BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Communication plays a crucial role in sharing agricultural innovations, best practices, and research findings with farmers, agricultural professionals, policymakers, and consumers. To help enhance agricultural, rural, and environmental communication training across continents, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Global Programs; Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education; and the School of Co  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Retroactive Sentence Reductions for Violent Criminals at High-Risk for Violent Recidivism Undermines the Justice System, Disregards Victims * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today addressed official data from the Virginia Department of Corrections on inmates identified for sentence recalculation. Since these credits are applied retroactively, on July 1, 2024,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today voiced serious public safety concerns about violent offenders receiving reduced sentences. On July 1st, the prohibition on enhanced earned sentence credits for inmates convicted of both violent and nonviolent offenses expired, rendering over 7,000 violent offenders eligible for reduced sentences. Among these offenders are individuals   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a 16-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facil  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- DuPont issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: DuPont today announced that its Tyvek(R) production facility at the Spruance manufacturing plant in Richmond received certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS). The Spruance facility is the second DuPont site to achieve ISCC certification, following the Luxembourg manufacturing plant in November 2023. This achievement demonstrates DuPont's commitment to advance  more

EMORY, Virginia, July 10 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: * * * Emory & Henry receives national acclaim as a 2024-2025 College of Distinction and earns additional awards for exemplary undergraduate business program, top-tier undergraduate degree in education, affordable college of distinction and robust equity & inclusion initiatives. * * * Emory & Henry is proud to announce its recognition as a 2024-2025 College of Distinction, a prestigious honor that highlights its un  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, July 10 -- ENSCO, a provider of engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence sectors, issued the following news release: * * * * ENSCO, in partnership with unival group GmbH, secured its first sale of MicroSearch(R) technology in Bulgaria, supporting the Bulgarian Federal Authorities' immigration security objectives. * The contract involves deploying advanced contactless vehicle sensors that enhance secur  more

MARION, Virginia, July 10 -- General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release: On July 9, the General Dynamics Mission Systems Airborne Composites & Structures team in Marion, Va. recognized the delivery of the 1000th F-35 nose radome. The F-35 radomes are installed on airplanes belonging to the U.S Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and a growing list of foreign military partners. The radome is a critical component that enables the F-35 mi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Given the increasing evidence of the impact cell phone and social media usage has on education and youth mental health, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 33, which directs the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education. The EO directs VDOE to  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Grants will create jobs, improve infrastructure and support local businesses in Virginia's Appalachian Region * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he is recommending 13 projects for funding by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), totaling $7.4 million in grants. ARC will finalize approval of these project awards later this year. "These projects represe  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 10 -- Hilton Worldwide issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Guests can enjoy new ways to stay in a collection of unique, independently minded city, beach and resort hotels in sought after destinations around the world * * * Hilton is dramatically expanding its portfolio of luxury hotel experiences with the addition of nearly 400 boutique properties from the exquisite Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) collection. Starting today, hundreds of thes  more

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, July 10 -- NiSource, a regulated utility company, issued the following news: NiSource Inc. subsidiaries Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO), Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. and Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. were named among the most trusted utility brands by Escalent, following its 2024 Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement: Residential study. The ranking recognized only 33 brands nationwide, with the Ni  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * LS GreenLink to invest over $680 million to locate HVDC submarine cable manufacturing facility in the City of Chesapeake, creating over 330 new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that LS GreenLink USA, Inc. will invest $681 million to build a state-of-the-art 750,000-sq.-ft. high-voltage direct current submarine cable manufacturing facility to serve the glo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * New facility expected to generate $861 million in investment and create 330 jobs * * * Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, applauds today's announcement from member company LS Greenlink of a new cable facility in Chesapeake, Va., repr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors has named a new faculty board representative this fall, adding Rachel Miles, research impact coordinator and assistant professor in University Libraries. At its meeting June 10-11, the board also announced that Janice Austin, assistant dean and director of admissions and academic progress in the Graduate School, and LaTawnya Burleson, executive assistant to the vice president for informat  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 9 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: The 2024-25 season at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts on Northwestern University's Evanston campus offers a series of plays that grapple with questions of individual responsibility. "Two critical questions inform the season," said Tanya Palmer, Wirtz Center executive artistic director. "In the face of significant personal risk, what duty does each of us have to stand up for wha  more