FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, June 24 -- Conduent, a provider of diversified business services with capabilities in transaction processing, automation and analytics, issued the following news release: * * * - First of the global hackathon series on blockchain received 1,276 registrations from across India * * * Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT), a digital interactions company, hosted the Conduent Blockchain Hackathon finale at its office in Hyderabad on June 22 and 23, 2019, held in collaborati  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: Amid record-setting use of its facilities and with major redevelopment projects underway across the region, the Port Authority today advanced to its Board of Commissioners a proposal for the first inflation-based toll increases to the agency's six bridges and tunnels since 2015 in line with the inflation-adjusted schedule mandated by the Board in 2008 and reaffirmed in 2011. The automatic incre  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: * * * - Governor Christie to Keynote Summit * * * Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced that former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, chairman of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, will give the keynote address at the eighth annual Arkansas Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit, to be held at the Hot Springs Conven  more

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, June 28 -- Avaya issued the following news release: Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) was honored with the 2019 Contact Center Vendor of the Year Award at the Frost & Sullivan 2019 India ICT Awards. The recognition affirms Avaya's proven expertise and leadership in Contact Center solutions across public, private and hybrid cloud deployments. Now in its seventeenth consecutive year, the Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards recognizes companies and individuals who push t  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, June 27 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release: * * * - Brudermuller: 'Customers Should Experience a New BASF' - Leaner Structures, Simplified Processes * * * With an organizational realignment, BASF is creating the conditions for greater customer proximity, increased competitiveness and more profitable growth. BASF is streamlining its administration, sharpening  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Looking to simplify and streamline seniors' access to the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a two-bill legislative package cleared the full General Assembly on Thursday. The first bill (A-5311), passed 77-0, would establish a $140 standard medical deduction for qualifying seniors under the SNAP Program. It is sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Armato (D-Atlantic), Andrew Zw  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, June 24 -- Coyne Public Relations issued the following news release: * * * - Agency Also Takes Home Three Awards of Excellence * * * Coyne PR is proud to announce that it has won a 2019 PRSA Silver Anvil on behalf of its client PEEPS(R). The Silver Anvil Awards recognize outstanding strategic public relations programs and organizations that have successfully addressed contemporary issues with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness. "Winning a Si  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, June 25 -- Coyne Public Relations issued the following news release: Coyne Public Relations is proud to announce that it has won two first place, one second place and two awards of excellence at this year's Jersey Awards. The New Jersey Advertising Club's Jersey Awards recognize top campaigns and creative across the state of New Jersey in the advertising, marketing and communications fields and this year's competition saw a record 600 entries. "Our Studio has continuall  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: The Port Authority today announced that the first public meetings to solicit formal comment on the agency's planning-level scoping document will be held on July 10, with one meeting scheduled in New York and one in New Jersey. The public meetings are part of the Port Authority's robust 120-day public outreach process to solicit comment from elected officials in New York and New Jersey, the Cit  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 26 [TNSresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers plant scientists spent a decade evaluating and breeding tasty, downy mildew resistant basils * * * Four new sweet basil varieties resistant to downy mildew disease - which destroys leaves and has been the bane of basil growers for a decade - are now being sold to home gardeners and commercial farmers across the U.S. thanks to years of painstaking breeding and selection at Rutgers  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, June 27 -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) is now qualified by The Gambling Business Monitoring Center (GBMC) to provide independent testing services for the online gaming market in Belarus. The GBMC is a state-owned arm of the Ministry of Finance/Taxes which is responsible for all technical tasks related t  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 24 -- Insurance Services Office, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and Grange Insurance, an Ohio-based insurance company, announced today that Grange has selected ISO Electronic Rating ContentTM (ERCTM) to help increase speed to market and grow its commercial lines business. ISO is a Verisk business. As a leading provider of advanced tools and analytics for the property/cas  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: As New Jersey high schools continue to rank top in the nation, legislators are hoping to encourage even better academic outcomes with more emphasis on student health. Given the connection between more sleep and improved academic performance, Assemblywomen Mila Jasey, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Carol Murphy have