KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 69,958, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 61,651, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 18,894, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 18,048, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Celebrates Groundbreaking of Largest Infrastructure Project in Grandview's History * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) joined city leaders and community members to break ground on the largest infrastructure investment in Grandview's history: a $24 million revitalization of nearly five miles of Blue Ridge Boulevard. The project is set to impr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Expands National Footprint with Addition of Seven Attorneys Across Multiple Practice Areas * Constangy is pleased to announce the addition of seven accomplished attorneys across key offices nationwide: Lynn Alexis, Troy Daniels, Nicole Davies, Kelsey O'Brien, Sonita Thompson, Darianne Young, and Sydney Hardy. * Lynn Alexis and Nicole Da  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement Following NTSB Hearing on January Midair Collision * Today, following the conclusion of last week's National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) three-day investigative hearing (link is external) into the tragic January midair collision between Flight 5342 from ICT to DCA with a military helicopter, Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement: "I'm grateful to th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events released the following written testimony by Kansas Chief of Police Stacey Graves from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Lessons Learned: An Examination of Major Security Incidents at Mass Gathering Events": * * * Thank you Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou, and Members of the Task Force for convening today's hearing. I lead the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, a department  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Known Surenos gang member arrested by ICE Kansas City after repeated illegal entries * KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Kansas City arrested a previously deported Mexican national with a long criminal record and confirmed gang ties following a targeted enforcement action July 20. Mario Torrez-Lopez, 34, of Mexico, is a sel  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Help Certify World's Longest Lightning Flash Sparked by a major thunderstorm complex rumbling over the Great Plains, a single megaflash lightning bolt captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the world's longest flash on record  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 4 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * Textron Aviation celebrates grand opening of its second Plane Healthy Wellness Center & Pharmacy * Textron Aviation recently celebrated the grand opening of its second Plane Healthy Wellness Center & Pharmacy on the east campus in Wichita, Kansas -- further solidifying the company's commitment to employee wellness. During the event, remarks from Textron Avia  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * University of Kansas visit enhances HVAC collaboration Representatives from University of Kansas visited Penn College's campus recently to learn more about the college's heating, ventilation & air conditioning degrees. The university is the lead institution in a new National Science Foundation Gen-4 Engineering Research Center named the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology H  more