DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "[xxx]Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in August, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in July and August, up 3.3 percent over the year * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent for the two months endi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A Springfield, Mo., man who was a leader in a violent gang and part of a rap group was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms. Ezekiel Josiah King, 21, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to six years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 16, 2024, King pleaded guilty to one  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute valeryl fentanyl, which is an analogue of fentanyl, and illegally possessing eight firearms. Darrell L. Smith, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 11, 2024, S  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Cadets from the Ohio and Virginia wings have been named as the next chair and vice chair of Civil Air Patrol's National Cadet Advisory Council. Cadet Lt. Col. Megan Panchula of the Ohio Wing's Frank H. Kettlewood Composite Squadron is replacing Cadet Lt. Col. Soren Koh of the Illinois Wing's Col. Charles Compton Composite Squadron as the NCAC chair. A CAP member since July 2019, Panchula  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The New York State Office of Mental Health issued the following news release: The state Office of Mental Health today announced the launch of a pilot program aimed at increasing mental wellness among workers in the Capital Region's construction industry. Developed by OMH's Suicide Prevention Center of New York, the Building Hope Through Action program will focus on the construction industry, an industry with one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. "Our sta  more