KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 30, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 68,830, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 63,37  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 30, 2024, entitled "Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Kansas had 72,000 job openings in May 2024, unchanged from April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Kansa  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 30, 2024, entitled "Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Missouri had 152,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 146,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY EA-Baker Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 25, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-24-D-0019). Massma  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 31 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: A western Missouri man on Monday admitted being caught with nearly three pounds of methamphetamine after a high-speed police chase that started and ended on Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Missouri. Antonio D. Braxton, 49, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * NTSB issues safety alert and safety recommendations following investigation * * * The design of a new passenger ferry's engine and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to a 2022 fire aboard a Staten Island Ferry, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The fire broke out in the engine room of the passenger ferry Sandy Grou  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, July 31 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Three communities across Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi receive funding thanks to a partnership between the DRA and EDA * * * More than $4.3 million in investments has been awarded to three projects across Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, thanks to a partnership program between the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). With funds pro  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 31 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Today, during the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce's annual State of the State, Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri's robust economy and continued revenue strength has triggered an additional income tax cut under Senate Bills (SB) 3 & 5, approved by Governor Parson in 2022. This income tax cut lowers Missouri's top income tax rate to 4.7 percent and marks a more  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- President Biden issued the following statement on July 29, 2024, on protecting 600,000 Teamster pensions: * * * As of today, over 600,000 Teamster workers and retirees have pensions protected from devastating cuts. They earned those pensions after working for decades. And now they can retire with dignity. This didn't happen by accident. It's because my Administration is keeping our commitment to America's workers. Today's action protects the pensions of 70,000 workers   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 31 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * Regional Planning Partners Work Together to Determine Potential Future Work * * * The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting the public to join the discussion on priority unfunded transportation needs in their areas. Missouri's transportation system is a tremendous asset, including 33,811 miles of roads and 10,392 bridges and culverts, making it one of the largest of an  more