NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: The National Endowment for the Arts announced 19 Tennessee arts organizations in each of Tennessee's three grand divisions are receiving a total of $1,495,250 in grants. The recipients are: ArtsBuild, Big Ears Festival, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Hattiloo Theatre, Indie Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. (aka The Brooks), National Ornamental Metal Museum (aka Metal Museum), New Bal  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against, a Tennessee corporation, and its owner, president, and manager, of Collierville, Tennessee. The complaint alleges the defendants operated a fraudulent scheme in which they solicited and accepted at least $2 million from pool partici  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Laetitia H. Delmau, a distinguished researcher and radiochemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Actinide Separations Award. Delmau was presented with the award May 15 at the 47th Actinide Separations Conference in Petaluma, California. The annual award honors U.S. scientists and engineers who have made outstanding and lasting  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on June 6, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced six awards, totaling approximately $45 million, from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant (RLF) Program. The Program, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides funds that allows states and territories to provide loans and grants to residents fo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The beginning of 2023 was life-changing for Frankie White - at home, and at work. White, an R&D associate in the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate's isotope Applications Research group in the Radioisotope Science and Technology Division, was closing in on an important milestone: the first synthesis and characterization of a radium compound using single crys  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 229,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 219,000 to 221,000. T  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: A Tennessee man accused of mailing fentanyl pills to a Great Falls couple that led to the overdose death of the husband admitted to a trafficking crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Malice Clark, Jr., aka Greg Clark, aka "Greed", 57, of Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Clark faces a maximum  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Building innovations from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be on display in D.C. on the National Mall June 7 to June 9, 2024, during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's, or HUD's, Innovation Housing Showcase. *** Original text here: https://www.ornl.gov/news/ornl-demonstrates-affordable-energy-efficient-low-carb  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 1 is the filing deadline for federal working capital loans for losses due to drought that began on Oct. 24, 2023. The declaration covers the counties of Blount, Butler, Cherokee, Cal  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 1 is the filing deadline for federal working capital loans for losses due to drought that began on Oct. 24, 2023. The declaration covers the counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Flo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 1 is the filing deadline for federal working capital loans for losses due to drought that began on Oct. 24, 2023. The declaration includes the primary counties Bledsoe, Bradley, Chester  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: If your FY24 Tennessee Arts Commission grant(s) is not yet closed, you should be working on that now! Has your project concluded? If so, please do not wait until June 15 to submit your forms - sooner is better! To close out, please submit the final evaluation and the request for funds form. For video tutorials about closing your grant, including tips and hints and what to avoid, go to https://tnartscommiss  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on June 6, 2024: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee visited summer learning camps in Obion and Cheatham counties, recognizing teachers' commitment to helping students sharpen critical reading skills. Summer learning camps are currently underway in elementary schools across the state and are one of multiple pathways offered to strengthen student achievement and promotion via Tennessee's comprehensive K-3 litera  more