WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order of default judgment against four individuals and five companies (nine defendants): of Brandon, Mississippi; of Ukraine; of Duluth, Georgia; of Grand Island, New York and/or Fort Erie, Canada; , a New Hampshire LLC; ,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded teams from South Dakota, New Hampshire and Maine roughly $8 million each through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII) to enhance their state's research and development competitiveness and promote scientific progress  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36771) entitled "Merrimack & Grafton Railroad Corp. - Change in Operator Exemption - in Grafton and Coos Counties, New Hampshire, and Essex County, Vermont": * * * Merrimack & Grafton Railroad Corporation (MGRC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to assume operations over the following railroad lines (t  more