‘Stronger Than the Surge:’ Florida Businesses, Residents Rebuilding after Ian November 21, 2022 For Sara Lee Brinks, Ian was the first hurricane she’s ever experienced. Originally from Michigan, the owner of Pine Island’s...
Lessons from Hurricane Michael Being Applied to Ian Recovery in SW Florida October 17, 2022 Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state’s Panhandle had its own encounter with...
Rebuild Joplin Wraps Up Work After 180 Homes Built December 9, 2014 A building effort that began in response to the devastating May 2011 tornado in Joplin, Mo., has ended after a...
Midwest Bank Destroyed by Tornado to Rebuild in Nebraska Town July 14, 2014 Midwest Bank has announced it will rebuild its branch in Pilger, Neb., that was destroyed in June by a tornado...
Tornado Recovery in Nebraska Town Expected to Cost Tens of Millions June 30, 2014 By Grant Schulte Nebraska officials are still tallying the cost of the tornadoes that destroyed most of the town of Pilger, but it’s...
President Says Government to Help Arkansas Rebuild After Storms May 9, 2014 Surveying the remnants of nature’s destructive power in the country’s midsection, President Barack Obama on May 7 pledged to residents...
Indiana City Urging Property Owners to Cleanup Tornado Damage March 16, 2014 Owners of structures damaged by tornadoes that hit Kokomo, Ind., in November are being urged to start removing the debris...
Donation Money Finally Going to Texas Fertilizer Blast Victims October 4, 2013 Officials in the central Texas town devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion earlier this year finally are moving forward with...
Joplin Rebuilding Since Tornado: About $837M Spent September 4, 2013 About $837 million has been spent on construction in Joplin since the May 2011 tornado, including starts on more than...
8 Years After Katrina, New Orleans on the Rebound August 30, 2013 By Stacey Plaisance Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, the Ferris wheel at the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans sits idle....