CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 26 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded seven competitive financial assistance grant awards to the minority serving institutions (MSI) shown below, as a result of its Office of Environmental Management (EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002820. The awards will focus on enhancing MSI programs to h  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A Cincinnati-based healthcare staffing company has agreed to pay $9.25 million and to pledge an additional $8 million for related healthcare projects to resolve civil and criminal investigations into the company's visa sponsorship program. Health Carousel, LLC, is a privately held healthcare staffing company that offers workforce placements for healthcare professiona  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has resolved its lawsuit against U.S. Development Corporation, doing business as Akro-Plastics, on behalf of Ohio National Guardsman Staff Sergeant Nicholas Whitman. The department alleged that Akro-Plastics violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) when it   more