TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 16 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced the arrest of the owner of a home health services agency and a parent of a disabled child for Medicaid provider fraud. Latrena Marie Thomas is the owner of A River's Journey, a home health care agency with residential home care facilities located in Yulee and Jacksonville. Thomas is accused of hiring non-licensed individua  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: In 2001, Natalie Arnett, then a student at Grambling State University, attended a summer undergraduate research experience in the chemistry department at Virginia Tech. She worked with Professor James McGrath and other professors in that department, including Alan Esker. The experience led her to consider earning a doctoral degree at Virginia Tech, which she completed in 2009. Arnett now an associate professor in the Flo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Rodrigo Santa Maria Ariana Corbin, a doctoral organ student at Florida State University's College of Music, has been appointed as the Organ Scholar at Washington National Cathedral and as an Organ Scholar for the Girl Chorister Course at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York - two of the most prestigious sacred music programs in the country. "My primary goal for myself as an organist and church music  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Tony Simmons Robert Cvornyek, assistant teaching professor in social science at Florida State University's Panama City (FSU PC) campus, has received the inaugural Provost Sally McRorie Excellence in Teaching and Service Award. Dean Randy Hanna announced this year's award on May 2, saying the faculty at FSU Panama City established it in 2022 to acknowledge exceptional work in the classroom and in the communi  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 16 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received the Latin Lawyer 2023 "Deal of Year" award in the Regulatory category for its representation of Hapag-Lloyd. The firm was also shortlisted in the M&A Public Companies and Private Equity categories. Greenberg Traurig attorneys advised Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's leading liner shipping companies, on all antitrust procedures in connection with the company  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Bill Wellock In everything from electronics in cars to the components of commercial airliners are state-of-the-art 3D-printed materials. Their strength and properties depend on what they're made of and how they're made. Inside Tarik Dickens' lab at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, researchers are fine-tuning the tools used in 3D printing, helping to create better, stronger materials for a wide   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 16 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: * * * * New SEC on ABC Franchise Debuts with Sunshine State Showdown Between Miami (FL) and Florida * Labor Day Sunday Showcases USC vs. LSU in Vegas Kickoff Classic * Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One Kicks Off with Notre Dame at Texas A&M, Site of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot for Week 1 * Florida State and Georgia Tech Duel in Dublin for Aer Lingus Col  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised Morgan Stanley on groundbreaking transactions that provided financing to support design, development, and construction of high speed rail projects for Brightline Trains Florida (Brightline), a high-speed passenger rail system connecting major populations in Florida. The proceeds of the various financings were used to completely overhaul Brightline's capital structure by refinancing over $5 billi  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Miami International Airport (MIA) started 2024 with its fastest pace ever for passenger growth, serving 1.5 million more travelers in the first quarter than its previous record set in the same period last year, according to audited statistics recently released by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. In the first three months of 2024, MIA welcomed 14.9 million passengers, which w  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 16 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: The Miami-Dade County Public Library System (Library) is pleased to announce that two Miami-Dade Public Library employees have been honored with national awards: the Library Journal's 2024 Movers & Shakers Award for Innovators and the Reference and User Services Association's (RUSA) 2024 Emerging Technology Section (ETS) Best Emerging Technology Application Award. These accolades recognize their innova  more

SARASOTA, Florida, May 16 -- Sarasota County issued the following news: The Resilient SRQ Workforce Development and Training Program invites nonprofit organizations, community-based development organizations, public institutions of higher learning and Sarasota County public entities to apply for funding for workforce development, training programs and projects. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $201.5 million to Sarasota County Community Development Block  more

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida, May 16 -- Disney World issued the following news release: Walt Disney World Resort is sharing a sneak peek of "Disney Dreams that Soar Presented by AT&T," a new, nighttime drone show coming to Disney Springs. Running from May 24 to September 2, this innovative experience is the first of several new limited-time entertainment offerings debuting this summer at Walt Disney World Resort. The footage is from a recent test session in France that shows how the skies over Di  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The Republican Party of Wisconsin is proud to announce that Florida Congressman Byron Donalds will speak at the 2024 Republican Party of Wisconsin State Convention on May 18th in Appleton. As a rising star in our party and a champion of working families, Congressman Donalds will offer delegates a compelling vision to turn the page on the failures of the Biden-Baldwin agenda and restore President Trump and Re  more