Thumping louder than the crashing surf and cawing gulls, the pile driver pounding into the earth beats a rumbling rhythm for the birdwatchers, beach walkers, bicyclists and sunbathers at Hammonasset Beach State Park’s West Beach in Madison, Connecticut, this summer. …
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About 5,000 residents evacuated after the derailment of a freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas in eastern Tennessee were allowed home on Friday as investigators looked into the cause of the fiery accident. Authorities were examining the black box …
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Austin-based Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, announced it awarded a dividend of $4,019,352 to the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group members’ dedication to making safety a priority …
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It was a Superstorm Sandy double-whammy. About 15,600 rental units in New Jersey sustained severe damage during the hurricane, forcing thousands of renters out of their homes. These newly homeless tenants quickly learned that they were priced out of the …
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Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., based in Southfield, Mich., that on July 1, 2015, Fosun International Limited received the required approval from the Ohio Department of Insurance regarding the acquisition of control of Meadowbrook’s insurance company subsidiary, Century Surety Co., domiciled …
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Four Kentucky couples are suing a clerk who is refusing to issue gay-marriage licenses – or any marriage licenses at all – following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a legal right to marry. The American Civil …
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Los Angeles, Calif.-based Worldwide Facilities LLC has received a large investment from private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners. Following the deal Worldwide Facilities will continue to be majority-owned by its employees. The terms were not disclosed. Waller Helms Advisors LLC …
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Donovan Bell has joined Leavitt Great West Insurance Services as a producer in its Bozeman, Mont. office. Bell will focus on insurance for the hospitality and tourism industry, such as dude ranches, resorts, restaurants, bars, and breweries. He also brings …
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Commercial insurance rates have barely budged at all over the last four months, according to the MarketScout report for June. Only the business interruption line saw rates go was down in June from last month and those were only down …
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Unpaid internships are legal when they are closely tied to interns’ educations, a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan said on Thursday in reversing a decision that Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. broke the law by not paying interns. The lower courts …
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