Yearly Archives: <span>2014</span>

2 Texas Companies Tie for Top Spot in 2014 ‘Forgiveness’ Ratings

Based on a study of 10,000 U.S consumers, H.E.B. and USAA, both based in San Antonio, Texas, tied for the top spot in the 2014 Temkin Forgiveness Ratings, which rates 268 companies across 19 industries. USAA’s banking business tied for …

SullivanCurtisMonroe Taps Harrison in Southern California

SullivanCurtisMonroe named Skylor Harrison a broker associate in its Corona, Calif. location. Harrison’s primary focus will be the transportation and manufacturing industries. Prior to SCM, Harrison was vice president at Harrison-Nichols Company Ltd., based in Irwindale, Calif. He has more …

QBE North America Launches Management Liability & Professional Lines Coverages

QBE North America’s continues its expansion into the management liability & professional lines arena with the launch of three new products for public and private commercial companies and financial institutions and non-profit businesses. The three products currently available in the …

1,300 N.Y., N.J. Households Losing FEMA Rental Aid This Week

Over 1,000 families in New York and New Jersey displaced by Superstorm Sandy are losing their federal rental assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency benefit that helped them obtain temporary housing runs out on Thursday, May 1. Citing FEMA statistics, …

Texas Nuclear Weapons Plant Cited for Safety Issues

Experts have recommended improving operating and training procedures after inspectors raised concerns about explosives safety at the nation’s only nuclear weapons assembly and dismantling plant. A letter to Pantex from the U.S. Department of Energy cites six incidents since August …

Severe Weather Continues; Florida, Alabama Suffer Flooding

The Florida Panhandle and the Alabama Gulf Coast are dealing with severe flooding from torrential rains as a storm system continues to batter the Southeast. The death toll from the dozens of tornadoes, heavy rains and other severe weather that …

National Weather Service Says Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Was EF2

The National Weather Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma says the EF2 tornado that killed one person in Quapaw earlier this week started at 5:29 p.m. Sunday, April 27 about 3 miles southwest of Quapaw. The tornado packing maximum wind speeds of …

Irish Developer Still Pursuing Tallest U.S. Tower in Chicago

Garrett Kelleher, the Irish developer trying to restore Chicago’s status as home to the tallest building in the U.S., has one last chance to keep his dream alive. The planned lakefront skyscraper is nothing more than a hole in the …

Model House in Kansas Stripped of Everything – Even the Kitchen Sink

Everything has been stolen – including the kitchen sink – from the kitchen of a model house in Kansas. Police say thieves stripped the kitchen of the Clayton Homes unit in south Wichita, taking all the upscale appliances, the wooden …

Ohio Steel Company to Pay $2.4M for Safety Violations

The federal government says Republic Steel has agreed to pay $2.4 million in a settlement and address alleged health and safety violations at three Ohio facilities and one in Blasdell, N.Y. A statement from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration …