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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 15, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Speaker Lineup for 10th SelectUSA Investment Summit, Including U.S. Governors and Prominent Global Business Leaders
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the lineup of global executives, business leaders and senior U.S. government representatives participating in the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit, scheduled for June 23-26 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Notable speakers and attendees at this year's SelectUSA Investment Summit include U.S. governor  more

Navy Advances Development of Air Force's New Joint Simulation Environment
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 15 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully installed core software in the Air Force's future Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) facility at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada bringing the service closer to operating its own next-generation training and test facility. Nellis is the   more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah: St. George Businessman Sentenced to 29 Months' Imprisonment for Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds
ST.GEORGE, Utah, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Bradford, Leland Fishback, 40, of St. George was sentenced today to over two years' imprisonment, three years' supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $685,845.05 in restitution. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby, comes after Fishback admitted to fraudulently obtaining government funds from programs intended to   more

U.S. Department of Commerce Presents 2024 Presidential Awards for Export Achievements
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: 64 U.S. companies and organizations to receive nation's top export honors Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored 64 companies and organizations from across the country with the President's "E" and "E Star" Awards recognizing their contributions to increasing U.S. exports. Created in 1961 by Executive Order of the President, the President's "E" Award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can rec  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Nevada Native Seed Partnership Awarded $3.74 Million for Habitat Restoration in the Great Basin
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The Nevada Native Seed Partnership announced in May 2024 that it was awarded $3.74 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Burned Area Rehabilitation (BAR) funding to increase native seed collection, production and use in restoration across the Great Basin. "A lack of readily available native seed and plant materials prevents us from successfully restoring ecosy  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Investments in Rural America, Invites Public Nominations for Rural Innovators Initiative
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 14, 2024: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Investments in Rural America, Invites Public Nominations for Rural Innovators Initiative Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will host a Rural Communities in Action event at the White House to highlight how the Administration is investing in rural communities. White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, White House Office of Public Engageme  more