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

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 80,656, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 73,255, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  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 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Servives Administration for Children and Families Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation issued a document titled 'State-Research Partnerships to Address Policy Questions about Child Care and Early Education: Voices from the Field.' The document, OPRE Report #2025-051, was authored by Kelly Maxwell, Lisa Brewer-Walraven, Nicole Chiello, Colleen Graber, and Heidi Rosenberg. This highlight is based on a panel discussion f  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Cook Nuclear Plant, Michigan, has filed an initial report with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding a defect in voltage regulators for its emergency diesel generators. The issue, identified during a surveillance test on April 22, concerns a "thermal overload" component that was found to be prone to tripping spuriously. A failure analysis completed on June 6 revealed two deficiencies: a dimensional tolerance issue with a heater and a workmanship problem with a contr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, 'Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: July 2025,' forecasts a near-record almond crop and offers a varied outlook for other fruit and nut production. The document (FTS-382), authored by Catharine Weber, Helen Wakefield, and Seth Wechsler, was approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board and issued on July 24, 2025. The 2025 California almond crop is predicted to reach approximately 3.0 bill  more