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People Moves: Mikos-Benavides Joins J.M. Wilson; Omaha National Appoints Mackel CFO

J.M. Wilson Hires Mikos-Benavides as Assistant Transportation Underwriter J.M. Wilson, based in Portage, Michigan, has hired Jennifer Mikos-Benavides as assistant transportation underwriter in their Arlington Heights, Illinois office. Mikos-Benavides is responsible for assisting underwriters with a wide variety of new …

People Moves: Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President

Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has named Abel Travis its new senior vice president, affiliate operations. Travis will lead agency enterprises, American Church Group, LLC, and …

Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence

Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal struck by …

Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An October fire that left an Evansville warehouse and neighboring buildings in ruins began on the third floor of the warehouse after someone started it to keep warm, firefighters said. The fire began around 4:40 a.m. …

Michigan Judge Rejects Agency’s Bid to Shield Pro-Union Starbucks Workers From Firing

A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent order that had barred Starbucks Corp SBUX.O from retaliating against pro-union workers nationwide to cover only one Michigan store. U.S. …

People Moves: Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes McCoy to Powers Personal Lines Manager; Church Mutual Promotes Two Assistant VPs

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes McCoy to Personal Lines Manager at Powers Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently promoted Thomas “TJ” McCoy IV to personal lines …

Teen Volleyball Player Pinned Between Cars, Loses Legs in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee had both of her legs amputated after an accident caused by a speeding St. Louis motorist who violated his bond conditions on earlier charges more than 50 times, according to …

Parts of Northern US Shut Down Ahead of Massive Winter Storm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures. The blizzard-like …

Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes to Ohio Residents, Vows to ‘Do What’s Right’

Norfolk Southern NSC.N will take responsibility for cleaning up the environmental damage from this month’s train derailment and controlled detonation of hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The comments by CEO Alan Shaw to …

Midwest Meat Plant Cleaning Service Fined $1.5M for Hiring Minors

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday as it announced over …

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