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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday April 11, 2024 ( 10 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - March 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.549 a gallon in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoline prices   more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - March 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.468 per gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gaso  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.7 percent in March, the  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Area - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers  more

Department of Labor Awards Pennsylvania $2.9M in Funding to Support Employment, Training Services in Communities Affected by Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * Opioids involved in 84 percent of more than 5K fatal overdoses in 2022 * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $2.9 million in grant funding to Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry to assist people affected by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose. With opioids invol  more

NETL Releasing Pilot Training for Battery Workforce Initiative
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL is launching a pilot training program for the Battery Workforce Initiative (BWI) -- a national effort to ensure worker safety and open new pathways for careers in America's fast-growing battery manufacturing sector. BWI is a project of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In March, the agencies released BWI's national  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: McKees Rocks Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Devon Lamont Johnson, 36, pleaded guilty to one count before United States Chief District Judge Mark R. Hornak. In connection with the gui  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Fluorofentanyl and Cocaine Charges
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug charges, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Andre Nunley, 50, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fen  more

SBA Recognizes 2024 Small Business Investment Companies of Year
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * Awardees from Connecticut and Pennsylvania to be Honored During National Small Business Week Ceremony in Washington, DC * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, recognized Argosy Private Equity of Wayne, Pa. and Mizzen Capital, LP   more

U.S. Army War College's Fellowship Program Incredibly Enriching Experience
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news on April 9, 2024: By Patricia Hayes Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA., is one of several institutions that are selected to host fellows from the US Army War College Program, which helps Army leaders sharpen their skills and broaden their outlook as strategic thinkers. Recently, the Cardinal welcomed its newest fellow, Lt. Col. Vinh (Vinny) Nguyen. The following is an interview between Nguyen a  more