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14-year-old Combines Origami and Physics to Engineer Foldable Structures for Disaster Relief Shelters; Wins $25,000 Top Award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science today announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s leading middle school science,...
Itron and American Samoa Power Authority Expand Collaboration to Modernize the Grid in American Samoa
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, is joining forces with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) to modernize its...
Visitor Spending Increased in September 2025 Despite Declining Visitor Arrivals
Posted on Oct 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: October 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 690,858 total visitors to the Hawaiian...
PACRAK takes Vehicle Shipping up a Level at Miramar Airshow
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pacific Air Cargo LLC (PAC) today announced the introduction of PACRAK, a reliable vehicle transportation system believed to be the first of its kind in service in North...
Interior Initiates First Step for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore American Samoa
Date: June 12, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s bold agenda to restore American energy and mineral independence, the Department of the Interior today announced the publication of a...
Interior Launches Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa
Date: May 20, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Advancing President Donald J. Trump's strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior today announced it is initiating the process to...
Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
Posted on May 29, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: May 29, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April...
Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March...
Attorney General Jackley and Attorneys General Demand Congress Prohibit PBMS From Owning Pharmacies to Protect Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 38 other Attorneys General demand Congress prohibit pharmacy benefit managers...
Visitor Industry Continued Improvement in December 2024
Posted on Jan 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 910,055 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...
Visitor Industry Recorded Fourth Consecutive Year-over-Year Growth in November 2024
Posted on Dec 31, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: December 31, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 770,940 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...
Azerion Group N.V. to redeem its outstanding senior secured floating rate bonds
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014. Press release Amsterdam, October 7, 2025 at 18:30...
Visitor Industry Continued Improvement in October 2024
Posted on Nov 27, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: November 27, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 774,617 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...
LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...
HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR)...
SAN QUENTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
First-ever film festival held inside a prison; SQFF returns October 23-24 for its second year LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF25) today announced its Official Selections...
SAMHSA Announces $43M in Supplemental Funding to Support Youth Recovery Housing Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced $43 million in new supplemental funding available to State Opioid Response (SOR) program grantees to expand recovery housing services for young adults, ages...
Society for Science Recognizes Top 300 Middle School Innovators in Nation’s Premier STEM Competition
WASHINGTON, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society for Science is proud to announce the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC)—the nation’s premier science, technology,...
VA is opening doors for Native Hawaiian Veterans
After serving in the Army for 20 years, living in many locations around the world and then retiring from a second career in business management, Wailana Kamau’u’s dream was to return to his home of Waimea, Hawaii. Today, he is one of more than 550...
USDA announces $72.9 million in grant funding available through Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
News May 14, 2025 News article The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $72.9 million in grant funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The program funds innovative projects designed to enhance the...