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Worker Protection from Heat Stress: Now More Than Ever, It's Up to Employers to Do The Right Thing
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 13, 2025
St. Paul, MN, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With federal cost-cutting and deregulation reshaping workplace safety oversight, the responsibility to protect workers from extreme heat is falling squarely on employers. While OSHA’s National...
WYDOT warns public about texting scams
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 10, 2025
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to warn the public about ongoing text-based scams targeting Wyoming residents. At least two recent scams have posed as WYDOT to try to trick residents into clicking/tapping a link to...
WY213 to temporarily close by the Burns interchange
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 10, 2025
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors have closed a portion of Wyoming Highway 213 by the Burns interchange at mile marker 386 on Interstate 80. Crews have closed both lanes of travel to install...
Bridge work will affect Star Valley drivers
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 11, 2025
STAR VALLEY, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp. will begin work on a district wide bridge rehabilitation project beginning on Monday, June 16. Crews will be working in the Star Valley area on US 89...
UPDATE: Striping in town delayed, will begin Monday evening, June 16
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 11, 2025
JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews with S & L Industrial will be striping sections of US 26/89/189/191, Broadway Avenue, WYO 22 and WYO 390 beginning the evening of Monday, June 16. The work was originally...
Black Hills Corp. Receives Approval For 99 MW Dispatchable Generation Resource in South Dakota
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 11, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D., June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its South Dakota electric utility subsidiary serving South Dakota and eastern Wyoming has received approval from the Wyoming Public Service...
Business Council Proposes Major Changes to the State’s Largest Economic Development Fund
Wyoming Business Council
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June 9, 2025
Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is proposing major changes to the Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan program, which funds public infrastructure in communities to unlock economic growth. Program rule changes are...
Banner Health’s clinical leader driving care innovation
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 12, 2025
PHOENIX, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marjorie Bessel, MD, chief clinical officer at Banner Health, has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2025. It is the third time in five years she has...
Chip sealing operations will delay traffic
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 10, 2025
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Geneva Rock will be conducting chip seal work in several areas beginning on Monday, June 16. Crews will be working in three different areas over the next...
Sunflower Bank Hires Josh Wilson as Regional President for Arizona and New Mexico
Business Wire
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June 12, 2025
Sunflower Bank is pleased to announce that Josh Wilson has joined the bank as Regional President for Arizona and New Mexico. In this role, Wilson has oversight of local leadership to support management and growth of these regions. Sunflower Bank...
Best Gold IRA Companies for 2025 Announced, GoldenCrest Metals Takes Top Spot
EIN Presswire
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June 12, 2025
Persuasion‑Nation.com releases annual rankings and buyer’s guide to help conservative retirement savers safeguard their savings with physical gold SANTA FE, NM, UNITED STATES, June 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Persuasion‑Nation.com, a Santa...
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Urges Meta to Crack Down on Facebook Investment Scams
North Carolina Attorney General
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June 12, 2025
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 41 bipartisan attorneys general are urging Meta to crack down on deceptive Facebook ads luring users into so-called “pump-and-dump” investment schemes and conning them out of hundreds of millions of...
Burns interchange work to impact motorists
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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June 6, 2025
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors will be detouring motorists by the Burns interchange along Interstate 80 at exit 386 on Monday, weather permitting. Crews will be closing the northbound...
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Robocalls for New Homeowners
North Carolina Attorney General
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June 11, 2025
RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson led a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation protecting Americans from invasive mortgage credit “trigger leads,” which blast consumers with unwanted robocalls and texts...
GasTechno Corp Unveils Breakthrough CO₂ Conversion Technologies to Fuel a Carbon-Neutral Future
EIN Presswire
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June 11, 2025
GasTechno Energy Centers reveal a basket of technologies after 20 years in the Northern Michigan garage! Look forward to clean fuels someday. BOYNE FALLS, MI, UNITED STATES, June 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- GasTechno Corp, a Wyoming-based...
Attorney General Taylor Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads
State of Alaska Department of Law
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June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) to protect people from fraudulent investment ads appearing on Facebook....
Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads
The Office of Attorney General Connecticut
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June 11, 2025
Press Releases 06/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads (Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in...
Quiet Professionals
Wyoming Military Department
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June 8, 2025
Story and photos by A1C Michael Swingen CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Every day, people flip on a light switch, run hot water, and turn up the A/C without giving it a second thought. Phones charge. Toilets flush. Stormwater drains away. Every day, people drive...
Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads
New York Attorney General
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June 11, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) to protect people from fraudulent investment ads appearing on Facebook. The Office of the...
Attorney General Bonta Urges Immediate Action by Meta to Prevent Investment Scam Advertisements on its Platforms
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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June 11, 2025
Meta must do better to protect consumers from financial harm OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, today sent a letter to Meta expressing deep concern regarding a flurry of...