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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - September 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percen  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area - September 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past two months, up 1.9 percent from a year ago * * * The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), was unchanged for the two months e  more

FHLBank Chicago Awards $3 Million for Diverse Developer Initiative to Empower Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: To grow the diverse real estate developer talent pipeline in Illinois and Wisconsin, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) has awarded over $3 million through its 2024 Community First(R) Diverse Developer Initiative to support 62 fellowships and internships across 14 organizations. This funding brings FHLBank Chicago's overall co  more

Labor Dept.: Federal Workplace Safety Investigation Finds Janesville Recycling Company Continues to Expose Workers to Dangerous Levels of Lead, Cadmium
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Universal Recycling Technologies cited for 8 repeat, serious violations, fined $202K * * * JANESVILLE, WI -- A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April 2024 found a Janesville recycling company continuing to expose employees to unsafe levels of lead and cadmium while they dismantled cathode ray tubes from older TVs, despite   more

Live in the West Region? Update Your TRICARE Payment Information With TriWest
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 11 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) moving to the West Region in 2025 as part of TRICARE's new regional contracts? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage via credit card or bank electronic funds transfer, you can now securely give your recurring payment information to the incoming W  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached   more