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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 09, 2024 ( 8 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Indiana - Third Quarter 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Indiana - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Indiana were 160,437, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 159,404, the U.S. Burea  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Two Sentenced to a Total of Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Dozens of Firearms From Indianapolis to Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Miesha Webster, 27, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident and making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm. James Osborne III, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 45 months  more

Pa. Community & Economic Development Dept.: Governor Shapiro Announces $10.6 Million in New Funding for Site Development Pilot Program to Create More Shovel-Ready Sites for Businesses in Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced more than $10.6 million in grant funding awards through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program to help sites across the Commonwealth become "shovel ready" in order to attract more businesses and   more

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Announces $10.6 Million in New Funding for Site Development Pilot Program to Create More Shovel-Ready Sites for Businesses in Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced more than $10.6 million in grant funding awards through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program to help sites across the Commonwealth become "shovel ready" in order to attract more businesses and create more good-paying  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Indianapolis Resident Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Submitting Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Antranette Echols, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that Echols prepared and submit  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Johnstown Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 144 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Uni  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Leads 24-State Coalition Urging Congress to Permanently Defund Terrorist-Embedded U.N. Agency
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 24-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to permanently cut all funding to the terrorist-embedded United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA"). On October 7, 2023, dozens of UNRWA staff participated in the largest attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust. UNRWA's ties to terrorism are not just the work of a  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Urges Congress to Defund Terrorist-Embedded U.N. Agency
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders, calling on the federal legislative branch to "stop funding United Nations Relief and Works Agency." The letter, which was led by the States of Iowa and South Carolina, issues its demand over the agency's continued and troubling ties to the terror organization Hamas. This letter, sent on May 7, follows a simila  more