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Wise, Virginia – Announcement of the Dr. Felix Shepard Scholarship for Medical Students
WISE, VA, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dr. Felix Shepard Scholarship for Medical Students is now accepting applications from undergraduate students across the United States who are committed to pursuing careers in...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Eli Lilly and Company Investment of $5 Billion in Virginia
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Eli Lilly and Company, a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation is moving forward with plans for a $5 billion state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that will generate 650 high-wage...

Roanoke Partners with Catalis to Modernize Tax Software for Virginia Governments
Collaboration sets the stage for a modern, efficient tax solution to benefit local governments and citizens across Virginia. ROANOKE, VA, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Catalis, a leading software provider for...

NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States
Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced more than $3.3 million in cooperative agreements intended to develop the workforce needed to...

Two Six Technologies Celebrates Office at Coppermine Commons in Herndon, Virginia
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two Six Technologies (“Two Six”), a high-growth technology company dedicated to delivering innovative products and expertise to U.S. national security customers, hosted a celebration of the...

TMC Technologies Hosting Open House in Dahlgren, Virginia on September 18
TMC Technologies is pleased to invite the public to a special Open House event on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 9am to 5pm at the UMW – Dahlgren Campus. KING GEORGE, VA, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TMC...

HII Hosts Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Gen. Eric Smith, the 39th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Wednesday. During his visit, Smith met with Ingalls...

Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Virginia nurse was sentenced today to over 87 months in prison and ten years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on an end-to-end encrypted messaging application. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine....


Co-CEO of Chinese Publicly Traded Technology Company and Financial Advisor Indicted for Over $100M Securities Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia charging two men with orchestrating a securities fraud scheme utilizing Ostin Technology Group Co. Ltd. (OST) stock to target American retail investors. The charged scheme...

Toll Brothers Announces Geddes Vista, a New Luxury Home Community, is Now Open in Ann Arbor, Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest community, Geddes Vista, is now open in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This exclusive Toll Brothers...

Wrap Technologies Opens New Virginia Facility to Scale BolaWrap® and C-UAS Drone Solutions; Committed to All-American Made Production
MIAMI, Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (the “Company” or “Wrap”), a global leader in pre-escalation and public safety solutions, today announced the official opening of its new U.S. Manufacturing World...

The Fashion Class Celebrates First Franchise Location in Virginia Beach
Family-founded fashion school expands from NYC to Hampton Roads with creativity, confidence, and community VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Fashion Class, New York City’s premier sewing and fashion...

Annual Virginia IPT Sunset Polo™ Unites Fashion Icons and Celebrity Athletes to Champion Cancer Charity
MIDDLEBURG, VA, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This past weekend, the city of Middleburg, Virginia became more than the home of annual We Will Survive Cancer IPT Sunset Polo™ festivities- it became a center for...

Acentra Health CEO Todd Stottlemyer Named by Virginia Business to its ‘Virginia 500 Power List’ for Fourth Consecutive Year
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions and services company dedicated to accelerating better outcomes for its government and commercial healthcare clients and the populations they serve,...
NeOnc Technologies Receives FDA Authorization to Proceed with Phase II Clinical Trial of NEO212 – A First-in-Class Oral Chemical Conjugated Chemotherapy Candidate for Brain Cancer
CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeOnc Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTHI) (“NeOnc” or the “Company”), a multi-Phase 2 clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering therapies for central nervous system (CNS)...

United Flow Technologies acquires Sydnor Hydro, expanding Mid-Atlantic pumping solutions expertise
Irving, TX, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Flow Technologies (UFT), a leading provider of solutions in the municipal water and wastewater markets and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, completed the acquisition of Sydnor Hydro in...

Hinge Bio Expands Leadership Team to Drive Clinical Development of GEM-DIMER™ Programs and Announces Publication in Scientific Reports
Paul Brunetta, M.D., joins as Chief Medical Officer; Kristen Quigley joins as Chief Clinical Operations Officer; Alpana Naresh, Ph.D., joins as Vice President and Head, CMC Strategy and Manufacturing Hinge Bio publishes differentiated in vivo data...

Istios Health Partners with Infectious Diseases Associates of Central Virginia
PHOENIX, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istios Health, a healthcare technology company transforming infectious disease (ID) and related care through integrated clinical services, real-world data, and research-enabled networks, today announced...

SINTX Technologies Publishes Landmark Study Demonstrating Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity of Silicon Nitride
Breakthrough findings open doors to multi-billion-dollar infection-control markets SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SINTX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or the “Company”), an advanced ceramics innovator...