MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 27 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added Charles R. Schaller to the Firm's Baltimore office as a member of the Firm's Environmental and Real Estate Groups. "Charles is an accomplished environmental and real estate attorney, and we are excited that he is joining our Firm," said James E. Edwards Jr., managing shareholder of Baker Donelson's Baltimore office. "He is a well-regarded prac  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 24 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added regulatory health lawyer Deborah Samenow to its Washington, D.C. office as a member of the Firm's Health Law Group. "Deborah brings a tremendous amount of experience and a deep understanding of the health industry, particularly related to Medicare, to our team," said Scott L. Campbell, managing shareholder of Baker Donelson's Washington, D.C.   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 24 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Three Baker Donelson attorneys have been named "IP Stars" in the 2019 edition of Managing Intellectual Property's IP Handbook, an annual publication recognizing leading law firms and lawyers in intellectual property. The IP Handbook also listed Baker Donelson as "highly recommended" in Tennessee and as "recommended" in Maryland for its intellectual property work, citi  more

TOWSON, Maryland, June 26 -- Baltimore County Public Schools issued the following news release: April Lewis, executive director of school safety for Baltimore County Public Schools, was honored today with the President's Citation from the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) for her commitment and dedication to the Baltimore County Police Department's School Resource Officer Program. The award was presented to Lewis by Maurice "Mo" Canady, NASRO president, at the organizati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: * * * - Purchase Includes 13 GCR Stores and Three Retread Plants * * * McCarthy Tire Service (McCarthy Tire) and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) have reached an agreement for McCarthy Tire to purchase 13 GCR Tires & Service (GCR) stores and three GCR retread plants from Bridgestone. The transaction is expected to close  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 28 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Research under way at East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine is examining possible drug therapies that could help alleviate the hardening of arteries, or arteriosclerosis, in humans. Dr. Douglas Thewke, associate professor at Quillen's Department of Biomedical Sciences, received a major grant award from ETSU's Research Development Committee to focus on the role of the type 2 cann  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Corp. today reported the following consolidated results for the fourth quarter ended May 31 (adjusted measures exclude the items listed below for the applicable year): See table here (https://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/fedex-corp-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-earnings-2/) "Fiscal 2019 was a year of both challenge and change for FedEx," said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. chairman and CEO. "We are proud of   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 24 -- FedEx issued the following statement: "FedEx Corp. announced today that it has filed suit in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia seeking to enjoin the U.S. Department of Commerce from enforcing prohibitions contained in the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") against FedEx. FedEx believes that the EAR violate common carriers' rights to due process under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as they unreasonably hold common carriers strictl  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 27 -- FedEx issued the following news release: * * * - The former Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd has been renamed FedEx Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd as FedEx Logistics Heightens Global Focus * * * FedEx Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has announced the renaming of Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd, a freight forwarding and 3PL company it acquired in October 2018, as FedEx Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd. FedEx Logistics Australia, which is headquartered in Syd  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, June 26 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: Sovah Health - Martinsville today announced that Dale F. Alward, FACHE, has been named its chief executive officer (CEO). Alward joins the hospital from Twin County Regional Healthcare, a Duke LifePoint Healthcare facility in Galax, Va., where he served as CEO for two years. Alward will replace Michael Erhat, who previously served as CEO. "Dale is a seasoned leader with a strong passion and comm  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 26 -- The Nashville International Airport issued the following news release: Nashville International Airport (BNA) generated some $7.1 billion in total economic impact to the Middle Tennessee economy in 2018, according to a new study released today. The report commissioned by BNA and conducted by research firm Martin Associates, reveals the airport's economic impact has more than doubled since 2012--up from $3.5 billion. Additional findings show more than 67,000 area  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 27 -- Memphis International Airport issued the following news release: Memphis International Airport (MEM) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 am this morning to celebrate the opening of its new Consolidated Rental Car (CONRAC) maintenance facility. The CONRAC facility, located on Airways Boulevard between Winchester Road and Victoria Road, provides for fleet maintenance and storage of vehicles used at the rental car center. Rental car companies utilize the facili  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 24 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has expanded its Business Litigation Group with the addition of Robert L. "Bobby" Shannon Jr. Mr. Shannon, an