WESTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Regis College issued the following news: Regis is pleased to announce a transformational $2 million gift from Cummings Foundation to establish the Carol A. Donovan Endowed Dean of Nursing at the university and provide funding for Regis to open a healthcare clinic in Woburn. Former State Representative Donovan, a Regis alumna from the Class of 1959, is a trustee emerita of Cummings Foundation. Joyce and Bill Cummings, founders of Cummings Foundation, wished to  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced the Akamai Guardicore Platform helps businesses meet their Zero Trust goals. The Akamai Guardicore Platform is the first security platform to combine industry-leading Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and microsegmentation to help security tea  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Amherst College issued the following news release: The Amherst College Store, a new retail establishment, opened its doors this morning. Located in the former A.J. Hastings space at 45 South Pleasant Street in Amherst and operated by campus retailer Follett, the store sells College-branded gear, school supplies, tech accessories and snacks. The store will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration featuring refreshments and a raffle on May  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) Secretary Ed Augustus, Senator Liz Miranda, Representative Chynah Tyler, developer Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), and partner Nuestra Comunidad, celebrated the grand opening of The Kenzi at Bartlett Station. This new building includes 50 income-restricted, supportive apartments for older adults in Nubian Squar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in partnership with Boston Medical Center, hosted the AGO's first ever roundtable discussion focused on barriers to housing, employment, education and other opportunities for justice-impacted and formerly incarcerated individuals. The roundtable was held in April, which is nationally recognized as Second Chance Mo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Joseph J. Curran, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, was named a 2024 "Go To" Lawyer for Taxation by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Curran and his fellow honorees are featured in the publication's April 29 edition. "Go To" Lawyers are nominated by their peers and chosen by a panel from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Honorees are selected for demonstrating in-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Maura Healey announced today that the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank has launched a new $20 million program, the Energy Saver Home Loan Program, to help low- and moderate-income homeowners make clean energy improvements to their homes. The Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (MCCB) is the first green bank in the United States to focus on decarbonizing affo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis partner Matthew Schnall has been named by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of its 2024 Go-To Tax Lawyers, an honor given to top tax lawyers in the state. Matt focuses his practice on complex corporate transactional and business-related tax matters, advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, and real estate development, leasing, and joint ventures. He works wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has secured a major victory for its client Loomis, Sayles & Company in the case Weiss v. Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc. before the Massachusetts Appeals Court. This appeal centered on the Massachusetts independent contractor statute, and specifically, whether a worker of one business can sue another business when that worker provides his services through a business-to-business arrangement. Here  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: From an early age, Allison Keeler '05 (biotechnology) always knew she wanted to be a scientist. As an adult, that dream has come true as she is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School and the lead researcher in the Keeler Lab within the Horae Gene Therapy Center. Keeler applied early to RIT, out of her high   more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: UMass Law and Dean College in Franklin, Mass., have signed an agreement for a 3+3 joint degree program that will offer Dean College students the opportunity to earn both their undergraduate degree and law degree in six years instead of seven. Dean College becomes the 17th institutional partner in UMass Law's growing 3+3 program that saves students both time and money by re  more