MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 23 (TNSres) -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, by Chairman and CEO Jim Cracchiolo: * * * "Ameriprise delivered another good quarter with contributions across our diversified business. Wealth Management continues to be our primary growth driver with firm-wide assets under management and administration increasing to a new high of $1.4 trillion aided  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- Macalester College issued the following college news: Macalester College has been awarded a $1.77 million grant from the Department of Energy through its Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection Funding Opportunity. Macalester has the distinction of being the only higher education institution among the 17 awardees of the $125 million funding program, which is designed to increase consumer participation in battery recycling programs, improve the ec  more

DECORAH, Iowa, April 23 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College announces changes to the nursing program curriculum in order to better meet the needs of students and of the nursing profession. Beginning with the cohort entering in fall 2024, nursing students will spend their senior year working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, rather than their junior year, to ease the transition into professional nursing after graduation. During the Rochester year, students a  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointments of Theodora Gaitas and Sarah Hennesy as associate justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Gaitas will be replacing the Honorable Margaret H. Chutich and Hennesy will be replacing the Honorable G. Barry Anderson. "I am honored to appoint Judge Gaitas to the Minnesota Supreme Court," said Governor Walz. "She is   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on April 22, 2024: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a new initiative to monitor water quality throughout the entire Mississippi River within Minnesota's borders for the first time in a single year. The agency made the announcement in recognition of Earth Day at an event along the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Paul, where leaders from the Department of Natural Re  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following letter to editor on April 22, 2024: To the editor: The Minnesota Legislature has an opportunity to make significant investments in water and wastewater infrastructure with the 2024 bonding bill. Last year, the DFL-led legislature's massive $1.9 billion bonding bill failed to prioritize critical water and wastewater needs. Republicans were able to negotiate funding for 47 local water and wastewater proj  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, by State Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Alexandria: * * * Current squatting laws are being exploited by brazen criminals and some of them are people who have illegally come into our country through the southern border crisis. This has resulted in clashes between homeowners and people unlawfully occupying their property. There are becoming more and more stories about homeowners who  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: By Sirrina Martinez At the age of six, Sgt. Rich Carlson began his sports journey with wrestling. Over the years, he has competed in Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Folkstyle wrestling, eventually dedicating his time to the Greco-Roman style after graduating college. Several years of hard work and determination later, Carlson has found himself at Penn State University in State College, PA, competing in the U.S.  more

WINONA, Minnesota, April 23 -- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota issued the following news release: On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Her Excellency, U.S. Ambassador Karen Hideko Sasahara received the Very Reverend Father James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., president of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, at her residence in Kuwait. Father Burns was accompanied by Andy Dirksen, Ed.D., chief of staff, and Michael Hahn, Ph.D., assistant dean of the school of education, as well as Mr. Sevag Kendirjian and D  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, April 23 -- The College of St. Scholastica issued the following news release: The College of St. Scholastica Library has been celebrating the tenth year of its annual Bede Award. Established in 2014, the award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research and the application of information literacy. It is currently the longest-standing all-college academic award for undergraduates at St. Scholastica. Overview of the award Librarians at the College started this unique awar  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 23 (TNSres) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Taft Chicago partner Marcus Harris will be speaking on "Resurgence of Unjust Enrichment Claims: Pleading, Proof, Defenses; Measure of Recovery, Innocent Defendants" at the Strafford live CLE webinar on May 7. Speakers will provide an overview of unjust enrichment and discuss proving or defending such claims and ways to maximize or minimize recovery. For more information or to register,   more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, April 23 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: Although Geoffrey Chaucer's writings date back over seven centuries, Caroline Peacore '24 and Phoebe Joy '24 explored just how relevant the poet remains by presenting their papers that recontextualize his work for today's college students at Sigma Tau Delta's annual conference. Sigma Tau Delta is a national English honor society established in 1924 to confer distinction for high achievement in English language, lite  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 23 -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release: UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is announcing support for people who may be concerned about their personal data potentially being impacted based on preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation and review of the data involved in the malicious criminal cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The company is also providing an update on progress in restoring Change Healthcare's products and services. Based on   more