WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries issued the following news release: Montana Lt. Governor Mike Cooney today was awarded the first-ever Recycling Impact Award, a nationwide recognition of his work on recycling stewardship. The Recycling Impact Award is presented to a National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) member who is committed to working within a state, region, and/or communities to positively impact resource conservation and recycling. "Lt. Governor  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: More than 27 of the nation's governors are expected to join leaders from businesses, philanthropic organizations and government agencies in Utah later this month for discussions on building and modernizing infrastructure, roadway safety, developing a cybersecurity workforce and other topics of interest to state leaders. The National Governors Association (NGA) is hosting its Summer Meeting in Salt Lake  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 15 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, the Whitefish, Montana, woman who received a relentless barrage of antisemitic threats and messages from Anglin and his followers. Lynch's recommendation, however, is subject to approval by U.S. District Judge Dana L.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Mountain States region's Board of Directors has named Jim Schneider as the region's new executive director. Schneider was most recently with VT Industries, a leading door manufacturer. Since 2015, he had been the territory sales manager for the mountain states, working with architects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. S  more