A newspaper says contractors are using immigrants, ex-cons, homeless people and teenagers to remove material containing asbestos from of aging buildings. The Detroit Free Press reported this week in the second of a two-part series on asbestos that experts say …
A recent Iowa rail safety study says Dubuque County remains vulnerable to crude oil or biofuels spills more than a year after several railcars carrying ethanol derailed along the Mississippi River. The state’s Department of Transportation and Homeland Security and …
Police in Sioux Falls, S.D., are looking for the vandal who damaged construction equipment to the tune of $400,000. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the vandal was able to turn on a backhoe and tipped over a pickup truck, a …
Michigan’s state worker safety agency didn’t issue fines in the majority of asbestos abatement cases where it found serious violations during the past seven years, and not one company was fined the maximum $7,000, a newspaper reports. Fines weren’t issued …
USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Hanratty & Associates Inc., headquartered in Plymouth, Minn. Hanratty & Associates has been providing employee benefits and consulting for nearly 40 years. The employees will remain at the company’s current Plymouth location. Terms of …
Independent insurance agency network, Associated Risk Managers International Inc. (ARMI), have elected Greg Easley to serve as chairman of the ARMI board of directors. Easley currently serves as vice president and corporate secretary of RMD/Patti Insurance Agency & Financial Services, …
The Hartford says a recent survey shows that St. Louis small business owners are looking for significant growth this year. According to The Hartford’s 2015 Small Business Success Study, 56 percent of St. Louis owners are looking to grow significantly, …
Prime Risk Partners Inc. reported it has entered into an agreement to acquire Old National Insurance (ONI), a large independent insurance agency in the Midwest. ONI will operate under the name ONI Risk Partners and will retain all of its …
An employee of a suburban Chicago furniture warehouse is facing federal arson charges for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed the building. Ruben Ochoa Cruz is charged in the April 21 fire that destroyed The RoomPlace furniture warehouse in Woodridge. …
Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. announced first quarter 2016 net income of $3.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus net income of $24.7 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015. Net income from operations …
