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State Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday October 15, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Hendrix College: Dr. John Byrd '87 and Dr. Tom Goodwin Credited With Early Work on Cancer Drug Recently Approved for Clinical Trials
CONWAY, Arkansas, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is finding ways to kill cancer cells without destroying healthy cells in the process. A drug newly approved for phase I/II clinical trials aims to achieve just that, and the roots of its discovery extend from Ohio to Arkansas -- specifically, Hendrix College. A news release (https://cancer.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-drug-discovery-enters-clinical-testing-secur  more

Mon Power Awarded Reliability Project Grant by U.S. Department of Energy
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Project to enhance reliability for more than 3,000 customers in four West Virginia counties * * * FAIRMONT, West Virginia - FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Mon Power has been awarded $5 million in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for a project that will enhance electric service reliability for customers in parts of rural West Virginia. The fundin  more

National Republican Congressional Committee: GOP's Rust Belt Road to Growing the Majority
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The road to growing the Republican House majority runs through the Rust Belt. While Democrats are freaking out about Kamala Harris underperforming in "blue wall" states, House Republicans have 9 flip opportunities just in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio alone -- not to mention the golden opportunities across the Midwest to continue to grow our majority. "The Rust Belt is a GOP well of flippable   more

Nationwide: Don't Let Election Jitters Derail Your Retirement Plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2024, by Public Relations Lead Kristen Vasas-Samson: * * * by Kristen Vasas-Samson As the 2024 U.S. presidential and congressional elections rapidly approach, investors are waiting with bated breath to see if their preferred candidates will take or retain power - and bracing for adverse outcomes if they fail to win. According to a new survey by Nationwide (https://news.nationwide.com/on  more

Ports of Indiana Launches New Venture - Indiana River & Rail Terminals
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * The largest general cargo operation on Ohio River Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon facilities to serve No.1-ranked U.S. inland port district * * * Ports of Indiana has launched a new business venture called "Indiana River & Rail Terminals," the largest general cargo operation on the Ohio River. The business will manage all the general cargo facilities at the Jeffersonville and Mou  more

Sinclair Community College Receives Generous Grants to Empower Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- Sinclair Community College issued the following news release: Sinclair Community College has received two significant grants for the Transition Option in Post-Secondary Education (Tartan TOPS) Program which supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in pursuing higher education and career development. The Charles D. Berry Foundation and the CareSource Foundation generously donated the past two years to support Tartan TOPS, enabling the progr  more