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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Tuesday May 07, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2024'
NEW YORK, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom: California Partners With Gyeonggi Province, The Center of South Korea's Economy and High-Tech Industry
SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: California has a new international partnership - this time with South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, California's kindred subnational partner in terms of population, innovation, and economy. Gyeonggi surrounds Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea. The MOU signed today between California and Gyeonggi Province outlines three years of collaboration to foster trade relation  more

IRS Final Reminder: Time to Claim $1 Billion in Tax Refunds From 2020 Expires May 17
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1 million people who didn't file their tax year 2020 returns they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the May 17 deadline. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The state-by-state table below shows how many people are pot  more

National Park Service Announces $85.15 Million in Historic Preservation Grants to States and Tribes
WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $62.15 million in Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants to historic preservation offices in states, territories, the District of Columbia, and partnering nations, and $23 million to Tribal historic preservation offices. "The National Park Service is proud to support our state, Tribal, a  more

Ore. Transportation Commission to Meet May 9 in Ontario
SALEM, Oregon, May 7 -- The Oregon Transportation Commission issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, May 9, at 9 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (8 a.m. PDT). The meeting will be hybrid, originating in the Owyhee River Room of the Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW 5th Avenue, Ontario. Items on the agenda include: * Project Delivery Program Update: Receive an update on improvement efforts in ODOT's project  more

Va. Tourism Corporation: Virginia Named Top U.S. State for Most Economic Impact by Sports Tourism
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 7 (TNSres) -- The Virginia Tourism Corporation issued the following news release: Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, named Virginia in its Top 10 list of U.S. states in terms of the economic impact generated by sports tourism in 2023. This announcement was made last month at the Sports ETA Symposium in Portland, Oregon in the association's annual "State of the Industry Report" for 2023. The report also stated that sports touris  more