EVERGREEN, Alabama, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news on May 16, 2024: The Conecuh County Commission and Ecostrat Inc., a leading company in assessing and developing biomass supply chains, announced today that the county has received an investment grade BDO Zone 'A' Rating for Woody Biomass. The Conecuh County Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone is the first 'A' rating in the Alabama and extends a 75-mile drive distance from the center po  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Severe weather is already affecting some parts of the nation, but as an intense severe storm moves east, residents are encouraged to take the storm seriously and to act now to prepare homes and families for potential impacts. The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy to excessive rainfall for eastern Louisiana into central Alabama which could bring fla  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on May 16, 2024: When most people hear the name Rosa Parks, they think of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1950s Alabama, where Parks was a spark in the early days of the civil rights movement. But after her pivotal role in Montgomery, Parks moved to Detroit to continue her equity work, where she lived near family until 1988. Parks participated in the March on Washington (1963), Mississippi Freedom Summer (1964),  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Navy will christen the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) as the newest, and final, Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, May 18, in Mobile Alabama. The christening ceremony's principal address will be delivered by Vice Admiral Francis Morley, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. Remarks will also be p  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Alabama Recycler Terminated Employee for Telling the Truth About Discriminatory Hiring Practices * * * TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycling, removal, disposal and repair company, will pay $90,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today an investment of $30.8 million as part of its commitment to all 19 of America's designated 1890 historically black Land-grant Universities. This investment, made through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program will support scientific research that addresses  more