sponsored legislation to assess how pushing back high school start times to 8.30am could be   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 26 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release: * * * - Seventh-Annual Summit Generates Record 1.2 Billion Social Impressions * * * The seventh-annual Forbes Women's Summit - which brought together inspiring visionaries including Christine Lagarde, Arlan Hamilton, Norah O'Donnell  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) has announced a series of leadership promotions to manage operations in New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia region. The following bank executives have been assigned broader responsibilities: * Ira Brown has been promoted to area executive. He previously served as regional president for the bank's Philadelphia and southern New Jersey region, and in his new r  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: As part of a 12-bill legislative package introduced in the Assembly to safeguard residents from federal changes to the Affordable Care Act, legislation (A-5501) sponsored by Assembly members John McKeon (D-Essex), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) and Shanique Speight (D-Essex) to ensure families are able to provide older children healthcare benefits under their health insurance plan cleared the full A  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With the goal to closely examine how recent eviction trends have impacted residents, landlords, local governments and New Jersey as a whole, the full Assembly on Thursday passed legislation (A-4517) to establish the "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force" to study these issues and make recommendations for creating new and more efficient housing policies. The measure was approved 74-1. Bill's sponsors,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Public Campaign Initiative Seeks to Educate Pregnant Women and Women with Dependent Children on Existing DHS Services * * * With opioid addiction on the rise in New Jersey, concern for addicted pregnant women and women with dependent children grows. While services exist to help these mothers, it has been harder to connect women with the information they need about those services. Seeking to f  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A three-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Andrew Zwicker, Clinton Calabrese and Carol Murphy cleared the Assembly on Thursday. Together the measures require Internet service providers doing business in the state to meet certain net neutrality requirements ensuring New Jersey consumers continue to have equal access to the Internet. Net neutrality rules crea  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A legislative package was introduced earlier this year as part of a statewide effort to reverse New Jersey's ranking as one of the worst states in terms of maternal mortality -- with 37.3 deaths per 100,000 births. One of the bills establishing a maternal healthcare pilot program, sponsored by Assembly Democrats Linda Carter, Annette Chaparro and Valerie Vainieri Huttle, was signed into law by Governor   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Legislation Prompted by Deadly Outbreak at Wanaque Facility * * * Taking action in response to the adenovirus 7 outbreak that led to 11 deaths and 36 infections at The Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation last fall, a bill that would require long-term care facilities to have outbreak control plans in place was given final approval by the full Assembly Thursday 74-0. It will now go t  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Aiming to prevent non-law enforcement officials from using police-style badges to garner favor, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Eric Houghtaling, Joann Downey and Gordon Johnson received final legislative approval on Thursday, passing the full Assembly by a vote of 76-0. The bill (A-4389) would prohibit the New Jersey Transit Corporation from issuing a law enforcement badge or a badge that   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: As part of a comprehensive effort to solve New Jersey's residential foreclosure crisis, a bill requiring the Department of Community Affairs to create a database featuring an interactive map that graphically illustrates foreclosed properties in New Jersey was signed into law by the Governor on Monday. The law (A-5000) is sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gabriela Mosquera (D-Camden, Gloucester), Verlina   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: As New Jersey continues to build its renewable energy sector to combat the effects of climate change, the State will soon need to address aging solar infrastructure approaching the end of its life. A 2016 report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (IEA-PVPS) found that over 90 percent of materials in typical photovoltai  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Ensuring employees receive the compensation they deserve, Assembly Democrats Annette Quijano, Pamela Lampitt and Wayne DeAngelo have sponsored legislation that strengthens enforcement procedures and criminal sanctions against employers who fail to pay wages required by law. The bill (A-2903), which also protects against failure to provide compensation or benefits, received final Legislative approval on   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Program Provides Annual State Expenditure to Help Offset Local Taxes * * * Home to multiple tax-exempt properties owned and operated by the State, Trenton is in a unique position as the State Capital. Legislation Assembly Democrats Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and Anthony Verrelli (Both D-Mercer, Hunterdon) sponsored to reinstate funding the city received annually from the state to offset costs f  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Aiming to protect the personal information of students utilizing online education services, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Britnee Timberlake, Andrew Zwicker