CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 78,723, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 74,153, the U.S. Burea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in South Dakota - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 25,195, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Dakota were 22,395  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Illinois Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Illinois had 346,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 320,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Illinois was 5.3 percent  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Iowa had 75,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 67,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.4 percent in May and 4.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Ann Arbor - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.43 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Battle Creek - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.23 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner J  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bay City - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.28 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.94 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Flint - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.55 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer no  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Rapids-Wyoming - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.03 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Jackson, MI - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.20 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kalamazoo-Portage - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.69 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Lansing-East Lansing - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.69 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Midland, MI - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.88 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Monroe, MI - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.12 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Muskegon - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.73 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Niles-Benton Harbor - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.84 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Saginaw - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.71 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palme  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * South Dakota had 24,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 22,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in South Dakota was 4  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Wisconsin had 158,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 161,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Wisconsin was 4.9 perc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Aug. 1, as part of the federal government's response to tornadoes that caused the emergency shutdown of the ExxonMobil Refinery in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by the refinery shutdown. EPA has waived the federal regul  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Isaiah Robinson, 40, of the 2100 block of East Monroe Street, was sentenced on July 29, 2024, to 135 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that Robinson sold methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine to a confidential source. More specifically, he sold over 15 grams of fentanyl on June   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3121) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in three Northern District of Illinois actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in that district. This litigation consists of six actions pending in three districts, as listed on Schedule A. In addition, the parties have informed the P  more