Rebuild or What? Florida Towns Hit Three Times by Hurricanes Face Tough Choice October 4, 2024 By Kate Payne and David R. Martin HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where...
NC Town That Produces Quartz for Tech Products is Devastated by Helene October 4, 2024 SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels...
Helene-Soaked Florida Faces New Threat: Up to a Foot of Rain October 4, 2024 One week after Hurricane Helene barreled ashore, Florida is bracing for another round of heavy rainfall and strong winds from...
Helene’s Flooding a Reminder of Appalachia’s Growing Risk From Violent Storms October 4, 2024 By Michael Phillis and Brittany Peterson HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in...
McGriff Amps Up SE Benefits Offerings With Acquisition of Amity in Tampa October 3, 2024 McGriff, a large retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Charlotte, announced it has acquired Amity Benefits, an employee benefits brokerage based...
Tennessee Investigating Plastics Factory Where Helene Flooding Killed 11 Workers October 3, 2024 A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the...
Miami Condo President Charged With Skimming $1.5 Million in Association Fees October 3, 2024 The long-time president and engineer of an upscale Miami-area condominium remained in jail late Wednesday after he was charged with...
Modeler KCC Puts Privately Insured Losses at $6.4B From Helene October 3, 2024 By William Rabb and Chad Hemenway Karen Clark & Co., the well-regarded storm modeling and analytics firm, estimated that privately insured losses from Hurricane Helene will...
Shelter Order Lifted for 90,000 Georgia Residents After Chemical Plant Fire October 2, 2024 By Jeff Martin Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical...
Helene Claims in Florida Already More Than 65,700 – Far More Than Idalia October 2, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports The number of property insurance claims in Florida from Hurricane Helene had topped 65,700 by Tuesday, far more than the...