NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * 'The Flip Off' Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Freshman Series Premiere Since September 2022 HGTV's highly anticipated new competition series The Flip Off, starring former Flip or Flop stars and exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, delivered HGTV's highest-rated freshman series premiere among Adults 25-54 since September 2022, attracting 4.0 million t  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 2025 Lexus PLL Championship Series Exclusively on ESPN Platforms February 11-17 ESPN platforms will exclusively present the 2025 Lexus PLL Championship Series from Tuesday to Monday, Feb. 11-17. The expanded eight-team, seven-day, 16-game event also marks the official debut of the Maybelline Women's Lacrosse League and will be played at The St. James just outside of Wash  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Andrea Strongwater '70 named CALS' first artist-in-residence Artist Andrea Strongwater '70 uses bright colors and fine details in her creations to evoke positive emotions and illuminate the world for herself and others. "I want my art to tell stories," she said. "It should make you happy. It should be enlivening." This vibrancy and emphasis on storytelling make Strongwater a natural fit as the College of Agric  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * ANIMAL PLANET CELEBRATES PUPPY BOWL XXI WITH PARTNERSHIPS TO AMPLIFY AWARENESS AND IMPACT FOR PET ADOPTION View Photos HERE New York (February 4, 2025) - Puppy Bowl returns for the 21st year on Sunday, February 9 at 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT and will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+. In celebration of the three-ho  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Condemn Planned Purge of FBI Agents February 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to demand further testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director nominee Kash Patel following reports of a   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Rakim Tillery February 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Rakim Tillery, who died on January 3, 2024 following an encounter with the New York State Police (NYSP) in Ramapo, Rockland County. Followi  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 5 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University School of Pharmacy earns highest licensure exam scores in N.Y. Scores are about 10% above the national average and tied for first place in N.Y. at an 86.8% first-time pass rate The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proving its curriculum is a prescription for success. The school received the 2024 North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (N  more

LAKE SUCCESS, New York, Feb. 5 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release: * * * Broadridge Enhances NYFIX Matching Solution with Symphony Messaging NYFIX Matching is the first post-trade matching tool with messaging functionality, enabling compliance, greater transparency and streamlined resolution of post-trade discrepancies NEW YOR  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 5 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Can you prevent health problems before they start? Public health program helps this Binghamton student find out Occupational therapist Nicole Keibel explores new ways of improving healthcare As an occupational therapist for over 20 years, Nicole Keibel acknowledges that healthcare often focuses too much on putting out fires -- reacting to problems as they arise -- rather than prevention. "Occupational the  more

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 4 -- Colgate University issued the following news: * * * Contemporary Textile Artists Featured at Colgate Picker Art Gallery Colgate University's Picker Art Gallery will open its spring exhibition A Thought Is A Thread: Contemporary Artists Reworking Textile Traditions on Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. with a public reception. The history of textiles is intimately tied to the development of human societies. Weaving is at the same time one of the earliest human technological a  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Long-planned transition comes as department experiences unprecedented growth * * * Cooley announced today that Ian Shapiro will chair the firm's global litigation practice, succeeding Michael Attanasio. Shapiro, who joined Cooley in 2003, is a veteran litigator who has served as vice chair of the litigation department and is partner in charge of the New York office. Attanasio will continue his li  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Daniel Gitner has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group. Mr. Gitner, who served from 2021 to 2025 as Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York, will advise corporations and institutions across a broad range of white collar matters--especially those invol  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert advised J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and co-lenders Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs on the successful refinancing of The Spiral, a new trophy office tower in New York City. The US$2.85 billion CMBS loan marks the first major single-asset, single-borrower (SASB) deal of its kind in 2025, a year analysts predict will be a banner year for SASB issuance. Dechert previously closed another record-  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., a provider of clearing and settlement services to the financial markets, issued the following news release: * * * DTCC Announces ComposerX ComposerX, formerly the Securrency product suite, is designed to facilitate digital assets adoption by streamlining token creation and settlement New York/London/Hong Kong/Singapore/Sydney/Tokyo/Abu Dhabi, February 4, 2025 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trad  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., a provider of clearing and settlement services to the financial markets, issued the following news release: * * * DTCC Opens Second India Office Location in Hyderabad, Expanding Global Support across the Financial Services Industry Hong Kong, Sydney, Hyderabad, New Delhi, February 5, 2025 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Elite Chefs Battle for the Culinary Throne In New Food Network Series House of Knives Food Network welcomes a roster of top-tier chefs to the ultimate culinary arena in the epic new series House of Knives, where talented, innovative and ruthless contenders must use their cooking, strategy and survival skills to make it to the throne. Led by host Scott Co  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Ex-Big Red teammates to face off at Super Bowl LIX When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles square off at Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, a Cornellian will emerge victorious - no matter which side wins. Why? Because each team boasts a former Big Red player who has made it to the big game during his rookie season. Engineering alum Hunter Nourzad '22 joined the Chiefs in 2024, selected in  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Brent