WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (23 pages) * * * Construction and extraction occupations had employment of 6.4 million in May 2025, representing 4.1 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest construction and extraction occupations were construction laborers (1.1 million) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, May 16 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Civil Rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers receives posthumous honorary degree at MC Law Spring Commencement The Mississippi College School of Law today (May 15) hosted its Spring Commencement, where university leadership presented a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Laws degree to the family of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. During the ceremony, alumnus and State Treasurer David McRae delivered   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Committee on Small Business Hosts 3rd Annual Small Business Showcase Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, hosted the 3rd Annual Small Business Showcase, where 31 small business owners from across the country highlighted their work that boosts the American economy and local commun  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $5.5 million contract for Lower Pool 10 restoration project * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $5.5 million contract to Dubuque Barge and Fleeting (doing business as Newt Marine Service) of Dubuque, Iowa, May 14, for stage 3 of a restoration project in Lower Pool 10, near Guttenberg, Iowa. Stage  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring * Settles federal lawsuit alleging trucking company failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide PHOENIX - Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan with over 200 regional and local facilities, will pay $5.5 milli  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 15 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Gowan Milling: * * * Gowan Milling Expands Manufacturing Facility in Blytheville, Arkansas Company celebrates ribbon cutting for facility expansion * BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (May 14, 2026) - Gowan Milling announced plans to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Blytheville, Arkansas. The company is investing more than $8.7 million as part of the expansion and expects to create 34 n  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Heads to Montgomery to Fight for Voting Rights amid Renewed Threats to Black Voting Power * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will travel to Montgomery, Alabama this weekend to participate in the "All Roads Lead to the South" Congressional Pilgrimage. The day of action comes amid ongoing concerns over efforts to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute Black repr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES HUD TO USE MORE MASS TIMBER TO ACCELERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION * Hyde-Smith Chairs Appropriations Hearing to Assess FY2027 HUD Budget Request VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith Discusses Affordable Housing, Opportunity Zones, Foster Care Housing with HUD Secretary Scott Turner. VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith's Review of the FY2027 HUD Budget Reques  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH PUSHES DOD TO RECOGNIZE ERDC IN VICKSBURG AS A 'MILITARY INSTALLATION' * At Appropriations Hearing, Hyde-Smith Asks Assistant Secretary to Reconsider Decision that Blocks Access to Infrastructure Grant Funding VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Pushes Defense Department to Recognize ERDC as a Mission-Critical Defense Facility. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) o  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 15 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Keenum: Graduating Bulldogs prepared for next chapter of life thanks to MSU education, values With a world-class degree in hand and a personal foundation built on Bulldog values, approximately 4,000 new Mississippi State graduates are ready to change the world. The Class of 2026 was honored at commencement ceremonies in Starkville and Meridian this week-events MSU President Mark E. Keenum said we  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Lycoming College appoints new vice president for advancement Lycoming College today announced the appointment of Walter C. Williams to the position of vice president for college advancement. Reporting directly to the president, Williams will serve as the chief fundraising officer and a member of the administrative cabinet, while acting as the liaison to the board of trustees' advancement committee. A stra  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Designates May 16 as "Kids to Parks Day" * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and colleagues today applauded the Senate's passage of their bipartisan resolution to empower young people and their families to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 16, 2026 National Kids to Parks Day. Started in 2011 with the National P  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY * Hyde-Smith, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Families to Explore America's Parks & Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that designates, Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Park Day to encourage children  more