MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: JLL announces that it has closed the $23.1 million sale of 1010 Washington Boulevard, a Class A office building totaling 148,000 square feet in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. JLL represented the seller, SL Green Realty Corp., and procured the buyer, New England Investment Partners, LLC. 1010 Washington Boulevard is strategically positioned in Stamford's central business district just minutes from the Sta  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance today announced the initiation of a new randomized, controlled study, GUARD-AF (ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals). The study seeks to determine if earlier detection of atrial fibrillation (AFib) through screening in previously undiagnosed men and women at least 70 years of age in the U.S. ultimately  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- Airlines Reporting issued the following news release: Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) assisted the U.S. Secret Service in breaking up and bringing to justice a sophisticated group of credit card fraudsters involved in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy. As reported recently by the U.S. Department of Justice, six individuals pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, to obtaining over 4,000 stolen credit card accounts from the "dark web" and making fraudu  more

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, Nov. 13 -- Bausch + Lomb issued the following news release: Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, in collaboration with TerraCycle(R), a world leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, today announces the donation of custom training modules to the Guide Dog Foundation, a national not-for-profit that trains guide dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired. The training modules, including benches, tables, waste   more

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Nov. 12 -- Becton, Dickinson and Co., a medical technology company, issued the following news release: BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has submitted a pre-market approval (PMA) supplement to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an expanded version of its BD Onclarity(TM) HPV Assay. The FDA-approved BD Onclarity(TM) HPV Assay detects 14 types of high-risk human papillomavi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 12 [TNSmedicalresearch-Nano Letters journal] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases * * * A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and other neurological disorders. The technology, which features a unique graphene and gold-based platform and high-te  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 12 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Interventional pain management specialist Bhawna Jha, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute. She also is an assistant professor in UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurology. Before coming to UAMS, Jha served as a pain physic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 15 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Today, Senator Cory Booker filed for President and continued his attacks on New Hampshire's voting laws. The NHGOP released the following statement: "Senator Booker needs to stop his baseless attacks on New Hampshire's voter integrity laws," said UNH Student Samantha Hobson. "As a college student, I know how to register to vote and how it is easier for me to register in New Hampshire than any other  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 12 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: Helping financial services organizations keep up with a changing market landscape, NICE Actimize, a NICE business (Nasdaq: NICE) and leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, today announced that two new technology partners have joined the fast-growing X-Sight Marketplace, the industry's first financial crime risk management-focused ecosystem. X-Sight Marketplace helps fina  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 8 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by California and New Jersey, in filing a comment letter opposing a Trump Administration proposal that would significantly hinder the ability of asylum-seekers to access work permits. Currently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has 30 days to review asylum-seekers' work permit applicat  more

ROCKY HILL, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Henkel North America, a subsidiary of Henkel, issued the following news release: Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a market leader with high-impact solutions in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, opened a new Technical Center of Excellence for Flexible Packaging Adhesives and Coating applications in New Jersey. Focused primarily on LOCTITE(R) adhesive and coatings, the new Technical Center of Excellence includes labs for evaluation, design and testing,   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- The Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey issued the following news release: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) has been named as a top employer for military veterans and their spouses. Selected for the 2020 Military Friendly (R) Employers list, New Jersey's largest health insurer is one of 290 companies honored nationwide and has been ranked as a top ten Military Friendly (R) Employer among peer companies. This marks Horizon BCB  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 [TNSenergyresearch-Cell Systems journal] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Yeast already helps make bread and beer and cranks out the biofuel ethanol, but scientists believe it can be used to create an even more efficient fuel called isobutanol. Normally, yeast only creates a tiny amount of isobutanol. Now researchers at Princeton University have discovered a genetic switch that significantly ramps up production. The findings, published N  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: JLL announces that it has closed the $19.35 million sale of 190 Wood Avenue South, 154,788-square-foot light industrial property fully leased to CBS Broadcasting Inc. in the Middlesex County community of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller. The property was sold to an undisclosed buyer. Situated on 7.72 acres, 190 Wood Avenue South is within the 34.5-acre Met  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: JLL announced today that it has closed the sale of 4 Sylvan Way, a 105,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Parsippany, New Jersey. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Torchlight Investors, and procured the buyer, a private regional investor. 4 Sylvan Way is located within the prestigious 2.4-million-square-foot Mack-Cali Business Campus, which is expanding to include desirable retai  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 12 [TNSmedicalresearch-American Medical Informatics Association Journal] -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - A.I. researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology develop meal-detection technology that allows insulin to be administered automatically with unprecedented speed and accuracy A.I. researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a system that can detect when a person is eating and calculate how many carb  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A consumer protection measure passed by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee Thursday moves New Jersey closer to requiring notification to customers when a contract is to be automatically renewed. Assembly Democrats Daniel R. Benson, Paul Moriarty, Raj Mukherji and Angela McKnight sponsor the legislation. "So many highly-used services include automatic renewal provisions in their contracts," said B  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: In response to the announcement of Planned Parenthood pulling out of Title X due to the limitations placed on their services under the Trump Administration's "gag rule," the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved legislation to provide additional support for centers dealing with the loss of federal funding. "The Title X 'gag rule' has forced family planning service providers, like Plann  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: From a grand scale performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, to an intimate show at a local community theatre, to statewide events organized by the New Jersey Historical Commission, there is much to do throughout the state if you enjoy arts and culture. Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Patricia Jones, Daniel Benson and Bruce Land would boost funding for tourism, the arts and hist  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A bill that would eliminate mandatory driver's license suspensions as a penalty for various crimes and offenses that are in no way related to safely operating a motor vehicle was approved Thursday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The legislation is sponsored by Assembly Democrats James Kennedy, Eliana Pintor Marin and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson. "Driver's licenses should not be suspended for an   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With the goal to ensure North Jersey's major source of drinking water is preserved, legislation (A-3804) sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon (D-Essex, Morris), Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) and Thomas Giblin (D-Essex, Passaic) was approved Thursday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill would dedicate $500,000 in revenue from vessel registration and renewal fees annually to a new "New   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Paul Moriarty, Pamela Lampitt and Raj Mukherji to protect consumers from having their GPS tracking locations disclosed to third parties by their mobile service providers cleared the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee Thursday. Although personally identifiable information is often stripped from the data prior to sale along with other data such as geo-tracking  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Measure to Boost Recycling and Lessen Environmental Impact of Paints * * * Hoping to create more convenient, cost-effective options for recycling architectural paint products normally tossed away amongst household trash, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nancy Pinkin, Yvonne Lopez and James Kennedy was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The bill (A-4382)  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - "Earn Your Way Out" Measure Would Require Individualized Reentry Plan for Each Inmate * * * Moving on criminal justice reform, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Shavonda Sumter, Jamel Holley, Patricia Egan Jones and Benjie Wimberly aiming to end the school-to-prison pipeline, assist individuals in recovery and rehabilitation, reduce the number of repeat offenders and provide savings  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Bill to Restore Voting Rights to Persons on Parole or Probation * * * Asserting the right to vote as both fundamental and critical to democracy, a bill restoring voting rights to individuals on parole or probation was approved in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The legislation is sponsored by Assembly Democrats Shavonda Sumter, Cleopatra Tucker, Jamel Holley and Britnee Tim  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Cracking down on scammers who are coercing New Jersey residents by phone - predominantly senior citizens - into making large purchases in the form of refillable gift cards, Assemblyman Anthony S. Verrelli (D-Mercer, Hunterdon) sponsored legislation to put a stop to the victimization of vulnerable New Jerseyans. The impetus for the bill was an incident that occurred in May of this year in Assemblyman Ve  more

