WASHINGTON, June 21 -- ASAE-The Center for Association Leadership issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: ASAE today announced the recipients of the Individual Honors for Exceptional Leadership, bestowed upon professionals who have demonstrated exemplary support of ASAE, the association community and society at large. The 2024 honorees include Gabriel Eckert, FASAE, CAE, CEO, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Georgia and BOMA Georgia Foundation, who is recognized w  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 20 -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today presented the 2024 Thomas F. Farrell, II Safety Leadership and Innovation Award to CenterPoint Energy; PPL Electric Utilities Design Supervisor William F. Farber III; and Urbint and Georgia Power. The recipients were selected for the following achievements across three categories: * Organization Award: CenterPoint Energy for its direct contr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce formally announced its 2024 Legislators of the Year. These awards are given to those elected officials who focus their legislative efforts on enacting policies that promote economic development and job creation throughout the state. These legislators are voted on by the Executive Committee of the Georgia Chamber's Government Affairs Council (GAC  more

SAN SIMEON, California, June 21 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on June 19, 2024: * * * The American Dream Remains By Kyle Wingfield, President and CEO When I lived in Europe, I used to marvel at the chateaux and palaces dotting the Old World. Squinting at exquisite details and gawking at elaborate displays of wealth, I would think to myself, "We don't have anything like this in America." I was only partially right. Over the past month, a combination  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- Points of Light, a nonprofit organization that says it inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world, issued the following news release: Atlanta-based nonprofit and global volunteerism leader Points of Light tapped Corporate Citizenship & Chief Sustainability Officer for Altria Client Services Jennifer Hunter to join its board of directors. Hunter leads Altria's corporate responsibility and ESG strategy and integration efforts, includi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news: * * * Key findings: * Different aspects of students' prior knowledge are relevant to their future learning * Instructional tools powered by artificial intelligence can provide personalized coaching to students * Interdisciplinary collaboration among psychologists, computer scientists, and industry leaders can solve real-world challenges * * * When did you learn to rea  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 20 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: For years, conservatives have dropped the ball on early childhood education policy, almost entirely ceding the playing field to the left. This has led to programs that lack guidance from some important conservative intuitions, like fiscal restraint, the centrality of family and the power of markets. Early childhood education is a crucial kitchen-table issue for families and communities. Million  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following roundup: WRITER'S NOTE: The following is a monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia. Material was gathered using government documents, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation's original reporting and/or previously published news articles. Where's the Facepalm Emoji?: Authorities last month arrested a Sale C  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- The Boys and Girls Clubs of America issued the following news: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the nation's leading youth non-profit organization, is pleased to announce that its 2024 "National Youth of the Year" event will be co-chaired by Bill Rogers, chairman and chief executive officer of Truist Financial Corporation, and L. Allison Dukes, chief financial officer at Invesco Ltd. The Youth of the Year program, which Boys & Girls Clubs of America has run for more   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 21 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: Primary elections were held on Tuesday in two states: Oklahoma and Virginia. Runoff elections were also held in Georgia (find those results incorporated into the complete Georgia results here [https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results-may-21st-primaries-georgia-idaho-kentucky-and-oregon]). Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page;   more