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Sedgwick Acquires Construction Services Co. in California
Sedgwick has acquired Construction Services Co., a building consulting firm headquartered in California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CSC provides loss assessment perspectives with an array of services focusing on the varied needs of the claims industry. Sedgwick …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 6:17 PM |
Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Verdict for Deaf Costco Worker Firing Case
A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in a discrimination and wrongful termination case. The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to reconsider a judge’s decision to overturn …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:59 PM |
Misery Lingers for Many Without Water in Mississippi Capital
Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi’s capital city – more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city’s water system. The sites were open in Jackson on Sunday because the system …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:56 PM |
Nearly $37M Recovered for Ohio Insurance Consumers in 2020
Nearly $37 million was saved or recovered for Ohio insurance consumers in 2020, the state insurance department announced. Ohio Department of Insurance services staff resolved insurance coverage and claim disputes, outlined suitable insurance options, and identified financial assistance programs, according …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:54 PM |
North Texas Foam Recycling Plant Burns; 3 Workers Injured
Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day on Feb. 25 and into the night. The fire at the Advanced Foam Recycling plant in the Fort Worth suburb of Richland Hills was …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:47 PM |
Survey: Midwest Economy Grows, but Inflation, Shipping Worries Loom
The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders, but concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:45 PM |
GCG Financial Promotes DeMello, Levitz in Illinois
Deerfield, Illinois-based GCG Financial, a full-service financial services firm and part of the Alera Group, has promoted David Levitz to managing partner and Carla DeMello to president, Employee Benefits. Levitz, who previously served as president, Employee Benefits, will focus on …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:43 PM |
Etheredge Named VP, Human Resources, at Hotchkiss Insurance in Texas
Texas-based independent agency, Hotchkiss Insurance, has promoted Heather Etheredge to vice president of human resources. Etheredge will serve on the executive leadership team with a focus on developing and implementing the agency’s strategic organizational plans. Her expanded responsibilities will include …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:39 PM |
CRC Group Adds Griffin General Agency in Houston
CRC Group, a nationwide wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has hired the team and purchased the renewal rights for the business of Griffin General Agency Inc., a Houston-based managing general agency (MGA). Led by John Griffin, president, Griffin General …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 5:38 PM |
Democratic House Chairs Urge N95 Mask Requirement for Meatpacking Plant Workers
Key Democratic House Committee chairs asked the Biden administration to require N95 air filtration masks to protect against the spread of Covid-19 at meatpacking plants, prisons and other risky workplaces. The letter sent Monday cited research finding the virus is …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 4:50 PM |
FOX News
Biden directs states to prioritize educators in vaccine rollouts as he aims to reopen schools
President Biden on Tuesday announced a new effort to vaccinate educators and childcare workers as a means to accelerate the safe reopening of schools.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 11:01 PM |
Leo Terrell on Dr. Seuss controversy: 'What those books reflected was a sign of the times'
Tuesday's announcement that Dr. Seuss Enterprises would shelve six of the author’s books -- including "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo" -- is "wrong," civil rights attorney Leo Terrell told "The Story."
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 11:00 PM |
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs considering Senate run against Democrat Mark Kelly
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is mulling a Senate run against newly-appointed Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:57 PM |
Dolly Parton receives coronavirus vaccine she helped fund
The country music star's donation to Vanderbilt University helped to develop the Moderna vaccine.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:57 PM |
Father's death in New York nursing home leaves daughter mourning: 'No one deserves to die alone'
Samuel Arbeeny was one of nearly 15,000 nursing home residents who died in the wake of the Cuomo administration’s March 25 directive that barred nursing homes from refusing people just because they had COVID-19.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:56 PM |
Trump ally Rep. Lee Zeldin exploring NY governor bid amid Cuomo controversies
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York says he’s “actively exploring” a run for governor next year as embattled Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment as well as a federal probe into the state’s handling of COVID deaths at nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:50 PM |
Michigan Gov. Whitmer threatened with subpoena over secret payout to health director
Michigan Republicans threatened Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with a subpoena amid their accusations she mishandled the coronavirus pandemic.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:32 PM |
Shaquille O'Neal slams new era of NBA players: 'They're pudding pops'
Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal didn’t hold during an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” when asked about the NBA’s new generation of players.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:27 PM |
Ancient ceremonial chariot excavated in Pompeii: 'Extraordinary find'
Artifacts are still being uncovered in the lost city of Pompeii nearly 1,942 years after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:26 PM |
Endangered right whale found dead off South Carolina beach
A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was found dead over the weekend off the coast of South Carolina, more than four months after it had been spotted entangled in fishing gear.
POSTED MARCH 02, 2021 10:22 PM |
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