ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Atlanta Public Schools issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * The APS Class of 2024 reports the highest percentage of on-time graduates to date as the district graduation rate increases by 1.8 percentage points from last year. This district graduation rate also surpassed the state's graduation rate by 3 percentage points * * * Atlanta Public Schools (APS) achieved an 88.4 percent graduation rate for cohort 2024, according to the Georgia  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Students also visited famed repository of ocean sediment cores used in research around the world * * * By Jennifer Micale Abigail Manderano and Nini Markhvashvili's summer rocked -- literally. The Binghamton University geology majors both ended up in Texas A&M's Geology & Geophysics Summer School before beginning their senior year, where they explored topics such as earthquakes, volcanoes and ma  more

PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 10 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Atlanta - October 9, 2024 - Cooley, alongside the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Georgia, NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to extend the voter registration deadline in Georgia as the state and its residents deal with the impact of Hurricane Helene. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Georgia S  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: The International Myeloma Society has awarded the 2024 Bart Barlogie Clinical Investigator Award to Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, chief medical officer of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. A leading expert in multiple myeloma treatment and research, Lonial is also the Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Cancer and professor and chair of the Department of Hematology and Me  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Elizabeth Buckel, Chris Williams, Morgan Meyer, and Ashton Andrews received a 2024 Above & Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Award from Sanctuary for Families. The team was recognized for leading a pro bono custody matter with Sanctuary for Families on behalf of a mother who had suffered years of emotional, psychological, and physical abuse from her ex-husband and father of her child. The team achieved a fa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to preserve and produce relevant evidence in an ongoing multistate investigation. The attorneys general began their investigation in 2022 to determine whether TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws, and in doing so, harmin  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp hosted leaders from Georgia businesses and policymakers today for a roundtable discussion on civil litigation and its impact on the state's economic wellbeing. This was the final of three roundtable events announced by Governor Kemp for this Fall. Today's session at the headquarters of the iconic Georgia brand Waffle House provided further insight from major empl  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers led by Costas Arvanitis at Georgia Tech have developed a method using microbubbles and ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), enhancing drug delivery to the brain * * * The brain is a stronghold, the central command center for the body, protected by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This network of blood vessels and tissues acts as a biological gatekeeper, a s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Georgia Tech and Atlanta Metropolitan State College are launching a new partnership, supported by a $250,000 grant, to create a seamless transfer pathway for underrepresented students, enhancing access to STEM education. * * * Georgia Tech is collaborating with Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) to expand access to higher education for academically talented students in the Atlanta area. The pa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * Dermody Properties acquires a 61K SF industrial asset in Atlanta's Northeast submarket * * * ATLANTA, Oct. 9, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of 3851 Lakefield Drive, a 61,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing facility located in Suwanee, Georgia, in close proximity to the Johns Creek city limits. JLL represented the seller, Fl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitated the sale of Presidential Commons, a 264K SF grocery-anchored retail center in Snellville, GA * * * ATLANTA, Oct. 8, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of Presidential Commons, a 264,271-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center in Snellville, Georgia. JLL represented the seller, SITE Centers, in the sale   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Coffey, a partner in the firm's Raleigh, NC office, as co-chair of the Immigration Practice Group. He joins Minneapolis-based partner, Piyumi Samaratunga, as co-chair. "I am honored to be appointed as co-chair of Constangy's Immigration Practice Group and to work alongside Piyumi," said Coffey. "It's a privilege to contrib  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chad Warpula, a partner in Troutman Pepper's Charlotte office, has been selected to serve as Interim Chief Legal Officer for Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS), a global leader in electrical balance of system solutions for the energy transition market. Warpula will remain a full-time, active partner at Troutman Pepper as he aids this important client in its transition. At Troutman Peppe  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 9 -- Walmart issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * New centers are opening in Georgia and Arizona as Walmart reinforces its commitment to offering seamless, convenient and affordable pet care solutions to customers. * * * Today, Walmart announced key expansions to its core pet care offerings - widening access to affordable in-person and virtual veterinary care, pet prescription delivery, grooming services, pet food and supplies, all in one convenient ex  more