BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 31 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on July 30, 2024: * * * WATCH THE VIDEO REPLAY (https://www.youtube.com/live/hqIAztlRrG4) * * * GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum today presented NASA astronaut James Buchli with the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state's highest commendation for its citizens, highlighting his significant impact on aerospace and his trailblazing career as the first North Dakotan to fly in  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In May 2024, there were a total of 6,694,000 unemployed people and 8,140,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.8 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 4.9 percent. Fourteen states had 0.5 or fewer unemployed person per job opening: North Dakota (0.3 person), Vermont and South Dakota (0.4 person  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $427 million in funding for 245 airport-related infrastructure grants across 39 states to modernize and improve America's airports. The projects are funded under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, part of the $25 billion total included in the law for airp  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $427 million in funding for 245 airport-related infrastructure grants across 39 states to modernize and improve America's airports. The projects are funded under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, part of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Gauss Management Research and Engineering Inc., Ogden, Utah (FA8003-24-D-0015); Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia (FA8003-24-D-0016); TransTecs Corp., Wichita, Kansas (FA8003-24-D-0017); Frontier Technology Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0018); SelectTech Services Corp., Dayton, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0019); Boston Engineering Corp., Waltham, Massachusetts (FA8003-24-D-0020); SynapseM  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, July 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Lea Greene, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The U.S. Department of Defense Skillbridge program has restructured to formalize application periods for military members and will host routine webinars to assist industry partners. Each year, nearly 200,000 military members complete their service and transition to civilian careers or higher education.   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: BERWYN, ILL. - State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, was among 39 lawmakers chosen to participate in a prestigious leadership training program that annually identifies and assists promising state leaders in the Midwest. Rashid will meet with fellow lawmakers from Illinois and 10 other Midwestern states and four Canadian provinces on August 23-27 in Madison, Wisconsin for the Council of Sta  more