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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 05, 2024 ( 8 items )  

514th Air Mobility Wing Unveils Memorial Plaque to Chief's Family
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Ruben Rios, 514th Air Mobility Wing The 514th Air Mobility Wing unveiled a plaque dedication for Chief Master Sgt. Corinne E. Aimable at the 514th AMW Wing headquarters at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 2, 2024. Aimable was laid to rest on July 18, 2023, after a two-year battle with cancer. A 23-year veteran of the Air Force, she s  more

BLS: 1-Year Survival Rates for New Business Establishments by Year and Location
WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Survival rates for new business establishments vary from year to year due to several factors, including the business cycle, industry, and location. In recent years, 1 year survival rates (that is, an establishment still in business one year after the year in which the establishment was born) were generally lowest for establishments born in 2001 and  more

Federal Maritime Commission Issues Notice of Filing of Complaint Involving Access One Transport Vs. Cosco Shipping Lines
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of filing of complaint (Docket No. 24-13): * * * ACCESS ONE TRANSPORT, INC., Complainant v. COSCO SHIPPING LINES CO. LTD., Respondent. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND ASSIGNMENT Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (the "Commission") by Access One Transport, Inc. (the "Complainant") against COSCO Shipping Lines Co. Ltd. (the "Respondent"). Complainant states th  more

Justice Department Statements on JetBlue Terminating Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news statement on March 4, 2024: * * * JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) announced today that it has abandoned its $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. (Spirit). In January, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked the transaction because it violated "the core principle of antitrust law: to protect the United States' markets - and its market participants - from anticompetitive ha  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Statement on Abandonment of Spirit-JetBlue Deal
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after his district court victory led JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines to abandon their plans for a $3.8 billion merger. "Prices for airline tickets are sky high, and more competition means more options. This result means this merger won't increase the cost of flying. My office will always fig  more

N.J. Gov. Murphy Calls Out Congestion Pricing Scheme for Violating New York Law, Cutting Corners Once Again, and Evading Requirements for Proper Public Vetting
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today formally submitted written comments on behalf of the State of New Jersey to the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority (TBTA), which will set the tolls for New York City's congestion pricing scheme. In the letter, the Governor raises that the process to establish the tolling scheme violates New York State law and demonstrates that the Metropolitan Transit   more

N.Y. A.G. James Secures $8.6 Million and Significant Reforms to Long Island Nursing Home After Repeated Financial Fraud and Resident Mistreatment
NEW YORK, March 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office has secured a major settlement with Fulton Commons Care Center, Inc. (Fulton Commons) (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/settlements-agreements/fulton-commons-aod.pdf), a nursing home in East Meadow, Nassau County that will require its owners and operator to pay up to $8.6 million and install monitors to refo  more

NCUA Charters New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association Federal Credit Union
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 5 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: * * * Credit Union Will Serve Employees and Members of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association * * * The National Credit Union Administration has granted a federal charter and Share Insurance Fund coverage to New Jersey State PBA Federal Credit Union in Woodbridge, New Jersey. "Law enforcement professionals have distinct financial needs, and the New J  more