Alaska, Hawaii and North Carolina get thumbs up while New Jersey, New York and Florida get thumbs down for their tort liability costs in the latest ranking by a free-market think tank. The states with the worst performance had the …
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The May Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region advanced for a sixth straight month, pointing to a growing economy in the months ahead, according to the May Business Conditions survey of supply managers in the nine-state region. The index …
A group studying a Red River diversion project in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area said it will stick with its original plan even though it may not offer as much flood protection as first advertised. The Metro Flood Study …
The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California. That’s according to results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test, which found that …
Straight-line winds of up to 110 mph damaged farm buildings and trees near Alliance, Neb., as storms tore through the northern Plains, the National Weather Service reported May 25. The weather service said the May 24 storms also produced tornadoes, …
No Bogus Charges Allowed “Some repair shops have abused consumers by refusing to return a vehicle until the consumer pays bogus charges.” —Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. A new law took effect May 1 in Iowa aimed at protecting consumers …
Western National, American Mutual Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn., plans to affiliate with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. The transaction is expected to close before fall 2010. Wisconsin American is expected to continue …
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has raised its 100-year flood estimate for the Red River in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. The change raises the previous estimate about a foot to 42.6 feet. The new estimate was based on …
