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It’s A Speed Read of Shared Value. What Are Your Peers Up To?

Insuring Shared Value “Insurance can be a powerful tool for improving the lives of vulnerable individuals and enhancing society’s overall productivity.” Shared Value Defined: A strategy by which one finds business opportunity in social problems. It allows for economic benefit …

Garcia, Ross Reappointed to Texas Auto Burglary, Theft Prevention Authority

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Carlos Garcia of Brownsville and Kenneth Ross of Houston to the state Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2017. The authority assesses the scope of motor vehicle theft …

BP Workers Might Have Prevented Rig Accident If Consulted: Report

BP had workers on the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but they were not consulted, the White House oil spill commission said on Thursday. In …

Mississippi Gov. Barbour Says BP Oil Spill Was Preventable

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that the Gulf Coast oil spill occurred because the companies involved deviated from industry standards, not because of the inherent risk of drilling offshore. “I think the biggest lesson learned from the Gulf oil spill …