MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Minneapolis partner Thomas Bray was honored by the MSBA Real Property Section and Minnesota CLE as the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Service Award at the Real Estate Institute on Oct. 24. The award recognizes attorneys who have provided distinguished service within the Real Property Section. Bray has been a Certified Real Property Law Specialist since 2002 and a Fellow of the American College of Real Est  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to announce that the former, and most recent, Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI), Amy L. Beard, has joined the firm. She will serve as senior counsel leading Taft's insurance regulatory practice. Beard has spent much of her career in public service, developing extensive insurance and regulatory experience while moving up through the ranks of the IDOI. She joined the IDOI as   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Dayton Partner-In-Charge Jennifer Hann Harrison was recently profiled in the Dayton Business Journal Pink Edition, highlighting her cancer story and the importance of early prevention. "What I needed most during my cancer treatment was just normalcy," Harrison said. "But I've realized I'm doing a disservice to people by not talking about it. I want people to know it's not a life sentence; it doesn't have to be  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 29 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce in connection with its first commercial CHIPS Incentives award under the CHIPS Incentive Program's Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. Pursuant to the award, the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide up to $123 million in direct funding to Polar Semiconductor (Polar), a Minnesota-based s  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: The annual Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award honorees for 2024 are Patricia Wilson (St. Anthony); Olmsted County Public Health Services family home visiting team and their partner, Cradle 2 Career; and Deb Purfeerst (Faribault). The award recognizes people or organizations in Minnesota making significant contributions to maternal and child health. Members serving on the   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: In response to recent reports that patients enrolled in for-profit Medicare Advantage insurance plans may lose access to the health care systems and providers they count on for medical care, the undersigned House DFL Legislators have released the following statement: "Members of the Minnesota House DFL are concerned by announcements from major health systems, i  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: During Tim Walz's tenure as governor of Minnesota, he - and Democrats who have majorities in the House and Senate - have gone to extreme lengths to turn Minnesota into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. From free health care and college tuition to driver's licenses, Gov. Walz has opened the floodgates of taxpayer-funded generosity - generosity at the expense of hardworking  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: State Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) today congratulated Rice County Public Health Director Deb Purfeerst on receiving the 2024 Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award (https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2024/hubbard102824.html) for her outstanding contributions to family health across Minnesota. This honor, given by the Minnesota Department of Healt  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently announced that Senate District 9 will receive more than $2.7 million in Small Cities Development Program (https://mn.gov/deed/government/financial-assistance/community-funding/small-cities.jsp) (SCDP) funds. This initiative is designed to assist cities, townships and counties with critical funding for h  more

MEDINA, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * Exclusive Limited Edition RZR Honors Polaris' Global Desert Racing Success With Race-Livery Styling and Upgraded Componentry Upgrades Include Color-Matched Fang Lighting, Method Race Wheels, BFGoodrich Tires, RIGID Lighting and Rockford Fosgate Stage 6 Audio * * * MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 29, 2024) - Polaris Off Roa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft represented the University of Cincinnati (UC) in a Title IX case in the Southern District of Ohio. In this case, a now-former UC student was expelled from the school. After the expulsion, the former student sued UC in federal court alleging, among other things, that UC had violated his procedural due process rights. The former student sought a preliminary injunction prohibiting UC from imposing the expulsion.   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to The Anderson Group LLC in its acquisition of the capital stock of Double B Foods, Inc. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, Double B is a leading developer and manufacturer of handcrafted frozen and refrigerated appetizers, snacks, desserts, and dips for customers in the retail and food service channels. The Anderson Group is an operationally oriented private equity   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Thrivent, a financial services company, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * The payout marks a three-year streak of delivering record-breaking dividends and non-guaranteed policy enhancements, returning more value to Thrivent clients than ever before * * * Thrivent, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services organization, announced today it will provide an all-time high $564 million total payout to clients with membership in 2025. This amoun  more