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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have drafted a plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, […]

Dear Editor, Generosity throughout ​​​​​​ contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2023, the ministry is now sending over 11.3 million shoebox gifts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – November 2023. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   Missouri had 173,000 job openings in November, compared to 176,000 job openings in October. The job openings rate was

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Regions Bank is the highest-rated bank in Forbes’ newest list of the top 300 U.S. companies for customer service – selected after a year-long survey of 201,000 people providing 4.2 million ratings of more than 3,000 brands.   “We believe the message is resonating: Regions is here to be more than just

ATLANTA, Georgia – The Centers for Disease Control released their weekly snapshot of respiratory viruses Friday, January 19th, 2024 providing a summary of the key viral respiratory illness findings for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV from the past week and access to additional information and figures.   Note: data summaries are based on CDC subject matter

By Jackie Dover I am one of those people who like to be early to an event. “If you are on time, you are late” my Grandma Grace used to say. I did not really understand that growing up but now I understand the need to do things a little early or on time. The

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, celebrated new Census data showing a record-breaking 5.5 million new business applications were filed in 2023 alone, making it the strongest year of new business applications on record and the third consecutive year of

LINCOLN, Neb. – It was a stormy week across much of the eastern lower 48 states leading to widespread drought improvements east of the Rockies. A winter storm pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the weekend (January 6-7). Then a second system in its wake was ramping up across the Mississippi Valley toward the end

KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.2% in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   The December decrease was a result of a 4.0% decline in energy costs, almost entirely driven by lower costs for gasoline. The