while also expanding the footprint of  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 5 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is leading a four-university coalition to advance cybersecurity education through Virtual Internship and Varied Innovative Demonstrations (VIVID). This three-year program is funded by a $3.2 million grant from the Department of Defense (DOD). UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System. UAH's nationwide coalition includes Augusta University in Georgia, Florid  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Emma Yasinski Brandon Mahal, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is part of a select group of international authors commissioned to write a collaborative article on prostate cancer for The Lancet. The piece's purpose is to guide the world's experts on how to manage the predicted, mass  more