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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 11, 2023 ( 11 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2023": * * * Prices in the South up 0.7 percent over the month and 5.5 percent over the past year. * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.7 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The  more

DOD Announces Awards Under Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) awards to 28 collaborative academic teams. DEPSCoR is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen the basic research infrastructure at institutions of higher education in underutilized states/territories. "DEPSCoR allows us to tap into institutions that have enormous basic resear  more

DOE Office of Environmental Management: Oak Ridge Makes Former Reactor Safer as It Awaits Demolition
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: EM crews are slated to take down hundreds of old, contaminated buildings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 National Security Complex. Many of them will remain standing for years to come due to the large amount of work required to demolish them. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is tasked with keeping them safe until  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. Personalized Healthcare Solution, Clayton R. Thomas
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-00459; M.D. Tenn. filed May 9, 2023) involving Personalized Healthcare Solution LLC and Clayton R. Thomas: * * * SEC Charges Tennessee Resident and Company with Selling Fraudulent Promissory Notes * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Brentwood, Tennessee resident Clayton R. Thomas and the now defunct entity he controlled, Personalized Healthcare Solution, LL  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Announces Distribution of Settlement to Nebraskans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announced that consumers who were deceived by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022. Approximately 4.4 million consumers nationwide will receive checks in the mail from the multistate settlement. Nebraska will receive $837,114 for more than 27,353 consumers w  more

NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of NFS Erwin Facility
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a May 18 public meeting with Nuclear Fuel Services to discuss the results of the agency's licensee performance review of the company's nuclear fuel fabrication plant located in Erwin, Tennessee. The event is scheduled to run from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Unicoi County Courthouse, 100 N. Main Avenue in Erwin. Members of the public and media unable to attend in perso  more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Abston, Manager of Frontier and Summit Data Centers, Named Best of the Year
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Paul Abston, leader of the HPC Infrastructure Operations Group of the National Center for Computational Sciences and manager of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's data center, has been named Data Center Manager of the Year for 2023. The award, sponsored by Data Center World, the global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals, recognizes   more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: The Copper Key to More Efficient Biomass Breakdown
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nonfood, plant-based biofuels have potential as a green alternative to fossil fuels, but the enzymes required for production are too inefficient and costly to produce. However, new research is shining a light on enzymes from fungi that could make biofuels economically viable. Enzymes called lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, or LPMOs, excel at breaking down organic  more

Tenn. Gov. Lee Signs Strong School Safety Measures Into Law
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 11 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed strong school safety legislation into law and recognized the investment of more than $230 million to strengthen safety at public and private schools across Tennessee. "Nothing is more important than Tennessee students and teachers returning home from school safely each day," said Gov. Lee. "Every year since 2019, we've worked with the General Assembly to prioritize school s  more

U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee: Owners & Operators of Mid-State Restaurants Plead Guilty in Scheme to Harbor Undocumented Workers
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Five persons charged last year in an undocumented worker harboring scheme connected to eight mid-state restaurants, have pleaded guilty, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski. In plea hearings concluded this week, Zhongzhi "Tommy" Zhuo, 46, Jianping "Alan" Zhuo, 37, both of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Jianhua "Jason" Zhuo, 35, of Gallatin, Tenn., pl  more

U.S. Department of Education Announces 161 Students to Be Honored as 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, scho  more