ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 29, 2024, entitled "Atlanta Area Employment - April 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area increased by 38,800 over the year in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the local rate of job gain, 1.3  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent in May and 3.2 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly increase in the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater - May 2024": * * * Area prices down 0.1 percent over the two months; up 1.8 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa declined 0.1 percent from March to May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

BROOKLYN, New York, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a four-count indictment was unsealed charging Tony Terry with conspiring to illegally traffic firearms from Georgia to Brooklyn, New York. Terry was arrested this morning and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo. Breon Peace, United Stat  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The National Park Service is seeking public input on the timing, days of use, and seasonality of cycling on Kennesaw Mountain Drive as the park implements an expanded shuttle system. A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 6:00PM EDT regarding the proposed changes to bicycle use on Kennesaw Mountain Drive. In 2017, Kennesaw Mo  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1332X) entitled "Athens Transportation Partners LLC - Abandonment Exemption - In Clarke County, Georgia": * * * Athens Transportation Partners, LLC (ATP), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 6.5-miles of rail line extending between the northern end of the Oconee River trestle b  more