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Federal Government Announces $2.4B in Grants for Rail Projects Across 41 States including Louisiana

WASHINGTON D.C. (Associated Press) — The Federal Railroad Administration has announced more than $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects...
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US Applications for Jobless Benefits Fall, But Continuing Claims Rise to Highest Level Since 2021

WASHINGTON D.C. (Associated Press) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Funding to Modernize Airport Terminals Across 46 States

WASHINGTON D.C. (press release) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $970 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 125 U.S. airports,...
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Average Rate on a 30-year Mortgage in the US Rises to Highest Level in 8 Weeks

NEW YORK (Associated Press) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the third week in a row, reaching...
Economic Development

US Jobless Claims Hit 258K, The Most in a Year

WASHINGTON D.C. (Associated Press) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which...
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Takeaways from AP’s Report on Affordable Housing Disappearing Across the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) — While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units across the U.S. could...
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Dockworkers’ Union Suspends Strike Until Jan. 15 to Allow Time to Negotiate New Contract

DETROIT (Associated Press) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to...
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US Postal Service Squeeze On Shipping Consolidators Could Raise Consumer Costs

WASHINGTON D.C. (Associated Press) — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL...
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US Job Openings Fall As Demand For Workers Weakens

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — America's employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could further...
Local Businesses

Southern Living Says Hammond is the Place to Be In Louisiana

BIRMINGHAM, Al. – Southern Living, a publication that prides itself on finding the “best of the South,” has named Hammond as a must see...
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