November 16, 2021
A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped to Asia has been given until 2027 to continue those operations under terms of a settlement. Officials in Richmond, where the port …
November 16, 2021
California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state’s response to an oil spill like last month’s crude pipeline leak off the Orange County coast. State lawmakers held an oversight hearing in Costa Mesa to …
November 16, 2021
There were 359 supply chain theft and fraud incidents across the United States and Canada in the third quarter of 2021, according to CargoNet. They included 294 total theft incidents that involved theft of a trucking vehicle like a semi-truck …
November 16, 2021
Yashish Dahiya’s PB Fintech Ltd. climbed 23% on its first day of trading after raising $761 million in an IPO. Now comes the hard part. “Now, we have to deliver,” the founder and chief executive officer said just hours after …
November 16, 2021
A Pennington County jury has awarded $42 million to a Rapid City woman after she was denied medical benefits from her previous employer and the employer’s insurance company. United Parcel Service and Liberty Mutual were ordered to pay Fern Johnson …
November 16, 2021
Members of Congress are still bickering over the wisdom of passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package, but Louisiana lawmakers and state officials have moved to developing plans for spending the influx of cash for roads, bridges, coastal protection, broadband internet …
November 16, 2021
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson for a fire at an Austin synagogue, officials said. Franklin Barrett Sechriest was held on a $100,000 bond for the Oct. 31 fire at Congregation Beth Israel, KVUE-TV in Austin …
November 16, 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that drivers should save on average between 25-62% on the PIP medical portion of their auto policies compared to the previous year. The lower premiums continue a trend of declining rates from Michigan’s new auto …
November 16, 2021
Georgia authorities are on the lookout for a man who they say submitted false insurance claims for $42,000 in personal property that was never stolen. Arrest warrants have been issued for Tyrone Bernard Briscoe, 35, of Atlanta, for one count …
November 16, 2021
Brown & Brown, a national insurance brokerage firm, has acquired Heacock Insurance, a fifth-generation agency based in Central Florida. Heacock was founded in 1922 and has offices in Lakeland and Sebring. The Heacock team will continue to operate from agency …