PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 31, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia - First Quarter 2023": * * * From December 2022 to March 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 202,603, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 172, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In August 2023, job openings rates were above 7.0 percent in Alaska (10.6 percent), as well as in South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia (7.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of job openings ranged from 39,000 in Alaska to 175,000 in South Carolina. Nationally, there were 9,610,000 job openings in August, and the U.S. job openings rate more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force led its inaugural DAF Strategic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certification training event Sept. 21-22 at the University of Virginia Darden Center in Arlington. The purpose of the training was to develop and increase knowledge of the strategic importance of a diverse workforce, inclusive leadership and the understanding of enhancing organizational cultures of trust to drive the innova more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Nancy Benecki Two Defense Logistics Agency employees earned individual awards and the agency received component honors during the 43rd Annual Secretary of Defense Disability Awards Ceremony Oct. 26 at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon. Vivian d'Alelio, a management and program analyst with DLA Installation Management at the agency's Fort Belvoir headquarters, and Greg Ram more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. apprehended an undocumented noncitizen charged with sexually abusing a Virginia minor. Deportation officers with ERO Washington, D.C.'s Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team and Special Response Team arrested the Peruvian national near his residence in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 19. "This undocumented noncit more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news release: Lt. Amani Simpson-Stokes wears several hats for the Fort Belvoir Police Department. One of her favorites is that of Community Relations Liaison where she serves as a direct point of contact between the police department and the larger community on post. Whether Simpson-Stokes is meeting with Belvoir's residents, village mayors, or the numerous local businesses concerned about emergency services, in more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Nov. 1, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper at the 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion summit: * * * This year's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit is off to a great start with last night's DEI Tuesday event, as well as this morning's pre-summit workshops on alternative sources of credit, recruiting and retaining young professionals, financial inclusion, and DEI strategic planning. I ho more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * NCUA Publishes Research Note on Social Attributes of Credit Union Mortgages * * * National Credit Union Administration Chairman Todd M. Harper emphasized the power of allyship to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion goals during his remarks at the NCUA's 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit in Washington, D.C. "Both the NCUA and the industry have the  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, unemployment insurance, and other pandemic benefits. According to court documents, from approximately October 2020 through September 2021, George Mensah, Jr., 32, conspired with others to prepare fraudulent PPP loans and unem more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: A former U.S. Air Force (USAF) contractor pleaded guilty today to engaging in a bribery scheme relating to a large technology contract awarded by the USAF. According to court documents, from late 2013 to late 2019, Juan Carlos Arevalo III, 44, of Occoquan, served as the chief technologies officer and senior technical consultant for a USAF  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: A federal grand jury returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging a Great Falls man with income tax evasion and failure to pay employment taxes. According to the indictment, Rick Tariq Rahim, 55, owned and operated two businesses, BV Management, LLC, an Amazon reseller, and BusinessVentures.com, LLC, which was an umbrella company over o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought conditions that began on Aug. 29, 202 more PR