MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added Melissa M. Grand to the Firm's Baton Rouge office as a member of the Business Litigation Group. Ms. Grand joins the Firm as of counsel and focuses her litigation practice in consumer financial services, education law and commercial litigation. She represents banks, mortgage lenders and financial services clients in various mortgage-related lit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) and Firestone Complete Auto Care are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the collaboration with Akron Public Schools (APS) by hosting 90 students from East Community Learning Center (CLC) for an Experiential Learning Day at the Bridgestone Americas Technical Center (ATC) in Akron, Ohio. In July 2018, Bridgestone teamed up with APS to announce t  more

DECATUR, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- Calhoun Community College issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education has announced the approval of a five-year, $1.9M Title III Grant to Calhoun Community College. According to Dr. Debi Hendershot, Calhoun's dean for Planning, Research and Grants, over the past decade, Calhoun and the region it serves has experienced significant growth in several areas. The population in the Huntsville metro area has grown 11 percent from 2010-2018 due to   more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release: * * * - New Advanced Acoustic Interlayer from Eastman Means a Quiet Ride * * * Eastman is excited to announce the launch of its new enhanced acoustic interlayer - Saflex(R) E series acoustic polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer. Saflex(R) E series is uniquely formulated to dampen sound, particularly in the high frequency range, and provides overall improved performance compared to traditional acoustic interlay  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), a leading provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) services, announced today the expansion of FedEx Freight Direct to more than 80 percent of the contiguous U.S. population following a pilot in select markets earlier this year. The new e-commerce solution offers delivery of bulky items such as furniture, TVs and exercise equipment by FedEx Freight team members into reside  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Cross Border, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), announced the expansion of its global e-commerce business to new locations in Saddle Brook, NJ, (U.S.), Fontana, CA, (U.S.) and Venlo (The Netherlands). "This expansion enables FedEx Cross Border to help more merchants reach new customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world, increasing our ability to capture more of the growing global e-commerc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * - Grants will assist six communities with downtown building improvements - Program funded through Rural Economic Opportunity Act * * * Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently approved $500,000 in Commercial Facade Improvement Grants to assist Tennessee communities with downtown improvements.   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * - DEVCON to create over 160 new jobs over the next 5 years - Company will invest $2.4 million in headquarters * * * Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe, and DEVCON officials announced today that the company will expand its operations and locate its headquarters in Memphis. The cybersecurity company wi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Global Track Manufacturing USA, Inc. officials announced today that the company has established a production facility in Milan. Global Track will create 250 jobs at the new plant in Gibson County. The company has located its manufacturing operations in the former Tower   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA), today joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, and leading infrastructure resilience experts in Detroit for a bipartisan summit focused on protecting America's critical infrastructure by strengthening security and resiliency. This is the latest in a series of U.S. summits that Governor Hogan i  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- Memphis International Airport issued the following news release: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority's (MSCAA's) 'A' rating on the authority's outstanding $355 million general airport revenue bonds (GARBs). The Airport Authority's outlook remained stable. Fitch cited a number of factors that contributed to the rating, including Memphis International Airport's nearly 100 percent origin and destination (O&D) traffic base, carrier   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 16 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release: Platinum Equity today announced the acquisition of TruckPro Holding Corporation ("TruckPro") from Harvest Partners by an affiliate of Platinum Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, TruckPro is one of the nation's largest independent distributors of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts. "TruckPro has an extensive national footprint and extraordina  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 17 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Nearly five years after beginning their research, investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, with collaboration from scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), have found what they believe will be a next generation treatment option for advanced prostate cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, a high-impact journal in the cancer field, pu  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, Governor Bill Lee announced the launch of the Governor's Civics Seal and mini-grant program to provide support and recognize schools and districts that prioritize teaching our nation's history and civic values. "I am proud to launch this initiative to inspire our Tennessee students to be civically engaged," said Governor Lee. "By providing strong civics programming in our schools, w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration issued the following news release: Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for September, which is the second month of the state's fiscal year. Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today reported that overall September revenues were $1.6 billion, which is $138.7 million more than September of last year and $138.8 million more than the budgeted estimate. The growth rate for Septembe  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today announced a multistate settlement along with 40 states and the District of Columbia requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. Transvaginal surgical mesh is a synthetic material that is surgically implanted to support the pelvic orga  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Today Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced that 117 charter schools will receive approximately half of the $12 million that was allocated to the department's Charter School Facilities fund in Governor Lee's budget. The money is designed to ensure that students in a Tennessee charter school are being educated in an environment that supports student achievement, safety, and well-bei  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education, in an effort to support districts in recruiting and better preparing future teachers, has approved its first "Grow Your Own" partnership. Commissioner Penny Schwinn is committed to identifying best practices in Tennessee's districts and creating the conditions for them to flourish and expand. "If you want to be an educator, you should be in Tennessee  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointments to the Tennessee Complete Count Committee which will work alongside the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 Census. "I am proud to appoint these leaders and appreciate their willingness to serve our state and nation in this critical undertaking," said Lee. "We look forward to working together to make sure all Tennesseans are accounted for and our state r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a one-day meeting on Friday, Oct. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. at Lone Oaks Farm in Hardeman County. It will be the second time the commission has met at the farm which is administered by UT Extension, a unit of the University Of Tennessee Institute Of Agriculture. An update on an on-going turkey research will be given by David Buehler of UT Knoxvil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release: Newly released information from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows lower unemployment across the state in September. The seasonally adjusted rate of 3.4 percent is 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the revised August rate of 3.5 percent. In a year-to-year comparison, Tennessee's statewide unemployment rate mirrored the rate from Septe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release: The United Health Foundation on Thursday announced a new partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine's National Center for Primary Care to examine how digital tools could be leveraged to support underserved and rural communities in four Southeastern states. The partnership is funded through a three-year, $1.1 million grant and will support scientific research examining how to make digital health technology more a  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- The University of Tennessee System issued the following news release: The board of directors and officers of the University of Tennessee Foundation will meet Oct. 25 in Knoxville. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT at the Hilton Downtown, 501 W Church Street, Knoxville. Informational agenda items include: * Foundation president's report * Executive Committee report * Audit Committee report * Directorship Committee report * Finance Committee report   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- The University of Tennessee System issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Medical Center and OrthoTennessee, including University Orthopedic Surgeons, are teaming up to open a freestanding orthopedic ambulatory surgery center in Knoxville at UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm. The organizations recently submitted an application to the Health Services Development Agency (HSDA) of the Tennessee Department of Health for a Certificate of Nee  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA) will honor a faculty member from the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with the 2019 Louise Browning Political Nurse Award this week. Nancy Appling, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA, ACNP-BC, who is the lead faculty for the Registered Nurse First Assistant Program (RNFA) in the College of Nursing, will receive the award October  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Can a candy be good for your teeth? It can be, with the right ingredients. Researchers from the College of Dentistry and the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have worked together to develop lollipop that is changing the way erosion of tooth enamel is treated. Searching for Options The idea to create a preventive product to protect tooth enamel di  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 [TNSgrants] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A multi-year collective effort between engineers, surgeons and scientists has resulted in a $2.3 million, four-year grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health to improve laparoscopic liver surgery and liver cancer ablation therapy. The grant, "Deformation Corrected Image Guided Laparoscopic Liver Surgery," supports a next-gener  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Neurotoxicity caused by nerve agents, pathogenic proteins and other toxic chemicals is a well-researched and serious threat to humans. For example, acute exposure to lethal levels of these compounds is commonly studied and is recognized for having extreme short-term, even fatal, effects. But when it comes to long-term, less-than-lethal exposure to organophosphate compounds such as pesticides, insecticides and sim  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Gear2Go, a new technology-lending service available to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff, is now available at the Stevenson Science and Engineering Library. Audio-visual technology available for check-out includes DSLR cameras, GoPro cameras, 360 cameras, digital recording devices, microphones and VR headsets. Much of this technology is available in portable kits with all the necessary attachments packed ins  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Linda White worked at an automotive parts plant in Clinton, Tennessee, for 12 years. She planned to work there until retirement, but in May 2017, leaders in her plant announced plans to close the Clinton location. Thankfully, Linda had a year to look for a new place to work. Recognizing that many in her situation don't have the luxury of time, she used it wisely. Linda knew lots of delivery drivers from working in sh  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- FedEx issued the following news release: Today, for the first time in the United States, a drone completed a scheduled commercial residential delivery to a home in Christiansburg, Virginia. The drone delivery was conducted by Wing Aviation, in collaboration with FedEx Express, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (IPP). Today's delivery of a FedEx Express package marks the launch of the first schedu  more