At least seven people were injured as severe thunderstorms that swept across northern Illinois spawned a tornado, damaged homes and uprooted trees. Particularly hard hit Monday night was Coal City, a community of approximately 5,000 residents about 60 miles southwest …
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Glatfelter Public Practice has named Martin Watkins a sales executive for California water-related accounts. Watkins will work in the Stockton, Calif. office and focus on developing business with water entities – those who treat, store and distribute water. Watkins has …
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Arkansas State Police is citing a 21-year-old federal privacy law as their reason for withholding information from vehicle crash reports. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the agency’s new policy, which began June 4, means the only personal information available on …
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Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers’ feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains in May, with the record rains providing tangible benefits to agriculture despite causing damage that will likely cost billions of …
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The Main Street America Group announced Janet Root has been appointed vice president of internal audit at the super-regional property/casualty insurance company. She replaces former internal audit vice president Dave Medvidofsky, who was recently appointed as the organization’s vice president …
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“Boyhood” director Richard Linklater again has lost in a lawsuit against his insurance company over what he says was $500,000 in property and film memorabilia destroyed by Texas wildfires in 2011. A Texas appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling …
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Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its southeast business operations. Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He will be responsible for the firm’s …
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The Woodlands, Texas-based TWFG recognized its outstanding agents from across the nation during the company’s recent national convention. TWFG also introduced its new slogan — “Our Policy is Caring: Our Vision For The Future” Recognized agents include: Personal Lines Agents of the Year …
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A Utah cab company lawyer says it’s frustrating that new limits on airport cab fares won’t apply to ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Yellow Cab attorney Rocky Anderson said last week that cab companies don’t mind the regulations, but they …
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Democrats are prepared to quickly come up with a legislative solution should the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the next few days to invalidate a central part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, party leaders in the Senate said …
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