PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11 on the consumer price index in the northeast region for August 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast inched up 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau's regional commissioner, noted that the recent increase reflect  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 14 on the occupational employment and wages in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area for May 2019: Workers in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.24 in May 2019, about 18 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 15 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order on advisory rulings (Docket No. 2020-00224): CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY Petition for Advisory Opinion and Finding Of Prudency Regarding Application of Section 1 (Scope) of Chapter 324. ORDER ON ADVISORY RULING BARTLETT, Chairman; WILLIAMSON and DAVIS, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission declines to issue an advisory ruling regarding small facility interconnections as request  more

DOBBS FERRY, New York, Sept. 15 (TNSAwa) -- Mercy College issued the following news release: Assistant Professor of History Robert Murray was awarded the Ralph D. Gray Prize for the best original article of 2019 in the Journal of the Early Republic, which is published by the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR). His article, "Bodies in Motion: Liberian Settlers, Medicine, and Mobility in the Atlantic World," focuses on Samuel McGill, a Black man who moved back and fort  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The American Public Power Association will host an online session entitled "How Much is an Electric Vehicles Worth?" as part of the Customer Connections Virtual Conference on Oct. 28: The posted description from the association states: Electric vehicles have the potential to increase utility revenue and reduce carbon dioxide emissions - a technology rather unique for utility demand-side management programs. Learn how different utilities value EVs, what incentives th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) joined by Representatives Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Van Taylor (R-TX), led a 51-member letter calling for Congress to extend the aviation tax holiday, put in place by the CARES Act, to protect consumers and airline workers as the industry struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Should the tax holiday be allowed to expire  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) has been awarded $2,140,075 for operating and preventive maintenance expenses. This funding, awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA), was allocated through a section of the CARES Act   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 14: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced $13 million in U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to support 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) that help manufacturers affected by imports adjust to increasing global competition. The TAACs, which each service multiple states, are located in California, Colorado, Georgi  more