and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to impose several restrictions on the information shared by these services passed the full Assembly Thursday, 77-0-0. The bill (A-4978) would prohibit online education services from disclosing student records an  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Looking to reduce higher education expenses for veterans, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Cleopatra Tucker, Raj Mukherji and Britnee Timberlake to expand eligibility for educational assistance passed the full Senate Thursday, 37-0. The bill previously passed the full Assembly June 20, 76-0-0. The bill (A-5390) conforms to federal law to broaden the definition of a "covered individual" under the   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Looking to reduce higher education expenses for veterans, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Cleopatra Tucker, Raj Mukherji and Britnee Timberlake to expand eligibility for educational assistance passed the full Assembly Thursday, 76-0-0. The bill (A-5390) conforms to federal law to broaden the definition of a "covered individual" under the New Jersey Tuition Equality for America's Military (NJTEAM  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation revising state law to require healthcare coverage of contraceptives sponsored by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Somerset, Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon), Carol Murphy (D-Burlington) and Shavonda Sumter (D-Bergen, Passaic) was approved by the full Assembly, 48-25-3, on Thursday. The bill (A-5508) would provide that health insurance carriers and the State Health Benefits Program subject to the   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Legislation Establishes Civil Penalties to Curb Incidents of 'Rehab Recruiters' Capitalizing on Referrals of Vulnerable Substance Abuse Patients * * * With the opioid crisis surging, legislators, insurers and health care providers have all been taking meaningful steps to better connect victims with treatment services. Current law, however, has left opportunity for fraud whereby profit-seeking  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Bill Also Sets Provisions for Drivers Operating Vehicles under the Influence of a Narcotic, Hallucinogenic, or Habit-Producing Drug * * * Revamping New Jersey's driving under the influence (DUI) penalties to deter repeat drunk driving offenses, the Assembly voted 75-2-0 on Thursday to pass bipartisan legislation that will focus state law more heavily on the use of ignition interlock devices (  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation sponsored by Assemblywomen Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (Mercer, Hunterdon) and Lisa Swain (Bergen, Passaic) to ensure extended open enrollment periods as part of the state-based healthcare exchange was approved by the full Assembly 73-0-2 on Thursday. The bill (A-5503) would establish one limited open enrollment period of not less than 90 days in the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Progr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division on Civil Rights announced today that the Division has issued a Finding of Probable Cause (FPC) against a Gloucester County fitness center for allegedly posing unlawful questions to a job candidate, including questions about the candidate's marital status and future plans to have children. The business at issue, Active Fitness Center   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Legislation to Better Protect Children, Teachers and Communities by Assessing the Safety of All NJ School Buildings and Grounds * * * As a student, teacher and school staffer your last concern should be whether you will return home safely at the end of the day. In an effort to assert greater safety in schools across New Jersey, Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt, Eric Houghtaling and Andrew Zw  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A measure to ensure private homeowners - particularly at the Jersey Shore - will not be subject to a 2018 law that extended New Jersey's sales and occupancy tax to short term rentals received final legislative approval on Thursday, passing the full Assembly 74-0. The bill now goes to the Governor's desk. In an effort to level the playing field between hotels, motels and transient accommodations like Ai  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: The full Assembly on Thursday voted 74-0 to pass legislation to integrate mental health education into health and physical education classes for all K-12 students. "It's incredibly important that students understand the many dimensions of health, from exercise to mental health and wellness," said Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Bergen, Passaic), a prime sponsor of the bill. "Educating children about these i  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Moving to further recognize New Jersey veterans for their service, legislation (A-5609) to double the existing gross income tax deduction for honorably discharged or released veterans from $3,000 to $6,000 received final legislative approval on Thursday, passing the Assembly 78-0 and Senate 38-0. The measure now goes to the Governor's desk. Bill sponsors, Assembly Democrats Bruce Land (D-Cape May, Atla  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Daniel Benson, Thomas Giblin and Carol Murphy to strengthen criteria for certain stroke centers and hospitals, establish a stroke advisory panel and database, and require the development of emergency stroke protocols, passed the full Assembly Thursday, 76-0-0. "Strokes are one of the leading causes of death for New Jersey residents, with nearly 3,500 mortalit  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Measure Also Recognizes 40th anniversary of "Taiwan Relation Act" * * * Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the "Taiwan Relations Act" and the 30th anniversary of the New Jersey-Taiwan sister state relationship, Assembly Democrats Robert Karabinchak and Gordon Johnson recently presented an Assembly resolution to Ambassador Lily L.W. Hsu, Director Min-Ling Yang and Deputy Co  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Aiming to help low-income seniors and the disabled remain informed of potential liens on their residences, a measure that would inform these groups how to request such information as part of their homestead property tax reimbursement was passed 75-0 by the full General Assembly Thursday. The bill (A-5315) is sponsored by Assembly Democrats Vincent Mazzeo (D-Atlantic), Bruce Land (D-Atlantic, Cape May,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following statement by Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union, on the legalization of adult-use cannabis: "I want to thank Speaker Coughlin for his continued leadership as we work toward comprehensive reforms and the legalization of adult-use cannabis in New Jersey. "Throughout the ongoing process we've learned from stakeholders and listened to opponents. Our final product will be fair, responsible and focused on soci  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 27 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Protection is advising the public to avoid swimming in or contact with Lake Hopatcong water due to an extensive Harmful Algal Bloom, or HAB, confirmed this week by aerial surveillance. Using highly specialized sensors, the DEP's Division of Water Monitoring and Standards' aerial surveillance on Wednesday confirmed that large areas of Lake Hopa  more

WALL, New Jersey, June 25 -- New Jersey Natural Gas, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, issued the following news release: For the sixth consecutive year, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) was named one of the top utilities in the nation according to the 2019 Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand and Customer Engagement(TM): Residential report from Escalent. With a score of 723, NJNG ranked number one in the state, second in the east and top 10 among natural gas utilities nationwide. The annua  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 27 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * - 75 Percent Of Responses Indicate Employees Believe Robotic Process Automation Will Improve Their Performance, Reduce Errors, Grow Sales And Increase Customer Experience * * * NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced the findings from its State of Automation in Customer Service survey. Findings indicated that employees understand the benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RP  more

NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: * * * - Six public hearings - including three in New York and three in New Jersey - scheduled during July * * * The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today launched a robust public comment period - including three public hearings in New York and three in New Jersey in July - on the agency's proposal for the first inflation-based toll increases to the agency's six bridges and tunnels sinc  more

NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: * * * - Airports, PATH and Port also set new records for the month of May 2019 * * * The Port Authority announced today that its airports, seaport, and Goethals Bridge reported record activity levels in May 2019, continuing the substantial growth in passengers and cargo volume across Port Authority facilities this year. The record levels were announced on the day the Port Authority Board of   more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: The Port Authority today advanced its biennial reassessment of its 2017-2026 Capital Plan. The proposal will be presented to the Board of Commissioners at its June 27th meeting with the recommendation that the Board publish the proposal for public hearings. The major elements of the reassessment are: * A brand new AirTrain Newark and additional dollars for AirTrain LaGuardia, both projected to  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: American Bonds: How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation, by Sarah L. Quinn Federal housing finance policy and mortgage-backed securities have gained widespread attention in recent years because of the 2008 financial crisis, but issues of government credit have been part of American life since the nation's founding. From the 1780s, when a watershed national land credit policy was established, to the p  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby, by Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden, and with a new afterword by the authors The Greens of Oklahoma City--the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores--are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible's influence on American society. In Bible Nation, Candida Moss and Joel Baden provide t  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas, by David M. Bressoud Calculus Reordered takes readers on a remarkable journey through hundreds of years to tell the story of how calculus evolved into the subject we know today. David Bressoud explains why calculus is credited to seventeenth-century figures Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, and how its current structure is based on developments t  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Fish Ecology, Evolution, and Exploitation: A New Theoretical Synthesis, by Ken H. Andersen Fish are one of the most important global food sources, supplying a significant share of the world's protein consumption. From stocks of wild Alaskan salmon and North Sea cod to entire fish communities with myriad species, fisheries require careful management to ensure that stocks remain productive, and ma  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: The Reasons of Love, by Harry G. Frankfurt In The Reasons of Love, leading moral philosopher and bestselling author Harry Frankfurt argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, self-love. Through caring, we infuse the world with meaning. Car  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice, by Chris Chambers and with a new preface by the author Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research in