ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 18, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Tennessee - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest counties in Tennessee from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1173) on June 18, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decrease  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration What: Southeast Region Whistleblower protections webinar When: June 26, 2024 1-3 p.m. EDT Where: Register to attend the webinar (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlanta-region-whistleblower-protection-webinar-tickets-919020122927?aff=oddtdtcreator) * * * Background:  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today presented Chef Paul Smith with a Distinguished West Virginian Award after becoming the first state native to win the prestigious James Beard Award for culinary excellence. Smith claimed the coveted 'Best Chef: Southeast' award as part of the annual James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago on June 10, 2024. This prestigious compe  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In May, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Brookhaven national laboratories co-hosted the 15th annual International Particle Accelerator Conference, or IPAC, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. When IPAC launched in Kyoto, Japan in 2010, it signified remarkable advancement for particle accelerator communities throughout the world. Before IPAC wa  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Leadership Tennessee, a collective with a mission to foster nonpartisan dialogue on issues of state importance, has named Clarice Phelps to its 2024-2025 Signature Program Class XI. Phelps is an engineer in the Radioisotope Science and Technology Division at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In Leadership Tennessee's 11th Signature Program, 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 8-9, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing ba  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Roane State Community College and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a new partnership aimed at building a strong workforce and providing educational opportunities for students interested in careers in project management and project controls. In June, representatives from both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding for th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, announced $99,540 in grant funding was awarded to five local organizations by the Tennessee Arts Commission. Area nonprofit organizations, schools and local governments across the state were given grants through the commission's annual grant program that supports their mission to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. "These grants   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 24-00036) on June 18, 2024: * * * In Re: Petition Of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. For Approval Of Its 2024 Annual Review Of Rates Mechanism Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE This matter is before the Administrative Judge of the Tennessee Public Utility Commissi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news: Artificial intelligence, or AI, has become a hot topic over the past few years. As this technology becomes more accessible, it's important to ensure students understand what it is and how to use it responsibly. That was the goal of the Artificial Intelligence Mini-Academy, a two-day program offered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)   more