BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Alysia Harvey, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Air Force Global Strike Command recently stood up a new directorate, AFGSC/A10, the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Directorate, at Barksdale Air Force Base. This directorate is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the Air Force in support of the deployment of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM weapon syst  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs For his first time since stepping into the role of Air Force Global Strike Command Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization, Brig. Gen. Colin J. Connor visited Team Malmstrom during a two-day visit Dec. 13-14. Connor was joined by Maj. Gen. Ty W. Neuman, AFGSC Director of Strategi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 15, 2023, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.65 per hour in the South to $48.29 in the Northeast in September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announced today that Kim Robbins, executive vice president and chief of Enterprise Services for Federal Reserve Financial Services, and a member of the Kansas City Fed's Management Committee, has been appointed first vice president and chief operating officer, beginning on March 1, 2024. Robbins, who began her career at the Kansas  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following article on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * Where Are Labor Markets the Tightest? A Tale of the 100 Largest US Cities By Cassie Marks, Lowell R. Ricketts, William M. Rodgers III, and Hannah Rubinton Introduction The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by a tight labor market. Economists measure labor market tightness in many ways, but one common measure is the vacancy-to-u  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The third and final WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft, tail number 64-14829, arrived at its new home here December 4, 2023. Its homecoming marks the conclusion of the Air Force's transition from the legacy WC-135W fleet of two jets to the WC-135R fleet of three aircraft, which began in 2019. The WC's mission to support national global atmospheric collection missions is operated  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is joining 26 other state attorneys general and the Arizona State Legislature in a public comment letter demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms drop a proposed rule that violates the Second Amendment. The proposed rule risks making any individual who sells a firearm for profit liable to civil, administrative, and even criminal penalties  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 26-state coalition in an Iowa-led letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to allow oil and gas to flow through the Dakota Access that has safely operated from North Dakota to Illinois for over six years. The letter also opposes the Corps's proposed alternatives-requiring shutting down, digging u  more