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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Chicago Bears honor combat veteran who battled insurgents in Iraq * CHICAGO - On a hot Chicago Sunday afternoon, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees, more than 40,000 football fans cheered for Sgt. 1st Class Charles Almburg, G-3 Operations Non-commissioned Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, who was the Chicago Bears' Military Salute honoree during their preseason home game ag  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is convening a public meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for Paducah. The purpose of the board is to provide advice and recommendations on cleanup activities and environmental restoration. The meeting is scheduled for September 18, 2025, and will be held at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, located at 5100 Alben Barkley Drive in Kentucky. The forum is de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted a series of waivers to its federal housing rules aiming to streamline administrative processes and provide more effective aid. These adjustments respond to specific needs from local agencies and are intended to ensure programs can function efficiently especially in the wake of disasters. In response to challenges in states like California and Alabama, HUD waived a rule to allow local public housing a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSDok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, is seeking information from Duke Energy Kentucky Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, regarding a special contract and a recurring voltage problem. The request, issued as part of a docket titled "Electronic Application of Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. for Approval of a Special Contract and for Waiver of 807 KAR 5:041, Section 6(2)(C)" (Case No. 2025-00054), requires the company to provide answers by September 5, 2025. The commiss  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSDok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has issued its third request for information to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester, concerning the cooperative's resource plan. The commission is seeking clarifications on several aspects of the plan, as outlined in the "Electronic 2025 Integrated Resource Plan of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc." (Case No. 2025-00087). East Kentucky Power Cooperative has until August 28, 2025, to provide its re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSDok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, is asking Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Brandenburg, Kentucky, for information regarding its application for an alternative rate adjustment (Case No. 2025-00159). The request, which is part of a docket titled "Electronic Application of Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation for an Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:078", requires the cooperative to provide specific deta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSDok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has issued an order (Case No. 2025-00130) notifying Salt River Electric Cooperative Corp., Bardstown, Kentucky, that it has been named as a defendant in a complaint. The complaint, filed on April 21, 2025, by Jennifer Lee Hawks Meffert, initiates a case titled "Jennifer Lee Hawks Meffert V. Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation". According to the order, Salt River Electric has ten days from the date of serv  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * SSC Demo Exercise Tests Next-Gen GPS Receiver to Gather Feedback from Joint Warfighters and International Partners Summary: Joint and international warfighters participated in a real-world day and night field exercise where they tested SSC's new Joint Modernized Handheld Next-Gen GPS receiver. U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, along with Norwegian and French  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Monroe County, Kentucky as Natural Disaster Area due to Flooding * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery   more