experienced trial attorney in catastrophic high exposure cases and complex commercial litigation damages cases with a national practice, joins as a shareholder and will be based in the Firm's Atlanta office. Mr. Shannon has tried more than 69 ca  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has named Scott D. Carey as chair of the Firm's Transportation Group. Mr. Carey, a shareholder in Baker Donelson's Nashville office, concentrates his practice in complex business and tort litigation, with a special emphasis on transportation-related litigation. He is the former managing partner of Baker Donelson's Nashville office. Mr. Carey has been r  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 25 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: * * * - Tennessee participates in "Operation Call it Quits" * * * The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is participating in today's "Operation Call it Quits," a nationwide effort by the Federal Trade Commission and its law enforcement partners to stem the tide of universally loathed illegal robocalls. "Operation Call it Quits" includes four new cases and three new settlements from the FT  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 26 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a precautionary fish consumption advisory for smallmouth bass from Abrams Creek and the Little River within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The advisory on Abrams Creek extends from its mouth on Chilhowee Reservoir upstream to Abrams Falls. The advisory on Little River begins at the nationa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * - Unemployment Rates in 91 of the State's 95 Counties below five percent in May * * * Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) for May 2019 shows unemployment rates for nearly every county in the state are below 5 percent for the month. Ninety-one counties have unemployment rates lower than 5 pe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security issued the following news: Commissioner Jeff Long of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security along with Colonel Dereck R. Stewart of the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) announced the promotion of Matt Perry to Lieutenant Colonel Executive Officer. His responsibilities include oversight of the Support Services Division, which includes Fleet and Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * - Over 2.5 Million Services Provided Since Launch of Program * * * TDOT's HELP program is celebrating 20 years of service in Tennessee's urban areas. The HELP truck program began in Nashville and Knoxville in the summer of 1999. Service started in Memphis and Chattanooga in the summer of 2000. Since the program launched, TDOT's HELP drivers have provided over 2.5 million services stat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency issued the following news: Tennessee emergency managers, firefighters, and first responders now have expanded certification and training options in hazardous materials response through a new agreement between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA). The TEMA and TFACA agreement allows emergency responders to take hazardous materials certificat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will make its disaster loan program available in five counties recovering from the severe storms and flooding from Feb. 6 through Feb. 24, 2019. "We are committed to pursuing every assistance option available to help Tennesseans put their lives and businesses back together from the floods earlier this year," G  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement regarding his signing of a proclamation calling the Tennessee General Assembly into a special session on August 23: "It is in the best interest of our State to select a new Speaker of the House, and so I am calling a special session of the General Assembly for August 23 to accomplish that purpose. "I have also asked the General Assembly to take up approval of the recent amendments to the Supreme Court r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: The 2019 application period for the trapping of a peregrine falcon to be used in falconry will begin July 1, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced. The number of permits to be allowed for the taking of peregrine falcons to be used in falconry has increased from one to five in as announced in 2018 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The TWRA will award the permits to the winne  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 29 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser Mental health professionals, juvenile justice officials, educators, social services providers, and community leaders are meeting today at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to cap three years of work by the UTHSC Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth and its partners to educate the community on the effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 28 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Sarah Ashley Bloch Newly published results from a multinational study co-authored by Kenneth Ataga, MD, director of the Center for Sickle Cell Disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the Memphis Consortium for Sickle Cell Disease and Non-Malignant Hematology Research, indicated voxelotor, a novel experimental drug for sickle cell disease, reduced anemi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Amber Carter Ina Tonkin, MD, professor emeritus of radiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, received the Gold Medal Award from the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. The award was given in recognition of Dr. Tonkin's lifetime achievement, service and continuing support of cardi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 26 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Sarah Ashley Bloch Retinal neovascularization (RNV) occurs when new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina. While wound repair in the skin and many other tissues involves neovascularization, in the eye, neovascularization can cause severe vision loss and blindness. Nikhlesh K. Singh, DVM, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at   more