Even though they are largely excluded from the federal financial regulatory overhaul proposed in the Senate, property/casualty insurers say there are some elements they fear could negatively affect them and their customers. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., unveiled his “Restoring American …
Workplace wellness programs aren’t just for large corporations. Mechanical Devices Co. in Bloomington and the Town of Normal are among central Illinois medium-size businesses that have developed wellness programs suited to their employees and are reaping the dividends of healthier, …
Kansas officials say they have no records that asbestos-contaminated materials were properly handled during a 2005 dormitory renovation at the state’s prison for women. The Topeka Capital-Journal filed an open records request with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. …
A Louisiana parish council is asking hundreds of companies that make money on community contracts whether they also buy insurance from an agency owned by a former parish administrator. The letters to 404 companies are the broadest sweep yet of …
A construction worker has been flown to a hospital for treatment after part of a ceiling collapsed at a church in Rockland. Fire officials say a 20-by-30 foot section of ceiling collapsed in the lower level of Holy Family Church …
A man working on an electrical panel at the Mall of New Hampshire was injured in a fire that forced the evacuation of the mall and temporary closure of most of its stores and restaurants. The New Hampshire Union Leader …
Investigators continue to seek the cause of a massive, wind-swept fire that destroyed four homes and a nearby historic inn in central New Jersey. Three other homes were damaged in Saturday’s blaze in Ocean Grove, which burned for several hours …
Several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States are seeking federal help to pay for the cost of cleaning up snow from a string of recent snowstoms. In Delaware, Gov. Jack Markell has asked for federal help to help pay cleanup costs from …
The University of North Alabama is among a small but growing number of colleges that contact parents if their children get nabbed for underage drinking. Kim Greenway, director of judicial affairs and student affairs at UNA, says underage drinking is …
Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city …