psychology is based on w  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 29 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories -- or ideally, both. But for the more than 90 million Americans who suffer from obesity, a disease that contributes to conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer, behavioral change is hard to accomplish or not effective enough, which is why scientists have long sought drugs that would help people she  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 25 [TNSresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Princeton University convened an international research team June 11-13 to begin a five-year effort to frame a realistic global response to climate change that accounts for massive economic development in countries, including India and China. "It is impossible to address the global decarbonization agenda without thinking about the impact of India and China -- both how carbon mitigation strat  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 26 [TNSresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon light * * * Imagine if your printer had an "unprint" button that used pulses of light to remove toner, curbing environmental impacts compared with conventional paper recycling. A Rutgers-led team has created a new way to unprint paper that, unlike laser-based methods, can work with the standard, coated p  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 28 [TNSresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits. But this inch-long marine mollusk gains not only a tasty meal -- it also slurps up the algae's defensive chemicals, which the slug can then deploy against its own predators. In a new study, a Princeton-led team has discovered that these toxic chemic  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, June 27 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: Girish Ganesan, Head of Talent at TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(R), has been named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40(R)for 2019. Ganesan was selected from a pool of more than 950 nominees by an independent Advisory Board, comprising 25 business leaders from across Canada. Honorees were chosen on four key criteria: Vision & Innovation; Leadership; Impact & Influence; and, Socia  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, June 26 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: When it comes to preparing for the future, U.S. businesses are acting with caution. Although 83 percent of respondents have a positive outlook on the economy, more than half (58 percent) are preparing for an economic downturn, according to a newly released Corporate Finance Survey of 300 financial decision-makers conducted by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(R). The survey exami  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: The following is the revised agenda and related materials as of Tuesday, June 25, for the June 27, 2019 Meetings of the Board of Commissioners and Board Committees of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and its subsidiaries to be held at 2 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ. Meeting attendees are required to go through a security screening upon entering the building. Attendees are en  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 28 -- Tribune Media issued the following news release: Nova Scotia Sports Media Pros (NSSMP), the sister agency of Covers Media Group which is owned by the Tribune Media Company, has seen its application for an Ancillary Casino Service Industry Enterprise License accepted for filing by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The ACSIE license permits NSSMP to expand its business partnerships with legal sports books and online gaming operators within the state of   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 24 -- Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: JERSEY CITY, N.J., and Columbus, Ohio -- Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and Grange Insurance, an Ohio-based insurance company, announced today that Grange has selected ISO Electronic Rating ContentTM (ERCTM) to help increase speed to market and grow its commercial lines business. ISO is a Verisk business. As a leading provider of advanced tools and analy  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 28 -- Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: * * * - Record Surplus Growth and Historic Decline in Premiums due to Prior Year's Events * * * Private U.S. property/casualty insurers' profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders' surplus increased to 9.4 percent, the best first-quarter result since 10.8 percent in 2015, according to Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics prov  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 28 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Private U.S. property/casualty insurers' profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders' surplus increased to 9.4 percent, the best first-quarter result since 10.8 percent in 2015, according to Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The industry's surplus grew a record   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 24 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and Grange Insurance, an Ohio-based insurance company, announced today that Grange has selected ISO Electronic Rating ContentTM (ERCTM) to help increase speed to market and grow its commercial lines business. ISO is a Verisk business. As a leading provider of advanced tools and analytics for the property/casualty insurance industry,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Aiming to reduce incidents of harassment in high school athletic programs, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Benjie Wimberly, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Mila Jasey to establish a sensitivity training program for high school athletic personnel was approved on Thursday by the full Assembly, 72-1. "As a long time high school football coach, I've seen far too many students face harassment from coache  more