By Bob Pepalis | Jul 16, 2022
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced a grant of $2.5 million for the city of Fairhope, Ala., to establish a business resource hub for technology entrepreneurs.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded 30 recipients more than $120 million in grants to modernize and expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs to help workers secure long-term job skills.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 15, 2022
The harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie each summer is expected to be smaller than average this year, according to scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their research partners.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 14, 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration has named a former J.P. Morgan executive and deputy division director at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be NOAA's next chief scientist.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration warns about the dangers of working in hot weather as temperatures and the risk of heat illness rise in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said that since President Biden took office, the U.S. added more than 9 million jobs, and the private sector economy has more than fully recovered from its pandemic-era job losses.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2022
Michigan State University was awarded more than $10 million from the Broadband Infrastructure Program, part of the Biden administration’s Internet for All initiative.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2022
The Commerce Department has implemented the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to help prevent importing goods that are mined, produced or manufactured by victims of forced labor in China, especially the Uyghur Muslims.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell called upon North Macedonia to accept a compromise proposal with Bulgaria to move forward with the accession process for North Macedonia's European Union membership.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor continues to search for workers who were owed back wages from two Mississippi poultry processing plants.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 12, 2022
National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers discovered that gecko’s feet are coated in an ultra-thin water-repelling film that enables them to climb almost any surface.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 11, 2022
A federal assistance program that has supported displaced workers since 1974 expired on July 1 and re-authorization of the program depends on Congress.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 10, 2022
More than 200 security professionals in Indianapolis received over $370,000 in back wages and damages as a result of an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 10, 2022
Laurens, S.C. has been awarded $5.4 million to upgrade its water and sewer systems in a move to bolster economic development in the area.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 9, 2022
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called for TikTok to be investigated following reports that Chinese Community Party officials have access to Americans' data.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 9, 2022
Secretary of Secretary Gina Raimondo applauded the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s announcement of a final rule to better protect the pensions of millions of Americans.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 9, 2022
An investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division resulted in the recovery of $117,710 in back wages and damages for 70 workers of a restaurant company in Hawaii.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 8, 2022
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced $2.96 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help the department address the climate crisis and improve coastal infrastructure.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 8, 2022
The 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was celebrated by the Department of Labor with a webinar.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 7, 2022
NOAA Fisheries recently announced proposed new action to further the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
