WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) expressing support for updated safety standards regarding the transportation of refrigerants. The letter discusses two notices of proposed rulemakings by PHMSA aiming to adopt specific Department of Transportation special permi more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Contingency Response Unit Celebrates 25 Years of Global Support * For the past 25 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Contingency Response Unit has delivered skilled personnel in support of military operations, disaster response and combatant command missions worldwide. The unit was officially activated Oct. 16, 2000, and is comprised of roughly 46 Army Reserve soldiers who rapidly resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P30-10) by Isabelle R. Notter and Sara Robinson entitled "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2021." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * Based on median household income estimates for the 3,142 counties in the United States, 73.1 percent (2,298 counties) did not experience a significant change in real median household income between 2007 - the year before the Great Recession - and 2021. In the sam more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Delta Air Lines Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation addressing concerns over a proposed rule affecting airworthiness directives related to Goodrich Service Bulletin modifications. The comments submitted pertain specifically to Docket No. FAA-2025-1360 and Project Identifier AD-2024-00710-Q,T, which are crucial for ensuring operational safety and compliance within the aviation sector. In the letter, Delta outl more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Equifax Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) addressing the growing concern over Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) unsecured debt and its implications for the mortgage industry. The letter emphasizes the need for HUD to examine how the rise of BNPL and alternative financing options may affect lending practices and housing affordability. Equifax notes that the adoption of BNPL has surged signific more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has published a public notice regarding applications from Steel Newco Inc., Peachtree Corners, Georgia, and HPB Holdings Inc., Okeene, Oklahoma, which wish to either become a bank holding company or to acquire assets and shares of existing financial institutions. These applications, submitted under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, are open to public comment before a decision is made. The agency has made public portions of the filing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Visits Atlanta Small Business Owners to Discuss the Impact Tariffs, Higher Prices Are Having on Georgia Small Businesses * Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock visited Xocolatl Chocolate to meet with its owners and discuss the impact the Trump administration's tariffs are having on Georgia small businesses Xocolatl has been forced to pay tariff rates as high as 50% on some of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * President Jimmy Carter stamp to be issued Oct. 1 * What: The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter with the issuance of a commemorative stamp at The Carter Center in Atlanta on Oct.1, on what would have been his 101st birthday. The dedication ceremony for the stamp is free and open to the public. Who: Thomas J. Marshall, general counsel and executive vice more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Georgia Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Flooding * WASHINGTON-The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Georgia businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by the flooding occurring Aug. 12, 2025. The SBA issued a disaster decl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock Deliver $900,000 to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Georgia * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new funding to fight the opioid epidemic in Georgia. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced $900,000 in Federal funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support efforts across Georgi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Sen. Ossoff on the CDC * Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement: "Yesterday's events are yet more evidence that putting a quack like Bobby Kennedy in charge of public health was a grave error. The Trump Administration has been engaged for months in a campaign to destroy the CDC, America's preeminent disease-fighting agency. "The Administration's ext more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has received a preliminary notification for a major railway control transaction. Union Pacific Corp., Omaha, Nebraska, and Norfolk Southern Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, have expressed their plan to combine. The carriers anticipate submitting their application by January 29, 2026. The filing stems from a merger agreement made on July 28, 2025, in which Union Pacific would acquire all outstanding shares of Norfolk Southern. The board has more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) - The University of Georgia Terry College of Business Selig Center for Economic Growth issued a report that finds the state's 26 public colleges and universities generated a total economic impact of $23.1 billion in fiscal year 2024, driven by $15.2 billion in initial spending and a $7.9 billion multiplier effect that rippled through host communities statewide. The analysis also estimates 168,635 jobs supported on and off campus, representing 3.3% of Georgia's non more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The University of Georgia Terry College of Business Selig Center for Economic Growth issued a report that estimates University System of Georgia graduates in 2024 who work in Georgia will collectively earn $230 billion over their careers, including $73 billion attributable directly to their newly earned credentials, averaging an additional $1,005,949 in work-life earnings per graduate. The study, based on U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data and foc more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor, MEJA Construction partner to promote safety, health during construction projects in Henry, Clayton counties * ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed two strategic partnerships with MEJA Construction Inc. to promote safety and health practices during the building of the Henry County school construction project in Stockbridg more PR