MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 20 -- Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America (Allianz Life), a provider of retirement solutions, including fixed and variable annuities and life insurance for individuals, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) announced today that its newest accumulation-focused product, Allianz Accumulation Advantage+TM Annuity, is now available. Allianz Accumulation Advantage+TM is a fixed index a  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, March 20 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a level 2 funeral honors training course Feb. 26 to March 8, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Islan  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, March 20 -- The College of St. Scholastica issued the following news release: The College of St. Scholastica is at the beginning of a four-year partnership to study and improve student success with the Complete College Accelerator, a project of Complete College America with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through its Intermediaries for Scale (IFS) work. "This project is good for the College as it allows us an opportunity to dig deep into student success data  more

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, March 20 -- Edmentum, a provider of online teaching and learning solutions services, issued the following news release: Edmentum, the premier provider of K-12 learning acceleration solutions, and America Succeeds, a leading educational policy and advocacy group, are announcing a first-of-its-kind partnership to integrate the Durable Skills framework into Edmentum's robust catalog of middle and high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. As the needs of the  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced the recipients of nearly $20 million in grants to grow Minnesota's workforce through the Drive for Five Workforce initiative, a new effort to prepare more Minnesotans for high-demand jobs in five occupational categories: technology, the trades, caring professions, manufacturing, and education. "We're partnering with organizations across the state t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation in July 2023, the agency discovered Alliance Building Corporation had construction stormwater violations at Sleepy Eye Apartments for failure to prevent liquid washout of waste and failure to identify corrective actions. * * * An MPCA staff inspection in summer 2023 confirmed other viola  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Yesterday Governor Walz announced his supplemental budget, which spends over $225 million in fiscal years 24-27. Included in this number is an increase in spending of $26.6 million in FY 25-27. This will increase the structural deficit, which came to light in the February forecast. "Every dollar we spend this year will increase the structural deficit in following years   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Yesterday Governor Walz announced his supplemental budget, which spends over $225 million in fiscal years 24-27. Included in this number is an increase in spending of $26.6 million in FY 25-27. This will increase the structural deficit, which came to light in the February forecast. "We found out last month that Minnesota is facing a deficit down the line, and instead of  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 19 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: When she was a special education teacher, Emilee Baker could see that the educational system was failing students with disabilities. To address that challenge, she decided to pursue doctoral studies in the School of Education, supported by a Project INCLUDE grant. She will graduate this spring and, in August, she'll pursue a new career as a postdoctoral associate and full-time researcher in the Department of Biology   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 20 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Cincinnati attorney Andrew Field has been named to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce Cincy Next Class 11. Part of the Chamber's suite of leadership development training, the program is designed for emerging leaders looking to advance personally and professionally. Cincy Next is an eight-month program that aims to identify, connect, and equip the region's future leaders. Participants explore a va  more