ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Regional Economics article by Charles Davidson, staff writer for economy matters: It's a strange business, energy. Almost no one can live without it, so there's always a market. But the key to prosperity for those who produce and sell oil and natural gas is to fetch a reasonably high price for the commodity--just not too high, lest that unleash a flood of supply and push prices back down again. Achieving the  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $71,460,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct 15.6 miles of the Greenville Bypass Freight Corridor, which will complete a U.S. 82 bypass from near the Greenville Bridge to Leland, east of Greenville. The project builds on work initiated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Anthem Displays LLC, a national manufacturer of digital billboards, will create 17 jobs in Bladen County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced. The project will generate a $3.6 million investment in Elizabethtown. "North Carolina continues to attract new jobs in a wide range of industries," said Governor Cooper. "Global companies like Anthem Displays see the potential of gro  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 16 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Anthem Displays LLC, a national manufacturer of digital billboards, will create 17 jobs in Bladen County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced. The project will generate a $3.6 million investment in Elizabethtown. "North Carolina continues to attract new jobs in a wide range of industries," said Governor Cooper. "Global companies like Anthem Displays see the potential of growing i  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that Louisiana Highway 1 is receiving a $135 million grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct approximately 8.3 miles of elevated highway from Leeville Bridge to Golden Meadow. Graves' amendment to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires that projects which support national energy security receive pri  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422), which heads back to the House for a vote: "The fact that the Senate is prioritizing an enviro-bailout right now - amidst record unemployment, a pandemic and national civil unrest - is fascinating. This activist-led, thinly veiled money laundering scheme is textbook doublespeak that will actually accelerate the destruction of four million acre  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., announced the award of $71,460,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct 15.6 miles of the Greenville Bypass Freight Corridor, which will complete a US 82 bypass from near the Greenville Bridge to Leland east of Greenville. The project builds on work initiated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT)  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in response to the Senate passing the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422). The legislation, which passed 73 to 25, signals strong bipartisan support to ensure our parks and public lands receive the maintenance and protections needed for years to come. The bill makes permanent the $900 million per year already reserved fo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 19 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: In response to an unprecedented four openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in the last five years and with the possibility of more climate-driven river floods, a new Tulane University study has demonstrated the efficacy of upper river diversions as a means to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway. The Bonnet Carre Spillway, located in St. Charles Parish, allows  more

RESTON, Virginia, June 17 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: On the week of what was supposed to be the 2020 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, it is time to look forward. The 2020 competition, of course, was canceled in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So all eyes focus now on the 2021 competition. And all those teams who had their GPS set for Madison need only shift their directions about 70 miles southwest. T  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: The River Management Society has named Virginia Commonwealth University professor James Vonesh, Ph.D., the recipient of its Outstanding Contribution to the River Management Society Award. The award recognizes contributions at the national or regional level to the nonprofit organization that supports professionals who study, protect and manage North America's rivers. Vonesh, assistant director of the Cen  more