WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Brady, the nation's leading gun violence prevention organization, welcomes news that the Supreme Court will not review (https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070224zor_2co3.pdf) a Court of Appeals decision to preserve life-saving assault weapons bans in Illinois and Naperville. Brady is proud to represent the City of Naperville (https://www.bradyunited.org/resources/issu  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 1 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is criticizing the Champaign Unit 4 School District in Illinois for working with a Christian group to proselytize to underprivileged students. A concerned community member informed FFRF that Youth For Christ's Eastern Illinois chapter is receiving special access to school children within the Unit 4 district. The group is infamous for its homophobic policies  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6 -- The National Association of Concessionaires issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that Shelly Olesen, ACS, Vice President Sales & Marketing, C. Cretors and Company, has been named the 2024 Mickey Warner Award Recipient. The Mickey Warner Award is bestowed upon an individual each year by NAC to recognize leadership and significant accomplishments in the non-theatre concession industry. The awar  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: This week, in collaboration with the Pewaukee Water Patrol and Onyx Outdoor, NMMA successfully distributed over 200 free life jackets to members of the lakeside community. Despite a near record rainfall in the area, the event saw a significant turnout as local families lined up early to receive the free life jackets. "We were thrilled to partner with Onyx Outdoor a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: With boating season in full swing, NMMA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer recently wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post urging for the withdrawal of the economically destructive NOAA vessel speed rule. NMMA, along with the broader recreational and boating community, continue to press the White House and NOAA to use advanced marine technologies as an alternative co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Registration is open for the 2024 International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), North America's premier technical trade event for the recreational marine industry, taking place at the Tampa Convention Center, October 1 - 3. In a refreshed layout, IBEX 2024 will have 700 exhibitors on display, of which over 100 are new exhibiting companies. The new l  more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 5 [Category: Computer Technology] -- CompTIA issued the following news release: Technology industry job growth in June was offset by slowdowns in other key employment metrics, analysis by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. The tech industry added an estimated 7,540 net new workers in June, the biggest monthly increase in 2024, CompTIA's analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) #JobsReport data re  more