NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded a $4.4 million contract Feb. 16, 2024, to address seepage remediation for a portion of the levee in Iberville Parish, La., as part of the overall Mississippi River Levees (MRL) construction project. This contract consists of installing sheet pile cutoff wall to address seepage remediation on the east bank of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The meeting dates, time  more

AMES, Iowa, Feb. 22 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Many Iowa State University students studying agribusiness have seen a harvest hauled to market. Far fewer have witnessed what happens next. "Even if you're familiar with the business side of farming, it's not apparent where crops go. You dump a load at the local co-op elevator, and it's just gone. But it's not just marketing. Grain physically needs to go somewhere," said Bobby Martens, associate professor of econom  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: Christian professionals from a wide variety of industries will share how they have found success by incorporating their beliefs into everyday practice during a Faith and Business Ethics Week event Feb. 28-29 at Mississippi College. Sponsored by the MC School of Business and endowed by L.D. Jordan, a member of the School of Business Class of 1951, the 11th annual event will include a keynote address by a Mississippi  more