COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By SrA Jessica Blocher, 14th Flying Trainig Wing Col. Nicholas Lofthouse assumed command of the 14th Operations Group on July 18, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Col. James Blech, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, spoke on four different points: lead boldly, lead with passion, be better every day and lead with trust. "Trust is the bedrock  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 22-state amicus brief in support of Florida's request to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its law regulating sex-modification procedures while the district court's order enjoining the law is heard on appeal. The case is Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida. Like half the sta  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on July 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District has increased slightly since our previous report, a continuation of trends reported over the past few months. Employment was unchanged and wage growth continued to moderate back to longer-run trends. Inflation pressures increased modestly, with slower price growth than in previous reports. Report  more