Wible as a partner in Washington, DC. "Brent's proven record as a senior leader at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue to strengthen our White Collar Practice and further enhance our disputes offerings across the US," said White & Case Chair, Heather McDevitt. "His perspective as a federal prose  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- FiscalNote, a technology company, issued the following news release: * * * FiscalNote Regains Compliance With NYSE Continued Listing Standard Recent Stock Price Appreciation Secures Company's Recompliance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NOTE) ("FiscalNote" or the "Company"), a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS technology provider of policy and global intelligence, today announced it has regained compliance with the New Yor  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, issued the following news release: * * * Global commercial insurance rates fall 2% in Q4 2024, the second consecutive quarterly decrease New York | 05 February, 2025 According to the Global Insurance Market Index released today by Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), global commercial insurance rates fell 2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 following a 1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The IP Litigation team, in collaboration with Italian firm LCA Studio Legale, secured a win in the Second Circuit for Italian fashion house Valentino SpA over New York textile company Mrinalini Inc. Valentino previously prevailed in an arbitration it had instituted in the Chamber of Arbitration of Milan seeking a declaratory judgment rejecting Mrinalini's claims of breach of contract, copyright infringemen  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 5 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes Boone is strategically enhancing its Fund Finance and Asset Securitization Practices with the addition of seven attorneys in the firm's New York office. The attorneys come from Seward & Kissel LLP, including Partner Greg Cioffi, the head of their Asset Securitization and CLO Practice, and Partner Jeff Berman, who had practiced there for over 20 years. Together, Cioffi and Berman bring over 50 years   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 5 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) and Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A. (COFIDE) as New York counsel in their subscription of $100 million in Series A Bonds issued by BBVA Peru. This transaction, which closed on January 31, 2025, represents the first tranche of a planned $200 million social bond issuance. The proceeds of the bonds will be used   more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 5 -- Paychex, a provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, retirement and insurance services, issued the following news release: * * * Job Growth in U.S. Small Businesses Continues the Pace Seen in the Back Half of 2024 Hourly wage growth for workers starts the new year below three percent for first time since 2021 Rochester, N.Y. (February 4, 2025) -- According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, the pace of   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * Laurence Morgan Rejoins Savills as Vice Chairman The industry veteran rejoins the firm to boost new business development and tenant representation advisory services globally CHICAGO (February 4, 2025) - Laurence Morgan has rejoined Savills in the Chicago office as Vice Chairman. The industry veteran brings nearly 35 years of diverse experience to the firm where he previously served from 1992-2004.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 5 -- TruStage, formerly the CUNA Mutual Group, issued the following news release: * * * LoneTree, TruStage Ventures announce investment into data analytics firm Arkatechture Arkatechture platform supports credit unions by enabling data-driven business decisions. PORTLAND, Maine -- Arkatechture, provider of Arkalytics, a data and analytics platform for credit unions and community banks, today announced a strategic growth investment from LoneTree Capital, a New York-ba  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * MEET JAY & PAMELA: TLC'S NEW SERIES CELEBRATES A HEARTWARMING JOURNEY OF LOVE, FAMILY AND DETERMINATION Premieres Tuesday, March 4 at 10/9c on TLC First Look Trailer HERE and Key Art HERE NEW YORK, NY (February 4, 2025) - TLC announces JAY & PAMELA, a heartfelt new series following a couple who also happen to share the same rare brittle bone disorder  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release: * * * MetLife Expands New Hampshire Paid Family Medical Leave Program with Mental Wellbeing Offering MetLife becomes first carrier to offer mental health and wellbeing support within its state Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program through a collaboration with TELUS Health NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 -- MetLife, a leading provider of disability and absence manage  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis advised Sciens Water Opportunities Management LLC on the sale of The CROM Corporation, a provider of water infrastructure solutions, to Frontenac. Sciens Water, an affiliate of Sciens Capital Management, invests exclusively in the US water sector. Frontenac is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market buyout transactions in the consumer, industrial, and services industries.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release: * * * MTA and CUNY Announce Launch of Application Period for 2025 Summer Paid Internship Program Program Creates Career Opportunities Through Enriching, Competitive and Rigorous Internships Across MTA's Operating Agencies MTA Has Hired 52 Interns into Full-Time Roles Across all Agencies Since 2022 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the City University of New York   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Targeting Areas with High Unemployment, Hiring Halls Will Bring More Public- and Private-Sector Job Opportunities Directly to Communities Announcement Comes as City Celebrates Breaking All-Time High Jobs Record for Eighth Time Since Start of Administration, Unemployment Down Across All Demographics Part of Adams Administration's "Jobs Week," Highlighting City's Effort to Ensure Opportunity Reac  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today provided testimony to the New York State Senate Local Government/General Government, Finance and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committees, focusing on the administration's agenda in Albany as Mayor Adams works to make New York City the best place to raise a family. Mayor Adams, today, asked for the state Legislature's help in passing his "Axe the Tax fo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an erratum notice regarding its December 23, 2024, declaratory ruling on the transfer of ownership interests in a battery energy storage system. The correction pertains to Case 24-E-0378, a joint petition filed by Holtsville Energy Storage, LLC, Savion, LLC, and East Point Energy, LLC. The original ruling addressed the proposed transfer of ownership interests in the Holtsville battery energy storage system, file  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a deadline for public comment regarding the long-term gas system plans submitted by National Grid. This review falls under Case 24-G-0248, focusing on the plans of The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY, KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid, and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid. The PSC established a long-term gas system planning process in its May 12, 2022, orde  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is seeking public comment on a proposed amendment to a previously granted Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for a transmission line project. The project, originally approved in 1983 under Case 70137, involves a double-circuit 115 kV transmission line stretching from the Colton Substation in Pierrepont to Tower Number 26 in Massena. