WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Department of the Army today announced the recipients of the 2023 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Awards. The program, initiated in 1979, acknowledges the efforts of installations, groups and individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in energy and water management, bolstering Army readiness. "The Army's management of energy and water is guided by a team of outstandi  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 27 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP), which supports economic and community development needs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $17 million is available to address basic public and transportation infrastructure, as well as workforce and business dev  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Following the Global Financial Crisis, US banks on average increased their capital ratios well before Basel III reforms required them to do so, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Larger and better-capitalized banks typically increased their capital ratios before smaller and less-well-capitalized banks, but on average banks of all si  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Ohio's economic growth was about average through the first two years of the pandemic, but after that its growth has been "noticeably weaker," according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The state's GDP grew by about half a percent between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2023, ranking 45th out of all states. What changed   more

BOISE, Idaho, March 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador issued a statement condemning the proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the liquid waste produced by meat and poultry processing plants in the United States. The Idaho Attorney General joins other states in expressing concern over the unnecessary and detrimental nature of this proposed regulation. "This propos  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: On March 5, 2024, a federal grand jury in Louisville charged 14 Louisville and California residents in three indictments involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin trafficking and firearms and money laundering offenses. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erek Davadowich of the D  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 27 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approval of projects that will bring job growth and opportunity across both peninsulas. The projects, expected to create at least 1,580 jobs and generate a total capital investment of over $650 million in Michigan, underscore the state's c  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the second annual Appalachian Carbon Forum in Lexington March 7-8, 2024, where ORNL and University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research scientists led discussions with representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss ways to transition to clean energy. Launched by ORNL in 2  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The percentage of young people who have no wage income and the rate of depression among young adults are rising, potentially affecting their well-being, according to the 2024 State of Economic Equity report by the St. Louis Fed's Institute for Economic Equity. The annual report examined the nation's current economic outlook through an equity lens. Specifically, t  more

KINGS POINT, New York, March 27 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Capt. Mikel Stroud, USMS, Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), announced that Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC) Troy Black will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Battle Standard Dinner, on Thursday, April 4th. The Battle Standard Dinner is an annual event, hoste  more