WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Administrator Isabel Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has granted three new Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) licenses to lenders focused on historically underserved markets - the first expansion of the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - September 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.0 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - September 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - September 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - September 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. As  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Gov. Pillen and Gov. Reynolds of Iowa led a letter, joined by 13 other Republican governors, directing President Joe Biden to reconsider the CMS proposed one-size-fits-all long-term care staffing requirements' rule that will force many long-term care facilities to close and erode health care access for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. The letter reads as: "As gover  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Gov. Reynolds and Gov. Pillen of Nebraska led a letter, joined by 13 other Republican governors, directing President Joe Biden to reconsider the CMS proposed one-size-fits-all long-term care staffing requirements' rule that will force many long-term care facilities to close and erode health care access for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. The letter reads as: "As gove  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space Project, or MELSP, will use the International Space Station (ISS) to search for production of melanin variants and other useful biomaterials that can have applications both on Earth and in space. The mission is scheduled to launch in early November 2  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 14 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed new regulations for long-term care facilities. The governors called on President Biden to reconsider this unfunded mandate and engage in conversation on how to best serve residents of long-term care faciliti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * New Licenses Mark Milestone Achievement in Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Increase Access to Capital * * * Administrator Isabel Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has granted three new Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Two former managers for the Economy Inn in Bay St. Louis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to court documents, in 2023, agents began investigating drug activity at the Economy Inn located at 810 Us Hwy 90. Agents received information that Pernell Robert Galloway, 54, and his girlfriend, Cas  more