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Indiana Steel Mill Processor Fined $190K for Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Phoenix Global, a company in Burns Harbor, Indiana, that processes slag from a steel mill. The company paid $190,860 in penalties. Slag is …

North Dakota Enacts Law Shielding Bayer From Roundup Lawsuits

A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. Though the immediate effect may be small, given that North Dakota …

Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail

A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S. Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and northern Iowa – is at highest …

CIBA Expands NexEdge in Midwest and Southeast

CIBA, a commercial real estate insurance program, announced the expansion of its NexEdge individual limits property product to the Upper Midwest and Southeast regions. The expansion builds on the success of the program’s initial launch of NexEdge in the Western …

Midwest Trucking Company to Pay $45K Over Discrimination Disability Lawsuit

Mail Hauler Trucking, LLC., which delivers mail for the United States Postal Service in North Dakota and South Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal …

People Moves: Dutcher Joins RMIC as Marketing Representative for Indiana and Michigan

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, appointed Levi Dutcher as marketing representative for the states of Indiana and Michigan. Dutcher, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, most recently served as senior field territory manager with Farmers Insurance, where …

Ohio Jury Rules Norfolk Southern Liable for $600M Settlement in Train Derailment Case

The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won’t have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents. An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn’t …

Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its multiyear effort …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Kelleher President of SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers

Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Chris Kelleher president of SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers effective June 30. The hotel and resort industry-focused managing general underwriter is a part of the Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers division of Ryan Specialty. This new …

Small Plane Hit Power Line Before Crashing in Platte River in Nebraska

A small plane appeared to have struck a power line before it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska and killed all three people aboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Few details are available about the Friday evening …

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