WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: From May 2019 to May 2020, nonfarm employment declined in all of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more. View chart at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/employment-down-from-may-2019-to-may-2020-in-all-large-metro-areas.htm The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Denice Swanke as permanent superintendent of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, effective August 16. "I am pleased to welcome Denice as superintendent of Isle Royale National Park," Frost said of the selection. "Denice is an exceptional leader with broad understanding of park operations. H  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program funding totaling $ 9,073,402 for Michigan to assist the state in preparing to respond to all-hazards and enhancing their emergency management capabilities. The EMPG Program plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System, supporting efforts to build a  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced that the Department of Justice has allocated a total of over $192,082 to the Western District of Michigan Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant for the year 2020. The goal of the PSN program is to reduce and prevent violent crime by supporting a combination of community-based prevention programs and evide  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on July 6: Seven people have been charged for their alleged roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Michigan over the course of two years, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. The criminal complaint unsealed today in Trenton federal court charges the defendants with conspiracy   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan's 2020 winter wheat production is forecast at 38.4 million bushels, according to Marlo Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Region. This report is based on conditions as of July 1, 2020. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report follow: The Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 80 bushels p  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 7 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 07-RC-256592) by Region 7 Director Terry Morgan: HENRY FORD MACOMB HOSPITAL CORPORATION, d/b/a HENRY FORD MACOMB HOSPITAL - MT. CLEMENS CAMPUS/1 Employer and LOCAL 9699, INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW), AFL-CIO/2 Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION The sole issue in this case is whether, in light of the continui  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 9: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from May 16 to May 22, 2020. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, and Saginaw. Assistance can  more