VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Plant Section is the logistical muscle behind numerous district operations, but few see its true reach. Headed by Plant Section Chief Paul Richards, the 20-person team is the logistical backbone of the district's Navigation Branch. Team members support not only district headquarters in Vicksburg, but the Engineer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following remarks on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives nominating Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. Below is a full transcript of his remarks. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Mr. Speaker Pro [Tempore], with great respect for this institution, as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, I am directed by the vote of that Caucus to present fo  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 18 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.2 million in investments to six projects in Southern Illinois through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and botto  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.2 million in investments to six projects in Southeast Missouri through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda. The six new investment projects will improve basic  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.3 million in investments to six projects in Arkansas through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up and   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 20 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.5 million in investments to seven projects in Mississippi through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.7 million in investments to two projects across Western Tennessee through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2023, by Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches: * * * I have been looking forward to this for quite some time, and I'm particularly honored to know the distinction and the diversity of the people who are attending. I should also begin by acknowledging that it can seem a little strange to stand up in front of room, at a time like this, and talk about roads and bridge  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following remarks on Oct. 18, 2023, by Secretary Pete Buttigieg at PortMiami: * * * You all know how to make a Transportation Secretary feel welcome. And powerful! But of course, we are here to celebrate the power, not of anyone official, but of the transportation sector, and the power of transportation to make people better off, and the power of what can happen when a local vision, and local leadership, and local player  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 17 -- Estuaries and Coasts, a journal that says it focuses on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea, covering research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 46, Issue 7): * The Dynamics of Seagrass Ecosystems: History, Past Accomplishment  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions softened slightly across the Tenth District in recent weeks. Hiring activity and business conditions were mostly unchanged, but contacts in the energy, agriculture and commercial real estate sectors reported moderate declines in activity. Several bankers characterized their appetite for lending as being on a "loan diet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced three grants totaling $474,550 as part of the Achieving Conservation through Targeting Information, Outreach and Networking (ACTION) program. ACTION supports projects exploring how to increase landowner willingness to adopt conservation practices that provide a range of ecosystem benefits. The Walton Family Fou  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced new funding to support communities working to preserve and celebrate their unique cultural heritage. The "State Designated Cultural District" initiative will provide $3 million to selected cultural districts to aid such efforts. U. of I. anthropology professor Helaine Silverman, whose work focuses on the ways that nations  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: U.S. Climate policies can offer options for putting climate change efforts into place that solve environmental problems like excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created by greenhouse gas emissions. Research led by the University of New Hampshire took a closer look at what would happen to agriculture if there was an extra cost, or so-called social cost, added to fossil fuels, whic  more