ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 16 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: International law firm BCLP has advised Investec Bank Plc on the establishment of its first single asset real estate fund structure, REALIS, and subsequent joint venture in respect of the indirect acquisition of Connaught House. The joint venture has been established with operating partner Beltane Asset Management who will manage the recently refurbished 52,700 sq ft office located in Guildford,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 16 -- Evangel University issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Evangel University recently hosted its first annual Evangel Valor Pickleball Tournament, title-sponsored by local commercial HVAC company Gold Mechanical. The event included 183 participants from across the United States and raised over $35,000 toward a $10 million matching challenge to complete construction on EU's new Valor Center athletic complex. The tournament was held in Evangel's A  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 16 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: Local information technology firm JMARK and Ozarks Technical Community College partnered to create the JMARK Cybersecurity Lab. JMARK's strategic investment in the college's cybersecurity program helps create career avenues for students to work at JMARK or other local companies. Cybersecurity debuted at OTC in the fall of 2022. Immediately, cybersecurity was one of the most in-demand progr  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University senior chemistry major Peregrine "Perin" Schray has been named Outstanding New Supplemental Instruction Leader by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Schray is the supplemental instruction (SI) leader for Chemistry 205 at Marshall, a class that covers general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry and serves healt  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: After several years of successful antlered-elk hunting seasons for Missouri residents, the Missouri Department to Conservation (MDC) is considering adding a limited antlerless-elk hunting season for residents and wants public input. MDC reintroduced wild elk in portions of Carter, Reynolds, and Shannon counties in the Missouri Ozarks about a decade ago. According to MDC Elk and Deer Biologi  more

KIRKWOOD, Missouri, April 16 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: There's a new "sheriff" in town. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) now has a K-9 conservation agent in the St. Louis region, and the public is invited to meet her. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center welcomes K-9 Conservation Agent Bertie and her partner, Cpl. Nick Bommarito, for a special program Friday, April 26 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages. Lincol  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: A House bill passed this week aims to keep students who stand up to bullies in Missouri from being punished along with those bullies. "Our goal is to make sure that a victim of violence, an immediate act of violence, isn't automatically suspended from school for being involved. It also allows a teacher to act in good faith to help a victim of immediate violence," said Representative Tricia Byrnes (R-St. Charle  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: House Speaker Dean Plocher and the Missouri House of Representatives are honored to announce the induction of Marie Watkins Oliver into the Hall of Famous Missourians. Marie Watkins Oliver, hailed as the "Betsy Ross of Missouri," played a pivotal role in crafting the Missouri State Flag. In 1908, Oliver, the wife of Senator Robert Burett Oliver and a resident of Cape Girardeau, headed the committee formed by th  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 16 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Missouri S&T will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate a major expansion and renovation of the Engineering Research Laboratory building at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 18. "This project marks the beginning of a new era for solution-inspired research at Missouri S&T," says S&T Chancellor Mo Dehghani. "We're not just enhancing our facilities - we're also creating a showcase for our cut  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study lays groundwork for clinical trial aimed at preventing brain tumors in children with NF1 * * * A drug used to treat children with epilepsy prevents brain tumor formation and growth in two mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. NF1 is a genetic condi  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 16 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: When he joined the National FFA Organization in high school, Mexico, Missouri, native Grant Norfleet had no clue that he'd end up being chosen to lead the nation's largest agricultural youth organization. Earlier this year, the now-senior University of Missouri agricultural education and leadership major was selected to serve as the national secretary of the National FFA Organization, an association c  more