ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * "DEC Does What?!" Podcast Episode 20 Now Available: Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road? NY's New Wetlands Law The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of "DEC Does What?!", the bi-weekly podcast that features conversations with DEC experts about the agency's wide-ranging efforts to protect New Yorkers and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * "United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper" Returns for Season Two on Sunday, March 9 at 9pm ET/PT February 6th, 2025 Promo: https://youtu.be/umMBaPgqxaQ NEW YORK, NY - (February 6, 2024) - CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper is back to investigate some of the most outrageous and iconic controversies of the modern era in the second season of celebrated CNN Original Series United Sta  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Three attorneys at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were selected to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows and Pathfinder programs for 2025. New York Shareholder Brandilyn Y. Dumas was named an LCLD 2025 fellow. Atlanta Associate Whitney Bly Edwards and Dallas Associate Gregory Franklin were named LCLD 2025 pathfinders. The LCLD Fellows Program provides professional and   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Book About Witchcraft in the Courtroom Julie Stone Peters' second book on witchery and the law shows how fascinating the subject is. Witches and witch trials remain a source of enduring curiosity. Julie Stone Peters,H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English and Conparative Literature, certainly thinks so. She has now written her second book about them: Staging Witchcraft Before the Law: Skepticism, Performance as Proof  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 7 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * AI-driven subscription models reshape retail landscape, new study finds BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Retailers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence and subscription-based models to enhance customer loyalty and drive growth, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management. "Subscriptions are no longer just about free shipping or occasional dis  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Arthur Ruoff, professor and high-pressure scientist, dies at 94 Arthur L. Ruoff, professor emeritus and former director of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, died Jan. 14 in Ithaca. Ruoff was 94., Click to open gallery view Arthur L. Ruoff "He was a great colleague," said Roald Hoffmann, the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor, Emeritus, in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the Col  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts February 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin today took action to secure automatic refunds for customers of Altice USA (Altice), the owner of Optimum, who have been denied access to MSG Net  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information February 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury granting Elon Musk and his so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) staffers ac  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Tri-State AGs to Urge Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts For Immediate Release: February 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Letter TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Connecticut Attorney General  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts # Altice's Optimum Cable Charged Customers for MSG Channels They Cannot Access (Hartford, CT) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin today took action to secure automatic refunds for customers of Altice   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Berkeley Research Group, a consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * BRG Adds Construction Disputes AI Expert Travis Olson BRG announced the addition of Travis Olson, PE, as a director in its Construction practice. He will help develop and apply artificial intelligence (AI) tools to extract facts from construction disputes cases--saving clients time and money. "There has been a significant rise in complex, document-intensive construction disputes since  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Mayfair Equity Partners ("Mayfair"), a dedicated digital investor, in the final close of Mayfair Fund III at pound sterling500 million. The fund was supported by a mix of existing and new institutional LPs, with 60% of commitments coming from North America, and the balance coming from EMEA. This brings capital raised since the firm's first investment in 2015 to over pound ste  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: * * * DiNapoli: New York's Medicaid System Improperly Paid Over $16 Million in Claims New York State Department of Health's eMedNY computer system improperly paid $16.2 million in Medicaid claims during a six-month period that started in October 2023, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "My office pays close attention to Medicaid because it's   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Former NY Rep. Molinaro visits Brooks to discuss future of Congress Marcus J. Molinaro, who served one term as representative for New York's 19th congressional district, visited the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Jan. 31 as a guest lecturer in former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel's course, Political Messaging and Public Policy. Molinaro, a Republican, came to Cornell at the invitation of the Brooks Instit  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Fresh Eyes on the Media: Meet CJR's 2025 Delacorte Fellows Discover the highs, the challenges and the lessons each 2025 Delacorte Fellow experiences. Each year, the George T. Delacorte Fellowship allows recent Columbia Journalism School graduates to immerse themselves in the media landscape, reporting on emerging trends and storylines for the Columbia Journalism Review. The Fellowships are m  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 7 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Manufacturing Lead: BloombergNEF New York/ London, February 6, 2025 - The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last year's record. According to a latest report by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF), new wind and solar farms  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HGTV Orders Revamped Season of 'Love It or List It' with Page Turner Stepping into the Popular Series' Designer Role HGTV will bring back iconic series Love It or List It for a long-awaited new season with network fan-favorite Page Turner, best known for her competitive edge and her knack for stunning renovations, taking over the role as designer. In the  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Capital Region, Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley have been selected to advance to the planning stage of the $200 million One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) program. The regions join Central New York, in which Syracuse was established as the program's flagship location, and will create a network of high-impa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised TPG Rise Climate Transition Infrastructure on its definitive agreement to acquire Altus Power, Inc. (NYSE: AMPS), the largest owner of commercial-scale solar in the U.S., for $5.00 per share of its Class A common stock in an all-cash transaction that values the Company at approximately $2.2 billion, including outstanding debt. Upon completion of the transaction, Altus Power'  more

