ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Urbaniak A team from Army Contracting Command-Rock Island's Power Projection & Base Readiness Directorate has provided support to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Central Command, through the Heavy Lift 9 program. The Heavy Lift 9 contract provides heavy lift, line haul, and personnel transportation services throughout the Army Central Command area of responsibi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: $196 Million Investment Expands Markets and Creates Jobs in 37 States and Puerto Rico WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2023 - As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments that will strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand ma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * Inspections resulted in 50 significant, substantial violations. * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections (https://www.msha.gov/monthly-impact-inspection-results) at 13 mines in 10 states in October 2023, issuing 215 violations. MSHA began impact inspections af  more

OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * 21 employers found in violation of federal labor laws * * * A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found 21 construction companies working on a federally assisted construction project violated federal laws, leading to the recovery of more than $1.2 million in prevailing and overtime wages for 142 construction workers who built a 302-unit housing development in   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will host its seventh annual Regional Economic Conditions Conference on January 12, 2024. The half-day conference will feature Mortenson Construction Chairman David Mortenson, who will talk with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari about the economic challenges and opportunities in the construction sector. The conference will also feat  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on Nov. 27, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "With this year's str  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Frontier exascale supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has joined a global consortium of scientists from federal laboratories, research institutes, academia and industry to address the challenges of building large-scale artificial intelligence sys  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development has issued the following news release: As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments that will strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for agricultural producers, and lower food costs. "The Biden-Harris Administration i  more