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency issued the following news release: New apartments affordable for seniors officially opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony joined by New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) executive staff, local officials and developer Volunteers of America Delaware Valley. Waterfront Village, located on seven acres on Burlington Road, is part of a township-wide waterfront redevelopment of a for  more

WALL, New Jersey, Nov. 13 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release: The board of directors of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) approved three executive promotions at its meeting this week as the company continues its long-term succession planning. Kraig Sanders and John Wyckoff were promoted to Vice President, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) and Sean Annitto was promoted to Vice President, NJR Energy Services (NJRES). These promotions become effective on   more

WALL, New Jersey, Nov. 13 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release: The board of directors of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) unanimously declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $.3125 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 2, 2020 to shareowners of record as of December 19, 2019. The company is committed to providing value to its shareowners with a competitive return and has paid quarterly dividends continuously since its in  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities issued the following news release: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved an $870,781 incentive award for energy efficiency upgrades for Digital Realty, LP in Clifton. With this incentive, Digital Realty, a provider of data centers and other IT products, will implement energy conservation measures to upgrade two data centers at its Clifton campus. The company will pay the balance of the $1,350,214 total   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- Panasonic issued the following news release: Panasonic is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 Customer Appreciation Awards, given to leading installers and distributors who demonstrate excellence in installing solar equipment, serving solar end-users and generating business success. Panasonic Premium and Authorized Installers have the opportunity to be recognized in four award categories across each region: Residential Installer of the Year, Commercial Ins  more

RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- County College of Morris issued the following news: The Department of Information Technologies at County College of Morris (CCM) hopes to draw more women to its degree and certificate programs, while encouraging and supporting current students, thanks to a new partnership and grant award. The college has become a partner in the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Learning Circles program. Each "circle" consists of three computing depart  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: Proposed Operating Expense Budget calls for investments in initiatives to enhance the customer experience at agency facilities; improve operational performance and provide best-in-class safety and security including enhanced emergency operations; Proposed Operating Budget core expenses increase by inflation-based 1.9 percent; Proposed Capital Budget totals $3.6 billion including $1.5 billion   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Reed Smith completed a trifecta yesterday, claiming its third successive victory for Miami International Holdings, Miami International Securities Exchange, MIAX PEARL, and Miami International Technologies ("MIAX"). In a series of recent PTAB decisions, MIAX invalidated five of six Nasdaq patents asserted against MIAX in related district court litigation in New Jersey. Yesterday, Reed Smith made it a cle  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 11 [TNSenergyresearch-Nature Communications journal] -- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon emissions, and these renewables also have another important effect: keeping more water in the ground. A new Princeton University-led study in Nature Communications is among the first to show that solar and wind energy not only   more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(R), helped more than 2,900 businesses grow in 2019 through its U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program. TD Bank ranked No.1 for the third consecutive year in total number of approved loan units in its Maine-to-Florida footprint in the SBA's top two lending products: 7(a) and 504 loans. TD was also the top lender in total amount o  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: TD Bank's Melissa Fox joined the U.S. Army for the opportunity to attend a four-year college without taking on the financial burden of massive student loans. She never expected that experience would become the opportunity of a lifetime. The army gave her priceless leadership lessons that have served her well at TD, where she currently is a Senior Business Management Analyst. Melissa ha  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 12 -- Princeton University issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on cases challenging the federal government's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, including a complaint filed by Princeton University, Microsoft and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez. The November 2017 complaint -- one of the first challenges to the government's decision to end DACA -- alleged that program's t  more

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Nov. 12 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Payment security compliance has declined for the second year in a row, with organizations based in the Americas lagging behind worldwide counterparts, Verizon's 2019 Payment Security Report (2019 PSR) flags. When Visa Inc. initially launched the PCI DSS in 2004, many assumed that organizations would achieve effective and sustainable compliance within five years.   more