KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Missouri - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 7 largest counties and county equivalent in Missouri from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Kansas Private Nonprofits Affected by April Storms Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kansas of the April 15, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of  more