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Great Lakes’ Warming Brings Higher Winter Temperatures Across Midwest
Winter is just around the corner, but experts say the Great Lakes haven’t gotten the message. After summer and fall evenings that failed to cool sufficiently, surface temperatures in the massive bodies of water are trending above average, the Chicago …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 5:47 PM

Florida Man and Three Others Sentenced for Millions in Fake Construction Bonds
A federal judge in Miami sentenced four men to at least two years in prison each for a scheme that sold worthless construction bonds for major building projects in 2015. Working under the name of Hampton Investment Fund, CHM Secure …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 5:39 PM

Michigan Residents Lose Decision over Foul Odor from Sugar Beet Processor
Residents complaining about foul odors from a sugar beet processor in Bay City have a lost a key decision at the Michigan Court of Appeals. Michigan Sugar, which turns beets into sugar, is accused of depriving people from enjoying their …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 5:27 PM

Oklahoma Pork Plant Faces $27,000 Penalty Over Unsafe Work Conditions
A Guymon, Oklahoma processing and packing facility – operated by one of the nation’s largest pork processors – failed to prevent workers from being exposed to repetitive motion injuries and did not record injuries that needed more than basic first-aid. …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 5:17 PM

New Texas Blackout Rules Won’t Go Into Effect This Winter
Regulators of Texas’ oil and gas industry that buckled during February’s deadly freeze moved Tuesday, Nov. 30 toward making some producers more prepared for cold weather, but not in time for this winter as the nation’s power grid monitor warned …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 5:07 PM

NFP Acquires Connecticut’s Insurance Provider Group
NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property/casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual services, acquired the assets of Insurance Provider Group LLC (IPG). The transaction closed on October 6, 2021. Connecticut-based IPG is a property/casualty insurance broker that provides …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 3:48 PM

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Names Kaufman President; Arturo Adds Tulsian; Robinett Joins NFP
Daniel J. Kaufman will become president of wholesale broker Burns & Wilcox in January. He previously served as chief operating officer for Burns & Wilcox, the largest subsidiary of H.W. Kaufman Group. He is only the third president in the …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 3:44 PM

California Judge Weighing in on Legality of Women Board Member Law
When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence this week in Los Angeles …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 3:28 PM

Data Hacked for 400K Planned Parenthood Patients in California
The Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood was hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but there is no indication that the information was used “for fraudulent purposes,” the group said. A hacker installed computer malware between Oct. …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 3:23 PM

Agency in California Opposes Cruise Robotaxi Application, Citing Safety
San Francisco’s public transit operator has challenged an application by Cruise to charge for robotaxi rides, saying on Wednesday promotional videos from the General Motors Co unit show Cruise passengers illegally hopping in and out of vehicles in the middle …

POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2021 3:20 PM

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