People convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Harris County could be required to pay for their blood tests as lab officials seek to recoup costs and hire more toxicologists. County budget executive director Bill Jackson …
Fire departments in three Indiana cities are starting the new year with federal grants of nearly $1 million or more to hire additional firefighters or recall others who were laid off. U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., said Terre Haute will …
The National Weather Service has issued at least three flood warnings for Illinois as snow cover melts across the state. Forecasters say the Little Wabash River near Clay City in southern Illinois is at 19 feet. Flood stage for the …
Crane Engineering, a Midwest-based forensic engineering form, announced it has completed the acquisition of Safety Engineering Associates, a vehicle testing and accident reconstruction firm. With the close of the acquisition, Crane Engineering now provides one of the industry’s most comprehensive …
A week after a Manhattan fire killed a young playwright, a New York City lawmaker proposed a new fire-safety requirement for high-rise apartment houses that could save lives. City Councilman Corey Johnson told a news conference Monday that buildings taller …
Caliber Collision Centers acquired A&R Auto Body and reopened the location as Caliber’s newest center in San Clemente, Calif. Caliber Collision’s newly opened 8,200 square foot collision repair facility officially opened for business yesterday at 235 Calle Pintoresco in San …
Business interruption (BI) and supply chain, natural catastrophes and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2014, according to the third annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveyed over 400 corporate insurance experts from 33 countries. The survey conducted by …
Kentucky’s highways were safer last year. The state Transportation Cabinet says the number of fatalities on roadways dropped to 635 in 2013, the lowest number since 1949. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety says the preliminary total for last year …
Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, a unit of EnPro Industries Inc., emerged victorious after a trial with official representatives of asbestos personal-injury claimants. Adopting the company’s estimate, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George R. Hodges in Charlotte, North Carolina, concluded that $125 million …
The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an electronic-commerce patent owner’s effort to revive a $2.5 million verdict against Internet retailer Newegg Inc., in a case with implications for dozens of other companies. The justices refused to hear closely held Soverain Software …