Texas Governor Criticizes CenterPoint Energy After Beryl Power Outages July 17, 2024 By Jim Vertuno and Nadia Lathan The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed by Wednesday, the city’s main utility company said...
Deere Retreats From Diversity Measures After Online Attacks July 17, 2024 By Simone Foxman and Michael Hirtzer Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative...
Horticultural Grower Fined $172K Over Sexual Harassment at Texas Location July 17, 2024 Altman Specialty Plants, LLC, the largest horticultural grower in the United States, will pay $172,000 in monetary relief and furnish...
Town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Divided Over a Planned Grain Terminal July 17, 2024 By Sharon Johnson and Stephen Smith WALLACE, La. (AP) — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more...
Reckitt Sales to Be Hit by Tornado at Indiana Warehouse July 17, 2024 By Julian Harris Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said sales will be affected by a tornado that struck a warehouse in Mount Vernon, Indiana,...
Record Flooding and Tornadoes This Spring In Iowa Caused $130M in Damage July 17, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and Todd Richmond DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Record flooding and powerful tornadoes ravaged parts of Iowa for weeks this spring, destroying or...
Minnesota Workers’ Comp System Stable Despite COVID-19 Impact July 17, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Workers’ compensation claim rates and benefits paid in Minnesota continue to be stable or follow their long-term downward trajectories, a...
Blue Cross Won’t Appeal: Aetna Set to Run NC State Worker Health Benefits July 17, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers...
BMW Recalling Over 1,100 More Vehicles Over Airbag Concern, NHTSA Says July 17, 2024 By Nathan Gomes BMW is recalling 1,145 vehicles in the United States over a potential issue that may cause the driver’s airbag to...
OPTIS: Insurance Agency M&A Reaches 4-Year, First-Half Low July 17, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The total of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first six months of 2024 was the lowest over the...