CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in South Dakota - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 27 in 2022 for South Dakota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in South Dakota was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) F  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 1, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Dakota - 2022": * * * In 2022, South Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $886, or 82.3 percent of the $1,076 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

LULEA, Sweden, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: By 1Lt Cameron Silver U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a cross-combatant command mission from their deployed location at Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, in support of Global Guardian, 29 Feb, 2024. The aircraft departed from Sweden, crossed into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility and completed their depl  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is surveying the building and heavy construction industry of South Dakota to set prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, for the payment of construction workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects. The DBRA directs the department to set the prevailing wag  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A new Vertical Pallet Stacker loading system, designed to maximize and streamline cargo loading, was employed for the first time by the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron in the execution of Bomber Task Force 24-2 to Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, Feb. 19. These BTF missions extend across the globe as a demons  more

LULEA, Sweden, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Cameron Silver, USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota launched from their deployed location at Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to train alongside Swedish air force aircraft Feb. 26. The mission, dubbed Vanguard Adler, was conducted as part of Bomber Task Force 24-2 and designed to integrate the U.S. bombers with Swedish   more

LULEA, Sweden, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Cameron Silver USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived in Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, for Bomber Task Force 24-2, Feb. 23, 2024. During the deployment, the bomber crews and support personnel will integrate with the Swedish Armed Forces, NATO Allies and other international partners to synchronize cap  more