June 9, 2023
EW ORLEANS (AP) – The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles (10,761 square kilometers) this year. That’s about 1,200 square miles (3,107 …
June 9, 2023
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Von Ruden as Personal Foundation Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, recently hired Trish Von Ruden as personal foundation coach. Von Ruden will coach new and existing team members on …
June 9, 2023
The New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC) was charged on May 26, 2023 with violating the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in connection with a discharge of excess ballast material into the Industrial Canal in New Orleans in 2019, according to the …
June 9, 2023
The SEC’s new lawsuit against Coinbase Global Inc. appears best positioned among cryptocurrency cases to let the US Supreme Court finally decide if digital assets count as securities. The crypto tokens traded by Coinbase users should be treated as unregistered …
June 9, 2023
Shareholder support for proxy resolutions on topics including climate change and workforce diversity dropped significantly this spring, analysts said, as tough proposals from activists met with growing political pressure on fund firms’ voting. Halfway through the shareholder annual meetings of …
June 9, 2023
The UK is drawing up a war-risk insurance scheme that it hopes will convince investment companies as well as tech, energy and defense firms to back Ukraine’s reconstruction with billions in aid, people familiar with the plans said. Britain is …
June 9, 2023
New Farmers Group CEO Raul Vargas has reversed a prior company decision to allow most workers to do their jobs from home by instituting a hybrid work schedule starting in September. Despite some employees reportedly making major life changes – …
June 9, 2023
For the first time in six years, Florida has a new health care provider reimbursement manual, governing workers’ compensation fees for doctors. But the manual already could be considered three years out of date. It also will soon face a …
June 9, 2023
Montclair Township in New Jersey has been hit by a cyber attack, Mayor Sean Spiller reported on June 6. The town was holding a municipal election on June 6. According to the mayor, the attack did not disrupt any voting …
June 9, 2023
A divided Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking construction of a new coastal bridge. Justices in a 5-3 decision declined the emergency request from the Alabama Department of Transportation to lift the injunction halting …