By Bob Pepalis | Jun 10, 2022
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson boasted of strength in the solar production industry and doubled down on the dismissal of concerns despite the documentation of Uyghur forced labor.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 9, 2022
A novel National Travel and Tourism Strategy announced by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo aims to attract 90 million international visitors to the United States annually.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 9, 2022
Work has begun on the final upgrade of Cambodia's biggest naval base, and its funding by China has raised concerns by the United States over Cambodia's deepening ties with China.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 7, 2022
Nominations for members to patent and trademark public advisory committees with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are being accepted through the end of June.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced June 2 that the U.S. State Department had designated five more influential members of Russia's elite for their role in supporting the President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
The 2022 summer dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to encompass more than 5,300 square miles, according to researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
An Orlando framing company has been cited for failing to comply with building code requirements and a roof truss manufacturer’s specification, leading to a collapse that caused fatal injuries to a 67-year-old worker.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the extension of the Yemen truce in a Tweet on June 2, the date an initial truce was set to expire.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will deliver a significant new security assistance package with advanced weaponry for Ukraine.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
The Institute for Policy Research and Engagement at the University of Oregon bridges the divide between academia and practice to remove barriers to the state’s economic development.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 6, 2022
A Massachusetts landscaping contractor must pay $283,020 in back wages and liquidated damages to 19 workers after the company violated overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 5, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched Tornado Tales, an online survey to enable people to anonymously report their tornado experiences.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 5, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized Pride Month and the courage and resilience of LGBTQI+ persons through his Twitter account and statement to the press.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 5, 2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh called the approval of a recently negotiated collective bargaining agreement at a General Motors’ facility in Silao, Mexico, an important milestone for labor rights in Mexico.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 4, 2022
The U.S. and the Netherlands share a history of partnership based on shared democratic values, with a growing trade and investment relationship in which two-way trade totaled more than $88 billion in 2021.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 3, 2022
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center are predicting another hurricane season with above-average activity, for the seventh year in a row.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 3, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Ambassador Mike Hammer would succeed Ambassador David Satterfield as U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 3, 2022
Four JBS Foods USA subsidiaries and affiliates will develop an infectious disease preparedness plan for seven meat processing facilities following the death of seven workers, 51 hospitalizations and 647 confirmed cases after a COVID-19 outbreak at two of the plants in 2020.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 3, 2022
Peter Wennink, ASML president and CEO, joined Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves to announce a $200 million expansion of the company’s facility in Wilton, Conn.
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will participate in the trans-Atlantic tripartite Trade and Labor Dialogue to discuss trade and labor issues.
