PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, March 23 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: The U.S. Army awarded a contract on March 5 to Olin Winchester, the operating contractor of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, for construction of a facility to manufacture ammunition for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon. This contract supports modernization activities at LCAAP, a key government-owned, contractor-operated Army ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri. "This award is a clear demon  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Missouri had 205,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 166,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Montana had 37,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 36,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Wyoming Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Wyoming had 19,000 job openings in January 2024, unchanged from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job opening  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 17 Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Missouri and Nebraska of the April 22, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to o  more

LENEXA, Kansas, March 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Jennings is one of 10 cities to receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 10 communities will receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. EPA and these local communities will pursue development strategies that expand  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A St. Louis man pleaded guilty today to a felony offense related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Rally Runner, F.K.A., Daniel Donnelly, Jr., 43, of St. Louis, M  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in federal court today of his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and of illegally possessing firearms. Edgar A. Mejia, 49, was found guilty by a jury of one count each of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. On Oct. 10, 2022, law en  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was charged in federal court today after law enforcement officers found 59 firearms, including machine guns, along with illegal drugs during a search of his residence. Roberto Rosales Gonzales, 23, was charged in a three-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo. Gonzales remains i  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 23 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Postal Service introduces Celebration Blooms and Wedding Blooms, a natural pair. The new stamps are well-suited for spreading good cheer -- whether it's news of a birth or a note to brighten someone's day. A dedication ceremony for the stamps was held today in St. Louis. The Celebration Blooms stamp can be used on the RSVP envelopes often enclosed with wedding invitations. It   more