A Massachusetts company has developed an new mobile app, the Go Figure Estimating App, that will change the way building estimates are done. Go Figure was created by contractors for contractors, insurance adjusters, roofing, siding window vendors and more. The …
A businessman who handled payroll and insurance programs for some South Texas groups has pleaded guilty in a $133 million tax fraud case. Federal prosecutors in San Antonio say 61-year-old Charles Pircher pleaded guilty Thursday to tax fraud conspiracy and …
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, announced that it has joined a global initiative dedicated to mitigating and raising awareness of earthquake risk around the world. The firm has signed up as a partner with GEM – the Global …
A former Idaho city councilman has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, the latest elected official from a small town in Idaho to recently acknowledge illegal activities that undermine trust in public officeholders. Former Nampa City Council member Bob Schmidt buried …
Maui police are crediting a drop in traffic deaths with more drunken-driving arrests and other traffic enforcement. The Maui News reported Friday that Lt. Ricky Uedoi, commander of the police traffic section, says the numbers are a direct reflection of …
Someone stole more than $146,000 from a rural Colorado county’s bank accounts through a computer virus, officials said Friday. The theft occurred this month when someone sent a bogus email to Huerfano County purporting to be from a shipping company, …
Police say a fire broke out in clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch’s Paris flagship on the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue. Police said no one was hurt in the early Sunday fire, which took more than two hours to put out. Firefighters …
The New Hampshire hospital that underwent a hepatitis C outbreak last year is suing the traveling technician charged with infecting the patients and the organizations that it says had a role in getting him to work there. The Portsmouth Herald …
Police in the Maine city of Portland say a fire in an historic fort that was being renovated into an inn on Great Diamond Island has caused an estimated $5 million to $9 million in damage. The early morning fire …
Motorcycle thefts declined by 1 percent between 2011 and 2012, according to the latest report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2012 was based on National Crime Information Center (NCIC) …