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People Moves: MGIS in Utah Names Wrage VP of Sales and Distribution

MGIS, headquartered in Salt Lake City, named Jim Wrage vice president of sales and distribution. Wrage will develop and operationalize the organization’s sales strategy and manage a team of regional sales directors and internal sales specialists. Wrage worked for more …

Maryland Civil Lawsuit Alleges Harassment, Sex for Rent Scheme by Landlord

Maryland’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company, alleging a pattern of gender-based housing discrimination involving sexual harassment and demands to exchange sex for rent. The lawsuit, which was filed in …

Jury Faults New York Railroad — Mostly — for 2015 Crossing Crash That Killed 6

A commuter railroad is mostly at fault for a fiery and deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing, a jury has found in a verdict that lays out how the bill for …

California Contractor Settles EEOC Harassment Charge

Fremont, California-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Co. agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The worker, who is transgender and identifies as queer, filed a charge …

Pennsylvania Shaved $98 Million Off Insurer Rate Requests in First Half of Year

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) reported that it has saved consumers $98.3 million in annual auto, home and other property/casualty insurance premiums in the first six months of 2024 through its review of insurance company rate filings. The vast majority …

Wisconsin Waste Management Company Faces $367K Fine for Endangering Workers

Had John’s Disposal Service Inc. and John’s Recycling Inc. in Franksville, Wisconsin followed federal safety standards, a temporary maintenance worker might not have suffered severe injuries when their jacket sleeve was pulled into an engine as they serviced a vehicle …

Houston Utility Slammed Over Fumbled Response to Beryl Power Outages

Thousands of people in the Houston area were still without power more than a week after Hurricane Beryl tore through the fourth-largest US city. Two factors are now emerging as important explanations for why the powerful but predictable storm caused …

Plane Crash Near Northeast Ohio Airport Kills 3; Authorities Investigating

VIENNA, Ohio (AP) — A plane trying to make an emergency landing at an airport in northeastern Ohio crashed, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. The twin-engine Beechcraft 60 went down near the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Ohio at …

Fire Severely Damages Historic First Dallas Baptist Church Sanctuary

A fire all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, sending smoke billowing over the city but causing no deaths or injuries, Dallas firefighters said. The fire in the Texas Historic Landmark, a Victorian-style red brick church …

US Severe Storms Continue to Drive Global Natural Disaster Losses: Gallagher Re

US severe convective storms (SCS) continued to drive global natural catastrophe losses during the first half of 2024. Of the estimated $61 billion in global H1 insured losses from natural disasters, US SCS accounted for a minimum $37 billion – …

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