MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that the Alabama Attorney General's Office has become an inaugural member of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). ACFIN, a new initiative of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is designed to "facilitate innovation that benefits consumers through greater competition, consumer access, or financi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) today announced the company's premium Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus tire is specified as original equipment on select models of the 2020 Ford Escape SUV. Engineered for trusted performance and enhanced fuel efficiency, the Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus is standard equipment on the Titanium and Titanium Hybrid models of the 2020 Ford Escape in   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- Community Newspaper Holdings issued the following news: Bill Atkinson, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of The Meridian Star. His appointment was announced Thursday by Donna Barrett, president and CEO of CNHI, LLC., The Star's parent company. "We knew for Meridian he was a good guy and he is going to do the right thing for Meridian," Barrett said. Atkinson also retains his role as publisher of the Crossville Chronicle in Cross  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading coal supplier, today announced that one of its affiliate operations, Paramont Contura, LLC's 88 Strip surface mine, earned the 2019 Outstanding Reclamation Award in the coal category given by the National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR). The award was presented September 9 in a ceremony at the NASLR annual conference in Pittsburgh, Pa  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program earned the top spot in a national ranking of "2019 Best DNP Programs" by RegisteredNursing.org. RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization, ranked DNP programs nationwide by assessing several factors that represent how well a program supports students during school, towards licensure and beyond.  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Public Health is offering a new degree option for students - a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. Microbiology was formerly a concentration under the health sciences major, but due to student demand, the College of Public Health expanded it into a major, beginning this fall. Students in this major study microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, algae,   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Brian Partin, principal at Robinson Middle School in Kingsport, has been named director of University School at East Tennessee State University. He assumes the permanent role formerly held by the late Dr. Troy Knechtel, who passed away this summer. Partin brings to ETSU 21 years of service in Tennessee public education, including 16 years in administration. Prior to becoming principal of Robinso  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced that Emily S. Medine has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective September 10, 2019. Ms. Medine currently serves as a principal in the coal practice for Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc. (EVA). "Emily's deep analytical expertise in market strategy development, asset transaction analysis and coal c  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- FedEx issued the following news release: More than 56,000 pounds of critical aid is on the ground and in the hands of relief workers in the Bahamas. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) delivered the emergency supplies via a dedicated flight today to help the people and communities devastated by Hurricane Dorian. FedEx supported these disaster relief efforts through its relationships with humanitarian organizations including Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, Team Ru  more

HENNING, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * - Project will create more than 220 jobs in West Tennessee over the next three years for a total employment of more than 440 jobs in West Tennessee - Company will invest nearly $7.5 million in expansion and new location * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and VF Corporation officials announced today  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * - Project will create over 100 jobs in Lewis County during the next five years - Company will invest more than $500,000 in expansion * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and HCTec officials announced today that the company will continue to expand its operations in Hohenwald. The healthcare IT work  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University has been ranked once again in the upper echelon of Southern universities in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges. This year Lee moved up 13 spots within the top 50 "Best Regional Universities" category. Lee was ranked at #34 out of 132 Southern universities, which included both public and private. The ranked schools are evaluated in up to 15 areas related to academic excellence such as grad  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier(R), has named Cereatha Kinzer from Raleigh General Hospital (RGH) the recipient of the 2019 companywide Mercy Award. Kinzer, who serves as a registered nurse in the hospital's endoscopy department, was honored for the exceptional care she provides to patients and for her numerous humanitarian efforts through  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: LifePoint Health's Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer Reggie Hill was recently honored with the prestigious 2019 Alumni Service Award from the University of Tennessee (UT). The Alumni Service Award recognizes exceptional service or long term continuing service or leadership to the university. Hill earned his Juris Doctorate degree from UT and a Bachelor of Science degr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * - At Lipscomb part of the educational experience is learning from leaders from across the country and around the world that expands the borders of learning. * * * With nearly 75 million women comprising almost 47 percent of the nation's workforce according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the conversation about gender differences in the workplace and women in leadership is growing as those numbers are proj  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined 50 attorneys general in a multistate, bipartisan investigation of tech giant Google's business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws. The bipartisan coalition announced plans to investigate Google's overarching control of online advertising markets and search traffic that may have led to anticompetitive beh  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III recently settled litigation against cigarette manufacturer Xcaliber International Ltd., LLC, that resulted in a payment of $1.86 million to the State of Tennessee. The dispute began when the cigarette manufacturer purchased and began manufacturing a cigarette brand that was contraband in Tennessee based on violations of Tennessee law committe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: When it comes to choosing a college, Tennessee State University was the place to be on Sept. 9. It was the annual Metro Nashville Public Schools College and Career Expo held in the TSU Gentry Complex with over 5,000 middle and high school students and their parents and relatives in attendance. Jhoanne Altidort, Mert Sekmen and Nasri Hassan, all high school graduating seniors who attended the expo, are look  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The Tennessee Recycling Coalition honored Tennessee Tech with the 2019 Higher Education Recycler of the Year award during the 30th annual conference held recently in Gatlinburg. This is the first time Tech has been honored by the TRC. Previous higher education awardees include the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Tennessee State University Nursery. "Our students have been working hard   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University has been ranked as one of the top universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. In its annual rankings, Tech is one of only three public universities in the state that are ranked, coming in at #135 among national public universities (#272 overall). This year marks Tech's return to the top tier of the rankings and its fourth consecutive year in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development today announced that Governor Bill Lee and Donald Miller, CEO of StoryBrand, will be the keynote speakers at the 2019 TNECD Governor's Conference in Nashville. Donald Miller will be the keynote speaker during the Commissioner's Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 24, and Governor Lee will headline the Governor's Luncheo  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 3 -- The University of North Carolina's Greensboro Campus issued the following news: University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture: Trantham Presented Service to Industry Award During Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium A research team led by UNC Greensboro's Dr. Aaron Beveridge has received a $325,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help researchers better collect and analyze data from social media and othe  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has supported the Memphis Crisis Center since the 24/7 crisis hotline was founded almost 40 years ago. UTHSC is partnering with the crisis center this month, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, to help raise public awareness of the hotline number and the around-the-clock help the center provides. UTHSC has worked with t  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 10 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Trevor Pruitt A new investigation from Athena Starlard-Davenport, PhD, reports that African-American women are not only more susceptible to the most aggressive types of breast cancer, but also more likely to die from breast cancer, compared to women from other racial groups. The assistant professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics in the College of Medicin  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Li Yang, Guerry professor of computer science and engineering and assistant dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed as a program director at the National Science Foundation for the 2019-2020 academic year. Yang is the first UTC faculty member receive such an appointment to the NSF. She will serve as a director for organization's CyberCorps   more