KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - June 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in June, up 2.5 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR), which rules on labor disputes, issued an order upholding Governor Jim Pillen's November 2023 executive order (EO 23-17) for all state employees to return to their workplaces. The CIR's decision completely upheld the validity of the Governor's executive order, ruling that the issue of ordering the state's workforce back to the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced additional funding for three Omaha-area projects through the state's Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery & Investment Act (Shovel-Ready) program. Omaha Performing Arts, Joslyn Art Museum, and the Elkhorn Athletic Association initially each received awards of $3.86 million through the State's first round of Shovel-Ready awards  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Department of Labor makes largest combined investment in learn-and-earn workforce model * * * The Biden-Harris administration is today making the largest combined federal investment in Registered Apprenticeships as the Department of Labor awards more than $244 million through two grant programs to help modernize, diversify and expand the Registe  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Chad Watkins The 55th Wing recently completed open ranks inspections throughout the wing as directed by Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Commander, Air Combat Command. These open rank inspections ensure that the sword of professionalism remains sharp within the 55th Wing and throughout ACC. "ACC will focus even more on readiness as part of the Air Force's reoptimizing for Great Power Com  more