Louisiana’s largest power company is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $450 million to make its electric grid more resilient, under a program to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather. Entergy Corp.’s eight grant applications include …
A bill that would grant Massachusetts residents what supporters describe as fundamental internet privacy rights — including greater control over their personal information — is making its way through the Statehouse. The bill, which would set standards for how companies …
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly cancers. The healthcare and consumer-goods giant …
Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble of their houses, moving out of shelters and into less temporary but not permanent housing, considering the future of their home. …
A federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. filed by the family of a rideshare driver who was killed by a passenger in 2019. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled that Uber …
Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of AVI Commercial Insurance Marketing Inc. in San Clemente, California. Doug Krumpols, president, and the AVI team will join Hub’s Los Angeles and Orange County operations. AVI provides insurance services for the hospitality industry, …
A central Montana coal mine must pay a $1 million fine for violating environmental and employee safety regulations by failing to report worker injuries and improperly disposing of mine waste, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Montana said. Signal Peak Energy, …
The number of drivers ticketed in Nevada for putting the pedal to the metal in violation of speed limits continues to climb. Nevada Office of Traffic Safety data indicates over 5,100 citations were issued in 2021 to drivers going over …
Net income at the The Hartford for the fourth quarter 2021 ended at $729 million, a 36% increase from income of $537 million the same period a year earlier. For the year, net income was about $2.37 billion compared to …
The Black former president of the Human Rights Campaign is suing the organization he headed, accusing it of racial discrimination in its culture and its firing of him last year after two years as president. The suit, filed by Alphonso …
