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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Thursday August 01, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Contracts for July 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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

Contracts for July 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $2,089,200,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for low-rate initial production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) and resea  more

DATCP Accepting Applications for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants Through September 9, 2024
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The 2024 Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) grants are open to applicants until 11:59 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will award a total of up to $200,000 in BLBW grant funding in 2024. BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin's agriculture and food industries b  more

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Raess, R.)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Robert P. Raess, 21, of Dodgeville, Wisconsin, reported missing in action during the Korean War, was accounted for March 26, 2024. In late 1950, Raess was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 1,   more

USDA Economic Research Service: 'Structure, Costs, and Technology Used on U.S. Dairy Farms'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following report (No. ERR-334) in July 2024 by Jeffrey Gillespie, Eric Njuki and Angel Teran entitled "Structure, Costs, and Technology Used on U.S. Dairy Farms".  Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract The milk production segment of the U.S. dairy industry has experienced significant change over the past two decades. Various USDA data sources allow for analysis of how dairy farms have change  more