CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led financing efforts for NorthBridge Partners * * * BOSTON, July 29, 2024 -- JLL Capital Markets is pleased to announce that it has successfully secured $27.3 million in financing for a two-building industrial portfolio spanning over 315,000 square feet in Central Massachusetts and Greater Hartford, Connecticut. JLL represented Nort  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. Emad Habib is leading a new $5.8 million research project to address increasing flood risks and disproportionate impacts of climate extremes along the U.S. Gulf region. The research is funded by the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. Habib is Endowed Chair and Professor of  more

RESTON, Virginia, July 29 [Category: Aerospace] -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics issued the following news release: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced its 2023-2024 section award winners. The section awards honor particularly notable achievements made by members of AIAA's 57 sections around the world in a range of activities that help fulfill the Institute's mission. Section awards are given annually in eight categories based on   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 31-year-old Colombian national convicted of distributing drugs in Massachusetts. Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested the previously removed Colombian noncitizen June 13 in Shirley. "This Colombian noncitizen not only completely ignored U.S. immigration law by reentering our country after  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston's Manchester, New Hampshire, field office apprehended a Dominican national May 30 in Brentwood, New Hampshire. "This Dominican national has made a habit out of breaking U.S. laws," said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. "He repeatedly violated immigration laws and then at  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After U.S. Senator JD Vance was announced as Donald Trump's running mate, Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte quickly took to social media to praise this selection, claiming the Trump-Vance ticket is "strong." Vance joins a long list of dangerous, extreme, and downright weird men Kelly Ayotte counts among her allies, including: State Rep. Jon Stone, an early endorser of Ayotte's gubernatorial cam  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order adopting rule (No. 2024-00028): * * * MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Rule Governing Procurement of Renewable Energy Promoting the Use of Contaminated Land, Chapter 397 ORDER ADOPTING RULE AND STATEMENT OF FACTUAL AND POLICY BASIS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission adopts the attached Rule, Chapter 397, consistent with 35-A M.R.S. S  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 25 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order on project eligibility (No. 2023-00296): * * * PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Request for Proposals for the Sale of Energy from Qualifying Combined Heat and Power Projects Pursuant to P.L. 2023, c. 353 ORDER ON PROJECT ELIGIBILITY I. SUMMARY In this Order the Commission finds that a proposed combined heat and power project that does not have an initial in-service date after November 1, 2022 does not qu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. DEVIN SUGGS, also known as "JB," 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent New Haven street gang and several gang-related shootings. Today's announcement was made by   more

CANTON, Ohio, July 30 -- The National Football League issued the following news on July 28, 2024: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore was diagnosed and subsequently treated for blood clots over the weekend, the team announced Sunday. The Patriots released a statement following their training camp practice, adding that there was no timeline for when Barmore would be able to return to football activities. "Over the weekend, Christian  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, amid dangerous levels of heat across much of the United States, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led five Senators in calling on the National Weather Service (NWS) to publish an official federal definition for heat domes. Ongoing heat domes have blanketed much of the United States this summer, shattering temperature records and threatening the health and safety of millions of Americans. Califo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * New England Teamsters Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the New England Teamsters Pension Plan (New England Teamsters Plan). The plan, based in Bur  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Salem man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Kion Shepherd, 25, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis SaylornIV to 70 mon  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling and members of Teamsters Local 633 to announce new action by the Biden-Harris administration to restore and protect the pensions of more than 72,000 Teamsters across New England, including more than 6,000 in New Hampshire, through provisions in the A  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: CONCORD, NH. Sierra Club New Hampshire is pleased to announce it has appointed Catherine M. Corkery its first Chapter Director. As a Chapter Organizer, Corkery has successfully led campaigns to address dangerous air emissions from New Hampshire's coal plants, protect New Hampshire's parks and public places, and promote the development of clean energy facilities statewide. In March, Corkery's work c  more