BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Associated Industries of Massachusetts issued the following news on Oct. 28: The AIM International Business Council today held its online 2020 Global Trade Symposium for more than 150 business leaders throughout Massachusetts. The Symposium included discussion of global trade and the premier of a program entitled Growing Global, which looks at the past and future of international commerce in the Bay State. Growing Global will also air on Sunday, November 1 at   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on Oct. 28 on the metropolitan area employment and unemployment for September 2020: Unemployment rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas and lower in 1 area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 73 areas had jobless rates of less than 5.0 percent and 31 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll empl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report entitled "Tapping Local Support To Strengthen Community Colleges" by Marcella Bombardieri, associate director of Postsecondary Education. Here are the excerpts: Introduction and summary Community colleges are inherently more local in mission and impact than most four-year colleges. They respond to local labor market needs, and their graduates tend to stay close by, contributing to their region as workers, civi  more

BENNINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $2.7 billion nationwide in federal financial assistance in support of water infrastructure improvements through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, including $18,791,000 for Vermont. This funding assists states, tribes and territories with infrastructure projects that help protect surface water and provide safe drinking water to c  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 29 -- King's College London issued the following news release: The paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July 2019 and led by Cardiff University, in collaboration with King's and the University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious honour from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The paper found a finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 27: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a $190 million loan to the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) for resiliency improvements to its Bucklin Point treatment facility which will aid the reduction of pollutant discharges into Narragansett Bay. EPA is also awarding a $6.4 million grant to Pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Governor Charlie Baker today nominated Associate Justice Kimberly Budd to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. The nominee and her family joined Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito for a formal announcement today at the State House. If confirmed, Justice Budd will be the second Black Chief; second female Chief and first Black female Chief. She will repla  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 29 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release on Oct. 28: The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), representing North American recreational boat, engine, and marine accessory manufacturers, announced today significant modifications to its boat and sport show schedule in the first quarter of 2021. Following a thorough market-by-market analysis regarding the feasibility of producing safe and successful winter events, NMM  more

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) donated blood at a Red Cross blood drive at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Nashua. Kuster's donation comes in light of ongoing efforts to prevent another national blood shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments to donate blood, platelets, and plasma to maintain   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee who helped make $5 billion in federal financing available this year for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), which is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cheered the agency's approval of a $190 million loan to the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), as w  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: On October 28, 2020, UMass Dartmouth announced a $4.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to fund new research projects through the Marine and UnderSea Technology research program (MUST) in partnership with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC). This latest award follows a $4.6M grant from the Office of Naval Research in February  more

HOBART, Australia, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- The Wilderness Society-Australia issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Tasmania's Gutwein Government is heading in the wrong direction by seeking to fund a new biomass burning industry in Tasmania at the very time the island's prized Gondwanan forests have never been needed more for carbon sequestration and habitat. "Burning Tasmania's precious High Conservation Value (HCV) native forests for electricity in the 21st century, on top of already log  more