BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble, 8th Air Force/J-GSOC Public Affairs The Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center welcomed a new commander to their storied history today during a ceremony at Barksdale AFB, La. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost assumed command from Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, who diligently served 8th Air Force since August 2021. Gebara leaves the Mighty  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on Aug. 29, 2023, by Regional Outreach Director Joe Mahon: * * * After several strong years, growth stalled earlier in 2023, according to results from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' second-quarter agricultural credit conditions survey. Farm incomes decreased slightly on balance from April through June relative to a year earlier, according to the survey, which was conducted during   more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Today, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu announced the project selections for nearly $3 billion in climate resilience funding as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The sele  more

CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs Convoy Response Teams from across the three missile wings participated in the inaugural Advanced Recapture Recovery Operational Warfighter exercise, traveling to Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, Aug. 7-25, 2023. In years previous, CRF teams participated in Road Warrior, an exercise much like ARROW but with   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21586) on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * In the Matter of LEGACY HOSPITALITY II, LLC, LEGENDARY CAPITAL REIT III, LLC, AND COREY R. MAPLE, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST-ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public intere  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $808 million to help rural cooperatives and utilities build and improve electric infrastructure and increase electric grid reliability and security, connecting hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas. This funding will also help provide clean drinking water and sanitary wastewater s  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and 15 other state attorneys general sounded the alarm on the China-founded, fast-fashion retailer SHEIN's business practices - including reports of forced labor - and their potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) launch later this year. In a letter sent Thursday to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the attorneys general urged the SEC to require any   more