Pretium Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers, will pay $252,768 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116- year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the …
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Archdiocese of St. Louis will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest who previously spent 12 years in prison for abusing …
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Von Ruden as Personal Foundation Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, recently hired Trish Von Ruden as personal foundation coach. Von Ruden will coach new and existing team members on …
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages as the state again looks to overhaul laws following multiple sexual abuse scandals. The legislation, which appeared …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Thousands of dollars raised by a charity that falsely claimed it would help residents affected by a train derailment on the Ohio- Pennsylvania border earlier this year will be turned over to a food bank serving …
GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square kilometers) amid hot, dry conditions is now fully contained, the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday. The Wilderness Trail Fire in Crawford …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A woman whose leg was amputated in order to free her from the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa, filed a lawsuit with her wife Wednesday, accusing the city and the building’s …
Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired the assets of E-Insure Services, Inc. (EINSURANCE). EINSURANCE is a web-based, direct-to-consumer lead generation platform leveraging its data-driven marketing techniques to power …
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – Less than a week after an apartment building partially collapsed in Iowa, more than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota after a structural engineer expressed concerns about its stability. Officials in Rochester, Minnesota, …
