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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday July 12, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Army Reserve Soldier finds his niche in triathlons
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. Nicholas Sterghos faced a crossroads in his athletic career at the U.S. Military Academy. Multiple fractures, aches and ankle injuries contributed to him missing time running with the Black Knights' cross country and track teams from 2005-2006. The depression that followed grew so encompassing, that the Georgia native considered leaving West Point  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell - June 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell - June 2024": * * * Area prices up 2.6 percent over the past 12 months * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell rose 0.7 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach - June 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach - June 2024": * * * Area prices up 3.5 percent over the past 12 months * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach declined 0.4 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor St  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - June 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - June 2024": * * * Area prices unchanged in June; up 2.9 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A decline in the gasoline index   more

Bravery Remembered: Civil War Raiders Recognized for Great Locomotive Chase
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd, Army News Service It was a bright and sunny summer day in Atlanta, Georgia as seven Union Soldiers stood on a raised platform with nooses around their necks, preparing to give their lives for the America they believed in. Addressing the hostile crowd gathered to see their execution, Pvt. George D. Wilson said he felt no hostility toward them or regret dying for his country because he knew the Uni  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicles
LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 11, 2024: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Retool or Retrofit 11 Existing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Facilities to Support EV Manufacturing, Retaining and Creating Thousands of Good-Paying Union Jobs * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shu  more

EPA: The Water Tower Institute, Inc., Based Buford, Georgia Among National Recipients of $20 Million in Water Workforce Training and Career Development as Part of Investing in America Agenda
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, July 11, As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing over $20 million to 13 workforce development organizations across the nation under its Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant Program, which supports expanding career opportunities in the drinking water and wastewater utility sector. This announcem  more

Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: RUTLAND, Vt.The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill to 180 months of imprisonment,   more

President Biden Issues Statement on Historic Investment to Ensure Future of Auto Industry is Made in America
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- President Biden issued the following statement on July 11, 2024, on the historic investment to ensure future of the auto industry is Made in America: * * * Building a clean energy economy can and should be a win-win for union autoworkers and automakers. This investment will create thousands of good-paying, union manufacturing jobs and retain even more--from Lansing, Michigan to Fort Valley, Georgia - by helping auto companies retool, reboot, and rehire in the same factor  more

SEC Litigation: Court Enters Final Judgment Against New York Resident Who Conducted $6 Million Fraud Scheme Against Investors in Georgia, California
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:22-cv-00194-CDL; M.D. Georgia filed Dec. 7, 2022) involving George Iakovou, et. al: * * * On July 8, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia entered a final judgment against George Iakovou, in an SEC case alleging that he raised approximately $6 million from investors in a fraudulent offering of securities. The SEC's complaint (https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-l  more