KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 69,958, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 61,651, the U.S. Bureau of Lab more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 80,656, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 73,255, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 18,894, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 18,048, the U.S. Bureau of L more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Hardworking Americans Across the Country Celebrate No Tax on Tips and Overtime * WASHINGTON -- One month after President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill, the American people are celebrating the historic wins included in the legislation. Republicansprevented the largest tax hike in American history for working-class families and also secured additional tax savings fo more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Businesses Report Cautious Optimism, but Higher Costs, for Year Ahead St. Paul, MN - Business services firms in Minnesota expect modestly improving outcomes in the year ahead, but they are concerned about inflation and its impact on consumer spending, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Econom more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Minnesota Historical Society is preparing to repatriate seven cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects to the Chickasaw Nation. These items, which consist of four metal ornaments, two metal rings, and one pair of spectacles, were taken from Lee County, Mississippi, at an unknown time. They were donated to the society in 1931 by the spouse of Gilbert L. Wilson, an ethnographer and minister who had collected them. The society's determination is more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service has published a new report, 'Feed Outlook: July 2025,' which indicates a net decrease in U.S. feed grains production for the 2025/26 crop year. The report, designated FDS-25g, was released on July 15, 2025, and was coordinated by Jennifer Bond, with contributions from Steven Ramsey, Seth Wechsler, and Joshua Huang. This downward adjustment follows data from the National Agricultural Statistics Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the Economic Research Service (ERS), authored by Jennifer Bond, Steven Ramsey, Seth Wechsler, and Joshua Huang, provides an outlook on the feed market. The document, 'Feed Outlook: June 2025,' report number FDS-25f, was issued on June 16, 2025. It highlights a strong pace of U.S. corn exports for the 2024/25 marketing year, which has led to a reduction in the forecast for ending stocks. The ERS has raised the forecast for U.S. corn exports for the 2 more PR