MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 4 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news: Alabama's automotive industry continues its impressive expansion, with new growth projects and investments from key automotive suppliers adding momentum to the sector. Over the last few years, the state's auto manufacturing sector has attracted more than $5 billion in new capital investment, generating around 8,500 job commitments in projects tracked by the Alabama Department of Commerce between 2020 a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 21 other states in putting Nasdaq on notice for its discriminatory gender, sexuality, and race-based quotas for its directors. In December 2020, Nasdaq announced its new quotas mandating that most Nasdaq-listed companies have at least two directors who self-identify as females, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+. Companies that do not meet the   more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to Mars' farthest distance from Earth. * * * NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration broke yet another record for laser communications this summer by sending a laser signal from Earth to NASA's Psyche spacecraft about 290 million miles (460 mill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Oct. 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a $19.2 million investment in 1890 Land-grant Universities to provide undergraduate scholarships for students to stimulate interest in food and agricultural careers. "The 1890 Land-grant Universities have been critical partners in building the next generation of agricultural leaders, including here at USDA," said Agriculture Secreta  more