Century Club

PEIRCE FAMILY MAKES TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT TO SUPPORT DYSLEXIA EDUCATION

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Peirce Family Foundation has given nearly $9 million to two nationally renowned universities, Duquesne University and Robert Morris University, to support and extend programs focused on literacy education, with a special emphasis on dyslexia and related reading disabilities. Announced during National Dyslexia Awareness Month, the gift is the largest ever made in Pennsylvania by individuals to prepare teachers to help those with dyslexia, and among the largest gifts of such a focus ever made in the United States.

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  • This most recent Peirce gift will benefit RMU's reading clinic along with a scholarship program for passionate teachers who wish to pursue graduate-level education in reading.
  • With its share of the gift, Duquesne University will establish the Bob and Joan Peirce Center for Dyslexia Education and Support in the University's School of Education.
  • The Center's director will administrate the Peirce Family Scholarships in Reading and Literacy Education and oversee expanding the reach of the Duquesne University Reading Clinic.
  • "The generous support from the Peirce Family Foundation has profoundly improved the ability of the Reading and Literacy Education program and the Duquesne Reading Clinic to support children with dyslexia or specific reading disabilities in our region," said Carla Meyer, associate professor of education, Program Director of the Graduate Reading Education, and director of the Duquesne Reading Clinic.

KLINE COMMITS $50 MILLION TO DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY TO NAME LAW SCHOOL

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas R. Kline, one of the nation's most influential and highly regarded trial lawyers, has committed $50 million to provide transformational support to Duquesne's 111-year-old law school. Duquesne University President Ken Gormley announced that the Pittsburgh university will recognize the gift by naming its law school the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

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  • Duquesne University President Ken Gormley announced that the Pittsburgh university will recognize the gift by naming its law school the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
  • The Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University was named for him in 2014, along with the Thomas R. Kline Institute for Trial Advocacy.
  • In naming the law school at Duquesne, Kline is energizing his alma mater on new fronts: This is the first school to be named at Duquesne University in over three decades.
  • Linking Tom Kline and Duquesne permanently in the name of the law school will empower future lawyers forgenerationsto come."

DIPRA Welcomes the City of Prescott, AZ, to the Century Club

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association welcomes the City of Prescott, AZ, to its Century Club, which recognizes municipalities that have cast iron pipes still in service for more than 100 years.

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  • The City of Prescott has an 8-inch cast iron pipeline that was originally installed in March 1919 near the Fort Wipple VA Medical Clinic.
  • "It is an honor to be recognized by the Century Club," said David Towey, the city's Water Operations Supervisor.
  • The city primarily uses Ductile iron pipe, opting for this superior pipe material to replace aged-out cast iron ones.
  • There are more than 540 utilities in the United States and 34 utilities in Canada that are members of the Century Club.

Przekurat Makes History With Bassmaster Elite Series Win At St. Lawrence

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Could an angler win a Bassmaster Elite Series event with a four-day limit of 20 smallmouth bass that weighed 100pounds or more?

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  • Could an angler win a Bassmaster Elite Series event with a four-day limit of 20 smallmouth bass that weighed 100pounds or more?
  • But with a rare stretch of calm, sunny weather and Wednesday's super moon igniting the fish, Przekurat did just that.
  • His feat earned him a spot in the prestigious Bassmaster Century Club, which recognizes a four-day total of 100 pounds.
  • In addition to making history in the Century Club, Przekurat also became the youngest Elite Series champion.

Mark Wernig Promoted to Co-CEO of Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors (the Firm), currently managing over $5.7 billion of assets for over 1,300 clients, is proud to announce that Mark Wernig, CFP,is promoted to Co-CEO.

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  • SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors (the Firm), currently managing over $5.7 billion of assets for over 1,300 clients, is proud to announce that Mark Wernig, CFP,is promoted to Co-CEO.
  • Mark Wernig becamea Principal in 2018 and was invited to join the Firm's Executive Committee in 2020.
  • Since 1991, Dowling & Yahnke has offered time-tested, objective nancial planning advice and investment management services designed for the nancial health of its clients.
  • 22021 San Diego Business Journal "SD500-The Most Influential People in San Diego" Disclosures: Dowling & Yahnke advisors applied for this list.

The Millennia Companies® Receives $40 Million Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) Tax Credit Award for The Centennial Project

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Cleveland, Ohio, March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Millennia Companies (Millennia) today confirmed that it is the recipient of a $40 million Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) tax credit award from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority and the Ohio Department of Development for the historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of The Centennial, located at 925 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.

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  • Cleveland, Ohio, March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Millennia Companies (Millennia) today confirmed that it is the recipient of a $40 million Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) tax credit award from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority and the Ohio Department of Development for the historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of The Centennial, located at 925 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • We are thrilled to be selected for this inaugural TMUD tax credit award, says Tom Mignogna, Vice President at Millennia Housing Development, Ltd.
  • This project is a perfect blend of Millennias expertise in multifamily housing, hospitality, and commercial real estate," says Frank T. Sinito, Chief Executive Officer at Millennia.
  • Millennia thanks the following individuals and entities for their support of the TMUD program and this important project: Governor Mike DeWine, Lt.

Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association Welcomes Saint John, New Brunswick, to the Sesquicentennial Club in Recognition of Using Cast Iron Pipe Continuously for 150 Years

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Monday, October 18, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) welcomes the Canadian city of Saint John, New Brunswick into its Sesquicentennial Club recognizing the city for its continued use of a 150-year-old cast iron water pipe.

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  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) welcomes the Canadian city of Saint John, New Brunswick into its Sesquicentennial Club recognizing the city for its continued use of a 150-year-old cast iron water pipe.
  • Cast iron pipe was first installed in the City of Saint John in 1837 and continued to be installed until the 1960s.
  • The city now prefers to use Ductile iron pipe, the modern-day successor to cast iron, in its infrastructure projects.
  • "The durability of cast iron pipe and Ductile iron pipe is what the city of Saint John prefers the most," said Brent McGovern, Saint John Commissioner of Utilities and Infrastructure.