CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2024, by president and CEO Kelly Ortberg: * * * Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg shared the following message with all employees today, including his prepared remarks for the third quarter financial results webcast: Team, As we report our third-quarter 2024 results today, I want to take this opportunity  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: CHICAGO - After only one to three days of a whiplash injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross "talk" between two regions of the brain, and the person's anxiety level after the injury, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study showed the more the hippocampus the brain's memory center talked to the cortex involved in long term memor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Energy GRIP funding, representing one of the largest U.S. grid investments ever, bringing enhanced grid resiliency and clean energy investments to Rockford * * * Following a competitive process, ComEd joined Governor Pritzker, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Mayor of Rockford and Region 1 Planning Council (R1) to announce the DOE has awarded ComEd $5  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * * GE HealthCare's Omni Legend encourages the adoption of innovative imaging technologies to help advance precision care * The Waukesha-based Omni Legend manufacturing line will produce and deliver GE HealthCare's latest positron emission tomography / computed tomography (PET/CT) technology to healthcare systems and clinicians throughout the United States and Canada for sensitive, high-resol  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release: Since our earliest days in 2004, Grubhub's mission has been to help connect consumers to nearby merchants, while giving these merchants a platform to grow their businesses. We've done this through our Grubhub Marketplace, which is a marketing platform at its core that gives our more than 375,000 merchant partners access to tens of millions of consumers across the country looking for ta  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Hyatt Centric Brand Continues to Expand its Strong Global Footprint with First Hotel in the Caribbean * * * Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo, the first Hyatt Centric branded hotel in the Caribbean. Located within the stylish Ensanche Piantini neighborhood, this new lifestyle property welcomes savvy busi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) announced today that affordable housing developers can now apply to participate in the latest round of the Next Gen Capacity Building Initiative (Next Gen), a program designed to expand the talent pipeline and increase diversity within the housing development field and related in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * HarborChase Wellington Crossing is a Class A community offering assisted living and memory care in Palm Beach County * * * MIAMI, Oct. 24, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced that it has completed the sale of HarborChase Wellington Crossing, a 134-unit, Class A seniors housing community in Wellington, Florida. JLL's Seniors Housing Capital Markets team  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the financing efforts for a newly completed industrial property * * * MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 24, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it arranged $7 million in permanent financing for 11 Aspen Drive, a newly completed 40,586-square-foot warehouse industrial building in Randolph, New Jersey. JLL represented the venture betwe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged financing for 1201 Big Town Blvd. and 901 Distribution Dr. * * * DALLAS, Oct. 24, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it secured financing for two Class A industrial properties within the Dallas, Texas MSA: 1201 Big Town Blvd. and 901 Distribution Dr. JLL worked on behalf of Hillwood to secure the fixed-rate, fiv  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of a four-building, Class A industrial portfolio in Columbus, OH * * * JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of The Hub at London Groveport, a four-building, 1,590,495-square-foot industrial portfolio and a 6.68 trailer parking lot in Columbus, Ohio. JLL represented the sellers, Xebec and Hei  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising KKR on an agreement under which KKR will acquire a 25% stake in Enilive, Eni's mobility transformation company dedicated to biorefining, biomethane production, smart mobility solutions and providing services to support people on the move. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Enilive aims to provide progressively decarbonized services   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland advised Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, on cooperation and information sharing agreements with Elliott Investment Management L.P. As part of the agreements, Elliott withdrew its request to call a special meeting of shareholders of Southwest Airlines, Southwest agreed to add new independent directors to its board, and Elliott agreed   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising TPG (NASDAQ: TPG) on its investment in Vinted, Europe's leading second-hand C2C marketplace focused on fashion. The TPG-led group of investors acquired Euros340 million of shares, valuing Vinted at Euros5 billion. Read the transaction press release (https://company.vinted.com/newsroom/secondary-investment) The Kirkland team includes corporate lawyers Vincent Bergin, B  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024: Frankfurt/Dusseldorf - Mayer Brown announced today that it is expanding its German litigation capabilities with the arrival of partner Jan Henning Buschfeld as of November 1st in its Dusseldorf office. He joins from Freshfields. Jan has extensive experience advising national and international clients on litigation and arbitration mandates as well as antitrust damages litigation and mass claims. H  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Los Angeles - Mayer Brown partner Phil Recht has been appointed by President Biden to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Recommended by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and appointed by the President, the Committee provides overall policy advice to the USTR on matters arising in connection with the development, implementation, and administration of the trad  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Growth in local digital sites provides hope * * * The number of local news deserts expanded in the U.S. this year with 127 newspapers shuttering, leaving nearly 55 million Americans with limited to no access to local news, according to the Medill State of Local News Report 2024 released today. Medill researchers also discovered some reasons for opti  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: LAGOS - For the first time, scientists have found individuals in Nigeria are experiencing neurological manifestations of long COVID called neuro-long COVID such as brain fog, mild cognitive impairment, fatigue, sleep problems, headache, sensations of pins and needles, and muscle pain. The study was a collaboration between scientists at Northwestern Medicine and a Nigerian team of scientists from the Unive  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * The federally funded Medicaid Demonstration Program offers mental health and substance use treatment services to improve comprehensive health care outcomes * * * The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) announced that the 19 Certified Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) participating in a federal Medicaid Demonstration Program are now offering mental   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Lucid dreaming apps are gaining in popularity as interest grows in optimizing sleep for self-improvement and better health. If you ever experience a dream while knowing that you are dreaming that's what's called a lucid dream. To date, the effectiveness of an at-home method for lucid dreaming that combine pre-sleep training with sensory cues has not been systematically tested. A new study by neuroscienti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * * Exceeded third quarter 2024 financial guidance for revenue and earnings * Accelerated revenue growth to 12 percent, driven by U.S. Financial Services, Insurance, Consumer Interactive and International, while executing on technology modernization and transformation program savings * Voluntarily prepaid $25 million in debt, bringing total prepayments to $105 millio  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Walgreens Boots Alliance, a pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise company, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on Dec. 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of Nov. 18, 2024. Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgr  more