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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Tuesday December 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

908th Conducts First Wing-Wide Combat Readiness Exercise in Nearly Five Years
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kamiyah Burks, 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The 908th Flying Training Wing held a four-day multi-unit deployment readiness training exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the wing's ability to excel when exposed to difficult or stressful scenarios. Real-world Readiness  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, Central Kansas Railway
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34030) entitled "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, Inc. - Acquisition Exemption - Central Kansas Railway, LLC": * * * MOTION FOR DISCLOSURE AND PROTECTIVE ORDER By motion filed on November 27, 2024, Weskan Grain LLC (Weskan) seeks, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1114.30(d), disclosure of the lease agreement and certain related documents between Union Pacific Railroad   more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.5 Million to Support the Agriculture Industry and Provide Electrical Infrastructure Improvements in Kansas
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- 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 investing $5.5 million in the state of Kansas to support the agriculture industry and make electrical infrastructure improvements needed to bolster economic opportunity in the region. The EDA investments announced today are: The Land Institute in Sa  more