PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ballard Spahr Represents Oxygen Service Company in Partnership With Meritus Gas Partners Ballard Spahr represented Oxygen Service Company (OSC) in its recent partnership with Meritus Gas Partners (Meritus), which will further expand Meritus' geographic footprint and will provide a foundation for its continued expansion in the Midwest. St. Paul, Minn.-based OSC provides industrial, spec  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * New DoD Memo Accelerates Software Acquisition Modernization March 13, 2025--Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed all Department of Defense (DoD) components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as "the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapons systems" in a March 6 memo. The SWP, issued in 2020, breaks fr  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * EQT Foundation supports Penn College K-12 programs The EQT Foundation has awarded $40,000 in grant funding to support two Pennsylvania College of Technology educational programs benefitting students in grades K-12. STEMFest, a hands-on engagement day celebrating engineering and technical careers, and the Community Arts Center's Educational Series, providing annual arts programming   more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * A president and a professor selected to address 2025 grads Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty '80 will cap his 11 years of service to the College this spring by delivering the commencement address to the graduating Class of 2025. McNulty, who is retiring this summer, will speak at the College's 145th Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10 on campus. "Without question, my favorit  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Gwen Michael-Jones '14 Fights Climate Change--and Fires Gwen Michael-Jones '14 is a climate resiliency consultant who, for the past few years, has also worked as a wildland firefighter in California. Michael-Jones studied political science and geology at Bryn Mawr and earned her master's in international relations and security studies at University College London. "I have always had this running thread  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Advises Fortis on Joint Strategic Investment Morgan Lewis advised payments technology company Fortis in a joint investment by Audax Private Equity and existing investor Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP). Fortis delivers comprehensive payment solutions and commerce enablement to software partners and developers, processing billions of dollars annually. Audax Private Equity has   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Now Open Store features more than 500 local products from Mid-Atlantic suppliers DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (March 13, 2025) - Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 43,617-square-foot store located at 1745 South Easton Road in Doylestown, Pa. The Doylestown store's product assortment includes more than 500 locally sourced items from the Mid-Atlantic region, each me  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against H5N1, and children would likely benefit the most from H5N1 vaccinations PHILADELPHIA-- Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * State Board of Higher Education to Embark on Statewide Stakeholder Engagement Tour to Help Develop Strategic Plan The State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) was a key reform secured by Governor Shapiro as part of the 2024-25 budget. Together, the reforms in that bipartisan budget represent the first significant progress on higher education in 30 years. SBHE is cha  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College welders advance to national competition Four Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students advanced to the SkillsUSA National Championships by winning state titles yesterday in competitions conducted at the college. The three-person Penn College fabrication team - Clayton J. Fegley, of McClure; Sam R. Laudenslager, of Middleburg; and Tyler C. Martin, of Selinsgro  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 13 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $1.6 Million in Butler Water System Upgrades BUTLER, Pa. (March 17, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of a $1.6 million improvement project that will replace more than 1.2 miles of water main in Butler to improve reliability for customers, reduce service disruptions and increase water flo  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 13 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Invests $675 Million in System Upgrades Statewide in 2024 MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (March 13, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water announced today that its 2024 full-year investment total for system improvements came in at more than $675 million throughout its statewide service areas serving 37 counties and 418 communities. Of that   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Collaborating to Advance Infrastructure Sensing Industry leaders explore new technology and challenges at UPISC's 2024 Annual Workshop On November 12 - 13, 2024, at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, PA, the UPitt Infrastructure Sense Collaboration (UPISC) held its 2024 Annual Workshop. Over 110 registrants participated in the two-day event, with industry  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith represents Franklin BSP Realty Trust in acquisition of NewPoint Holdings FBRT intends to finance the acquisition through a combination of existing cash and issuance of debt and equity. FBRT will operate the acquired business through a taxable REIT subsidiary. According to FBRT's press release, NewPoint's existing $54.7 billion servicing portfolio provides   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Tax Attorney Ryan Connery Joins Fox Rothschild in Chicago Fox Rothschild welcomes Ryan Connery to the Chicago office as counsel in the Taxation and Wealth Planning Department. Connery provides strategic legal advice on taxation and wealth planning matters. He leverages his experience, which includes work for the national office of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, to help clients maxim  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Changing neighborhoods, changing times Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Lance Freeman of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences studies how people interact with the built environment. In the 1970s, Flushing in Queens, New York, was a matrix of asphalt and low-rises dotted with parks and playgrounds, where Pentecostals and Hindu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Tracing the connections between Chinese high-speed rail and electric vehicle sales 'Range anxiety' from electric vehicle owners can be alleviated by alternative transportation methods such as high-speed rail, Penn research shows. The expansion of high-speed rail lines can support the growth of electric vehicle sales and lead to significant increases in electric   more