Conservative Attacks on Diversity Efforts in Corporate America Keep Coming August 24, 2023 By Kelsey Butler Before the US Supreme Court did away with affirmative action in college admissions, corporate America was bracing itself for attacks...
Weather Extremes May Force More Farmers, Ranchers to Consider Costly Irrigation August 24, 2023 By Melina Walling The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that...
Judge Rejects Newsmax Bid to Narrow Smartmatic Lawsuit Over 2020 US Election August 24, 2023 By Tom Hals and Helen Coster A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax Media’s bid to narrow the allegedly defamatory statements that the right-wing U.S. television...
People Moves: Hamann Named President of Hanover Small Commercial; Chilson Becomes Argo Surety President; Ryan Specialty Hires Conklin for Chief HRO August 24, 2023 The Hanover Appoints Hamann President of Small Commercial The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Worcester, Mass., appointed Charles (Chip)...
McDonald’s, CEO Must Face Ex-Security Executive’s Race Bias Claims August 24, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald’s Corp. of pushing out a Black...
Mallinckrodt Second Bankruptcy Would Cut $1 Billion From Opioid Settlement August 24, 2023 Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday it expects to file for a second bankruptcy in the coming days, after reaching a debt...
Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners August 23, 2023 International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed...
QBE North America CEO Leaving; Wood Named Interim August 23, 2023 QBE Insurance Group announced that Todd Jones, CEO of QBE North America, is leaving the organization at the end of...
Tile, Amazon Face Lawsuit From Stalking Victims Over Tracking Device Product August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway A tracking device called Tile may be effective in preventing its user from losing keys, a dog, or a purse,...