ORCHARD, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources' Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release: Jackson Lake State Park in Morgan County has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association, becoming just the fifth park and eighth total location in Colorado to receive the designation and the only site located east of I-25. The International Dark Sky Places (IDSP) program consists of roughly 150 certified   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 10 (TNSEvA) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will host its inaugural Meet the District Virtual Open House Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will provide large and small business representatives; university, community college and vocational school administrators; political and community leaders; and members of the public with the opportunity to  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 8: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $2.5 million grant to America's Central Port District in Granite City. This funding will be used to make storage-based infrastructure improvements to increase the port's capacity to handle freight and boost export opportunities. "Every year, millions of tons of cargo are shipped along   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 9: Representatives Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday asking for expedited approval of a local request to improve economic opportunity at Iowa and Illinois ports along the Mississippi River. The request asks the Corps to collectively designate the Mississippi River Ports  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10: United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said the U.S. Department of Transportation will award the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development a $7 million highly competitive federal grant. This grant will build the remaining 5.5 mile rail extension between the Port of Cates Landing and the Lake County Industrial Park and help attract new business and create hund  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, today welcomed the Department of Transportation's announcement that it has awarded two St. Louis-area projects a total of $28.75 million in funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant program. A $7.95 million grant is being awarded to t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 8: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to America's Central Port District, formerly known as Tri-City Regional Port District, Granite City, Illinois, to make storage-based infrastructure improvements needed to increase the Port's capacity to hand  more