PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. for $16.1 million to complete periodic nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps' Philadelphia District, the U.S. Coast Guard  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Limerick Generating Station. The exercise will occur during the week of September 25, 2023, to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond to an emergency at the nucl  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A pair of microwave reactors recently installed at NETL provides researchers with tools to quickly screen materials called catalysts for their potential to trigger the chemical reactions needed to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals and decarbonize industrial processes that emit greenhouse gas. "Developing effective catalysts for use in   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Eric G. Olshan, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Alphonse Johnson pled guilty to trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Johnson, age 41, formerly of Sharon, Pennsylvania, pled guilty before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Johnson pled guilty to (1) conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 94 Fund Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Plasterers and Cement Masons Local No. 94 Pension Fund (Plasterers and Cement Masons Local   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Sept. 11, 2023, by Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary for resident media: * * * BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Welcome to Monday. Just a few things at the top here and then we'll get right to your questions. So today of course marks the solemn occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The remembrance events for those lost in New York City, Sh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $960,000 grant to The Enterprise Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to establish the Infrastructure Innovations and Business Opportunities Center in Newark, New Jersey. This grant will connect socially and economically disadvantaged contractors and bu  more