Fire Official Says Oregon Wildfire Risk Map Flawed August 28, 2019 A fire official says a wildfire risk map being created by Deschutes County, the home of Bend, Oregon, underestimates fire...
Japan to Offer Enhanced Trade Insurance to Drive African Investment August 28, 2019 By Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday...
DuPont Says It Will No Longer Buy Firefighting Foam With Suspect Chemicals August 28, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...
Tropical Storm Dorian to Drench Puerto Rico; Then Could Hit Florida as Hurricane August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and...
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud for Embezzling $400K from Employer August 28, 2019 A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Vicki Miller,...
Newark to Speed Replacing of Pipes Blamed for Lead in Water August 28, 2019 By David Porter and Mike Catalini New Jersey’s biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120 million to dramatically cut the time it will...
Disability Insurance Services Hires Cremens as Regional Brokerage Manager August 28, 2019 Disability Insurance Services (DIS), a provider of disability insurance, has hired Scott Cremens as regional brokerage manager (RBM) – the...
New Hampshire’s Brownell Insurance Center Joins NAIA August 28, 2019 Brownell Insurance Center Inc., of Londonderry and Hampton, N.H., has joined agency aggregator NAIA. This latest addition brings the total...
Biometrics and Financial Firms, Ransomware Variant Among Latest Cyber Trends: Chubb August 28, 2019 State biometrics laws, a new ransomware threat and the targeting of financial institutions are among the recent trends in cyber...
Opioid Epidemic Could Threaten Europe Too: Viewpoint August 28, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion As drugmakers are being held responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, it might look at though they have nothing...