WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1266) on Aug. 13, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 2 states and increased in 1 state  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today 33 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. The Reimbursable Services Program allows private sector and state an  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * DLA Land and Maritime hosts first Bombers Directorate Working Group By Lt. Cmdr. Chris Gerber, DLA Maritime Supplier Operations Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime hosted its first Bombers Directorate Working Group July 29 - 30 at Defense Supply Center Columbus, in support of the U.S. Air Force B-1B and B-2 Strategic Bombers. Thirty-four personnel attended the event, representi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to approve a plan to regulate sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from a Carmeuse Lime plant in Seneca County, Ohio. The proposal aims to add a new emissions limit to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) for air quality standards. The action follows a review of Ohio's air quality data, which showed that the facility's emissions could violate federal standards for SO2. A modeling study determined that the plant's em  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Cincinnati removes convicted coup leader to Burkina Faso * CINCINNATI -- ICE removed a convicted Burkinabe coup leader from the United States following his arrest on June 9, 2025, by ICE Detroit agents and officers in Cincinnati. Daouda Begnon II Kone was removed to Burkina Faso Aug. 5 pursuant to a final order of removal from an immigration jud  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Stevens, Miller-Meeks, Pingree Relaunch House Recycling Caucus * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced the relaunch of the House Recycling Caucus for the 119 th Congress. Congressman Joyce will again serve as the Co-Chair of the Caucus alongside Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- A consortium focused on advancing robotic technology has adjusted its membership roster, as disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. The Southwest Research Institute Cooperative Research Group on ROS Industrial Consortium-Americas (RIC-Americas) added two organizations to its collaborative effort while one withdrew. Edison Welding Institute of Columbus, Ohio, and Zachry Corporation of San Antonio, Texas, have joined as particip  more