KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 17 (TNSPer) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: The University of Rhode Island announced today the appointments of Carlos Lopez Estrada, deputy director of administration and senior adviser to Mayor Donald R. Grebien in Pawtucket, and Lauren Broccoli Burgess, a registered lobbyist and assistant director of government relations for the American Veterinary Medical Association, as directors of Legislative and Government Relat  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 16, 2021, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2021": Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $32.78 per hour in the South to $40.93 in the Northeast during June 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- The National Park Service Christiansted National Historic Site issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: National Park Service (NPS) acting Regional Director Pedro Ramos today announced the selection of Angelita "Angie" Alvino as the new superintendent for Christiansted National Historic Site, Buck Island Reef National Monument and Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. She will begin working wi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in a court brief challenging the Texas six-week abortion ban as an unconstitutional effort to overturn nearly five decades of Supreme Court precedent. With additional states across the country seeking to impose additional barriers to safe access to reproductive healthcare, Attorney General T  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address transcript: Last month, 14 of our dairy farms in Maine, as well as dozens of dairy farms across northern New England, got an unexpected and disappointing notice from Danone of North America saying that they were discontinuing their contracts with our organic dairy farmers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and elsewhere. I took action immediately to address this situation. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded 10 Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health. Four new Centers of Excellence in California, Maryland, North Carolina, and Utah will join six existing Centers in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Oregon. The Centers of Excellence repr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: The Nature Conservancy in Maine (TNC) announced today that it has acquired fee ownership of the approximately 13,500-acre Spring River-Narraguagus Forest property in Hancock County, west of Cherryfield. Conservation of this property will help maintain a forested connection between the Downeast coast and Maine's north woods, protecting habitat for wide-ranging wildlife and allow  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 17 (TNSMon) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: Concord's Community College is pleased to announce an in-kind gift of two portable magnetostrictive ultrasonic scalers valued at over $6,000 for the Dental Hygiene program. NHTI is grateful for community donors like New Boston Dental Care, PLLC, of New Boston, NH, for donating valuable equipment and technology currently in use in the dental field. NHTI offers an Associate in Science in De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Water Environment Federation issued the following news release: The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces 15 distinguished members as its 2021 class of WEF Fellows. This prestigious designation recognizes members' contributions to the water sector as well as their professional achievements and stature. "This year's WEF Fellows join a growing group of water-sector innovators that help to ensure our industry remains fresh, dynamic, and able to   more