SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 25,948, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,328, the U.S. Bureau of Labor St  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in South Dakota -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 25,412, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Dakota were 22,744, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSoth) -- The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of a broken gauge shutter handle at the Union Carbide Corp., Houston, Texas, facility in Taft, Louisiana. The incident, which occurred on August 6, 2025, was identified during a routine six-month inspection by a third-party inspector, BBP Sales, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The LDEQ was notified by the company's radiation safety officer on August 6 at 10:48 PM CDT. The aff  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSoth) -- The Louisiana Radiation Protection Division was alerted to an equipment malfunction at a Rubicon LLC, Geismar, Louisiana, facility, according to a report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The incident, which occurred on August 6, 2025, involved a fixed gauge with a stuck shutter. According to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), the licensee's radiation safety officer reported that during a routine inspection, the shutter became s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSoth) -- The Louisiana Radiation Protection Division, a branch of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of an equipment malfunction involving a fixed gauge at the Rubicon LLC facility in Geismar, Louisiana. The incident, which occurred on August 6, 2025, was reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the same day. According to the LDEQ, a routine shutter check revealed that a fixed gauge's shutter became st  more