NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11 on the average energy prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area for November 2020: Gasoline prices averaged $2.209 per gallon in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area in November 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that gasoline prices were down 46.6   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 10 on the Consumer Price Index for November 2020: Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent in November, following a 0.2-percent decrease in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release on Dec. 8: Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against RAB Performance Recoveries, LLC (RAB) for threatening to sue and suing consumers to collect debts where it did not have a legally required license to do so. Through 2012, RAB, a New Jersey company, purchased and collected consumer debts from debt brokers, and through August 2014, it used collections law  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 8: The Federal Communications Commission today published its twelfth annual report to Congress on the collection and distribution of 911 fees by states. The report finds that in 2019, states and territories collected more than $3 billion in 911 fees, and more than $200 million of that funding was diverted for uses other than 911. The report identifies five states--Nevada, New Jersey, N  more

LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: James Coyle, President of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, led a networking seminar here for company commanders of the Mid-Atlantic Army Recruiting Battalion on Nov. 6. Lt. Col. Brandon Toolan, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion commander, invited Coyle to address the importance of community networking after conducting a three-day meeting with the commanders. Coyle's presentation focused on th  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Dec. 11 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst met virtually with small business representatives and contractors Dec. 9 at the Lakehurst Small Business Roundtable Industry Day. Held annually, the roundtable meeting focuses on the current involvement of small businesses in support of N  more