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid filed a petiti  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * NBA on TNT American Express Road Show Coming to San Francisco Bay Area for NBA All-Star on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Pier 48 TNT Sports' fan-focused NBA on TNT American Express Road Show will return Thursday, Feb. 13, tipping off 2025's NBA All-Star Weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. Centered around TNT's popular Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA,  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * New Klarman Fellows to join Arts and Sciences Eleven outstanding early-career scholars have been chosen as the 2025 cohort of Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows, the College of Arts and Sciences has announced. They will pursue research in sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The incoming Fellows will be the sixth cohort of Klarman Fellows since the program was launched in 2019 with a major gift from Seth Klarman  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges $51 Million Financing of Safe Harbor Investments' Trophy Asset in Port St. Lucie February 4, 2025 10:00 AM Newmark announces the firm originated the $51 million acquisition financing of Mason Port St. Lucie, a 252-unit garden-style apartment community in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Newmark Vice Chairman Matthew Williams, Senior Managing Director Daniel Matz, Managing Director  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: A team of Pillsbury lawyers, led by Corporate partner and global leader of Pillsbury's Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices Steve Amdur, advised leading global merchant bank The Raine Group and its flagship growth equity fund, Raine Partners, on its recent investment into Voldex, the premier home for top games on Roblox. Raine's investment supported Voldex's acquisition of Brookhaven, the largest life s  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS GUILD FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE OF IDAHO FOR DISCRIMINATORY BOOK-BANNING PROVISIONS WITH HOUSE BILL 710 Libraries, librarians and educators are punished by HB710 for having award-winning books and classics on public and school library shelves Lawsuit follows recent legal action in Florida by Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Si  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Reimagining urban research as participation and collaboration High Stakes, High Hopes: Urban Theorizing in Partnership (University of Georgia Press, 2023) by AAP's Department of City and Regional Planning Chair and Professor Sophie Oldfield documents more than a decade of research and teaching done in collaborative partnership with the "Civic" (a local community organization) and its leader Gertrude Square in the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Rubicon Founders, a healthcare investment firm focused on building and growing transformational companies, announced today that it has acquired Pillsbury client Horizon Infusions, Ohio's largest network of ambulatory infusion centers. With this acquisition, Rubicon continues to expand its portfolio of healthcare services businesses that prioritize expanding access to high-quality, low cost, patient-ce  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Softened phrasing helps make deals, research reveals New ILR School research shows that one way to be assertive while reducing the chance of a no-deal outcome is to "soften" your speech with linguistic hedges, to speak "politely." "People often think of politeness as signaling weakness or inviting a partner to be assertive, but this paper demonstrates that it significantly lowers the risk that a partner walks, a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Stella Artois Taps David Beckham and Matt Damon To Bring People Together "For Moments Worth More" at Super Bowl LIX This year-long campaign underscores those meaningful everyday moments made special with Stella Artois. NEW YORK, NY - February 4, 2025 - Today, Stella Artois - the premier European-style lager - launches its Super Bowl LIX 2025 commercial, "David and Dave", a charmingly en  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports to Exclusively Present Three Round-Robin Stage Games at Inaugural NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday, Feb. 12 & Monday, Feb. 17 TNT Sports will exclusively present three Round-Robin stage games of the inaugural NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, an international best-on-best tournament featuring players from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon adds another epic deal for mobile and home customers with Google One AI Premium Media contact George Koroneos George.Koroneos@Verizon.com * Verizon bolsters its perk portfolio with the addition of Google One AI Premium at exclusive value for myPlan and myHome customers at an unbeatable deal * Get access to Gemini Advanced for everyday tasks, and 2 TB of sharable  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Verizon FanFests "Sold Out" with 100K+ Tickets Claimed Media contact Sara Eljouzi sara.eljouzi@verizon.com Thousands of tickets have been donated to organizations supporting first responders in Los Angeles, and expanded experiences will be held for fans in Philadelphia and Kansas City NEW YORK - On Jan. 3, Verizon announced its first-ever Super Bowl FanF  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon Foundation provides $500,000 to support wildfire recovery efforts in Southern California Media contact Alexis Madrigal alexis.madrigal@verizon.com Hope Arcuri Armanus hope.arcuri.armanus@verizon.com These additional funds are provided on top of the $1 Million announced earlier this month -- $500k to the American Red Cross and $500k to the Los Angeles Fire Depar  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release: * * * The WSJ Leadership Institute Announces Core Executive Team A note to colleagues from President of The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, Alan Murray: Colleagues, It's been a busy few weeks for The WSJ Leadership Institute team, and I wanted to share with you an update on what we've been working on. The response from our membership community since launching a few weeks  more