Workers are finishing up two multimillion dollar flood barriers in Iowa City even as residents welcome a break from flooding that has hit the area in past years. Forecasters with the National Weather Service predict a less than 5 percent …
Preliminary data shows storms that hit Kansas in May prompted reports of 99 tornadoes in the state. The national weather service says the number is likely to drop as multiple reports of the same tornado are eliminated. But meteorologist Greg …
Western National Insurance Group, based in Edina, Minn., has hired Jeffrey W. Post as vice president of Commercial Lines. Post joins Western National from QBE North America where he most recently held the position of chief operating officer, Middle Markets. …
The South Dakota Supreme Court says a man who broke his ankle running away from a co-worker on whom he had played a prank at a construction site is entitled to workers’ compensation. In Jason Petrik v. JJ Concrete, Inc. …
Two long-time White Castle employees from Minnesota are suing the fast food chain claiming they were forced from management positions because they’re too old. Fifty-eight-year-old Terry Fransen, of St. Paul, says he was a White Castle general manager for three …
Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance issued a Certificate of Authority to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), establishing UPCIC as a licensed insurance entity in Michigan. In addition to Florida, UPCIC is …
A Michigan-based business is recalling about 49,000 pounds of pork sausage products shipped to institutions nationwide that may be contaminated with foreign materials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall involving Quincy Street Inc. …
A Missouri rancher and political activist is suing the state for the second time, alleging that a law allowing troopers and other officers to pull over and inspect commercial vehicles without cause is unconstitutional. Ron Calzone of Rolla filed the …
A lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges a Minnesota company subjected a transgender employee to sex discrimination. The lawsuit was filed against Shoreview-based Deluxe Financial Services Corp. According to the EEOC, after longtime employee Britney Austin began …
Illinois House Democrats came back to Springfield carrying what they called an olive branch to Gov. Bruce Rauner on business reform. However, Republicans derided the Democrats’ ideas on employment insurance for workplace injuries. In the words of Downers Grove Rep. …
