Texas transportation officials say they will need about $4 billion more per year to maintain and improve the state’s aging highway system and keep its growing population moving. Phil Wilson, executive director of the state Department of Transportation told House …
The 2012 overall crime rate for the city of Monroe decreased just over 5 percent compared to the previous year. That’s according to Monroe Police Chief Quentin Holmes, who released Monroe’s statistics Monday. During 2012, Monroe police recorded a total …
Researchers will conduct a rare – if not unprecedented – large-scale earthquake simulation to determine how vulnerable New York’s unreinforced masonry buildings (row houses) are to temblors. Designed to imitate the 2011 Virginia quake that rattled the East Coast, the …
Healthcare Solutions, the parent company of Cypress Care, ScripNet and Procura Management, announced the promotion of Joe Boures to the position of president and chief operating officer. In this expanded role, Boures will have responsibility for all operational, financial and …
Starr Indemnity & Liability Company has received approval from the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture to participate as an approved insurance provider in the federal multi-peril crop insurance program for 2013. Starr Indemnity & Liability …
A bulletin by the National Flood Insurance Program helped spur quicker processing of Sandy flood-related claims. Prior to the bulletin, claims were adjusted according to the policy and guidelines established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to Jeff …
Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire have limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee, but also a new destination: Mobile, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill …
The state fire marshal plans to join with firefighters from around Iowa to announce two grants totaling nearly $300,000 that will fund the purchase and installation of smoke alarms. State Fire Marshal Ray Reynolds will announce the $245,000 federal smoke …
San Diego, CA, 02/13/13 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator, has been awarded the claims handling for the Personal Auto Program from Everest National Insurance Company (Everest). Effective November 2012, ACM began handling all aspects …
About 100 people have signed up for a free crowd safety training session being offered by the state ahead of the 10th anniversary of a deadly nightclub fire in West Warwick, around 10 times the number who usually attend such …