Indiana’s Supreme Court has decided IBM Corp. must pay the state more than $70 million over the company’s failed effort to automate much of the state’s welfare services. The court ruling upholds lower court rulings in the case that began …
The Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota has reached a $34 million settlement in its bankruptcy case with 93 people who say they were sexually abused by priests and others, the diocese and an attorney representing survivors said. Attorney Jeff …
The majority of Americans say global warming is important to them, and that it’s affecting the weather in the U.S. A national survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change …
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says the deaths of four workers at a chemical plant in Texas in 2014 were the result of a long list of safety failures in the plant’s operations. The CSB has released its final investigation …
Independent insurance agency, The Nitsche Group, headquartered in Giddings, Texas, has relocated its office in the Austin area. Previously at 12345 N. Lamar, Suite 190 in Austin, the office is now located at 893 North IH 35, Suite 120, Round …
Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that personal income in Louisiana has grown for 12 consecutive quarters since 2016 Q1, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported. Between 2018 Q4 and 2019 Q1 Louisiana personal income grew at …
BondExchange has upgraded its surety bond platform to give agents their own branded portal to directly distribute bonds to their clients. The original platform launched in 2016 and now serves over 25,000 agents across the country. The new features allows …
A 27-foot (8 meter) long and 20-foot (6 meter) deep sinkhole continues to expand in a North Carolina parking lot. The sinkhole is about half the size of a tractor-trailer and about as deep as a giraffe’s height – and …
Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise by signing legislation making the state the 11th to approve marijuana for recreational use in a program offering legal remedies and economic benefits to minorities whose lives critics say were damaged …
High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a provider specialty commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits services and personal lines, has acquired the assets of the Tompkins Insurance Agency (TIA), an independent insurance firm. Based in Traverse City, Michigan, TIA provides specialized …
