ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following news release: * * * - Local Rate of Employment Growth Above the National Average * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,842,800 in June 2019, up 53,500, or 1.9 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * - Learning doesn't end when you graduate with your college degree. The Lifelong Learning Program offers a variety of unique and fun opportunities to stretch the mind and to learn something new. * * * Lipscomb University's Lifelong Learning Program begins its 19th year as it kicks-off the 2019-20 session Sept. 3. Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Engagement, the Lifelong Learning Program offers people of ret  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary's Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its fifth meeting in Cherokee on August 21. Topics for the August 21 meeting include updates on the department's public participation plan, N.C. Community Mapping System and Executive Order 80. The board will also hear presentations from the Easter  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) coordinated with regulators and partnered with small businesses to complete a soil disposal project for $1.2 million -- nearly $75 million under its original estimated budget. EM crews disposed 4,071 cubic yards of soil that had been in storage since 1989, resulting from the closure of oil reten  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, issued the following statement regarding his town hall tour: "Communication is a vital component of effective representation. "I approach my time in office as a service, not a career. "During this service, I strive to be accessible, approachable, and always willing to listen to the thoughts and concerns of the people that I represent. "I want to thank everyone who was able to attend one of my public town halls, and I appreciate their pa  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Renowned explorer Mike Libecki, National Geographic's 2013 "Adventurer of the Year," is coming to the campus of Western Carolina University on Thursday, Aug. 22, to deliver a presentation and take part in a panel discussion, with both centered around the topic "Wilderness and Its Connection to Wellness." The free presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center and wi  more