CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: The two largest counties in Nebraska had employment gains from December 2017 to December 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. (Large counties are defined as those with 2017 annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Charlene Peiffer noted that employment   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, awarded a $2,767,413 contract Wednesday to build up the elevation on previously closed breach L575a near Percival Iowa, and on breach 575b near Hamburg, Iowa expected to be closed in the next few days. The Corps of Engineers awarded the contract to Weston Solutions, Inc. of West Chester PA. The breach closure will ensure that a minimum level of prote  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, will host a public open house to share information about the Papillion Creek Basin flood risk management study July 23, 2019. The purpose of the study is to develop alternatives to reduce flood risks and improve public safety within the Papillion Creek Basin in Douglas, Sarpy and  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: A draft environmental assessment for a proposal to improve an existing concrete weir structure located within the city of Sioux Falls near the Big Sioux River levee is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of modifying the shape of the weir to include widening the base to allow for improved flow through the existing oxbow wetland, improve interior dra  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $31,744 cooperative agreement to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for the expansion of hikidng routes and interpretation along the Oregon and California trails at the Ash Hollow State Historical Park. The funding opportunity number is NPSNOINTIRP19AC00777 (CFDA 15.935). For more information, contact Trish Fresquez-Hernandez, 505/988-6122.  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54141) involving Mid-State Engineering and Testing, Columbus, Nebraska: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PORTABLE GAUGE This is a summary of information received from the state of Nebraska via phone call: On July 2, 2019, at approximately 1330 CDT, the licensee, Mid-State Engineering and Testing, lost a CPN-International MC Series Protaprobe gauge with 10 mCi Cs-137 and 50 mCi Am/Be-241 sources.  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the August 13 meeting of its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. CT, 10:30 a.m. ET, at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is open to the public with limited seating availability. The meeting will be webcast live and archived on the committee's website (https://www.sec.gov/page/small-b  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in Ne  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District is rolling out an innovative contracting methodology to expedite the process of awarding contracts for repairing levees damaged by the spring floods. The new method will increase USACE's ability to ensure that only capable, vetted contractors have the ability to bid these projects. Traditionally, firm-fixed priced contracts are required to be awarded t  more