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19 07, 2022

Pennsylvania Increases Penalties for Repeat Drunk Drivers

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Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Monday to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple driving-under- the influence (DUI convictions to try to end what critics call Pennsylvania’s “revolving door” for the most serious drunken drivers. The state Senate passed the …

19 07, 2022

Alera Acquires Vermont’s Noyle Johnson Group

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Independent agency Alera Group reports it has acquired Noyle Johnson Group, a Vermont agency with offices in Montpelier, Danville and Bethel. Noyle Johnson Group offers personal and commercial lines of coverage from more than 30 carriers. The agency specializes in …

19 07, 2022

Starbucks Ordered to Pay $9M After Woman Hit in Drive-Thru Lane

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Starbucks Corp. has appealed a nearly $9 million verdict rendered against it after a customer was struck by a vehicle in the drive-through lane at a Fernandina Beach, Florida, coffee shop. The driver and the property owner settled claims against …

19 07, 2022

People Moving: Matz to Producer’s; Rafalko to Hylant

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Matz Leaves Tower Hill for Producer’s National Donald Matz Jr., the longtime president of Tower Hill Insurance Group in Florida, will soon take over as president and CEO of Producer’s National Corp., an insurance holding company. During his 26-year tenure …

19 07, 2022

Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Disabled Riders, Vows to Waive Fees

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Uber Technologies Inc. will pay more than $2 million and waive wait time fees for disabled passengers to settle U.S. allegations that the ride share company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Justice said on Monday. …

19 07, 2022

U.S. Senate Democrats Plan Bill Aiming to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’

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Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes. Senators Edward Markey and Ron Wyden …

14 07, 2022

1M Gallons of Oil Collected Since 2019 Spill off Louisiana Coast

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One million gallons of oil have been collected since April 2019 from the site of the nation’s longest oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. The spill …

14 07, 2022

Northwest Iowa City House Explosion Injuries 3

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An explosion Wednesday morning destroyed a house in the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars and injured three people. The 6:30 a.m. explosion largely demolished one house and caused a fire and other damage to neighboring homes, according to the …

14 07, 2022

5 Illinois Workers Hospitalized After Gutter, Power Line Accident

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Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition and two others in serious condition Tuesday after an aluminum gutter came into contact with a power line while working on a northern Illinois home, fire officials said. The five workers were erecting …

14 07, 2022

Oakbridge Continues SE Expansion with Tennessee’s Assurance Center

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Atlanta-based Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the largest regional agencies, has added The Assurance Center to its family. Assurance, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a risk consultancy and agency with an all-woman team, the companies said in a news release. …