MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 20 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * 'Business Facilities' ranks Alabama a national leader in key sectors Alabama and several of its metro areas have earned high marks in the 2025 "Business Facilities" Annual Rankings Report, reinforcing the state's status as a national leader in key industries and a prime destination for business growth. The influential report -- now in its 21st year -- evaluates states and metr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1300) on Aug. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in July in 2 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 5 states had d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Regions Bank * The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition order against Markel O'Neal Calhoun Former employee of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama Embezzlement of bank funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here. For media inquiries  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward. * On schedule for its 2029 arrival at the asteroid Psyche, NASA's Psyche spacecraft recently looked back toward home and captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 million kilometers) a  more