STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather forecasting services, has named media and technology industry veteran Matt Gillis to the new role of Chief Business Officer. Reporting to CEO Steven R. Smith, Gillis will lead AccuWeather's sales, business development, and marketing teams, driving the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue growth. Gil  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Corey Phelps, dean, Fred E. Brown Chair of Business, and professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Oklahoma's (OU) Michael F. Price College of Business, has been named the new John and Karen Arnold Dean of Penn State's Smeal College of Business, effective July 15. Phelps was selected following a national search and will succeed Charles Whiteman, who will retire at the end of  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Mathias Weinzen to serve as the manager for Black Moshannon State Park in Centre County. "Mathias has demonstrated strong leadership skills and commitment to supporting positive experiences while at state parks," Dunn said. "We look forward to seeing his stewards  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, the Supreme Court sided with the NRA and struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks. The issue now returns to the states where NRA puppets like Rob Mercuri are casting the deciding vote against similar bans that would keep communities in Western Pennsylvania safe. Bump stocks were responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history, but none of that  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: The National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) and its ABLE today program are excited to announce new innovative resources for those interested in ABLE savings plans. Knowing that finding the right financial solution can be overwhelming, NAST and ABLE today developed a first-ever search and compare tool for those researching ABLE savings plans. The interactive platform allows users to vie  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: A Note on Gaps Between Happy Numbers Authors: Helen G. Grundman Source: Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 491-494, DOI: 10.1216/rmj.2024.54.491, April 2024 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Fix a base b>=2 and an exponent e>=2. An e-power b-happy number is a positive integer that reaches 11 under iteration of the function mapping a positive integer to the sum of the e-th p  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The Materiality of Charis in Early Byzantium Authors: Alicia Walker Source: Byzantine Materiality, volume 9 in the series Sense, Matter, and Medium, edited by Evan Freeman and Roland Betancourt, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024, DOI: 10.1515/9783110980738 Type of Publication: Chapter in a book Description: The essay was developed from Walker's participation in a workshop and symposium at St. Vladimir's Seminary, New Yo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Fox Rothschild congratulates Darrell D. Miller on his selection to The Hollywood Reporter's "Power Lawyers" list. This marks his ninth consecutive year on the prestigious list that showcases the attorneys that Hollywood turns to for "bet-the-company legal battles and groundbreaking talent deals." The attorneys on the 2024 list are known among industry insiders as "almost as fa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Incline Equity Partners, a private equity firm investing in manufacturing, distribution and business services companies, issued the following news: Incline Equity Partners ("Incline"), a leading private equity firm dedicated to investing across the middle market, is pleased to announce the promotions of thirteen employees. Sarah Halvonik and Eric Haufler have been promoted to Managing Director. Moe Buskirk has been promoted to Director of Tax. James Granruth  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Intellectual Property Department Chair Lynn E. Rzonca and Trademarks and Copyrights Practice Leader Hara K. Jacobs have been recognized as Global Leaders: Private Practice in the 2024 edition of the WTR 1000. Ms. Rzonca, who has over three decades of experience litigating trademark, advertising, copyright, and patent cases, counsels clients on how to best protect and increase the value of their  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on June 12, 2024: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday legislation he introduced to expand access to a state program that allows patients to access certain donated life-saving medications has passed the House Health Committee with a unanimous vote. House Bill 2363, first introduced by Cutler in 2018, would expand the number of prescription drugs eligible to be don  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Bipartisan legislation crafted by Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Joe Hohenstein (D-Philadelphia) cleared a significant hurdle today in the quest to expand and improve substance use recovery support services in Pennsylvania. The significant language of the pair's bill was amended into House Bill 1783, which passed the House on a 187-14 vote. The amended bill addresses both inform  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Pike/Wayne) issued the following statement after his "no" vote on House Bill 2370: "Year after year, it seems our students are used as political pawns in the education funding debate. I think the taxpayers and students deserve better. "Commonwealth Court found Pennsylvania's system to fund public schools to be unconstitutional, yet this bill doe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced the committee unanimously approved a bill that would give the Commonwealth more oversight over Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The measure would also limit or ban several practices by PBMs that harm independent pharmacies. "Since the beginning of the year, more than 140 pharmacies have close  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans posted the following statement on June 14, 2024, from Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-41: * * * Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement in response to the Commonwealth Court ruling upholding Act 40 of 2023. "Providing for the safety and security of communities across the commonwealth is paramount to fulfilling our constitutional obligation as elected officials. The lawlessness perpe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans posted the following statement on June 14, 2024, from Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-35: * * * Senate Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) today issued the following statement in response to the Commonwealth Court upholding the constitutionality of Act 40 of 2023: "Today's decision validates our position from the inception of this legislation. This legislation is unequivocally constitutional, an  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: A $250 million project to protect and renovate Franklin D. Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia is proceeding now that an injunction has been denied and three brief court-ordered stoppages lifted. Ballard Spahr attorneys worked pro bono in attaining the court wins for the Fairmount Park Conservancy, a nonprofit organization designated by the City of Philadelphia as renovation project manager. B  more

CABOT, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the following news on June 13, 2024: Today on a sixth-generation Butler County family dairy farm, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding viewed the kind of advances in productivity, sustainability, and risk-protection that will multiply with investments through Governor Josh Shapiro's Agriculture Innovation and Conservation, and Dairy Margin Coverage programs. Both investments will keep Pennsylvania's $132.  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Shift4, a payment processing company, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Shift4, the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has acquired a majority stake in Vectron Systems AG, one of the largest European suppliers of point-of-sale (POS) systems to the restaurant and hospitality verticals. Based in Germany, Vectron has ~65,000 POS locations across Europe, representing ~Euros25 billion in volume opportunity with minimal pay  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) will host a hearing conducted by the House Republican Policy Committee to discuss legislation that would provide historic tax cuts to working families in Pennsylvania. The hearing, led by committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), will take place on Monday, June 17, at 1 p.m. at the Hazle Township Municipal Building, 101 W. 27t  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, June 15 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following Q&A on June 14, 2024, with research fellow Jonas Clark: * * * Meet Jonas Clark, one of the 10 students selected for the 2024 Summer Research Fellowship. Jonas is a rising senior accounting and finance double major from Montgomery Village, Md. He and his faculty mentors, Keith Bittel '95 and Jennifer Tuttle Waldo '90, assistant professors of business, are spending their summer months examining the exposur  more