Washington State University has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by two former employees of Chinese descent. The settlement will pay $325,000 each to Dr. Ying Li and her husband, Lizhong Yang. It also calls …
The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is now 30 percent contained, according to an official fire report that was updated on Thursday. The fire, which was caused by a lighting strike on May 16, has grown …
A Polk County, Iowa, judge ordered a West Des Moines contracting company to reimburse dozens of customers more than $160,000, barred the company and its owners from future residential contracting business, and restricted their commercial contracting business, after Attorney General …
Broussard, La., officials say the city’s fire department will continue to respond to calls in rural Lafayette Parish, but city-parish government’s nonpayment for that service ultimately might put lives and property at risk. The Advocate reports that information was contained …
A last-minute provision added to legislation headed to the governor’s desk will give some relief to coastal property owners who get insurance through Louisiana’s state-run insurer of last resort. The compromise language was devised by lawmakers seeking to lessen the …
Stahlka Agency, an independent insurance agency and member of the EMS Group, based in Williamsville, N.Y., acquired the Western New York practice of Erie, Penn.-based Historic Square Insurance Agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Stahlka Agency, an independent …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Grossman & Associates Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Grossman & Associates is an employee benefits broker and consultant that offers group health, welfare and …
Forecasters say storms that swept Arkansas on June 3 and 4 included at least one tornado, which touched down southwest of Carlisle in Lonoke County. A storm survey team couldn’t find damage, but photographs taken during the storm indicated it …
The National Society for Insurance Premium Auditors (NSIPA) announced a new slate of officers at its annual seminar at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Serving as new officers for 2012-2013 are: President John Dowdy, account manager, Wilkinson Insurance …
A woman who was accused of stealing almost $17,000 from the Devils Lake, N.D., insurance agency where she worked has been given a one-year deferred sentence. Melodi Newgren will have the offense wiped from her record if she doesn’t get …
