WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: In May 2020, the proportion of the statewide civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over with a job was less than 50.0 percent in 10 states. Nevada had the lowest employment-population ratio in May 2020, at 41.9 percent. This compared with 61.1 percent in May 2019. In May 2020, other states with employment-population ratios of less than 50.0 percent inclu  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: The U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division and its 2nd Brigade Combat Team got much-needed Defense Logistics Agency assistance from a DLA Disposition Services North-East region surge team in June during a major equipment turnover evolution at Fort Drum in upstate New York. Rob DeLong, a Fort Drum-based agency property disposal specialist, was joined by fellow region staffers Nick P  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following financial institution letter (No. FIL-70-2020): Summary: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Michigan affected by severe storms and flooding. A copy of the guidance can be found on the FDIC's website. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This Financial Institutio  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following article by President and CEO Neel Kashkari entitled "Why the Institute? Why this Magazine?": When I moved to the Federal Reserve's Ninth District, which spans an area from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Montana, I was struck by a disturbing paradox. The diversity and strength of our economy are inspiring. We have a well-educated, high-performing workforce an  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Michigan to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from May 16-22, 2020. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland and Saginaw counties.  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Monday the seizure of a website located at http://lafoauto.com/, following an HSI Detroit investigation with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosiv  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: United States Attorney General William Barr addressed an audience of corporate and academic leaders at the President Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the threats posed by the People's Republic of China to American business and academic interests. Following his speech, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Hickey of the National Se  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: James J. Berg, P.A., has agreed to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act by writing illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced. As part of the settlement, Mr. Berg agreed to surrender his U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration that allowed him to prescrib  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of the Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant in Michigan during a virtual meeting scheduled for July 21. The DC Cook plant is in Bridgman, Mich., and operated by Indiana Michigan Power Co. The session will run from 6-7 p.m., Eastern Time. Online registration is required to participate. Following registration, a confirmation email   more

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, July 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: It's not uncommon to see historical artifacts at a museum, but when an artifact comes with a post-it-note stating 'Danger, it may be active' a local call to authorities is warranted. That call came from the Berrien Springs County Plaza Museum Berrien Springs, Michigan, June 18, when a new employee discovered a Civil War era cannon ball with the message attached. The employee had been go  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential C  more