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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Contracts for July 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

Department of Defense Awards $23 Million to Augment the United States Domestic Aluminum Casting Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today a $23 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) program to Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The award aims to increase capacity in annual aluminum casting production, secure capability to supply U.S. mills, and provide surge capacity to support U.S. security commitments around the globe. This effort supports the 2024 Nati  more

Department of Defense Awards $23 Million to Augment the United States Domestic Aluminum Casting Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced today a $23 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) program to Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The award aims to increase capacity in annual aluminum casting production, secure capability to supply U.S. mills, and provide surge capacity to support U.S. security commitments around the globe. This effort supports the 2024 National Def  more

Governor Ivey Announces $15 Million Growing Alabama Funds, Accelerating Industrial Site Development
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 23 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the Renewal of Alabama Commission has allocated over $15.5 million in Growing Alabama funding to seven economic development organizations across the state to speed the development of industrial sites. The Growing Alabama program provides a tax credit to eligible taxpayers who make contributions to economic development organizations for approved qu  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Leads a Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing Rescheduling of Marijuana
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on the federal Controlled Substances Act. The comment letter was submitted in response to the Department of Justice's Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regardi  more

NOAA Partners Create Jobs, Train Future Leaders to Advance Habitat Restoration Across the Country
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: For more than 30 years, NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation has supported habitat restoration efforts across the country. We've reopened rivers in New England, rebuilt coral reefs in the Pacific Islands, restored coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, and more. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, we're continuing our work to support fisheries, endangered  more

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces That It is Accepting Applications for the Alabama Black Belt Landscapes Pilot Initiative
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces that it is accepting applications for the Alabama Black Belt Landscapes Pilot Initiative via ACT NOW * * * AUBURN, ALABAMA - Alabama State Conservationist, Ben Malone, with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces that it is  more