SAN MATEO, California, Feb. 7 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * Little Words Project Spells Expansion with NetSuite The original word bracelet brand leverages the power of the suite to centralize data, improve decision making, and increase sales SuiteConnect New York -- February 6, 2025 Little Words Project, a jewelry brand known for its original word bracelets, is using Oracle NetSuite to support its mission to spread messages of self-love and kin  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 7 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Corporation to Participate in the RBC Financial Institutions Conference BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2025 -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) will participate in the RBC Financial Institutions Conference being held in New York City. Representatives of M&T are scheduled to deliver a presentation to investors and analysts on March 5, 2025, at 1:20 p.m. (ET). A link to the webc  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release: * * * MTA Announces Justin Vonashek Appointed Seventh President of MTA Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi to Retire After Seven Years in the Role Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today announced the appointment of Justin Vonashek to serve as President of MTA Metro-North Railroad. Vonashek will succeed Catherin  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release: * * * MTA to Host 2025-2029 Capital Plan Open House and Panel Discussion in Westchester County Open House Will Take Place Feb. 20 at White Plains Public Library Panel Discussion Accompanied By Exhibition Follows Opens Houses in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx Read the 2025 - 2029 Capital Plan View Introductory Video to Capital Plan, 'The Future Rides With Us' The Metr  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Expansion of Rural Critical Time Intervention Teams To Assist Individuals Living With Mental Illness During Periods of Transition Farmers Supporting Farmers Program To Support Peer-Driven, Culturally Responsive Services in 44 Rural Counties * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $9.6 million in state funding is available to provide additional mental health assistance serv  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * 176 New Troopers Join the Ranks of the New York State Police * * * Governor Kathy Hochul joined Superintendent Steven G. James in honoring 176 new State Troopers as they graduated today from the 216th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. Today's graduation increases the Sta  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today continued "Jobs Week " by announcing the Community Resources for Employment and Development (CRED) initiative, a new $15 million workforce program for participants, ages 18-40, involved in the criminal justice system who are at risk of involvement in community violence or residing in communities with the highest rates of gun violence. Overseen by the New York City D  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced virtual procedural and technical conferences to discuss the latest rate increase requests from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison). The conferences, open to the public, are scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and will be conducted via Webex. Con Edison filed rate requests for both electric (Case 25-E-0072) and gas (Case 25-G-0073) service on January 31, 2025. The procedural conference  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Ratepayers of Emerald Green Lake Louise Marie Water Company (EGLLM) will have a little more time before a proposed rate increase takes effect. The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved a second postponement of the controversial hike, pushing the implementation date to April 1, 2025. EGLLM originally filed a proposed tariff amendment in November 2023, seeking to increase annual revenues by approximately $174,000, or 28 percent. This substantia  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Somerdel Water-Works Corp. customers will have an extra month before a proposed rate increase potentially takes effect. The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved a second postponement, pushing the implementation date to April 1, 2025. Somerdel initially filed a proposed amendment to its tariff schedule in April 2024, seeking to increase operating revenues by approximately $48,294, or 35 percent. The company, which states it hasn't raised rate  more

SAN MATEO, California, Feb. 7 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * NetSuite Announces Innovations to Help Businesses Increase Efficiency and Drive Success New embedded AI functionality, product offerings, and integrations help businesses accelerate processes, improve productivity, and embrace new business models SuiteConnect New York -- February 6, 2025 Oracle NetSuite today announced a series of AI innovations and other new product updates that will   more

SAN MATEO, California, Feb. 7 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * NetSuite Extends AI Capabilities to Help Organizations Further Improve Efficiency New generative AI capabilities and AI agents in NetSuite expand customization capabilities, improve AI-assisted workflows, and help customers maximize the value of the suite SuiteConnect New York -- February 6, 2025 Oracle NetSuite today announced new AI innovations that will enable organizations to run t  more

