SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Investing in America funds will supplement state and tribal programs for salmon recovery. * * * Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced more than $105 million in recommended funding for 14 new and continuing salmon recovery projects and programs. Located along the West Coast and in Alaska, these state and tribal efforts will be funded th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: AUGUST 1, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2020 Census counts of households, along with information on household type and tenure (whether the home is owned or rented) for 300 detailed race and ethnicity groups and 1,187 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages. The 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) provides household information based on the r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: On August 4, 2024, the Department of the Interior celebrates four years of the Great American Outdoors Act's (GAOA) success and impact across the country with a fee-free day on public lands. Over the past four years, this landmark Law has funded critical infrastructure investments on public lands, from restoring the historic Saratoga Battlefield Tour Road in New York to improving pedestrian and vehicle   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT LIBERTY, N.C. The U.S. Army announced today that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Maj. Gen. Robert D. Harter for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment in the dual role of Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command. Harter previously served as the Commanding General, 81st Readiness Division, after serving as the Deputy Chief of Army Reserve, Of  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From June 2023 to June 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in South Carolina (+3.5 percent), Missouri (+3.2 percent), and Nevada (+3.1 percent). The following states also had over-the-year employment increases of a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission in Anchorage, Alaska, to bolster workforce development in the Kenai Peninsula's mariculture sector. This grant will support expansion of the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute Pat  more