DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.37 per hour in the South to $53.75 in the Northeast in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-705) on Dec, 17, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Maximiliano Ferrari, a researcher in the Grid Systems Architecture group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to prestigious senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Senior status is awarded to only 10% of institute members. This highest level of membership is reserved for those wh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: The Justice Department and City of Baltimore filed a joint motion on Friday seeking court approval to declare the city and the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) in full and effective compliance with key consent decree requirements related to First Amendment-protected activities, community oversight and coordination with Baltimore City school police. The joint motion is based on BPD's consi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Through its commitment to international nuclear nonproliferation a mission focused on limiting the spread of nuclear weapons and sensitive technology while working to promote peaceful use of nuclear science and technology the United States maintains a constant vigilance aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism worldwide. With extensive res  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Megan Gully HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Arsenal's next senior commander told the story of Redstone through its numbers at the installation's keynote address during the annual Redstone Update, Dec. 11 at the Von Braun Center Saturn Ballroom. "Our theme today is 'Redstone by the Numbers,' and I am thrilled to share some of our successes over the past year," Maj. Gen. Gavin Lawrence,   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * $35.5 million investment will create 170 new jobs * * * Wayne Brothers, a Design-Build specialty contractor, today announced it is growing its South Carolina footprint with a new office and operations center in Colleton County. The company's $35.5 million investment will create 170 new jobs. With almost 40 years of construction and engineering experience, Wayne Brot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Sixth new National Wildlife Refuge System unit established under the Biden-Harris administration * * * NANJEMOY, Md. -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams on Friday joined partners and community members to celebrate the establishment of Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Nicholas Waldon Smotherman, 41, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, plea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Simulated populations, virtual reality and non-player characters sound like components of a modern video game. In fact, a team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is using virtual reality to understand normal and abnormal human behavior in a given location specifically, a nuclear reactor. "The overarching vision is to proactiv  more