By Bob Pepalis | Sep 13, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce will use $50 billion from the CHIPS Act of 2022 on a strategy to resurrect the domestic semiconductor industry.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 13, 2022
A Brazilian national wanted in his home country for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl there was arrested in Baltimore by federal agents.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 12, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to Twitter to commend Germany for its €1.3 billion pledge to the Global Fund — an international organization and movement to fight infectious diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded almost $20 million in funds for training and employment services to qualified employees adversely affected by international commerce in 45 states and Puerto Rico.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 11, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced another $2.8 billion in defense aid for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 11, 2022
A local fire department’s referral after responding to 13 fires at a Clayton, Ohio, auto parts manufacturer over two years led to 10 citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 10, 2022
The former owner of a restaurant in Albany, New York, has been sued by the Department of Labor for allegedly attempting to intimidate three employees and bar them from participating in a private class action lawsuit, depriving them of their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 10, 2022
Six people were killed in a terrorist attack on a Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sept. 5, including two Russian embassy employees and four Afghan citizens.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 9, 2022
The CHIPS Act for America begins a new chapter of innovation and R&D in the United States to reverse a decades-long decline, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said recently.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 9, 2022
An investigation into a cyberattack against the Albanian government that determined the government of Iran was behind the attack has caused Albania to sever relations with Iran.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 9, 2022
Leaders from the construction industry, labor unions and educators teamed with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to address the high suicide rate among construction and extraction workers.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 8, 2022
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) investigation into the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has reached the conclusion of a “high possibility” that the journalist was accidentally killed by IDF gunfire.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 8, 2022
A proposed amendment to the Qualified Professional Asset Manage Exemption will receive a virtual public hearing and an extended comment period, the U.S. Department of Labor announced recently.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 8, 2022
Five Tribal groups in Arizona were awarded more than $105.8 million from the Internet for All project.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 8, 2022
Air samples collected around the globe show that the threat to the ozone layer fell more than 50% back to levels last observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant, said scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 7, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced her nomination of 15 business executives to the new National Concrete Masonry Products Board.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 6, 2022
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration is committed to ensuring Tribal Communities can thrive in the 21st Century economy.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 5, 2022
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the city received a $23 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 4, 2022
An $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will enable the National Disability Institute to operate a policy development center that focuses on employment for individuals with disabilities.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 4, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo named 34 prominent worldwide business and economic figures who will advise her on how government policies and programs affect the country's capacity to draw in and facilitate foreign direct investment.
