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News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Sentencing in Drug Trafficking Case
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the sentencing of Lino Bol. Bol was a member of a multi-state drug trafficking organization operating in Arizona, Texas, Iowa North Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois. "My office will continue to work tirelessly to dismantle drug trafficking organizations that ship fentanyl into Arizona and our local communities," said Attorney General Mayes  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Ohio - First Quarter 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 4, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Ohio - First Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 11 of the 14 largest counties in Ohio from March 2023 to March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2023.) Regional Com  more

Delta Regional Authority: 2025 Delta Workforce Grant Program Pre-Award Technical Assistance Worksop Scheduled for Oct. 24
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: The Delta Regional Authority will be hosting a Pre-Award Technical Assistance Workshop for individuals interested in learning about the 2025 Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP) funding opportunity. The workshop will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Marriot Memphis East, in Memphis, Tennessee. On Sept. 20, DRA released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for   more

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Cuba, Illinois
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Saturday, October 5, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the July 13-16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Illinois and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at the center to help survivors apply for federal disaster ass  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL OBTAINS INJUNCTION OVER IMPROPER REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS AT JOLIET THEATRE
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office obtained an agreed immediate and preliminary injunction with the Will County Metropolitan Exposition & Auditorium Authority (Authority) in his office's ongoing lawsuit against the Authority and two other defendants over their alleged improper removal and storage of materials containing asbestos during a renovation project at the Rialto Squ  more

Ill. Senate Democrats: Holmes Celebrates New CyrusOne Data Center in Aurora
AURORA, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: Alongside Governor JB Pritzker, the CyrusOne team and other local elected officials, State Senator Linda Holmes celebrated the groundbreaking of the new CyrusOne data center in Aurora on Wednesday. "CyrusOne is a global leader in data center development and has once again chosen Aurora to be its home for this expansion project," said Holmes (D-Aurora). "This new data center brings critical investments to our c  more

Kan. Commerce Dept.: Kansas-Owned Businesses Recognized at Commerce's 'To The Stars' Ceremony
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 5 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: Kansas businesses and entrepreneurs were honored Thursday night during the Kansas Department of Commerce's 2024 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards ceremony at the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau. The event recognized their outstanding contributions to the state's economy and communities. It was announced at the ceremony that Nu Life Market in Scott City won the 2024 Govern  more

SBA Awards $9M in Grants to 49 Organizations Across America to Help Underserved Communities Access Development Funding and Innovative Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) P  more