SAN MATEO, California, Feb. 7 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * NetSuite Launches New Solution to Help Businesses Manage and Grow Diverse Revenue Streams New NetSuite SuiteSuccess Edition helps organizations with product and service offerings increase efficiency, expand insights, and enhance the customer experience SuiteConnect New York -- February 6, 2025 Oracle NetSuite today announced a new solution to help organizations with diverse product and  more

SAN MATEO, California, Feb. 7 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * NetSuite Migrates to Oracle Autonomous Database to Help Organizations Take Advantage of Enterprise-Grade AI, Security, Performance, and Innovation Automated Oracle Database in the cloud provides NetSuite customers with the same technology and innovations as leading AI and Fortune 500 organizations SuiteConnect New York -- February 6, 2025 Oracle NetSuite is migrating to Oracle Autonomo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * New York State Department of Health Recognizes February As American Heart Month Recent Report Details Prevalence of Heart Disease in New York State Cardiovascular Disease is Leading Cause of Death in New York State, Accounting for 29 Percent of Deaths Statewide ALBANY, N.Y. (February 5, 2025) - The New York State Department of Health is urging New Yorkers to take important steps to h  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * Over 4 in 5 U.S. Adults Spend Money on at Least One of Six Financial Vices Half typically spend money on these financial vices at least once a month, and nearly one-third do so at least once a week NEW YORK - February 6, 2025 - More than 4 in 5 U.S. adults (84%) spend money on at least one of these six financial vices: alcohol, lottery tickets, casino games, tobacco/cigarettes/e-cigarett  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 7 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Panel discussion to address possible Native American and Indigenous Studies program The Feb. 21 event will include members of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy By Jennifer Micale The Native American and Indigenous Studies Working Group on campus is hosting a panel discussion on advancing Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) within higher education. The event, which runs from 1   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: How to Add in Healthy to Your Super Bowl Eats A Super Bowl celebration deserves a super feast of party snacks. Pizza, wings, chips, dip. But how do you indulge, without overindulging? Bill Collins, assistant teaching professor of nutrition and food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, advises a gameday plan: hydrate, try to make good choices and cook up some healthy substitutes. Ahe  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER February 7 Episode Lineup REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, r  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a new law (S.3340/A.5873) designed to enhance safeguards afforded by the State's Red Flag Law is now effective. Beginning today, courts across New York State must notify the statewide registry of orders of protection and warrants when judges issue a temporary and/or final extreme risk order of protection. This notification codifies what courts   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news: * * * State Agriculture Commissioner Announces Enhancements to FreshConnect Checks Program for 2025 Electronic Redemption Will Increase Options for Vendors, Support Increased Program Participation Builds on Program's History of Supporting Farmers While Expanding Access to Food in Underserved Communities Complements Governor Hochul's Priority of Addressing the Cost of Living and Pu  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release: * * * Tradeweb Reports January 2025 Total Trading Volume of $54.6 Trillion and Average Daily Volume of $2.44 Trillion January 2025 ADV up 20.3% YoY NEW YORK - February 6, 2025 - Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading vol  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Turner Reaches Milestone in Transformative $838 Million Project for Yale New Haven Hospital The Adams Neurosciences Center will redefine neurological care in Connecticut. Turner Construction Company celebrated the topping out of McGivney Tower, marking the completion of vertical construction of the Yale New Haven Health St. Raphael Campus' Adams Neurosciences Center. The $838 million project is designed to elevate t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, issued the following news release: * * * Warburg Pincus Announces Over $1 Billion in Capital Deployed by Inaugural Capital Solutions Fund Fund pursues thesis-based investing opportunities in curated structured transactions New York, NY - February 6th, 2025 - Warburg Pincus, the pioneer of private equity global growth investing, recently surpassed $1 billion in capital deployed by Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions Founders Fund ("WPCS   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) on two deals, the first to divest a portfolio of pharmaceutical products currently licensed and marketed by Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma) for select territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the second to divest the oncological product MEPACT (mifamurtide) to Esteve Pharmaceutical S.A. (Esteve). B  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Expansion creates preeminent global shareholder engagement practice for both corporations and shareholders * * * Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of four new partners in New York. The group is led by Richard Brand, a recognized market leader in advising clients on complex strategic matters, governance and shareholder engageme  more