EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news: * * * 66ers Participate in Statewide Press Conference, Receive Grant from Centennial Commission * In continuation of its celebration of the centennial of Route 66, the SIUE 66ers and head men's basketball coach Brian Barone participated on Monday, Feb. 6, in a State of Illinois press conference in Granite City, Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker hosted the Route 66 Centennial press co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Strickland, Adams, McGovern Reintroduce Bill to Make USDA Work Better for Small Farms * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Jim McGovern (D-MD-02) reintroduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture. The Office wo  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Pool 4 river sand transport * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft environmental assessment, or EA, for the transportation of dredged material, or river sand, near Lock and Dam 4, east of Kellogg, Minnesota. This project is a continuation of the actions laid out in th  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers sets date for first Lake Pepin ice surveys of the year * ST. PAUL, Minn. - A sign that spring is near as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today, Feb. 12, that they will begin their annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 17. The lake's ice thickness is critical information to the shipping industry in forecasting when th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release: * * * Report: At Least 65 Carbon Capture Projects Proposed in Louisiana, Most in U.S. Residents Fear Carbon Leaks, Especially in Hard-Hit Cameron and Ascension Parishes * NEW ORLEANS - A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reveals that companies have proposed at least 65 carbon capture and storage projects in Louisiana, the most of any state, plus eleven pipelines  more

ENCINO, California, Feb. 14 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $40 Million Hospitality Asset Sale in Baton Rouge BATON ROUGE, La. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the $40.5 million sale of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, a 291-room hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "This was a complex,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane expert helps shape first update to National Water Strategy since Truman era * A Tulane University researcher played a key role in developing the nation's first updated National Water Strategy in more than 75 years, contributing expertise on disasters, infrastructure and governance drawn from Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin. The updated strategy, led by the Aspen Institute and relea  more