WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: In October 2022, the number of job openings decreased in 17 states, increased in 2 states, and was little changed in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The number of job openings increased by 19,000, or 13.3 percent, in Louisiana over the month. From October 2021 to October 2022, the number of job openings in Virginia increased by 47,000, or 16.6 percent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2022: A Michigan man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to kidnap the Governor of Michigan and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property. Adam Fox, 39, of Wyoming, Michigan, and co-conspirator Barry Croft Jr., 47, of Bear, Delaware, were convicted by a federal jury in August 2022 during an 11-day r  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Dec. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2022: A Michigan man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to kidnap the Governor of Michigan and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property. Adam Fox, 39, of Wyoming, Michigan, and co-conspirator Barry Croft Jr., 47, of Bear, Delaware, were convicted b  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 27 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2022: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with losses from drought and excessive heat t  more