WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Brunswick, Maine, July 26, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for Americ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston-North Charleston - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.29 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia, SC - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.22 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Vi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Florence, SC - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.96 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Vi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.46 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.94 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.19 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Spartanburg - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.41 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, July 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Division issued the following news release: Raul Perales Guzman, 38, of San Luis, Mexico, was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that in June 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration observed Guzman and a co-defendant di  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 235,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 243,000 to 245,000. The 4-week moving average was 235,50  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the lawsuit, an employee working for a Walmart's distribution center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, experienced the onset of severe pain due to a neur  more