NEW YORK, Dec. 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that Adena T. Friedman, president and chief executive officer of Nasdaq, Inc., has been reelected a Class B director representing Group 2, which consists of banks with capital and surplus between $40 million and $2 billion. Ms. Friedman will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2022. Ms. Friedman brings more than 20 years of industry leadership and   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Slip Op. 19-171): GUIZHOU TYRE CO., LTD.; GUIZHOU TYRE IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD; & XUZHOU XUGONG TYRES CO., LTD., Plaintiffs, and TIANJIN UNITED TIRE & RUBBER INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Richard W. Goldberg, Senior Judge Consolidated Court No. 17-00101 OPINION [Sustaining the Department of Commerce's remand redetermination.] Ned H. Marsha  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Slip Op. 19-170): VENUS WIRE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD., ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, ET AL., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Mark A. Barnett, Judge Court No. 18-00113 OPINION AND ORDER [Remanding the U.S. Department of Commerce's Final Results in the Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Bar from India.]  more

RIVERHEAD, New York, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - Intelligence gathered during two-year-long, multi-agency investigation led to arrest of more than 230 MS-13 gang members and associates worldwide * * * DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced the results of an almost two-year-long investigation that r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: Those who perform valiant actions don't always succeed in their missions, but that doesn't mean their efforts aren't worthy of commendation. Navy Seaman Dennis Conlan was one of several men who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Civil War that didn't bring success for their side -- but they were courageous nonetheless. Conlan was born in 1838 in New York City, which made him about 26 years ol  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that Douglas L. Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of Peapack-Gladstone Bank has been elected a Class A director representing Group 2, which consists of banks with capital and surplus between $40 million and $2 billion. Mr. Kennedy will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2022. Mr. Kennedy has over 35 years of commercial banking experie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Bernard L. McNamee on New York Independent System Operator: I concur with today's order insofar as it finds that New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) complies in part with Order Nos. 841/1 and 841-A/2 (together, the Storage Orders) as issued and the Commission's regulations./3 I write separately, however, to express my continuing concern that   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54451) involving New York State Department of Health, Hopewell Junction, New York: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - TWO LOST Po-210 IONIZERS The following was received from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via fax: "NYSDOH was notified in writing by an administrator for Emagin Corporation on December 18, 2019 (letter dated December 5, 2019), that two Nuclecel In-Line Ionizers had been  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New York and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding from October 31 to November 1, 2019. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-shari  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $800,000 grant to TruFund Financial Services, Inc., of New York, New York to support the Hunts Point Growth and Resiliency Program. The two-year program will provide business education classes and one-on-one counseling led by TruFund staff and subject matter experts. The EDA grant  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The pilot insurance program will provide Actual Production History (APH) coverage under 508(h) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) for eligible producers in certain counties in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ma  more