Tag: Regional

Hot weather prompts health alerts as regional temps near records

Jun. 16—Excessive heat forecast this week across southwest Ohio has prompted health officials to caution against prolonged outdoor activity, especially among those elderly and very young. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook and an excessive heat watch for more than a dozen counties in southwest Ohio as near-record temperatures are forecast […]

Hot weather prompts health alerts as regional temps near records

Jun. 16—Excessive heat forecast this week across southwest Ohio has prompted health officials to caution against prolonged outdoor activity, especially among those elderly and very young. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook and an excessive heat watch for more than a dozen counties in southwest Ohio as near-record temperatures are forecast […]

Main runway at Jamestown Regional Airport open for commercial flights

Jun. 15—JAMESTOWN — The main runway at Jamestown Regional Airport is open for commercial flights after it was closed since May 7 for a rehabilitation project. The main runway was opened on Friday, June 14, for two roundtrip flights to Denver. “We are excited to reopen,” said Katie Hemmer, airport director. Jamestown Regional Airport currently […]

Fight erupts in Italian Parliament amid tension over expanding regional autonomy

Tensions in the lower house of Italy’s Parliament erupted into a fistfight over a controversial government proposal that opponents say will further impoverish the poor south. One opposition politician was taken to hospital. Video of the fight on Wednesday showed politicians converging on Leonardo Donno, of the 5-Star Movement, who opposes the changes, after he […]

Explosive cases flow to US Supreme Court from ‘bold’ regional court

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – When three conservative judges sitting on a New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court declared the funding mechanism approved by Congress for the federal consumer financial watchdog agency unconstitutional, they said the nation’s history of separating powers among the branches of government compelled their ruling. It turns out these judges – all […]

Pimco Warns of More US Regional Bank Failures on Property Pain

(Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co. expects more regional bank failures in the US because of a “very high” concentration of troubled commercial real estate loans on their books. Most Read from Bloomberg “The real wave of distress is just starting” for lenders to everything from malls to offices, John Murray, Pimco’s head of global […]

Data shows regional population shift

Jun. 8—WILKES-BARRE — According to The Institute’s chief operating officer, Jill Avery-Stoss, demographics describe the features of a community. Each year, The Institute — a regional nonprofit that specializes in community-based research — publishes a series of indicators. These indicators are data points that can be used to explore changes and emerging trends in Northeast […]

MLHS’s Bishop, QSD’s Valle awarded NCESD regional awards

Jun. 7—WENATCHEE — According to a Wednesday announcement, the North Central Educational Service District has selected Kristy Bishop as the 2025 Regional Teacher of the Year and Maria Valle as the 2024 Regional Classified School Employee of the Year for the North Central Washington region. Bishop is a mathematics and finance teacher at Moses Lake […]

Rum Jungle Announce 2024 Regional Australian Tour

Newcastle-based band Rum Jungle is set to embark on a regional tour across Australia, performing for fans in 22 major cities from Adelaide and the Gold Coast to regional Wagga, Townsville, and Torquay. The tour comes on the heels of their latest single, “Did The Morning Let You Down,” and their critically acclaimed EP, Hold […]

Regional Cities Initiative and its effect on an economic boon

Indiana’s Regional Cities Initiative is an example of one of the most innovative place-based economic development programs issued by any state. A recent study authored by colleague Dagney Faulk and I conclusively links the program to employment growth in the counties that received the grant funds, and that linkage hints at long-term effects to regional […]