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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 02, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Air Travel Consumer Report: December 2023, Full Year 2023 Numbers
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of December 2023 and calendar year 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, and oversales. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. In additio  more

Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman's Attendance at White House Roundtable on Increasing Capital Access for Tribal Nations
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: On Thursday, February 29, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's cabinet for Americas more than 33 million small businesses attended a White House roundtable on Increasing Capital Access for Tribal Nations, alongside Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, Secretary of Commer  more

Soldiers Prepare for Combat Operations in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan Braving subzero temperatures, about 9,000 Soldiers clad in white camouflage gathered in Alaska for a joint, multinational exercise. Soldiers engaged in 40 training events over two weeks to prepare for combat operations in the northernmost region on Earth. During the largest multinational training exercise in the Arctic to date, called Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02, the Army simulate  more

VP Harris Announces Tens of Millions of Dollars for Historically Underserved Entrepreneurs in North Carolina as Part of Administration's Strategy to Invest in American Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The White House issued the following news release: To close out the Biden-Harris Administration's fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Harris and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join Governor Roy Cooper to announce $32 million awarded through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to women- and minority-led venture capital funds to support historically underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs. The investment will catalyze   more

Wash. Veterans Affairs Dept. Director Selected as Far West District Vice President for the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 1 -- The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news: Congratulations to WDVA Director David Puente for his selection as Far West District Vice President for the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA). "I am honored to have been entrusted by my fellow Veterans Affairs Leaders to serve in this role," said David Puente. "NASDVA provides an integral forum for states to share best practices, learn from each othe  more