Ohio Governor Says Fines to Remain for Pandemic Rule-Breaking Businesses July 2, 2021 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message...
Company Defends Use of Toxic Chemicals to Fight Illinois Plant Fire July 2, 2021 By John Flesher A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire defended its use of firefighting foam containing...
OSHA Cites Missouri Grain Facility $215K Following Dust Explosion That Severely Injured Worker July 2, 2021 OSHA has cited a Missouri grain-handling facility for one willful and six serious safety violations, and proposed penalties of $215,525....
People Moves: Omaha National in Nebraska Announces Two New Hires, Promotion July 2, 2021 Omaha National Insurance Company has added Jim Hempel as general counsel and David Bird vice president, accounting. Additionally, Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston...
Clergy Sex Abuse in Iowa Was ‘Overwhelming’ But Now Rare, Report Says July 1, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in...
Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 30, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Stellar Benefits Group in Ohio June 30, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Solon, Ohio-based Stellar Benefits Group LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
VW to Appeal Court Ruling That Clean Air Act Doesn’t Bar State Suit Over Emissions June 30, 2021 By Nate Raymond Ohio’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general to move forward with a lawsuit against...
Autonomous Farming Vehicles Cropping Up in South Dakota June 30, 2021 By Laura Johnson, South Dakota Public Broadcasting A John Deere tractor is pulling a grain cart. Dust swirls around the equipment as the tractor roars by. That’s...
EPA Orders Rancher, County to Clean Up Sand-Deluged Nebraska River June 30, 2021 Federal regulators have ordered a Nebraska rancher and county officials to clean up a remote stream after it was deluged...