JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Barrow Coastal Erosion Project in Utqiagvik. Brice Civil Constructors Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska, will begin constructing a portion of the structure in Utqiagvik aimed at reducing erosion and the risk of storm damage to about five miles of coastline.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 2.2 percent over the past two months, up 3.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 2.2 percent for the two months end  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 3.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 16 -- The Kentucky Air National Guard issued the following news: More than 20 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here in April to airlift 15 tons of home-building materials to the North Slope of Alaska to support communities in need. The mission, which enables the construction of affordable housing in the Arctic Circle, was part of a Defense Department program called Innovative Readiness Training that provides service members with real-world deployme  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. These grants fall under three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships. "These projects exemplify the creativity and care with which commu  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 15 -- Port of Seattle issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Port of Seattle announced the 2024 annual Sustainable Century and Fly Quiet award winners at today's Commission meeting. Commercial and nonprofit partners are selected annually for supporting the Port's environmental goals and exhibiting outstanding leadership and sustainability efforts. This year, programs saw significant growth in energy efficiency, waste and emission reduction, salmon and So  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 16 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has published a trilogy of illustrated dictionaries that teach vocabulary for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages. The series, featuring "Everyday Tlingit," "Everyday Haida" and "Everyday Tsimshian," is intended to teach Native words to children in grades K-5 but may also be used by people of all ages who want to learn the vocabularies. SHI recently  more