WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate is spearheading an international alliance of principal investigators across government, academia and industry to accelerate quantum enabling technologies. Innovare Advancement Center, a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, New York State; Oneida County, New York; the City of Rome, New York; the Griffiss Institute; NYSTEC; an  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 14 on the average energy prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area for August 2020: Gasoline prices averaged $2.245 per gallon in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area in August 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that gasoline prices were down 59.9 cents from l  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11 on the consumer price index in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area for August 2020: Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ticked down 0.1 percent in August, after increasing 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 18: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar, leaders from DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven Lab) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), and elected officials from New York State and Virginia today commemorated the start of the Electron-Ion Collider project. The event was an opportunity f  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: An international collaboration of theoretical physicists--including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the RIKEN-BNL Research Center (RBRC)--has published a new calculation relevant to the search for an explanation of the predominance of matter over antimatter in our universe. The collaboration, known as RBC-UK  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 19-00009): TRANSPACIFIC STEEL LLC, Plaintiff, and BORUSAN MANNESMANN BORU SANAYI VE TICARET ET AL., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES ET AL., Defendants. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Gary S. Katzmann, and Jane A. Restani, Judges MEMORANDUM AND ORDER [Denying Defendants' motion to stay enforcement of the court's judgment. Denying Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Intervenors' motion to enforce t  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 17-00173): CANADIAN SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ET AL., Plaintiffs and Consolidated Plaintiffs, and SHANGHAI BYD CO., LTD. ET AL., Plaintiff-Intervenors and Consolidated Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC. ET AL., Defendant-Intervenor and Consolidated Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge OPINION AND ORDER [Granting Plaintiff  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data released the August 2020 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows a continued decline in pessimism about households' financial situation. In particular, home price growth expectations returned to levels close to a year ago, while delinquency expectations remain low. However, year-ahead spending, household income and labor market e  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued an August white paper entitled "The Credit Card Act and Consumer Debt Structure" on August 2020. The report was witten by Julapa Jagtiani, and from New York University - Yiwei Dou, Raman Quinn Maingi and Joshua Ronen: Abstract We investigate whether the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 influenced the debt structure of consumers. By d  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following working paper (No. 20-11) entitled "Idea Diffusion and Property Rights" on Septmber 2020. The paper was written by consultant Boyan Jovanovic, economics professor at New York University, and Zhu Wang, vice president for research in financial and payments systems in the Research Department. Here are excerpts: Abstract We study the innovation and diffusion of technology at the industry level. We derive th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: A sprawling fundraising operation that allegedly scammed consumers out of millions of dollars will be permanently banned from charitable fundraising along with its owner and others involved in its operation as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and Attorneys General of New York, Virginia, Minnesota, and New Jersey. The operation is made up of multiple companies all under the contr  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following joint news release on Sept. 18: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar, leaders from DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven Lab) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), and elected officials from New York State and Virginia today commemorated the start of the Electron-Ion Collider project. The event was an  more

NEW YORK, New York, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Weaver Racing Inc. and owner George R. Weaver paid a total of $425,000 in court-ordered back wages, liquidated damages and civil penalties for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the labor provisions of the H-2B visa program. WHD investigators found that the thoroughbred horse racing trainer and   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on Sept. 17: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced that Michael Strine, first vice president and chief operating officer, will retire from the New York Fed on February 28th, 2021, when he completes his current term. Mr. Strine is the second ranking officer in the Bank and a member of the Bank's Executive Committee, as well as an alternate voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 29-RC-089045) by Region 29 Director Kathy Drew-King: REMINGTON LONG ISLAND EMPLOYERS, LLC Employer and LOCAL 947, THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS, FORGERS AND HELPERS (IBBIS), AFL-CIO Petitioner SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION The Employer, Remington Long Island Employers, LLC/1, provides hotel management services, including operatin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary: The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202 273 1940. Summarized Board Decisions SAG AFTRA New York (Various Employers) (02-CB-242132; 370 NLRB No. 14) New York, NY, August 31, 2020. The Board, reversing the Administrative L  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: NOAA has selected four new projects to receive a combined total of $480,375 in FY20 funding as part of the Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. Including funding for projects continuing from previous years, FY20 funding totals more than $2.6 million. The new projects are based in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. These grants wil  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