WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Bring High-Speed Internet, Clean Drinking Water and Modern Infrastructure to More Than One Million People in Rural Communities Edgecombe County, N.C., Feb. 21, 2024 - During a visit to Edgecombe County, N.C., a Rural Partners Network community, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden today announced that USDA is fundi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Nebraska - Second Quarter 2023": * * * From March 2023 to June 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Nebraska were 51,196, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 47,470, the U.S. Bure  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "Nebraska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * Nebraska had 59,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 61,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Nebraska was  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: After launching the comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy in early 2022, public organizations, private businesses, research institutions, and more have stepped up in response to USDOT's call to action to reduce roadway deaths. Daniel Langenkamp, founder of the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Bike Safety Memorial Fund, with sons Oliver (left) and Axel (right), speaks at today's National Roadway Sa  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT CAVAZOS, Texas - Chaplain (Capt.) Ronald Powers II, and Sgt. Trevor Rhodes, religious affairs NCO, 646th Regional Support Group, Mobilization Support Brigade, unit ministry team have hosted multiple Soldier focused events after mobilizing to Fort Cavazos in early October 2023. Most recently, they partnered with leaders from the North Fort Cavazos Dining Facility (DFAC), Nort  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Sean Patrick Boyd Jr., 26, of Dunbar, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation for receipt of stolen money. Boyd was also ordered to pay $23,817.79 in restitution, and owes $17,227.79 of that amount after turning over $6,590 in seized assets. Boyd admitted to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $20,832 in COVID  more