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20 09, 2023

People Moves: Alliant Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group

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Alliant Insurance Services Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group Brian Montgomery has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group in Houston, Texas. Montgomery joins Alliant, based in Irvine, Calif., with over a decade of …

20 09, 2023

Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges

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An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …

7 09, 2023

FEMA Names Nearly 500 US Communities as ‘Resilience Zones’

By | September 7th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on FEMA Names Nearly 500 US Communities as ‘Resilience Zones’

Rikers Island in the Bronx, New York, made the list due to its extreme vulnerability to flooding. Lincoln, Wyoming, was selected because of its high avalanche risk. And the danger of both earthquakes and drought propelled part of Alameda, California, …

7 09, 2023

Higginbotham Acquires Ohio’s Community Insurance Group

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Higginbotham has acquired Community Insurance Group, its first acquisition in Ohio. With this transaction, Higginbotham now has a presence in 16 states across the country. For over a quarter century, Community Insurance Group has cared for clients in western Ohio, …

7 09, 2023

Shuttered EPA Civil Rights Investigation Could’ve Brought `Meaningful Reform` in Cancer Alley, Documents Show

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change. So when the country’s top environmental regulator …

7 09, 2023

Wet Roads, Speed Factored Into Car Crashing Into Texas Denny’s, Police Chief Says

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ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A Texas police chief said Tuesday that wet roads and speed factored into the driver of an SUV plowing into a Denny`s restaurant outside Houston on Labor Day, injuring nearly two dozen people inside. No charges …

7 09, 2023

Hooters of Louisiana to Settle $650K Race and Retaliation Lawsuit

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Hooters of Louisiana, LLC and associated companies (“Hooters”) have agreed to pay former African American employees $650,000 to settle a race and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the EEOC’s …

7 09, 2023

People Moves: Envoca Names Mabe to Board of Directors; JM Wilson Promotes Bolhuis to Assistant Property & Casualty Manager

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JM Wilson Promotes Bolhuis to Assistant Property & Casualty Manager JM Wilson has promoted Kristin Bolhuis to assistant property & casualty manager in their Portage, Michigan office. Bolhuis’ responsibilities include assisting the director of property & casualty with the day-to-day …

8 09, 2023

Connecticut Farm Worker Paralyzed After Being Attacked by Bull

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A 59-year-old Connecticut man was seriously injured after being attacked by a bull at the farm where he was working. Family members told Hearst Connecticut Media that the bull attacked Randy Janquins on Friday at a farm in Harwinton, Connecticut, …

8 09, 2023

FEMA Disaster Aid Now Available in Maine for June Flooding

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The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding on June 26, 2023. According to …