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Arkansas Cities OK’d to Mandate Masks to Stem Virus Spread
Arkansas’ governor on July 3 signed an order allowing cities to enact measures requiring masks in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, relenting after opposing such mandates at the state or local level. Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:59 PM |
Weinstein Reaches Tentative $19M Deal With Accusers
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit said last week. The agreement …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:56 PM |
Alera Group Names MarshBerry’s Wochele as VP, Sales Development in Ohio
Alera Group has appointed Jim Wochele national vice president of Sales Development. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Wochele will oversee sales training and development, strategy and execution across the United States. Wochele is an accomplished consultant, sales manager and keynote speaker …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:49 PM |
Talisman Casualty to Offer Surety Program for Captives
Talisman Casualty Insurance Co. of Nevada has launched a surety program designed to help its captive clients avoid the possibility of losses caused by a failure on the principal’s part to meet the obligations of their contracts. Surety bonds are …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:39 PM |
Louisiana Workforce Agency to Get $3.45M to Boost Apprenticeships, Job Growth
The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) will receive $3.45 million from U.S. Department of Labor to support the expansion of its registered apprenticeship programs. The funding received, is part of the USDOL’s “Building State Capacity to Expand Apprenticeship through Innovation” grant, …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:26 PM |
Harkins Retiring as Reinsurance Leader at Safety National Re; King Named Successor
Ray Harkins will retire as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, Reinsurance, at St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National Re. Bob King has been tapped to succeed him as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, Reinsurance. Harkins retires after …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:24 PM |
Fireworks Causes Estimated $10.5K in Damage to Duplex in Kansas
Authorities are blaming fireworks for a blaze that caused an estimated $10,500 in damage to a Junction City, Kansas, duplex. WIBW-TV reports that the fire was reported around 4:20 a.m. Sunday on the northeast edge of the city. Junction City …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 4:16 PM |
Nevada Reports 843 Additional COVID-19 Cases, 4 More Deaths
Nevada health officials reported 843 more confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday and four more known deaths. The cumulative number of statewide COVID-19 cases now is 22,418 with 534 known deaths. That’s 1,700 more patients since July 2 when the …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 2:50 PM |
Anchorage Naming Businesses Visited by Customers with Virus
The Anchorage Department of Health released a list of businesses where people who later tested positive for COVID-19 spent extended periods of time. The health department named 19 locations in the Municipality of Anchorage, Palmer and Seward to which the …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 2:48 PM |
California Firefighters Battling Blazes in North and South
California firefighters are battling large wildfires in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties. A fire that has burned more than 2.3 square miles north of Gilroy was 15% contained as of Monday, and a smaller fire east of Morgan Hill …
POSTED JULY 07, 2020 2:46 PM |
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