WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 5, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment in Myrtle Beach area up 5.2 percent over the year ended June 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased from June 2024 to June 2025 in 30 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 357 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Caro  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * Waste Cleanup Momentum at SRS: 6th Tank Closure Milestone in 13 Months AIKEN, S.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has reached another milestone with concurrence from regulators that the Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully removed waste from another highly radioactive waste tank. Tank 8 makes the sixth tank to reach p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44413) on July 25, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation: In Brief" by economic development policy analyst Joseph V. Jaroscak. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Department of Energy's (DOE's) nonproliferation and national security programs provide technical capabilities to support U.S. efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapon  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Foothills YMCA to Expand With $6 Million in JEDA Financing The Foothills Area YMCA will use a $6 million bond issue from the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to help finance its expansion in Oconee County. The tax-exempt Economic Development Revenue Bonds will be used to add 50,000 square feet to the Seneca site, which will inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Norman, Budd, and Scott Lead Effort to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations Hurting American Farmers * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC), along with U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), led a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of 84 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging the Department of Labor to immediately repeal burdenso  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Tim Scott Highlights Major Legislative Wins During July Work Period * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is concluding the July work period with significant legislative accomplishments and continued focus on advancing policies that create opportunity, foster innovation, and support American families and small businesses. Throughout the month, Senator Scott worked to move forw  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Additional Members and Associate of Narco-Terrorist Cartel del Noreste Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three high-ranking members and one prominent associate of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN), formerly known as Los Zetas. CDN, one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in Mex  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Zoe Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Health to Pay $70,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Health provider settles suit alleging it fired employee after refusing to accommodate her disabilities ATLANTA - Zoe Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Health, LLC, a provider of pediatric and adolescent health services in Columbus, Georgia, agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a disabili  more