WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE Yesterday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) visited CF Industries' ammonia production facility in Donaldsonville, and later the Essential Federal Credit Union in Baton Rouge. During both visits, he learned how Louisianans are supporting small businesses and both the local and global economies. At CF's Donaldsonville Complex, Cassidy learned about its capability of producing nearly 8 milli  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * More Than $1 Billion in Transmission Projects Up for PUC Approval on Thursday Written by Bill Glahn Tomorrow, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is expected to consider for approval two unrelated maj  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are again working together to manage river sand dredged from the Mississippi River. The trucking operations began this week and should be complete in December. The city anticipates moving around 2,000 cubic yards of sand a day, Monday - Friday, during daylight hours via U.S. Highway 61 and c  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 2 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Four communities across Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee receive funding through DRA's Strategic Planning Program * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded more than $500,000 to four communities across Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee in its sixth round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program is made available by the Bipartisan Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Midcontinent Regional Director's Office issued the following report (No. 2024-1053) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "U.S. Geological Survey Mississippi River Science Forum--Summary of Data and Science Needs and Next Steps". The report was written by John C. Nelson, Richard A. Rebich, Kathi Jo Jankowski, Thea M. Edwards, James H. Larson, Dale M. Robertson, Lori A. Sprague, Sarah M. Stackpoole, Katherine M. Summers, Pe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Hundreds of organizations and stakeholders involved in America's supply chain have called upon the Biden-Harris Administration to do what's right for the economy and intervene in the ongoing strike at the nation's East and Gulf Coast ports. Earlier this week, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has officially selected Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. to provide Engineering and Design Services for the I-55 bridge replacement project, also known as America's River Crossing. The I-55 bridge spans the Mississippi River and was originally opened to traffic in 1949. Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., with over 80 years of experience appl  more