WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY --The Bureau of Land Management will begin offering non-commercial tree permits to cut trees for the holidays, including pinyon pine, white fir and juniper trees in Utah this November. Each year, thousands of people find their Christmas trees on public lands. The harvest of these resources not only provides memorable recreation opportunities but maintains the n  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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In August 2023, job openings rates were above 7.0 percent in Alaska (10.6 percent), as well as in South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia (7.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of job openings ranged from 39,000 in Alaska to 175,000 in South Carolina. Nationally, there were 9,610,000 job openings in August, and the U.S. job openings rate  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Cole Finegan, issued the following news release: XTO Energy Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly underpaid royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Native American lands. The settlement resolves allegations that the company improperly deducted costs necessary to put the gas in marketable condition, deducted costs of transporting carbon dioxide and fa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Utah businesses and residents of the Dec. 1 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe thunderstorms and flooding in Salt Lake County that occurred Aug. 3 - 4. According to Lusk, busi  more

HILL AFB, Utah, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Cynthia Griggs, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 75th Medical Group's Pharmacy Flight can now fill prescriptions faster with the help of a new automated high-speed medication filling robot called the Parata Max 2. The medical group funded the robot through the Defense Health Agency's Pharmacy Operations Division, and can fill, label, and cap prescriptions at a rate of 2.1 p  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Braden John Karony, Kyle Nagy, and Thomas Smith with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy for their roles in defrauding investors in a decentralized finance digital asset called "SafeMoon" (SFM) that was issued by their company   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested $3.5 million in ambitious new civil infrastructure research to create transformative and equitable solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Civil infrastructure includes water, electricity, transportation, buildings and other systems that support and protect communities in rural and urban settings. Infrastructure systems require larg  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Published on November 1, 2023 by Disaster Field Operations Center West * * * Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-Wes  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Published on November 1, 2023 by Disaster Field Operations Center West * * * Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Nov. 2 -- The Washington House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair on the National Conference of State Legislatures' (NCSL) Standing Committee on Transportation. This is a two-year appointment, expiring in August 2025. To guide the work of the standing committees, the NCSL President and President-Elect appoint one Democrat and one Republican legislator to serve as the Co-Chairs. Fey's fellow Co-Chair  more